Blacklips Bar: Androgyns and Deviants - Industrial Romance for Bruised and Battered Angels, 1992–1995

“From June 1992 to March 1995, in the midst of the AIDS crisis in NYC, an extraordinary theatrical collective emerged from the queer underground. Blacklips Performance Cult, initiated by ANOHNI and joined by a cabal of fellow artists, drag queens, punks, nightlife veterans and students, performed a new play every Monday night at 1:00 a.m. at the Pyramid Club on 101 Avenue A. Blacklips never courted mainstream attention. However, the group left a sustaining impression within New York’s late-night subculture by melding hysterical drag, surreal horror, and disconcerting tenderness.” (from Bandcamp description of the book Blacklips: Her Life and Many, Many Deaths)

This album is a compilation of songs and skits from artists involved in the original Blacklips who contributed directly to the scene and legacy of performance during the years it collects. It serves as a chronicle of artists whose work came at a pivotal time for queer performance and survival.

More information about the book Blacklips: Her Life and Many, Many Deaths and the compilation album can be found on the Bandcamp page here: