City Winery Pittsburgh presents: Grag Queen and Bright Light Bright Light: The Cosmic Light Tour live on Wednesday, April 15th at 7:30 PM

Grag Queen is a singer, songwriter, presenter, and one of the most influential drag queens in the world. Winner of the American reality show “Queen of the Universe” and presenter of “Drag Race Brazil,” she has established herself as a complete artist, combining charisma, vocal power, and representation in each new phase of her career. Now, Grag begins her “Cosmic Era,” a project that marks the release of her first album, Cósmica, and a new artistic phase under contract with Warner Music Group, where she made history as the first drag queen signed by the label in Brazil. The announcement, made on social media, presented an intergalactic and poetic aesthetic that reflects the concept of the album: a dive into sounds that move between disco music, soul, and contemporary pop. With over 2.6 million followers on social media and 19 million views on YouTube, Grag Queen reaffirms her position as the true Queen of the Universe, expanding her art and taking Brazilian drag culture to an even more vibrant, sophisticated, and, as the name suggests, “cosmic dimension.”

Bright Light Bright Light is Welsh pop artist, producer & DJ Rod Thomas who has called NYC his home for ten years. He has collaborated with Sir Elton John on 4 songs, with Andy Bell of Erasure, all Scissor Sisters members, Justin Vivian Bond, Sandra Bernhard, a slew of RuPaul’s Drag Race alumni – Jujubee, Trinity The Tuck, Katya, Scarlet Envy, Miz Cracker and Scarlet Envy – and has toured the world opening for Cher, Sir Elton John, Erasure, John Grant and Ellie Goulding.

His four studio albums have won praise from critics and contemporaries alike, with the most current album ‘Enjoy Youth’ features star turns from current musical powerhouse GRAMMY nominated Mykal Kilgore alongside artists who soundtracked his own youth, dance legend Ultra Naté, the voice of Air’s ‘All I Need’ Beth Hirsch, Top 5 hitmaker Berri, and producer of stars like Kylie Minogue, Kelis, Rachel Stevens & Sugababes Richard X.

Alongside his renowned stage shows, his DJ sets have also won a legion of fans – from his weekly Time Out Recommended Tea Dances in NYC (Romy & Michele’s Saturday Afternoon Tea Dance at Alan Cumming’s bar) to his sets at Glastonbury, at NYC’s MoMA, DC’s Smithsonian or a slew of Pride Festivals across the US, UK and Europe. As well as his favorite pop, disco and dance picks, he is known for his mashups which have amassed millions of views across TikTok and Instagram Reels, winning praise from dozens of high profile celebrities and even BBC Radio 2 play.

Described as possessing “Working Girl-era realness” by Rolling Stone and as “Fabulous” by Sir Elton John, Rod aka BLBL has won fans of critics and contemporaries alike with his effervescent pop music.

Frosted with a little nostalgia, his music is hugely inspired by cinema and pop culture, bubbling with Easter Eggs and nods to his favorite artists and films.