World Renowned Pappy and Harriet’s Transforms into Wild West Burlesque. Saturday, April 30th @ 9 PM * Tickets: $10 VIP: SOLD OUT
“It’s hotter than a whore house on nickel night.” – Charlie Moan
By Lisa Morgan
If you are one of the few who have been planning to, but have yet to make the trip to the world renowned Pappy and Harriet’s in Pioneertown, don’t expect to do so on Saturday, April 30th after 9 PM. It won’t be there. Due to the unique alignment of stars, the placement of the moon and a strong dose of Evaro magic, patrons will be transported, willingly or not, into the Wild West of the 1800s and the Cactus Wine Saloon burlesque experience, and they will be glad they were.
Enjoy Pappy and Harriet’s amazing menu, full bar and adjoining Pioneertown all you like, but when the clock strikes nine, hold onto your hats as you will be swept up into the Cactus Wine Saloon time portal and find yourself entertained by an 1800’s house band called The Saguaros, and hot little dancers known as the Dusty Coyotes. This Wild West burlesque is fixin’ to be a hog-killin’ time, complete with a dirty blues and dusty boots rollickin’ roadhouse revue. There will be song and dance, Wild West romance, and girls that will kick up a row for all you late night lovers. The hottest spot in the Wild West, the show will get particularly blurry once the Cactus Wine Experience commences. “Shake me all night long” is the 2nd Series of the Cactus Wine Experience, a Rock’n’Roll series with good old fashioned blues at the heart of it all. From Slim Harpo, Credence Clearwater Revival, Booker T and the MGs to the Rolling Stones, it will be unlike any other burlesque you have ever dreamed of!
This Cactus Wine Experience is the heart-meets-brainchild of Gabriella Evaro, which was launched at the Joshua Tree Music Festivals in 2015, both Spring and Fall, and again for the May of 2016 festival. The response of those in attendance was incredible. CV Weekly writer, Esther Sanchez, had rave reviews for the experience: “The CWE was one of the highlights for me at the last JT fest. You gotta love this gorgeous group of talented performers who keep it classy while peppering in just a bit of raunch exactly where you want it. I have never seen anything quite like it. It really is a show that nobody should miss.”
FROM THE HEART AND MIND OF GABRIELLA EVARO:
“For years, while my family was doing music, I chose dance, theater and created large scale visual art installations. When I started doing music with my family about 8 years ago, I stopped focusing on my other projects. For the last couple of years I’ve been looking for ways to bring dance, visual art and theater back into my life. I attended LIB (Lighting In a Bottle Music and Arts Festival) two years ago and was inspired by the art installations. They had a cool massive room with sexy game toys and girls walking around all done up, and it was super cool. Then there was another section of the installation with cool western themed art. I’ve always loved Wild West themes. That was my, ‘Ah ha,’ moment! I told myself, ‘I can do this! I can still have my brother and everyone I love be part of this show, and create this western burlesque experience with music, dance, visual art and theater all in it.’ I had all these ideas come together in ten minutes, and knew right then, this is what I was going to do!”
WHAT TO EXPECT:
“Traditionally, the heart of the Cactus Wine Experience is old blues music from the early 20s to early 60s – music by artists like Johnny Lee Hooker, Howlin’ Wolf, Muddy Waters. For this show at Pappy’s however, it’s going to be a classic rock and roll and blues show called, ‘Shake You All Night Long,’” Evaro shares. “I really wanted there to be at least one show in the Cactus Wine Experience history with some classic rock and roll music. I love rock and roll as much as I love old blues, so for this show, we’ll have music by Creedence Clearwater Revival, T. Rex and Rolling Stones, along with the blues artists who influenced them, like Bo Diddley. It’s got a little bit of both worlds. It’s not traditional in any sense. This show is my take on burlesque and my take on the Wild West story. The guys in the show, Gene Jr. (aka Charlie Moan) and Chris Unck (aka Hollis Wood), play the part of brothers who inherited the hottest spot in the west, the Cactus Wine Saloon, and their girls, the ‘Dusty Coyotes.’ ”
“I was researching the wild west during the 1800s when I came across a popular beverage of the era called ‘Cactus Wine.’ Modern day Cactus Wine is wine made from prickly pears, but in the old west, it was a combination of tequila and peyote. The backdrop on the outdoor stage will be the frontage of the Cactus Wine Saloon where you enter into our world. We create a space to make you feel you’ve entered into the old western world with the look and feel of the 1800s, down to the clothes, the old cowboy slang and habits (like chain smoking).”
The music and cast of characters of the Cactus Wine Experience promise to provide a psychedelic journey (sans the peyote of course) into the old Cactus Wine Saloon.
CAST OF CHARACTERS:
Gene Evaro Jr. (Mc/Piano/Guitar/Singer) Charlie Moan
Chris Unck (Stage call/Guitar/Harmonica) Hollis Wood
Scott Kissinger (Trombone) Barnaby Bones
Andy Gorril (Stand-up Bass) George McJunkin
Benjamin Kennedy (Drummer) Blind Man Uriah
Michael Reyes (Singer/Special Guest) Jimmy Lee Ripple
Bryanna Evaro (Singer/Special Guest) Emma Smith
Gabriella Evaro (Dancer/Writer/Stage Director/Designer) Howlin Rose Black
Kacie Dorame (Dancer) Desert Dolly
Kali Poulin (Dancer) Jane West
Piper Robision (Dancer) Pixie June
Liesl Clouse (Dancer) Quintcesa Tomuch
Bonnie Blue Britt (Dancer) Lady Blue Deville
THERE WILL BE THREE SUPRISE GUEST APPEARANCES!
SHOWTIME AND TICKETS:
Advanced ticket purchase is recommended as they are first come first serve and going fast. VIP seating sold out shortly after the show was advertised. Outside Doors open at 7:00pm with Off-Time Jive Boys- spinning vinyl, blues classics and rock’n roll favorites.
Pappy & Harriet’s is located at 53688 Pioneertown Road, Pioneertown, CA, 92268
Go to www.pappyandharriets.com for tickets.
VIDEOS, PHOTOS AND INFORMATION ON THE CACTUS WINE EXPERIENCE:
www.facebook.com/cactuswineexperience
Instagram.com/cactuswineexperience
Youtube link
www.youtube.com/channel/UCCRD_gckL0SPy2OW39zkQ_A
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbAnCyMIQe4
The Saguaros Cactus Wine JTMF Fall 2015
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZaYYwAipwE
Cactus Wine Experience Fall 2015 JTMF
