SHABOOM & ART OMI PRESENT: The Movies of Samara Halperin
SHABOOM & ART OMI Presents The Movies of Samara Halperin Live at The Parkside Lounge
1/23/2025
Doors at 7:30pm / Show at 8pm
E
arly Bird $5 / Advance $10 / Door $12
Join the truly glorious creatures of SHABOOM—artists Silky Shoemaker, Paul Soileau, and Lex Vaughn—for a special one-night-only screening with longtime collaborator Samara Halperin. Laugh, cry, and scream with Samara Halperin’s short films and videos, many in stop-motion animation. Find true love with Todd the TONKA cowboy on his hitchhiking adventures through the Texas desert. Watch hotdogs get dressed and undressed in one another's arms. Witness SHABOOM running afoul of all codes of decency and decorum!
This evening is presented on the occasion of SHABOOM's first institutional solo show "Presumed Ignorant" at Art Omi in the Hudson Valley, on view through January 26, 2025. Embracing slapstick, SHABOOM presents scenes that teeter on the edge of disaster and teem with slips, flops, and the cheapest of pleasures.
Tammy Faymous & The Bakker Boys
Tammy Faymous & The Bakker Boys Live at The Parkside Lounge
"Turns out that Tammy is messy, but in a deeply relatable way. More a rocker with pop tendencies than a provocateuse, her cabaret act plays as a way of finding herself in songs as she goes along. Instead of a polished act, Tammy is an act in progress, and all heart. Most surprisingly, she can sing! Some drag acts rely on lip-synching (no shame in that game), but Tammy is a singer first, and a rocker in need of a stylist (purposefully so) second." - Matthew Rettenmund, Boy Culture
MASC-ARADE
MASC-ARADE Live at The Parkside Lounge
1/24/2025
Doors at 10pm / Show at 10:30pm
Early Bird $10 / Advance $15 / Door $20
MASC-ARADE is a trans masc centered pop up dance party, with gogo an pole performers and lap dances. The event is a celebration of transmasc bodies in all their variations and it is meant to be a safe, sexy, consensual space for people that love the bois and mascs.
Vicinity of Obscenity: A Queer as F*ck Variety Tribute to System of a Down
Vicinity of Obscenity: A Queer as F*ck Variety Tribute to System of a Down
SUNDAY JANUARY 26th 2025
ADVANCE $12 DOOR $15
doors 6pm show 7pm
Klondyke (@klondyke_drag)
Mx. Asa Metric (@evspig)
Selena Surreal (@selena.surreal)
bReAd (@breaderthanyours)
Sour Somethings (@mx.soursoursour)
A variety show based around the music of System of a Down. There will be drag, live singing, burlesque, and (possibly) sideshow all wrapped up in the revolutionary sounds of SOAD. This cast of queer and trans performers will shock and amaze you, using their music to stand up for what’s right and speak out on what’s wrong!
DILF-o-Vision
DILF-o-Vision is a weekly watch party of FOR THE LOVE OF DILFS: the horniest, heartfelt, gay reality show (like Love Island + MILF Manor but all dudes) on a streaming platform you don’t have.
Featuring a slew of special guests, uncouth contests, and loud screeching, DILF-o-Vision is really the best way to spend your cold, lonely, Tuesday nights. Doors 7:30 PM, show at 8:00 PM.
The Giblets & Friends
A Raucous Night of Rock and roll. Starting off with The Bottle Openers (formerly THE CHURCH KEYS) at 7:30 PM
GEORGE GILMORE AND THE GIBLETS @ 8:30 PM
THE PIGGIES @ 9:3O PM
Play Date
Your New Year just got a little sweatier.
Coach Chris and Ryan Farr join forces to bring you Play Date, a new queer party at Parkside Lounge.
We hope to see you in the backroom and remember... participation required.
