Retro Karaoke With Anna Copa Cabanna! (Free!)

"The joyful centerpiece to any party"- Bust Magazine "Full force all around entertainment"- PMc Magazine Anna Copa Cabanna is the "Always Entertaining" (Time Out) Australian Showgirl/Downtown Icon who has played her xylophone, emceed Roller Discos, and taught her 1960s Go Go Dancing masterclass in venues around the world. She was the face and twirling body of THE DEBASER on The Pixies "Doolittle Tour", sang about waste for a United Nations PSA, and fronts an ACDC cover band as well as the Neo-Noir band 12090 A.D. The Anna Copa Cabanna Show (Joe's Pub), her multi-disciplinary homage to television specials of the 1970's sold out in the East Village for ten years and captured the imagination of punk royalty, B list celebrities, various magazines, blogs, and many a teenage boy. This rock and roll romp was heralded as "weird and wonderful” by the Sydney Morning Herald. Anna is also the official Go Go Dancer of the New York Rock and Roll Scene, and opened for Booker T at the iconic Lincoln Center! "Anna Copa Cabanna's shows are imaginative and relevant... There is a lot of affection shown for the traditions of show-biz, as well as plenty of fun and play"- Tommy Ramone Anna was named one of "10 offbeat artists keeping the old, weird New York alive" by Flavorpill along with Yoko Ono and Bill Cunningham, and "really draws the audience to her" (THE NEW YORKER) with her voracious voice and fabulous imagination. Her special brand of vintage go-go dancing, and extravagant outfits/choreography have been featured at diverse venues including Joe's Pub, Lincoln Center, Highline Ballroom, City Winery, Terminal 5, 54 Below, Grounds for Sculpture, Scope Art Fair, Motherf*cker, Brooklyn Botanic Gardens, Brooklyn Bowl, MassMoca, The Knitting Factory, Le Poisson Rouge, ATLANTIC ANTIC, Santos Party House, Bowery Ballroom, and many more. Anna has shared the stage with everyone from The B52s' Fred Schneider, the legendary James Chance, superstar Paul Williams, and everyone’s favorite Punk Legend Kid Congo Powers! More Info below.