I posted this today on the "Mixed Media" blog at www.bhamweekly.com [NOTE -- link may not open in different window.]

I am pleased to report that on the night of Friday, March 27, I had the pleasure of seeing — for the first time in my nasty, short, brutish life — a live burlesque show. And I was not in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco or Seattle — probably the four most important centers in the U.S. of the large burlesque and pin-up culture revival of the last 15 or 20 years. No, I was... read more

On Tuesday, March 18, a legendary music venue in downtown Birmingham called The Bomb Shelter hosted its final show, with Spottiswoode and His Enemies as the headliner. Birmingham band Menewa opened.

I finally posted something about the show today -- about a week late -- on the "Mixed Media" blog at The Birmingham Weekly web site.
bhamweekly.com/blog/2008/...ys-bye-bye/

I wrote a news brief for The Weekly a few weeks ago about the building being put up f... read more

One of the very best alternative performance troupes. Check out their web site at www.circuscontraption.com. I recommend joining their mailing list, as well. It's fun to keep up with what they're doing. [Photo by David Adam Edelstein.]

This is a plug for the Flying Monkey Arts Center in the old Lowe Mill in Huntsville, AL. According to their site -- www.flyingmonkeyarts.org -- "It's a not for profit community arts collective that encourages, supports, and promotes events, workshops and studios featuring but not limited to music, film, theater, dance, puppetry, visual and performance art with a focus on experimental works for mature audiences." They have so much stuff going on that I receive a new e-mail every two or three ... read more

I can't resist.