Most everyone whom GO Brooklyn knows is asking for a Nintendo Wii from Santa this year, but if the Tiger Lillies have their way, we?ll all be getting ?Suicide for Christmas.?
Nothing says Christmas like suicide, drag queens and nudity. Well, at least in New York, where adults-only holiday entertainment has become a thriving subgenre.
Especially considering he's a singer and accordionist, Martyn Jacques has suffered more than his fair share of occupational hazards. He has had a microphone stand rammed in his face, insults and beer cans hurled at him, threats uttered...........
...Brace yourselves for their imminent visit to our shores within the next few weeks. Get your tickets now, for you will want to someday tell your grandchildren about how you witnessed their twisted original artistry.
Of all the events scheduled by Jonathan Mills....it could be argued none was more tantalising than to see ...Brechtian punk cabaret combo The Tiger Lillies
In terms of unlikely events, the appearance of a band whose back catalogue includes the evocatively named albums Urine Palace, and Spit Bucket in the music programme of the Edinburgh International Festival, surely ranks high.
On a hellishly hot Saturday night in Melbourne a week ago, the Tiger Lillies performed at the North Melbourne Town Hall... And the Tiger Lillies cast a spell: it became a glamorous, illicit midnight world, created with clarity and precision.
Einsturzende Neubauten bassist Alexander Hacke is heading off on tour with cult punk-burlesque trio The Tiger Lillies in musical cabaret Mountains Of Madness.
Blog about pig knowledge by professor Brett Mizelle of California State University, Long Beach which discusses "the Learned Pig" and other clever swine.
Fresh from the Perth and Sydney Festivals, cult cabaret trio The Tiger Lillies played Melbourne for two nights last weekend. Recent calls from Reverend Fred Nile to ban their act appear to have gilded them into filthily fine fettle.
Martyn Jacques has been described as many things: morbid, pervert, satanist, sheep shagger, blasphemer and throbbing pustule. And that's just the positive reviews. Article from the Age, Melbourne.
"Long before The Dresden Dolls begin twisting cabaret and Vaudeville musical styles with morbid and hilariously perverse lyrics, there were Tiger Lillies."
