She-Dick was an American
electropop
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band fronted by a
drag trio that was formed in Dallas, Texas in October 2006. The self-proclaimed "female detectives by day and pop-stars by night"
sing adult-oriented, innuendo-filled songs about "succulent hot dogs, nasty
blowjobs and butter-pecan ice cream."
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Biography
Formation
The germ of inspiration began when three gay men met at the Cedar Springs Block Party, the annual
Dallas
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gay
Halloween
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celebration. The founding members of She-Dick were; Miss Candi Shell, Miss Gloria Hole, Miss Annie Rex and producer, Hans HandiKraft, who began toying with
gender role
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s and creating
electropop
Electropop is a hybrid music genre combining elements of electronic and pop genres. Writer Hollin Jones has described it as a variant of synth-pop with heavy emphasis on its electronic sound. The genre was developed in the 1980s and saw a re ...
beats with hyper-sexual,
gender-bending
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Gender bending may be political, stemming from the early identity politics movements of the 1960s and 19 ...
themes.
In July 2007, Rex left the band and Princess Persia joined the line up.
It wasn't until after She-Dick walked the runway at the
DIFFA
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(Design Industry Fashion For
AIDS
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) 2007 Dallas Collection charity event that things really took off for the band.
She-Dick's first live performance was at Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios (RGRS) where they performed with touring bands Femme Fatality and
Lazer as well as a duet with Teresa Nasty. Next She-Dick opened for gay rapper
Cazwell
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at Minc Lounge,
a Dallas nightclub that hosts performances by artists such as
Erykah Badu,
Kaskade and
DJ Tiesto
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.
Film projects
''So Beautiful'' is a full feature-length motion picture loosely based on the chaotic and controversial activities of She-Dick at the 2007 DIFFA fashion event. Filmed and produced by Adriana, a Dallas-based independent filmmaker, the film was due to be released in the summer of 2008; however it is awaiting release.
See also
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Drag queen
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Crossdressing
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Electropop
Electropop is a hybrid music genre combining elements of electronic and pop genres. Writer Hollin Jones has described it as a variant of synth-pop with heavy emphasis on its electronic sound. The genre was developed in the 1980s and saw a re ...
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Electroclash
Electroclash (also known as synthcore, retro-electro, tech-pop, nouveau disco, and the new new wave) is a genre of music that fuses 1980s electro, new wave and synth-pop
Synth-pop (short for synthesizer pop; also called techno-pop; ) ...
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List of transgender-related topics
References
External links
Official websiteShe-Dick on MySpace
{{Drag performance
American dance music groups
American drag queens
LGBT-themed musical groups
Queercore groups
Musical groups from Dallas
Drag groups