It takes a hefty set of cajones to name a variety show after a back-alley bacchanal involving swarthy chicas getting plowed by a burro. But hell, it's an attention grabber. And the lineup for Donkey Show 5 is eclectic enough to turn heads on its own -- a puppet, a magician, drag queens, half-naked chicks dancing, a little bluegrass music with the Joe Roberts Trio, Jason Beers of the Black Rabbits pounding on a toy piano, a smidge of cabaret action with Alacartoona. And then -- why the hell not? -- the night gets a final kick in the ass with a hot rock injection provided by Federation of Horsepower. All things considered, this Donkey Show could be a bigger spectacle than watching Juanita straddle Eeyore in a seedy Tijuana bar. OK, not really. But it'll be close.
