Seattle Gay News
Issue 10, Volume 39, March 11, 2011
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT “Hooray, You’re Gay” Local musicians pen Gay anthem cou rtes y the juli ette s
Juanes, Paul Simon, Madeleine Peyroux by Albert Rodriguez SGN A&E Writer
The Juliettes
by Shaun Knittel SGN Associate Editor
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Lady Gaga isn’t the only one with a Gay music anthem. Seattle’s fierce and fabulous allwoman rock band The Juliettes have got a lot to say, and they want you to listen. The band’s new single, “Hooray, You’re Gay” is an ode to Gay pride and 100% of the net proceeds will be donated to organizations that
fight to battle LGBT youth suicide. Julie Mains, lead singer for The Juliettes, told Seattle Gay News the band has no qualms with making a political statement. “We are pro-equality, propeace, pro-compassion, pro-education, pro-mother earth, and pro-rock ‘n’ roll,” she said. “We
He came, he went, he left us drooling. Seventeen-time Latin Grammy Award winner Juanes swept through Seattle like a chubasco (“fierce storm” in Spanish), launching his “P.A.R.C.E. Tour” on March 10 at WaMu Theater and offering himself to select media outlets two days before that. He looked every bit the rock star in tight jeans, fitted coat, slicked back hair, dusty blue eyes, and a decent amount of swagger. Easily the Bono equivaJuanes
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Crystal Castles Arnaldo! returns deliver to Julia’s with a electrifying tribute to Eartha Kit show
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by Albert Rodriguez SGN A&E Writer Crystal Castles March 8 The Showbox SoDo Despite an ankle injury, that originated two months ago, Alice Glass took to the stage and turned whatever pain she had into a 90-minute pelting of electronic sounds and wild light displays on Tuesday night. The sold-out crowd at The Showbox SoDo was beyond ready when Glass and Ethan Kath, who provides the musical legs to the duo’s punkish style of dance material, opened their concert with “Fainting Spells” and quickly followed up with the garage disco hit “Baptism.” While it wasn’t a true rave party, there were elements of it sprinkled throughout the place: glow
Crystal Castles
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Arnaldo!
by Shaun Knittel SGN Associate Editor C’est Si Bon! A Tribute to Eartha Kitt Julia’s on Broadway March 13
Join Bistro Awa r d -w i n ning Arnaldo! Drag Chanteuse at Julia’s on Broadway on March 13 as he pays homage to his cabaret muse, the one and only Miss Eartha Kitt. Arnaldo’s own vocal styling interprets the song of Miss Kitt and emulates her style in C’est Si Bon! A Tribute to Eartha Kitt. “Eartha Kitt is so unique,” Arnaldo! told Seattle Gay News. “She is a survivor and she also has a strong sense of self. It is that uniqueness that first attracted me to her – who else sings her material, really? Even those who lip-sync her can’t get her right see arnaldo! page 29