{"id":116300,"date":"2021-05-10T11:00:54","date_gmt":"2021-05-10T15:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dcmusicreview.com\/staging\/?p=116300"},"modified":"2021-05-07T13:44:43","modified_gmt":"2021-05-07T17:44:43","slug":"porch-pride-a-month-long-queer-antine-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dcmusicreview.com\/staging\/porch-pride-a-month-long-queer-antine-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Porch Pride: A Month-Long Queer-antine Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bluegrass Pride<\/strong>, a Bay Area-based non-profit whose mission is to uplift LGBTQ+ musicians and creators in roots music, is proud to announce the second year of their immensely popular virtual festival and fundraising event, Porch Pride.  <\/strong>This month long festival and celebration takes place the entire month of June 2021.<\/p>\n

Over the course of Pride month, Porch Pride will feature performances by folks like Lavender Country, Rainbow Girls, Gangstagrass, Po\u2019 Ramblin\u2019 Boys, Jake Blount, Sunny War<\/strong>, and many more, plus a virtual Bluegrass Pride Brunch<\/strong> and open house, a beginner-friendly jam-along, and so much more. <\/p>\n

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 In 2020, after the pandemic forced Bluegrass Pride<\/strong> (BGP) to cancel their in-person, Pride Parade<\/strong> programming, the organization made the pivot online, hosting a two day livestream festival featuring upwards of 12 hours of music that raised more than $23,000 for the LGBTQ+ and allied artists on the lineup.<\/p>\n

This year, the Bluegrass Pride Board of Directors has expanded that two-day festival into a month-long event, kicking off on June 6th with Lavender Country Live<\/strong> with Bluegrass Pride hosted by musician, scholar, and Bluegrass Pride board member Jake Blount<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

On the weekend of June 12, join Blue Grass Pride for their ever-popular, informal brunch gathering, open house, and information session \u2013 followed by a beginner-friendly jam-along featuring protest songs and movement music led by Nashville based queer singer-songwriter Luisa Lopez<\/strong> on June 13.  The final two weekends of Porch Pride 2021 will feature two virtual festivals. On June 19, BGP will partner with Brandi Pace<\/strong> and Decolonizing the Music Room<\/strong> on Juneteenth<\/strong>: a three-hour series of performances highlighting the seminal, trailblazing contributions of Black queer folks and trans folks to the Pride movement \u2013 and to bluegrass, old-time, and roots music. Juneteenth: A Rainbow Revival is proud to be a recipient of the IBMA Foundation<\/strong>\u2019s inaugural Arnold Schultz Fund <\/strong>grants. <\/p>\n

June 26 and 27 will see a return of Porch Pride proper, this time celebrating Bluegrass Pride\u2019s fifth anniversary and once again featuring two days of live music, performances, songs, and fellowship with our members and fans, culminating in sets from Gangstagrass<\/strong> (June 26) and Rainbow Girls<\/strong> (June 27). <\/p>\n

Porch Pride<\/strong> is the headline fundraising event for Bluegrass Pride, raising more than $23,000 in its first year. All of the event\u2019s virtual programs are free to view and attend \u2013 and will be available to view on our website and channels after air.  <\/p>\n

We  encourage everyone to donate and support the musicians and the ongoing work of Bluegrass Pride.<\/p>\n

Please consider supporting Porch Pride here<\/a>, and becoming a member of Bluegrass Pride here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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