
Cabaret legend Justin Vivian Bond is this year’s Joe’s Pub Vanguard artist, and as part of their curated residency, “drag terrorist” CHRISTEENE played four sold out shows at the venue. Tuesday (1/27) was the final night, and CHRISTEENE covered songs by Lana Del Rey, Sinead O’Connor, Patti Smith, R.E.M., Tori Amos, Tina Turner, and more in addition to playing originals, backed by a band that included Mary Feaster on bass, Lyla Vander on drums, Cole Stone Frisina on sax, Joanie Drago on guitar, James Jackson on guitar and banjo, Cornelius Loy on theremin, and Adam Rineer on piano.
In a post on Instagram, CHRISTEENE wrote:
Meetin u in tha dark
clink clank of tha forks n knives
deep pockets of space full in a room fit for a’ storm of snow n cold
each show witnessin a new year
each seat holdin new faces to lean into
front row sushi bar
open for business
music to make it all make sense
songs of folks sewn into the mad patterns of these first 27 days
these nights
much needed
we thank you for makin time in ur life to be there with us
you made it really fukkn special
all of u
👊❤️🔥🔥Ride Hard
Stay Safe
Bring tha fukkn plant insideThank you Joe’s Pub 💥
See pictures from Tuesday night’s show by Ellen Qbertplaya, including one of the setlist, below.
CHRISTEENE (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)
CHRISTEENE (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)
CHRISTEENE (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)
CHRISTEENE (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)
CHRISTEENE (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)
CHRISTEENE (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)
CHRISTEENE (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)
CHRISTEENE (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)
CHRISTEENE (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)
CHRISTEENE (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)
CHRISTEENE (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)
CHRISTEENE (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)
CHRISTEENE (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)
CHRISTEENE (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)
CHRISTEENE (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)
CHRISTEENE (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)
CHRISTEENE (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)
CHRISTEENE (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)
CHRISTEENE (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)
CHRISTEENE (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)
CHRISTEENE (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)
CHRISTEENE (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)
CHRISTEENE (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)
CHRISTEENE (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)
CHRISTEENE (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)
CHRISTEENE (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)
CHRISTEENE (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)
CHRISTEENE (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)
CHRISTEENE (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)
CHRISTEENE (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)
CHRISTEENE (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)
CHRISTEENE (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)
CHRISTEENE (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)
CHRISTEENE (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)
CHRISTEENE (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)