Butt’s Having Pride Parties

I can’t tell you how bad I wish I was going to be in NYC the week before Pride. BUTT magazine just announced two pre-Pride Celebrations. The first one, called BANG, will be at The Knitting Factory with performances by Salem, Hunx and His Punx, and Sissy Nobby (more on Sissy Nobby in another post). The 2nd party will be at at Terence Koh’s gallery, Asia Song Society (ASS), and it will be a queer video film fest. They have just anounced an open call for submissions, and will be accepting films until May 20th, the show opens on June 19th.

Lester Greene – Hip Hop Pickle Surprise

Oh man, I’m so excited about Lester Greene. You know how most people have left myspace and now only use it to listen to new music? Well splish-splashing in the sea of mediocre adds (I do check out all queer bands that friend TPR) was Lester Greene, an MC and producer. Dripping with personality, not since Johnny Dangerous have I seen such bravado: this guy’s chest puffing reaches DD cups, and luckily he has the skills to back it up. Tracks like “Swerve” actually do twist and turn around the backbeat, and when Greene busts out the auto-tune, he sounds like the best Kanye and T-Pain moments put together. And in case you didn’t know he could kid around, his album will be called “No Bush, Straight Dicks.” Check out some downloads below, and show him some love on the myspace.

Lester Greene – Money Ain’t A Thing
Swerve
Move It Around

Lavender Menace

This is the kind of show I would try to curate. Having been a huge fan of all three queer bands, imagine my excitement and jealousy when I got an email about a concert on March 23rd with The Ballet, Scott Matthew, and Mkng Frnds! (UPDATE: Mkng Frndz cancelled, sorry) A one-night stand at The Bell House, this show will be a night of indie queers united by some of the best music that city has to offer. The Ballet is chamber pop, like Midlake but more consistent and healthy dash of synth. You know Scott Matthew from his on-screen performances in the movie Shortbus. Mkng Frndz has been the project of Tami Hart, a former folk-punker and Mr. Lady Records veteran. This band is lo-fi electro, and it is the coolest shit possible. (BTW, I TOTALLY made out with her new band mate on my birthday in 2004, the year of the slut). Anyhow, I wish I could go, enjoy yourselves NYC.

The Bell House

www.thebellhouseny.com

Monday, March 23rd

Doors at 7:30

$8

* The Ballet

*Scott Matthew

*Mkng Frndz

NYC Alert: Fish Out of Water Party!

*Ky Dickens, Photo By The Chicago Reader

It has been a long time coming, and the people behind the extremely important documentary Fish Out of Water have been working hard to get out a quality product. Refining and re-cutting, you know how it goes. This weekend, NYC gets the official premiere of the trailer for the movie and a hot-ass party to boot. Palmsout Sounds DJ’s and free swag make this a great night out for a great cause! The film confronts the issue of homosexuality and the bible, interviewing people through out the United States and the across the spectrum of the argument (OH AND ALSO, a certain someone named Kaki King is scoring the damn thing, holy cow). You can check out TPR’s podcast with the Chicago-based film maker Ky Dickens here. Deets below, get out and be out for Fish Out of Water!

Bait and Tackle: A ‘Fish out of Water’ film Fundraiser
Saturday, February 28th 10pm
Monkey Town, 58 N. 3rd Street Williamsburg, Brooklyn (L Train to Bedford)
Featuring: DJ Chaz Requina (Palms Out), DJ Patrick Wimberly (Chairlift), Elizabeth Harper and the Matinee and…
The Premiere of the Fish out of Water trailer
First 50 guests receive a gift bag including a Time Out New York guidebook
Tickets: $10/advance, $15/door. visit www.brownpapertickets.com/event/55042 to purchase.

Gossip: What a Difference Some Money Makes

Remember in 2003 when Gossip’s “Undead in NYC” came out and you were all “WTF?” The sound was abysmal to say the least and as a huge fan of their live show, a document it was not. Fast forward to late 2007, and the new major labeled Beth, Brace and Hannah are the only worthwhile group on Sony’s queer artists label, Music With A Twist. ( Have you seen that roster? Ugh.) So after all the hip remixes and eye rolling reactions to Beth’s stage persona, I must say, their first release for MWAT, “Live in Liverpool” is a sigh of relief. Finally capturing their live show’s magic, I’m sitting here rolling my eyes that it had to take some chart topping in the fucking UK in order for this to happen. It’s telling when Beth says, “I can’t believe you knew the words to that song. That’s so weird. But amazing” after singing their only true ballad “Coal to Diamonds.” Compare notes between the Dim Mak released “Undead” and the finally getting stateside attention “Liverpool.”

Gossip–Non Non Non (from Undead in NYC)

Gossip–Coal To Diamonds (from Live in Liverpool)

ps. I was digging for info about Music with a Twist, and their site wasn’t working and Sony’s main pages didn’t have it anywhere. Weird.

–Stinky Pinky