The Dinah

Pop Music’s Newest Sensation NEON HITCH

Lemon — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 08:10:10 +0000

Headlines Club Skirts The Dinah Shore Weekend’s “Dinah Goes To Rio” Party

Palm Springs, CA — Make no mistake 2012 will be the year British singer-songwriter Neon Hitch explodes. And not just because she will carry on The Dinah tradition joining fellow alumni Lady GaGa, Katy Perry, Dev, The Pussy Cat Dolls, Colbie Caillat, India Arie and Ke$ha, as Pop’s most exciting new face with a headlining performance at the legendary Club Skirts Dinah Shore Weekend in Palm Springs, but because her present is already neon bright!

Neon Hitch is currently featured on the Gym Class Heroes smash single “Ass Back Home,” one of the hottest songs in the country. She’s already performed the song on The Today Show, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, VH1’s Superbowl Fan Jam and Dick Clark’s New Years Rockin Eve. On the heels of this success, Neon unleashed her debut single “Fuck U Betta” — the first official single off her debut album “Beg, Borrow and Steal ” due out this summer, which features collaborations with Bruno Mars, Imogen Heap, and Mike Posner.

The New York Post is on board early; they believe “Neon Hitch has all the elements of an A-list female pop queen.” Spin.com predicts to “expect household name status by year’s end.”

The road to that sacred stage was not an easy one for Neon. She spent the majority of her younger years as a gypsy, circling the globe (and living in a bus) with her mom and sister as a street performer and trapeze artist, while her lighting-artist dad toured with the likes of David Bowie, Duran Duran, and Annie Lennox.

She performed her first major show opening for rapper 50 Cent at England’s Nottingham Arena before the label she was signed with, The Beats Recordings, shut down in 2007, and things started to fall apart. Hitch found herself homeless, until her “long-lost sister” Amy Winehouse took her in and became her flat-mate for two years.

Since then, she’s worked with artists ranging from William Orbit and Rodney Jerkins to Miike Snow (appearing on Blanco’s remix of “Burial”). She also co-wrote the iTunes No. 1 single “Blah Blah Blah” on Ke$ha’s No. 1 album Animal. Currently, she’s touring with Gym Class Heroes, singing their iTunes chart-topping single, “Ass Back Home.”

Jump on the bandwagon and be the first ones to say: “I saw her first at The Dinah”, because, predictably next year, she’ll be storming the charts and selling out arenas and stadiums all over the world.

Neon Hitch (her real name by the way) performs Saturday, March 31 at The Palm Springs Convention Center during Club Skirts Dinah Shore Weekend on the same night the legendary Chaka Khan performs as well.

Pop Music Sensation DEV Returns To Dinah Shore Weekend

Lemon — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 08:01:06 +0000

To Rock The Stage At Club Skirts’ Sunday Pool Party

Dev (and The Cataracs) had everybody partying in 2010 with the Far East Movement collaboration “Like A G6”. The hit single landed on the Billboard Hot 100 in a big way climbing all the way to # 1 and becoming an instant international smash hit. DEV also gave us Booty Bounce, followed it up with Bass Down Low (with over 16 MILLION VIEWS on YouTube) before releasing her first smash hit as a solo artist, the Billboard top-charting electro-pop contagiously catchy “Dancing in The Dark.”

Now, back by popular demand, Dev prepares for her return to Club Skirts Dinah Shore Weekend where she performed a year ago to a full packed-house. Clearly this was only the beginning of the road on Dev’s rise to superstardom.

Her Dinah 2012 performance comes on the heels of her highly anticipated March 27th worldwide release of her debut full length entitled “The Night The Sun Came Up” (Indie-Pop/Universal Republic Records).

Since the start of 2012, the newly mom isn’t letting motherhood slow her down! The singer has released videos back-to-back-to-back. First Dev premiered the sultry duet “Naked” with Enrique Iglesias, as well as the “Kiss My Lips (Remix)” featuring Fabolous, followed by the dance track “In My Trunk”. Now, the one name wonder is premiering her latest, “Take Her From You.”

