Live-drawing YOU at White Mischief NYE: Jason Atomic

Jason Atomic is a fine artist currently living in North London with his muse Manko and a grumpy little black cat called Howard. He’ll be drawing members of the audience live at White Mischief’s New Year’s Eve 1910 party.

Thematically his work is documentary reportage of pop and counter culture, exploring underground scenes, alternative and street fashion, live music & performance.

His energetic sketches (drawn without looking at the paper) make up an inimitable style. Loose line drawings in his always-at-hand sketchbook are worked up onto canvas, and undergo dramatic colouring in acrylics, inks and varnishes; vibrant colours, dribbles and splatters.

Work often combines images and text.

He has exhibited and performed at established institutions such as the Tokyo Metropolitain Museum of Art, Museum Quartier in Vienna and The National Portrait Gallery London, where he set an unofficial World land speed record for portraiture in summer 2008:
http://www.youtube.com/user/misterAtomic#p/a/f/0/DhRUNA3IPuY

He has also performed at legendary underground venues like Tokyo Dark Castle, Kashpoint and The Batcave.

www.jasonatomic.co.uk – official website
www.myspace.com/jasonatomic
www.youtube.com/misterAtomic

Kiki Kaboom, appearing at White Mischief NYE

We’re delighted to welcome Kiki Kaboom to the stage on New Year’s Eve. Kiki will be joining us at the end of a marathon four-gig ‘record breaker’ attempt, meaning that by the time she reaches us in the early hours, Kiki should be ready to let her hair down and party with the Mischief Makers!

Winner of Best Newcomer 2009 at the London Burlesque Festival, Kiki Kaboom has exploded onto the UK burlesque scene. An already accomplished actress and singer, she has taken burlesque by the balls and given them a gentle squeeze.

Part clown, part sex-kitten and all woman, Kiki has a cheeky, charming, irreverent approach and a wicked sense of humour. Oozing sass, sauciness and sex appeal, her warmth and wit ensures she remains a firm favourite with every audience.

She is a regular fixture on the London and UK circuit, and has performed internationally at the Amsterdam Burlesque Festival, the Dublin Burlesque Ball, and will be in Vancouver and Seattle over the coming months. She has also been chosen to model for Maybelline New York, and will be appearing in an upcoming EMI film about Immodesty Blaize and the rise of neo-burlesque in this country.

She has an array of acts at her disposal – classic, comic, vintage, character-based or musical and is also an experienced compere, having hosted nights for Chaz Royal (London and Amsterdam), Last Days of Decadence, Lady Luck Club and Beyond The Cabaret. Having trained with Jo King, Kiki now also teaches for Jo at the London Academy of Burlesque.

Ladies, gentlemen, hold on to your hats. She’s one vivacious vixen.

http://www.myspace.com/kiki_kaboom

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kiki-Kaboom/71070309751?ref=ts

 

Frank Sanazi at White Mischief New Year’s Eve

Described as “comedy gold” by the Evening Standard, Frank Sanazi is the Ubermeister of Lounge.

Frank’s latest album, “Mein Way on a Steinway” contains some of his hits such as “Strangers on My Flight” and “Jack Boots Are Made For Walking” (featuring his lovely daughter Nancy.)

Though there’s no doubt Frank’s act is on the edgier end of things, don’t mistake him for a racist. His show is without prejudice and this consumate entertainer tours with two gentleman from the middle east and another who is both black and Jewish. Together the crooners are better known as the Iraq Pack – appearing soon in a casino near you.

We’re delighted that Frank has taken some time off from his tour of Europe to celebrate the New Year with us.

For more details of the huge line-up and to book tickets, read our New Year’s Eve page.

Desmond O’Connor, compering White Mischief NYE

Your host on New Year’s Eve will be Desmond O’Connor, acid-tongued ukelele-wielder and star of Edinburgh hit “And The Devil May Drag You Under”.

Although fans of the alternative arts may well have caught Des in action previously (he’s one of the hardest-working men in cabaret and a Top 10 Burlesque Star according to Bizarre Magazine), even the mainstream broadcasting world has been exposed to his talents as co-writer and musical director of “Scott Mills The Musical”.

