You don’t have to go all the way to New York City to get a taste of Hedwig and the Angry Inch in the flesh. Austin is home to The Sideways Grimace, a Hedwig Tribute Band. I had the pleasure of speaking with Richard Weiss, lead vocalist (aka Hedwig) and guitarist for the band. It […]
OUTsider: Pythia Dust
I really hate to end my coverage of OUTsider Festival on a negative note. I spent most of the day working another job, but I was excited to end the festival by seeing Pythia Dust at the Vortex. I figured it was too cold to really enjoy the closing party at Cheer Up Charlie’s anyway. […]
OUTsider Fest: Queerness Past, Present, and Future
The creators of OUTsider Festival in Austin really did their homework as far as covering a large scope and breadth of queer art and performance in the programming. Which on the one hand, is refreshing and inspiring. But on the other hand, means that there is just so, so much to discuss. Festivals, conferences, art, […]
Stanley Roy: Fantasy’s Show & Tell
For almost two years, local musician and performer Stanley Roy has been hosting a monthly evening of performance called Show & Tell at local queer bar Cheer Up Charlies here in Austin. Roy hosts the evening’s events as Fantasy, a persona he created many years ago when a friend threw a birthday party and told […]
SXSW Film Review: Song from the Forest
Song From the Forest had its US premiere at Austin’s 2014 SXSW festival. Directed by Michael Obert, Song From the Forest chronicles the life and work of Louis Sarno. Sarno is an ethnomusicologist whose work with the Bayaka pygmies has led to him becoming a full member of their community and creating a life in […]
Capital City Men’s Chorus celebrates 25 years
This year marks the 25th anniversary season of the Capital City Men’s Chorus (CCMA) in Austin, a choir whose mission is to unite the diverse experiences of gay men and their allies through song. The chorus was founded in 1989, a few years after Dallas’ Turtle Creek Chorale, Dallas’ men’s choir, performed when the AIDS […]