2021 Festival Entertainment - Administration
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| Asheville Gay Men's Chorus | The Asheville Gay Men's Chorus entertains, educates and creates community through excellence in choral singing. For more than 20 years, we've connected with audiences and raised awareness about LGBTQIA+ issues in greater WNC. | Simone Bernhard | 06/22/22 | ||||||
| NCFireknife | Authentic Polynesian Fire Dancing. This dance is called the Siva Afi. "Siva" means dance and "Afi" means fire. This is a traditional Samoan fire dance. | Tavi Hardy | 06/21/22 | ||||||
| Jay Thomas | Jay Thomas writes sensual music with beats and string arrangements that evoke fantasy and escapism, while addressing grief, trauma, and human rights. His androgynous voice travels from gentle and soothing to coarse and raw in primal chants. Thomas’ lyrics are influenced by his studies in poetry and philosophy, as well as the cultural commentary in Horror, Science Fiction, and Comedy. Jay Thomas became known in Miami through his band Bluejay releasing two albums, Goblins [2010] and Mercury [2012], and performing at festivals such as III Points, House of Creatives Music Festival, and TransAtlantic Music Festival. As a queer alternative solo artist, Jay Thomas released Fantasma Tropical [2019] and performed at Miami Beach Gay Pride and Wigwood. His latest work is a concept album, Butterfly Parade, he won the Knight New Work grant to produce. The album addresses the collective trauma of quarantine and the divisiveness of contemporary culture. The first two songs: “Scream, Butterfly” and “Dream of the Underworld” are out now. | Jay Thomas | 06/18/22 | ||||||
| Mirage Jayde Knight-Addams | Former Mr. Roanoke Pride MI 2015-2016 | Christian Johnson | 06/14/22 | ||||||
| Nova Jynah | Nova Jynah is known as Asheville's premier mayo princess and can be seen hosting and performing at drag shows across the city. | Ethan Fletcher | 05/30/22 | ||||||
| Wild Bodema | Women’s Percussion Group performing music from West African | Ann Lovell | 05/26/22 | ||||||
| Convict Julie | Originally hailing from Atlanta, Camilla Sims, known as Convict Julie has spent the past four years carving out a musical niche in Athens GA, she has never resonated with this little fish even more. She is a singer’s singer. Her songs create stories, delivering messages and affirmation to her listeners. The 23-year-old meshes the galvanizing intimacy of a 1960s ballroom songstress with the new-school swagger of a rising rap star. Backed by her unparalleled vocals and her skill in songwriting, she is able to captivate listeners and incite emotions within them in a way only true artists could. Her sound is reminiscent of a blend of The Weeknd and Lauryn Hill. Playing bass while she croons, she is accompanied by guitar and drums. Having opened for new Atlanta heavyweights like Kenny Mason, Ben Reilly, and KEY!, as well as Kishi Bashi and SUSTO, Convict Julie continues to earn her stripes as a strong contender for the rising Atlanta music scene. | Camilla Sims | 05/18/22 | ||||||
| Hey RICHARD | Hey Richard is a melodic yet heavy culmination of 4 humans who shred hard while giving back. The band met while volunteering for Girls Rock Charlotte. The social justice sentiments of rock camp reverberate through their fierce queercore soundwaves. While a lot of Hey Richard’s songs deal with serious topics, the music is fun and the camaraderie between the band members creates dynamic and heart-felt live performances. Vulnerability and technical prowess make this band of womxn something special to behold. | Krystle Baller | 04/23/22 | ||||||
| Thotianna lopez | Hi my names Thotianna Lopez and I've actually grown up in Asheville! ive been here for 14 years and have been attending all pride for 6 years as just another queer person happy to see the festival. I also happen to be one of 2 latin performers that are local to Asheville!! | Tony montes-lopez | 04/17/22 | ||||||
| Ray Hartsfield & Anna Kimm | Ray's bio: Anna's bio: | Ray Hartsfield | 04/12/22 | ||||||