She recently teamed up with world famous French DJ/producer David Guetta and hit maker Timbaland for an explosive dance floor track called “I Just Wanna Fuck.” The track is off David Guetta’s latest album Nothing But The Beat and features plenty of fresh lyrics and swagger from Dev. She has also worked with Timbaland on his latest album Shock Value III to be released later this year.

Dev has been named one of the artists to watch in 2012 by MTV, while The Hollywood Reporter declared: “music industry isn’t wasting any time finding its next golden club girl … banking on the sex-soaked vocals of newcomer Dev.”

A star in the making Dev is about to blow up so make sure you come along for the ride … Sunday, April 1 at Club Skirts Dinah Shore Weekend’s legendary Pool Party held at The Riviera Resort & Spa.

Party With Your Favorite Lesbian Reality TV Stars at The Dinah!

Lemon — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 09:41:37 +0000

LOS ANGELES, CA: You watch them on TV now meet them in person at The Dinah 2012!

Some of your favorite lesbian celebrities on such hugely popular TV Reality Shows as Showtime’s “The Real L Word” and Tyra Banks’ CW “America’s Next Top Model” will be in attendance all weekend long at the legendary Club Skirts Presents The Dinah.

Whitney Mixter, Romi Klinger, Rose Garcia, Kelsey Grace Chavarria, Rachel Rodriguez, Francine Beppu and Sara Bettencourt from Season 2 of The Real L Word, as well as America’s Next Top Model Cycle 5’s very own jaw-dropping Kim Stolz, are packing their bags and heading out to the Sunny Oasis.

While fans anxiously wait for Showtime – which has confirmed picking up Ilene Chaiken’s The L Word reality spinoff series for a third installment — to air the much anticipated new season of The Real L Word, they can, in the meantime, catch their Los Angeles “fan favorites” as the cast of luscious lesbians mingle with the fans, catch some sun and heat up the desert in celebration of The Dinah’s 22nd Anniversary.

They’ll be accompanied by one of the sexiest out fashion models, Kim Stolz, who captured our heart as a contestant on America’s Next Top Model (ANTM) Season 5, and has since then made a name for herself as an mtvU VJ and MTV News correspondent. Not just stunningly gorgeous but also brilliantly smart, Stolz, who’s signed with Ford Models’ celebrity division, blogs for the Huffington Post, Fox Forum, and True Slant, and is a regular political commentator.

Join some of your favorite lesbian celebrities on Primetime non-scripted reality & game series as they walk our star-studded red carpet on both Friday and Saturday evenings; and show them what it takes to dodge some balls and take home the trophy in the famously entertaining “Third Annual Dodge Ball Celebrity Game” hosted by Sirius XM Radio & O.B. Tampons, Saturday, March 31.

Don’t miss this chance to hang out with your lesbian celebrity crush!

They’ll keep the party going for an epic 5-day weekend that is sure to send the ladies over the moon with excitement … and it’s all happening at The Dinah.

Chelsea Lately’s Fortune Feimster Does The Dinah!

Lemon — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:49:30 +0000

Chelsea Lately’s Very Own Good Fortune, Out Comedian & Roundtable Guest-Host Fortune Feimster Does The Dinah! Out Comedian & Roundtable Guest-Host Fortune Feimster Does The Dinah!

LOS ANGELES, CA — Rocking Palm Springs for 22 consecutive years, the Dinah Shore Weekend — the biggest lesbian event in the world popularly known as The Dinah — has continuously been attracting the who’s who of ‘celebritydom’ covering the entire gamut of the entertainment spectrum including music, fashion, film & TV.

From Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Ke$ha, The Pussy Cat Dolls, Colbie Caillat, Natasha Bedingfield to Dev & The Cataracs, Meredith Baxter and Wanda Sykes, The Dinah has undeniably grown to become quite a sought-after music festival that almost every major recording artist vies to play, not to mention a world-class event that numerous A-list celebrities want to attend. And this year is no different!

Joining the stellar 2012 Club Skirts Presents The Dinah celebrity roster is Fortune Feimster (E!’s “Chelsea Lately” & “After Lately”).

Feimster is the lovable Southern comic with great hair and an ever better personality, who has been making a name for herself as Chelsea Lately’s good fortune revealed!

Taking the Los Angeles comedy scene by storm, she made her national TV debut on NBC’s “Last Comic Standing” where she finished as a semi-finalist.

Now Fortune is a full-time writer and “roundtable” performer on the E! Network’s popular “Chelsea Lately” & “After Lately” shows.

Fortune will emcee the entire weekend and give Dinah-goers a taste of her hilarious comedic medicine when she hosts the “Laughing Loud 4″ Comedy show on Thursday, March 29 at The Riviera Spa & Resort in Palm Springs, CA. Sharing the stage with famed fellow comedians Suzanne Wesntenhoefer, Jessica Kirson and Karen Williams, this is a not-to-be-missed comedy tour de force.

Countdown to Dinah has started! Don’t miss this epic five-day world-renown weekend: the legendary wild Pool Parties, the sexiest go-go dancers, the best DJs, the top-notch entertainment, the hottest girls in the world, plus the non-stop action and … the celebrity sighting!

Laughing Loud 4

Lemon — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:38:54 +0000

Hosted by the hilariously funny Fortune Feimster!

Iconic TV Actress Meredith Baxter Joins the Dinah Line-Up

Lemon — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:30:38 +0000

… in an exclusive, up close & personal Q & A session moderated by veteran comedian suzanne westenhoefer

LOS ANGELES, CA — The most well-known hippie mom of the sitcom world, the beloved and iconic television actress Meredith Baxter is ready to sit down with veteran comedian Suzanne Westenhoefer for an exclusive Q&A session with a live audience of listeners and fans at the legendary Dinah — the largest lesbian event in the world.

The one-hour event will be held at the Riviera Resort & Spa in Palm Springs, CA on Friday, March 30 from 8:00pm to 9:00pm. A Dinah premiere, this special intimate panel will consist of an interview conducted by Suzanne Westenhoefer, followed by a Q&A session where attendees will be able to hit the famed actress, producer and activist with all their burning questions.

Baxter will also autograph copies of her bestselling autobiography “Untied: A Memoir of Family, Fame and Floundering,” and pose with fans for photo ops.

“Meredith Baxter has had one of the most extraordinary careers of any actresses in TV history” says Mariah Hanson, founder and producer of Club Skirts Presents The Dinah, “Her personal bravery is an encouragement to all those who have yet to make the personal decision to live out loud. She’s a wonderful person with great wit and reflection. This is a one of a kind event that will leave our audience smiling and inspired.“

Emmy Award winning Meredith Baxter is most known for her role as Elyse Keaton on the hit 80s sitcom “Family Ties”. Her warmth, humor and contagious smile made her one of the most popular women on television with millions of viewers religiously following her on the small screen each week. The author of the bestselling Memoir “Untied”, Baxter revealed how her success deceitfully masked a tumultuous personal story and a harrowing private life sharing her incredible highs (working with Robert Redford, Doris Day & Michael J. Fox, as well as bravely coming out on The Today Show), and her lows (a thorny relationship with her mother, a difficult marriage to David Birney and a bout with breast cancer), to finally reveal the real woman behind her iconic All-American mother image.

“A conversation with Meredith Baxter is like therapy, comedy and fun Hollywood stories wrapped in a blond blue eyed package,” says Suzanne Westenhoefer.

Don’t miss your opportunity to spend an intimate evening with movie/TV legend Meredith Baxter – a one of a kind chance to meet this beloved actress at Palm Springs’ premiere destination event, The Dinah!

