I’m talking with Bev Rage, the singer & guitarist of the queer garage-pop band Bev Rage & The Drinks.

I was curious how Bev was born and she tells me how it was a way to combine her love of music and drag and amplify what’s she’s good at. Amplifying a community through art is something we’re both passionate about. I was intrigued to learn that one of her first shows as a band was opening for some of her queer heroes and how that relationship evolved as they became contemporaries.

One of Bev’s other passions is the environment. She talks about how being a kid in the country sparked an appreciation for the natural world and even influenced what she studied in college. Bev shares how for her gardening is not just to have a great way to fresh food a few steps out her door, but is also a meditative practice of caring for the plants.