Music & Concerts
Out folk duo to honor Hank Williams
Fink & Marxer on bill for Birchmere concert Dec. 29


Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer (Photo courtesy the Birchmere)
The Birchmere Music Hall (3701 Mount Vernon Ave., Alexandria, Va.) presents a Hank Williams tribute on Thursday, Dec. 29 at 7:30 p.m.
Lesbian folk duo Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer will honor the legendary singer/songwriter along with other folk musicians. Bill Kirchen, Robin and Linda Williams, Patrick McAvinue and Mark Schatz will also perform. This is the 20th annual Williams tribute show. Tickets are $29.50.
For more information, visit birchmere.com.
Music & Concerts
J. Lo, Troye Sivan, RuPaul added to WorldPride Music Festival
Two-day event to feature array of musical genres

WorldPride organizers on Tuesday announced two new headliners for the WorldPride Music Festival at RFK Festival Grounds (2400 East Capitol St., N.E.) June 6-7 in Washington, D.C.
Superstar Jennifer Lopez and gay pop artist Troye Sivan are set to headline, while drag trailblazer and TV star RuPaul will also take the stage for a DJ set.
Taking place over two days and nights and across three stages, WorldPride Music Festival will showcase a diverse range of music. Beyond pop stars and drag performances, house, EDM, techno, country, R&B, and a host of other genres will be heard across the weekend.
Featured LGBTQ audience fan favorites include Kim Petras, Rita Ora, Betty Who, and Marina. House and electronic fans will enjoy Zedd, Grimes, Purple Disco Machine, and Sofi Tukker. Other top-billing pop stars include Tinashe, Raye, and Grimes; Paris Hilton is also set to make an appearance.
Other artists that will bring their sounds to one of the stages include Aluna, Anabel Englund, Anne Louise, Coco & Breezy, Crush Club, Dombresky presents Disco Dom, Galantis, Hayla, Kaleena Zanders, Karsten Sollors, Leland + Friends, LP Giobbi, Matt Suave, Patrick Mason, Sasha Colby, Slayyyter, Spencer Brown, Trisha Paytas, and Ty Sunderland.
The music festival came together as a partnership between Capital Pride, Dreamlandās producer Jake Resnicow (who ran WorldPride in New York), and event promoter Club Glow, which has produced several music festivals in the region. Club Glow is set to host a separate festival, Project Glow, also to take place on RFK grounds the weekend prior to WorldPride.
Resnicow, as executive producer, noted that, āWorldPride Music Festival is a moment the world will remember. With legendary artists and our global community coming together, weāre creating an electrifying celebration that unites, uplifts, and amplifies LGBTQ+ voices like never before.ā
Given the current political climate and anti-LGBTQ policies sweeping the country, āHosting this festival in our nationās capital makes it even more powerful ā itās not just a party, itās a global movement.ā Resnicow added.
Beyond the music, the festival will feature art installations and immersive experiences that celebrate the spectrum of LGBTQ culture, along with food and drink, specialty cocktail lounges, giveaways, and a VIP section. Proceeds from the event will benefit the nonprofit Capital Pride Alliance and other local LGBTQ community organizations, ensuring the festival’s impact extends beyond its two days of programming. WorldPride marks the 50th anniversary of Pride in the capital.
General admission, GA+, and VIP tickets start at $209.
Music & Concerts
Hereās everything queer that just happened at the 67th Grammy Awards
LGBTQ megastars among winners, performers

