Indie Music Veteran Rocker

I first saw her on stage at Don Hill's. My friend Dahlia insisted we go see her and her band "You'll really dig' em."  I did. And her stage show blew me a way. No wonder Siren Magazine called them "the most visually arresting band you'll ever see."  The sound, then, was part The Cars, with a dash of Bowie, spiced up with punk and all mixed into a concoction of dark glam. I interviewed her shortly thereafter, and we have been friends ever since. Some months back, just before the release of her latest album 10 Bones, we caught up for breakfast and a chat at Yaffa Cafe in NYC's East Village.

Trans Rockers

When Tom Gabel of Against Me! came out as transgender and announced his transition to become Laura Jane Grace the press was on fire.  But she is not the first trans-rocker. 

Once of the first enduring trans-rockers was Jayne County with her debut Man Enough To Be a Woman, Venus Demars of All The Pretty Horses, and from 2000-2003 Lisa Jackson (photo below) was all the rage (all three performed together at the legendary CBGBs in NYC back in 2003 -- see story and photos here).