At the April 21 Cole’s Open Mike, co-hosted by hilarious stand-up comediennes Mo Welch and Cameron Esposito, I re-visited “The Dish Song,” a tragic, overly dramatic piece with a touch of ghetto fabulous that I wrote at age 19 for acoustic guitar. Named for my “straight” girl obsession’s alter-ego, Dishquana, I wrote this song as [...]
Stand-up comedy is a lot harder than it looks. It’s you, a mike, and a bunch of folks who you may or may not know. Don’t believe me? Watch this video my first time at Cole’s open mike, which happens every Wednesday at 9:30pm. The hilarious Cameron Esposito hosts: This week I’ll be revisiting some [...]
CHICAGO — What does it mean, bodily, physically, emotionally, mentally, and perhaps spiritually, to be what Simone de Beauvoir deemed “the second … [Read More...]
Slipping the fur skin of a dead animal over a perfectly crafted taxidermy form produces a visual illusion of life, much in the tradition of a trompe … [Read More...]
Abigail DeVille ICEBERG PROJECTS 7714 N Sheridan Road April 13–June 1, 2013 If “X” marks the spot, and three Xs mean “poison, do not … [Read More...]
