Show Schedule: - Zenkaikon 2014 : April 25 - 27, Lancaster, PA - Official Cosplay Burlesque Show! This week on the podcast: poets have written epics about it. Bards have sung songs about it. Tom Hanks is developing an HBO miniseries about it (it's the sequel to Band of Brothers ). Watch the entire Katsucon XX Cosplay Burlesque cast battle for supreme control of the most valuable resource in National Harbor - THE GAZEBO ( ALL GLORY TO BE UNTO IT ). Music: " O Fortuna " from Carmina Burana , by Ca...
Feb 26, 2014•5 min
Show Schedule: - Wicked Faire 2014: Feb 21 - 23, Somerset, NJ. (Members of Cosplay Burlesque will perform with the White Elephant Burlesque Society ) - Zenkaikon 2014 : April 25 - 27, Lancaster, PA - Official Cosplay Burlesque Show! This week on the podcast - we recap the glorious madness that was the Katuscon XX show, featuring not one, but TWO amazing performances by Triple Jay ! Thanks to our amazing performers: Victoria Belmont, Mr. E , Raurenu, Esmerelda May , Melodic Suki , Nana Valtiel , ...
Feb 19, 2014•6 min
Show Schedule: - Katsucon 20 : Feb 14 - 16, National Harbor, MD - Official Cosplay Burlesque Show! - Brunswick Basement Burlesque : Anti-Valentine's Day. Feb 14, 9:30pm, Court Tavern , New Brunswick, NJ. - Wicked Faire 2014: Feb 21 - 23, Somerset, NJ. (Members of Cosplay Burlesque will perform with the White Elephant Burlesque Society) - Zenkaikon 2014 : April 25 - 27, Lancaster, PA - Official Cosplay Burlesque Show! This week on the podcast - being a waitress can suck, and if you work at Merlot...
Feb 13, 2014•7 min
Show Schedule: - Katsucon 20 : Feb 14 - 16, National Harbor, MD - Official Cosplay Burlesque Show! - Brunswick Basement Burlesque : Anti-Valentine's Day. Feb 14, 9:30pm, Court Tavern , New Brunswick, NJ. - Wicked Faire 2014 : Feb 21 - 23, Somerset, NJ. (Members of Cosplay Burlesque will perform with the White Elephant Burlesque Society) - Zenkaikon 2014 : April 25 - 27, Lancaster, PA - Official Cosplay Burlesque Show! This week on the podcast - Your favorite homicidal healthcare worker (thanks O...
Jan 29, 2014•5 min
Show Schedule: - Katsucon 20 : Feb 14 - 16, National Harbor, MD - Official Cosplay Burlesque Show! - Wicked Faire 2014 : Feb 21 - 23, Somerset, NJ. (Members of Cosplay Burlesque will perform with the White Elephant Burlesque Society) - Zenkaikon 2014 : April 25 - 27, Lancaster, PA - Official Cosplay Burlesque Show! This week - the podcast returns with a debut! As our hosts strive to solve the murder mystery, everyone's favorite doctor-turned-psycho twirls on to keep the show en pointe . We are p...
Jan 22, 2014•5 min
Show Schedule: - Wicked Faire 2014 : Feb 21 - 23, Somerset, NJ. (Members of Cosplay Burlesque will perform with the White Elephant Burlesque Society) - Zenkaikon 2014 : April 25 - 27, Lancaster, PA - Official Cosplay Burlesque Show! Dr. AVsian is STILL lost in Asia. So while we wait for the latest shipment of milk cartons, we reprise some more fan favorites. This week, it's all about the dudes - Mr. E as Albert Wesker and Allen Ryde as Flynn Rider (any relation?)....
Jan 09, 2014•11 min
Show Schedule: - Wicked Faire 2014 : Feb 21 - 23, Somerset, NJ. (Members of Cosplay Burlesque will perform with the White Elephant Burlesque Society) - Zenkaikon 2014 : April 25 - 27, Lancaster, PA - Official Cosplay Burlesque Show! This week, while Dr. AVsian is lost in Asia somewhere, we reprise a fan favorite. It's your favorite club for fightin' females: The BAMF Girls (featuring Cherry Valentine , Nana Valtiel , Fonda Feeling , Murder Nurse , and Victoria Belmont )....
Jan 02, 2014•18 min
Show Schedule: - Dec 19 - Brunswick Basement Burlesque in " A Whole Lotta Brass "; Court Tavern, New Brunswick, NJ - 8:30pm - Dec 27 - Brusnwick Basement Burlesque ; Millhill Basement , Trenton, NJ - 10pm This week on the podcast - why, she's just the most chipper older sister ever trapped in Kisaragi Academy. Nana Valtiel brings this Corpse Party to life as Seiko Shinohara ! Music: " Volatile Times " by IAMX , from the album Volatile Times...
Dec 18, 2013•5 min
Show Schedule: Friday, Nov 29 - Brunswick Basement Burlesque in Day After Thanksgiving Show ; Millhill Basement , Trenton, NJ - 10pm Tuesday, Dec 3 - Tooth Box: A Vagina Dentata Contest ; Bizarre in Bushwick, Brooklyn - 9pm This week on the podcast - we're pleased to feature a fabulous performer from a wonderful troupe. Give it up for Venus Mantrapp - part of Jim Thorpe Burlesque - as she exhorts us to Start Wearing Purple! Music: " Start Wearing Purple " by Gogol Bordello , from the album Under...
Nov 28, 2013•5 min
Show Schedule: Brunswick Basement Burlesque - two shows! Nov 27 - Thanksgiving Eve at the Court Tavern; New Brunswick, NJ Nov 29 - Millhill Basement in Trenton, NJ This week on the podcast - Esmerelda Athena May chooses the perfect song by the perfect bad girl for her depiction of everyone's favorite corrupted 30-Century crown princess - Black Lady ! Music: " I Want To Be Evil " performed by Eartha Kitt , from the album Purr-Fect: Greatest Hits...
