Brooklyn! Brooklyn is a pretty rad place, I hear. They’ve got that bridge situation going on, Coney Island is in Brooklyn, a bunch of Autostraddle staff members live there, but MOST RELEVANT TO THIS ARTICLE, Brooklyn is becoming a hotspot for queer women who make music, including newly out musician Jenny Owen Youngs and a bunch of her pals! Yeah! So in honor of Jenny Owen Youngs Day, here is a playlist of upbeat songs by queer women who are based out of Brooklyn. Onward, gaywads!
Brooklyn-Based Queer Musicians With A Lot Of (Upbeat) Feelings
[STREAM IT HERE]
Pirates
– Jenny Owen Youngs
Brooklyn
– Mal Blum
Didn’t I Tell You
– Toshi Reagon
Making It Up
– Allison Weiss
Scarface
– Hunter Valentine
Give Me What You’ve Got
– The Shondes
All That I’ve Got
– Mitten
You’ve Changed (feat. Sia)
– Lauren Flax
Do You Remember The Morning – Kid in the Attic
Yesterday
– Celisse Henderson
Lose Myself (Acoustic)
– I Am Lightyear
Feelin’ Good
– Meshell Ndegeocello
Get Ready
– Lady
Anglerfish
– Hailey Wojick
Voice On Tape (feat. Regina Spektor)
– Jenny Owen Youngs
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you know how sometimes i say a thing is “everything i never knew i wanted”? WELL, this playlist is everything i definitely knew i wanted! thanks for transcribing my ipod onto autostraddle, grace face! <3
While she’s a very talented singer, I just want to point out Toshi Reagon is performing at this coming MichFest and is one of the performers who haven’t made any statement about the festival’s “womyn-born-womyn” policy (recently Nona Hendryx, JD Samson and God Des & She specifically said they would not play at the festival again until the policy changes). So, yes, that’s everyone’s personal choice as to how they feel about that. Much as I respect Ms. Reagon’s abilities (and her mom) I’m not interested in having any of her music. :(
Goddamnit Brooklyn you are the worst. Because I don’t live in you yet.
come to us. we have that bridge thing going on.
Yeah, one thing I don’t like about the Brooklyn area- I’m not there right now! :(