Athens Boys Choir
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Athens Boys Choir is a transgender
spoken word
performer based in Athens, Georgia
. Athens Boys Choir signed with Daemon Records
in 2004 and subsequently released the debut album Rhapsody in T. Rose Cuts the Cake, Athens Boys Choir's second album, was released in September 2005.
"The Indigo Girls
’ Amy Ray
once said of the Athens performer, 'Katz makes room for the evolution of a movement. He doesn’t shy away from questioning his own community and [he] has potential to be a leader to his generation of queers and a bridge to an older generation.'"
In 2006, Katz/Athens Boys Choir toured and performed with Scott Turner Schofield
(formerly KT Kilborn) in "The Southern Gents Tour" and in 2009 and 2010 with fellow FTM
slam poet Katastrophe
on the F to eMbody trans visibility tour.
Transgender
Transgender is a general term applied to a variety of individuals, behaviors, and groups involving tendencies to vary from culturally conventional gender roles....
spoken word
Spoken word
Spoken word is a form of poetry that often uses alliterated prose or verse and occasionally uses metered verse to express social commentary. Traditionally it is in the first person, is from the poet’s point of view and is themed in current events....
performer based in Athens, Georgia
Athens, Georgia
Athens-Clarke County is a consolidated city–county in U.S. state of Georgia, in the northeastern part of the state, comprising the former City of Athens proper and Clarke County. The University of Georgia is located in this college town and is responsible for the initial growth of the city...
. Athens Boys Choir signed with Daemon Records
Daemon Records
Daemon Records is an Atlanta, Georgia based, not-for-profit independent record label started by musician Amy Ray of the Indigo Girls. The label is run mostly by the musicians who record on it....
in 2004 and subsequently released the debut album Rhapsody in T. Rose Cuts the Cake, Athens Boys Choir's second album, was released in September 2005.
"The Indigo Girls
Indigo Girls
The Indigo Girls are an American folk rock music duo, consisting of Amy Ray and Emily Saliers. They met in elementary school and began performing together as high school students in Decatur, Georgia, part of the Atlanta metropolitan area...
’ Amy Ray
Amy Ray
Amy Elizabeth Ray is an American singer-songwriter and member of the contemporary folk duo Indigo Girls. She also pursues a solo career and has released four albums under her own name, and founded a record company, Daemon Records....
once said of the Athens performer, 'Katz makes room for the evolution of a movement. He doesn’t shy away from questioning his own community and [he] has potential to be a leader to his generation of queers and a bridge to an older generation.'"
In 2006, Katz/Athens Boys Choir toured and performed with Scott Turner Schofield
Scott Turner Schofield
Scott Turner Schofield, formerly KT Kilborn, is a FTM performer with a transgender identity. Based in Atlanta, GA, he has toured nationwide with his one-trannie shows, "Underground TRANSit", "Debutante Balls", and "Becoming a Man in 127 EASY Steps" since 2001....
(formerly KT Kilborn) in "The Southern Gents Tour" and in 2009 and 2010 with fellow FTM
Trans man
A trans man, transman, trans guy, or FTM is a transgender or transsexual man: a person who was assigned female at birth, but who identifies as male....
slam poet Katastrophe
Katastrophe (rapper)
Rocco Kayiatos, best known by his stage name Katastrophe, is an American hip-hop rapper and producer.Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, he began competing in poetry slams in 1997. After winning the 1998 Youth Speaks poetry slam, he went on tour with Sister Spit's Rambling Road Show tour. By age...
on the F to eMbody trans visibility tour.
Discography
- Rhapsody in T, Daemon Records, 2004
- Rose Cuts the Cake, Daemon Records, 2005
- Jockstraps And Unicorns, Twinkle Toes Records, 2007
- Bar Mitzvah Superhits of the 80s 90s and Today, Twinkle Toes Records, 2008