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Taylor Bennett
Taylor Bennett is changing the game in hip hop
“I thought it made the most sense to go in the manor of being honest about myself.”
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Music interviews from GoPride's conversations with artists, creators and community voices.
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David Hernandez
Chatting with out and proud ‘Idol’ David Hernandez, back for Chicago Pride Fest
“... when I’m in the studio it is like therapy for me.”
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Jose Llana
The King and I's out lead Jose Llana on the national tour, the Donald and building fences, and celebrating Pride
“now, especially during the election, it gets a laugh, it gets a gasp from the audience...”
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Poptone
Poptone's Daniel Ash and Kevin Haskins reminisce about history together
“Coming full circle here we are right now.”
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Anthony Murphy
Never had a friend like him: hanging with Aladdin the Musical's Genie Anthony Murphy
“...and we were holding and just smiling and beaming with energy!”
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Chase Lawrence
COIN and front-man Chase Lawrence 'Talk Too Much'
“We wanted to make something based on all of our life experiences collectively.”
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JR JR
JR JR grows up, opens up about 'Same Dark Places'
“I am living with anxiety, but I am thriving on it.”
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Laura Pergolizzi
Singer LP talks about Cher and 'Orange is the New Black'
“If you can’t tell I am gay person in the first few seconds of laying eyes on me then I feel bad for you.”
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Isabelle McCalla
Isabelle McCalla takes us on a magic carpet ride as Jasmine in Disney's Aladdin musical
“Oh my gosh! I was squealing the entire time!”
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Mathew and Lissa deGuzman
Mathew and Lissa deGuzman swing through 19 tracks in Disney's Aladdin
“You may never know that you are going on until three minutes before; and all of a sudden you have a team around you throwing costumes at you and getting ready!”
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Jonathan Weir
Chicago's Jonathan Weir brings Jafar to life in Disney's Aladdin musical
“Besides the fabulous make-up and eyebrows, I get to be the antagonist, come in and mess up everyone's good time.”
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Jordan von Haslow
Singer Jordan von Haslow returns home to Chicago for a performance at Davenport's
“I am very proud to be a Chicagoan.”
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Juliana Hatfield
Juliana Hatfield releases new music video, performs Chicago
“I think sexism is a form of discrimination.”
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Spencer Ludwig
Rising star Spencer Ludwig brings the groove
“The LGBT community knows how to have fun.”
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Wanda Jackson
Wanda Jackson toasts at City Winery
“I always said if I can make it to 80 years old that would be it, and 80 is coming up!”
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Sara Davis Buechner
Sara Davis Buechner Is More Than a Letter
“Now if we can just get that orange rug out of the White House everything will be just fine!”
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Kevin Ross
Singer Kevin Ross wants to 'Pick You Up'
“I want to encourage my predecessors for the next generation to uplift them and make them feel better, to keep them on the right track.”
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JD Doyle
Drag show: an interview with queer music historian JD Doyle
“I've been aggressively collecting music by LGBT artists since the 1990s.”
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The Posies
Picking The Posies Backstage
“That song is a surreal examination of the times we live in.”
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Nina Diaz
With every beat of her heart: an interview with Nina Diaz
“I love to go dancing, I really do.”
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Ruth B
Spilling the Tea on Ruth B
“I hope that when people hear my music they know they are hearing my stories in life, things that I have been through, or my friends have been through.”
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Phebe Starr
Phebe Is a Bright Shining Starr
“Race, religion, gender, sexuality in normal life impact all of us.”
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K. Flay
K. Flay slays it at Lincoln Hall
“Everything that I have been working on the last couple of years I am attempting to be as honest and accurate as possible”
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Jacob Whitesides
Jacob Whitesides asks why?
“A lot of my fans both girls and guys have come out to me.”