The June 12, 5pm concert features
Lavender Country, the first out gay country band (since 1973),
Amythyst Kiah, the award-winning singer songwriter from the all-women-of-color Our Native Daughters, out trans woman folk-punker
Shawna Virago, Haitian-born and UK-based Alt-Americana Country-Noire singer
DeLila Black, and the First Lady of Queer Country herself,
Cindy Emch of Secret Emchy Society, who curated the line-up, with
MC Jbird McLaughlin.
Collectively, and on their own, these musicians have broken stereotypes about Country and Americana music being only about straight romance gone wrong. Through their multi-faceted songwriting, they bring new perspectives with some traditional twang. This year I curated a show called The Future is. Queer Country, wrote Cindy Emch in her newsletter. It showcases a diverse group of mother-trucking queer country rock stars.
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