Hubba Hubba Revue
Category: Arts & Entertainment [Edit]
Neighborhood: SOMA375 11th St
(between Folsom St & Harrison St)
San Francisco, CA 94103
- Good for Kids: No
52 reviews
Neighborhood: Hayes Valley
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15 Reviews for Hubba Hubba Revue
I go to a lot of goth events at the DNA, so when we walked into Hubba Hubba I was a bit put off by the crowd. Not to sound like a snotty goth, but there were a lot of people very casually dressed. And to the pervy guy, who took a picture of my boobs, I want a damn commission if you sell that on the internet, haha.
Annnyhow... we went upstairs and the crowd was much better! We thoroughly enjoyed so many of the acts, including the band Devil Doll who seriously rocked. Once thing I really loved was how many different shapes and sizes were on the stage - burlesque is not an art form limited to skinny people. This is not an event to take your conservative friends, since it was definitely HAWT. I will be going again for sure!
Certainly one of the best burly-q shows in the country. Great MC's if you like sarcastic bastards that make fun of themselves, each other, the crowd, and the performers, Kingfish and Eddie ovbiously work hard to put on a show that hits it out of the park once a month. Their weekly show in Oakland is pretty damned good too!
I love HHR! The crowd gets dressed up, the acts are amazing. I love old cabaret, busleque, vaudeville and HHR brings that feel of old school weimar art / revolution / awesome like no other show I have seen in SF or NYC. A great mix of straight folks, queers, and people of all shapes, cultures, etc. It's just kinda super hot. I drag all my local and visiting friends there and they're always converted.
Oh man, this had become one of my favorite monthlies, hands down!
Good DJs, great live music, and outstanding burleque. You really get it all at the Hubba Hubba Revue! Every month it's a different ridiculous theme and the audience is encouraged to dress up. they often hand out something related to the theme at the door (eye patches, soap on a rope, you name it).
I'm telling you, this show packs a punch!
My favorite monthly event at DNA Lounge. Every month they have a different theme, and they pay attention to ALL the details - costuming their go-go dancers, writing skits and stage patter, freebies at the door, all of it fits together to make each month something different and special! I could go to burlesque any night of the week in San Fran and enjoy myself, but this show makes it feel fresh every time.
A titillating expose of RAW NAKED FLESH. No, seriously. Good stuff.
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I love Hubba hubba Review! They are the greatest ever! The funniest most entertaining grop anywhere! Especially, Eric, Will, Jim and RJ!!! Go see 'em if you haven't already!
Every time you think you have seen it all , you go to a Hubba Hubba show and are reminded that there are some of the most non- drug induced, cracked out in the right way, folks out there who say to themselves "wouldn't it be crazy if", then put it into action. Hurray! For people who are not afraid to have and give a good time!
Really enjoyed their Christmas-themed performance last night. The 14 piece big band played for the last part of the evening and even did the "Heatmeister/ColdMeister" song from that epic cartoon, in full length, along with the wailing trombone. Never thought I would dance to that tune, let alone to it as live music, but once you hear it, you just gotta start groovin' Great dancing all the way around.
They did a take on the 12 days of Christmas, and for #5, it was "5 Les-Be-Ans" - maybe you had to be there, but each time it was funny, as they had 5 women on stage just for that line.
They had an aerialist who was excellent (Amanda the Aerialist?)--just a good mix of relatively tasteful acts (except for the 300 lb. comedian who did a strip tease, with talons on his man-teets).
Heard a great new singer, too, Heather Von Domhoff. She was backed by an acoustic guitar and stand-up bass. Did a nice spin on some Christmas classics--great voice.
All in all, a great night at dna in SOMA.
Okay, everyone knows I have a weakness for swing nights. Especially swing nights with really good live bands, and this is one of those. Want to know what the swing scene was like before the Gap commercial came along and ripped it out of the counter-culture and into the mainstream, this is the place!
Plus, burlesque dancing and variety acts.... and generally fairly good burlesque and variety at that. (I was a little disappointed by the quality of the 4th of July show, but on the whole the performances have been really good.)
As of September 2007, Hubba Hubba Review is now monthly falling on the third Friday of every month, with a different band each month (if it's no longer 2007, you might want to check the DNA website to make sure this is still the case, they have a calendar here: http://www.dnalounge.c...).
So... sure I watch the burlesque and the variety, but what I'm really there for is the swing. A couple things bother me about the swing scene of 2007, but niether of them are true of Hubba Hubba Review:
1- No sense of fashion. In the post-Gap swing scene guys are so scared of sweating that they bring multiples of the same shirt so they can change throughout the night, women have traded in dresses that flow (and sometimes a little higher than the thigh) for sweats or jeans. This means the scene lost it's sense of style and flare. Not true at Hubba Hubba! Here a majority are dressed proper, with suits stopping the sweat from getting too far, and dresses flowing... sometimes a little too far. After all, a good suit jacket blocks sweat more affectively that 5 shirts ever will, and who cares if a really deep dip exposes some panties here or there, people on stage are showing much more than that.
2- No sense of edge. Hubba Hubba fixes that too. With fast paced songs, the "swing-pit" is back! For those of you not familiar, a swing pit is what happens when 50-100 people try to swing dance in the same amount of space as 100 could generally dance not with a partner. It's like watching a whirlpool on the particle level. It's really something to see... and even more fabulous to participate in.
I guess in general, what bothers me is that swing dancing in 2007 is quite frequently "clean." And swing shouldn't be so sanitized. It was a dirty dance where people got down and pushed boundaries. And that's what Hubba Hubba brings back.
So, come to the DNA some third Friday, get down and push some boundaries.
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If you're looking to get your burlesque fix, you should go to the monthly Hubba Hubba Revue at the DNA Lounge. Not only is it the best party in town, it's closer to the spirit of burlesque than just about anything you'll ever see. Recalling the glory days of the Barbary Coast is easy in San Francisco, so it kind of figures that a San Francisco burlesque troupe can get the vaudeville revival exactly right.
Of course it's not exactly a 1900's variety show -- it's updated with more modern themes such as atom bombs and catholic school girl cheerleaders -- but they are channeling the spirit of old San Francisco theatrics, make no mistake about it.
Did I mention there's booze?
Went there once - had a great time
The only bad part about the Hubba Hubba Revue is the hangover the next day!
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I love the HubbaHubba review! It's the best way to spend a monday night. Beatiful dancers, funny fat men, and great drink in a beautiful Oankland Bar.
No doubt about it. Hubba Hubba Revue is consistently the best entertainment value in San Francisco!
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