That's What She Said

Taking the age-old lesbian U-Haul joke to the next level, lesbian musical improv duo That's What She Said has reached a new milestone with the debut of their first CD, Girl-on-Girl Music.

Comprised of partners Amy Turner (vocals) and Kathryn Lounsbery (piano, vocals) That's What She Said "is a look at what the lighter sides of what makes lesbians lesbians," says Turner, who compares the duo's live show to Paula Deen, the queen of Southern hospitality. "There are so many styles of songs that we have in the show; there is something for everyone. Although there are specific references to things gay-lady-like, we never want it to feel like an inside joke. So many different genres of people enjoy our show from lesbians to gay men to our straight parents to people who didn't really know what to expect."

TWSS formed three years ago when Turner was performing an improvised show at Second City Hollywood when Lounsbery approached her and mentioned that she played piano.

"I had never seen a performer like Amy," Lounsbery says. "She was improvising all these amazing, musical, funny songs on the spot; I was blown away. At that point I was really looking to do something creative and knew she was someone I could work with."

Turner sparked to the idea and after a meeting at the Improv on Melrose, they "admitted that we both had secret dreams of writing a show," she says. "Our first idea was to sing covers with the gender pronouns reversed, but we quickly moved to all original material."

That original material includes such comedic gems as the "U-Haul Rap", which the duo have recorded a music video for; as well as "Fanny Pack Lover", which "makes you feel like you are in a Sapphic jazz club on the isle of Lesbos," Turner says with a laugh.

"Because who can't relate to that?" Lounsbery interjects.

Both songs are featured on Girl-on-Girl Music, their debut CD that the couple financed themselves, though Lounsbery is quick to point out that they "are currently accepting cash donations."

All the songs on TWSS' Girl-on-Girl are all "original and varied," Turner says. "We really tried to be true to each genre and give it that extra musical spin.… 'Mixed Tape' is a wacky '80s power ballad with an almost Keytar effect to it. 'U-Haul Rap' speaks for itself in its hardcore rappitry."

" 'Rappitry' IS a real word and only used by hardcore rappers, by the way," Lounsbery laughs.

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