AUNTIE CLIMAX
Dance it out to bathhouse, house, dark wave, goth, disco, R&B, Dance Hall and more. A daytime dance party for aunties of all kinds who wanna go to bed early (or start their club-hopping before the sun sets), and all of their friends.
Djs Savannah Knoop, Octavius Neveux, DJ Feelings and Expertfundude.
Organized by Maya Suess, organizer and emcee of Unprofessional Variety Show, and Kris Grey co-organizer of TRANSFERNO.
The party name is from a T-shirt/artwork by Pippa Garner
*A portion of all funds collected will go to LA fire relief.
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Nath Ann Carrera: The Early Southern Gothicism Of Dolly Parton
NATH ANN CARRERA: THE EARLY SOUTHERN GOTHICISM OF DOLLY PARTON
SUNDAY FEB 2nd 2025
doors 6:30 show 7pm
$15 early bird / $18 advanced / $25 at the door
Nath Ann Carrera sings an evening of early extreme sensationalistic story songs written by Dolly Parton from 1967-1971, when most of her original songs were cautionary tales about why you shouldn't trust men, have children, or get married, in any context whatsoever.
Class-Conscious Incest! Teen Delinquent Anti-Authoritarian Murder! Mental Institution Imprisonment! Speed-Addicted Swingers! Anti-Marriage Retaliation! Stillborn Suicide! Children Bursting Into Flames While Their Parents Tell Dirty Jokes! And BEYOND!
With a voice that has been second-hand smoking since the womb and a steadily compelling storytelling arc, you will walk away with a new conception of Dolly Parton's songwriting and career.
"This was the best show I've seen in NYC in years." - Alexander Chee
"Nath Ann Carrera spins a soul-fortifying web of tales confirming what makes The Early Southern Gothicism Of Dolly Parton and its cautionary tales both undeniably queer and anthems for living otherwise the death-worlds of hetero-reproductive patriarchy." - Jill H. Casid
Described as "heavenly" (New York Times) and "wonderful, striking, with essayistic songs about female revenge and politics" (Hilton Als- The Paris Review), Nath Ann Carrera has had solo shows at Joe's Pub and Wild Project (I Don't Want To Throw Rice, I Want To Throw Rocks: The Early Southern Gothicism Of Dolly Parton), La MaMa (Death To The Patriarchal Rape Heads), sings as WITCH CAMP with Amber Martin, performs with Justin Vivian Bond, opened for Martha Wainwright at City Winery, and has sung at P.S. 122, The Kitchen, Abrons Arts Center, Le Poisson Rouge, SFMOMA, MoMA PS1, Lincoln Center, and The Kennedy Center.
A TRIP TO THE MOON: AND OTHER SONGS IN ORBIT (SIDE 4: PERFECT HUMAN)
A TRIP TO THE MOON: AND OTHER SONGS IN ORBIT is a four part concert series featuring each of the four sides of the celestial rock opera, A TRIP TO THE MOON. Each night will open with curated performances within the same galaxy, followed by one side of the MOON album. Join us for a night of intergalactic mayhem!
SLOTH #9: SWEET-TART
SLOTH #9: SWEET-TART Live at The Parkside Lounge
F
eb 7th
Doors at 6pm / Show at 7pm
Tickets $12
First they’re sour, then they’re sweet™. Come share or listen to stories about the hot and cold messes that come about in love. Some romances start like fairy tales and others snap you into a lip puckering shock. Passion can take us down wonderfully twisted journeys. It can be misery, or total ecstasy...
What are SLOTH events?
The SLOTH is our queer gathering for friends to share stories inspired by our selected themes. Come to listen or come to tell. We welcome authentic and true(ish) tales, comedy, poetry, music, and any creative form you can put into a compelling 5-minute share.
Hosted by Mike Woronuk and Tyler Armey
Queer Grunge Night
Tami Hart Presents Queer Grunge Night Live at The Parkside Lounge
2/7/2025
Doors at 9:30pm / Show at 10pm
Early Bird $10 / Advance $12 / Door $15
Tami Hart as Nirvana, Sir Baby Girl as Hole, The Dead Betties as L7, DJ set by Desert Sharks, Lily Marotta Hosting, Kurt and Courtney look a like contest with a prize! and Dyke Beer slinging specials all night!
