Annie performs an homage to murderous Wall Street investment banker Patrick Bateman from the film American Psycho at Hollywood Jane Revue’s evening of horror movie burlesque.
Doors 6pm / Show 7pm / 21+
Photo by Daniel Sliwa
Diamondback performs at midnight at Mad World - a night of dancing to New Wave and 80s classics from DJs Tommy Gunn and JoJo. Sponsored by Tom of Finland Vodka. FREE to get in / 21+.
Alex’s Bar
2913 E Anaheim St
Long Beach, CA 90804
May the 4th be with you! The Star Girls Star War-inspired burlesque show returns to LA on May 4.
I’m paying homage to Luke Skywalker on this awesome electric violin version of his Landspeeder anti-gravity car with real sparkler jets!
The Virgil 4519 Santa Monica Blvd LA 90029
Doors 10pm / show 11pm / 21+
Get advance tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/437700894157
Landspeeder violin:
🔹Concept - Carlos Flores
🔹Paint - Dave Shuten
🔹Made by Kyle Stone, Arin Abedian + Sevak Paramazian
What if Justice Brett Kavanaugh started a side hustle as a lounge singer? Annie sings the Burt Bacharach classic “Wives and Lovers” in Judge K drag, but the performance is cut short when a giant wire hanger drags the Judge offstage by the neck.
Photo: Daniel Sliwa
Annie channels WWE legend Macho Man Randy Savage and the cowboy from the Village People in this WWE-themed burlesque event produced by the Hollywood Jane Revue. Visit http://FacesInHeels.com for info on this recurring show.
Photo: Casey Campbell for Metalesque
Diamondback plays baby Krampus in Lady Stockholm’s heavy metal holiday show!
Monday December 5 - doors open 7pm; show at 8pm; 21+. $25 at the door or get advance tickets: http://pxl.to/stockholm
Rock & roll and restoration come together on Friday November 11 for Rock the Plaza - a live show and fundraiser to preserve Palm Springs’ historic Plaza Theatre, headlined by Alice Cooper, Paul Rodgers (Free, Bad Company), Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age), and Orianthi (Michael Jackson).
Curated by musical directors guitarist Brian Ray (Paul McCartney) and keyboardist Spike Edney (Queen), the evening includes appearances by Ray and Edney, as well as guitarist Pete Thorn (Chris Cornell); bass player Jon Button (The Who); drummers Matt Sorum (Guns N’ Roses, The Cult) and Eric Singer (KISS); keyboardist Teddy Andreadis (Guns N’ Roses); and drag artist Diamondback Annie. DJ Chris Carter (KLOS, SiriusXM) hosts.
The benefit also includes a silent auction that includes go-go boots from Nancy Sinatra and Barry Manilow tickets, as well as items from Brian May and Adam Lambert.
Built in 1936, the Plaza Theatre is owned by the City of Palm Springs. Showgoers will experience how palatial the Spanish Colonial Revival building is - and how in need of loving care it is.
Rock the Plaza
Friday November 11, 2022
8:00pm
The Plaza Theatre
128 S Palm Canyon Dr.
Palm Springs, CA 92262
Get tickets and learn more: https://SaveThePlazaTheatrePS.com/rock-the-plaza/.
Diamondback brings a rock & roll drag tribute to KISS frontman Paul Stanley to this high-energy show curated by Tito Bonito at the Inland Empire’s leading LGBTQ nightspot, located in gorgeous historic downtown Pomona.
Friday October 21, 2022
Show 9:30pm
21+ > free entry before 9pm
18+ > $10 entry before 9pm
340 Nightclub
340 S Thomas St
Pomona, CA 91766
Cheap parking available in City lot across the street
Diamondback headlines Metalesque Fest Friday September 30 + Saturday October 1 in Portland, Oregon!
Metalesque is two nights of burlesque, drag, cirque, aerial, performance art + fire acts set to every type of hair raising, head banging metal 🔥🔥
21+ / show tickets start at $20 both nights:
Friday September 30 (7pm door / 8pm show) at McMenamin’s Mission Theater, 1624 NW Glisan, Portland, OR 97209
Saturday October 1 (7pm door / 8pm show) at Dante’s, 350 W Burnside, Portland, OR 97209
Annie performs both festival nights + teaches 2 sessions of her PR Writing for Performers workshop on Saturday afternoon October 1. Open to all types of performers, the workshops share tips to write bios, press kits, and other promo materials that will highlight your best features as an artist. The workshop is $25 and takes place at Portland Dance Studio, 232 SE Oak St. 97214 (in the Oak St Bldg.)
Metalesque Fest is produced by Sign of the Beast Burlesque. Get show + workshop tickets and learn more about the festival on their website.
