Hubba Hubba Revue

The performances are amazing and this show really does explore dancing styles. Yet there is not control from management when people are drunk and yelling extremely loud. I get that actual concerts of thousands of people are really loud but sometimes there is only like 50 people in a smaller room and a few are extremely loud, noisy, and disruptive. And management didn't do anything about it. I left the show early with a migraine and I haven't gone back to the beautiful shows for this reason. I do get that this kind of art is exciting and passionate but there is limit when someone is only a couple feet away and they are yelling their lungs out and you jump from being startled. Can management please be a bit more aware and communicative to those people.

This was a lot of fun! We went to see our favorite dancer Asimov Atomsmasher originally from Portland take the stage and throw it down! The drinks are decently priced and full bar available. This certainly made our Monday night a lot more entertaining. The crowd was also mixed which made for a fun overall experience. There's no reason to be uncomfortable with lots of laughs, yelling and applauding. This particular night was in the smaller room upstairs and it leaves you to exit to bigger area where a goth club was going on. That looked like a lot of fun also. I was certainly underdressed to be participating there however. And eventually you end up at a pizza joint where everyone loads up on carbs while trying to sober up before going home. I'd love to come back and experience it all over again. See you soon!

BAY AREA FINDS NEW ADDICTION FOR BURLESQUE AND HUBBA HUBBA REVIEW IS THE "DRUG" OF CHOICE!

SIT-REP (Situation Report)

*DIVE! DIVE! DIVE!* NO. That is not a command with the KLAXON HORN alert indicating that a SUB is SUBMERGING, but rather the heads-up that we have entered the "DIVE BAR" ZONE! AND it's a "Double-Header" because Hubba Hubba Review not only resides in just one venue but TWO that I've been to: The DNA LOUNGE in SOMA San Francisco and THE UPTOWN in Downtown Oakland.

Both venues lend themselves extremely well to special events of the Gothic-Industrial-EBM genre as well as host AMAZING special events in VAUDEVILLIAN and BURLESQUE fashion.

THE SET-UP

I've been going to HUBBA HUBBAs for the last 8 years now. They range from Spectacular Spectacular HALLOWEEN PARTIES featuring burlesque performances by the nation's most talented women, incredible music performances including the awesome symphonic sounds of ROSIN COVEN, and the wittiest comedy sketch banter led by Master of Ceremonies, JIM SWEENEY (aka the KINGFISH).

But it doesn't stop there! There are specially THEMED parties and events that take hold of the imagination and include BUCCANEERS, DICTATORS and ALIENSI Truly amazing fun! I ALWAYS have a fantastic time at these extravaganza if I don't say so myself.

THE LOWDOWN

You are bound to have a great time at any HUBBA HUBBA you attend, and don't be surprised if you are abducted by GYPSIES or molested by a GORILLA! (I have been by both and I LOVED IT!)

[Ha! The survey at the bottom is asking if this is "Good For Kids?" Since Yelp is asking, I'm gonna have to say....."YES!" Oh wait, I meant "No." Whoops! Too late! ;^D

Been by a couple times because it's hosted by DNA but it's not really my scene.

That being said I headed over for their xmas party and LOVED the band they had playing, Meshugga Beach Party. I can't say enough awesome things about them. Fun, cute, and lively enough where a couple hours went by and I didn't notice until my shoes started hurting.

The dancers didn't go on until at least midnight, but by that time I'd skedaddled home for work the next morning.

15 dollar cover, totally worth it in this instance.

Been going to this show for years! Love it! It is a burlesque show that mainly features woman removing clothing BUT IF THAT ISN'T ENOUGH FOR YOU, They also put in a mix of other forms of entertainment including comedy, music, and variety.

Most people in the crowd and on the stage look like they are having a good time and the energy is really positive.

Why 5 stars?: Hubba Hubba Revue will often put body types, genders, and races that you don't get else where. They didn't always but in the last few years HHR has really stepped it up on inclusion while continue to have improvement in their line up.

Great show. Good times!

I'm not generally a big fan of burlesque shows, but Hubba Hubba Revue at DNA Lounge is routinely fun, creative, and has great themes! It borrows heavily from Vaudeville, with Kingfish & Eddie acting as MC's introducing burlesque dancers, singing acts, and acting out intermittent silly skits.

Each month has a theme: Last night's wacky-and-wonderful show was Zombie Beach Party, and there were probably as many "zombie surfers" in the audience as there were on stage! In between performances the audience danced to beach music and beach balls were constantly flying back and forth over the crowd...oodles of fun!!

I've also enjoyed their Mardi Gras themed evening, as well as the Canada Appreciation night...the latter was probably my favorite of all, since the fabulous sex-comedy duo The Wet Spots were their featured act of the evening!

I'd definitely recommend this event to anyone looking for fun, frivolity, a little tittilation, and an excuse to dress in costume!!!

Burlesque and variety show.....

Like one reviewer said, it's a bit amateur but fun especially if you've never been to one like myself. I thought this was going to be purely burlesque but it actually had a mix of other things as well. The show is mostly standing room but there are a few tables and chairs to the side that we were able to snag. Tickets were around 15 bucks I think.

* There were two emcees: this loud chick with huge boobies that overfloweth from her bustier and this guy dressed like a ranger?

* The burlesque acts that were cool to watch. I liked the can can girls and Mexicana dancer. The two Asian girls act was kinda weird. It's cool how the girls are all different shapes and sizes.

* Another guy threw knives at one of the bellydancers as she stood in front of a wall and strapped to a rotating circle.

* The emcees and a gorilla interacted with the audience in between acts.

* Girl twirling around in the air via ropes. Props to her but nothing that I've never seen before.

I liked how a lot of the audience members dressed up all burlesque. Def. will dress up if I check it out again. I think this is a cool show to check out if you're never been to it before. But I can't see watching this a second time unless they have different acts.

Monday Night Hubba a mixed bag of skill and talent.

Noise from the crowd in the back by the bar, throughout the show, was distracting.

Flyers advertise a 9 pm show but it doesn't start until past 10 pm. You'll be standing uncomfortably waiting for it to start unless you bought the reserved seating ticket.

I like it!

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.