Grinding is Better than Sex
Grinding is Better than Sex at The Parkside Lounge
Feb 8 2025
Doors at 10pm / Show at 10:30pm
Early Bird $8 / Advance $10 / Door $12
School dances are wasted on the young. Think back to those sweaty gymnasium days. Hot. Horny. Hetero :( Tonight’s your night to dance with your crush and make all the teachers blush because we all know: grinding is better than sex. 90s slow jams, Y2k bops, reggaeton classics, and all time bangers for dancing close 🍑↕️. Times are dark, it's true. But we don’t have to go it alone. It's time to come 💦🙃 together for the queer ass dance party of your dreams.
Bandshell Showcase
Bandshell Music Showcase Live at The Parkside Lounge
feb 20 2025
D
oors at 6pm / Show at 6:30pm
T
ickets $5
Every month come down to The Parkside Lounge and watch some of the best new music the LES has to offer. The showcase is designed for up and coming artists to get some stage time and try out new work. Come see them before they are famous!
Performances by:
Raised on Candy
Hungry Bug
The People Psychologic
Joe Grisanzio feat. BranSpank'Noop
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Fempaths: A Kaleidoscopic Cabaret Trantasia!
Mari Moriarty Presents Fempaths: A Kaleidoscopic Cabaret Trantasia! L
ive at The Parkside Lounge
Feb 21 2025
Doors at 6:30pm / Show at 7pm
Early Bird $20 / Advance $25 / Door $30
What do music, tarot, and deepthroating have in common? They'll all be on display at Fempaths: a kaleidoscopic cabaret trantasia! Written and performed by Mari Moriarty (creator of Club Shortbus), Fempaths loudly demonstrates the radically different paths trans people forge in America today. From “heros” to “whores”, we are never just one thing and neither is cabaret. So whether you’re a fan of piano, witches, or phallic fruit come to Parkside this February 21st at 7pm!
Runtime: 1 hour
Wet Spot at Parkside: Enid Ellen, Theophobia, and Low Presh
Wet Spot Presents Enid Ellen, Theophobia, and Low Presh Live at The Parkside Lounge
Feb 22, 2025
Doors at 7pm / Show at 7:30pm
Advance $12 / Door $15
A night full of live queer music and chaos with performances by:
Enid Ellen
Theophobia
Low Presh
Tight 5 Comedy Series
Tight 5 is a comedy series curated and hosted by comedian and performer Greer Dworman. A come-as-you-are comedy show billed with unseasoned comedic performers willing to try stand-up. Universally agreed upon as the scariest thing anyone will ever do (questionably an exaggeration), Tight 5 prompts performers to “Try it. Just try it!" or "Let go and let god!"
DILF-o-Vision
DILF-o-Vision is a weekly watch party of FOR THE LOVE OF DILFS: the horniest, heartfelt, gay reality show (like Love Island + MILF Manor but all dudes) on a streaming platform you don’t have.
Featuring a slew of special guests, uncouth contests, and loud screeching, DILF-o-Vision is really the best way to spend your cold, lonely, Tuesday nights. Doors 7:30 PM, show at 8:00 PM.
Hot For You
Hot For You is a backroom disco for the family. On Sunday January 19, the beloved Stacy Christine joins us from Los Angeles for an all night set. Tickets are $25 at the door. Our favorite time of day is night.
Deep Listening VI with Crystal Peñalosa, Anna Meadors and Nick Hallett
DEEP LISTENING VI
On Sunday January 19 2025
6:30 doors show 7:00
Deep Listening returns with its sixth iteration at @the_parkside_lounge_nyc featuring three individual sets of live experimental performance from Crystal Peñalosa @flautawitch on modular synths, Anna Meadors @annameadors on saxophone with no-input mixing, and Nick Hallett @nick_hallett performing a solo version of Karlheinz Stockhausen’s "Stimmung" (1968)
The evening will also feature a popup shop from our friends at @soaplibrary Soap Library!
