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Pansy Division with Bev Rage & the Drinks LIVE at Grog Shop!Friday, September 27
Doors 7:30 p.m | Show 8:30 p.m.
All Ages
$15 advance / $20 day of show
+$3 at the door if under 21
There have been gay musicians hidden throughout rock music history, but Pansy Division when began in 1991 in San Francisco, they were the first to be so boldly open about it. Founded by guitarist/singer Jon Ginoli and soon joined by bassist/vocalist Chris Freeman, with the intent of forming a gay rock band, Pansy Division blew the closet doors open.Raised on a diet of 60s pop and 70s punk, their sound was suitably crunchy and catchy as hell. They wrote in-your-face lyrics, but did it with a sense of humor. Not only did their music and stance defy stereotypical norms of rock musicians being openly gay, they also broke gay cultural stereotypes that rock wouldn't interest gay people. With album titles like Undressed and Deflowered, and song titles like "Bill's Homosexual Adventure," their bluntness and humor stood out amidst the 90s alterna-rock scene. Says Chris Freeman, "There was a lot of gay culture we couldn't relate to, so we tried to invent a place for ourselves in it, an alternative for other queer misfits."
"Having had the experience of being ostracized by other musicians for being gay and by other gays for being into rock, we tried to turn our alienation into something positive," says Ginoli. "Instead of being depressed about it, we tried to make music that would make us and our audience happy. We could laugh about it, so we put that joy into the music."
Public Onsale : Wed, 8 May 2024 at 10:00 AM
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Grog Shop, 2785 Euclid Heights Blvd, Cleveland, OH 44106-2883, United States,Cleveland Heights, Ohio
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