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| Phoebe Legere's Critically Acclaimed Album of GAY ANTHEMS |
Phoebe Legere
brings her fabulous act to
P-Town
for Girl Splash week. Kickoff party and show on 7/19 at
Grotta. Phoebe will perform
& host The
Sexiest Lesbian Alive
contest.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GaydioWaves@outlook.com
631.604.1921
Phoebe Legere (Dr. P) and Bon Appétit present:
The Sexiest Lesbian Alive Contest
Calling all women to gather at 10 pm on July 19
at Grotta, 186 Commercial Street, for a show to kickoff Girl Splash Week in Provincetown, July 19-23
Dr. P and
Bon Appétit Cajun Party Band will host a
contest to find & name
THE
SEXIST LESBIAN ALIVE
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| Susie-Q on bass with Dr. P |
Dr. P, as Phoebe Legere is known to her fans, is a
transdisciplinary artist and composer who works in the queer space between art,
music, ecology, performance and engineering.
Phoebe will be playing
accordion, guitar, multi-keyboards, bones, piano, dancing, singing and leading
her band Bon Appétit featuring Nancy “Beat It” Asch on Drums and Susie-Q Queer on bass.
In 2015, Phoebe Legere,
transmedia artist and LGBTQIA activist, released a CD of original music that
includes her legendary Gay National Anthem (2008). The album celebrated the
integrity, beauty, grit and art of the LGBTQIA community.
Legere, who has dedicated her life to the
achievement of civil rights for gays said, "I'm honored that the GAY
Anthem has been well-received by gay clubs and groups around the world. The
fight is not over! We must remain vigilant to protect and extend our rights.”
In addition to a party of
wild uninhibited fun and hilarious comedy, the First Annual contest to find
The Sexiest
Lesbian Alive (In Provincetown) will be held at the event.
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| Maestro Phoebe Legere |
The contest is open to all
who attend the 10 pm show. The winner will be chosen by audience vote and will
receive a bottle of champagne, a dream date with Bon Appétit, and bragging
rights to being The Sexiest Lesbian
Alive.
Dr. P and Bon Appétit are
establishing a plaque engraved with the winner’s name to be hung at the World Lesbian Museum
of Art and Science scheduled to open in Reykjavik, Iceland, in 2017.
From her Art and Music as
an openly gay rights defender to her current campaign to champion the work of
emerging LGBTQIA artists at the New York Underground Museum, Phoebe has been at
the forefront fighting for the rights of the gay community.
Her openly gay band MONAD, was one of the
first female-led bands ever signed to a major label, Epic Records. She suffered
discrimination because of her orientation. This radicalized her approach.
Legere's art celebrates
female on female power. Her paintings are held by the Leslie
Lohman Museum and
she has given her time and artwork to Visual Aids and the Mix Festival. She has
donated tirelessly to AIDS benefits and gay marriage legalization efforts. (The
painting attached is Phoebe's BEARS: In Praise of Body Hair, held in the Leslie
Lohman Museum Collection.)
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| Bears In Praise of Body Hair By Phoebe Legere |
Legere has marched and
performed in Gay Pride gatherings all over the world. Her appearances at Gay
Village in Rome, Gay Mardi Gras in Sydney, Australia, and performances in
support of the Provincetown Afterglow Festival and the Fresh Fruit Festival are
occasions for support and affirmation.
Legere uses art, music,
poetry and wearable sculpture to critique the hierarchically gendered and
homophobic nature of arts institutions. She founded the New York Underground
Museum to give gay, bi and transitioning artists a place to have their work
showcased.
The GAY CD Genre:
Electronic: Alternative Dance is available for digital download at http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/phoebelegere11
Phoebe Legere is currently
putting the final touches on a new original musical commissioned by the Dixon
Place: “A Brief History of the Rainbow”
to open in 2018.
THE GROTTA SHOW
186 Commercial Street
Provincetown, MA 02657
508-487-7555
Tuesday, July 19, 10 pm
Admission is $5.
About Phoebe Legere:
PHOEBE LEGERE is a
composer, artist, filmmaker, arranger, songwriter, singer and performer on
piano, accordion, guitar, cello, Native American flute, and synthesizer. She
works across genres and art forms.
She combines science and
classical music, painting and poetry, sculpture and engineering, acting and
art. Legere is an NYU and Juilliard trained film score composer who creates her
own videos, including The Shamancycle Story.
The New York Times
raved: “Legere
plays the piano with enormous authority in a style that encompasses Chopin,
blues, ragtime, bebop and beyond, and she brings to her vocal delivery a four
octave range, and an extraordinary palette of tonal color and meticulous
phrasing.”
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| Tender Pink By Phoebe Legere |
Glenn O’Brien, Interview
Magazine called her “ a genius.”
Provincetown Magazine
said, “Often
copied, never equaled, Phoebe Legere is a transmedia virtuoso force who zaps
the listener into a new reality. Legere personifies the divine feminine; her
multi-octave voice has been compared to Edith Piaf, Aretha Franklin and Maria
Callas…Legere
is a nuclear, spinning multi-dimensional, creative force NOT TO BE MISSED.”
Patrick Christiano, Theaterlife, said, “Phoebe shines: A soprano
with a five octave range. Queen Phoebe, plays both piano and accordion like
nothing you have ever witnessed before, she sings as well and is a radiant
presence with all her gifts on dazzling display in her outrageous new show,
Shakespeare and Elizabeth.”
Studs Terkel said, “ She's multi-gifted, an
American original!”
National Public Radio
said, “Phoebe
Legere is superb!"
Gay Icon Liz Smith
garlanded her with the ultimate singer-pianist accolade, “Phoebe Legere is the new Bobby Short!”
Iman Labedi of RockNYC described Phoebe Legere as “a master writer… Heroic songwriting
mastery.”
Ron Della Chiesa, host
of Music America, told his listeners
in 2013: “Phoebe
Legere is magnificent…Her beautiful voice will take your breath away!”
Where Magazine: “Phoebe Legere’s brand of articulate
genius will have its day—the time is ripe for a legitimate, American original
who has it all—beauty, brains, talent, sex appeal, and a giving heart…A brilliant songwriter.”
Please contact: GaydioWaves@outlook.com for more
information and to arrange interviews with Phoebe Legere.
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