As promised, I caught up with the Tranny Roadshow last night here in Richmond. When I first heard about the tour coming to Richmond, I was surprised (red state, Sextravaganza controversy and all) but after arriving at the trippy Nancy Raygun it all began to make a lot more sense. The crowd was mostly a younger, artsy crowd with a good mix of vcu students to round it out. I took some photos in the hopes that my editing skills would cancel out bad club lighting, but trust me – it didn’t, so I’m saving everyone the embarrassment.

Pronoun Pro opened the show with a kicking set to start things rolling. The next chunk of the show was dedicated to spoken word artists, including Red, Kelly Shortandqueer and our original hot boy, Reich (whose Australian accent is worth catching in and of itself). Baltimore artist and Richmond native Grady Challis stole the show, however, with his tour through Tranny Land piece. The multimedia piece pulled a rave review from the audience.

Zinester Jamez Terry was quick to capitalize on the crowd’s enthusiasm and shared stories that kept the crowd laughing and engaged. Unfortunately, we could only stay long enough to catch Citizen Rahne’s opening number, but since I’m queen link, you can visit her here and see for yourself why we’re really, really sorry we missed the breakfast song – her new cd is available at the show.