+ Kiss & Tell Party +
Rose Bar
Kiss & Tell is a girly after work cocktail party created by Seze and co-hosted by Deanna. Each month new guest DJs and performers are invited to perform. The party has started a tradition of hosting well known techno DJs eager to play non-techno sets, filled with the all the hits that inspired their love of music. Seze and her guests play the best of electro, exotica, la decadence, nu rogue, synthpop, estrogen pop, testosterone punk, no wave, new wave, hipster hits, classic jams, idm, french pop, italo disco and more. It's the perfect place for 30 year olds ladies to dance to the songs they always wanted to hear at their sweet sixteen.
It all started three years ago as a place for Seze's coven of gothypants ladyfriends to get together to knit, have a few drinks, and, well... Kiss & Tell! It has evolved into a party for hardcore music nerds who are bored with the usual genre-tunnel-vision that dominates DJ nights in New York.
The party attracts a laid back crowd of techno hipsters, witchy ladies, and creative professionals who want to have a few drinks and meet like minded folks. Whoever tells the hostess the sauciest kiss and tell secret of the night wins a fabulous prize.
www.myspace.com/kissandtellparties
Thank you to Beyond Booking for support and promotion.
Kiss & Tell Poster by the lovely Nubby Twiglet
NEW YORK TIMES (July 9, 2009)
By MELENA RYZIK
Kiss & Tell, a monthly party at Rose Live Music in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, does $5 vegetarian pasta dinners and theme nights: Warhol Factory, Revenge of the Nerds and,
up next, polka dots.
DECIDER NY (MAY 2009)
Kiss & Tell is a DJ party hosted by Seze Devres, part of the team that throws techno parties under the names "The Bunker" and "House & Home." The mood isn't necessarily techno, though a certain danceability is always in play. And each party has a theme. This one will be pretty techno, as it turns out, thanks to headlining DJ Kevin McHugh, who makes music under the name Ambivalent for Richie Hawtin's label Minus.
VILLAGE VOICE (April 23, 2009)
BY KRISTAL HAWKINS
'Kiss & Tell Presents Revenge of the Nerds'The ladies have moved from Williamsburg’s Rose Bar to a bigger venue, housed in a former doll and chocolate factory in Greenpoint, but their monthly party is still drawing the dance DJs. Fischerspooner DJ Lauren Flax offers an eclectic, poppy set and celebrates her recent debut, You’ve Changed. Moodgadget and Ghostly International’s Jakub Alexander joins her. Expect both Michiganders to veer more towards the accessible and 80s than to Detroit classics. With Bethany and Seze.
Kiss & Tell in FLAVORPILL:
Techno-scene stalwarts Seze and Deanna created the laidback Kiss &; Tell monthly party with genre-addled minds. Techno cognoscenti meet on the dance floor with former high-school goths and closet knitting-circle members, while standup comedians and performance artists take the stage between DJs.– Kendra Borowski, Flavorpill
Kiss & Tell in TIME OUT:
Seze Devres, cohost Deanna, resident DJ Bethany Benzur and their pals are back at their ancestral home to spill the secrets of electro, disco, exotica, synth material, industrial and more.
Credits & Thank You
Promotion, Guidance, & DJ Booth tech support: Bryan
General Friendship Awesomeness, Decorations, Props & Creative Driection:
Deanna, Jazmin, Jenni, Justin
Party Photography Fabulousness: Zach & Abigail
Sexy Hostesses & Co-pilots: Deanna, Lori
Logo by Nubby Twiglet
Site by Seze
Upcoming Parties
Sunday February 14, 2010
Unsound Festival
Official Closing Party
Queen of Hearts - Valentine's Day
Mike Servito and Speical Guests
Flyer & Write Up
Wednesday March 10
She's Like a Rainbow
Salvatore Principato
Bruce Tantum
Wednesday April 14
Wednesday May 12
Wednesday June 16
Wednesday July 7
Wednesday August 11
Wednesday September 8
Wednesday October 13
Wednesday November 10
Wednesday December 8
Past Parties
Friday January 8, 2010
Seze's Birthday Party
The Bunker / Kiss & Tell
Public Assembly
Flyer & Write Up
Wednesday January 20, 2010
Kiss & Tell Speakeasy
Smirk
Bethany Benzur
Flyer & Write Up
Wednesday December 9
Minimal Wave 4 Year Anniversary
Veronica (Minimal Wave)
Bethany Benzur
Flyer & Write Up
Wednesday November 11
+The Motown Party+
Jon Schmidt
Sean OMeara
Bethany Benzur
Josh McDermott
Flyer & Write Up
Wednesday September 23
+Can You Feel the Beat?+
Anthony Parasole
Bethany Benzur
Unjust
Flyer & Write Up
Wednesday August 12
+Dot Matrix+
Nick Chacona
Bethany Benzur
Flyer & Write Up
Wednesday July 8, 2009
+Fade to Grey+
Mark Verbos & Jon Autry
Bethany Benzur
Flyer & Write Up
Wednesday June 10, 2009
+Wipe Out+
A Kiss & Tell Beach Party with
Bethany Benzur
Duckcomb & Steve ShakeWell
(Sharegroove)
Flyer & Write Up
Saturday May 16, 2009
+Get Funky+
Kevin McHugh (aka Ambivalent)
Vacuum (aka Matt Abbott)
Bethany Benzur
Flyer & Write Up
Thursday April 23, 2009
+Revenge of the Nerds Party!+
Lauren Flax
Jakub Alexander
Bethany Benzur
Flyer & Write Up
Thursday March 19, 2009
+French Pop & Disco Night+
Lee Curtiss
Melody Nelson
Peter Gunn
Bethany Benzur
Flyer & Write Up
__________________________
Wednesday February 11, 2009
+Space is the Place+
Brithday Blast Off for Eddie O.
