Bartop Burlesque returns for our final show of 2025! Please join us on Monday, December 29th for another unforgettable show featuring Evander Ellsbury as our musical guest, and gracing our bartop will be Mae the Force & Melody Mischief!
Evander Ellsbury is no stranger to the Ames music scene. His psych rock band Eleven Moons gradually accumulated 11 of Ames' finest musicians, performing at 80/35, Greenbelt, and Maximum Ames Music festivals. Since moving to Des Moines, he has been creating a new live looping project. Join him for his Ames debut of Radio Renegade; where he uses guitars, old vintage radios and organic tape samples to create hauntingly beautiful sound scapes.
“ Through the static and white noise, I want to be a voice of reason. Not just with my own voice and other community voices, but with echoes of voices passed. Ones that carved a path forward for civil rights. To honor their legacy so they may live on and encourage us to be a fiery light in these dark times. To be a musical conduit for change, growth and harmony for all of humanity. A TRANSmitter for peace. A stable resonant frequency that brings us back together. For one cannot hear or reach the same frequency through two different wavelengths.”
- Evander Lane Ellsbury
Mae the Force - Born a long time ago in a galaxy far far away, Mae the Force has been luring audiences to the dark side with the power of her hips and lips for over ten years. Set your blasters to stun, this IS the burlesque dancer you've been looking for! Let Mae the Force bewitch you.
Melody Mischief- Melody Mischief is a Des Moines icon who has been bringing her brand of sass to the central iowa burlesque scene since 2018. She has performed on live stages across the midwest and on international stages virtually. She now shares her talents as a founding member and the current troupe leader of the Naughty Nerds Cabaret. She is a maverick of mystique, a mistress of mayhem, and a manipulator of misadventure. Her mother always warned her to stay out of trouble, but you'll find she's just the kind of trouble you want to get into.
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