music For the people, by the people

As we use this turkey day to reflect on family and thanks for things let us not forget the boy child who's birth we will be celebrating. Join SHFTB this Christmas for an all new and 100 percent original musical called 'Santa's Sleigh Ride'! Its about Joe the Cabdriver accidentally killing Santa in a coke filled orgy and having to take his place, kinda like that Tim Allen movie. This is an actual musical and all the music is original, performed by a 9 piece band and 12 member choir!! Here is a special trailer for our upcoming Xmas show, we're a burlesque show so everything we do (including this video) is NSFW.

Super Happy Funtime Burlesque presents:
Santa's Sleigh Ride!
December 19, 8pm
Wealthy Theatre, Grand Rapids MI
Tix $12 in advance, $15 door
Student and Senior discounts available
Tix available now online and at the WT Box Office

http://www.superhappyfuntimeburles…
http://www.grcmc.org/theatre

THE FORBIDDEN BURLESQUE ZONE!!!

Friday Oct 23rd is the debut collaboration between director Richard Elfman and Super Happy Funtime Burlesque. Richard, along with his brother Danny Elfman, made a great film back in the day called 'Forbidden Zone' that gave rise to their respective careers and catapulted Oingo Boingo into superstardom. On October 23 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, at the historic Wealthy Theatre, Richard Elfman screens his new color print of the film. In addition, Mr Elfman will be reprising his roles live on stage, singing, and dancing, for a 45 minute satirical look at the film provided by GR's popular burlesque troupe Super Happy Funtime Burlesque!!



http://www.superhappyfuntimeburles…
http://www.forbiddenzonethemovie.c…

Start Time:
Saturday, August 1, 2009 at 7:00pm
End Time:
Sunday, August 2, 2009 at 12:00am
Location:
Rosa Parks Circle
Street:
134 Monroe Center St. NW, 49503
City/Town:
Grand Rapids, MI

This year is the start of the COMPLETELY FREE Grand Rapid's Electronic Music Night, with a huge wall-of-sound professional P.A. System and intelligent lighting display, this will possibly be the biggest party of the year.

Music starts at 7PM and continues until Midnight on Saturday, August 1st!

Line Up:
Steve Swift: House / Tech-House / Progressive
SONNRIZE: Tech-House
DJ Sylock: Drum and Bass / Minimal / Dubstep
Get Physical: Electro House / Indie Dance / Nu Disco / Chill
Brandon Hill: Downtempo / Dubstep

This is a completely local event, from the DJs, the sound system/lighting providers, and the sponsors, are all local talent. With the possible success of this event, this could open us up for an electronic music festival next year with multiple stages, for multiple days, with multiple DJs. Come to the event, spread the word and support it, so that this is possible.

T-shirts, bottled water, and glow sticks will be sold at this free event, buy a shirt to support it!

We are reprising our Bowie set, a show made entirely of Bowie covers (Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud, Rock and Roll Suicide, Prettiest Star, Width of a Circle, Heroes, Love you Till Tuesday, Diamond Dogs, much more) as opening act for Kalamazoo's fabulous funk act, Funktion.

After a few months of touring around the state, SHFTB is back in its home town of Grand Rapids with a fantastic all new, all spectacular, a little Sarah Palin, and alot terrifying Halloween Spectacular!! See our future VP skin a moose, be awed and inspired by the beautiful Miss Pussykatt of America's got Talent, listen to our fabulous house band The End Times Orchestra. This is the Halloween event of the year! One night only at the Wealthy Theatre, Oct 18th at 8pm. $10 Tix can be bought in advance at the Wealthy Theatre or at the Meanwhile Bar at a special discounted rate! For more information: http://www.superhappyfuntimeburles… or http://www.myspace.com/superhappyf… Show up in costume and win a prize!!!!

Clique Bowling Lanes

Tonight!!!!!!!

Montana Boys
Mitchell
Sik Sik Nation
Lazy Genius

Starts @ 9:30pm

$5.00 Cover

Awesome!

Hey Boys and Girls:

The End Times Orchestra is looking for a horn player, either Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone or Trumpet.



You should:
1. Be able to read sheet music

2.Be able to practise with us on Thursday and Sunday evenings (will switch to thursdays only for winter)
3. Be able to commit to our many shows -- they typically occur on weekends.

4. Understand that we are both our own band as well as the house band for the Super Happy Funtime Burlesque Show, and that if you think Jesus is going to smite you for being the burlesque show, you should probably not apply.


5. Not be a total fucking pothead that can't remember shit.


That said, ETO is a seven-piece band ranging in styles from rock, jazz, blues, folk, klezmer, pop and more. We've played at most of the bars in town and we also tour with the burlesque show around Michigan. Unless we are doing some sort of fundraiser, you are guaranteed pay (and usually beer) at every show. We play both originals and covers. Some upcoming shows include The John Lennon Tribute Show at Founder's, The Halloween Burlesque Show at Wealthy Theatre, The Cystic Fibrosis Benefit and possible additional burlesque shows at Inside Out Gallery in Traverse City and Bell's Brewery. And that's just October.

Dude, my first ever official release! The Murray!

http://www.indistr.com/petthewarri…

Album Info:
The Murray is a collection of songs culled from the Cedar Rock Basement Programs first sessions and a few in home sessions between Dustin Anderson and myself. Dustin Anderson recorded, mixed, and produced The Murray. The Murray features collaborations with extra soulful folkster supreme Claire Fisher, backing vocals from Lazy Genius frontman Christopher Stark, bass guitar from none other than The Soft Bulletin himself, and all around awesomeness by Dust A.C. Dust A.C.sung, arranged, played guitar, keys, drums, and duct tape on the EP. I wrote all the songs except Makin Me Sick, written by Dustin Anderson.


The Murray also includes 1 song from the Pet tHe Warrior Vault. A staple of the grrRoPoLis live show, Thinkin' In Drumtime(Jimmy Dean vers.) aka the Sausage version is the original recording/root/beginning of the most random song I've ever written.


And my English alter-ego comes out in the Dustin Anderson penned Makin Me Sick featuring vocals by Dust A.C., Claire Fisher, and me.


Peace peoples. Support the arts and the artists that create.


Love,
Michael aka Pet tHe Warrior

PS: If more rocking rock is your thing check out my band Montana Boys' debut release, Montana Boys.
http://www.indistr.com/montanaboys…