THURSDAY 14

Pussy Faggot!

The dawn of 2010 sees the return of Pussy Faggot!, a super-size evening of queer performance and culture presented by New York City’s downtown impresario EARL DAX. Occupying three floors, the night is co-hosted by legendary performance artist Penny Arcade and fashion icon and actress Sophia Lamar. The international mix of artists is headlined by notorious punk/cabaret goddess Bambi Lake!! After a three year hiatus (and over a decade since she’s appeared in NYC!), Bambi is back with Kenny Mellman (Kiki and Herb) on the keys. Dawne Right Nasty and Lady Miss Kier (pictured) of the seminal pop group Deee Lite turn out the tunes.

Delancey Lounge, 168 Delancey St bet Attorney and Clinton Sts, NYC, 212-254-9920, 8pm, $10, www.pussyfaggot.net

Julian Casablancas + Telepathe + Tanlines

If you didn’t know already, lead singer/songwriter of indie rock band The Strokes Julian Casablancas is flying solo for a minute with debut album Phrazes for the Young– a concoction of brilliant pop and retro-futuristic synths. Tonight, he’s joined by avant-garde electro girl group Telepathe and Brooklyn’s own experimentsl pop band Tanlines.

Terminal 5, 610 W 56th St at Eleventh Ave, NYC, 212-260-4700, 9pm, $35, www.myspace.com/juliancasablancas