The Gong Gong Song: An Ikettes Burlesque Tribute

I've realized that I haven't posted anything about burlesque or my alter ego Sugar Cane Jane in quite some time, so I thought after having performed this past Friday, that I'd share my most recent routine. Though this act is my newest solo feature, I've already had the pleasure of performing it three times in the last month and a half, twice with the Vaudezilla team and once with the lovely Scarlett Deville & the Devillettes. The footage below is from my show with Vaudezilla at EXIT Chicago this past Friday, and is my first show back from my three week wedding hiatus.

The act is entitled the Gong Gong Song and was originally released by the Ikettes, Ike & Tina Turner's famous back up dancers. If you're a John Waters fan, you might remember this track from the HAIRSPRAY soundtrack. I LOVEEEEEEEEEEEEEE this song, I love soul, I love dancing, I love John Waters, I love the 60s, and I certainly love shakin' my tail feather, so I feel that everything just sort of fell into place with this act.

Enjoy!

BROADZILLA! (6.24.11) - "The Gong Gong Song" by Sugar Cane Jane from Vaudezilla Productions on Vimeo.

Wardrobe Wonders: Outfit Post #4

This is the first in a series of new posts I'd like to attempt to tackle today. The photo shown below is just a quick snap shot of what I wore to work at the lounge I cocktail at for our Soul/Psychedelic/Funk/Garage Rock night a few days back. I got that early 70s mini skirt from my fabulous friend Niki over at BombshellShocked Vintage months ago, and I've been dying to wear it out for the perfect occasion. And with the weather in Chicago being so unusually rainy for this time of year, it's been a rarity to be able to wear my afro out as large and in charge as I was able to that night.

The evening's ensemble was completely inspired by one of my favorite songs ever, Funky Nassau by the rare funk band The Beginning of the End. Most particularly the following lyric, "mini skirts, maxi skirts and afro haired dudes...people doin' their own thing, they don't care about me or you...Nassau's gone funky, Nassau's gone soul". If you've never heard of them or this track before, listen and enlighten yourself below.



xoxo

Wardrobe details:
Mini skirt: early 1970s rayon & polyester blend mini skirt w/ word print
Top: 1950s smocked picnic blouse
Thigh highs: purchased at the most amazing secret dollar store in the world
Shoes: 1960s Bass wooden heeled loafers w/ tassels
Hair: ALL MINE.