All posts tagged "music"
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Classical Music: Symphonies, Operas, and other Concerts
BACH SINFONIA Evelyn Glennie: Music Center at Strathmore Takoma Park/Silver Spring Performing Arts Center Montgomery CollegeGeorgia Avenue and East-West HighwaySilver Spring301-362-6525www.bachsinfonia.org The Story of the...
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Still a Thrill
Jody Watley (Photo by Mike Ruiz) Jody Watley has been an advocate for gay rights since her solo career took off in the mid-’80s. In...
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Harmonic Convergence
If ''Queering Sound'' is distorting, shaking up and subverting familiar sounds -- specifically what one might describe as ''gay music'' -- then ''Queering Sound 08...
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Wicked Win
Wicked Jezabel Forget the Grammy Awards. In D.C., it's all about the Wammies, the Washington Area Music Awards (WAMA), which...
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Bowled Over
Doug Bowles may not be the only gay conductor in town, but in the genre of swing and big-band music, he's pretty sure he's one...
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In Phase
The recent juggernaut of alternative offerings in the nation's capital -- from Art in Heat to the Fringe Festival -- shows no sign of stopping....
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A Welcoming Home
Mara Levi jokes that during her early Capital Pride Mainstage set a couple years ago, she may have been seen as a bit of a...
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Hip Hop Girl Power
A little exposure goes a long way, particularly for the lesbian hip-hop duo God-Des & She. ''We've gotten a lot of Pride offers this year,...
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Hypnotic Effect
Hitting the Capital Pride main stage last year in 2006 was a big deal for the Mesmers. ''It was the biggest audience we had ever...
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Pride and Justice
Tom Goss had an obsession eight years ago when he graduated from high school. ''I was completely obsessed with Dave Matthews and his music,'' he...
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Break It Down
It's a sunny 80 degrees in Puerto Vallarta, where Mara Levi is celebrating her 30th birthday with family and working on her tan. She's also...
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Wicked Cool
Imagine the typical rock-and-roll cover band. There might be some big hair, a few tattoos, and some die-hard groupies. And the whole scene looks pretty...
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Silver Celebration
THROUGHOUT HUMAN HISTORY, music has been used to make statements that go far beyond stringing notes together for the sake of a pleasing tune. Patriotic...
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Bob Mould: Independent Spirit
When Bob Mould moved to Washington three years ago in June of 2002, he was at a crossroads in his life. Recently fully out, the...
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Note for Note
A word of advice to those planning to attend a concert conducted by Emil de Cou: Remain in your seats. No autopilot standing ovations, please....
