Cristal Queer
Brandon James Gwinn’s “Cristal Conners,” is a country-rock pop-infused ode to the character portrayed by Gena Gershon in 1995’s infamous Showgirls film. The song is a love letter to aggressive feminine fierceness; something BJG has been known to embody after a number of vodkas. “As the song says, ‘I try to be good but baby, I don’t try too hard,” he laughs. As fabulous as Cristal is, she wreaks a lot of havoc. It’s a quality that Gwinn admits he can...