Sheba Queen of the Night is an Oakland Burlesque performer whose first show with The Hubba Hubba Revue at The Uptown was last night. In performing “Space Bowie,” her act was a fantastic blend of space camp and vamp, and we wanted to better understand the appeal of burlesque for this particular Oakland local.

A well-done burlesque show is a guaranteed good time with its bawdy humor, raucous MCs and, most importantly, costumed performers tempting and teasing the audience with her, or his, strategically placed tassels.