Pretty Things Peep Show

Fri., Aug. 20, 7:30 p.m., $10-$12, Kung Fu Necktie, 1250 N. Front St., 215-291-4919, prettythingsproductions.com.

by Stephen Rose

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Screw foreplay! The Pretty Things Peepshow knows exactly how to get your blood pumping. Founder/performer Go-Go Amy is a master of seduction who mixes elements of burlesque, strip-tease, circus and sideshow; she'll be singing, stripping, contorting and whip-cracking while Lil' Miss Firefly, billed as the "Midget of Mischief," walks on glass and swallows balloons way bigger than her 27-inch frame would have you believe is possible. Based on vintage burlesque, Pretty Things adds a twist of 21st-century rock, too, with music by tatted-and-sultry singer Bonnie Voyage and the King Sickabilly One Man Band. With more than 300 shows under their garter belts, these ladies offer bizarre talent and erotic energy that'll leave you begging for more.