The event is a hybrid of virtual and in-person performances by LGBTQ+ artists. Author: Brittany Flowers Updated: 6:40 PM CDT June 29, 2021
AUSTIN, Texas The Austin and Nashville LGBT Chambers of Commerce are teaming up to put on the second Pride in Local Music event celebrating and supporting local LGBTQ+ artists.
The event will feature musical performances from five local artists in iconic venues located in both cities. Austin performers include Patrice Pike, Kenny Williams Trio, P1nkstar, Pleasure Venom and Tina G.
LGBT Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Tina Cannon said the event started last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Austin360 On The Record is a weekly roundup of new, recent and upcoming releases by local and Austin-associated recording artists. Typically we include only full-length albums and EPs, but because many artists have been releasing individual songs during the pandemic, we’re also occasionally presenting a “Singles Spotlight” overview of selected recent singles.
Hard Working People Project, “Salt of the Earth.” We missed this one upon its release in October, but it’s worth reaching back to its inspiring message, which remains relevant in the new year. Renowned singer-songwriter Sara Hickman says she organized the recording of the 1968 Rolling Stones classic, which took six months to complete, “as a way to honor all the nurses, doctors, EMTs, farmers, grocery clerks, field hands, computer techies, shop owners, mail carriers, you name it all the hardworking people who have kept life going during this pandemic. She recruited an extraordinary cast of 32 fello
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1. Patrice Pike
With most national touring acts still grounded, local venues have turned to local and regional artists to perform on their stages. Fortunately Texas has a lot to offer. Among those cycling through town is singer-songwriter Patrice Pike, who made her name in the ‘90s with Sister 7 before striking out on her own as a solo artist. In recent years she reunited with her old Sister 7 bandmate, guitarist Wayne Sutton as Pike & Sutton. The collaboration produced fruit, as the two released “Heart Is a Compass” last year before a pandemic shut down their tour schedule.