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Never Getting it Quite Right: The Perfectly Imperfect New Year’s Offering of Merel & Tony’s musical film ‘ALMOST PERFECT WORLD,’ in Collaboration with Houston Artists T Lavois Thiebaud and Stephanie Gonzalez

A photo from Tony & Merel's 'ALMOST PERFECT WORLD' music video.

I first came to know of T Lavois Thiebaud—and became immediately obsessed—upon discovering their collaboration with musical duo Merel & Tony for the video Matroesjkpop. So I was delighted to learn about their new collaboration, ALMOST PERFECT WORLD, a musical film “rendered righteously imperfect” and meant as a New Year’s offering for 2023. This new film is whimsical, melancholic, wild, thoughtful, frenzied, and contemplative, which is also the perfect way to describe this magical collaboration. ALMOST PERFECT WORLD was conceptualized and…

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Now That’s What I Call Hip-Hop: Increasing Queer Representation in Rap

A photo of hip-hop artist Young Ma.

While hip-hop artists have changed over time, the message behind the music has, for better or worse, stayed relatively consistent. It’s the same narrative told over and over to a new beat: a man raps about his abilities to get a woman (often in degrading ways), or a woman raps about getting herself a “good man.” Plain and simple, hip-hop remains predominantly heteronormative.…

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Episode 36: Healing Through Song and Spoken Word

A photo of Veer Queer with chef Adán Medrano.

Healing can be a spiritual process—one that looks different for everyone. In this week's episode, Veer Queer interviewer Kevin Anderson sits down with spoken word artists Eboni Rose and Jus Marvin and singer Rechatter Brady to discuss their artistic journeys and how quarantine has (or has not) sparked creativity.…

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Teresita La Campesina: Queering Ranchera Music, Performance, and Memory

A photo of trans Latinx performer Teresita La Campesina.

In 1996, in a Washington DC queer bar called Escandalo (which translates to “scandal” in English), the transgender ranchera artist Teresita La Campesina gave a performance of the Lola Beltrán song “Puñalada Trapera.” A heart-wrenching ballad that rebukes an ex-lover for stabbing the narrator in the back (so to speak), it is one of the few remaining recordings of Teresita’s live performances. She was never given the opportunity to record an album of her own. The rendition is pretty classical…

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Pretty in Pink: Meet Your New Favorite Queer Pop Icon, p1nkstar

A photo of translatinx star p1nkstar.

For decades, clubs, bars, and performance halls have been havens for queer people everywhere. They’re where heavy hearts and cheerful spirits gather together, dance in the moonlight, and come alive. It is within these spaces that p1nkstar, an Austin-based translatinx performance and pop music artist, created an instantly recognizable name for herself.…

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Faith in the ‘Invisible’: Houston Church Debuts Film on Gay Women in Southern Music

A photo of Invisible, playing at a Houston church.

A heart must believe in something. Whether it believes in a higher power, in one’s dream, or in the strength that is exuded from one’s own gifts and talents, a heart must beat for something greater than itself. A heart beats within the halls of St. Peter United Church of Christ in Houston, Texas. St. Peter United is dedicated to the acceptance and visibility of all people. And etched within every stone, there lies a legacy. It is a legacy not…

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Out Musician Eli Prier Uses Quiet Power as an Instrument of Change

A photo of out musician Eli Prier.

Singer and songwriter Eli Prier sees themself and their music as an instrument of change. “My message is that you can be powerful and change the world,” Prier says. “To do that, you must find the power inside yourself, focus it, and use it to create change. I see music and performance as a platform for change and I try to get my messages across through the songs I write and the performances I give.” …

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Genderqueer Artist Stoo’s New Album ‘Supersuit’ Is A Real Catch

A photo of genderqueer artist Stoo.

In 2018, Houston-based genderqueer artist Stoo was ruminating over their intentions as a solo artist. Stoo’s music career had jumpstated with Bling St., a musical duo collaboration between Stoo and Luis Cerda. The duo’s EP, Costume, was unanimously well received, but the band eventually split, leaving Stoo with the freedom to develop their own voice and aesthetic. …

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