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Micah Barnes “New York Stories” Summer Tour

posted Thursday, June 11, 2015

by: in Celebrity, Events, Featured Events, Theatre

The better something is, the more challenging it is to write a fitting description.  This has been the case for me and the recent CD launch concert of Micah Barnes’ “New York Stories” at Glenn Gould Studios, Toronto.  With thesaurus laid out beside me, I have battled to find the words that will do justice.  […]

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Pride Toronto – Five Questions with Come Back Barbara

posted Thursday, June 11, 2015

by: in Events, Family, Featured Events, Gallery, Lesbian, Music, Pride, Queer, Sports

Today, I’m very excited to have Ainsley Naylor of Toronto’s very own Come Back Barbara joining me on The Sonic City.  With their eclectic sound fusing genres such as punk and dance, Come Back Barbara have been gaining attention across the music scene, and will be performing as part of the Girls Rock Camp showcase […]

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Drag On! Loud and Proud with Anahi Batista

posted Tuesday, June 9, 2015

by: in Bar/Club, Celebrity, Drag, Featured Events, Outdoors, Pride, Queer, Toronto

Our countdown to one of Toronto’s greatest festivities continues as we step closer to Toronto Pride‘s 35th anniversary in our cha cha heels. On Saturday June 27th,  Yonge-Dundas Square transforms into Canada’s largest drag show extravaganza with 35 queens and kings taking centre stage with 35 years of music. And what’s a party without a […]

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Drag On! With The Lovely Xtacy Love

posted Tuesday, June 9, 2015

by: in Bar/Club, Drag

The Yonge -Dundas Square Stage is the showdown for Pride Toronto‘s upcoming 35th Anniversary drag spectacle “Drag On!”. Featuring 35 performers and 35 years of music, the event will be hosted by RuPaul’s Drag Race winner Bianca Del Rio. We had a chat with triple threat drag sensation Xtacy Love who’s participating in the upcoming […]

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Drag On! Pride Yourself with Vitality Black

posted Thursday, June 4, 2015

by: in Bar/Club, Drag, Events, Featured Events, Pride, Queer, Toronto

Pride Toronto is celebrating it’s 35th Anniversary and celebrating this impressive milestone with a special event. “Drag On!” at Yonge-Dundas Square on Saturday June 27th 2:00 PM – 11:00 PM showcases 35 queens and 35 years of music. This month ‘Wigged Out’ will be taking a look at some 0f the artists and performers who […]

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What Makes Me a Documentary

posted Saturday, May 30, 2015

by: in Activism, Bar/Club, Celebrity, Drag, Fashion, Music, Trans

This week has been the Inside Out Film Festival‘s 25th year in Toronto. Each year, the festival delivers a showcase of fabulous local talent – Mixed Shorts:Local Heroes. Vince Racanelli’s short documentary “What Makes Me a Woman” made this years official selection for Local Heroes. His film poses a simple question, and receives a simple […]

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Review: The Tapestry Opera World Premiere of M’dea Undone

posted Wednesday, May 27, 2015

by: in Events, Music, Queer

Upon learning of Evergreen Brick Works, I was rather fascinated by not only its aesthetics, but also its function as performative space.  I’ve enjoyed quite a few traditional operatic performances over the years, but at the same time, I’ve often found the most interesting works to to be those which break with tradition in one […]

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Pride Toronto Announces Full 2015 Programming

posted Wednesday, May 27, 2015

by: in Art, Music, Photography

  Pride Toronto announced its 2015 full festival line-up yesterday morning, the headliners and schedules were presented at a major press conference event. WOW, it has been 35 years of T Dot Pride, now this is something to celebrate! It’s right around the corner too so I suggest you get your Glitter ready because the […]

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Top Five Picks at Toronto’s Inside Out LGBT Film Festival

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2015

by: in Celebrity, Family, Featured Events, Film, Lesbian, Pride, Queer, Toronto

It’s been 25 years since the Inside Out LGBT Film Festival made its debut, and this quarter century milestone proves that the caliber and representation from a wide spectrum of topics continues to flourish. The team behind this festival work hard to make it happen, and it shows with creative and diverse programming, and of […]

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Durham’s 7th Annual Pride Prom

posted Sunday, May 24, 2015

by: in Events, Music, Queer

When I first joined the planning committee for the Durham Pride Prom three years ago, there were quite a few raised eyebrows among my family and friends. I suppose this reaction was understandable. After all, I never did attend prom when I graduated from high school a little over a decade ago. Being an outsider, […]

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