Review: Clownvis at Trixie's Tiger Room

On Saturday, March 2nd, one of the most bizarrely unique events took place at the Tiger Room in the famous Trixie's Adult Entertainment Complex on Preston Highway along the Greasy Ditch Canal. 

Located in the same building as Trixie's Indulgence (the Erotic Dancing side of the complex) is the Tiger Room, a homage to the now closed Toy Tiger Venue, and oddly an all ages venue. Trixie's hosted the free event staring St. Louis' favorite clown, Clownvis Presley, and local party electronica duo Bus Hus, now celebrating their 20th year.

The 'King of Clubs' hosts 'The King of Clowns'

Oddly unique performance situations is nothing new for Clownvis, who has in the past performed while getting shot out of a cannon, at the funeral for Louisville Zombie Attack, and most recently at the legendary Gathering of the Juggalos; and has an upcoming project with the Insane Clown Posse.

So perhaps the 50+ Clownvis fans who ventured out to Trixie's may have found this particular event a little unorthodox, Clownvis felt right at home, entertaining the audience with his patented mixture of Stand-Up, Elvis Impersonation, Comedy songs, and magic; as well as with skits involving his ever rotating cast of characters; this time including his personal bodyguard Uncle "Huckle" Berry.   

Clownvis and Uncle Berry 

Clownvis dazzled the audience with crowd favorites including the 'Yellow Bandana' trick, Sucking on a Chili Dog, The Fresh Prince In The Ghetto, and Jesus Christ Eating On A Chicken Wing.

 A new addition to the Clownvis set, was several songs played acoustically on guitar for a warm intimate segment of the show, and included the Clownvis original The Cursive Song.

 Finishing the set, as always, with Elvis' famous finale the American Trilogy to massive crowd approval, Clownvis once again reminded Louisville why he is The King of Clowns, no matter the venue or occasion.

 After the show the crowd was invited by the friendly and accommodating staff at Trixie's Indulgence to continue the festivities. And although there wasn't a sighting of Clownvis in Indulgence, many of the guests ventured over to 21+ side of Trixie's for an inviting and fun atmosphere and post show celebration for another unforgettable Clownvis experience.

Signing autographs for the youngest Clownvis fan to ever enter Trixie's

Fearless reporter John King bravely enters Trixie's Gold Room

3/2: Clownvis & Bus Hus at Trixies

Hot off the heels of his 2018 tour with Insane Clown Posse, everyone's favorite, Clownvis, will be at the Tiger Room at Trixie's on March 2nd with longtime Louisville electronic artists Bus Hus. Tickets are just one cent (VIP Tickets $15). Order here. 

This Weekend: Gubbey Records- Head Cleaner Vol. 1&2

         This Friday (Nov. 29) Gubbey Records is releasing what they call a love letter from the Louisville music scene, a compilation called Head Cleaner Vol. 1&2. Due, I'm sure, to the album's length it is only available in cassette format which comes with a digital download. Though you'd be hard pressed to find a functioning cassette player outside of an Oldsmobile these days, this release stands alone as Louisville's longest analog-format compilation, documenting forty six Louisville acts.
         We at 37flood have been anxiously awaiting this release for quite some time now (the promo poster's been hanging up at HQ for the past couple months). Boasting genres from bluegrass, power pop, avant garde, noise, experimental hip-hop, and punk, Gubbey lives up to their reputation of promoting obscure, isolated, and eclectic Louisville music made in Louisville, by Louisville, and for Louisville.
         Here's our top 20 (ordered as they appear on the album):

• Rude Weirdo- Rodney the King
• The Cut Family Foundation- Wrecked
• Asm A Tik- Temporalis
• Furlong- Hoarder Fire
• Humongous- Russian Space Things 
• Adventure- Pollen in my Beard
• The Decline Effect- Serpent to Slay
• D'arkestra- Tonight
• Bush League- Doublethink
• Bus Hus- The Freedom you Were, The Fascist you Are
• Sick City Four- Kamui Song
• Whistlin' Rufus- The Kentucky One-step
• The Sandpaper Dolls- Across the wire
• Mr. Samples- Stimulate This
• Empira Vultura- Grace
• Hitchhike- June Bug
• Blackbirds of Paradise- I Love You (But I don't know why)
• Plastic Bubble- Respectable Establishment
• Vice Tricks- Holiday
• The Mack- New Way to Begin

        For ten dollars, this tape is a steal. You couldn't even get this much music on itunes for less than fifty bucks, so why not hop in the Oldsmobile and cruise for a couple hours, match the sights of the city to the sounds?

         To go with Head Cleaner Vol. 1&2, Gubbey Records is having an equally massive release show this weekend with three separate events at Modern Cult and The New Vintage.