Thursday, September 20, 2007

Project Gaylist


Tuesday, July 17, 2007

All The People You Love 8/7

"...funny, edgy and inspiring." - Time Out New York

"...something in your heart will be touched." - Next Magazine


ALL THE PEOPLE YOU LOVE
at The Cutting Room on August 7th at 7:30. (Doors at 7PM) $10. Join us for a truly lovely evening of stories and music from some of the best artists in New York City! Featuring: Bridget Everett, Jim Andralis, Larry Krone, Susan Prekel, Jackie Monahan, back by popular demand New York's angriest yodeling banjo player Curtis Eller, and Greg Walloch. The Cutting Room - 19 West 24th Street between Broadway and 6th Avenue. Reservations: BrownPaperTickets or tickets at the door. Wear somethin’ cute and bring all the people you love! Check out: All The People You Love
CURTIS ELLER
Curtis Eller is New York City's angriest yodeling banjo player. He started his show business career at the age of seven as a juggler and acrobat, but has since turned to the banjo because that's where the money is. Mr. Eller and his band "The American Circus" have performed at funerals, horse races, burlesque shows and vaudeville revues. His biggest musical influences are Buster Keaton, Elvis Presley and Abraham Lincoln. Yodeling and some strong language can be expected. Check out: www.CurtisEller.com

BRIDGET EVERETT, JIM ANDRALIS, AND LARRY KRONE

Jim Andralis formerly wrote, sang, and played accordion with The Isotoners and The New Criticism. More recently he has been performing solo at New York venues such as Mo Pitkin’s and Therapy. Bridget Everett is the co-creator and star of Off-Off Broadway sensation “At Least It’s Pink” with collaborators Kenny Mellman and Michael Patrick King presented last year at Ars Nova, New York and coming soon to Off Broadway. Larry Krone is a visual and performing artist who has shown and performed at art and music venues such as The Whitney Museum and Tonic. This Fall he will be featured in Portland, Oregon’s TBA festival. Jim, Bridget, and Larry have performed together along with Kenny Mellman over the past several years at Starlight and Dixon Place, culminating in their critically acclaimed La MaMa extravaganza, “Y’all Ready for This?”.

SUSAN PREKEL
Since moving to NYC from Michigan to pursue comedy, Susan has worked at clubs including Gotham, Carolines, Catch a Rising Star and The Improv. In 2003, Susan performed at the Montreal Comedy Festival in the “New Faces” and “Dating It” shows, then returned in 2005 to appear in “Dating It” again. Since making her TV debut on Comedy Central’s “Live at Gotham” last year, she has also appeared in a national commercial for Lowe’s, an Oxygen promotion, and will be a featured performer in an upcoming episode of “Comics Unleashed.” Check out: www.Prekel.com

JACKIE MONAHAN
Unpredictable, Zany, Blatant, and Brilliant are all words that have been used to describe Jackie Monahan's comedy. She performs Nationally with the LOL tour and most recently at the House of Blues in Atlantic City. Check out: www.jackiemonahan.com

GREG WALLOCH
Greg Walloch is a writer and performing artist. He has toured everywhere from Sydney Australia's Mardi Gras to Performance Art Platform in Tel Aviv. He has appeared on everything from The Howard Stern Show to Kurt Anderson’s Studio 360 on Public Radio International. Greg has a thing for Skaters, Surfers, Cowboys, and Celebrity Chefs. Check out: www.GregWalloch.com

Monday, June 25, 2007

All The People You Love 7/2

New York: Variety/Music/Performance -
"...funny, edgy and inspiring." - Time Out New York

"...something in your heart will be touched." - Next Magazine

"This is a really good show, with great curation. The guests are smart and Greg is tremendously charming and funny." - Jeff Stark, Nonsense NYC

ALL THE PEOPLE YOU LOVE at The Cutting Room on July 2nd at 7:30. (Doors at 7PM) $10. Join us for a truly lovely evening of stories and music from some of the best artists in New York City! Featuring: Bogs Visionary Orchestra, Brent Eden McCoy, Susan Prekel, Project Jenny Project Jan, Adam Sank, Andy Christie, and Greg Walloch. The Cutting Room - 19 West 24th Street between Broadway and 6th Avenue. Reservations: BrownPaperTickets or tickets at the door. Wear somethin’ cute and bring all the people you love! Check out: All The People You Love.

