Accolades

Calu

Calu was featured on the November 2008 cover of Total Tattoo Magazine.

Vagina Jenkins

Vagina Jenkins was the critic's pick for Best Burlesque Dancer in Creative Loafing's Best of Atlanta '08.

Dames Aflame

Dames Aflame was the readers' pick for Best Burlesque Troupe in Creative Loafing's Best of Atlanta '08.

Blast-Off Burlesque

The Silver Scream Spook Show was the readers' pick for Best Film Series in Creative Loafing's Best of Atlanta '08.

THE RETURN OF THE DOLLSQUAD (kinda sorta)

Friday Jan. 18
Smith's Olde Bar

The first of Calu's Lil' Peepshows for 2008 was like taking a time warp way back into 2005. But not exactly. Let me explain. This event had all of the signs of a return to form for the Dollsquad crew: Calu, Sadie, Barbalicious, Naughtalie, and Sassparilla plus card girl regulars Lisa and Suzi were all in attendance and at the top of their game.

But it wasn't all business as usual. New faces to the lineup included crowd favorites such as Moxie Cabaret's Vagina Jenkins and former Dames Aflame standout Chinita. The charmingly enigmatic Dickie Van Dyke from Blast-Off Burlesque put in some fine work as a clown, a SpaceCowboy and Chinita's lover-bull.

All-in-all a wonderful show. The attendance was decent but not a sell out the way it should have been. Maybe next time it won't occur right before Atlanta's first snowstorm of the season.

I'll keep you posted about future Peepshow happenings. Let's hope it's not another two years before we see this much talent on one stage.

INTERVIEW WITH VAGINA JENKINS

Last week I was lucky enough to sit down to lunch with Moxie Cabaret star Vagina Jenkins. We ate tacos and talked about the origin of her naughty name, the future of burlesque in Atlanta and the significance of gender, color, and experience.




In the following clip Vagina holds forth on the loaded value of the term "stripper."

Moxie: A Queer
Cabaret of Caliber
Sept. 23, 7:30-9:30 p.m.
Moulin Rouge Room of Paris on Ponce
716 Ponce de Leon Place NE
Tickets: $10 at Charis, Criminal Records, Doc Chey's and Aphrodite's Toybox
MOXIE ON MYSPACE

A Super Busy Week In Burlesque

Man, where do I start?

I guess we could start with some outtakes from last Sunday's Blacksheep shoot:







The brunette's name is Amy and she was working the lens like no one I've shot in quite a while. Erica is the fire headed girl. I want her to be my new best friend. Really funny and fun shoot. I'll post more after the Blacksheep Show.




SATURDAY






I got a chance to see Blast-Off Burlesque's Spook Show. I absolutely adore Sadie and Barb and the gang.





Added bonus, I finally got the chance to meet a member of "The Dixie Pistols," none other than Vagina Jenkins herself.



Then there was a visit to Elliott Street for their one year anniversary.



A good time was had by all.



Is this what Mike and Pete mean by "high gravity beer?"



SUNDAY

Sunday included a trip to a surrealist play and the opening of Memorial Tattoo in Cabbagetown. The highlight was the opportunity to see my friends Calu, Mark, Lisa, and Troy.