I'm looking forward to performing an acoustic set at the new Absolute Fringe monthly fest at Elbo Room (this Sunday Feb 27th 8pm) - I'm opening for Tret Fure!! Also performing are bands I am a big fan of...Congress of Starlings, Ellen Rosner, Stewed Tomatoes and Plain Ole Delicious - will be quite an evening!!
http://www.elboroomchicago.com

Homolatte in Chicago (@ Big Chicks) Tues Feb 15

We are back in full gear at Homolatte this Tuesday Feb 15th, 7:30pm as we welcome to our stage Marty McConnell and Summer Osborne!!
Find out more about these artists here:
http://martyoutloud.com/
http://www.facebook.com/summerosbornefan
http://www.scottfree.net

http://www.homolatte.com

I've complained for years about Chicago Pridefest booking mostly straight artists - recently the same (mostly straight) cover band are performing...here's why

http://chicago.timeout.com/articles/features/84032/why-are-summer-festivals-the-same

Milwaukee Pridefest

Milwaukee Pridefest has one of the best queer music line-ups in the country - I caught The Shondes, Nicole Reynolds, Ellis, Martine Locke, and Che Arthur . And that was just a taste of the amazing three-stage, three day event. Chicago Pridefest (coming up next weekend) does have the Joans, but then fills the stages with cover bands and straight dance artists. (although to be fair I must add that the three headliners at Milwaukee Pridefest were all straight).

check out Nicole Reynolds

Nicole Reynolds is an amazing lesbian folk artist - the real thing. She performed at my Homolatte series in Chicago in December and blew everyone away. Her kinda folk is as old-school as you can get - as in labor protest songs!! She is charming and talented and...well check her out! http://www.nicolereynoldsmusic.com

new year/new blog

I just watched Julie/Julia and was ashamed of myself - my blog has one post (and because I never use this blog, I couldn't even retrieve it.) This is a new year, and I will be blogging ferociously - my new year's resolution. My subject - the only thing i seem to know anything about these days. Queer Music - circa 2010!!