The Dumpsta Players Present "Discotastrophe!"

The Dumpsta Players Present "DISCOTASTROPHE!"

The Date: Wednesday, FEBRUARY 19, 2014
The Time: Doors open at 10 PM, showtime is 11 PM sharp! 21+ $1.99 cover!
The Place: Bob and Barbara's, 1509 South Street, Philadelphia PA, For info: 215-545-4511

DRESS AS YOUR FAV DISCO "LE FREAK"… GENERAL HOSPITAL'S LUKE AND LAURA… BEEGEES VS. ANDY GIBB!

Nothing defines the disco era quite like drama, drugs and divas! Swirling, twirling and whirling, one might encounter Liza or Jagger at Studio 69 bumping a boogie while Sylvester werked her booty under a mirror ball!

Join us as we hustle through thirty minutes of feathered hair, polyester, tube tops, fashion no-no's, questionable hookups and glitterama! But beware when Andy Gibb does one too many party favors...

Break a heel, feather your hair, but don't snort coke in the Ladies Room or you'll create a… "DISCOTASTROPHE!"

A portion of proceeds from this event benefit Gaudenzia House.

Gaudenzia helps people affected by chemical dependency, mental illness and related conditions to achieve a better quality of life -- allowing them to live as productive and accountable individuals.

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Juliette Lickless

In most cases when a celebrity actor or actress chooses to move into the music field, it ends in disaster. Witness Russell Crowe and Billy Bob Thornton for recent examples. It's true. For each mildly successful John Tesh and Shaun Cassidy there are more than two dozen William Shatners, Steven Seagals and Don Johnsons. Bad voodoo. Just don't do it.

However, after watching the film Blueberry, known in the States unfortunately as Renegade, a friend turned me on to the singing talents of Juliette Lewis who sings momentarily in the flick. For me, I thought she was a one note (pun unintended) actress, but was impressed with her here. Hearing she had a couple albums out, I checked into them, and I was very surprised.

Juliette is a rocker, hardcore old school rocker, the likes of which we really haven't heard on the music scene since Queens of the Stone Age. Her three albums as Juliette & The Licks are awesome. Juliette's energy is frenetic and reminiscent of a young Mick Jagger, or Candy Slice come to life. Yeah, remember Gilda Radner's Patti Smith-esque punk rocker from the classic "Saturday Night Live?" This is her in the flesh.

So impressed with this energy I hunted down the tunage immediately and now look forward to many hours of rockin' enjoyment with my iPod Shuffle. The problem of course is that nothing lasts forever, especially if it's good. At the start of the new year Juliette announced a new band, the New Romantiques, a new tour, a new (and unsatisfying) sound, an album to drop in September and even a new website.

The good news is that she'll be returning to the States on this tour and be opening for old favorites The Pretenders and new favorite Cat Power. Maybe she'll do some of her old stuff. If so, guaranteed to be quite a show.




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