All posts by Doug Rule
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Dancing DJ
''In high school, even when I first came out, I was definitely a wallflower,'' says DJ Roland Belmares. The 38-year-old wasn't keen on being seen...
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Mother's Milkshake
On the song ''Scream'' from her new album, Kelis verbally prances out her lyrics just like a ''Vogue''-ing Madonna. ''So lets get to it, now...
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Night at the Museum
“I’ve been dreaming of this day since the very first time I saw Crack,” says Kevin Hull, manager of special programs at the Hirshhorn Museum....
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Camp Celluloid
''The first time I ever went out in drag was as Patty Duke. So I have this thing.'' That ''thing'' is why Valley of the...
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Sand Men
''Fire Island, for me, it's the mecca of disco. You read about it in old disco books,'' says Russell Small of the British dance duo...
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Siren Songs
At last month's inaugural Siren, local promoter and DJ Aaron Riggins closed the night playing Mariah Carey's ''All I Want For Christmas Is You.'' ''For...
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Club Cutlery
''What if music hadn't stopped dead in its tracks? What if you could pick up where that left off?'' Those were the questions that...
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Life's a Cabaret
In a few weeks, Colleen McHugh will perform ''Friend of Dorothy: The Songs of Judy Garland'' at Signature Theatre. ''I mean, that's so stereotypical, but...
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Pop Lite
''It's all I wanna do, so won't you dance?'' Kylie Minogue asks on her new album's first single, ''All The Lovers.'' ''I'm standing here with...
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Love, Rehoboth Style
''We take the Rehoboth Beach Convention Center, which looks like a high school cafeteria, and turn it into a nightclub atmosphere comparable to anything you'd...
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True Blues
Just the thought of it makes you dubious. Cyndi Lauper producing a blues album? Oh sure, the all-covers Memphis Blues, her 11th studio set, follows...
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Pride's Rainbow
''Oh, there's Chuck Bell! He said it wouldn't rain on our parade, and it didn't!'' NBC4 news anchor Wendy Rieger, returning as lively emcee for...
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Creating Joy
Ric Sena was organizing parties as early as age 13. ''I remember my mother saying, 'All the kids are on the beach,''' recalls Sena, who...
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Diva Duel
''I think the fact that this ridiculous play -- in the best sense of the word -- is being done in this what I would...
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Electro Buzz
On new single ''Dancing On My Own,'' Robyn catches her boyfriend cheating on her at a club. ''I'm in the corner, watching you kiss her,...
