Dhy Berry of Mrs. Danvers. Photo by Kevin Bullis.

By Ann Driscoll
Associate Editor

Queerstock ‘09 features 11 of the most talented LGBT-identified artists at Berklee. The second-annual event is sponsored by BUGLE, Berklee’s Union of Gays, Lesbians, and Everyone Else. Last year, Queerstock featured a roster of talented acts, attracted around seventy people to the caf and was a unifying event for Berklee’s queer community. This year’s event, which already has 91 confirmed guests on Facebook, is being promoted both on- and off-campus, and features a lineup of 11 young artists and Berklee students from all over the world.

Some of the featured artists include Berklee Songwriting Contest ‘09 Winner, Michael Gottlieb, a current 4th semester professional music major hailing from Israel. Second-semester student, Lydia Kay will perform her feisty, tragic Johnny Cash-influenced number, “You’re No Good For Me.” Metal band, Horcrux will perform the raucous, “Acid” featuring front-man, Stephen Hopkins’ impressive wail and Phoebe Danskin’s thick, supportive bass playing.

Miami native Joey Primero will play her deceptively sunny pop song “Living With a Ghost,” accompanied by her full band, while Emily Musolino will perform her smoldering acoustic blues number whose lyrics declare pride and strength, while decrying hypocrisy in such targets as Dick Cheney.

Michael Gottlieb

Mrs. Danvers, an all-female rock sextet, will bring their energetic, disco-pop to the caf. Rebecca Perkins and Becca Marbach are performing again after making strong impressions last year. First-semester student, Lauren Grubb of San Francisco will make her cafshow debut, as well as second semester singer-songwriters, Wil Viozzi and Drue Wendt.

The showcase is no ordinary night of music- but a celebration of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and queer identity. It is also an acknowledgement of the wealth of talent within the queer community, which is frequently discriminated against in the music industry as well as society as a whole. BUGLE invites students to attend and support this event on Sunday April 19, at 10 p.m in the Caf.