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I HAVE A MYSPACE PAGE

http://www.myspace.com/Lady_Monster


For the most up to date calendar listings, please go to MySpace.

 

READINGS:

I'm always up for reading at your event.

Please send me a note with the details.

Thanks.

 
 

Other Lady Monster performances:

 

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COCKED AND LOADED

Track 10: Revolting Cock Au Lait

Revolting Cocks

Release is OUT NOW on 13th Planet Records

I wrote the lyrics and performed the spoken word tracks.

Al Jourgensen did the rest.  Thanks Mr. and Mrs. Jay!!


 


DVDs available NOW


 

SWIRL

Sex Worker Internet Radio Lounge

 

Working Stories

An Audio Documentary based on the lives of sex workers.

Click on the link if you want more information

or for your story to be added to the project.


 

 Frameline's International LGBT Film Festival

FtF: Female to Femme

Premiere: Wednesday, June 21, 2006

8:15 p.m. at the Victoria Theater

Watch Meliza Banales, Big Burlesque, the Diamond Daggers and MORE in the documentary film about all kinds of femme women.


I was interviewed by Zig Zag Productions for UK Channel 4 about my past participation in the Masturbate-A-Thon.  Here is a new article about the continuation of the documentary and a new UK Masturbate-A-Thon sponsored by the Center for Sex and Culture.


 

Never Breathe What You Can't See and Sieg Howdy

Back-Up vocals

Jello Biafra and the Melvins

Both releases are OUT NOW on Alternative Tentacles Records

Recent shows:

 

Trauma Flintstone presents:

Erin Go Bra-Less

Friday, March 17th @ 9PM

Cafe Flore

2298 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94114
Cost: donation
Produced & "femceed" by Trauma Flintstone

I`ll be reading very dirty, nasty, filthy material.


 

Erin Go Bra-Less


 

 

http://www.ftloose.org

NO WHINING ALLOWED

Friday, December 8, 2006 -8PM

At Shotwell Studios: 3252A 19th Street, SF


 

Presented by

FOOTLOOSE

A SHOW of EMERGING WOMEN

to benefit the

Seventh Annual Women on the Way Festival

at Dance Mission (occurring Jan 11-18, 2007)

 

Artist and Musician Expo

Thurs, 9/14- Center for Sex & Culture – 7-9PM

Censorship –F@#k, I Can’t Say That Anymore

Learn what you are and aren’t allowed to do these days with:

Annalee Newitz of the Electronic Freedom Foundation

Mark Kliem of ReelGuys.org

Writer and burlesque dancer Lady Monster

Erotic writer and web designer Thomas Roche

 

 

PORCH LIGHT - the story telling series

WHERE: Cafe du Nord, 217o Market Street
WHEN: Monday, September 18

DOORS: 7:30, Stories begin at 8pm

TICKETS: $12, also available at www.ticketweb.com

 

TRUE LUST CONFIDENTIAL

Welcome back from summer break with a show about the sexiest deadly sin ever created by God.  Featuring a cavalcade of mesmerizing storytellers including: Peter Coyote, Jan Wahl, Kirk Read, David Henry Sterry, Michael Capozzola, Lady Monster, and Allison Landa.

Thank you Tara Jepsen and Beth Lisick!!

 

Inside Story Time

Voted best new reading series by SF Weekly

Thursday, August 17

7pm

Rickshaw Stop (155 Fell Street)

 

I will be MCing the event.

 

Readers include:

Carol Queen, PhD

Stephen Elliott

Greta Christina

Allison Landa

Yanina Gotsulsky

 

InsideStoryTime is produced by James Warner

and co-produced by Ransom Stephens

 

Community Festival

Friday, June 23 - 8:00 - 8:15pm

Live Arts Stage

 

Saturday, June 24 - 6pm

Circus of Cool at the "I Wish You Jazz" Stage

 

Three days of peace, love and understanding.  ComFest!

Goodale Park, Columbus, OH 43201,US -  FREE

The country's longest all volunteer-run, non-corporate sponsored music festival - for nearly 40 years!

Just buy some booze to keep it running (and get a complimentary mug)!

 

Working for the Weakened
Hosted by Sherilyn Connelly.
Employment Horror Stories by:
Cindy Emch, Angie Krass, Lady Monster, Horehound Stillpoint, Uphill Both Ways
8PM.  Sliding Scale: $10-15 (NOTA)
 
 
(click on the link for more information)
 
 
The Premiere of Damien Echols' art.
With Henry Rollins, Jello Biafra, Jonathan Richman, Shepard Fairey, Winston Smith, Bob Gruen, Mick Rock, Norman Reedus, Jayne County and MORE
at 111 Minna Gallery in San Francisco.

 

 

Pomo Literati on KUSF (90.3FM)
Sunday, April 16, 2006 from 2:00 - 4:00PM
Anje Vela and I read poetry by Damien Echols.
A Big Thanks to our host Frank Andrick.

 

ELYSEUM: a Paradise for Heroes and Poets.

