BRAND NEW WEBSITE!!!!

Hey Guys!

After my last website got commandeered by an Asian porn site (true), I finally got around to getting a brand-spankin' new website!

lesliegoshko.com

Hop on over there, look around, visit!!! Big thanks to Kevin Carter for the website design. Hire him for all your tech needs. 

Sideshow Goshko Storytelling Series Thursday, 4/27/17

Come see why Sideshow Goshko is named a Time Out NY and a New York Times "Critic's Pick" this Thursday, April 27th, 7pm, at KGB Bar (85 E. 4th Street). We've got a fantastic lineup! Always FREE, always at a Soviet Bar.

photo courtesy Maryanne Ventrice

Award-winning storyteller Leslie Goshko (Huffington Post, Sirius XM radio) invites some of NY’s top writers and storytellers to share true, bizarre tales about their lives. There’s a challenging trivia game and a free wine giveaway where one lucky audience member will walk away with their very own bottle of Sideshow Sauce! Tonight’s stellar lineup includes stories from:

Bill Chambers (The Frigid Festival, artist in residence at Ten Foot Rat Cabaret)

Robin Gelfenbien (Yum's the Word, VH1)

Sandi Marx (Moth Slam Champion, Boston Women's Comedy Festival)

Calvin Cato (San Francisco Sketch Fest, Oxygen Network)

* New York Times "Critic's Pick"
* Time Out NY “Critics’ Pick”
* NY Daily News “Editor’s Pick”
* “a well-programmed night” - The New York Times

What: Sideshow Goshko Storytelling Series

When: Thursday, April 27th, 7pm (doors open 6:30pm)

Where: KGB Bar (85 E. 4th Street, 2nd Floor), named "Best literary venue in NYC" by New York Magazine, 212- 505-3360 

How Much: Free

Thunder and Sunshine Turns 1!

Thunder and Sunshine turns 1 year old!!! Help us celebrate at the West End Lounge, where we had our debut almost exactly 1 year ago to the DAY! (5/7/16)

Live Music! Funky Puppets! Prize giveaways! And Treats! The message is for kids, the music is for everyone. 

$10, Kids 3 and under *FREE*! (2 drink minimum for grown-ups) Hope to see you there! 

www.thunderandsunshineband.com

"One More Thing..."

photos courtesy Maryanne Ventrice

The first-ever "The Real Housewives of Columbo" was a smash success!! Thank you to everyone who came out and packed Cornelia Street Cafe. We had a blast! We had such a good time, in fact, that we've already been booked for a return engagement. So, mark your calendars: Saturday, June 17th, 6pm at Cornelia Street Cafe! A whole new housewife, an entirely different murder.

We'll see you there!

You Now Have a Date for Saturday Nights!

photo courtesy Craig Ruttle

Hey all! I'm VERY excited to officially announce that I am the new Saturday night piano karaoke player at Sid Gold's Request Room! That means you can find me behind the baby grand each weekend where we can make all your karaoke dreams come true (of course, be sure to double check the Sid Gold's website as sometimes there's schedule changes). 

Huge thanks to Joe McGinty for the amazing opportunity! I love Sid Gold's and my Sid Gold's family! The song list is ever-growing, so be sure to check it out. Stop by, say "hi," and let's sing a tune or two!

Piano Karaoke Time!

It's that time again! The time where you bring your pipes, I provide the tunes, and we all have a blissful karaoke time together!

I'll be behind the baby grand at Sid Gold's Request Room tomorrow, Saturday 3/25 and Friday, 3/31, 9pm - 1am. Stop by, have a drink, sing a song!

I will also provide ridiculously over-excited facial expressions.

Check out the current song list HERE!

Music That Doesn't Suck Monthly

I had a blast writing and performing in this sketch for the new show at Le Poisson Rouge, Music That Doesn't Suck Monthly. Be sure to check them out! Good music, good peeps, good times.

Radio Free Brooklyn Interview--Dr. Lisa Gives a Sh*t!

I was so honored to be interviewed by Lisa Levy for her Radio Free Brooklyn show "Dr. Lisa Gives a Shit!" We talk musical theater, alcohol, and Christianity. You can hear the entire interview HERE! Thanks, Dr. Lisa! 

Thunder & Sunshine CD Release Party at Joe's Pub at the Public!

Come to Joe's Pub on Sunday, January 29th, 12pm for the much-anticipated CD Album Release Party for the newest and best kids' rock band, Thunder and Sunshine! With 70's and 80's inspired rock, you and your kids will be jumping and toe-tapping in no time. The message is for kids, the music is for everyone! Get your tickets HERE!

SIDESHOW GOSHKO TURNS 8 YEARS OLD!!!

More fun than a room full of Fleet Week sailors, it's the 8TH ANNIVERSARY OF SIDESHOW GOSHKO!!!

Sideshow Goshko Storytelling Series is turning 8 years old and we're celebrating! Award-winning storyteller Leslie Goshko (Huffington Post, SiriusXM) invites some of New York’s top writers and storytellers to share true, bizarre tales about their lives. There’s a challenging trivia game and a free wine giveaway where EIGHT (one for each year we’ve been around) lucky audience members will walk away with their very own bottle of Sideshow Sauce! Tonight’s stellar lineup includes stories from:

Kambri Crews (NY Times best-selling author of "Burn Down the Ground," creator QED Astoria)

Rory Scholl (People's Improv Theater, ARTPROV)

Thomas Pryor (author "I Hate the Dallas Cowboys," NY Times)

* New York Times “Critic’s Pick”
* Time Out NY “Critics’ Pick”
* NY Daily News “Editor’s Pick”
* “a well-programmed night” - The New York Times

* featured on TruTV's Impractical Jokers, NPR's Snap Judgment, and in The New Yorker

When: Thursday, January 26th, 7pm (doors 6:30pm)

Where: KGB Bar (85 E. 4th Street, 2nd Floor)

How Much: FREE!

