SINGLE RELEASE from the Soundtrack of the upcoming Album SPEED QUEEN.
SPEED QUEEN is Phoebe Legere’s new Solo Opera about lesbian action hero, butch billionaire bon vivant Joe Carstairs.
“Mama was a Junkie” contains elements of jazz and chamber music in addition to Legere’s signature Trap-influenced beat.
“Mama was a Junkie” was written to acknowledge the many children at-risk served by Legere’s nonprofit Foundation for New American Art.
The musicians are top New York City players: guitarist Sean Harkness, bassist Skip Ward, drummer Rob Mitzner.
Phoebe Legere’s 2017 album Heart of Love went to #18 on the national Roots chart.
Phoebe’s play SPEED QUEEN:The Joe Carstairs Story: Sex, Speed and High Society, premiered at Dixon Place earlier this month.
The final dates for this run are March 23 and 24.
Dixon Place is at 161A Chrystie Street, in New York City (between Bowery and Kenmare, and near subways J and D).
Tickets are $19 in advance, $22 at the door, and a $1 for NYU students.
On sale link https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/984019.
The venue number is 212-219-0736.
The website is Dixon Place.org
The Message: This play is dedicated to all the #GNC (Gender Non-Conforming) sisters who have bravely gone before.
Listen to MAMA WAS A JUNKIE on spotify.
CDBaby at: https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/phoebelegere14
