Vandoliers
- Woensdag, juli 1
- 19:00-23:00
- Hafenklang Große Elbstraße 84, 22767 Hamburg, Duitsland
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In 2023, the Vandoliers were scheduled to play a show in Maryville, TN on the same day that the state's governor signed a "drag ban" bill. Graves suggested the band wear dresses on stage in protest and auction them off to benefit LGBTQ+ causes. Photos from the show went viral. "That was the first time I had ever worn a dress in public, but not the first time I had worn a dress — and then the entire planet saw it," she says. "The wall that I had keeping this side of me invisible was completely shattered. I wrote down in my journal, 'Fuck, I think I'm trans.'"
Rose spent months grappling with that realization, all the while putting together the songs for the next Vandoliers album. Even the most melancholy Vandoliers song has a degree of exuberance and verve, full of an irrepressible energy. These are the songs of a fearless band hellbent on spreading joy wherever they go, a band who has made a career of pushing boundaries and taking all-comers, of making a bigger, brighter, bolder tent in a musical space that is still too often hidebound by tradition.
"We've been breaking rules in country for 10 years," says Rose. "'You play too fast.' 'You're too loud.' 'You sing too high.' 'You're more of a punk band.' All that matters, though, is that people hear our songs and they help them in any way — that's all we can hope for. I'm struggling so much on this record, but I hope that another trans girl listens to it and finds something in it for themselves."
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Hafenklang
Große Elbstraße 84, 22767 Hamburg, Duitsland