Teacup Gorilla
Bass & Vocals: Dark indie-rock soundscapes with evocative poetry
Not our album, but we did write a few of the songs…
For a few years, Teacup Gorilla performed & recorded music with Rachel Eisenstat – initially as Iron City, and then Raven Jane. While she went on to make the Queen City Magnetic album with other musicians, we composed several of the songs as a band, most notably:
- The Hunted
- Last Bullet (also on our debut EP
- Charlie’s Engine
‘music’ orgs
Ersatz Robots
Bass: Trans-femme 90’s-alt sad-girl rock
Raven Jane
Multi-Instrumetalist: indie roots-rock featuring Rachel Eisenstat
Dirt Circle Dogs
Multi-Instrumetalist: Blues-inflected bright/dark music
101 ‘music’ episodes
2019
Music & Poetry Showcase @ The Bakery
| gig
| Denver, CO
PRF BBQ Denver @ The Bakery
| gig
| Denver, CO
Teacup Gorilla @ Lion’s Lair
| gig
| Denver, CO
2018
Teacup Gorilla @ Ross-Cherry Creek Library
| gig
| Denver, CO
Not the UMS @ Remixed Gifts
| gig
| Denver, CO
Speaking of Pride @ Invisible City
| gig
| Denver, CO
An LGBT concert of writers and composers by the Playground Ensemble, with three works by LGBT authors and the composers.
Speaking of Pride @ GLBT Community Center
| gig
| Denver, CO
Speaking of Pride
| gig
| Denver, CO
An LGBT concert of writers and composers by the Playground Ensemble, with three works by LGBT authors and the composers.
Speaking of Pride @ Denver Public Library
| gig
| Denver, CO
JANE/EYRE @ The Bakery
| theater
We are not here to flatter egotism, or prop up humbug; we are merely telling the [queer] story. We value what is good in the book; but we believe in the existence of other, and more vivid kinds of goodness.
Wolf, Woman, Man (with Dancers) @ The Bakery
| gig
| Denver, CO
Teacup Gorilla @ Lion’s Lair
| gig
| Denver, CO
2017
Punk for Positive Change (AIDS Benefit) @ Surfside 7
| gig
| Fort Collins, CO
Dsm-73: Queer Rock Night @ Moon Room at Summit Music Hall
| gig
| Denver, CO
Bands With Benefits @ Mutiny Information Cafe
| gig
| Denver, CO
Teacup Gorilla @ 7th Circle Music Collective
| gig
| Denver, CO
Teacup Gorilla @ Lion’s Lair
| gig
| Denver, CO
Weird Wednesday! @ 3 Kings Tavern
| gig
| Denver, CO
Teacup Gorilla @ Syntax Physic Opera
| gig
| Denver, CO
Teacup Gorilla @ Globe Hall
| gig
| Denver, CO
Claudzilla Curated Musical Mayhem @ Skylark Lounge
| gig
| Denver, CO
Anti-UMS Fest @ 1010 Workshop
| gig
| Denver, CO
Queer in the Headlights, Pride Party @ Larimer Lounge
| gig
| Denver, CO
Just Like That Video Release @ Lost Lake
| music video
| Denver, CO
official music video by Gio Toninelo
Teacup Gorilla @ Lost Lake
| gig
| Denver, CO
ACLU Benefit @ The Bakery
| gig
| Denver, CO
2016
2016 True West Award @ Denver Center for the Performing Arts
| theater
A stage adaptation of my novel, Riding SideSaddle*, created with Buntport Theater and Teacup Gorilla.
Empowerment Benefit Show @ Deer Pile
| gig
| Denver, CO
FACEMAN’s 100 Year Storm @ The Oriental Theater
| gig
| Denver, CO
Halloween House Party
| gig
| Denver, CO
Teacup Gorilla @ Globe Hall
| gig
| Denver, CO
Teacup Gorilla @ Syntax Physic Opera
| gig
| Denver, CO
Sunday BBQ Series @ Larimer Lounge
| gig
| Denver, CO
A Night of Grand Guignol @ The Bakery
| theater
Underground Music Showcase @ Illegal Pete’s
| gig
Founded in 2001, The UMS is an annual three-day celebration of music featuring hundreds of bands across multiple venues.
Teacup Gorilla @ Lion’s Lair
| gig
| Denver, CO
Beat Soft Pop Album Release @ Lost Lake Lounge
| gig
| Denver, CO
Afternoon House Party
| gig
| Denver, CO
MoonConf @ Galvanize Boulder
| gig
| Boulder, CO
Teacup Gorilla @ Lion’s Lair
| gig
| Denver, CO
Teacup Gorilla @ The Squire Lounge
| gig
| Denver, CO
10 Myths on the Proper Application of Beauty Projects @ Buntport Theater
| theater
A stage adaptation of my novel, Riding SideSaddle*, created with Buntport Theater and Teacup Gorilla.
