All posts by Doug Rule
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Creature Feature
Montreal-based musicians Jean-Phi Goncalves and Betty Bonifassi each had their own careers going before they teamed up to experiment as Beast. Among other things, Goncalves...
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Cracking Uranus
''It'll be like a talent show in space,'' says Shea Van Horn of Town's debut Crack party this Saturday, dubbed a ''Journey to Uranus.'' Van...
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Singing Truth to Power
David Jobin was in tears as he watched the Gay Men's Chorus of Washington perform during President Barack Obama's Inauguration festivities. ''That a gay chorus...
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Shape Shifters
Defying stereotype and tradition, Brian Simerson of MOMIX thinks dance is becoming less gay. ''There do seem to be fewer gay men and lesbians in...
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Mystery Man
Morrissey (Photo by Travis Shin) Why is Morrissey (barely) holding a contented little boy on the cover of his new album? And what is the...
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Post-Porn
Tag Adams can still hear director Chi Chi LaRue commanding him on set with her chosen nickname. ''I always knew when she would start out...
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Keeping It Real
In the years since pornography became perhaps the first commercially viable online business, the distinction between real and fantasy -- between amateur and professional, paid...
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Something Wicked
Pauline Anson-Dross of Wicked Jezabel (Photo by Todd Franson ) Pauline Anson-Dross is ready for Cupid this year. ''Oh yeah, we're feeling the love...
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Soundwaves
Tracy Young D.C.'S YOUNG VALENTINE... Last fall, DJ Tracy Young spun in her hometown of Washington for the first time in way too many years,...
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Cherry Changes
Over the years, Cherry has had its share of high-profile moments and controversies. News of the past couple years is that D.C.'s annual dance benefit...
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Flamenco Power
Miguel Marin helped start the Flamenco Festival in 2000. ''The idea from the beginning was to have a date with Spain,'' the festival's director says...
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A Star is Reborn
Are you ready? Nearly three years after drag queen Ella Fitzgerald and nude male dancers struck out in Southeast D.C., they're back to play ball...
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Revved-Up Beats
Before Eddie Baez became a DJ, he was, of all things, a motorcycle mechanic. ''I was fixing motorcycles for security at some of the bigger...
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Music Man
Mark Morris Dance (Photo by Gene Schiavone) As Gene Kelly belts out in Singin' in the Rain, ''Gotta dance!'' Mark Morris does too, but his...
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Leather Laurels
At this year's Mr. Mid-Atlantic Leather contest, the eventual winner, Kip Hollar, was asked to cite his qualities if called on to serve as President...
