Sunday Aug 1, 2010 (6pm)
Sandra Bernhard’s knife-edged humor skewers the state of modern culture, fueled by rebellious rock 'n' roll attitude. David Johansen, the flamboyant performer of New York Dolls and Buster Poindexter fame, weaves punk rock swagger, beatnik folk, and gutbucket blues. In Shel Silverstein’s hipster Hamlet: The Street Chant, original baadasssss Melvin Van Peebles adds rhyme and modern meaning to a street-savvy update of the Bard’s classic tale. Steve Cuiffo channels the groundbreaking work of the controversial comic and social satirist Lenny Bruce. Cats and kittens, dig Rod Harrison’s “hipsemantic” inhabitation of the coolest, grooviest, swingin’est Lord Buckley.
– Leah Taylor