For more details of the huge line-up and to book tickets, read our New Year’s Eve page.

Frisky and Mannish at White Mischief New Year’s Eve

Described as “The undisputed hit of the Edinburgh Fringe”, Frisky and Mannish have received a five star review from Time Out for their “School of Pop” show which skewers hit pop songs with hilariously barbed re-interpretations.

Whether it’s their mash-up of Kate Bush as sung by Kate Nash or their Weimar Republic version of the Friends theme tune, Frisky and Mannish bring a shockingly high degree of actual musical talent and satirical panache to the hugely under-rated genre of the spoof song.

And they’re appearing at White Mischief’s New Year’s Eve show at Proud Cabaret. Take a look at their unique twist on Christmas favourite “Baby It’s Cold Outside” by clicking on the image below.

For more details of the huge line-up and to book tickets, read our New Year’s Eve page.

Or click below to see a preview of Frisky and Mannish’s Edinburgh show:

The Paradox Club, a brand new experience from White Mischief

If you’ve been seeking something different from your nightlife, look no further. Tough Love, White Mischief and Lucifer Box are proud to introduce The Paradox Club, where you become part of the story.

Incorporating interactivity, participation, costumed characters, theatrics and improvisation into a club environment, The Paradox Club is more than a party, it’s an experience where you get to rub shoulders with time travellers and meet the strange cast of eccentrics who run the place.

Approaching an unassuming door on an East London street, you may be unaware that you are about to step through a portal sited at the entrance to a rip in the very fabric of time itself.

THE PARADOX CLUB is situated in a rift in the space-time continuum, its staff and stars locked together for an eternity while voyagers from other eras may enter and exit as they wish.

Like a departure lounge for time travellers, THE PARADOX CLUB is the only place where you can dance to music from the past, present and future while mingling with partygoers from every era in history.

What year are you from: 2009? 1999? 1989? 1919? 1889? Be sure to decide and bring with you any costumes or memorabilia from your time period to share with the proprietors of THE PARADOX CLUB, who will be opening their time gate at 8pm GMT on the third Friday of every month from July 17 2009 AD onwards.

The July 17 party will not be announced to the press and so will be just for our closest friends and supporters, in other words you, the elite Mischief Makers who have made our shows so much fun.

For a chance to win free tickets, be sure to join our Facebook group and RSVP on our Facebook event page.

Amundsen & Slade’s Sonic Sideshow

Clad in Jules Verne-esque copper and jade-coloured leather suits worthy of any steampunk, Amundsen and Slade are two mad scientists whose mission is to get audience members interacting with each other through sound.

The Sonic Soul Suits are covered in sensor pads and connected wirelessly to both a laptop and a sampling microphone. With the suits on, Amundsen and Slade (or audience members) can sample and loop sound, move sound from one body part to the next, duel with samples or create entirely new pieces of music together.

The Correspondents

Blending hip hop MCing with vintage jazz, there are few bands who can get a party jumping like The Correspondents, which is why we’re so excited to have them on the main stage at our “Journey To The Centre Of The Earth” party on Saturday 23 May. 

Having surprised crowds with their antics at The Secret Garden and Glastonbury last year, The Correspondents have become a super-hot name on the music scene and by this time next year it’s possible they’ll be selling out venues the size of Scala themselves.

Introducing your hosts, Tough Love

Co-founders and hosts of White Mischief are Tough Love, who will be appearing on the main stage to celebrate the launch of their first ever mini-album.

Blending tribal, world-influenced drums and percussion with quirky, acerbic English lyrics, six-piece pop band Tough Love have been described by the Guardian as “the afrobeat Scissor Sisters” and by Flavorpill as “tribal pop ambassadors”.

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NOCHEVIEJA – New Year’s Eve – final line-up confirmed

 Click within to discover more about the wealth of DJs, live music and vaudeville performances that we have gathered together for this year’s White Mischief New Year’s Eve party. The full line-up has at last been confirmed and includes everything from snake dancers to fire eating to flamenco and belly dancers and a cabaret toreador routine!

There’s a live Cuban band and a range of DJs playing vintage salsa, jazz, rhythm and blues, soul, batacumba, boogaloo, mambo and a whole load of showtunes and party favourites…

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