Donnie Doolittle, Junior Astronomers, ACNE

Donnie Doolittle’s moody pop rides a retro Southern Goth vibe pitched midway between the trippy 1960s orchestral folk of Lee Hazelwood and Nancy Sinatra and Nick Cave going through his 1990s werewolf Elvis phase. On his smash single “When a Woman,” Doolittle gets bonus points for torpedoing the rancid Madonna/whore complex that fucks up so many cis het men. He’s backed by ace Queen City acts Junior Astronomers and ACNE.