PhotoThe music, ideas and technology conference Moogfest is responding to a complaint that was voiced often over the last year — that music festivals frequently overlook or under-book L.G.B.T. artists and women — by beginning to roll out its 2018 lineup with an announcement of female, nonbinary and transgender performers. In a preliminary celebration this week, Moogfest is partnering with Tom Tom magazine (tagline: “Drummers. Feminism”) to present “Always On,” a 50-hour marathon featuring 50 female, nonbinary and transgender musicians in 35 cities and 17 countries taking turns live-streaming their sets. “I’ve always loved the pioneering edge of technology and this event qualifies as groundbreaking,” she said in an email.

Source: New York Times December 06, 2017 14:03 UTC