Getting some great reviews so far for my new show!  Next up Cincinnati Fringe Festival!!!  CLICK HERE for tickets

"It takes bacon wrapped balls to do a show this edgy... Thornton doesn't disappoint." -Watermark Orlando

“Thornton is funny and very out there...like Johnny Carson... he puts it up for all to see.” -Dallas Voice

“Thornton is a funny guy and a consummate performer...Shades of Jack Benny... although Benny would have blushed at Thornton’s every other word.” -Orlando Sentinel

“...Funny... Frank... Remarkable...” -Orlando Sentinel

“...honesty, charm, talent, goofiness, charisma and pure entertainment...” -Theatre Jones Dallas 

This past Saturday night, I missed Kevin J. Thornton’s 10:45 show, Strange Dreamz, by a scant three minutes. The gate was shut and they wouldn’t let me in. No amount of beseeching managed to move the door lady — they run a very tight ship at this year’s Fringe. OK, I thought, it’s been a long day; maybe I should just go home.   CLICK HERE to continue

 Strange Dreamz #57 ready to listen.  CLICK HERE

Kevin J. Thornton returns to Fringe with funny, frank bits that range from why 15-year-old boys love living room furniture (and sometimes peanut butter) to his first sighting of male strippers on the old “Real People” TV show to his grandpa’s guitar. The set looks ready for stand-up comedy, but Thornton’s act (“90 percent new, 10 percent lazy,” he says) is more storytelling than punch lines -- with fab-but-faded references to Chess King and the Columbia House Record Club thrown in. The vignettes are punctuated with remarkable vocals in a handful of songs, including “Teenage Dream,” “Edge of Glory” and “Natural Woman,” all sung straight. CLICK HERE to continue

 So I'm finally back and have hit the ground running.  Let's kick things off right with a brand new Podcast episode CLICK HERE

 Well for the first time since there was "a grid" (ie facebook, twitter, iphones etc) I'm about to be off it for the next 5 days for a secret camping men's getaway.  If you never hear from me again I was probably eaten by bears.  and I don't mean the animal.  See you all next week.  kisses. -KJT

Nashvillians may remember Kevin Thornton from his eponymous New Wave band Thornton (which later became Waves on Waves). But when he moved to Los Angeles several years ago, he shifted his focus to comedy, rebranding himself as a "gay make Oprah with a potty mouth." (Which reminds me of a dream I once had where... awww nevermind.) Thornton's transition began with Sex, Dreams & Self Control, his comic/dramatic one-man show about coming out that debuted to packed houses at Bongo After Hours Theatre in 2009. Since then, he's worked the comedy circuit in Los Angeles and around the country, and has been featured on NPR's All Things Considered. He just published his second book, The Universe Sock Puppet, and recently topped 1,000 weekly listeners for his weekly podcast Strange Dreamz. (The April 9 edition provided the answer to a question that's been at the forefront of great mind's for years now: Yes, even gay men are fascinated by Dolly Parton's breasts.) Check out Huffington Post's "The Moment I Knew" project for a funny and touching video of Thornton discussing the titular topic. Though this performance at Canvas will focus on the comic side, he'll be singing, and rumor has it the crowd will be treated to covers by everyone from Springsteen to Katy Perry and TLC. For tickets, visit kevinjthornton.com 8pm at Canvas Lounge 1707 Church St.  http://www.nashvillescene.com

Musician, storyteller, and stand-up comedian Kevin J. Thornton returns to Nashville with his newest show for a one-night-only event at Canvas Lounge on Wednesday, April 25.
Coming off his highest-rated LGBT podcast on Miami’s Click Click Expose Online Radio Network, Thornton’s Strange Dreamz is a mix of music and storytelling about race, AIDS, current events and religion.

“It’s pretty cutting edge,” he says. “The funny thing is I tried a lot of it for the very first time in Indianapolis, and I was kinda scared. Most of the people who come to my shows they know what they’re in for.” Thornton adds that while the crowd was not filled with rednecks, he still wondered if someone was going to walk out in the middle of the show 

CLICK HERE to continue

 I have now posted 7 free albums worth of free music. totally free. so go download for free.  seriously do it.  It's all free.  CLICK HERE

 Watch it now!!! at Click Click Expose!!!  Click HERE

 

 CLICK HERE to listen to Episode #55: iPads, Room Service and Leprauchans with special guests Lydia and Gareth

 

 Episode #54 now ready to listen! Lydia tells us about her recent trip to Puerto Rico and how I apparently am not very good at giving hugs. CLICK HERE

 Please note the Nashville show has been moved to Wednesday April 25th at 8pm.  CLICK HERE to get your tickets seating is very limited

VERY Affordable Ad space is available in my summer tour program. Reach about 5000 people US and Canada. Full Color. very niche audience (NPR listening, liberal, smart, lgbt) contact me. 

CLICK HERE to go to the podcast page

 

"Kevin Thornton’s one-man quasi-standup that includes songs (Katy Perry! Gaga!), short comic stories, a few jokes and some interplay with the audience. Thornton is funny and very out there, so not all the jokes seem to hit on a mixed audience, but like Johnny Carson, even when he’s not getting anything back, he puts it up for all to see" . CLICK HERE to continue

Read the story on the Huffington Post CLICK HERE



 

#50 I play new music from my talented up and coming friends.  CLICK HERE to check it out now!

This Week's featured artists:
Kacey Musgraves: http://www.kaceymusgraves.com
Dreamers of The Ghetto: http://www.dreamersoftheghetto.com
Enoch Porch- http://www.facebook.com/enochporch
Dario Benitez: http://www.facebook.com/dariobenitezofficial
Wedge: http://wedge.bandcamp.com
Waves on Waves: http://www.itunes.com/wavesonwaves