Join us tonight (11/20/09) at 9pm EST for an interview with SistersTalk Radio. Click here to listen live!
And if you can’t make the live broadcast (I mean, it is a Friday night, hellooo!), a podcast will be up in a few days :-)
We’ve been nominated by OUTmusic in the category of OutMusician of the year!
Our track “Queer Nation”, off our debut album Drive Away Home (now available on itunes), was nominated for its impressive combination of music and activism. We’re up against other great artists, such as Ari Gold and Scott Free, so the competition is tough! The only way to vote is to become a member of the LGBT Recording Academy. By signing up, not only will you be able to show us your love and support, but you would be an advocate for equal and inclusive presence of GLBT musicians (like us!) in the mainstream entertainment industry.
The awards are given out on December 10th, so between now and then, we’ll be searching for some hot and dazzling clothing items to don on the red carpet and practicing our smiles for the pesky paparazzi ;-)
Dear Kit,
Thank you so much for taking the time to write to us in response to the November article “My boyfriend turned out to be a girl.” We are grateful for your thoughtful feedback, and we’re taking your reaction very seriously.
At Seventeen, we are committed to supporting and embracing all girls, everywhere, including the LGBT community. We are working with leaders from GLAAD to further discuss LGBT issues, and how we can best reach out to teens who may have been hurt or disappointed by this coverage.
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We’re gonna be at our friends Slanty Eyed Mama’s show next week and want you to join us. Yes we’re driving all the way to Boston to watch it and yes it’s worth it. They’re performing in Boston at the Theatre Offensive’s Out On The Edge Festival. Info at http://www.thetheateroffensive.org/oote_09/shows/birth-of-a-nasian
Here’s a taste to wet your titties:
Birth of a nAsian
Boston Premiere!
Starring
Slanty Eyed Mama
Nov 6 and 7 – 10pm
Nov 8 – 7pm
Calderwood Pavilion
$15 to $45
“Smart, Edgy” – Washington Post
“A killer combination of words, music and noise” – Anchorage Daily News
When a 35 year old Asian cheerleader meets a China Latina who can’t seem to tick the right box at the unemployment office, you know that Slanty Eyed Mama is in the house. With a soundscape of electric violin played by Lyris Hung and words and flow by Kate Rigg, the Mamas penetrate stereotypes of Asian American identity and emerge rocking your world and loving you long time. Part character comedy, part standup, all music, Slanty Eyed Mama will let you in on the urban nuyorasian experience.
Slanty Eyed Mama recently completed a comedy special for LOGO. Kate hosted the Gay Pride Rally in Bryant Park NYC, and Slanty appeared at The Heritage Of Pride Awards, the Asian Heritage Festival in Union Square and Queens Pride NYC as well as bringing the funny to the We’re Funny That Way Festival, The SF Queer Comedy Fest, Michigan Womyn’s Music Fest, The Dinah Shore Weekend and benefits for APICHA, Guerilla Girls, Asian American Student Associations, and others.