$10 advance tix, $15 at the door, and $5 for students over 21 with school ID.
Follow @deeeeplistening_nyc to stay up to date on future events and see clips or photos from past shows.
Defcon NYC Industrial Dance Party
NEXT DEFCON NYC Industrial dance party is 2025, Saturday January 18th back at Parkside Lounge in the foggy back room with more of the best EBM, Industrial (classic & new) , Waxtrax!, Belgian New Beat & Synth faves! DJ Stalagmike joined once again by Legendary, DJ Father Jeff (Ward 6)
Ronnie Wheeler's Birthday Bash 2025
Mora Tau are Stoner Rock 90’s post grunge punk & metal. Guitar driven originals & 90’s covers. Ronnie Wheler, Raven Moon & Shodda Whiskey veteran NYC musicians will blow your mind
Poppa Sin Sal 7pm
Mad Kat & the TM’s 8:30
Mora Tau 9pm
& special guest From Toronto Joan Smith and The Jane Does 7:45
YONAH x Maddie Pizzarelli x Sofia Garcia live at The Parkside Lounge (Presented by Smooch O´Clock)
Smooch O´Clock, an installation celebration of the indie singer-songwriters who love to love, sound so so good doing it, and that want you to have a beautiful silly time. YONAH, Maddie Pizzarelli, & Sofia Garcia will take the stage at The Parkside Lounge for its first iteration with you there<3 Smooch!:
Yonah Nissim Taragin. 21 years. I love my family. Avocado. Guitars. Mountains. I am scared of being alone. Cockroaches. Anger with no resolve. Failure. I am hungry for meaning. I treasure you. Thank you.
Maddie Pizzarelli is a New York City-based singer/songwriter and guitarist. Maddie Pizzarelli is also a diner fixture, alternate guitar tuning advocate, bodacious cowboy, prosciutto consumer, obsessive playlister, snarky diarist, 2007’s “Most Enthusiastic at Day Camp” winner, and interminable list maker. Inspired by the lyrical depth of Joni Mitchell, the rhythmic vitality of Mumford & Sons, and the brazen emotionality of Alanis Morissette, her songs explore coming of age, relationships, and feminine angst through her introspective lyrics and muscular acoustic guitar playing.
Sofia Garcia is a NYC based Colombian-American Singer-Songwriter, taking her indie-folk songs of love, life, and learning to you. She is getting ready to release her first single off of her debut EP, but only you get to know that because you’re reading this bio! More than anything she hopes you come to the show a stranger and that you leave a friend <3 lovU!
Mictastic!
JANUARY’S MICTASTIC OPEN MIC EXPERIENCE AT THE PARKSIDE LOUNGE!
Videography & photography all night
Trivia, Bingo, Activities
Six minutes per performer
NEW PRIZES
All artforms welcomed
The safest of spaces
WE KEEP IT MOVIN' AND GROOVIN ALL NIGHT
Sand Saloon
Sand Saloon Live at The Parkside Lounge
1
/10/25
Doors at 10pm / Show at 10:15pm
Early Bird $5 / Advance $7 / Door $8
Sand Saloon is a high energy rock band from NYC. Their original music will get you groovin' and movin' for a night of guaranteed fun. You will not want to miss this!
Wet Spot at Parkside Lounge: Eevie Echoes & the Locations, Top Shortage, and Mzztr
Wet Spot Presents a queer music line up live at The Parkside Lounge!