Limited Space Available — Book Now!

The Dinah 2012 Music Line-Up Gets Bigger!

Lemon — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:29:23 +0000

Most wanted pop starlets BC JEAN, WYNTER GORDON & DANCE DIVA CE CE PENISTON just added!

Los Angeles, CA — Thought The Dinah’s entertainment line up couldn’t get any bigger? Think again!

Always breaking grounds by delivering the crème de la crème of all things entertainment The Dinah brings you this year again THE buzz-heavy breakthrough artist of the moment: BC Jean.

We know you’ve crooned along to Beyonce’s massive hit “If I were a Boy”, now meet the pop princess who originally wrote it, snatching a record deal with Sony Records and becoming music mogul, Clive Davis’ latest protégé. The multi-platinum, award-winning songwriter, BC Jean has already scored two Top 40 charting singles, “Just a Guy” and “I’ll Survive You”, from her forthcoming debut album due out this year featuring a host of top-notch collaborators including The Matrix (Britney Spears) and Max Martin (Katy Perry).

The SoCal native has also written a pop hit with American Idol alum, Adam Lambert, for his upcoming new album, Trespassing. A double threat of a talent, BC Jean stars in Alloy’s hot new series “Talent” from the executive producers of the TV show phenomenon, “Pretty Little Liars”.

But wait there’s more! Joining the Dinah roster and keeping the party going are international music sensations Wynter Gordon and Ce Ce Peniston.

Gordon took over the dance charts around the world with her club anthem “Dirty Talk” which hit #1 on the Billboard Hot Dance US Chart and went 3x platinum in Australia – the accompanying music video received an impressive 8 MILLION hits on YouTube. She followed up the massive success of “Dirty Talk” & “Sugar” (ft. Flo Rida) with the two worldwide hit singles “Til Death” and “Buy My Love” from her newly released EP “With The Music I Die”, which made a Hot Shot Debut on the Billboard Club Play Chart. Gordon, who’s written the title track on Mary J Blige’s multi-platinum, Grammy nominated album “The Breakthrough”, and penned hit songs for A-List artists such as David Guetta and Jennifer Lopez, is readying to drop her full-length debut album this year.

A fixture on the club scene with her chart topping international commercial hits “Finally” & “Keep On Walking”, Ce Ce Peniston is back with a brand new collaboration with world-renown DJ Paul Oakenfold. Oakenfold delivers freshest productions and fierce remixes of Peniston’s Gold-certified, timeless classic “Finally” in “We are Planet Perfecto” — the first in a new compilation series from dance pioneer Paul Oakenfold that reflects the diverse, non genre-conforming sounds that have given him the legendary status he holds today.

Want to see and hear what the next best thing in music is? The Dinah’s got it!

10-Time Grammy Award-Winning Rock N’ Roll Hall of Fame Nominee Music Legend Chaka Khan Headlines the Biggest Lesbian Event in the World: The DInah 2012

