San Francisco’s Queer Open Mic

Friday, August 8th we’ve got a special treat for you… A Queer Open Mic regular (and certified sexy crowd-pleasing ham)… MARLO GAYLE!!

Ever since he slid out from between his mother’s nether lips 40 years ago in Cincinnati, Marlo Gayle has been obsessed with the ol’ in and out.

He loves to write little smart ass bios that never mention his actual publications because he’s not a sell out.
He also likes to cover his very real vulnerability and sensitivity about his work with smart ass comments like the previous line.

So for this very special first time ever solo feature he’ll expose himself just a little for this very special time.

You can find his stories in Sex Toy Tales (the book and the website), 5 Minute Erotica, Suspect Thoughts, and Fucking Daphne. His photos have appeared on his Flickr.

As Guy, he can be seen in Familiar Men, and Orgasm: Faces of Ecstasy.

As Marlo Davis he can be seen performing in Cubbyholes: Transmen in Action, and the upcoming Couchsurfers 2.

This show will feature special guest host Steven Schwartz and may also include rowdy birthday spankings.  You’ve been warned.

August 8, 8pm
Sign-ups at 7:30pm
Three Dollar Bill Cafe at SF’s LGBT Center

This Friday, July 25, the Queer Open Mic is super excited to bring you Natasha Champney, the Purple Cow Poet*!

Natasha is a performance poet who commands attention before the words fall out of her mouth.  At 5′11″ with a pink mohawk, this gal/boi scorpio dyke poet is hard to miss.  She’s read her social justice and sexual poetry at SF City Hall’s Poems Under the Dome show, and has been published in Sinister Wisdom and The Vinyl Elephant. Natasha writes about visions of chaos, cunts, cocks, bliss, buddhism, injustice, the environment, and other things that go bump in the night.

(She’s also shooting a lesbian vampire film next week and needs goth punk women as extras. If you’re interested, please comment below and we’ll send you her way.)

Come see Natasha Champney, the Purple Cow Poet live this Friday at the Queer Open Mic!

July 22, 8-10pm
Sign-ups at 7:30pm
Three Dollar Bill Cafe at SF’s LGBT Center

*what’s a purple cow poet, you ask? well, there’s really only one way to find out, isn’t there?

To kick off my first show as co-host, and I’m bringing you an extra special gift: my favorite local singer-songwriter, Fivestar, will be hitting the stage for your listening and toe-tapping pleasure. Expect kinky, funny, soulful songs about love and riding crops, and bring your sweet tooth for eye candy. Everyone who’s seen Fivestar perform agrees: this person is somethin’ special.

But allow me to introduce the two of you. Fivestar writes…

I’m originally from South Texas and have been making trouble in the Bay Area for 6 years. When I’m not working with video and the web, you can find me riding my bike, exploring the fabulousness of this city and making music. Music has been an emotional outlet for me as far back as i can remember. I’ve been writing music for ten years for the sole purpose of dealing with heartaches and joys. Aside from a few past public performances, I mostly sing for my friends. I started performing Queer Open Mic a few months ago and am excited to find more people to share my passion with. Thank you!

Visit http://www.iamfivestar.com or http://twitter.com/iamfivestar for more.

This show will be followed by celebratory libations at Zeitgeist, so join us for that, too!

July 11, 8-10pm
Three Dollar Bill Cafe at SF’s LGBT Center
followed by beer at Zeitgeist

You may have heard the rumors… Emchy had so much art in her life that she was exploding, and she gave some of it to me.  I’ll be stepping as the new Queer Open Mic co-host on July 11th, and I’m honored beyond articulation about this (although I did try to articulate it over here).

QOM has been a deeply special part of my life for the last year and a half.  I’ve been going religiously to share my poetry, hang out with friendly artists, and bask in the lineup of performers that is always always always ecclectic and inspiring.  I’ve never fallen so deeply in love with a venue.  This mic is special.

So I’m kicking my new role off by creating this site (my day job is website development — handy, huh?).  I hope to fill it with performance updates and links to all of our incredible community members.  (But bear with me while I get it running right… like all of us, my free time is limited.)

Please drop me a note if you have suggestions, and I look forward to seeing you at the mic!

Hey All,

We’re building out this new blog/website to give Queer Open Mic a central home on the web. It might take awhile to get all the pieces in place, though, so please be patient. Leave a comment below if you have ideas for us.

xo