Hip Ship Live!

Our March 16 show at Johnny Brenda's was simply exquisite. Thanks to Martha, my loving theatrical wife/ ex-wife, and Juliet Hope Wayne for making it a spectacular, sold out evening!

Here is some footage from the show... More to come!

Johnny and Martha at Johnny Brenda's, March 16

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UPCOMING SHOWS!!

Fri, 1/18- THE STATION w/ Nicos Gun, Robotrippers
Come freak with us for $5 in South Philly! 16th and Mckean. Music at 9:30. We go on at about 11.

Fri, 2/1- THE TROCADERO For the Love of Pig Iron: Hogs and Kisses (tix here)
Our favorite night of the year!! Come see us bless the Trocadero stage, joined by the most incredible performers to benefit some of our fave theatre makers.

Sat, 3/16- JOHNNY BRENDA'S w/ Martha Graham Cracker Cabaret
Don't miss this show!! Two forces of nature meet on one of the best stages in Philly...

More shows to be announced soon!!

FIVE YEARS!!

This past week, we celebrated five incredible years of Johnny Showcase & The Lefty Lucy Cabaret!

Nestled between the storm of the century, and an equally ugly and tempestuous election, we gathered for a night of love and pure pleasure.

That love was made manifest in the most exciting event of the evening, when our friend Alicia proposed to her partner Evan on stage...

We also honored our guitarist and longest standing member of the group, Vince, presenting him with a medal and dubbing him Saint Vincent the Lion Federici.









Thanks to our opener, Panther Thomas, and Miss Martha Graham Cracker for joining us on this special night. Special thanks to Frank, Pete and Joe and all our friends at the Ric Rac. There is no place like home.

Panther Thomas before his set.

Love is the Message (For Miles Davis) Official Video!

Here it is!!
Directed by "El Malito" Les Rivera Edited By Adrienne Mackey

For Martha Graham Cracker

Oh Martha
I have been dreaming of your chesthair
And your hair on your upper arms
And your lower back
And legs
I feel you can engulf me
With your siren song
Will I crash into your rocks, Martha?
Will I?
Tomorrow night we meet once more
Our spheres collide
Our Venn Diagrams will gently bump eachother
In the lights, among the people
We will hold court, Martha
I will not breathe a word to Vickie Fastlane
Of our clandestine public encounter
She would not understand our love.