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Vid or it didn’t happen!

Penny Maple Pepper Fandango Burlesque dance Charleston WV

Penny Maple and Pepper Fandango, the first time they performed with Dangerous Curves Ahead at Kanawha Players in Charleston, WV. Photo by Russi Seacrist, 2011.

Pepper Fandango and Penny Maple finally have a little something something to share with all our friends who have missed our burlesque dance shows around Charleston, WV!  Thanks to Mr. Chase Henderson, local Dr. Sketchy’s mad professor, who recorded our new burly-q act when we opened for Dangerous Curves Ahead: Burlesque on the Go-Go at Charleston, WV’s world-famous Empty Glass.  Chase thinks the video could have turned out better, but we love it!  It was a packed show in a tiny venue and Chase did a fantastic job of capturing our particular brand of frenetic, messy burlesque dance – and you should tell him so!

Click on the NSFW unlisted youtube link and enjoy Pepper Fandango and Penny Maple, burlesquing to the Pepper Fandango Band’s crowd pleaser, ‘Scotch Whiskey’!

 

*Edit: I’m a jackass.  This was the first time Pepper and I have been joined by the rest of the Pepper Fandango Band, and I owe them a huge thanks.  Drummer Dave Roberts and bassist Andy Jones didn’t get a chance to practice with us beforehand, but you couldn’t tell, could you?   I hope it’s not the last time they join us on stage!


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Razor Sharp Studios Presents…PORKCHOPP3D!!!

Blood on the Beach

Razor Sharp Studios at Blood on the Beach, Photo by Elle Xohmbeah

Those horrorfully creative folks at Razor Sharp Studios are at it again with the final installment of the Porkchop trilogy, Porkchopp3d. Fresh from spreading some backwoods horror love with the screening of Porkchops at Blood on the Beach, Razor Sharp Studios is releasing the much awaited trailer for Porkchopp3d at The Empty Glass in Charleston, WV tonight! The party doesn’t stop there; past trailers, music videos, and short films will also be screened. Musical entertainment will be provided by The Renfields! Plus…Food! Alcohol!! This is an event you won’t want to miss.

The cover charge is only $7 unless you are wearing a Razor Sharp, Porkchop, Porkchops, Porkchopp3d, or Zombie Babies t-shirt–then it’s only $5. Quite a bargain for a kickass party! So put on your party hats and prepare for some gory 3D fun. Don’t worry, 3D glasses are provided. The only thing missing is you!

Tonight, at The Empty Glass in Charleston, 10 p.m., be there.


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Zombie Prom and Empty Glass After Party

If you can’t hit the dusty trail to VA beach with us, don’t pout!  Charleston has a deliciously demonic date for you at Kanawha Players!  Zombie Prom starts at 9pm April 21st.  Come early for free zombie makeovers starting at 8 pm.  The Zombie Prom will feature special guests Jeremy Ambler from the Walking Dead and our own hometown hero, RJ Haddy!  Haddy made us proud on SyFy’s Face Off and he’s busy at work to make us even prouder, so here’s a chance to tell him you think he’s effin great!  Other wonders include Continue Reading →


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On the Road with Razor Sharp

Elle and I are icing down our cooler and gassing up our van for Blood on the Beach in Virginia Beach!  We’ll be joined by our friends from Razor Sharp Studios for a three-day horror extravaganza, where we’ll rub elbows with the horrorfully rich and famous and hopefully get totally blitzed every night.  Together we will make the tides bleed red! Continue Reading →


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The Rebirth of Bump and Grind

Penny and Pepper perform 'Makeout Bandit' at Kanawha Players Theatre. Photo by Russi Seacrist.

Charleston’s Burlesque Revival has been gestating since winter, and by my calculations should be crowning sometime late next month.

Who do we have to blame for this delicious descent into hedonism?  It might seem like Pepper and I are guilty as sin, but I think we can trace it to Chase Henderson, local Dr. Sketchy’s mad professor.  Sketchy’s, for the uninitiated, is a burlesque figure drawing class, and Chase has been hinting from the beginning that he wouldn’t mind some real live burlesquing at our monthly art class. Continue Reading →


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Give ’til it Kills!

Penny Maple, Wayward Girl, and her last splash with Mr. Porkchop

Friends, it is time to get serious!  Serious about breast cancer!  Serious about movies!  Serious about supporting local artist!  Serious about murder!  Serious about MEAT!  The sands are slowly trickling through the hourglass for Razor Sharp stuidos, President Hardiman is begging on bended knee, and only you can help.  Well, your family and friends can help too, so share this link to our Indie GoGo!  If we can’t make Porkchopp3d, we can never sell this movie, and then we can never give delicious free money to breast cancer research!  So think about it and dig DEEP inside, up past your spleen, under the lung and right to your big bloody heart, ya big lug!  Every penny counts, just ask – well, me! Continue Reading →


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Audition for Razor Sharp Studios

Eamon Hardiman (right), Razor Sharp Studios, at the premiere of 'Porkchops'.

Razor Sharp Studios is holding an open audition for upcoming production “The Story of Emma” this Monday Nov. 7, from 6 pm to 8 pm at Kanawha Players, 309 Beauregard Street.  Multiple roles will be cast, including two females 18-30, two males 18-30 and two males 30-60.  Also multiple male and female roles for a voodoo ritual scene.  Filming will be Saturday Nov. 19 and Sunday Nov. 20 in Charleston’s East End.  Bring a headshot if you have one, but don’t sweat it if you don’t – Razor Sharp holds laid-back auditions!


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Charleston Zombie Walk 2: 350 Walking Corpses!

Suzie Sketchman loves you for your braaaaains!

Elle and I were supposed to promo for Sketchy’s at the Zombie Walk, but some jackass decided to slash my brother’s tire.  We managed to run over between getting the spare on and taking it down to the tire shop and take some snaps of the good people of our fair city – plastered in blood and gore.  Continue Reading →


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Dr. Sketchy’s at ArtMares 3 Reception

Penny and Mr. Tofujitsu, Sean Richardson

The ArtMares 3 reception was Friday night at Kanawha Players, the third and final night of the horror and fantasy-themed art show.  Penny and Elle were there along with Pepper Fandango and Suzie Sketchman to class the joint up even more!  It’s not easy to blog about an event where you appear as the entertainment, but we did it for you.  We grabbed a plastic cup of red wine and scampered up and down staircases, squealing with delight like school children. Continue Reading →

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