Friday, March 17, 2006

Features:  GARY MEX GLAZNER, LASARA FIREFOX, BUCKY SINISTER, LADY MONSTER, KT MICHEAL

Hosted by:  Russell Reza-Khaliq Gonzaga (a.k.a. "SENSEI"), Poet, Journalist, Community Activist

At: MISSION CONTROL, 2519 Mission St., San Francisco, CA

 

SINGING:

Yes, a new adventure for me. 

At the GONG SHOW- LIVE

Every Friday and Saturday from Feb. 3 – 18 at The Dark Room 

7:30 door - 9:30pm.  $12/advance.  $15/door.

Check out The Unknown Comic and many other favorite and hilarious acts with real live gong action!

 

Perpetual Motion Roadshow

Sunday, January 15th - 3:00pm

Modern Times Bookstore

888 Valencia Street, San Francisco

http://www.moderntimesbookstore.com

More info at http://perpetualmotionroadshow.com

 

COWAPUNKA!

at Thee Parkside (1600 17th Street, SF)
Click on one of the links for more information.
Films: 12noon to 5:30PM
Q/A with one of the WM3 counsel: 5:30-6:00PM
Music: 6:00PM - 2:00AM
 
Carol Queen's Birthday-Love Art Laboratory, Peep Show, and Personal Service Auction and Benefit for Dixie*
Saturday, July 16  8-11 PM
Donation: $10-$100 (all funds raised go to the revival of Dixie (the truck, not the south)
Location:
Center for Sex and Culture. 398 11th St.,  SF
 
Sunday, July 17.  Dark Room Theater.  5:30-7pm.  Free admission.
Open performance.  We ask that all performers have a story, poem or anecdote to share about Melisa, how she touched their life.  Please check Melisa's site for more information about this event.
 
Sunday, July 9, 2005
110 Capp Street, San Francisco
Dark and Industrial music and poetry, over 40 artists displaying erotic/fetish works.
 

Sex Worker Film and Video Festival

Sunday, May 8th.  8pm.

Final Night Performance Extravaganza, including my premiere with the Big Burlesque troupe.  Please check out their website for more information about this fantastic group of performers.

 

Sex Worker Film and Video Festival Special Spoken Word night

Femina Potens.

Thursday, May 5th - 8pm. 

  

Big Burlesque on SPARK (local PBS program on KQED)

Wednesday, April 27th. 7PM

Dark Room Theater, 2263 Mission St (btw 18 & 19th St.)

Show up at 7:00pm, the program airs at 7:30pm. Come watch the show and see some of your favorites of Big Burlesque, and meet the new dancers of BB and of the Fat-Bottom Revue!

 

The Pomo Literati on KUSF (90.3 FM). 

Sunday, April 24th.  2-4PM

Celebrating Frank Andrick's 7th year on the air with Bari ‘B.L.’ Kennedy, Martin Hickel and ME!!

Click on the link to listen online.

 

Sizzle! - Femina Potens  (hosted by Tina Butcher)

April 15th .  8pm.  $3 – 5 (no one turned away for lack of funds)

Sizzle returns with "Sluts and Goddesses" an erotica film by Annie Sprinkle and features spoken word by 'Sex Aesthetician' Lady Monster, San Francisco Poetry Slam Champion Thea Hillman, Rhainnon Argo and music from Chelsea Beauchamp; not to mention all of the fabulous erotica writers who will be stepping up to the open mic. Come read or just enjoy the smuttiest of the smutt at Femina Potens. 

 

Made In Palestine

SomArts Cultural Center, 934 Brannan Street in San Francisco, Exhibit:  April 7 through April 21, 2005.

Reading: Sunday, April 17th.  3-5pm.

The exhibition showcases a collection of contemporary art made by 23 Palestinian artists and refugees, who live in the occupied territories and the Diaspora. The works on display cover a wide range of media and present individual reflections on the Palestinian contemporary experience and the political situation in Palestine. The Station Museum, Houston, where the show originated, described Made In Palestine as “the first exhibit of contemporary Palestinian art ever displayed in the United States.”

For more information, visit http://www.justiceinpalestine.net/ or call 510-548-0542.

 
BLOWFLY at the Shattuck Down Low in Berkeley
Friday, April 8th
Also appearing:  Djs Frane, Riddm, & Kool Kyle.
 
Saturday, April 2nd
10PM.  $10.  WIth Harold Ray Live in Concert and DJ Evil Justin.
Check out his new album, Farenheit 69 on Alternative Tentacles Records.
 
Sex Work Smorgasbord - Center for Sex and Culture-
February 19th.  8PM- $5 -7 -
"a night of various exciting and educational tales of sex work" - Scarlet Harlot, Lady Monster, David Henry Sterry, Greta Christina, Mark Klein, Tina Butcher
 
Fuck Your Freedom Show for more information go to:
 
Porno Slam!
with Carol Queen, Patrick Califia, Simon Sheppard, Lori Selke, Steven Schwartz and Lady Monster!
Saturday, January 15, 8 pm
$10-20 sliding scale.
Reading the best of the worst... interpretively! If you don't laugh your ass off, you are the best and most loyal friend bad porn ever had.
 
