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Big Freedia @ Mercury Lounge -- 5/26/2011
After opener (technically co-headliner) Javelin played a set to a packed house last night at Mercury Lounge (pictures of their set coming soon), DJ Rusty Lazer took the stage solo briefly, to warm up the hot and sweaty, and soon to be much sweatier, room. After a grand entrance through the crowd from the back of the room (which is where all artists have no choice but to come from at Mercury Lounge), with dancers in tow, queen diva Big Freedia took the stage to loud cheers and applause. From there it was about 40 minutes of non-stop ass shaking to Freedia's brand of New Orleans bounce.
It was hard to tell how many of the dancers on stage were there with Freedia, and how many he picked up in NYC, and how many were just coming up from the crowd (though lots fit the latter description on Freedia's command at times). But I think Freedia had at least four official dancers with her this time, and most notably one official male addition (and I don't mean the popping man that she introduced as her own man, who was also on stage, and may have been the best dancer of all). If I'm not mistaken, the enthusiastic gentleman on stage in short shorts with a "frohawk" shaking his thing throughout the whole show was none other than the person known to some as "Frohawk"! As usual, great show. Freedia loves NYC and NYC loves Big Freedia.
Freedia does it again Saturday night at much bigger venue Brooklyn Bowl before continuing on tour.
Unless you're up close or standing on a chair, it's often hard to see what's really going on stage at a Freedia show. Luckily Chris was front row last night at Mercury Lounge. More of his pictures and a video below...
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Oh, Frohawk...
Posted by Anonymous | May 27, 2011 11:43 AM
How many out there wish they would have gone to this thing after these pics?
Posted by Anonymous | May 27, 2011 11:50 AM
Frohawk everywhere!
Posted by Anonymous | May 27, 2011 12:01 PM
oh boy, it's like the heavens opened up and gave us the gift of the good comments to follow ... don't hold back, kiddie.
Posted by Anonymous | May 27, 2011 12:01 PM
Welp, just found a cure for priapism.
Posted by Anonymous | May 27, 2011 12:08 PM
more boy butts, less creepy photographers
Posted by Anonymous | May 27, 2011 12:15 PM
Cellulite everywhere!
Posted by Anonymous | May 27, 2011 12:17 PM
I need brain bleach.
Posted by Anonymous | May 27, 2011 12:19 PM
Novelty acts. Always fun. See ya in there dollar bin!
Posted by Anonymous | May 27, 2011 12:29 PM
This is so fucking stupid.
Posted by Anonymous | May 27, 2011 12:53 PM
frohawk really does turn up everywhere.
Posted by Anonymous | May 27, 2011 12:58 PM
i bet the mercury lounge soundguy had fun that night.
Posted by Anonymous | May 27, 2011 12:58 PM
THIS IS AN EXIT.
Posted by Anonymous | May 27, 2011 12:59 PM
When an important part of your music is in fact a large-sized version of human anatomy, maybe there's not much to your actual music.
Really old creepy guy in front got his money's worth though.
Posted by Anonymous | May 27, 2011 1:00 PM
ASS TO ASS! ASS TO ASS!
Posted by Anonymous | May 27, 2011 1:18 PM
**BARF**
Posted by Anonymous | May 27, 2011 1:31 PM
i bet the mercury lounge soundguy had fun that night
Posted by best stocks | May 27, 2011 2:04 PM
that reminds me I'm fresh out of cottage cheese..
Posted by Anonymous | May 27, 2011 2:09 PM
i can't tell if any of these people are male or female
Posted by Anonymous | May 27, 2011 2:18 PM
Well, now we know where all the Meatpacking District's tranny hookers went.
Posted by Anonymous | May 27, 2011 2:41 PM
Frohawk for ass mayor 2012!
fuck all yall haters. have fun on the internet.
Posted by Country Bunghole | May 27, 2011 6:04 PM
Frohawk should be covered here way more often.
Posted by Anonymous | May 27, 2011 8:16 PM
Thats a lotta ass
Posted by Anonymous | May 27, 2011 9:24 PM
Sometimes all music has to be is a good time. last night at mercury was one of those instances.
Posted by Anonymous | May 27, 2011 10:11 PM
Sometimes all hummus has to be is a simple snack. And last night in my apartment was one of those instances.
Posted by Anonymous | May 27, 2011 10:39 PM
where is your apt?
Posted by Anonymous | May 27, 2011 11:36 PM
ASS TO ASS LOL!
Posted by Anonymous | May 28, 2011 1:22 AM
HUMMUS TO MOUTH
Posted by Anonymous | May 28, 2011 2:41 AM
You people were lobbed pictures of Frohawk dancing on stage for Big Freedia in short shorts and all you could come up with was this?
Posted by Anonymous | May 28, 2011 11:40 AM
FROHAWK RULES!!!! eat meat!!!
Posted by heather loop | May 29, 2011 6:11 PM