"We'll Just Rock for Ourselves: Selections From the Lisa Davis Archives"

The photos capture the kineticism of Austin's lesbian music scene in the Nineties and the magnitude of the photographer's legacy

"...29,000 images, Davis' photography on display pivots around Austin's lesbian musicians and LGBTQ activists of the Nineties. Davis captured..."

July 6, 2018 Arts Review by Beth Sullivan

Throws Like a Girl: Catching Gretchen Phillips

Season four of Throws Like a Girl – the Rude Mechanicals' annual series celebrating women performers – rocks, literally, and Gretchen Phillips explains why

"...Gretchen Phillips remembers a time when Austin had a lesbian theatre company, and she's worried that theatre by gay..."

Feb. 9, 2007 Arts Feature by Patti Hadad

Postmarks

Don't Dissolve District

"...continue to hold her head up when less talented musicians, much less "lesbian musicians" are so willing to make..."

May 1, 1998 Column

Gay Place

Pride Month marches on

"...G / Elle G Back to back to back lesbian musicians rock your night away. Wed., June 27, 8:30-11:30pm...."

June 22, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff

Ana Sisnett, 1952-2009

The place to post remembrances of local community activist, Ana Sisnett

"...words, and it was the perfect cue to invite musicians Olivia Prendes and Odaymara Cuesta to perform. The two..."

Jan. 18, 2009 News Post by Belinda Acosta

Rock Around the Biological Clock

Yes Sir, That's My Baby

"...can't think of the negatives. I want the other musicians out there who might be struggling with family or..."

May 7, 1999 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Texas Platters

"...Oliveros' "Epigraphs in the Time of AIDS" allows the musicians to weave their own unique aural memorial. The result..."

April 11, 1997 Music Review

SXSW Film Announces 2015 Lineup

Circling the Thunderdome

"...Fresno is a comedy that follows lonely but stoic lesbian Martha (Natasha Lyonne), whose sister Shannon (Judy Greer), a..."

Feb. 3, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

The Ultimate Queer Guide to SXSW 2019

Often imitated, never duplicated, we’re here to keep it real kweer

"...– talking about queer spaces and the death of lesbian bars Sunday, March 10, with Anita Dolce Vita of..."

March 1, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Gay Place

It's been a couple of big weeks for the pair behind Austin's beloved GayBiGayGay

"...other PIC, Niki, tied a queer love knot at Lesbian Wedding (disclaimer: not all Lesbian Weddings have an actual..."

May 6, 2016 Column by Sarah Marloff

Dangerous Liaisons

A Blind Man Can See What a Good Writer Amy Bloom Is

"...and Mai, who is sick with cancer, and Mai's lesbian best friend Ellie, who once had cancer. Mai says..."

Aug. 25, 2000 Books Feature by Marion Winik

The Winter Classic

South by Southwest 1998

"...may just well be the cornerstone of a budding lesbian surf-rock revolution. The audience was particularly enthusiastic, singing along..."

March 27, 1998 Music Feature

Picks & Sleepers

Sxsw

"...Ian. The renowned folkie of "At Seventeen" turned unlikely openly-lesbian-buddy-of-Howard-Stern comes to display her songcraft, old and new. (Cactus..."

March 20, 1998 Music Feature

Beautiful Loser

Keith Ferguson: No Apologies, No Regrets

"...Ferguson estate is verboten, like Castle Dracula, as few musicians in Austin will have anything to do with him...."

May 9, 1997 Music Feature by Josh Alan Friedman

Your Queer Guide to SXSW

Keeping things kweer in 2018

"...Or Nothing: A SXSW Showcase Celebrating Female and Queer Musicians, 10pm, Cheer Up Charlies, No badge required..."

March 2, 2018 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Gay Place

LezzDance: gone, but not forgotten

"...remember Votaw as the owner of Rusty's, Austin's "last lesbian bar," says local musician Susan Arbuckle. When the bar..."

Dec. 8, 2017 Column by Sarah Marloff

Off the Radar, On the Gaydar Shows

‘Gay Place Xtra’ reviews of Dreadful Sorry, Zoe Lewis, the Gossip, and the Eagles of Death Metal

"...these musicians is accomplished and seems to merge with their..."

March 17, 2006 Features Feature

Faster Than Sound: Cutting Up on Tuesday

Queer nightlife gets a new clubhouse, SIMS Foundation faces spiked membership, Spoon’s greatest hits, and more

"...before 10pm. The subculture-friendly venue previously hosted Tuesday night lesbian event Sappho's Isle, which ended back in 2007. TuezGayz..."

June 28, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...lesbian-vampire-misfit-what-have-you,..."

June 28, 2002 Column

The Memory of Music

Discovering Moby Grape's Skip Spence via his only solo album Oar, and it's new tribute album, More Oar

"...bassist Bob Mosley and drummer Don Stevenson. All five musicians were exceptional songwriters, and together they made a landmark,..."

Dec. 17, 1999 Music Feature by Louis Black

Solid Roots Support the Tiarras' Indie Chicana Sound

No longer Tiarra Girls, the outspoken sister trio still puts family first

"..."Let Love Free" unearths Tori's catharsis coming out as lesbian to her parents: "Believe, we know it's hard/ But..."

July 28, 2023 Music Feature by Wayne Lim

Sound Unseen is Blowing Up Your Stream

The hybrid music and movie fest unifies the ATX and the Twin Cities

"...Invisible: Gay Women in Southern Music, about the unsung lesbian trailblazers of country. Maybe you want to take in..."

Nov. 10, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Qmmunity: A Proud History

"...it (way) back to 1989's March on Austin for Lesbian/Gay Equal Rights. Organized by the Lesbian Gay Rights Lobby..."

Oct. 9, 2020 Column by Beth Sullivan

Texas Book Festival 2019:
They’re Playing My Song

Andrea Lawlor and Karen Tongson on music's doorway to self-discovery

"...two Karens began when Tongson, the daughter of Filipino musicians, was named for Carpenter, and followed Tongson even after..."

Oct. 28, 2019 Arts Post by Laura Jones

Gay Place

The second annual Austin International Drag Fest returns this weekend

"...Lesbian Wedding: May Day Lesbian Wedding is always a lovely..."

April 29, 2016 Column by Sarah Marloff

Gay Place: Do You Feel So Used?

Well, OK, if it's aGLIFF, sure ...

"...you know how the items at Austin Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival's Big Gay Garage Sale feel –..."

April 17, 2015 Column by Kate X Messer

Gay Place

Get bent this week: Drag, yoga, and more

"...GAY & LESBIAN COMPOSERS CONCERT Russell Reed does it again: A glittering..."

July 6, 2012 Column by Kate X Messer

Immigration Storm Reaches Hurricane Strength

10,000 protesters crowd Austin's streets in support of immigrant rights

"...After being interrupted by the arrival of popular huapango musicians Don Raul y Los Trovadores, Silky Shah of Texas..."

April 14, 2006 News Feature by Diana Welch

Chapter 3: Crazy Weekly

September 1988-August 1991

"...office. It was a personal account of writing a lesbian erotic movie, and I discovered that everyone, including the..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

In the Slipstream: An FC2 Reader

"...so that you can choose Seal to get your lesbian experimental experience, or Dalkey Archive to catch up on..."

Oct. 15, 1999 Books Review by Roger Gathman

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