Be sure to arrive early to snag a seat...they go fast! 

Sunday Night Quiz Show 1/22!

The first QuizShow of 2017 promises to be a post-inauguration day doozie! The best live music clues, terriffic pop and rock trivia, unbelievable name that movie. Win prizes bigly! Hosted by yours truly and Gary Burton followed by piano karaoke! Draft beer and pizza specials 'till 11pm! 

One, Two, Three! It's Piano Karaoke!

There are new songs on the list and they're just waiting for YOU! Stop by Sid Gold's Request Room on any or all of the following dates to make your piano karaoke dreams come true:

Saturday, 1/14
Monday, 1/16
Sunday, 1/22

9pm - 1am. You bring your pipes, I'll back you up!

Loser's Lounge Tribute to ELTON JOHN!!!

To say I am EXCITED about the upcoming Loser's Lounge Tribute to Sir Elton John is an understatement. How much of an understatement? Let's just say that in college he came to town and the show was sold-out. I weaseled my way into working the event so I could be the worst usher ever and just watch the concert. It was awesome! I met Elton's Limo driver! I dedicated a whole page in my college scrapbook (yes, I had one of those) to it!

Proof I'm obsessed!

I'm pretty sure most of the shows are sold-out, but if you can, grab a ticket to this awesome tribute! I'll be there Thursday and Friday with a couple surprises in store!

IT'S ELTON, BITCHES!!!!

Tickets and info HERE!

SO Into It!

TONIGHT! It's all things "Hairspray" at UCBeast in preparation for tomorrow's "Hairspray LIVE" on TV. Do I have video from when I donned a giant wig and danced on Broadway to "You Can't Stop the Beat"? You BET I DO! See you there! 8pm, a mere 5 bones.

Lush Time Election Time!

This has been a long and arduous election season. What will get us through to the very end? ALCOHOL!

Be sure to vote November 8th and then have those cocktail shakers ready. We will!

A Porch Music "Thank You!"

Thank you to everyone who came out to Cornelia Street Cafe for Porch Music! We had a great time and are already planning the next one.

And thanks to Andy Christie for filming and editing this video. Bluegrass it is!

Sideshow Goshko Storytelling Series, Thursday, 10/27!

Almost 8 years running, we're back at it this Thursday, 10/27 in New York's reddest bar. Come see why the New York Times named us a "Critic's Pick" and calls us "a well-programmed night." Always FREE, always at a Soviet Bar.

Award-winning storyteller Leslie Goshko (Huffington Post, Sirius XM radio) invites some of NY’s top writers and storytellers to share true, bizarre tales about their lives. There’s a challenging trivia game and a free wine giveaway where one lucky audience member will walk away with their very own bottle of Sideshow Sauce! Tonight’s stellar lineup includes stories from:

MARTIN DOCKERY (Fringe Circuit Superstar)

SELENA COPPOCK (Red Oaks on Amazon, Vh1, author "The New Rules for Blondes")

CAITLIN BRODNICK (Glamour, The People's Improv Theater, The Moth)

DANNY ARTESE (Moth StorySlam winner, http://sweetvalleyhighagain.tumblr.com/)

* New York Times "Critic's Pick"
* Time Out NY “Critics’ Pick” 
* NY Daily News “Editor’s Pick”
* “a well-programmed night” - The New York Times

Always FREE, Always at a Soviet Bar. Be sure to arrive early to snag a seat; they go fast!

Swingin' and Bootleggin' 10/29 at Sid Gold's!

This Saturday, October 29th, 8pm, I'm mixing a batch of bathtub gin and playing 1920's/1930's music in Barrel Of Monkeys Band at Sid Gold's Request Room with Jan Tilley, Artie Bressler, and special guest Gay Marshall. Come get dressed up with us and listen to some good ol' classic music. 

And then stay afterward for The 2nd Annual Halloween S(t)inging Spooktacular at Sid Gold's! with Joe McGinty and Anna C Cabanna! I'll be there; let's hang out!

Back to Back Piano Karaoke

That's right, it's piano karaokepalooza! Will she survive? Will hearing "Total Eclipse of the Heart" 8,000 times send her into a nervous breakdown? We'll see! Come to Sid Gold's Request Room this Saturday, October 15th and Sunday, October 16th, 9pm - 1am and find out!

Plus, I just added this song. So, bust out those belt notes!



Song list HERE!

See you there!

Calling All Flappers and Bootleggers!

I'll be behind the keys playing in this very fun 20's/30's blues show at Sid Gold's Request Room as part of The Amber Zone. It's good-time hand-clapping foot-stomping music! And with signature cocktails and retro decor, you can spend your Monday time traveling to a gay old time (because I'm playing for Gay Marshall! See what I did there?)

Monday, October 3rd, 8pm, Sid Gold's Request Room

See you there, dames and gents!