You’ll Learn

• How High Energy emerged from disco, post-punk, and early electronic scenes in the late 1970s and early 1980s
• Why the LGBTQ community embraced pulsating 4/4 beats, soaring vocals, and ecstatic arrangements

#HighEnergy #DiscoHistory #LGBTQ

https://youtu.be/m1GDA17poIo

How High Energy Became the Sound of LGBTQ Liberation

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You’ll Learn • How High Energy emerged from disco, post-punk, and early electronic scenes in the late 1970s and early 1980s • Why the LGBTQ community embraced pulsating 4/4 beats, soaring vocals, and ecstatic arrangements #HighEnergy #DiscoHistory #LGBTQ youtu.be/m1GDA17poIo

How High Energy Became the Sou...
How High Energy Became the Sound of LGBTQ Liberation

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So, #PBS stations will be showing these episodes -- check your local channel for the exact schedule!

From the basement bars of ‘70s New York to the peak of the global charts, this is the story of disco: its rise, its fall... and its legacy. Revelling in iconic tracks and remarkable footage, this is a powerful, revisionist history of the disco age.

Maine Public Television Schedule

Rock The Boat
Sunday, June 23, 10:00 pm on WORLD
Monday, June 24, 02:00 am on WORLD
Monday, June 24, 10:00 am on WORLD

Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now
Tuesday, June 25, 10:00 pm on Maine PBS
Wednesday, June 26, 01:00 am on Maine PBS
Thursday, June 27, 04:00 am on Maine PBS
Sunday, June 30, 10:00 pm on WORLD
Monday, July 1, 02:00 am on WORLD
Monday, July 1, 10:00 am on WORLD

Stayin' Alive
Tuesday, July 2, 10:00 pm on Maine PBS
Wednesday, July 3, 01:00 am on Maine PBS
Thursday, July 4, 04:00 am on Maine PBS
Sunday, July 7, 10:00 pm on WORLD
Monday, July 8, 02:00 am on WORLD
Monday, July 8, 10:00 am on WORLD

https://www.pbs.org/show/disco-soundtrack-of-a-revolution/

#DiscoHistory #MusicHistory #BlackHistory #QueerHistory

Disco: Soundtrack of a Revolution

The surprising and overlooked history of disco: its origins, its fall and its legacy.