Lemon — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 08:16:49 +0000

Los Angeles, CA – For its 22nd consecutive year, Club Skirts Presents The Dinah is once again bringing one of the biggest names in music to heat up the desert. The sultry “Queen of Funk”, R&B Diva, iconic music legend, Chaka Khan will headline Club Skirts’ “The Dinah Goes To Rio” themed-soiree and monumental dance party on Saturday, March 31, 2012 at Palm Springs’ largest concert venue, The Convention Center (www.TheDinah.com). In a special one-night only performance, the timeless singer/songwriter is exclusively bringing her full touring band to rock The Dinah – the biggest all-girl party & music festival in the world. The R&B Diva, understanding the caliber of The Dinah as a music festival elected to pull out the big guns to wow the stage with her classic signature hit anthems including: “Tell Me Something Good” (written by Stevie Wonder), “Ain’t Nobody”, “Through The Fire”, “I’m Every Woman” (written by Ashford & Simpson with a then 15-year-old Whitney Houston singing background vocals) and the platinum seller international smash hit “I Feel For You” (written by Prince featuring memorable collaborations by Stevie Wonder on harmonica and the now iconic cult-classic distinctive triple-fast “Cha-ka Khan” rap by Melle Mel). With an impressive recording career that spans over three decades, Chaka Khan has sold over 200 million records worldwide, scored 8 Platinum Albums, half a dozen Gold records, snatched three #1 US singles on the Billboard charts, sold-out concerts around the world, received 10 Grammy Award wins, four American Music Awards nominations, a BET Lifetime Achievement Award, a Soul Train Legends Award, a Diamond Life Award for Excellence by the International Association of African-American Music (IAAAM), and now a 2012 nomination for induction into the Rock’N Roll Hall of Fame. “Presenting Chaka Khan on my main stage is a lifelong dream of mine. Chaka is a legend and my customers are in for a rare treat. Her decision to bring her full touring band speaks to not only The Dinah’s growing stature as a music festival, but what a rare and magical evening we are all in store for ,“ says Mariah Hanson, founder and producer of Club Skirts Presents The Dinah. Yvette Marie Stevens, the petite high school student raised on Chicago’s south side, attending Calumet High School and Kenwood Academy, changed her name to Chaka Khan when she went to work for the Black Panthers. She first arrived on the music scene in 1973, achieving breakout success as the lead singer for the multiple award-winning funk powerhouse Rufus. Since then the leather-and-feathers ’80s superstar, who has collaborated with some of the most outstanding music talents in the business such as Quincy Jones, Ray Charles, David Foster, Robert Palmer, Stevie Wonder, Prince, Steve Winwood, Gladys Knight, Phil Collins, Mary J. Blige and rapper 50 Cent, has to this day remained a top-selling solo performer and a first-class name drawing sold-out crowds. Khan also used her fame to launch a charity, “The Chaka Khan Foundation”, which provides help and education to children and young-adults victim of domestic violence, substance abuse, and autism. Celebrating three decades as a phenomenal entertainer, CHA–KA KHAN still got the funk and is bringing it to The Dinah for what is sure to be a packed-house out of this world showstopper party! A larger than life Music Legend, Chaka Khan is indeed “Every Woman” … and “Ain’t Nobody” doing it better!

“The Next Big Thing Music” Series: Five Emerging Artists to Watch in 2012

Lemon — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 07:56:15 +0000

…and to catch first at the Dinah’s legendary pool parties

Los Angeles, CA — What do Lady GaGa, Ke$ha, Dev, Katy Perry, The Pussycat Dolls and Colbie Caillat (among others) have in common? Besides the fact that they’re all international mega-superstars, they’re also first and foremost Club Skirts alumni, and chances are, you’ve all discovered them first at The Dinah. Carrying on its solid unique reputation for spotting and booking breakthrough artists on the verge of becoming music’s next new biggest sensation, The Dinah – the largest girl party music festival in the world – brings you this year again five of the fastest-rising artists building the hits of tomorrow to keep your eyes on! Meet Anjulie, Meital, Rye Rye, Porcelain Black and Daniela Brooker, the RISING STARS of tomorrow, who will all exclusively, for this one time only, perform under one roof! Already stepping to the forefront of the pop/dance music circuit, these “Fab Fives” are securely carving their way towards success.

ANJULIE

The youngest of four children, Anjulie grew up in the Toronto suburb of Oaksville, Ontario, raised by immigrant parents from Guyana. The exotic mélange has definitely influenced Anjulie’s debut album created with her producers and songwriting collaborators Colin Wolfe (Dr. Dre and Monica) and Jon Levine. Anjulie made her marks on the music charts with her memorable radio hit “Boom” and “Rain”. She also wrote two songs for actress-singer Emma Roberts’ debut album Unfabulous and More. Now the soulful chanteuse/dance vixen is back and set to s-l-a-y with her new single “Brand New Bitch”. The song already featured on Charlie’s Angels TV series, just landed at # 5 on the Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play chart thus becoming her 4th consecutive top 10 hit. With her unique voice, disarmingly frank lyrics, melodic gifts and exotic sex appeal, Anjulie announces herself as a commanding new presence on the music scene.

