Friday May 24 * 7pm * $15-20 * TICKETS
Ahoy, mateys! There will be cake + treats … vegan, of course!
FULL FESTIVAL PASS: $100 (50% of sales benefit Rhizome DC)
QUEERING SOUND 2024 performances are scheduled for Thursday 23 and Friday 24 May evenings (7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.) and 'all-day' (2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. blocks) on Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 May. Festival pass purchases directly benefit Rhizome DC and afford you advanced access to all QU24 performances, saving 13% over purchasing individual full-priced tickets for all dates.
charlee scythe (Baltimore)
From a void near you comes this hybrid, crossbreed, experimental artist. No matter what stage is under their feet, charlee is sure to ignite a fire with a unique genre-bending experience with influence ranging from late nineties nu metal to 70s Brazilian jazz. Whenever they are not deconstructing gender norms with passion, they are probably planning the next wild stunt to pull on stage.
https://www.youtube.com/@nameless_ent_
https://www.instagram.com/charleexscythe/
Pearie Sol
DC’s Pearie Sol (Gauche/Teen Liver) plays lo-fi loner jams that sometimes recall the work of Half Japanese and Suicide. A one-man gate-crashing organ grind, Pearie Sol animatedly prefers the darker, dirtier side of life. The former music teacher’s skillful precision over the keys is made into a maniacal, musical mantra in which emotional extremities are pancaked under the pulsating snare of a quick beat.
https://www.peariesol.com/
https://peariesol.bandcamp.com/album/real-happiness
Safety Bear
An independent Hi-NRG electronic artist Safety Bear weaves together pulsing beats and immersive atmospheres with subject matter typically alien to the dance floor. Safety Bear's energetic live performances and studio recordings deliver original Hi-NRG bangers (and the occasional re-imagined dance classic) via the intriguing guise of a neurotic and slightly injured teddy bear. The injured ear, as of yet, remains unexplained.
https://www.safetybearband.com/
https://safetybear.bandcamp.com/
Juels Bland
Singer, songwriter with original lyrics and music full of rich tones that have a sad + soulful yet uplifting and far-away sound.
https://juelsbland.bandcamp.com/music
Ari Voxx
DC’s Dreamy Pop Princess. Well-versed in many different music worlds, she focuses on writing music that is eclectic and authentically her, transcending genres. With a sound heavily inspired by the moods and vibes of 80s/90s new-wave and pop artists, a performance from Ari Voxx and The Sad Lads casts an encompassing nostalgic atmosphere over the listener. Expect to experience misty soundwaves propelled by pulsating beats, generously draped with precise, dynamic vocals. Their genre-bending debut album entitled "I'm Okay, Please Stop Asking" is available on all streaming platforms now!
https://www.arivoxx.com/
Sea Griffin
Sea Griffin is a singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist writing and performing carousel punk cabaret music. They front Boy Meets Pearl as well as play in All Her Muses and Mx. Mund. For their Queering Sound Big Birthday Bash show, they’re excited to be performing a “solo” set of duets featuring collaborations with Ari Voxx, Juel Bland, Rachel Bee, and Safety Bear.
https://www.instagram.com/dcbushwickbookclub/
https://boymeetspearl.com/
https://www.instagram.com/seamonstercircus/
Kerri Sheehan, video
Multimedia storyteller Kerri is currently obsessed with finding ways to use AI creative tools for good. Professionally, she’s producing, directing, and writing content for corporate and non-profit clients in the DMV. When she is not doing that, she is instigating creative chaos with her computer, her cigar box or lap steel guitars, or her power tools. Kerri promises the premiere of a new video for the evening.
https://www.youtube.com/@KerrisStories/videos
QUEERING SOUND is a volunteer-driven, multifaceted arts festival of LGBTQIA+ artists/allies held annually in Washington DC and features visual art, spoken word, video/new media, and a wide variety of musical styles. Since 1999, QUEERING SOUND has presented over one hundred local, national, and international artists at nine DMV venues and online; showcasing artists who push against and create their work outside the socially-mainstreamed boundaries of sound and vision.
https://www.queeringsound.com