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Indie Release!
 Ok,
so the name Athens Boys Choir can be a bit deceiving but you can’t
blame a Transsexual man living in the Deep South for having a
sense of humor about the whole ordeal. So Katz, the Choir’s
now solo member, travels the country speaking “the good
word” throwing down hard hitting spokenword that deals with
issues of Gender, Politics, Love, Sex,
and everything in-between.
Katz’s spoken-word is raw, unapologetic, witty, and soulful.
As Out Magazine wrote in 2006, “Katz avoids falling into
the common spoken-word trap…and instead uses engaging wordplay,
razor-sharp wit, and hip-hop rhythms.” He has had the honor
of sharing the stage with such artists as Ani Difranco, Indigo
Girls, Bitch, The Butchies, Danielle Howle, and Michelle
Malone. He has also opened for poets of HBO’s Def Poetry
Jam on more than one occasion.
Being a out Transsexual, Katz’s spoken-word often becomes
a platform for education and activism, but all work and no play
makes for one intense performance so he lets loose with sarcasm,
pop culture references, and video’s featuring Barbara Streisand
as Yentl and sassy footwork by the stars of the 1979 hit “Roller
Boogie”.
Athens Boys Choir has been touring nationally since 2003, performing
for audiences that are becoming more diverse everyday. You don’t
have to be a spoken-word enthusiast to enjoy the lyrical stylings
of the Athens Boys Choir. Katz has the unusual skill of opening
even the most skeptical minds to the world of performance poetry.
With this fourth release, Jockstraps and Unicorns,
Katz/The Athens Boys Choir has established himself as a force
in the spoken-word/queer/pop culture/homo-hop movement; you choose
how it moves you.
Press Quotes:
“No one since Ani Difranco has taken the power of the English
language and put it to such good use.”
-Young Gay American Magazine
“With apologies to Alix Olson, spoken word has never been
quite this good.”
- Curve
“Katz avoids falling into the common spoken-word trap…and
instead uses engaging wordplay, razor-sharp wit, and hiphop rhythms”
-Out Magazine
“Katz has the nuance of an old soul when he does his thing.
With the inclusion of class, culture, and race dynamics in transgender
politics, Katz makes room for the evolution of a movement. He
doesn't shy away from questioning his own community and remembers
that humor broadens the most narrow minds. This self aware spoken
word artist has potential to be a leader to his generation of
queers and a bridge to an older generation if they are willing
to listen.”
- Amy Ray (Indigo Girls)
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Athens
Boys Choir:
Jockstraps and Unicorns
Sample
tracks:
- Erasing
The Hard (mp3)
- I'm
a Mo' Fo' Genius Because I've Got the Answer to World
Peace Piece (mp3)
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CD Only $12.00
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Athens
Boys Choir:
Rose Cuts the Cake
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Athens
Boys Choir:
Rhapsody in T
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