"Don't miss Michael Holland & Karen Mack's newest Gashole extravaganza! Ferociously talented and completely irreverent, these kids are the hottest thing in show business since Sonny met Cher and Kiki kidnapped Herb!"
- Next Magazine
"Everything they do is fresh and funny... A good time is a foregone conclusion! - The Village Voice
"No group called Gashole could take itself too seriously, and that’s part of the appeal of Karen Mack and Michael Holland’s gleefully goofy, shamelessly entertaining neolounge act. For five years, Mack and Holland have been resurrecting the lost art of the medley, with an emphasis on pop hits from the ’70 and ’80s; the summer-themed opening number of their latest show, Hole-o-Matic, includes bits of songs by acts as varied as Sly and the Family Stone, Genesis, Eddie Cochran and Richard Marx. The inventive Holland supplies the musical connective tissue on piano or guitar, as he and the supple-voiced Mack blend their vocals into surprising counterpoints and ornate, often lovely harmonies. And have I mentioned the gong and the fog machine? Everybody had fun; everybody Wang Chunged!" - Time Out NY
"Wonderful vocals, amazing arrangements and quick-witted comments and patter. This award-winning duo has created a new style in cabaret and found a place in the hearts of a growing list of fans!" - Cabaret Hotline
"As a musical duo, Mack & Holland are a phenomenon: hip and funny enough to be a downtown must see at a club like Joe's Pub or FEZ, and musically accomplished enough to play the Cafe Carlyle or Feinsteins!"
- Show Business Weekly
"Hilarious, engaging and talent rich... The smartest show in the cabaret scene right now!" - LGNY
"Karen Mack & Michael Holland have created a veritable franchise with their very popular "GASHOLE!" series of shows, garnering awards and accolades and selling out nearly every appearance... total entertainment, light and frothy!" - Cabaret Hotline Online
Awards
Best Vocal Duo/Group 2008 - Manhattan Association of Clubs
Finalists - Outstanding Musical Duo/Group 2008 - NYC Nightlife Awards
Top 25 NYC Shows of 2005 - Cabaret Hotline Online
Best NYC Club Act 2004, 2003 & 2002 - Show Business Weekly
Best Vocal Duo/Group 2004, 2003 & 2002 - Manhattan Association of Clubs
Outstanding Musical Duo 2003 - Back Stage Bistro Award
Horizon Award 2003 - Austin Cabaret Theatre (Austin, TX)
Best Musical Comedy Duo of 2001 - Cabaret Hotline Online
Not convinced yet? Here's more of what the press
has to say!
Cabaret Scenes
reviews GH: Hole-O-Matic '09!
Next Magazine
reviews GH: Number 2s
LGNY
reviews Gashole
Show Business Weekly reviews
Gashole
&
Ice Gasholes
Gay
City News reviews Ice
Gasholes