SSION “My Love Grows In The Dark”
FRIDAY 2
Daniel Nardicio and Thirsty Girl present Ssion, live in concert with special guests K-Holes, House of Ladosha, Alexis Penney, Mykki Blanco, and Backspace.
Referring to the old John Waters adage asserting that entertainment is inseparable from bad taste, few bands exercise that sentiment to the extent that does Ssion. Ssion (pronounced “shun”) is a 10-years-strong art-punk dance, design, and film collective from Kansas City, Missouri, headed by Cody Critcheloe. The group has gained notoriety not only for its gay-disco-meets-punk-rock musical stylings, but also for its outrageous stage shows and videos, which incorporate a harem of dancers and backup singers, comically cheap homemade props, supersized video projections, over-the-top costumes and makeup, and a visual sense of wonder recalling something between the twisted humor of Pee Wee’s Playhouse and Madonna’s Blond Ambition.