The BIG LOVE Show.  A glamorous and exciting benefit for the glamorous and exciting Heather MacAllister.
Wednesday, December 1st.  El Rio.  8:00pm.  $5-20. Even more if you're loaded. All cash goes to Ms. MacAllister.
-with the delightful musical stylings of GLASS BALLS featuring Tara Jepsen & Brian Whitty.  Spoken word from LAUREN WHEELER guranteed to boot you in the behind.  She's a lady. she's a monster. she's LADYMONSTER and she tells really nasty stories.  CREAMY GOODNESS will have you dancing. yum.  Totally true tales from the psyche of SHERILYN CONNELLY.  Magnificent literary maven KATE BRAVERMAN will read to you. whoa. Hosted by michelle tea.
 
Eliina Nicole's Photo Project:  www.regainyourvoice.faithweb.com
 
LadyFest - Bay Area. Litfest @ Femina Potens
Saturday, July 31, 2004, 11am - 6pm, $5-7
w/Michelle Tea, Julia Serano, Sherilyn Connelly, Charlie Anders, Wendy-O Matik, Thea Hillman, Daphne Gottlieb, Mary Wings, Diane DiPrima, Trina Robbins, Fern Capella, Billie Mandel, Sabrina Chapadjiev, Eli Wise, Jen Ro
 
SWOP Benefit: Angel Initiative and Erotic Group Art Show
Tuesday July 27th. 6pm till Midnight Free!
Sublounge, 628 20th Street at 3rd Street SF
Performances by:  Scarlot Harlot  , Lady Monster, Dee Dee Russell, and Ladies from SWOP
Artists: Antonio Amerson, Olof Asterlin, Cliff Colver, SM Gray, Kate Luker, Amanda Peterson, Dee Dee Russell
 
Brooklynne Benefit
Thursday, July 22nd.  8PM - $5
26 Mix -3024 Mission Street @ 26th Street, SF
Performances by: 
The Sex and Culture goddess- Carol Queen, PhD, Other Magazine's superhero extraordinary- Charlie Girl, the sexy spoken word stylings of Lady Monster, the tremendously talented Trauma Flintstone (part of the Acid Housewives and so many theater productions we've lost count) and more.
Plus: raffle prizes from Good Vibrations, and Castro Video, an Extreme Erotica Open Mic (Come with your best and wildest tales), go go dancing
 
Lit at the Canvas (www.lilycat.com)
Canvas Gallery.  9th Ave and Lincoln, San Francisco
7:00pm.  Monday, July 26, 2004.  Free.
"Sex Work and Office Work" Lady Monster - with tale of phone sex work that will make you think
Scarlet Harlot - the unrepentant whore extraordinaire
David Henry Sterry - incredible tales of working the streets in LA
Josh Wilson- A political activist and writer
Liz Henry - amazing writer
MC - the always stunning -Sherilyn Connelly
 
Spectacle #1
Friday, July 16th
The Dark Room, 2263 Mission St (btw 18 & 19th St.)
10pm - Midnight.  $5 - $10 sliding scale
An evening with Spectacularist Internationale, benefitting their journal Persiflage. Featuring Jennifer Blowdryer, Alvin Orloff, The Big Bottom Burlesque Revue, Fauntleroy, Skinny Vinny, Andrea Lawlor and special guest from NYC, Jim Flynn!
 
June 25-27, Columbus, Ohio (A Free Event)
8:30pm.  Friday, June 25, 2004 at the Live Arts Stage. 
6:30pm.  Saturday, June 26, 2004 at the I Wish You Jazz Stage 
 
Horror At Party Beach screening
June 11th, Friday.  9pm. 
A Werepad Production, Horror at Party Beach (see the classic 1964 film by Del Tinney).  I played Poet, the Beatnik Princess/Badass Biker Babe.  In addition to lines, I recited some of my own poetry.  April 17, 2004 was the production date.
 
Perverts Put Out!
Saturday, May 22, 2004, 8:00 pm sharp
848 Community Space, 848 Divisadero, San Francisco, CA
This long-running and ever-popular literary smut-salon returns for 2004! Come experience the cutting edge of erotic fiction, with presentations by local and visiting writer/performers including Bill Brent, Simon Sheppard, Michelle Tea, and others. Costumes, including fetish wear and birthday suits, are welcome. $12-$20 sliding-scale contribution. No-one turned away for lack of funds. Proceeds will be donated to Food For Thought, a Sonoma County AIDS food bank.  Info/reservations: (415) 431-0171 or PPO@blackbooks.com.
 
Lilycat Benefit
May 15th, Saturday.  4-6pm. 
El Rio (on Mission St. @ Valencia) .  
 
Perpetual Motion Roadshow
March 24th at Modern Times Books (on Valencia St (@ 20th St.).  Featuring Keith Knight, Glenna and Corey Frost.  I was the Local Talent feature for the San Francisco stop.  Thanks to Charlie Anders for recommending me. 
 
One Night Stand
Hotel Cosmo.  February 2004
This event was organized by ArtWorkSFcelebrating all forms of artistic erotic and sexual expressions.  It is an annual benefit for San Francisco Sex Information that also showcases local talent.
 
I am now a fetish model.  I have been photographed by Eric Kroll.  Subscribe to his website to check out the photos.