Comment on www.cabaretdiosa.com at www.mideastclub.com, 11/30/02

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: Comment on www.cabaretdiosa.com at www.mideastclub.com, 11/30/02 : Hola Readers! : Something the hub's dance community should have appreciated, we chanced upon a hidden treasure. : Starting with the coolest latin music website that : I remember, the Colorado based band delivered : all the excitement that this Cambridge audience : could not really dance to... Bioritmo, the opening : act was great too. : Cabaret Diosa anchors itself with a capable : drum section, and dares to innovate in many musical directions, with great presentation... reminiscences : of www.pinkmartini.com came to mind... but with more : fun on stage. : The repertoire was very innovative, very danceable. : Was it "Juan del Queso" acting as MC? We think so. : A mixture of half Charlie Sheen and half Jon Secada, : styled like Elvis, witty, fast tongued, and singing : well, awesome metallic brocade pants. : : Then there is Montana del Fuego, deity of latinoid endeavors, self proclaimed restorer of the : mambo craze. All wrapped up in a sequined jumpsuit : of tightfitting black and white flame patterns... : talk about presentation! : Every musician on stage was also a capable performer. : We think Cabaret Diosa will market its talents : well into the success they deserve. : There were, as we've witnessed at www.pinkmartini.com's shows on the West Coast, virtually no dancers, in : spite of the quality. Why, one wondered? Yes, one : must think that more money and alcohol were flowing : with a standing audience... can we do something : about this, bring the better acts to the dancers? : A very considerate, welcome touch was the bartending : woman's sale of fluorescent earplugs for a buck, as : again the sempitern "who-ya-daddey" school of overeager DJs (SWYDSODJ) reared its vociferous megaphones. In the disco lights the plugs went : aglow, a slightly subversive touch in the face of those being deafened, I thought. Can anyone talk to the SWYDSODJ about our desire to keep our auditive systems in working order? : Meanwhile, the dancefloor in the basement venue pitches slightly towards the stage, and while it is mostly wooden, nearest the stage it is an abrasive concrete that put 10 years worth of use into my patent : leather loafers... even a piece of plywood would : be a welcome improvement. : It is a smoking joint, one does arrive home looking : for running water of at least external purification. : We did not acquire a CD, nor a g-string with a : diosa logo on it, at least the music is worth : the investment, we thought. : Cheers! : Carlos Inclán