Featured Guests Have Included:
Mike Albo, Sxip Shirey, Jason Wachtelhausen, Ophira Eisenberg, Curtis Eller, James Braly, Craig Baldo, Erin O'Hara, Daniel Cartier and Greg Walloch.


All The People You Love on July 2nd

BOGS VISIONARY ORCHESTRA
Bogs Visionary Orchestra’s imaginative approach to performance has won them audiences at alternative venues like the Brooklyn Museum of Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art. The inclusion of their song Everybody’s Broken on Mews Too: An Asthmatic Kitty Compilation attests to their quirky nature and Indie Folk appeal. Led by the simple arrangements, memorable lyrics and peculiar vocals of artist/performer A. Bogs, BVO’s motto always rings true, “Art is for folks!” Check ‘em out at www.bogsvisionaryorchestra.com

ADAM SANK
Adam Sank is the host of Adam Sank’s Gay Bash - a hilarious monthly showcase at New York's Comix comedy club. He also hosts the popular Electro Shock Therapy Comedy Hour weekly at Therapy bar. He has performed at major clubs throughout the city, as well as Fire Island (The Ice Palace at Cherry Grove), Rehoboth Beach (The Blue Moon), the Poconos (Rainbow Mountain Resort) and Cancun, Mexico (Atlantis Events). He has appeared on VH-1's Best Week Ever and ClearChannel Pride Radio, and he opened for Hal Sparks during six sold-out shows during Gay Pride 2005. Check out www.AdamSank.com

BRENT EDEN MCCOY
Brent Eden McCoy grew up on a dairy farm in Northeastern Vermont. He spent his formative years tending to the cows and running a weed whacker. He then learned to juggle, and despite several years of social isolation and esoteric dorkdom, he has become quite the showman. He's performed at festivals, theaters, airports, laundromats, (okay, not really laundromats) around the world. Whether he's wielding five safety cones, untangling a tape measure, or climbing atop a big orange ball, Brent's humble and charming character will clown his way into your heart. Brent lives in Brooklyn, NY, where practices, paints, and prolongs his childhood. Check out www.BrentMcCoy.com

PROJECT JENNY, PROJECT JAN
No, Brooklyn’s Project Jenny, Project Jan has neither a Jenny nor a Jan, but the music of vocalist Jeremy Haines and electronic maestro Sammy Rubin will find you hard pressed to pigeonhole. Project Jenny, Project Jan released their first self-titled EP and offered the mp3s up free-and-legal on their site. The press took notice, calling it a “shockingly dynamic, danceable, and hilarious affair” (Billboard) and “incomparable” (Deli Magazine). Their engaging live show got its well-deserved attention too: “This is a band that should be taken seriously, even while singing about homemade sex tapes and the Chinatown bus.” (gothamist.com)Check out: www.ProjectJennyProjectJan.com

GREG WALLOCH
Greg Walloch is a writer and performing artist. He has toured everywhere from Sydney Australia's Mardi Gras to Performance Art Platform in Tel Aviv. He has appeared on everything from The Howard Stern Show to Kurt Anderson’s Studio 360 on Public Radio International. Greg has a thing for Skaters, Surfers, Cowboys, and Celebrity Chefs. Check out: www.GregWalloch.com

Wednesday, June 20, 2007

Tamales! Tamales! Tamales!

New York: Food -
If you're up in West Harlem, be sure to stop by Yolanda's Tamales. At only $1 a piece, you can't find a more delicious and affordable deal in town! PS - A note to my stalker: If you've made it to Yolanda's Tamales, you're getting very very warm...

Tuesday, June 19, 2007

An Evening with Greg Walloch, Ophira Eisenberg, and Jon Levin

New York: Performance/Storytelling -
An Evening with Greg Walloch, Ophira Eisenberg, and Jon Levin
- Rapture Cafe & Books - June 30th at 8:30PM
Join Greg Walloch Ophira Eisenberg, and Jon Levin as they weave new monologues and tales. June 30th at 8:30PM . Rapture Cafe and Books - 200 Avenue A between 12th and 13th Streets in New York City. Stripped down and unplugged, the power of the work is simply the story.

