Greg Walloch performs at Lincoln Center's David Rubenstein Atrium in Sxip's Hour Of Charm on January 6th!

“Beguiling...a variety show that actually has variety.” —Time Out New York

 

Circus music composer, performer and impresario Sxip Shirey (Luminescent Orchestrii, Amanda Palmer/Evelyn Evelyn) hosts an unpredictable variety show featuring some of New York City’s most intriguing performing artists, including Butoh-inspired contortionist Jonathan Nosan, the raunchy, funny and heartfelt comedy and storytelling of Greg Walloch, Butt Kapinski and Snaps performing A Clown Noir, new choreographed sword traditions by Samurai Sword Soul, the rapturous singer-songwriter Dayna Kurtz, and other surprises.

SXIP'S HOUR OF CHARM 

Target Free Thursdays at Lincoln Center's David Rubenstein Atrium - 61 West 62nd Street, New York. Thursday January 6th at 8:30PM, FREE! 

Tips on attending Target Free Thursdays now available via the Lincoln Center Website!

What Would Ron English Do? An interview with Ron English about arts & the economy by Greg Walloch

President Barack Obama says the economy is showing “glimmers of hope.” Agit-Pop Artist Ron English is putting the clouds up for sale and fairing the economic tide.

Fact or fiction: Do hard times fuel the creative process and produce more meaningful and innovative work?

No. Money is the root of all art.

Blue Abraham Obama 2008 by Ron English

What is your artist's survival tip for weathering bad financial times?

Raise your prices. Take a year off.

The stock market crashes, captains of industry fall, but does the economy at large actually affect your creative life and livelihood in
a meaningful way?

Not really. I can only make so many paintings and I'm vastly out numbered by collectors. The revolution goes on.

Is necessity the mother of invention?

If inspiration is the father of invention necessity could certainly be the
mother or the aunt or the sister. Yes, I think the she's the mother.

How do you use what you have?

When I'm out of paint I pee in the fireplace and call it performance art.

How does that inform your work?

I don't have to flush.

Would money change everything? If money was no object, how would your work change?

It would be bigger, it would be better, and it wouldn't be
for sale.

Tell me about an upcoming project you are working on that you'd like folks to know about.

I'm going to do this interview for Greg Walloch then I'm going to hire one of those skywriting planes and have them spell out the word cloud twenty times over Manhattan. The words would dissipate and look like actual clouds. These actual clouds will be for sale.

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.

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.

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!