The 67th Grammy Awards featured debut performances by LGBTQ megastars Chappell Roan, Sabrina Carpenter, and Doechii ā all of whom also won awards at Sundayās awards ceremony, making the gay sons and thot daughters of the queer and trans world rejoice.
Though Roan was the only queer artist to take home one of the “Big Four” awards ā Best New Artist, Doechii, Carpenter, Charlie XCX, Billie Eilish, and Lady Gaga were also all nominated for one or more of the “Big Four.”
Carpenter, Roan, and Doechii also shocked audiences with their debut performances, showing us what it really means to be out and loud.
Doechii
The self-proclaimed swamp princess from Florida took home a well-deserved win for Best Rap Album (āAlligator Bites Never Healā).
She stunned audiences with her performance and her speech, dedicating her win to Black women everywhere. Only two other women have won the award ā Lauryn Hill and Cardi B since the category was introduced in 1989.
āI know there are so many Black women out there that are watching me right now and I want to tell you: You can do it. Anything is possible,ā said Doechii during her acceptance speech.
Chappell Roan
Roan won the Best New Artist award, prompting her to whip out her notebook and deliver a speech about her struggles with the healthcare industry after getting dropped by her first record label radicalized her.
On the carpet, she served looks on the red carpet while delivering Jean Paul Gaultier vintage realness and thanking the trans girlies who made her who she is today.
āTrans people have always existed and they will forever exist. They will never, no matter what happens, take trans joy away and [they] have to be protected more than anything because I would not be here without trans girls,ā said Roan on the red carpet.
She also served during her debut Grammys performance, turning Crypto.com Arena into the Pink Pony Club while dedicating the performance to Los Angeles ā the city that embraced her when she wanted to break into the industry. She used her acceptance speech as her opportunity to shine a light on her journey toward becoming the icon she is today ā and to no oneās surprise, it didnāt come easy to her.
Roan opened up about her struggles with healthcare and being dropped as an artist in L.A., leaving her without health coverage and scrambling for solutions. Seems like the healthcare system has radicalized yet another one.
St. Vincent
St. Vincent revealed that she has a wife and daughter during her acceptance speeches, thanking them after winning three Grammys for Best Alternative Music Album (āAll Born Screamingā), Best Alternative Music Performance (āFleaā), and Best Rock Song (āBroken Manā).Ā
During her red carpet interview, reporters asked Clark about the shocking news about her mentioning her wife and daughter, she responded āMost people were [unaware]. Itās young, so weāve kept it under wraps.ā The reporter then continued his line of questioning, meanwhile intrusive thoughts quickly got ahold of Clark, prompting her to interrupt the reporter to clarify that she meant the child is young, not the person in the relationship sheās in.
Girl, youāre good.
Sabrina Carpenter
Though Carpenter didnāt win any of the “Big Four” categories, she did win Best Pop Vocal Album for (āShort nā Sweetā) and Best Pop Solo Performance for (āEspressoā).
According to E!, Carpenterās acceptance speech was apparently censored, cutting her off after she said: āThank you, holy sh*t, bye!ā
The pop star was nominated for Record of the Year (āEspressoā), Song of the Year (āPlease, Please, Pleaseā), Best New Artist, Best Pop Vocal Album (āShort nā Sweetā), Album of the Year (āShort nā Sweetā), Best Remixed Recording (āEspresso – Mark Ronson x FNZ Working Late Remixā), Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical (āShort nā Sweetā) ā all within her first year as a record-releasing musician.
Charli XCX
Charlie XCX truly brought the brat energy to the Grammys with her performance of (āVan Dutchā), also taking home the wins for Best Dance/Pop Recording for (āVan Dutchā) and Best Dance/Electronic Album for (āBratā).
Lady Gaga
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance went to Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars. Gaga used her acceptance speech to advocate for trans people stating that we all need love and to be uplifted.
āTrans people are not invisible. Trans people deserve love. The queer community deserves to be lifted up. Music is love. Thank you,ā said Gaga.
No, thank you mother.
Last, but not least
It is also worth noting that our tried and true ally, Alicia Keys used her moment on the Grammys stage to advocate for the restoration of DEI initiatives.
“This is not the time to shut down the diversity of voices,” said Keys. “We’ve seen on this stage talented, hard-working people from different backgrounds, with different points of view, and it changes the game. DEI is not a threat, it’s a gift ā and the more voices, the more powerful the sound.ā
Music & Concerts
Gay Menās Chorus starting the year with a cabaret
‘Postcards’ to be performed at CAMP Rehoboth

The Gay Menās Chorus of Washington will perform āPostcards,ā a cabaret, on Saturday, Jan. 18 at 5:00p.m. and 8:00p.m. at CAMP Rehoboth Elkins-Archibald Atrium.Ā
In this performance, the choir will share hilarious and heart-warming stories and songs about the travel adventures theyāve had and hope to have. Songs include āMidnight Train to Georgia,ā āStreets of Dublin,ā āMagic To Do,ā āHome,ā and āI Left My Heart in San Francisco.ā Tickets cost $35 and can be purchased on Camp Rehobothās website.