Have we got a new Chauncey Chat for you! It took some time to complete with both Chauncey and Kenyon’s busy schedule. Chauncey saving lives by day at Housing Works and keeping lives exciting at his numerous DJ gigs around New York City while Kenyon spent nights serving hungry New Yorkers and days promoting...
We have been friends with Anabella Lenzu for a little over two years now, meeting through Dance Parade with her group Anabella Lenzu/Dance Drama taking the art of dance and visual narrative to wild and unpredictable heights at Dance Parade NYC’s “Dancing Through The Light” event at Greenwood Cemetery in October of 2011. Here is...
Our first interview with the man known by one name, Batz, took place back in March. This transformed more into a conversation between two friends and the diner in which it took place became a somewhat confessional as we discussed his recent arrest, what it has taught him along with some stark yet beautiful recollections...
***DUE TO HURRICANE SANDY…THE GLAM AWARDS HAVE BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18TH Despite her busiest time of the year, we managed to sneak some precious moments with Miss Cherry Jubilee, the mastermind behind The GLAM Awards, to ask her a few questions about the trials and triumphs of being the one-woman show behind NYC...
We’ve known Dimitri Minucci for almost a decade, his apartment was very close to a bar that Chauncey used to DJ at and work the door on some nights. As creative people usually find inspiration at the strangest times, someone stationed at a bar nearby is the perfect compatriot to share new creations in the...
Chauncey had the wonderful privilege of asking the amazing Anabella Lenzu some questions about herself, her artistic passions and her newest endeavor “Sangre y Arena (Blood & Sand)” which has its World Premiere at The DUO Multicultural Arts Center on The Lower East Side of Manhattan this weekend, June 1st through 3rd. We first met...
We recently caught up with the incomparable and irreverent Reverend Roger “Yolanda” Mapes while djing for The Will Clark Show at his last show at Pieces in the West Village. The show has found a new home at The Ritz every Thursday night at 7:00pm. We first met Yolanda while bartending The Hedda...
Chauncey Chat with BAGLY’s Director of Development, Kurtlan Massarsky After much back and forth amidst the scheduling obstacles that exist between two busy men, Chauncey was finally able to tie longtime friend and fellow philanthropist Kurtlan Massarsky down to have a chat. (That’s him up there on the far left with the big, happy...
It’s the interview that almost never happened. Batz lives in the neighborhood where Chauncey works (his day job) and the two see each other pretty often…but scheduling a time when the two could properly sit down and have a casual chat was the most difficult part. Finally we have the latest Chauncey Chat with...
From now til the end of love. Personalized or blank Valentine’s for that special someone in your life created by extremely talented Rafael T. Melendez. Each card is made on reclaimed paper using the mediums of collage, paint, and drawing. There are many to choose from and they will all be signed and...
About a week or so ago we received a message in our Facebook mailbox sent by a certain someone ‘shamelessly plugging’ himself and we are so glad he did. If not we wouldn’t have been exposed to the refreshingly fantastic sounds and multimedia magic of KOORTWAH. Combining pop sensibilities with deeper, introspective poetry, Jake...
The new George and Gracie? Bonnie and Clyde? Penn and Teller? Edina and Patsy? Abbot and Costello? Michael and Bubbles? All of the above? Well, you’ll just have to take yourself to Gotham Comedy Club on Monday, January 23rd in Chelsea to find out! Tom Taglienti and his wife Mariana take...
As simple as this may sound, you never really get to know how interesting somebody is unless you ask them a bunch of interesting questions. This particular ChaunceyChat, we took the time to focus on Jill Gewirtz, who we met as a volunteer at Housing Works Thrift Shop (where Chauncey works during...
H.O.D. Flashback : Chauncey Chat with Coby Koehl (originally posted in late January of 2011) Chauncey has been on a roll lately, interviewing some of the most fascinating creatures of the New York City Art and Entertainment world. It was only fitting that he sit down and have a friendly conversation with longtime friend...
Chauncey recently had the magical opportunity to sit down and have a chat with the one and only Scooter La Forge! When Chauncey volunteered at The Postcards From The Edge benefit for Visual AIDS, one particular postcard captured his attention the entire time. When his shift ended and he chose which postcard he...
Chauncey recently had the grand opportunity to sit down and have a chat with East Village Artist Rafael T. Melendez and discuss many different facets of his artistic endeavors, his motivations and aspirations plus his ideas about what success means in the art world. Rafael will be submitting some of his work to Queer Works...
Chauncey recently asked the extremely talented and creative powerhouse named Bobby Blue eleven questions to get as close to a peek inside the colourful world that the singer/songwriter/artist/producer/inspiration lives in. We first met Bobby on the dance floor and naturally fell in love with his natural quirkiness, charisma and personality. Later on, we discovered his...
we recently asked mykel eleven questions about his artistic endeavors, future projects and more. he is certainly the proverbial jack of all trades whose wardrobe consists of performing artist, singer, songwriter and most recently the ceo of eec! productions. we caught him in-between two major landmark events this fall. just two weeks ago, he performed...
chauncey recently asked author and performance artist, stephen earley jordan, eleven questions about his career, creative output and his upcoming performance at Space on White on Saturday, November 20th called ‘Thick Hemp Noose’ with singer Maurio Brown. it is the first in a series of interviews chauncey will orchestrate with local artists, musicians and activists....