National CD Reviews – November 2009

National CD Reviews – November 2009
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National music reviews from Brother Ali, Devendra Banhardt, Fuck Buttons, The Gossip, Immortal, Jookabox, Lewd Acts, The Raveonettes, Sea Wolf, Strike Anyhwere, White Denim and many more. … read more

Sister Spit @ The Sponge Bar

Sister Spit @ The Sponge Bar
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Sister Spit is a touring troop of queer literary performance artists. SS was in part founded by Michelle Tea, one of San Francisco’s more distinguished and prolific queer writers. This all-female punky fan of writers first started trekking across the globe in the 90s, and have recently regrouped as Sister Spit: The Next Generation to tour across Europe and the U.S., including a stop in Salt Lake City at the Sponge Bar. … read more

Dot Your I’s, Cross Your Ties

Dot Your I’s, Cross Your Ties
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It’s really not surprising that Sister Dottie S. Dixon’s persona outgrew her three minute weekly segments on KRCL. She needed her own stage show—One that could deliver a more positive message than say… Brokeback Mountain, which in the end shows if you’re gay, you’re going to get fag-bashed and live in a trailer for the rest of your life. … read more

Princess Kennedy: Hot Buttered Nights – April 2009

Princess Kennedy: Hot Buttered Nights – April 2009
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In times of political strife and repressed economies the parties get GOOD! We come together for a common cause and drink our way through it with a collective “Fuck you.” … read more

Mirah’s To-Do List: #1. Converse With the World

Mirah’s To-Do List: #1. Converse With the World
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From life experiences to the real world found in books, Mirah brings the ever-growing serious matters of the world to her music. … read more

Food, Food, and more Food

Food, Food, and more Food
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While the streets may run with liquor and beer in the p.m. hours, Sundance’s daylight is spent devoted to filling patrons’ bellies with glorified burgers and salads. After the nightmare of bread and muffins at the Queer Lounge’s Outfest, the House of Hype’s devotion to the Eagle’s NFC Championship Game came stocked with every breakfast

Review: The Queers are Here

Review: The Queers are Here
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The Queers The Queers are Here MVD Street: 02.20 For hardcore Queers fan, The Queers are Here is the coolest thing since Love Songs for the Retarded. Frontman Joe Queer and an endlessly revolving lineup of others have been making simple Ramones-esque pop-punk for over twenty years now, and The Queers are Here serves as

Ten Hours with She Wants Revenge

Ten Hours with She Wants Revenge

Arriving at the Avalon Theater, I’m not quite sure what to expect; from the venue or She Wants Revenge’s Justin Warfield or Adam Bravin (aka Adam 12). I hadn’t been to the Avalon for years and SWR had been a passing crush of mine that came on strong after seeing them open for Bloc Party