Seattle’s Women’s Chorus go back in time to the provocative days of racy pulp fiction and the history of women’s music.
Taking a fond and campy look at the spicy novels that captured the attention of the underground lesbian community in the ’50s and ’60s, Vixen Fiction includes love songs, torch songs and songs of forbidden desire.
Siren Song, starring singer/songwriter Cris Williamson, explores the early women’s music scene and its influence today. For nearly 30 years, Cris Williamson has toured incessantly, performing in Russia, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. One of the most sought-after performers on the acoustic circuit, she continues to criss-cross America, selling out Carnegie Hall three times, and headlining among others, the Newport and Kerrville Folk Festivals.
Heralded by The Boston Globe as, “a brilliant lyricist and composer”, Cris’s music has always defied categorization. Whether it’s the vibrant clarity of Blue Rider, or the live concert recording celebrating the (then) fifteenth anniversary of the anthemic Changer, Williamson continues to traverse the musical and lyrical map. A dynamic performer, she electrifies, empowers, and enlightens audiences across the generational and musical spectrum.
 Cris Williamson Singer/Songwriter |
 Ann Bannon Author |
Special guests also include Ann Bannon who is best known for writing a series of six lesbian pulp-fiction books (1957-1962) known as The Beebo Brinker Chronicles. These books were popular when first published and have proved remarkably long-lived, especially for pulp fiction. This iconic longevity, the characters and the books themselves have earned her the title of “Queen of Lesbian Pulp Fiction.”
At Meany Theater Saturday, April 12 – 8 pm and Sunday, April 13 – 2 pm. Tickets range from $17.50 – $50.