Teacup Gorilla @ 7th Circle Music Collective
| gig
| Denver, CO
Teacup Gorilla @ 7th Circle Music Collective
| gig
| Denver, CO
2015
Teacup Gorilla @ Lion’s Lair
| gig
| Denver, CO
ReTriplicate @ Buntport Theater
| theater
Teacup Gorilla @ Lion’s Lair
| gig
| Denver, CO
Holes / SideSaddle Midwest Tour @ Gabe’s Iowa City
| tour
| Iowa City, IA
A joint tour for Teacup Gorilla’s debut album The Holes They Leave, and my debut novel Riding SideSaddle*.
Holes / SideSaddle Midwest Tour @ High Noon Saloon
| tour
| Madison, WI
Holes / SideSaddle Midwest Tour @ Art House
| tour
| Goshen, IN
Holes / SideSaddle Midwest Tour @ Red Line Tap
| tour
| Chicago, IL
Holes / SideSaddle Midwest Tour @ Red Herring Lounge
| tour
| Duluth, MN
Holes / SideSaddle Midwest Tour @ Private Beach Party
| tour
| New Buffalo, MI
Holes / SideSaddle Midwest Tour @ Eighth Street Taproom
| tour
| Lawrence, KS
Holes / SideSaddle Midwest Tour @ Kirby’s Beer Store
| tour
| Wichita, KS
Holes / SideSaddle Midwest Tour
| tour
A joint tour for Teacup Gorilla’s debut album The Holes They Leave, and my debut novel Riding SideSaddle*.
Underground Music Showcase
| gig
Founded in 2001, The UMS is an annual three-day celebration of music featuring hundreds of bands across multiple venues.
Underground Music Showcase @ The Historian
| gig
Species of the Stars
| music video
We’re excited to be part of the single release for Species of the Stars by our good friends Open to the Hound!
Species of the Stars @ The Bakery
| music video
| Denver, CO
We’re excited to be part of the single release for Species of the Stars by our good friends Open to the Hound!
Departure Tour @ Tennyson’s Tap
| gig
| Denver, CO
Teacup Gorilla @ G***y House Cafe
| gig
| Denver, CO
Teacup Gorilla @ Merchant’s Mile High Saloon
| gig
| Denver, CO
SideSaddle Book Release @ Syntax Physic Opera
| reading
Gorilla Hound Party @ The Bakery
| gig
| Denver, CO
Denver Indie/Alt Fest @ Merchant’s Mile High Saloon
| gig
| Denver, CO
2014
Teacup Gorilla @ Larimer Lounge
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| Denver, CO
Teacup Gorilla @ Lion’s Lair
| gig
| Denver, CO
Teacup Gorilla @ Pikes Peak Brewing Co.
| gig
| Monument, CO
Pig Sez
| song demo
I’m Not Ready To Go Yet
| song demo
A Dark Plain
| song demo
Mile High Erotic Spoken Word (#4) @ The Bakery
| gig
| Denver, CO
Bouldering Poets Two Year Anniversary @ Trident Booksellers & Cafe
| gig
| Boulder, CO
Teacup Gorilla @ Pikes Peak Brewing Co.
| gig
| Monument, CO
Queen City Magnetic @ BandCamp
| album
Teacup Gorilla @ Larimer Lounge
| gig
| Denver, CO
2013
Bad Shadow Affair @ Lost Lake Lounge
| gig
| Denver, CO
Teacup Gorilla @ Toad Tavern
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| Littleton, CO
Teacup Gorilla @ Larimer Lounge
| gig
| Denver, CO
Teacup Gorilla @ Herman’s Hideaway
| gig
| Denver, CO
Teacup Gorilla @ Zach’s Garage
| gig
| Denver, CO
Bouldering Poets @ 303 Vodka
| gig
| Boulder, CO
Five(5)
| song demo
2012
Leon Presents a Reading Series #6
| gig
| Denver, CO
2010
Raven Jane @ BandCamp
| org
For a few years, Teacup Gorilla performed & recorded music with Rachel Eisenstat – initially as Iron City, and later as Raven Jane.
Iron City @ BandCamp
| album
For a few years, Teacup Gorilla performed & recorded music with Rachel Eisenstat – initially as Iron City, and later as Raven Jane.
Fundraiser @ The Packing House
| gig
| Denver, CO
Teacup Gorilla
| gig
Missa Populi @ PackingHouse Center for the Arts
| theater
Combining the sacrifice, transcendence, blood, and circumstance of the Catholic Mass with history, live music, science, dance, literature, and pop culture to find a wholly modern communion experience. What we have left is our selves, broken and battered, but surviving together.
2009
Kingdom Come @ SoundCloud
| album
I See Rockets
| song demo
2007
Hit Single @ SoundCloud
| album