This Week in the Mercury
Friday, September 12, 2008
TBA Dispatches from TBA
Posted by Alison Hallett on Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 4:53 PM
We've been busy li'l TBA bloggers this week. Check out:
My blow-by-blow of yesterday's noontime chat about cognitive dissonance, in which no one knows what cognitive dissonance means, and Stanya Kahn tells Mike Daisey that there's no meaningful difference between Democrats and Republicans. (His face! You shoulda seen it.)
Patrick's review of the 9/11 showing of Mike Daisey's If You See Something, Say Something.
Video from Ohmega Watts vs. Live Band at the Works last night.
Chas catalogues the charms of Mike Kelley's Day is Done, which include: "chicken dances that teeter on the Brechtian, teen Nazis rapping about their fat fetishes, Satan performing borscht-belt standup, R. Kelly fans fighting with a hillbilly about the exposed tit in her painting of Garth Brooks, a Wiccan zjazzercize routine, and a tween boy overcome with sexual anxiety about a bearded man's "pussymouth."
Patrick pervs out on Bridget Everett in a review of Sexercise Live. "She reminded me of one of those sparkly, sugar coated, wedge shaped candies from back in the day. God help me, I'm a married man, but I wanted to take a bite."
Stay tuned over the weekend for more reviews. I'm particularly excited about Zidane, the Superamas show, and Mike Daisey. Plus, tonight sounds like one of the most promising Works shows: Neil Medlyn hosts Our Hit Parade, a contemporary take on the '50s musical sketch show Your Hit Parade that'll feature festival artists covering this week's chart toppers. Fingers crossed Holcomb Waller will cover "I Kissed a Girl." Get there before 10:30 and drinks are actually affordable! (Beers were $3, not sure about anything else.)
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