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    Thank you JACK BLACK & Festival Supreme!

    June 22nd, 2015 | Featured | Kate Flannery | No Comments

      Thanks to all  especially Jack Black for having us at the FESTIVAL SUPREME this year!  includes the Insanely fun to be on stage with the likes of  Tenacious D, Puddles Pity Party, Toby Huss as Rudy Casoni,  Richard Cheese and way way more. Thanks for all who sweat their little buts off. HOT STUFF! […]

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    Getting to perform with the best in the biz!

    October 14th, 2014 | Featured | Kate Flannery | No Comments

    If you have good taste in comedy chances are you’ve stumbled into the Lampshades completely by accident. We’ve gotten to play with some great comics this year, like Tig Notaro, in her Bentzen Ball in DC, Fred Willard  at Largo, and Laura Kitelinger at the Hollywood Improv. We’ve been a staple in TOBY HUSS’s THE […]

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    Thanks to all who came to see us at Tiki Oasis this Summer!

    April 16th, 2014 | Featured | Kate Flannery | No Comments

    Thanks to all who came down to see us in San Diego for the big summer show at the greatest Tiki party ever!  We love the Tiki Freaks! .If you love the kitchy culture of Tiki aka late 50′s/early 60′s Hawaian, rum drinking, grass skirt weariers,  surfer bands, tropical greasers with gals in mu mu’s […]

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    We got a great review!

    April 16th, 2014 | Featured | Kate Flannery | No Comments

    The Lampshades show with Garfunkle and Oates and Megan Mullally’s Nancy and Beth got a decent write up. Thanks to Art Levine for our fantastic recent review… “In the final section, I turn to the music comedy show, and after praising Garfunkel and Oates, I turn to the Lampshades; Yet on the same bill as […]

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  • A Space Medley put to good use!

    Lampshades NASA gig for real! Not a staged hoax!

    June 5th, 2012 | Featured | Kate Flannery | No Comments

    The Lampshades got to play NASA at Edwards Airforce Base. Nothing like a morning show in an aircraft hanger in front of incredibly smart human beings. It was the I DREAM OF JENNIE episode we’ve always dreamed of….Tony and Jeannie get turned into a dying lounge act by Jeannie’s dark haired evil sister with no […]

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    The Lampshades featured in Variety!

    May 3rd, 2012 | Featured | admin | No Comments

    We got a little love from Variety magazine today. They mention a bit about the “Keep the Music Playing” fundraiser for the Education Through Music Los Angeles Org at the Raymond in Pasadena. Read full article here!

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  • Our audience is filled with stars! Betsy Brandt from Breaking Bad, Beth Grant from The Artist…

    Our audience is filled with stars! Betsy Brandt from Breaking Bad, Beth Grant from The Artist…

    November 2nd, 2011 | Featured | Kate Flannery | No Comments

    We have some serious celeb support.  No, Seriously!.  This ain’t no AA meeting so I am blabbing it up.  The great Craig Robinson and his entire family was at The Lampshades.  Jessie Tyler Fergeson from MODERN FAMILY, Jerry Mathers, THE BEAVER. Oh yeah, and the great PEE WEE HERMAN came dressed as Paul Ruebens. Excuse me while […]

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    Ed Helms Whiskey Sour Hour with a Will Ferrell chaser!

    May 2nd, 2011 | Featured | Kate Flannery | No Comments

    Thanks to all who made it out to Ed Helm’s Whiskey Sour Radio Hour  at LARGO in LA.  The lampshades got to kick off both shows before Ed’s amazing blue grass band- the most talented musicians- the LONESOME TRIO with Ed on banjo and secret special guest, Will Ferrell! It was all things OFFICE!  Andy, […]

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    Kate in LOVE LOSS AND WHAT I WORE

    December 10th, 2010 | Featured | Kate Flannery | No Comments

    Thanks for everyone who came to see me , Kate Flannery  in the Nora Ephron  and Delia Ephron play, LOVE LOSS AND WHAT I WORE  from Dec. 9th – Jan. 9th in NYC@ Westside Theatre I had such a blast doing the show! Thanks to all who trapest thru the snow and Christmas and new years’ CROWDS. […]

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    Wizards of Waverly Place guest stars the Lampshades!

    August 5th, 2010 | Featured | Kate Flannery | No Comments

    The answer is YES! Selena Gomez is awesome. The Wizards of Waverly Plance episode entitled Wizards vs, Finkels aired this summer  and continues to air (about 75 times) on Disney Channel. Scot and I had such a great experience playing Harper’s mom and dad on Wizards. Jennifer Stone is adorable! David and Jake, sweet as […]

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