Live @ the Bowie Ball

There’s nothing that warms my heart more than when straight boys don glitter and eye makeup in the name of rock music. A mixed party is the best kind of party, and that’s exactly what it was like at Bowie Ball 2009, hosted by Le Poisson Rouge and the red-wigged and fabulous Deryck Todd (whose adoring parents were selling T-shirts in the front bar).

It seemed like everyone dressed as something—sparkly magenta eyeshadow, one-legged leotards, feathers, the list goes on. For those folks who didn’t have the time or energy, there was an elevated stage where numerous makeup and hair artistes molded eager hip kids into glam rock gods, goddesses, and every demi-god in between.

We were especially excited to cover the event because it played host to numerous gay  performance artists from the New York scene, including Kevin Aviance, Michael Formika Jones, neon glam duo the Kiki Twins, and trans virtuoso Our Lady J. A gay-in-spirit, Bridget Everett (a regular performer at Sideshow Sundays at the Ritz), did not disappoint fans by unleashing her powerful voice and bosoms.

But all the performances were amazingly high-energy, especially uncanny Bowie lookalike Reni Lane, but also Keanan Duffty (of Slinky Vagabond) and the eternally youthful-looking Michael Cavadias with his accompanying band. In our great enjoyment of the whole evening, we forgot to grab a set list and don’t have a record of the songs. But chances are if there’s a Bowie song you love, we heard it.

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