PORCELAIN BLACK

Ever since her debut single, “This Is What Rock N’ Roll Looks Like ” (featuring Lil Wayne), pop-rock singer-songwriter Porcelain Black has been wowing audiences with her fierce, raspy vocals, two-tone hair, and bad-girl attitude. She’s released a handful of singles while fans wait for her new album (to be released in early 2012). She toured with Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross and Travis Barker, appeared in videos for Swizz Beatz and Jeffree Star, and made her television debut on Late Night With David Letterman Show last July. Now the heavily tattooed rocking chick in killer platforms is invading our iPods and airwaves with her newest single, “Naughty Naughty”, which not only reminds us why we can’t wait for her new album in 2012, but also why she’s definitely a MUST-SEE performance at The Dinah!

MEITAL

Born and raised in Israel, Meital Dohan (pronounced “Mey-tall”) is no stranger to the spotlight as an award-winning actress in theater, film, and television, and the author of a number of successful plays and the book “Love and Other Bad Habits”. After an outstanding performance on Showtime’s “Weeds”, she broke into the music scene with her single “Yummy Boyz”, which playful music video garnered over ONE MILLION views on YouTube. “Yummy Boyz” is the first single off Meital’s forthcoming debut album “I’m in Hate with Love” produced by Che Pope (Dr. Dre, Eminem, Lauryn Hill). Meital is also starring in the upcoming feature film “Foreclosure” with Michael Imperioli of The Sopranos. This eccentric, over-the-top, triple threat will be bringing her sexy, provocative, envelope-pushing show to the desert with an exclusive never-heard-before “Yummy Girls” version tailor-made for Dinah goers that is sure to sweep the ladies off their feet and take The Dinah by storm.

RYE RYE

20-year-old rapper Rye Rye’s new single “Never Will Be Mine” is heating up the charts, and with her debut album “Go! Pop! Bang!”(set to be released early 2012 ) she’s on top of the world. Baltimore-native Rye Rye burst onto the music scene at just 16. As a perfect showmanship she pulled herself up and out of the Baltimore projects making mentors along the way. DJ Blaqstar offered her a club hit with “Shake it to the ground” while her collaboration with M.I.A on “Bang” – also featured as a single on the soundtrack of “The Fast and The Furious” – sealed her star status. One of the freshest voices in the industry, Rye Rye throws down rhymes ridiculously easily to let the music alone be the sound of her triumph. “Choosing 2012′s line up was tough this year as so many young artists have current club hits, but I narrowed it down to the five I felt had the most impressive and well rounded talent. Possessing a seasoned and commanding stage presence is always also a factor for me. Wowing my audience with a very high caliber of talent is always my goal. We’re going to have five amazing shows at The Dinah pool in 2012.” says Mariah Hanson. “Ever since The Pussycat Dolls, then still unknown, performed at The Dinah in 2006, our event has steadily developed a reputation for breaking the artists of tomorrow, Lady Gaga and Katy Perry being amongst our most well known and Dev being the latest revelation. Keeping with the tradition, our 2012 pool parties will showcase a variety of promising emerging artists – the next “it” thing in music!” Jump on the bandwagon and be the first ones to say: “I saw them first at The Dinah”, because, predictably next year, they’ll be storming the charts and selling out arenas and stadiums all over the world.

Identical Twin Sister Pop Duo Nina Sky

Lemon — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:31:07 +0000

DOUBLE DECADES OF DINAH WITH DOUBLE TROUBLE Identical Twin Sister Pop Duo NINA SKY

The Sexy “Move Ya Body” Puerto Rican Girls Take Center-Stage At The Legendary “White Diamonds Party” … Talent Times Two And Twice The Hotness!