Performances by:
Top Shortage
Eevie Echoes & the Locations
Mzztr
OVERNIGHT SUCCESS Hosted by Julian Shapiro-Barnum and Rose Kelso
OVERNIGHT SUCCESS Hosted by Julian Shapiro-Barnum and Rose Kelso Live at The Parkside Lounge
01/09/2025
Doors at 7:30pm / Show at 8pm
Early Bird $14 / Advance $16 / Door $1
Produced By Rose Gendelman
We have a very Speshy Weshy guest on this show!
Uh oh, comedy just got funny again. Join your hosts Julian Shapiro-Barnum and Rose Kelso with:
Devon Walker
Sydnee Washington
Jordan Jensen
& A Big Special Guest!!!
A TRIP TO THE MOON: AND OTHER SONGS IN ORBIT (SIDE 3: POTENTIAL ENERGY)
A TRIP TO THE MOON: AND OTHER SONGS IN ORBIT is a four part concert series featuring each of the four sides of the celestial rock opera, A TRIP TO THE MOON. Each night will open with curated performances within the same galaxy, followed by one side of the MOON album. Join us for a night of intergalactic mayhem!
21+
Danny’s Devils Blues x Gass Wild’s Bday extravaganza x Screamin’ Rebel Angels
Danny’s Devils Blues x Gass Wild’s Bday extravaganza x Screamin’ Rebel Angels Live at The Parkside Lounge
01/04/2025
Doors at 6:30pm/ Show at 7pm
Advance $12 / Door $15
Danny’s Devils Blues, Screamin' Rebel Angels, Bugs & Crumbs, Density Black Cat & DIYING Breed. Rockabilly, hard rocking low down dirty blues, old school NYC punk & Gass Wild’s Birthday
Wet Noise: New Year's Eve Edition
Surprise! The first WET NOISE NEW YEARS EVER with @teddpatterson @ @antnyvlz
SOLD OUT
Claywoman and Christeene invite you to a night inside...
CLAYWOMAN and CHRISTEENE invite you to: A Night Inside with Carol Lipnick! Aaron Jackon! Ruby McCollister!...and many more!
Sunday Dec 29th 2024
Doors 7pm, Show 7:30
People of Earth and beyond! The end of the year is upon us! A most spectacular astral occasion will take place on SUNDAY DEC 29th when CLAYWOMAN and CHRISTEENE reunite for A NIGHT INSIDE...an intimate evening of shared thoughts and artistic expressions. The duo will be inviting past guests to return to the platform for a social banquet of epic proportions...gleaning as much knowledge and insight as they can from "said guests" on what in the world these HOLIDAYS are that you people celebrate here on earth.
Special guests include Carol Lipnick! Aaron Jackon! Ruby McCollister!...and many more!
Join them along with their stern sidekick, JUDITH, all at THE PARKSIDE LOUNGE, as they explore new and uncharted realms together!
Please purchase tickets in advance to assure passage to this monumental affair.
Seating is very limited!
*artwork by Brett Lindell
21+
TICKETS
Ray McGale's 11th Annual Krampus Show
Ray McGale Presents the 11th Annual Krampus Show Live at The Parkside Lounge
12/21/24
Doors at 6:30pm / Show at 7pm SHARP
Early Bird $7 / Advance $10 / Door $15
Instrumental acoustic arrangements of popular songs and holiday tunes that usually turns into a big drunken singalong. Merry Krampus!
Interlude x Wet Spot: Darkest Night
INTERLUDE X Wet Spot presents Darkest Night! Join us for a steamy solstice ritual celebrating queer dance, drag, and spellwork. Come find what hides in the witching hour of the darkest night of the year.
Come at doors for a preshow performance featuring gogo dancers and more. Bring those tips!
FEATURING:
Eleanor Crawford,
Phoebe Amory,
Maria Edmond,
Rouxl,
Maxx Love and Lollygag,
Cheetah Print,
Luxury Bones,
Phoenix Fvcktoy,
Uhaul Entertainment,
Chris Bisram,
Manatsu Tanaka,
Noel Olson and Jules Assue,
Interlude Dance
Odd Salon NYC: ODDMENTS NYC IV!
