Our review of the cute and functional eco-friendly Bookie & Belle PetGo Bags, perfect for us on-the-go dog lovers!

[photo credit: Autumn de Wilde]

We recently sat down with the lovely and very funny Sara Quin from Tegan and Sara, to chat about her upcoming Fall tour in the US and Australia, their new music video, the importance of being visible and the non-profits she supports and more.

The Places is made up of Amy Annelle from “panhandles/plateaus/ponds” and plays “Acousmatic Tape Music”, as her MySpace page describes.

Songs for Creeps starts off with a collection of many different sounds on “Miners Lie!” with Annelle’s comforting voice steering us through the song. Annelle’s songs take us on a ride, and there are so many things to hear along the way. Take for instance, “The Natural Arc,” which feels like a long wait for a train ride that starts off slow and builds into a fast, churning locomotive with a rhythmic low-tuned acoustic strum.

Singer, guitarist, and songwriter Sonya Kitchell, an (18-year old) jazz/pop powerhouse with the smoke and honey voice, is releasing her second album, This Storm, with maturity and confidence well beyond her years. She is the best young talent I’ve heard since Joss Stone, period.

Solange (Knowles) released her second album in stores today, Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams, and I don’t feel she’s out necessarily to compete with the pop stars of today. She isn’t your typical pop star, and that’s a good thing. She doesn’t sound too commercial, she sounds more like a jazz/Motown throwback with a hip hop twist.

San Francisco – we are giving away tickets Friday!

And to be eligible, you must be a reader of our newsletter! We have tickets for you to see Terese Genneco and Her Little Big Band at The Rrazz Room! To sign up for our free newsletter, you can sign up directly here. Don’t forget to reply to your confirmation so you won’t miss out on this giveaway, other giveaways and other exclusive content!

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TERESE GENECCO & HER LITTLE BIG BAND are BACK on Saturday nights at 10:30 at San Francisco’s swankiest new nightclub, THE RRAZZ ROOM in the Hotel Nikko, just off Union Square. An out lesbian entertainer, Genecco has been making waves ever since the debut of her one-woman show, “Drunk With Love: A Tribute To Frances Faye!” hit the nightclub scene in 2005. Now with multiple awards to her name (a 2008 MAC Award for Best Recording, a 2007 Backstage Bistro Award for Best Tribute Show, two years in a row on Time Out New York magazine’s Top Ten Best lists, and San Francisco’s reigning “Entertainer of The Year) Genecco is wowing crowds at The Rrazz Room with her Retro Las Vegas style nightclub act, complete with 7 of the West Coast’s best jazz musicians, including the legendary Jack “Mr Bongo” Costanzo, who played with Peggy Lee, Judy Garland, Elvis Presley, Nat “King” Cole, Frances Faye, Frank Sinatra, and other mid-20th Century jazz and pop music icons. Genecco’s shows are a high-energy romp through the classic American Songbook, full of swinging Rat Pack style arrangements, comedy, and special guest stars.

Pole Dancing To Gospel Hymns

Andrea Gibson

$15.00
Paperback
ISBN: 9780981521305

Andrea Gibson is one of the most gifted talents on the indy scene right now, she’s a singer/songwriter/poet/gifted creator. Gibson, who has been rousing audiences
internationally with her poignant message and genuine interest in generating
change, has created a work that HBO Def Poet Carlos Andrés Gómez has called
both deeply haunting and profoundly inspiring: “Her words cut so sharply and
completely they cannot be shaken. To call her one of the best poets would be
a gross understatement.” Her long anticipated poetry book, Pole Dancing To Gospel Hymns, is filled with rich, intimate imagery and her personal styling can capture your breath and move you in a way that shakes and stuns you.

Recently, we got to speak with the creator of Nautical but Nice, Captain Sara, for a in-depth interview on her mission of being the premier purveyor of the nautical and aeronautical pin-up and drawing their inspiration from the lovely dames painted on the noses of B-29 airplanes during World War II and the 1950s pin-ups gracing the wooden decks of luxury boats. Classy, erotic, and sassy – we couldn’t resist wanting to find out more about Nautical but Nice which has a unique non-profit goal….

Captain Sara: “My idea was to mesh female sexuality and power in a way that didn’t alienate either gender, and I think there’s a pin-up revolution doing just that. Examples of female sexuality tied in with submission or dominance are rife in the “adult entertainment” world, and I wanted there to be some other images of female sexuality that aren’t tied to any role in particular… other than playfulness (if that’s a role). It’s naughty! And nautical! But nice.”

Looking for something fun to do on a Wednesday evening that is also a excellent way to give back? Out Impact presents “An Evening To Benefit Sylvia’s Place” as we raise proceeds for their critical 5th anniversary! Sylvia’s Place is one of five emergency homeless shelters in the entire country dedicated to helping LGBTQ youth who have been displaced. Award-winning DJ Reed McGowan will be spinning your favorites as we live life and have fun together at Splash (50 W 17 St.) on April 2nd, 7-11p for a good cause! HX is our presenting sponsor, our official hotel sponsor is the Maritime Hotel and much more! Want some complimentary cocktails? Our alcohol sponsors for this special event is 4 Copas Tequila, the only organic tequila and Zodiac Vodka!