#queer musican

[my-life-on-parade]

Our road trip through New Mexico, part three, Artisa, Roswell, Pistachioland, Bear Creek cabins in Pinos Altos Mountains near Silver City. May, 2023.

[the-royal-blue-network]

I'll Come To You

Waking up in a new city every day is hard. Add missing your spouse, dearly, on top of that, and you’ve got Marcus Williams. Due to Myles Williams’, Marcus’ husband, distaste for hot, sweaty, and cramped tour buses, Marcus has decided to join his husband on the bus. But when Marcus calls, missing his husband and wanting nothing more than to hold and kiss Myles, Myles decides to make his way to his husband.

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[whoatemyshoe]

Ordinary Superstar MV | Rina Sawayama

Look inspired by Takarazuka Revue, a Japanese all-female musical theater troupe based in Takarazuka, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.

[mjbythebay]

I love chappell roan so much. Like this bitch is curing me

[salix-triandra]

a list of wlw musicians you may not have heard of

Christie Lenée (she/her) - Phenomenal fingerstyle guitarist and singer-songwriter. I got to see her in concert back in summer of 2018 and I bought her album Stay; enjoy this music by an insanely skilled member of our community. Here’s her official website and YouTube channel. 

Her sound in her own words: “Acoustic roots transcending through soulfully inspiring lyrics.  Somewhere between Dave Matthews, Ani Difranco, and Michael Hedges: Innovative Acoustic Guitar, Foot Stomping, and Upfliting Feel-Good Songs.”

k.d. lang (she/they) - You have seen 1990s-era photos of this Canadian musician floating around wlw tumblr I am sure, astride her motorcycle. Named the recipient of the 2018 Americana Trailblazer Award by The Americana Music Association®, they came out as a lesbian in June 1992 (six years before Ellen Degeneres, btw) and hot on the tail of the song “Constant Craving,” which is probably her best known song of sapphic longing, on an album capturing unrequited love for a married woman called Ingénue. Their most recent release Makeover is an album of stylistic remixes of her hits (seriously, listen to original and remixed versions and I doubt you will regret it), and the cover image is a portrait photo of them from 1995 in a very femme style (perhaps a figurative remix of her consistently butch style she is so known for).

Cássia Eller (she/her) - the first time I heard her voice was on a playlist of brazilian rock jams by a fellow tumblr user, and I remember desperately hoping the singer was a woman but doubting since the vocals were so deep. Luckily for us, Cássia Eller, born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is! She released 5 studio albums during her lifetime to bless our ears and was even recognized for her accomplishments and popularity in Rolling Stones Brasil. She was openly bisexual and raised a son with her partner Maria; the two were together from 1987 until Cássia’s death in 2001, caused by a heart attack due to a cardiac malformation. She was only 39 when she died, which makes me so incredibly sad, but I’m so glad she was here. My personal favorite song of hers, since it was the first I ever heard, is Palavras Ao Vento.

Please reblog and add on more wlw musicians from underrepresented genres! This was just a start, and I’ll hopefully continue to add to this myself as I keep listening to music. Wishing everyone a safe and healthy July!

[historianroo]

a short list of historical figures who were queer: because I need people to understand that queer people have always been here.

with sources, because I am, after all, a historian.

Most of these figures are musicans, it is because I am studying to be a historical musicologist (basically a music historian).

Leonard Berenstein– (1918-1990) Composer, conductor, musician. Known for his musical West Side Story. Most likely a gay man, perhaps bisexual. While there are plenty of letters and first hand confirmations that exist, this Guardian article conveys the information well enough.

Pytor Illich Tchaikovsky– (1840-1892) Russian composer, best known for his ballets: Swan Lake, and the Nutcracker, as well as his 1812 Overture, which features canon fire (and has become a meme on Tumblr). A gay man, as confirmed by multiple historians that have dedicated their life to his research, and by me, who spent a few weeks translating letters that talk about his love for men and his fear of what that would do to his life. This article talks about John Wiley (a historian) had to say about it.

Benjamin Britten– (1913-1976) Known for his vocal compositions, if you are an english classically trained vocalist you know Britten's compositions. Known especially for his War Requiem and his opera Peter Grimes. He and fellow musician Peter Pears had a long lived relationship. This article speaks about it more.

Ethel Smyth– (1857-1944) A lifelong disrupter, demanded (rightly so) for people to listen to her music in a time where women were not given the space to compose. A lesbian who fought for the right for women to perform and be a part of orchestras and conductor her own works when women conducters were few and far between. This article, written by a woman, speaks on her life well.

Francis Poulenc– (1899-1963) A Parisian man with a marked love of mostly men, but did father one daughter and dedicated a few compositions to her mother. This article speaks well on his love.

Alan Turing– (1912-1954) A gay icon of mine, Turing was a British Mathmetician and codebreaker who you have to thank for your phone and for the earlier end of the second World War. This article speaks about his life, as well as the film Imitation Game (2014) discusses it to some extent.

Freddie Mercury–(1946-1991) The beloved lead singer of the band Queen was a notourious queer icon, who had many love affairs with men but did say that he loved one woman when he was younger, for this reason, I will not say whether he was bisexual or gay. But a queer icon nonetheless. This article discusses the topic.

