“Talk about on brand.
Some people have entrance music. The city of Palm Springs has its very own radio station that churns out dance hit after dance hit starting from the disco era in the ’70s.
“‘I Am What I Am’ by Gloria Gaynor. ‘You Make Me Kill’ by Sylvester. You know, every Donna Summer song,” said Chris Shebel, program director of KGAY 106.5, naming a few titles on the station’s playlist of about 1,000 hits.
“Palm Springs is an older community and we have a lot of people that fondly remember those days. And so we play music from then to now,” he added.
In case you’ve been living under a rock, Palm Springs is also very gay. A sizable percent of the city’s population of nearly 45,000 identify as LGBTQ. Its city council made news in 2017 for having all five elected members belong to the community. The city is home to The Dinah, one of the largest lesbian parties in the world…”
