Seattle Gay News
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Issue 18, Volume 41, May 3, 2013
by Albert Rodriguez SGN A&E Writer VICCI MARTINEZ CHOP SUEY May 11 Like Macklemore, Brandi Carlile, and many other of today’s
the TV show is credited with elevating her career to new heights. Martinez released her latest album, Vicci, in June 2012, but only recently released the first single from it, “Come Along.” The music video for the song currently sits at No. 19 on VH1’s Top 20 Count-
“You’re not changing who you are or what you believe in. So it was nice to come from [ The Voice] and know that I still have my heart and soul to show the world.”
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most acclaimed artists, the road to music stardom for Vicci Martinez began right here. A Tacoma native who relocated to the Emerald City years ago, she gained wide exposure after appearing on NBC’s initial season of The Voice, making it all the way to the finals. Though she’d performed in clubs long before that,
by Alice Bloch SGN Contributing Writer MUSIC OF REMEMBRANCE BENAROYA HALL May 14 The upcoming Music of Remembrance (MOR) concert will feature two song cycles commissioned by MOR and created by the renowned team of composer Jake Heggie and librettist Gene
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Scheer. The song cycle of particular interest to the Gay community is For a Look or a Touch, about Gay persecution during the Holocaust. Originally commissioned by MOR in 2006, For a Look or a Touch has had several incarnations: first as a musical drama for baritone, actor, and chamber ensemble (premiered by MOR
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Christian music legend Amy Grant gives her first Gay media interview A call from Amy Grant started as these promo chats usually do. Hellos were exchanged, small talk was made, and questions about her first studio album of all-new material in 10 years, How Mercy Looks From Here, were answered. Then we shifted into territory the most successful Christian music artist of all time, now 52, has never spoken about publicly since she first hit the scene in the ’70s with her spiritual pop, before Heart in Motion turned her into a crossover success. During her first Gay press interview, for an entire hour, the Grammy winner reflected – with her usual sincerity and thoughtfulness – on her loyal Gay fan base, how she reconciles Christianity and homosexuality, her
down. A frequent live performer in these parts, including shows earlier this year with the Seattle Women’s Chorus, Martinez can next be seen May 11 at Chop Suey. Reached by phone, here’s what this hometown girl shared with SGN.