Pets provide LGBTQ San Diegans love, companionship and so much more. To set out on a discovery of what dogs and their owners can do in and around the neighborhood, my Jack Russell Terrier-Chihuahua mix pup, Ollie and I decided to make a doggie day of it and run around town to see what we…
Meet Andrea Goss who stars as Sally in the National Tour of ‘Cabaret’ The National Tour production of Cabaret, the award winning musical and film, will be making a stop in San Diego from Aug. 23-28 at the Civic Theatre. The musical, written in 1966, was based on the John Van Druten play I am…
Now entering their fourth decade of music creation and live performances, Georgia native folk rock music duo of Amy Ray and Emily Saliers, better knowns as the Indigo Girls, bring their popular show back to one of their favorite live venues, Humphrey’s by the Bay, Friday Aug. 12. “Well for one thing, we love playing…
Can a benefit concert featuring a headlining act whose songs bridge the gaps separating four decades of musical styles bring together two generations of San Diegans devastated by HIV/AIDS and today’s millennial generation, which sees the virus as merely a chronic medical condition – or just another STD? Jay Sheehan says “yes;” The B-52s can…
Meet Becky Gulsvig who plays prominent American songwriter Cynthia Weil in the Tony Award-winning Carole King musical ‘Beautiful’ Carole King has been a national treasure for years now dominating the music world for decades with Billboard hits like “I Feel The Earth Move Under My Feet”, “Jazzman”, “You’ve Got A Friend” and “It’s Too Late”….
Imagine a country like Mexico or Japan whose population has been replaced entirely by a demographic consisting of nothing but people 45 or older. That is what the United States looks like today. Nearly 135 million people – roughly 43 percent – of America consists of people getting older. And their ranks are swelling. According…
Tuesday, Aug. 2, one of the most internationally successful bands ever, Duran Duran, returns to San Diego on the latest leg of their North American Paper Gods Tour with ’70s disco sensation Chic featuring Nile Rodgers and upcoming electronic artist Tokimonsta. Formed 38 years ago in Birmingham, England by Nick Rhodes and John Taylor, the…
One of the best things San Diegans get to enjoy during Pride weekend is the plethora of musical acts that the music festival has to offer. This year the annual San Diego Pride Music Festival in Balboa Park will include multiple stages of entertainment, with more than 200 musicians, bands, comedians and dancers to tempt…
San Diego LGBT Pride Music Festival headliner Kesha may not have set out on a career trajectory intending to become an educator of straight men, but boy has she schooled a few. Take for instance an Internet troll who recently made the mistake of publicly criticizing the megastar recording artist’s posterior. Here’s the stunningly concise,…
It’s been a year since marriage equality became the law of the land as the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the last of the anti-same-sex marriage laws. I watched all of this up close, chronicling the fight for eight and a half years as the author of the Marriage Equality Watch blog. I started in…
