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By Jerry Nunn

"am in my touring era and connecting with many people." - Xana

Canadian, queer singer Xana Morris has a unique and important voice in the music industry. Based in Vancouver this rising pop artist covers topics such as anxiety and relationships on her sophomore album The Sex Was Good Until It Wasn’t. The new music has taken her out on the road and she spoke backstage about her lyrical journey before her set at Lincoln Hall recently JN: (Jerry Nunn) Did you always want to be a musician? XM: (Xana Morris) Yes, that was the first thing...

Carsten Bergersen and Taylor Smith

By Jerry Nunn

"Literally 10 days later I was in Fiji." - Carsten Bergersen and Taylor Smith

Love Island is a reality competition television series where a group of single people move into a luxury villa together to search for connections and a cash prize. After a successful British launch in 2005, Love Island has become a popular franchise with over 20 versions. Season 11 is currently airing this June, but the production team is already preparing for more content. On June 22, the parking lot at Old Town Chicago on Wells Street was filled with hopefuls auditioning to be cast at...

John Michael Colgin

By Jerry Nunn

"I want people to take away that it is harm reduction, not fun reduction." - John Michael Colgin

John Michael Colgin would turn back time if he could and he attempts to do that at the Steppenwolf Theatre this June. Just in time for Pride month, Spank Bank Time Machine travels to an iconic venue helmed by an openly queer performer wearing a mankini onstage. Part of the iconic theater troupe’s LookOut programming, Colgin has three days to shine a light on Naloxone, a treatment used for emergency overdoses. Narcan and Evzio are brand-name nasal sprays that save lives. Spank Bank Time Machine...

Sumner and Koaty Blayne

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"We are big Swifties!" - Sumner and Koaty Blayne

Sumner and Koaty Blayne are two of the cast members from a new reality show on Tubi called House of Heat. This likable couple, who live in West Hollywood, have left their home behind to join other hot House collaborators to have their lives filmed for the masses. Sumner and Koaty have been together for five years and a marriage ceremony is in the works! They have grown their fanbase through social media and OnlyFans, but are ready to learn new tricks from their roommates....

Kelly O'Sullivan and Alex Thompson

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"It felt like a big show opening." - Kelly O'Sullivan and Alex Thompson

A new film called Ghostlight takes audiences on a trip to theaters in a story about a construction worker performing in a small-town production of Romeo and Juliet. The drama stars husband and wife team Keith Kupferer as Dan and Katherine May Kupferer as Daisy. This dramatic feature was directed by Kelly O’Sullivan and Alex Thompson. This is a follow-up to their debut film Saint Frances. O’Sullivan is a Northwestern University film graduate and wrote the screenplay for Ghostlight. Thompson is a writer, director and...

Kevin James Thornton

By Jerry Nunn

"I wasn’t out until my late twenties." - Kevin James Thornton

Out and proud Kevin James Thornton brings a laugh-out-loud show to Zanies Chicago this June. Just in time for Pride month, this comedian will have stories that will resonate with the queer community as well as their allies. Thornton has garnered over two million followers on Instagram and TikTok with almost reaching a billion views combined. He zoomed in for an interview while out on the road to talk about his life and tour. JN: (Jerry Nunn) So where are located right now? KJT: (Kevin...

By Jerry Nunn

"I love being onstage!" - Emmy Meli

Singer Emmy Meli burst onto the music scene in 2021 with “I Am Woman.” The track became a viral hit on TikTok and was selected as the theme song for Megan Markel’s podcast Archetypes. This led to her opening for Fletcher and Hayley Kiyoko plus playing outdoor music fests such as Lollapalooza and Firefly Music Festival. Her Hello Stranger E.P. dropped in May and plans are in the works for her debut album. The future looks bright for this talented singer to take the world...

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