Photo on flyer by Jessica Moncrief
Diamondback’s Soda Jerk act is featured at Ginger Lee Belle’s Burlesque Brunch on Sunday June 26th at 12noon at El Cid. Enjoy a show alongside El Cid’s delicious brunch menu! Visit http://elcidsunset.com for details.
Photo of Annie as Elvis in Lillian DuJour’s LIT Cabaret at Fantasy Springs Casino by Fabian Laura Castro.
photo by La Photographie
Annie performs two acts in this show produced by Lillian Du Jour and hosted by Tito Bonito at the Inland Empire and San Gabriel Valley’s premier LGBTQ+ nightclub.
18+ - $10 cover all night
21+ - free before 9pm / $10 cover after 9pm
Bottle service available - reserve yours at 340nightclub.com
Annie brings her tribute to WWE superstar Macho Man Randy Savage to the Hollywood Jane Revue’s pro wrestling themed burlesque show, Faces in Heels III!
Doors 7:30; show at 8pm; 21+. For tickets and show info, visit http://FacesInHeels.com
Saturday - Sunday March 5 - 6: use promo code “EarlyBird” for a 25% discount!
Annie does Elvis at a Vegas-style private event in the desert.
Annie portrays the debonair and devastatingly well-dressed Bryan Ferry in Love Connie’s dance/drag/video tribute to Roxy Music and classic 70s and 80s films the weekend after Halloween!
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Fade2Connie: The Roxy Files
Fri Nov 5 / Sat Nov 6 / both shows 9pm
Cavern Club Theater (under Casita Del Campo)
1920 Hyperion Ave, Silver Lake, Los Angeles, CA 90026
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Tickets available at http://CavernClubTheater.com
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Arrive early or stay after the show to dine upstairs at Casita Del Campo! Make sure to get one of their famous Margaritas to bring downstairs to the theater. Inexpensive paid parking available on-premises.
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Starring Love Connie with special guests:
Lux LaCroix
Vanessa Burgundy
Diamondback Annie
Giving you a great big KISS 💋
for the final virtual Bootleg Bombshells show!
Wednesday June 30th @10pm Pacific on Zoom
Meeting ID - 831 1724 3760
Free to attend (tips appreciated) but please RSVP to ensure you’re on the list as space is limited, at:
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/thebootlegbombshells/546034
In her first post-pandemic live performance, Annie portrays Luke Skywalker and plays a Landspeeder-shaped electric violin with built-in fireworks in Star Girls, the original burlesque Star Wars parody show.
Get tickets here for the show Sunday June 6th from 7 - 9pm at The Mixx in Pasadena.
Show seating has been set up to be Covid compliant. Seating is limited and previous performances have sold out quickly. In order to continue the social distancing protocols , you must be able to purchase and sit with only your group. Please see ticket packages for sale for more info.
Annie is proud to join acclaimed AAPI virtual production Sacred Wounds on Saturday May 29th for Hotpot: a celebration of Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, hosted by Wang Newton and Coco Ono. The show features an international cast, including Damian Dragon (LA), Flowerbomb (Korea), Caroline Yoo (PA), Kumiho (SF), Miss Catwings (Hawaii), Wrong Note Rusty (Toronto), Riv Escape (LA), Tiffany Ninja (LA), Jeong-Nakey Apron (LA), Celeste X (LA), with dessert by Midori.
Get tickets here - the link to join the show will be sent with your order confirmation.
PLEASE NOTE INTERNATIONAL TIME ZONES to find your local start time for this online show:
Saturday, May 29th
LA -- 7pm PT
NYC -- 10pm ET
Sunday, May 30th
Taipei/Manila -- 10:00
Tokyo/Seoul -- 11:00
London -- 03:00
Rehearsing for VHoF 2020 on August 15th
Diamondback joins the first-ever online edition of the Burlesque Hall of Fame’s annual gathering of burlesque performers from the world over, as one of the performers in their Showcase of live performances on Saturday, August 15th. Check out this cute teaser video of what’s in store, featuring the incredible Alotta Boutté, who will be emceeing the Live Showcase.
The VHoF Live Showcase is a daytime/early evening event, if you’re in the Western Hemisphere, running from 2:00-4:00pm Pacific Time (5:00-7:00pm Eastern.) If you’re in the UK, the show runs from 10:00pm-midnight; in Tokyo, 6:00-8:00am Sunday morning August 16th.
The Virtual Burlesque Hall of Fame runs for the entire month of August. Events include both ticketed weekend Showcase events, with lineups curated around different themes, as well as community classes, hangouts, and discussions free for all to attend.
Diamondback Annie as WWE legend Macho Man Randy Savage with Hyacinth Lee as Savage’s manager, Miss Elizabeth. Photo by Casey Campbell for Metalesque Fest / Sign of the Beast Burlesque.
Ohhhhhh YEAHHHHH! Diamondback performs her tribute to larger-than-life 1980s wrestling legend Macho Man Randy Savage at an evening of WWE-themed burlesque in Hollywood.
