Steve Grand CD to come out March 24
Steve Grandthe openly gay local singer-songwriter who, in 2013, spent $7,000 of his own money to produce a music video for the song "All American Boy," and became a viral sensationwill debut his album ( also called All American Boy ) on March 24.
Fueled by donations from nearly 5,000 fans, Grand ( a former Windy City Times 30 Under 30 honoree ) raised more than $325,000 in what became third most funded music project in Kickstarter history.
OUT Magazine shared the news of the new release with a live performance video of Grand performing "All-American Boy."
Songs on the 13-track CD include "Whiskey Crime," "Next To Me," "Back to California," "Soaking Wet" and the title track.
Visit SteveGrand.com .
'Drag Race' tour in Chicago Feb. 21
The TV show RuPaul's Drag Race will return for its seventh season on Monday, March 2, on Logo. However, before the season begins, the 14 contestants are touring nationwide, stopping at the Vic Theatre, 3145 N. Sheffield Ave, on Saturday, Feb. 21.
Voss Events is producing the "Meet the Queens" tour, in conjunction with Logo TV and World of Wonder.
Both general-admission and VIP tickets are at www.VossEvents.com .
Country-western dance club forms
A new LGBTQ country-western dance organization, the Second City Country Dance Association, has formed.
The first event was a Sunday tea dance & BBQ at Charlie's Chicago, 3726 N. Broadway, on Dec. 7, 2014. A second tea dance is scheduled for Feb. 8, also at Charlie's, starting at 1:30 p.m..
At the Dec. 7 event, more than 100 people turned out for the afternoon festivities highlighted by line-dance instruction and two-step dancing.
A key part of the organization's formation is chartering from the International Association of Gay/Lesbian Country Western Dance Clubs ( IAGLCWDC ). SCCDA has obtained initial "applicant" approval for SCCDA to become the Chicago-based affiliate member.
Visit www.facebook.com/secondcitycountrydanceassociation and sccdance.org/ .
Also please see the full calendar of events at the link: www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/chicago/events/upcoming.php .