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<b>Bruno Mars, Justin Timberlake, Indigo Girls </b>
Summer’s hot tickets: PGN’s 2013 Summer Concert Guide
Summer is rapidly approaching, and that means there is going to be a plethora of artists on the road trying to coax you into giving up your hard-earned dollars to see them in the flesh. And a lo...
Apr 25, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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On being an out country singer from Canada
A few weeks ago, if you asked us to rattle off names of openly gay country artists, we could only come up with one: Chely Wright. It’s not that we don’t think more are out there, it’s just that o...
Apr 04, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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<b>GUITARIST DEREK GRUEN AKA DEL MARQUIS</b>
Scissor Sisters guitarist launches solo projects
With the globally famous and fabulous Scissor Sisters in another hiatus, founding member and guitarist Del Marquis (now going by his real name, Derek Gruen) is staying busy creating his own music p...
Mar 21, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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<b>Derek Bishop</b>
Out musician takes retro-pop sound on the road
Self-described gay piano/popster Derek Bishop is embarking on a short tour with gay-fronted alternative country band The Paisley Fields, hitting town Feb. 16 at JR’s. Bishop admitted that he has a...
Feb 14, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Manifestra Destiny—Erin McKeown hits the road with new album
Queer singer-songwriter, producer and activist Erin McKeown is back with a new batch of songs and a new tour for 2013, thanks to her latest album. “Manifestra” is more political than any of her p...
Jan 10, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Out musician returns to Philly with annual holiday concert
The Mothership must have connected with the North Pole at some point because “Holidelic,” the brainchild of singer-songwriter Everett Bradley, is coming back to Philadelphia Dec. 23. Mission: to in...
Dec 20, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Indie and Broadway artists make magic with holiday tunes
Holiday albums usually bore us to tears. Sure, we have our go-to picks from the likes of Motown, RuPaul and those awesome punk-rock Christmas compilations, but usually we like to avoid the sappier ...
Dec 06, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Out guitar goddess returns with new album
Kaki King is back on the road doing what she does best: dazzling her fans with virtuoso skills on any instrument with strings. Her latest album, “Glow,” is a departure from her last two — 2008’s “...
Nov 08, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Established artists dig into influences
Meshell Ndegeocello “Pour Une Âme Souveraine: A Dedication to Nina Simone” Naïve Records Tribute records are usually a tricky prospect, as it’s hard to find that balance between honoring the mu...
Oct 04, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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<b>Shiny Toy Guns</b></br> III</br> Five Seven Music
Established artists take interesting directions on new albums
Amanda Palmer & The Grand Theft Orchestra Theater is Evil 8ft. Records Anyone familiar with bisexual cabaret singer-pianist-songwriter Palmer’s sonic output in recent years knows that anything c...
Sep 06, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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