Monday, June 18, 2007

Jim McBitchy

New Jersey: News - Former Gov. Jim McGreevey said he's not to blame for poor sales of his estranged wife's book, instead blaming the failure of her book in part to "...her awful appearance on the 'Oprah' show, where she wore an inappropriate and ill fitting ball gown with a plunging neckline." He's sitting at home in the afternoon watching Oprah and ranking on women's clothing? Hey, congratulations Jim McGreevey, you are now officially gay!

Thursday, May 17, 2007

Fun with email!

On Mar 28, 2007, at 12:14 AM, Name Withheld wrote:
>I have no idea who you are, please take me off your list.

And then....

On Apr 23, 2007, at 6:20 PM, Name Withheld wrote:
>Greg, I totally love your work, you are truly inspiring.
>Your event at The Cutting Room looks amazing, can't wait to see it!
>Would love to come on sometime when you have a spot.

Wednesday, May 02, 2007

Ladies Choice?

New York: Fashion-
A sure sign of the regressive times we're living in, Club Monaco on Broadway offers women these snappy, modified maid uniforms. Hey ladies, why not embrace your subservience in style?
Or perhaps you might want to stroll across the street to Gap where they'd like to dress you up in The Boyfriend Jean. Perfect! Now your boyfriend gets to close his eyes and pretend that he's actually making out with a dude. What's a girl to wear?!?

Tuesday, May 01, 2007

All The People You Love

New York: Performance -
ALL THE PEOPLE YOU LOVE at The Cutting Room on May 22nd at 7:30. (Doors at 7PM) $10. Join us for a truly lovely evening of stories and music from some of the best artists in New York City! Featuring: Curtis Eller, James Braly, Craig Baldo, Erin O'Hara, Daniel Cartier, and Greg Walloch. The Cutting Room - 19 West 24th Street between Broadway and 6th Avenue. Reservations: BrownPaperTickets or tickets at the door. Our premiere show on March 15, 2007 featured: Mike Albo, Ophira Eisenberg, Sxip Shirey, Jason Wachtelhausen, and Greg Walloch. Wear somethin’ cute and bring all the people you love! Check out: All The People You Love. CURTIS ELLER
Curtis Eller is New York City's angriest yodeling banjo player. He started his show business career at the age of seven as a juggler and acrobat, but has since turned to the banjo because that's where the money is. Mr. Eller and his band "The American Circus" have performed at funerals, horse races, burlesque shows and vaudeville revues. His biggest musical influences are Buster Keaton, Elvis Presley and Abraham Lincoln. Yodeling and some strong language can be expected. Check out: www.CurtisEller.com

JAMES BRALY
Married to his college sweetheart, James Braly has spent the last twenty years researching life in a marital institution. He's performed his autobiographic stories on NPR and Marketplace, and at The Whitney Museum, Long Wharf Theatre, and The Moth, where he is the only two-time winner of the audience-judged GrandSLAM and a featured performer on The Moth National Story Tour. His autobiographic monologue Life In A Marital Institution is currently in development with Hal Brooks, director of 2005 Pulitzer Prize finalist Thom Pain (Based On Nothing). Algonquin will publish the book version in 2008. Check out: www.JamesBraly.com

CRAIG BALDO
Craig Baldo writes and performs as a comedian and writer. When he’s not performing comedy as a comedic performer, he’s writing comedy as a comedic writer. His performances are based on the comedy of his writing. Craig has worked on shows hosted by Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert and Conan O’Brien. He recently performed on a Royal Caribbean Cruise and was not asked back. He enjoys performing at festivals. Check out: www.CraigBaldo.com

ERIN O'HARA
Erin O'Hara recently released her first full length solo CD, Indestructible Joy, an intimate hybrid of folk simplicity and rock energy featuring innovative guitarist Tom Gavin. Erin is also involved in cultivating the voices of the next generation of women in music. In August 2001 Erin led the vocal workshops at the Rock and Roll Camp for Girls in Portland, Oregon. She is also a performing member of Indiegrrl and a member of New York Women in Film and Television. Check out www.ErinOHara.com

DANIEL CARTIER
Daniel Cartier is a true music industry survivor; a prolific songwriter who continues to add to his extensive body of work in spite of a turbulent past. In November 2006 Daniel released "You and Me Are We". Eleven songs which document his former drug addiction, his eventual stay in a psychiatric ward and drug rehab and his gradual re-emergence into a happy state of mental health. When he's not doing music or art, Daniel uses his boundless energy to raise money for New York animal shelters, AIDS research, and drug awareness. Check out: www.DanielCartier.com

GREG WALLOCH
Greg Walloch is a writer and performing artist. He has toured everywhere from Sydney Australia's Mardi Gras to Performance Art Platform in Tel Aviv. He has appeared on everything from The Howard Stern Show to Kurt Anderson’s Studio 360 on Public Radio International. Greg has a thing for Skaters, Surfers, Cowboys, and Celebrity Chefs. Check out: www.GregWalloch.com

Saturday, April 14, 2007

Gungrease + Butthole = Fearsome!

