Bianca Castro-Arabejo, better known as the RuPaul’s Drag Race season 4 star Jiggly Caliente, died this morning, according to a post to her social media. She was 44. (above image by Marius D Mgh)
“A luminous presence in the worlds of entertainment and advocacy, Jiggly Caliente was celebrated for her infectious energy, fierce wit, and unwavering authenticity,” her […]
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FRIDAY 5
Amanda Palmer is best known as the screaming, tortured soul in vaudevillian punk group The Dresden Dolls. Now she’s singing solo on brilliant debut album Who Killed Amanda Palmer, produced by Ben Folds…don’t worry, all that dharmatic piano passion is still there! The Lisps open.
Highline Ballroom, 431 W 16th St bet Ninth and Tenth […]
WEDNESDAY 3
The Ballroom Scene has grown stale…
Legendary battles are a thing of the past…
The Scene as you know it, no longer exists…
Tonight a Phoenix will rise…
They will destroy the weak…
They will teach the scene “how it’s done”…
And a new era of ballroom battle cats and divas will emerge…
Will you be the Phoenix?
Will you be our […]
Former beatboxer Mr Mouth now goes by the hipper name Frankmusik. His latest hit single Better Off As 2 remains at the top of the UK pop charts. Now his debut album Complete Me is set for release July 27…Oh…and he’s a real cutie-pie!
www.myspace.com/frankmusik
TUESDAY 2
Post-punx group Love Is All sound like The Slits, The Pop Group, and X Ray Spex…If you have no idea who these bands are, you probably shouldn’t come to this gig. Cold Case and The King Left open.
love is all playing wishing well on the beach in ravenna.
Maxwell’s, 1039 Washington St at 11th St, […]
MONDAY 1
Swedish indie-pop sensation Lykke Li’s songs have been ranked-up with the likes of Joni Mitchell and Kate bush. Tonight, the feathery toned songstress is in NYC, singing tracks from debut album Youth Novels, produced by Björn Yittling from Peter, Bjorn and John.
Highline Ballroom, 431 W 16th St bet Ninth and Tenth Aves, NYC, 212-414-5994, […]
UK menswear designer Paul Smith has just signed a deal with Manchester United Football Club. Smith will provide formal wear and accessories for the team over the next three years, making them the smartest looking ballers in the league!
www.paulsmith.co.uk
The Costume Institute’s spring 2025 exhibition presents a cultural and historical examination of Black style over three hundred years through the concept of dandyism. In the 18th-century Atlantic world, a new culture of consumption, fueled by the slave trade, colonialism, and imperialism, enabled access to clothing and goods that indicated wealth, distinction, and taste. Black […]
THURSDAYS
NYC’S super hot Latin party is every Thursday night at Hush Bar. DJs Alex Mendez & Efe Ramirez.
Hush Bar, 348 West 52nd Street, NYC, 11:30 PM
