Scissor Sisters try some new material in NYC.

It started with Amanda Lepore singing along to six of her “Fierce Pussy” demos before stripping down to show her scary, hairless private parts. But really, what other way do you start a surprise performance by a band called Queef Latina.

In a city where no show is actually a secret or private, the Scissor Sisters were actually able to keep their two shows at New York City’s Mercury Lounge (capacity 250) really on the down-low. Last night, they played the first show under the moniker Queef Latina and tonight they’ll perform as Debbie’s Harry.

The last time the Scissors played surprise shows at the Mercury Lounge, they were warming up for their high profile 2005 Glastonbury and Live 8 performances. This time though, the band has no live obligations and no agenda other than to test some new material before they finish recording their third album. The crowd of friends, family and lucky fans who packed the venue, danced their asses off to eleven new songs, of which at least five could be hit singles.

Straight from the start, Jake Shears, dressed in his best geek-chic, let the crowd know that this show, as expected, was all about new music. The group played this show loose and fast and was obviously delighted with the crowd’s reaction to the material. The new songs ranged from a pumped up Roxy music cover, a Jamiacan tinged reggae jam and a slew of what the Scissor Sisters do best: Elton John-kissing-Pet Shop Boys high energy pop dance songs.

DOWNLOAD: Roxy Music - “Do The Strand” (YSI)

Queef Latina - Mercury Lounge - 10/13/08

Television (NEW)
Lights
Who’s Your Money (NEW)
Other Girls (NEW)
Laura
Major For You (NEW)
None of my Business (NEW)
Singularity (NEW)
Don’t Feel Like Dancin’
Who’s There (NEW)
Tits
The Strand (NEW, Roxy Music Cover)
Not The Loving Kind (NEW)
Taking Shape (NEW)
Uroboros (NEW)
McCartney