The LGBTQ community has made a lot of progress in recent years, and its members at least are more accepted than they were before. One side effect of this has been the increase in straight people who go to gay bars. This sometimes take the form of a bachelorette party,......
In a town like Los Angeles, where every other waiter or Lyft driver is an aspiring singer, karaoke bars can be intimidating. Hell, some karaoke bars even have real artists showing up undercover, like when Jewel dropped in at the Gaslite in Santa Monica a few years back. So what......
The Abbot Kinney dive bar, which closed in 2016, is set to reopen under new management later this year. It will reopen as a one-day pop-up on Saturday, Sept. 23....
A female with a fake mustache lip-synchs to "Hello, Dolly." A guy with a beard lip-synchs as Dolly Parton from The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. An entire choir of nuns using jackets and blankets as habits lip-synchs along to "Hail Holy Queen" from Sister Act. These are just a few of......
It's been only four months since the new LGBTQ club the Birdcage first opened its doors in Santa Monica. As the only gay club west of the 405, it's perhaps no surprise that the venue, located on the top floor of the Victorian on Main Street, has quickly become a......
If you're a person who is alive, chances are you've heard about Hamilton, the hip-hop musical about founding father Alexander Hamilton created by Lin-Manuel Miranda. First opening off Broadway in 2015, the show has since turned into a phenomenon, winning 11 Tony Awards and becoming one of the most sought-out......
"The great thing about mashups is they're not really a fad," Bootie L.A. co-founder Adrian Roberts contends. "As pop music mutates and changes, so do mashups."...
It's only been a matter of weeks since RuPaul's Drag Race reigning season eight winner Bob the Drag Queen relinquished the title of America's Next Drag Superstar to season nine winner Sasha Velour. Although Bob's ascendancy may have come to an end, his career as one of the funniest drag......
The Long Beach Lesbian and Gay Pride Festival may be over but you can still hit Club Ripples, the Mineshaft and other hubs of Long Beach LGBT culture....
