"There's an ambiguity at the core of Slim Cessna's ravings about sin and damnation that's even scarier than the harrowing tales themselves. The disquieting realization that Slim's holy-roller sextet might take the band's grotesque revelations of rampaging religious bile at all seriously puts a razor-like edge on music already engorged on high-octane country, gospel, and punk. SCAC is based in Denver and has recorded a half-dozen or so albums for Jello Biafra's Alternative Tentacles label. The latest, Unentitled, features a white country church on its cover apparently about to be engulfed by a blood-red tide. What is clear is that Slim and his congregation are true believers when it comes to music. The band has been widely praised for its musicianship, Americana roots, and incendiary live shows, and there's nothing diffident about the banjos' on-the-brink-of-hell intensity or Cessna's gothic country yodels. Jezebel Jones & Her Wicked Ways and Housepet open. 18+".— By Rick Mason (CityPages recommended event)
Whittier Artists in Storefronts Northern presents Busk Till Dawn, a European-styled fête featuring the best local acoustic, spoken word, and avant-garde street performances in the arms of the recently transformed Romanesque-revival remains of the Metropolitan Theatre (now Icehouse Plaza) at 2540 Nicollet Avenue from 9pm-6am.
Light saber guided walking tours of the Whittier Artists in Storefronts project will be given through out the evening, ending the projects 6 week run, and multiple conceptual performance and musical buskers will animate the park and play for tips all night long.
Band/Set Times
9pm Hillbilly Heroin
9:30 Danny Viper
10:00 Jaime Carrera's "Tragicomico"
10:15 Jezebel Jones and Her Wicked Ways
11:00 Paul Dickinson and the Riot Act Literary Series
11:15 Mary Mack
12:00 Patches and Gretchen
12:45 Jaime Carrera's "Tragicomico"
1:00 Upstate
2:00 Rana May of the Riot Act Literary Series
2:30-6a Busk Till Dawn!!!!
The Lovely Creatures Cabaret presents our December Show! Whether you are naughty or nice, we have something for you!
Our hot and spicy special guests will make you forget about the cold: Holly Zigfield, Tomahawk Tassels, Pepper Sunshine and Signora Luce Della Focolare. The Pine Box Preachers will also be rocking the house!
SPECIAL MUSICAL GUEST: Jezebel Jones & Her Wicked Ways
You will get to feast your eyes on our merry cast of miscreants- the luscious set of ladies, Kajal Belly Dance Company; musicians extraordinaire Thomas Maddux and Turkeyes Laffity of El Le Faunt; the glamorous Barbara Gordon and elegant Mona Montague! Leading you down this path of lust and wonder is our Emcee, Hugo!
And remember, there is always lots of delicious fun in the back of the house! Take a gander at Ms. Penny Dreadful and her Dreadful Arcade! Play the games! Win prizes!