Nov 21, 2013•5 min
This week on the podcast - to whet your appetite for the White Elephant Burlesque Society 's panel at the Geek Creation Show (Nov. 15 - 17, panel on Saturday), we present an act from our sister troupes' recent 7th Anniversary show. It's a Very Special Episode as Dublin O'Shea - resident Shakespearean gymnast and armor enthusiast - shows everyone just what it means to be Caucasian & Technically-Inclined . Music: " White & Nerdy " by Weird Al Yankovic , from the album Straight Outta Lynwoo...
Nov 12, 2013•4 min
Show Schedule: Thursday, Nov 7: Allen Ryde will perform at the Opening Reception for ERO5, Gallery 788 's 5th Annual Erotic Art Show, Baltimore. Nov. 15 - 17: The White Elephant Burlesque Society will host a panel at the Geek Creation Show in Piscataway, NJ This week on the podcast: We are very pleased to announce a new beauty to the ranks of Cosplay Burlesque. She's bringing classic burlesque to nerd burlesque. Get ready to paw at your monitors - Mika Romantic is going to burn up your screens a...
Nov 07, 2013•5 min
Nov 2: Boolesque at Mauck Chunk Opera House ; Jim Thorpe, PA (ft. Holly Ween) On the podcast - our resident queen of Halloween is none other than our Fearless Leader, Victoria Belmont , who also goes by the moniker Holly Ween . This week, Victoria/Holly inhabits the most intriguing character of one of 2013's best games in one of it's most pivotal moments. She's Elizabeth Comstock , and you are granted access to a glimpse of what happens behind a cut scene in Bioshock Infinite . Music: " Wish You...
Oct 31, 2013•5 min
Oct 25 - Boogie Down & Take It Off ; Ortlieb's , Philadelphia, PA (ft. Holly Ween ) Oct 30 - Brunswick Basement Burlesque Attic Extraveganza ; New Brunswick, NJ (ft. Holly Ween) Nov 1 - Karnevil 's Carnival In The Graveyard ; McCoole's Red Lion Inn , Quakertown, PA (ft. Arson & Holly Ween) Nov 2 - Boolesque at Mauck Chunk Opera House ; Jim Thorpe, PA (ft. Holly Ween) This week on the podcast - as we approach Halloween, it's time to look at some serious costume work. Of all the recent sho...
Oct 24, 2013•7 min
Show Schedule: Oct 12 - Woodbridge Ghost Walk ; Woodbridge, NJ (ft. Victoria Belmont as Holly Ween ) Oct 12 - International Steampunk City at Speedwell ; Morristown, NJ (ft. White Elephant Burlesque Society ) Oct 14 - Punk Rockin' & Pasty Poppin '; Midway Cafe in Boston, MA (ft. Fonda Feeling ) Oct 17 - Paws & Bras Benefit; Oberon in Cambridge, MA (ft. Fonda Feeling) Oct 19 - Boolesque at PA Playhouse; Bethlehem, PA (ft. Holly Ween) Oct 20 - Halloween Party by NJ Shutter Group; Mojo Loun...
Oct 10, 2013•7 min
Show Schedule: 10/4 - Brunswick Basement Burlesque's Holly Ween's Horror Fest 2 at Millhill Basement in Trenton, NJ 10/5 - Looking Glass Revue 's Hallow-Wicked on Main at Lee Gribben's on Main in Easmus, PA 10/12 - Woodbridge Ghost Walk in Woodbridge, NJ 10/13 - International Steampunk City at Historic Speedwell in Morristown, NJ (featuring the White Elephant Burlesque Society ) This week on the podcast - in my dreams, I am surrounded by sultry brunettes, slinky blondes, and fiery redheads. Howe...
Oct 04, 2013•5 min
Show Schedule: 9/28 - White Elephant Burlesque 7th Anniversary Celebration at ATC Studios 9/29 - NYCC Pre-Party Steampunk & Cosplay Shoot-out at Roxy & Dukes 10/3 - Dr. Sketchy 's Zombie Sketchy at Asbury Lanes 10/4 - Brunswick Basement Burlesque's Holly Ween's Horror Fest 2 at Millhill Basement 10/5 - Looking Glass Revue 's Hallow-Wicked on Main at Lee Gribben's on Main This week on the podcast - we recap the Saturday night show AnimeUSA 2013. Who killed Mr. E ? It's a total mystery! (h...
Sep 27, 2013•7 min
UPDATE: Episode 110 has been reposted. Enjoy! Show schedule: This Saturday - Sept 21 - in New Brunswick, check out Brunswick Basement Burlesque at the Court Tavern , featuring Holly Ween (aka Victoria Belmont ). On Sept 28, check out the best theatrical burlesque troupe in New Jersey at the White Elephant Burlesque Society 's 7th Anniversary Celebration at ATC Studios in Clifton, NJ! This week on the podcast - we recap the Friday night show at AnimeUSA 2013 with a timelapse study and public doma...
Sep 19, 2013•8 min
Show Schedule: Join Fonda Feeling as she leads a bevy of Backbay burlesque beauties in Geek Girl Boston Burlesque's Cult Classics September Spooktacular on Sept 14 at Club OBERON in Cambridge. Or, if you're in the Philly area that night, head over to JC Dobbs to see Murder Nurse rock out with her band Navimada ! Then hop in your car and drive down to DC for AnimeUSA 2013, featuring TWO full Cosplay Burlesque shows ! This week on the podcast: You've never seen a monk like this - so mysterious, so...
Sep 03, 2013•6 min