| Rebecca OQuinn and Kate Bryant | Rebecca and Kate come to you from the honky Tonkin south sharing their love for all things Dolly, Patsy, Loretta, Tammy, Kitty, Wanda, and more. In the great tradition, these big voices with big hair will take you straight back to 1962. | Rebecca OQuinn | 08/26/21 | ||||||
| Josie Glamoure | https://www.facebook.com/JoSeay41418 | Jordan Seay | 08/25/21 | ||||||
| Ida Carolina | Applied | Queen Elizabeth of the South, Miss Blue Ridge Pride 2015 | Ida Carolina | 08/25/21 | |||||
| Euphoria Eclipse | Euphoria has been doing drag for 14 years in Asheville, NC. She is the promoter for the pageant Miss Spotlight Newcomer. She has been in the community since she was 18 and hasn't stopped pushing to give newcomers a platform to perform on. She makes her costumes, hair and jewelry. https://www.facebook.com/euphoria.eclipse | James King | 08/25/21 | ||||||
| Viktor Grimm Couture | Viktor Grimm Couture got his start 8 years ago as a Trans drag king working with Lgbt organizations in Asheville. His love for the community as well as his passion for the drag artform has lead him to create a new platform for Drag Kings and other forms of queer entertainment that isn't necessarily traditional drag queen drag. His Show Kingdom has helped many entertainers hit the stage themselves and encourages everyone to be their own type of artist. Viktor has also competed in several drag pageants achieving 9 titles including 3 national titles. He is the current reigning National USA Unlimited 2021 https://www.facebook.com/viktor.grimm.353 | Rylan Givens | 08/24/21 | ||||||
| Red Rubix | Inspiring the rhythm of your soul to the surface with my groove and gymnastic feats. | Steven Jackson | 08/22/21 | ||||||
| Rocky Horror Music Show | Rocky Horror has been a sensation for nearly 50 years. First as a Stage Show, then as a movie and now as a Live Music review. Rocky Horror Music Show presents the songs of Rocky Horror in a rock club setting. The costumed characters will be playing the songs live with snippets of the classic dialogue you want to hear and on-stage narration telling the story between songs. This is being presented by an All-Star lineup of Asheville musicians featuring members of Dr. Bacon, Natural Born Leaders, Modern Strangers, Andrew Thelston Band, Carpal Tullar, The Deathbots, Jesse Barry and the Jam, The Beekeepers, Pronounced Heroes, The Pitching Fits and more!! https://www.facebook.com/RockyHorrorMusicShow | COURTNEY CAHILL | 08/21/21 | ||||||
| Jasmine Summers | I am Miss Blue Ridge Pride 2019-2021 | Devin Robinson | 08/18/21 | ||||||
| Fantasia Huneynutt | https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9iOzXYONRII | Scott Medford | 08/14/21 | ||||||
| Danni Leigh | Nashville Recording Artist | Danni Leigh | 08/11/21 | ||||||
| Miriam Allen | Asheville bred multi-instrumentalist, singer/songwriter on a genre rampage! Miriam packs one set with country, Latin, avant garde, and soul. Power vocals over guitar and the occasional violin with thought provoking lyrics. | Miriam Allen | 07/29/21 | ||||||
| Alexis Black | The Urban Princess of Asheville a local favorite drag performer | Marcus Hairston | 07/24/21 | ||||||
| Thotianna lopez | Thotianna lopez is a personality that proves that you can be a dreamer and a drag performer | Tony Montes-lopez | 07/24/21 | ||||||
| Nova Jynah | The Mayonnaise Princess of Asheville | Ethan Fletcher | 07/23/21 | ||||||
| Brie Capone | Selected | Despite her introverted off stage tendencies and observational lyrics, Brie Capone's big voice and entertaining personality have graced the stages of the Kennedy Center, David Rubenstein Auditorium, and frequented legendary venues like The Hotel Cafe in Los Angeles, CA, Rockwood Music Hall and The Bitter End in NYC. She's been a part of multiple cross-country acoustic tours from Asheville, NC (Isis Music Hall, LEAF Festival, The Grey Eagle) to San Francisco (Sofar Sounds) with stops along the way. She has opened for musical greats such as Mason Jennings, Kevin Devine, Erika Wennerstrom (Heartless Bastards) and Nicole Atkins. In 2018 she was a part of ABC's second season of American Idol, making it all the way to Hollywood week. | Brie Capone | Main Stage | 07/22/21 | ||||
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