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When I moved to Pittsburgh in 2011, it was the season of Drag Race that Sharon Needles was on.
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It preaches the accepting message of the Blue Moon, opening it's stage to performance art, drag, burlesque, and live music. Every Wednesday is an open stage competition hosted by my sisters Bambi Deerest, Cindy Crochford, and Dixie Surewood. Read on for his guide to everything that makes the scene so exciting, from raves in bathhouses to drag shows in dive bars.īlue Moon Bar is the bar I got my start in and is the former playground of drag superstars Sharon Needles and Alaska Thunderfuck 5000.
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"The city's just gotten a lot of attention and all of the queer community that's been here and been doing things, we've just kind of maintained our spaces and made sure that they're protected," Perry explains. Pittsburgh has outgrown its erroneousreputation for Rust Belt disrepair and become a new creative hotspot. "It's more of a punk, drag, and after-hours-type city," he explains. Over the phone, he explains that Pittsburgh is exciting because people aren't dependent on big clubs for fun. But they're far from the only thing happening in the city-over the last five years Perry's watched the scene grow and expand, with crucial new parties and spaces popping up constantly. These days, the Pittsburgh crew Honcho is a national concern, appearing at parties across the country (they recently made us a sweet mix to celebrate a big New York gig).