Artist Spotlight: Fearsome-
Oh my god do I love Fearsome! I once referred to the New York based sketch comedy team as being "like a dirty Up With People". Their new show Gungrease at The P.I.T. does not disappoint!Gungrease features the talents of Katherine Bryant, Shayna Ferm, Alex Goldberg, and Chris O'Connor, (absent this time out are Jaime Hayes and Dan Zalevsky).
Subversively sexy with an absurdly camp sensibility, Fearsome cheerfully regales the audience with a cautionary folk song for thirty-somethings about the perils of FUPA (Fat Upper Pussy Area) as well as a rap about the pleasures of "gungrease 'n butthole".
One day when I meet my soulmate, I want him to be just like Fearsome, charmingly filthy with a really big heart!
Don't miss this show, it will make you very happy. Get advance tickets to Fearsome's show Gungrease at The P.I.T in New York. April 20th at 8PM.

Sunday, April 08, 2007

BAAB

Artist Spotlight: Soce The Elemental Wizard.
Look! It's everybody you've ever met in New York. Soce the elemental wizard, adorbs!

Sunday, April 01, 2007

Can you feel it?

New York: Performance -
Spring is in the air and the sap is rising! Can you feel it? I hope you are taking time to get out and enjoy yourself and others.

Thanks to all the folks who came out to All The People You Love at The Cutting Room. The show featured amazing performances by Mike Albo, Ophira Eisenberg, Sxip Shirey, and Jason Wachtelhausen. This was such a special evening for me, to have the opportunity to work with artists who I love and am so inspired by. A wonderful time was had by all. Look for future All The People You Love shows this spring and summer!
Recently, I was invited to perform at Where Have You Been? Conversations on Travel hosted by the pretty darn adorable Jeff Stark at Blue Stockings Bookstore. Anarchists, Irina and Jamie Ratt of the Love and Resistance Collective talked about interviewing fellow anarchists in Mexico and South America. I told "The Cake Story". Tom Guiney spoke about digging up bombs in Laos! If you enjoy stories and travel, you should totally stop by and check it out!

Finally, a little advice for the ladies in Time Out New York.

Monday, February 19, 2007

Sxip's Hour Of Charm

New York: Performance -
What an amazing year it's been so far! Sxip's Hour of Charm at Joe's Pub was truly sublime. I am honored to have been a part of it and to have shared the stage with such supremely talented folks.(Pictured left: Corn Mo, Sxip Shirey, the ears of Scotty The Blue Bunny, Greg Walloch, Amanda Palmer of The Dresden Dolls, and Red Bastard) Photo courtesy of Ruth Arnold. Also check out this beautiful illustration by Michael Arthur!

Keepin' the love vibe going, I'm excited to be hosting All The People You Love at Chris Noth's Cutting Room. Featuring Mike Albo, Ophira Eisenberg, Sxip Shirey, and Jason Wachtelhausen. I hope you'll join me for what I know will be a lovely evening of storytelling and music.

Also, I'm absolutely beside myself to be appearing with two legends: Pulitzer Prize winner Jimmy Breslin at The Moth in New York City and Madame of Madame's Place and Solid Gold fame at Art Explosion in Fort Lauderdale, Florida!

Come out and see an actual LIVE show! Aren't you tired of YouTube yet?

Tuesday, January 02, 2007

The Best of The Moth: Out on a Limb Stories

New York: Performance
The Best of The Moth: Out on a Limb Stories
Eleven Stories available on a 2 CD set!
This compilation represents some of the best stories from the Main stage Series, Stories at The Moth, which is held monthly in New York City and occasionally beyond. Some literati hotties featured on the CD include: Jonathan Ames, Mark Katz, Todd Hanson, Michaela Murphy, Scott Armstrong, and Greg Walloch. The Best of The Moth: Out on a Limb Stories.

Get your copy now!