David Bowie– (1947-2016) A performer I have always loved and dearly miss, who is known for his bisexuality and fantastic outfits. This Billboard article discusses his sexuality. But it is important to note, that he came out as gay first, and then bisexual, which does not mean he was changing his mind or wanting to conform, but instead was becoming more comfortable with his own sexuality as he aged, something that should be a more generally accepted thing.

Leonardo da Vinci– (1452-1519) While there are guesses about this mans sexuality, it is generally believed and agreed upon that he was at least queer. While more research must be done, this article speaks on the subject well enough.

There are plenty more that I could talk about and that I want to talk about but that would take so long.

The most important thing: Queer people have always been here, and they are amazing and beautiful and deserved so much better than what history gave them.

Please reply with more (and sources) if you have them.

[magicaplin]

@lgbtqcreators creator bingo: lgbtq+ people in music (3/4)

20 favourite queer musicans (7/20)

Emily Burns - 'Test Drive'

[c13l0-xd]

UHHH INTRO AND ABOUT ME!!!!

im extremely new to tumbler so plz b patient with me if i have no clue how to use this app TvT

-he/they (mostly prefers he tho)

-im not big on labels so i use umbrella terms-I'm transmasc and queer

-currently taken<33

-i am a minor!!!

-I mostly speak English(bc im in the U.S.) but you can still speak spanish to me!! :D

-dni if your racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, transphobic, over 18, or a groomer

-Im puerto rican, mexican, and guatemalan

-im an artist, musican, and graphic designer-i paint on cars and instruments; Im also currently trying to make videogames

-Im definitely in the alternative genre- i love punk, emo, goth, metal, and indie

-i want to be a concept artist or indie game developer(that includes voiceover)

I love mcr, greenday, the umbrella academy, killjoys, slipknot, anything marvel, dc or indie comic related, I AM A COMIC BOOK NERD, metal music, playing bass guitar, videogames, trivium, sweet tooth(the dc comic series), poetry, writing, magic the gathering, genshin impact, stanley parable, resident evil, bendy and the ink machine, final fantasy, anime(only certain shows), ninjago, impractical jokers, johnnie guilbert and his friends, and theres still more stuff that im too lazy to name TvT

SOCIALS!!

Pinterest: @jskye127

Twitter: @SkyeA36419

Twitch: @reesebuttercup02

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/user/h1lalzfjutfde86jzp53zgdnp?si=8EENjvVNSw-5ouu5_t2Jng

[furbls]

Yesterday I got to see my favorite artist, dorian electra, in a grungy, rundown theatre with a litter box in the bathroom. The openers (atlgrandma & frost children) were amazing and the whole vibe was queer excellence in the most goblin core way. Dorian was beyond anything I could imagine - beautiful, hypnotic, hot as hell, crazy, energetic, just everything everything everything!

I danced, I screamed, all the musicans sang the last song together, dorian brought it EVERY moment. It was a religious experience. The crowd was so inviting, the venue was selling merch that said "i heart sodomy" - I couldn't have asked for a better experience. I felt so loved and seen - it reminded me of when I toured the Tom of Findland house, just...I have no words.

I can't believe I got to see dorian live. And I could see them from where I was standing!!!!!!!! I'm beyond happy and still have the jitters.

:'o)

[my-life-on-parade]

My first husband (of 42 years) Spider passed away eight years ago this month and over those eight years, I and friends have spread some of his ashes in many beautiful places here in Arizona and California, even in Hawaii. Yesterday Mark and Dhara and I hiked Honeybee Canyon which was one of Spider’s favorite places in all of Arizona, a mile and a half hike through a sandy canyon wash surrounded on both sides by magnificent rock formations and filled with giant saguaros, chollas in full bloom, green trees, colorful wildflowers, wildlife and butterflies, and at the end of the hike, there is a huge boulder carved with ancient petroglyphs. Again, this was one of Spider’s favorite places, and so this is where I spread the very last of his ashes (mixed with some of our little dog Frappy’s ashes who left us recently). I didn’t think it would get to me, but as I scattered the ashes near the huge petroglyph boulder, I could see Spider sitting atop of it, and I broke down and wept and then Mark and Dhara hugged me and I felt myself letting go one last time. Goodbye my beautiful and loving Spider and my sweet little Frappy. You will both always be in my heart. ❤️

Last pic is of Spider.

[the-royal-blue-network]

I'll Come To You

Being married to a musician has it’s perks; living lavishly, getting to be one of the first people to hear their music, and so much more. But where their are pros, their are also cons, and for Marcus William, a serious con is being away from his husband while he’s on tour. Despite being a huge fan of his husband, Myles’s work, Marcus physically can’t stand to be on the tour bus for more than a few days. Because of this, Myles has been missing his husband terribly. But one day, after a particularly sad phone call with his husband, Marcus gets an idea that’s sure to cheer his hubby up.

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[beatsbyhannah]

I DROPPED AN EP

https://soundcloud.com/hantastic-814594537/tracks

[hologramunicornshimmer]

🎶

J'adore ça

[rylic]

My first project in two years, “Hold On”, is here, available everywhere 💓‬

‪Let this be your reason to #HoldOn‬‬

‪https://song.link/ryliczander‬

[outcast-stomp]

I had a flash that I was straight, and I got paranoid, I was sitting on the floor listening to Pink Floyd, The last time I did acid I went insane

the last time i did acid i went insane by Slurp’s Up Garage rock queercore from Chicago, Illinois Released October 2013

[biawanna]

It’s Britney bitch