All posts tagged "country / western"
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Shania Twain Explains How Drag Queens Inspire Her
In a recent interview with GLAAD, country superstar Shania Twain shared her love and admiration for drag culture.
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Editor’s Pick: Vince Gill at Capital One Hall
Vince Gill, who has subtly, surely revealed himself over time to be a bona fide LGBTQ ally, plays two nights at the new venue.
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Editor’s Pick: Waylon Payne at the Pearl Street Warehouse
Waylon Payne's personal story is as complex and unwieldy as his music is pure and captivating. He appears in D.C. on July 27.
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Waylon Payne’s Country Comeback – Featured Interview
It took 15 years -- and kicking meth -- for gay country artist Waylon Payne to reclaim his career. In the process, he created a...
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Music Review: Mary Chapin Carpenter and Kacey Musgraves release new albums
Mary Chapin Carpenter revisits a long career, while Kacey Musgraves makes a case for her own staying power
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Rose’s Tomatoes: Maggie Rose on women in country music
Country music star Maggie Rose loves a good tomato. When radio consultant Keith Hill compared women in country music to tomatoes in a salad, Nashville...
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Country Roads
''We wanted to do something unique when it came to Cherry weekend, and we knew there hadn't been a country women's dance ever before,'' says...
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Carried Away
Season five of American Idol, everyone's favorite karaoke-fest, may be well underway, but fourth season champion Carrie Underwood isn't ready to give up the limelight....
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Film Reviews: Brokeback Mountain and The Chronicles of Narnia
'Brokeback Mountain' is every bit as good as you've wished, while 'Narnia' is more engaging than you might expect
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Rodeo 101
Think of the National Mall as the wide-open plain, Remington's as the local honky-tonk, and summer tourists as cattle. To make the illusion complete, some...
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D.C. Lambda Squares
Members of the D.C. Lambda Squares Mission: D.C. Lambda Squares provides opportunities for members, visitors and guests to dance in non-traditional roles and a comfortable...
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Buck Off!
These are the sounds of a rodeo: Thumping hooves. Stomping feet. Snorting bulls. Yee-haw cowboys. Twangy guitars. Clapping hands. Clicking heels. Clicking heels? Well, we...
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Boots, Buckles and Broadway
Growing up on the quiet, conservative streets of Virginia Beach, Va., Kevin Platte discovered at an early age that he had a passion for dancing....
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Lambda Squares
Mission: Provide opportunities for members and guests to socialize around square dancing activities within the lesbian, gay, transgender and bisexual communities. Founded: 1981 Number of...
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Country Siren
What is it about Canada that produces such amazing country artists? Maybe it's the wide open spaces. Or maybe it's just the cleaner, crisper air....
