Female Conductors Are Rare — But They Were Almost Unheard of When Nan Washburn Got Her Start 25 Years Ago
Washburn reflects on what's changed since she first arrived in Plymouth
Look What You Made Her Do: How Christian Drag Queen Flamy Grant Turned Gay Hate Into a Hit Song
This ‘Bible Belt baby’ became the first drag queen to top the iTunes Christian music charts.
Michigan's Own Madonna Is Back to Rehearsing For Her Upcoming Tour After Health Scare
Singer will bring her Celebration Tour to Detroit on Jan. 15.
Country Star Ty Herndon Marries Boyfriend Eric Schwartz At Outdoor Wedding in Tennessee
Country music star Ty Herndon, 61, just tied the knot with Alex Schwartz before a crowd of 300 on a farm in Chapmansboro, just outside Nashville. The ceremony, [...]
Pink’s Other Brave Summer Act: Modern Pro-Queer Protest Singer
I watched in gasping awe on Aug. 16 as Pink spun through the cool Detroit air, a soaring trapeze artist with a soaring voice to match. Take, for instance, the [...]
Get Set for a January Vogue: Postponed Madonna Tour Back on Track
There was no lucky star in sight for ticket holders for the Aug. 5 Madonna concert in Detroit when the show was postponed after the singer suffered a health [...]
Drag Queen Flamy Grant Rockets to Top of Christian Music Charts Thanks to Outraged Pastor's Rocket Fuel
In news that sounds like satire, but is absolutely not, a drag queen has rocketed up iTune's Christian music chart after a pastor she clapped back at online [...]
Drag Queen Flamy Grant Rockets to Top of Christian Music Charts Thanks to Outraged Pastor’s Rocket Fuel
In news that sounds like satire, but is absolutely not, a drag queen has rocketed up iTunes' Christian music chart after a pastor she clapped back at online [...]
Taylor Swift Makes Strong Case for Gay Icon Status During Eras Stop in Detroit
On my way to Ford Field in downtown Detroit for the first night of Taylor Swift’s brilliant and breathtaking Eras Tour, I joked with my concert mate that [...]
Queering 'Don Pasquale': Opera MODO Considers LGBTQ+ Representation in New Imagining of the Classic Italian Production
When "Don Pasquale" first premiered in January of 1843, it joined a long tradition of opera buffa, or comedic operas, that had begun a century before. The [...]
This Ferndale Pride Performer Knows Where Your Power Lies
Ahead of her appearance at 6 p.m. June 3 on the Ferndale Pride Dance Stage, Pride Source spent some time getting to know DJ and music producer Alexa Rae Neff, [...]
From 'Drag Race' Queens to Dance Parties: Inside Motor City Pride's 2023 Entertainment Lineup
It’s something you’ve probably not given a lot of thought to: How do Pride festivals like Motor City Pride (MCP) select the entertainers who will [...]