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Rolling Stone and Sonesta International Hotels Spotlight Queer Joy with Big Freedia and Jake Wesley Rogers at Live Musicians on Musicians

For Musicians on Musicians at Royal Sonesta Capitol Hill, the artists spoke on their journeys as queer musicians and performed to an intimate crowd.

The crowd settled in as Rolling Stone writer CT Jones introduced the two artists, and once they stepped on stage, the cheering from their fans and Sonesta Travel Pass members almost never stopped. “I was a young, gay boy in New Orleans… and when I went to church, I was welcomed with open arms,” Big Freedia noted, taking us back to her roots where her authenticity was never quelled. After indulging the guests and Sonesta Travel Pass members with a generous set, Big Freedia performed a final song, and the night ended just as it began, in a celebration of authenticity and community.

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