Cabaret and burlesque have been all the rage this year, but no locals tickled our fancy with their showgirl feathers — until now. Along comes the cutie-pie miscreants in Coco & Homo, a “dynamic duo of trash and hedonism” who have created a “post-modern religious experience for the 21st Century.” Coco, the female half, belts out with pipes that rival the late, great Amy Winehouse, whom she covers, and together the duo performs an eclectic mix, from Kurt Weill to Tom Waits to Ke$ha. Their act includes interactive, playful and “sometimes naughty” games. cocoandhomo.com.
This article appears in Sep 22-28, 2011.