Even though it was SNOWING in October here in Philly, the Bravissimo Burlesque crew kept it hot enough for everybody Saturday at Wineo at 4th and Poplar streets.
Every last Saturday of the month since January 2010, producers Miss Rose and Lil’ Steph have been titillating audiences at the No Libs establishment with their sensual vaudevillian performances.
For Halloween, Miss Rose’s favorite annual performance, we were treated to three pants-tightening sets of acts by Miss Rose and Lil’ Steph. Their multiple routines ranged from Mad Science to Beetlejuice, Pinkie Special, the master hoopstress, the sensual seductions of Iris Explosion and the Evil Dead Boylesque performance by Bretzo.
The night was MC’d by Philly’s favorite dead guy–Mr. Dead Guy–and his duo of evil puppets, Baby Cheezewits and Scabby.
Bravissimo Burlesque performs the last Saturday of every month at Wineo. Check it out, and be sure to say hi to Jeffery while you’re there.
For more than 25 years our intergalactic masters have enslaved Earth with a subtle combination of heavy metal, latex and vomit/piss/blood. Autumn is that special time, our holidays celebrate the dead and the falling of leaves brings the landing of the true musical overlords.
As it was this October as it always has been, GWAR played Philadelphia.
OOPM was lucky to climb ourselves to the top of the pile of expired human filth and get a few minutes with Oderus on camera before the set. There was a warm up – then all hellion broke loose. Check out the rest of the video to break it down. “I said break it down!”
The show opened with zombie business suit robots exploding into a tsunami of blood. The double bass kicked in and countless minds were wiped, controlled and wiped again. Palin was disembowled then strangled with her own intestines. Gor Gor trampled from stage left flattening band and enemies, finally being slain as the sword of Oderus split his walnut sized brain. As Ron and I killed a bottle of whiskey afterwards, we wondered what exactly would be happening at a GWAR BAR. We want to go.
GWAR goes to college? You bet. The Harvard Lampoon, operating since 1876, honored GWAR with induction on October 16th.
The Lampoon put out an official statement on GWAR’s induction: “In honor of their prodigious achievements of slaughter, brutality, conquer, mayhem, and madness, The Harvard Lampoon is delighted to present GWAR with the award of “Most Terrible, Vile, Disgusting, Disturbed, yet Revoltingly Awesome Band Ever.”
As if the galaxy could not get any smaller, tune in to Jimmy Fallon on October 28th [tonight] for GWAR will be performing for the first time on network television, ripping through their new single “Zombies, March!” We are curious to see what sneaks past the censors. Will the Cuttlefish make an appearance?