LOS ANGELES, CA — What started 22 years ago catering to a relatively small gathering of women who trekked to Palm Springs to socialize and maybe even take in some of the concurrent Dinah Shore Championship Golf Tournament has now turned into a series of multi-media, star-studded, internationally known parties of enormous proportions hosted by famed DJs with headlining performances by Top Billboard Recording Artists. This is The Dinah! And The Dinah 2012 will not only be off the hook but double trouble with the exclusive headlining performance by the iconic identical twin sisters pop duo Nina Sky. As phenomenal and unclassifiable as The Dinah itself, the eclectic mix of R&B, hip-hop, reggae and rock waves of Nina Sky are undeniably best experienced live! The genre defying, boundary breaking twin hotties will take center-stage at the legendary “White Diamonds” Party, Friday, March 30 at the trendy-chic Riviera Resort & Spa in the Sunny Oasis. The multi-talented duo known as Nina Sky – Nina equaling a portion of each of their names (Nicole and Natalie Albino) and Sky representing their shared aspirations – stormed up Billboard’s Hot 100 Chart and had everybody partying with their international smash hit “Move Ya Body”, which peaked at #4 and earned them instant global recognition. Their critically acclaimed debut Album “Nina Sky” (Universal Records) hit the music industry with a brand of R&B/pop that was unprecedented, coming from, then, two New York teenage twin sisters of Puerto Rican descent. A slew of music gems have been following such as “Turning Me On” with Pitbull & Shawnna, “Oye Mi Canto” with Daddy Yankee, “Your Time”, and “Beautiful People”. Natalie and Nicole Albino are not only two heavenly attractive young women, they are also, first and foremost, singers; true singers with cohesive melodies that are as strong as their sisterly bond. Nina Sky consistently continues to impose their eclectic presence on the music scene. They’re featured artist on Sean Paul’s “Connection” and enjoy sparkling collaborations with R&B legend Betty Wright (“You Deserve”), The Alchemist with Prodigy of Mobb Deep, and more recently appeared with Creep on the single “You”. Not just breaking the sound barrier, the duo also broke sexual orientation and racial stereotypes in 2010 when Nicole became one of the first Latina recording artists to publicly announce she was openly gay, and married her partner, fashion designer, Erin Magee. Nina Sky has been active in voicing their opinions on LGBTQ rights both nationally and internationally. The twins recently performed at Rome’s annual Gay village festival as well as posed for the No H8 Campaign. With a new masculine and “butched up” style, the band – while currently in an ongoing battle with their record label, Polo Grounds Records, for the lack of support over the release of their new album “Starting Today” – decided to independently release an 8-track EP entitled “The Other Side” for digital download this past August, featuring production from DJ Yonny, Salaam Remi, Kidz in the Hall and many more. The lead-single of the EP “You Aint Got It (Funk That)” dropped along with the music video. “When I heard Nina Sky’s latest EP, I was blown away. It’s so good. I support their move to go independent to produce and promote their music on their own terms. I want to get them in front of their lesbian fans and show them how much our community embraces them, appreciates Natalie coming out, and just plain loves their music!” says Mariah Hanson, creator & producer of Club Skirts Presents The Dinah. “The duo will blow Dinah goers away with their show. They’re phenomenal live. Having Nina Sky on our music festival line-up makes perfect sense. They’re legends in their own right. The Dinah prides itself in continuously delivering music legends and breaking the new faces of tomorrow.” This double threat of a duo has recently confirmed a new EP is presently in the works. In the meantime, always remaining true to the philosophy of their flagship single “Move Ya Body”, Nina Sky sure knows how to keep the party going and it’s going on at The Dinah. Ladies get ready for talent times two … twice the sexiness and a double dose of Latina hotness!