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JANUARY 19. 2W7 jUStlOUt;41 Imusic Crunk Rock Girl One-woman electro-synth act spreads the word about queer politics and feminism I “Can’t Say I Do” is a feisty polemic that digs in bravely and names names, making clear its distaste for the current regime in Washington and others who would deny gay couples what many see as a basic right. - Eric Bartels, The Portland Tribune by West Duncan runk isn’t dead because Nicky Click says With rhe advent of music by Mac, the electro- so. Her independent record label, Cmnk’s synther is a one-woman and one-computer kind of Not Dead, bears testament to her electro band. Performing solo onstage with only a laptop eccentricity, while her albums leave her to back her up, Click can rock the room like ’80s legacy all over the stage. hair bands in their heyday. Click will be plugging in at two Portland shows “I think technology makes music more accessi with female-to-male rapper Katastrophe, both of ble for me,” she says. “I’d love to perform with a whom rock the same indie label. Their Lil’ Twin band, but I think being a solo artist, it’s easier to get Star Tour will also feature Show Me the Pink and DJ my message across this way.” Beyonda, covering both coasts and all that is queer. Staying in touch with her roots, Click looks “This tour is gonna blow people’s minds!” toward recording a country-folk album with her exclaims Click via phone from New Hampshire. father, a musical inspiration to her both in and out Before moving to the East Coast, Click lived in of the studio. Keeping it all in the family, her Olympia, Wash., then Northeast Portland, find ing her musical path after graduating from Evergreen State College. Now an underground diva, she wears her shabby-chic tiara and ruby-red smile unabashedly. Having done her act for the past 2 l/2 years, Click has found her place behind the mike and in the forefront of speaking out about sexuality. The 26-year-old queer per former realized the instant audience among the gay community as her new best friends in the' music industry. Click’s first album, You're Already a Member, was released one year ago on her self-owned label and was received well by a fickle hipster following. Now, with many tour miles logged and more studio time under her jumper, her second disc, Nicky Click uses a postmodern style and pro-femme approach on her I’rfi'On My Cell Phone, new album, I'm On My Cell Phone. will be released in the coming weeks. Both albums explore Click’s alter upcoming album features Papa Click on five tracks. egos and follow a string of character developments, While the indie music scene rapidly approaches arriving at her present state of funk. a midlife crisis, Click promises to add a fresh, young “It definitely feels good to do this totally on my dose of vibrancy to pick things up: ‘Tm really trying own," she says. “I really talk about queer politics and to empower women and people, and help them to feminism, and ultimately I’m trying to represent just let go during the show. I decided consciously to different facets of myself onstage.” discuss being femme and being queer. Thankfully, Growing up, she found music to be intimidat the queer community has been really open—and I feel really lucky to be part of it.” • ing and geared toward men, giving her the perfect platform to launch from in developing Nicky NlCKY C lick headlines a free all-ages show with Click. Using a postmodern style and pro-femme approach, her music is made for the ladies, about Katastrophe 8 p.m. Jan. 17 at Reed College, 3203 S.E. Woodstock Blvd., followed by a $5 show the ladies. Click is also no stranger to the eclectic, warp 9 p.m. Feb. 3 at Berbati’s Pan, 231 S.W. Ankeny ing her own sounds into a funky beat that the most St. For more information visit hip can hop to. In the vein of Peaches and Tracy + www. my space. com/nicky click. the Plastics, her sound can most aptly be called queer electro pop, with a bold aftertaste of politics Portland freelance writer W est IX jncan can be for queer visibility. reached at westofaminor^iyahoo.com. 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