Under the Lights with Vegas St. James

When showgirl Lucille Doll wins her case as a defendant in Southern California against her studio employer in 2024, she quickly learns how not listening to her intuition and seeing professional red flags was something that would become a weapon used against her but found strength in herself and supoort system to stand in her truth.  Welcome to Season 2! Note* Doll was under the perfomer name Alici...

She served, she slayed, but it's not over today! Our final episode but definitely not our last with the glamorous Miss Milly Marie. Find out how she became one of the first neo burlesque era San Diego plus-size performers, is making waves in Ramona, CA, her Dita audition diaries, and more! 

The Milly Marie Effect is a story about grit, glamour, and mental health. A self-acknowledged plus size pinup model and burlesque artist, she advocates for mental care with a special emphasis on military veterans through burlesque art therapy with a side of cannabis (cause let's be honest, this is California). Through every bold, beautiful, bodacious curve that takes the stage, this former Navy Ve...

Sepia Jewel was no stranger to the stage before her burlesque life! Singing in an all female rap group signed onto Epic Records and designing costumes while dancing for the San Diego Ebony Elite's are just a few items on her resumé (include mother, daughter, wife, and friend). It wasn't until 2016, Ms. Jewel was watching the movie Burlesque that she realized she needed to get back to the stage.  A...

Coco L'Amour has been the product of theater and dance for over 3 decades, but burlesque cast its spell on her in 2010 and the San Diego burlesque scene would be forever changed. Although she is known as "the face of fierce," Coco leads with fire on stage, but its her take on neo-burlesque that can shape shift any piece she performs into any element she wants it to be.  In 2016, she would influenc...

Crimson Rose took 3 decades off of dancing with motherhood and University as her main focus. When she made her dream of moving to San Diego, California come true, burlesque had a spot waiting for her to fill. With the help of Flaunt Dance Studio and the community that comes with it, The Palm Springs Barbie of San Diego Burlesque crafted her dream life becoming a burlesque dancer over 50 years of a...

San Diego Key Player Feisty Fuego lights a fire under our asses with this episode! Being an artist and entrepreneur is not easy, but Fuego shares how she did it while building lasting friendships and a show heaux closet along the way. 

Phoenix A'Blaze takes us on a ride from her burlesque roots in Northern California to following her Southern California dreams where the rhinestones would find her again but this time, a little leather bondage got involved. Sharing her 12 year artist story, get ready to learn about the burlesque geography of California, the reality of social media as a burlesque performer, what to focus on to thri...

Joy Stix, based in San Diego California, sits down with Under the Lights to talk branding, pitching, and why starting as a stage kitten/production manager shapes the path to mastering the basics of burlesque and prepare the aspiring burlesque artist to step into the spotlight. This can be perfect for the seasoned performer (if you dare) to improve one's foundation by going back to the roots! 

Lola Montez was not the girl-next-door, nor was she a model female citizen of her time. Montez was a European woman who took the California Gold Rush, enhanced its shaping of the beginning of CA American institution of the burlesque feminist movement, and forever changed dancers lives on United States soil. Part 1 touches on her European past, how she reached California, and what the social, cultu...

Episode 1 is officially here! In this episode, Vegas goes into more detail from the trailer on the who, what, when, where, why, and how of the Under the Lights podcast. 

Welcome to Under the Lights with Vegas St. James! In this trailer, Vegas quickly introduces herself, while letting the audience know what to expect when tuning in.