Metro Weekly

Music

  • Dancing in Tribute to Peter Rauhofer

    You may not have read about it in the New York Times — the Gray Lady has been disquietingly silent on the matter — but...

  • Sin-sations

    ''I think it'd be a shame if people missed this show,'' Craig Cipollini says, ''because I think it's one of our best.'' There's actually no...

  • Belting It Out

    ''It's a wonderful way to think about the rich tradition of so many Jews who were key to writing beautiful music for Broadway,'' says Carole...

  • Rapping Bear

    The raunchy gay bear rapper known as Big Dipper has gained a reputation as a sexual provocateur. ''Every venue I go to, after my show,...

  • Saturday Night Euphoria

    ''Some bands are definitely more hetero. Some bands aren't gay enough,'' says Kim Moyes, chuckling. ''Whereas we definitely have our fair share.'' Moyes is one-half...

  • Sweetlife Sensations

    Last year, just before the band ''fun.'' became a mainstream pop sensation -- and an eventual Grammy winner -- the trio appeared at the Sweetlife...

  • Girlyman's Womanhood

    ''I'm learning so much about myself as an artist, and just learning a lot about singing and performing,'' says Tylan Greenstein. Of course, none of...

  • The Seven Year Itch

    In 2006 a new indie soul/pop singer-songwriter quickly seduced me with her sophisticated sound and amazing talent -- registering like a more refined Christina Aguilera,...

  • Disco Ball

    A reporter recently asked members of the band Escort if any of them are gay. Turns out, unbeknownst to co-founder Eugene Cho, at least one...

  • Diverse Folk

    Ask Catie Curtis if her uplifting, anthemic song ''Another Day on Earth,'' complete with a ''whew-ew-ew'' refrain, is a crowd-pleaser, and she confirms so in...

  • Pushing Forward

    ''This time we're really excited because we get to be in an actual theater,'' Mara Levi says. The past two years at the Atlas Intersections...

  • Coming Around Again

    ''I'm, out of my mind. It's taking me over,'' Rich Morel sings in the bridge of ''Low Lying Dreams.'' And the song might have the...

  • Wedding Party

    ''About four years ago I took a stab at writing a song,'' says J.T. Hatfield Charles, ''which is by no means anything more than something...

  • Unscripted

    When he performs at the 9:30 Club on Feb. 12, Rufus Wainwright says his show ''will have a certain freshness to it.'' It won't be...

  • Lost Order

    Oh, the fun one could have reciting choice New Order lyrics back to the band led by Bernard Sumner, while listening to what passes for...