posted Friday, March 27, 2015
This evening I attended the opening night of Tranny: A Musical Comedy. I immediately found the title somewhat offensive and held little hope for the show in its entirety. Despite being a Trans* woman reviewer, I couldn’t quite comprehend how an offensively titled “musical comedy” about one Tran* woman’s professional transitions as an entertainer was […]
posted Monday, March 23, 2015
According to a press release from Montréal Pride , the organization will be presenting the first edition of Canada Pride from August 11 to 20, 2017, as a nation-wide celebration of Canada’s LGBT movement, reaffirming the position of Montréal and of Canada as leaders in LGBT human rights. Montréal Pride, the largest Pride festival in […]
posted Sunday, March 15, 2015
Canadian Music Week (CMW) has an amazing line up of artists performing at the 2015 edition. From May 1st – 10th 2015, the newly expanded 10-day festival will present hundreds of bands from around the world. Headliners include The Jesus and Mary Chain: 30th Anniversary of Psychocandy, Kiesza, GoldLink, LIGHTS, FIDLAR, King Tuff, Billy Talent, Noel Gallagher’s High […]
posted Sunday, March 8, 2015
On the evening of Sunday, March 1, 2015, I had the pleasure of attending (and performing at) a fundraiser. “Dad’s Night Out”, for The Imperial Court of Toronto, organized and hosted by King Father James Pawley with real-life spouse, Queen Mother Divinesque, with MC Morgan James (sans drag) at Erotico Lounge, 461 Church Street in […]
posted Thursday, March 5, 2015
When I recently had an offer to attend Lorraine Segato’s launch party for her upcoming album Invincible Decency, I enthusiastically jumped at the opportunity. In case you didn’t recognize the name, Segato is one of the founding members of the groundbreaking Canadian music group, The Parachute Club. While many may recall her group’s memorable hit […]
posted Tuesday, March 3, 2015
I got word of this show well in advance, and having heard the vocalist do a quick number at the drop of a hat at another show, I made sure I was going to check out this night’s show. I’m SO glad I did! I arrived at 120 Diner on Friday, February 27, 2015, shortly […]
posted Monday, March 2, 2015
As I sashay my way through a crowd of joyous queens partaking in a line dancing lesson on the famous dance floor of Zipperz/Cellblock on a chilly Wednesday night, I land myself in a seat of general manager Harry Singh’s office to get the scoop on one of gay T.O’s most enduring and longest running […]
posted Thursday, February 26, 2015
Welcome everyone to my new queer music blog The Sonic City for theBuzzMag.ca. Drawing on my past experience with musicology and LGBTQ issues, this column will explore the queer musical landscape around the globe, illuminating its vast spectrum of artists from common names we know, to those those who are underground or recently emerging. From […]
posted Friday, February 20, 2015
Pre-Screening/Post Screening Reception The pre-screening of the Toronto premier of the documentary film “Matt Shepard is a Friend of Mine” took place last night at the Carlton Cinema and was attended by a bevy of Toronto LGBTQ community and allies, along with the film director Michele Josue, and the parents of Matthew Shepard. I can’t […]
posted Thursday, February 19, 2015
The Cabaret Company presents My Dinner with Casey Donovan, the newest work by Sky Gilbert (Hackerlove), running at Theatre Passe Muraille Backspace from March 12-22, 2015. What happens when you bring a porn star to dinner? Find out as a young gay man in the early 1970s, who’s afraid to come out to his parents, […]
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