What are you doing to mark the last night of February?
I'll be at the Annex Theatre for the last of a two night run of STRAIGHT: A Conversion Comedy (Written & Performed by David Schmader).
How could I possibly miss out on a one man Schmader show? He was the best MC eva at TIG's Exile in {Imaginary} Girlville night back in June, so seeing him take the stage to examine the world of "Conversion Therapy" (where gays and lesbians are "cured" of homosexuality) will be amazing.
Here's official words on the show:
Plunging into the heart of this highly charged territory—from going undercover at “ex-gay” support groups to an intensive crash course in Christian heterosexuality deep in the heart of Texas—Schmader blends an essayist’s insight with the spark of stand-up comedy to confront difficult questions, reject easy answers, and get to the bottom of what it means to be “straight.”
Of course, there are other things you could do tonight (per the TIG Calendar)… what do you have planned?
- Speaker Speaker/Flora vs Fauna/The Vague Prophets, Mars Bar
- Duncan Sheik/Lauren Pritchard, Triple Door
- Between These Lines {album release}/New Heights/Look Closer/Apselene, El Corazon {5pm}*
- DJ Alligator, El Corazon {late}*
- The Green Handshake/The Sugarsmacks/The Get Off, Jules Maes
- Dyno Jamz, Full Tilt Ice Cream*
- Braille & $1 {album release}/Theory Hazit/Ragen Fykes/Lightheaded/DJ Ohmega Watts, Vera*
- The Green Handshake/The Sugarsmacks, Jules Maes
- One Drop/Publish The Quest/Project Lionheart/DJ Million, Nectar
- Black Panties/Thee Sgt Major III/76 Charger, Funhouse
- Army Navy/See Me River/Facts About Funerals, Sunset Tavern
- AA Bondy/Fences/Widower, Tractor
- H Is For Hellgate, Comet {5pm}
- French Kicks/The Broken West, Chop Suey !
- Pica Beats/The Purrs/Love Like Fire/The Globes, Comet !
- Selena Garcia/Drew Lawrence, High Dive {6pm}
- Kim Virant/Star Anna/Hurricane Chaser {album release}, High Dive {late}
- Kottonmouth Kings/La Coka Nostra/Blaze Ya Dead Homie/Big B & Dirtball/Short Dawg The Native, Showbox SoDo*
- Antony & The Johnsons, Moore Theatre*
- Super Diamond/Dudley Manlove Quartet, Showbox
- The Dusty 45's/Brent Amaker & The Rodeo/North Twin, Neumo's