Lesbi-centric trio Girl in a Coma is helping get your Christmas season in full gear. The San Antonio-based band is now streaming their cover of “Blue Christmas,” which you can check out here. I’m still making up my mind on it. Singer Nina Diaz has a great voice, but it’s hard to beat Elvis’ swoony delivery.
GIAC stopped in town recently to perform with the Dresden Dolls at the Granada. If you missed the show, here’s some footage of their performance that night.
Girls, comas and dolls — oh my
The Dresden Dolls and Girl in a Coma are perhaps one of the better musical pairings this year. At least for the gay contingent. GIAC rocks out the lesbian in all of us and The Dresden Dolls’ is a given with its dark cabaret act resurrected by Amanda Palmer and Brian Viglione, much to the delight of the fans who thought their self-imposed hiatus would never end.
DEETS: Granada Theater, 3524 Greenville Ave. 9 p.m. $29. GranadaTheater.com.
Girls, comas and dolls — oh my
The Dresden Dolls and Girl in a Coma are perhaps one of the better musical pairings this year. At least for the gay contingent. GIAC rocks out the lesbian in all of us and The Dresden Dolls’ dark cabaret act has been resurrected by Amanda Palmer and Brian Viglione, much to the delight of the fans who thought their self-imposed hiatus would never end.
DEETS: Granada Theater, 3524 Greenville Ave. 9 p.m. $29. GranadaTheater.com.
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So they think they got talent
The Texas Gay Rodeo Association hosts Thanks for the Giving which shakes up your usual talent show. TGRA puts nonprofits to the test who have to put their best entertainer up to lip-sync, dance, drag or whatever for their life. Or at least for some fat cash. The winner of the contest takes it all for their agency.
DEETS: Dallas Eagle, 5740 Maple Ave. 6 p.m.
DallasTGRA.org.
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How about a pirouette for lunch
The Dallas Black Dance Theatre is going to make your lunch plans a whole lot more interesting this week. Now an annual event, the mini-series called Behind the Scenes offers noontime performances. That is something totally to be thankful for. The first two shows will offer a sneak peek at their December Winter Series. The troupe performs A Rag, A Bone and a Hank of Hair to the music of Earth Wind and Fire on Wednesday.
DEETS: Dallas Black Dance Theatre, 2700 Flora St. Noon. Free. For reservations call 214-871-2390. DBDT.com
This article appeared in the Dallas Voice print edition November 19, 2010.
