Pride Month: Pansy Division
In a word, Pansy Division is an exercise in crassness. But as one of the first openly out queer punk rock bands, I’d say they earned that right. Coming out (so to speak) in the early ’90s, they had to…
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Pride Month 2012: Amy Ray — Lung of Love
I’m just gonna put it out there that it took me a good long while for Amy Ray’s latest release to sink in. Here’s the thing: I like the Indigo Girls, but I always prefer Amy’s songs to Emily by…
Pride Month: Town and Country — “Everyone Wants to Say I Do”
Where would the LGBTQ community be without straight Allies? Critiquing each other’s clothing, that’s where. For reals, though, building bridges across communities is important for any political movement. Studies show that people across the US accept marriage equality — regardless…
Pride Month 2012: Brandi Carlile — Bear Creek
Let’s not mince words: Bear Creak is Brandi Carlile’s finest effort yet, and I’m not even done listening to it for the first time. It’s much more Americana-inflected than The Story, which will never ever be something I complain about.…
Pride Month 2012: Sleater-Kinney
No celebration of queer rock is complete — nay, valid — without a nod to Sleater-Kinney. As far as I’m concerned, they’re the heartbeat of riot grrl. Part of that is because they’re the first riot grrl band I…