Music
Sami Grisafe releases a music video for the song Atlantis
I have been talking about Sami for over a year now. Thinking out loud and sharing my very real belief that this chick is gonna break from this big city small venue life and rock the rock n roll world once and for all. I feel this way because every time I see her perform […]
Changing the World Around Us Through Music
As a member of Windy City Performing Arts all-inclusive women’s choir, Aria, I was able to attend the GALA Festival this month in Denver, CO — an event held every four years by the Gay and Lesbian Association of Choruses to support LGBT choruses around the world. As their mission statement proclaims, as member choruses, […]
Chely Wright Talks About Her Upcoming Back Lot Bash Gig
The countdown to this year’s Back Lot Bash party weekend has already started and while I can’t believe June is here - I am beyond ready to get my gay outdoor festival season going! Midsommerfest, I’m winking at you! As most of you know by now, the fantastic ladies behind Back Lot Bash know how […]
Paradise Found—Sami Grisafe’s Atlantis slams onto the airwaves
If I have aural sex with Sami Grisafe anymore, I am going to have to declare myself polyamorous. With the dropping of Atlantis, Sami, Jaclyn Rada and Shannon Nicole have created what few artists seem to be able to capture now-a-days—real, genuine music. The album transcends common notions of genre and niche, bopping along from […]
Couch to 5K Podcast Week 4
Congrats, you have made it to week 4 of the Couch to 5k program! That means you are already almost halfway through this training and you are most likely already feeling like a hotter bitch than you were before. It’s hot outside which means I might actually force myself to get up early and get […]
Couch to 5K Podcast Week 3
This weekend could not have come quickly enough amiright? Thankfully, the weather is finally starting to cooperate for premium running weather and this means it is time to get going with these podcasts so we can all get sexy (more sexy) for the summer, for Pride and mostly, for ourselves. Remember, pay attention to what […]
Jackie Rada – Chicago’s Piano Woman and so much more
I noticed the hair at first and the perfect smile. But before I could digest any of the obvious – I heard the music. This girl can play. Jackie Rada can make playing that piano look as easy as peeling a banana – it is her gift – and she shares it with her audiences. […]
Couch to 5K Podcast Week 2
Oh Chicago weather, you are such a bitch. This back and forth between hot, cold and torrential downpour has got my lungs and sinuses totally screwed. I hope your bodies are in better shape than mine and that you’ll be able to celebrate Cinco de Mayo (or Cinco de Drinko, as I like to think […]
The Next Girl You Should Already Love: Anais Mitchell
By Aidee Woods Anais Mitchell has famous friends. Ani Difranco and Justin Vernon (Bon Iver) to name a few. Though they’re not just friends – collaborators to be more precise. Both Difranco and Vernon were featured on Mitchell’s 2010 folk opera release “Hadestown,” along with a handful of other overly talented musicians including Greg Brown […]
Couch to 5K Podcast Week 1
Well ladies, Spring time is here and the sun was shining so brightly this morning, I decided to dust off my gym shoes and go for the first run I’ve been on for a long time. I am no newbie to running, but I’ve never been what I would consider a “runner”. In fact, as […]