Dan Selzer
Ulysses
Bethany Benzur
Flyer & Write Up
Wednesday January 7, 2009
+Guilty Pleasures+
Seze's Birthday Party
Bethany Benzur
John Selway
Carrie Whitenouse
Flyer & Write Up
Wednesday December 3, 2008
+White Light / White Heat+
a party inspired by
Andy Warhol's Factory
Bethany Benzur
Derek Plaslaiko
Mike Servito
Flyer & Write Up
Wednesday November 5, 2008
+She's in Parties+
Deanna's Birthday Party
Veronica (Minimal Wave, Cititrax)
Bethany Benzur
RJ
Eddie O.
flyer & write up
Wednesday October 1, 2008
+The Workout Party+
Bethany Benzur
Anthony Parasole
Spinoza
flyer & write up
Wednesday August 6, 2008
+The Dog Days of Summer+
& Heather's Birthday Bash
Guest DJs:
Dawson/Big Bully
(get physical/tuning spork)
Heather/Doily (Broklyn Beats)
flyer & write up
Wednesday July, 2008
+Cover Songs Honkytonk+
*Kiss & Tell American All Stars*
Abigail (Smau Nation)
Bethany Benzur
Deanna (Kiss & Tell)
Derek Plaslaiko (Bunker/Spectral)
Grant/Insideout (Clink)
Lori (Kiss & Tell)
Peter Gunn (Pure Fire)
Seze (Kiss & Tell)
flyer & write up
June 4, 2008
+Pretty in Pink Prom+
Guest DJ: $mall ¢hange
flyer & write up
May 2008
+The Blood Party+
Guest DJ: Dethlab
Guest DJ: Bryan Black
flyer
April 2008
+April in Paris+
Guest DJ: Melody Nelson
Guest DJ: Peter Gunn
flyer
March 2008
+All Stripes are Bad+
Guest DJ: Messer Chups
flyer
February 2008
+Love Stinks/Heartbreak Songs+
Guest DJ: Sam Valenti IV
Burlesque: Amber Ray
flyer
January 2008
+Seze's Birthday+
Guest DJ: Derek Plaslaiko
Guest Comic: Kurt Braunohler
flyer
December 2007
+Sweaty Rollerskates+
Guest DJ: Grant/Insdieout
Guest DJ: Bethany Benzur
flyer
November 2007
+Seze's Gay Boyfriends+
Guest DJ: Mike Servito
Guest DJ: Jefery Ssfire
Guest DJ: Brandon/Smirk
Guest Comic: Carla Rhodes
October 2007
+Minimal Wave+
Guest DJ: Veronca
flyer
September 2007
Guest Comic: Carla Rhodes
flyer
August 2007
+Seze's Best Friend+
Guest DJ: Abigail
flyer
April 2007
Lori & Seze @ Beauty Bar
flyer
March 2007
Lori & Seze @ Beauty Bar
flyer
December 2005
Lori & Seze @ Trash Bar
flyer
The party was started by
Lori & Seze at Trash Bar in Williamsburg on
December 7, 2005.
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Photos
December 2009 Photos
by Seze
November 2009 Photos
by Seze
September 2009 Photos
by Seze & Gillian Bowling
August 2009 Photos
by Seze
July 2009 Photos
by Seze
June 2009 Photos
by Seze
May 2009 Photos
by Seze
April 2009 Nerd Portraits
by Seze
February 2009 Photos
by Seze
January 2009 Photos
by Zach Dilgard
December 2008 Photos
by Zach Dilgard & Seze
November 2008 Photos
by Zach Dilgard & Seze
October 2008 Photos
by Zach Dilgard & Seze
August 2008 Photos
by Abigail Feldman
& candids by Seze
July 2008 Photos
by Zach Dilgard
& candids by Seze
June 2008 Photos
by Zach Dilgard
& candids by Seze
May 2008 Photos
by Zach Dilgard
April 2008 Photos
by Zach Dilgard
March 2008 Photos
by Zach Dilgard
February 2008 Photos
by Seze
February 2008 K&T
Homemade Valentines
Photos by Missy
January 2008 Photos
by Zach Dilgard
December 2007 Photos
by Abigail
November 2007 Photos
by Zach Dilgard
October 2007 Photos
by Zach Dilgard
September 2007 Photos
by Zach Dilgard
August 2007 Photos
by Zach Dilgard