Stay tuned for show details and ticketing information!
Diamondback Annie as killer Wall Street investment banker Patrick Bateman in American Psycho, with Haute Coque as Paul Allen. Photo by Jeff Davis for Bootleg Bombshells.
Diamondback portrays Patrick Bateman - the Wall Street axe murderer with the killer wardrobe - at the Bootleg Bombshells “Movie Night” show at El Cid Sunset.
The show is on Martin Luther King Day, so you’re not busy - unless you have to return some videotapes…
Doors open 8 pm / show begins promptly at 9. Diamondback opens the show, so don’t be late!
Tickets $25 GA/$35 reserved at:
://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-bootleg-bombshells-movie-night-tickets-85700692077
Diamondback plays the National Anthem on an electric violin with fireworks for jets at the Globe Theater in Downtown LA. (photo by Doug Stidham for Devil’s Playground LA / violin by Carlos Flores / lighting design & projections by Jöel Huxtable
Get ready for the 10th anniversary of the original Star Wars cosplay burlesque show, Star Girls! Diamondback unveils a new Landspeeder Mach II electric violin at this show, which also features a performance from America’s Got Talent star Prince Poppycock.
Tickets are available now at http://DevilsPlaygroundLA.com.
photo by Casey Campbell for Sign of the Beast Burlesque’s Metalesque Fest 2019 at Dante’s in Portland, Oregon
Asian burlesque and variety extravaganza The Jade Follies returns to Harvelle’s underground night club in downtown Long Beach.
21+ / Two shows - click on the showtime of your choice for show details and advance tickets, which begin at $18 general admission with a 2-drink minimum:
early show begins at 9pm (doors 8pm)
late show begins at 11pm (doors 10:15pm)
Harvelle’s Long Beach is located downstairs from Congregation Ale House. Entrance is on the side facing the Promenade.
Diamondback pays tribute to horror classic Evil Dead 2 at the Bootleg Bombshells “Movie Night” show. Photo by Daniel J. Sliwa Photography.
Diamondback joins the Bootleg Bombshells for their weekly midnight burlesque show at the historic speakeasy in the basement of the Townhouse in Venice Beach. The high-energy show is as offbeat as Venice itself and features a rotating cast of professional dancers and polers.
Admission is free but tips are always appreciated. 21+ - doors open at 11:30; early arrival encouraged to ensure best seating.
Photo by Sam Hernandez
Diamondback celebrates her birthday with a special performance at the Bootleg Bombshells’ weekly midnight show just off the Venice Beach Boardwalk.
The show is in the basement of the Townhouse at 52 Windward Ave, in their historic Del Monte speakeasy, which dates back to the Prohibition era.
Admission is free, but your tips are appreciated. Please be over 21+.
Macho Man Randy Savage cosplay at the Bootleg Bombshells show in Venice Beach. Still from a video by Lulu Mon Dieu.
Annie joins members of the Hollywood Jane Revue for a ComicConLA panel titled, “Nerdlesque: Burlesque Meets Fandom,” which explores the intersection of burlesque, cosplay, fandom, and gender.
Saturday October 12th at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Panel is in room 402 from 2:30 - 3:20 pm - see full details on topics to be discussed here:
https://www.comicconla.com/event/nerdlesque-burlesque-meets-fandom/
Curated and hosted by Blanche Bourgeois, and featuring panelists Veronica Voss, Seraphina Wilder, Georgia O’Queef, and Diamondback Annie.
photo of Diamondback Annie as WWE legend Macho Man Randy Savage & Haute Coque as Miss Elizabeth taken at Rockwell Table & Stage by Ernie Manrique for Hollywood Jane Review’s “Faces In Heels” show
Diamondback Annie & Haute Coque take their tribute to WWE greats Macho Man Randy Savage and his wife/valet/manager, the lovely Miss Elizabeth, on the road during October, to the world’s only metal burlesque festival, Metalesque!
The festival runs Thursday - Sunday October 3 - 5; Diamondback performs at the Friday night show at Dante’s, 350 West Burnside Street Portland, OR 97209. Doors for the Friday show open at 8; show begins at 9.
Get tickets (which start at just $20/night) and see the full lineup for each night of the festival at https://www.signofthebeastburlesque.com/buy-tickets.
Photo from the Velvet Hammer Burlesque book by Michelle Carr
Diamondback brings her Vegas Elvis tribute to the King of Rock & Roll to the Bootleg Bombshells’ weekly midnight show at the Townhouse in Venice Beach, located just off the Boardwalk at 52 Windward Ave.
The show is in the historic Del Monte speakeasy in the Townhouse basement, where rum (and patrons) used to enter through secret underground tunnels. (Nowadays, you can enter off Windward Ave and walk down the stairs.)
Admission is free, but your tips are appreciated. Please be over 21+.