Oddments NYC: Our annual Oddments show is always a peculiar potpourri of perfectly ponderous and preposterous tales from the annals art, history, adventure, and SCIENCE! Stories that don’t always fit in that year's themes but we think worth sharing nonetheless!
Curated by Co-Producer Greg Taubman
Parkside Lounge - Lower East Side
December 19, 2024
7PM EST
In Person $25
Watch from Home $20
Speakers and Stories
The Real-Life Dr. Frankenstein: Johann Konrad Dippel's Accursed Legacy
Fellow Leonard Apeltsin
Freaky Fridays and Skipped Floors: How 13 Got Cancelled
New Speaker Carolyn Wise
Uncommon Grounds: The Extraordinary Life of Coffee Magnate Elisabeth Samson
Fellow Theresa Handwerk
Jazz As Religion - The Story of Saint John Coltrane
Fellow Sarah Judd
Sex Spoons and Strip Culture: The Oneida Community
Fellow Matthew Codner
Carter The Great and His Weird Wonderful Show
Co-Producer Christian Cagigal
Curated by Co-Producer Greg Taubman
Parkside Lounge - Lower East Side
December 19, 2024
7PM EST
In Person $25
Watch from Home $20
Speakers and Stories
The Real-Life Dr. Frankenstein: Johann Konrad Dippel's Accursed Legacy
Fellow Leonard Apeltsin
Freaky Fridays and Skipped Floors: How 13 Got Cancelled
New Speaker Carolyn Wise
Uncommon Grounds: The Extraordinary Life of Coffee Magnate Elisabeth Samson
Fellow Theresa Handwerk
Jazz As Religion - The Story of Saint John Coltrane
Fellow Sarah Judd
Sex Spoons and Strip Culture: The Oneida Community
Fellow Matthew Codner
Carter The Great and His Weird Wonderful Show
Co-Producer Christian Cagigal
SLOTH: Live Queer Storytelling
When threatened, they will fight, and it will be cute. Tell us your story about overcoming an unexpected circumstance. Have you ever confronted reality head-on? How did you find a way through it all? Or did you manage to have a really *really* good time despite life throwing hammers at you? Sharers and listeners are all welcome! No story is required to come and enjoy the scene. To sustain our work and venue, there is a $12 entry fee, but we will turn no one away for a lack of funds.
On the fence about telling a story? We're here to help you develop it for primetime! Reach out to one of our gracious and beautiful hosts to brainstorm and refine. We'd love to get a glimpse of your inner worlds.
- Tyler & Mike
What are SLOTH events?
The SLOTH is our queer gathering for friends to share stories inspired by our selected themes. Come to listen or come to tell. We welcome authentic and true(ish) tales, comedy, poetry, music, and any creative form you can put into a compelling 5-minute share. Follow us @sloth.nyc
Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
TICKETS
Hot For You with Lunchbox Geoff
Hot For You with Lunchbox Geoff
Hot For You is a backroom disco for the family. On Sunday December 15, Lunchbox Geoff (Geoffrey LaRue) joins us from Berlin for an extra special all night set. Our favorite time of day is night.
21+
Unprofessional Variety Show: A Magic Show
UnprofessiONAL VARIETY SHOW: MAGIC
An unprofessional, unimportant, and undisciplined cabaret-style night of performance. You never quite know what you're going to get, but it's always going to be a time. Programmed and emceed by Maya Suess with accompaniment by Klovis Gaynor and Mamie Minch.
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Primal Disco
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JUDGEMENT LEFT AT THE DOOR - SWEAT LEFT ON THE FLOOR
THIS NIGHT IS FULL OF MUSIC DESIGNED FOR THE BODY TO GET ALL THE ATTENTION.
YOUR BODY IS THE BOSS, NOT WHAT YOU THINK OF YOURSELF OR WHAT YOU THINK OTHERS THINK OF YOU.