Review Roundup 3/13: Mal Blum, damsel., Emma Jean Oakley
This week's review roundup highlights Mal Blum getting into character, damsel.'s warm melancholy, and Emma Jean Oakley's defiant heartbreak.
Rachel Cholst
Sweet Petunia -- Foggy Mountain Mental Breakdown
Boston-based duo Sweet Petunia don't just make traditional music – they want it to last into the future as an evolving art form. Their new album Foggy Mountain Mental Breakdown show us what they're all about.
INTERVIEW: Paula Boggs Finds Her Highest Self in Sumatra
Most people slow down in retirement, but maybe for Paula Boggs, writing five albums and touring behind them counts. After all, Boggs is an accomplished lawyer with an award-winning career, and she takes that approach to excellent with the Paula Boggs Band, a freewheeling collective of artists who are powerful
Rainbow Ruckus 3/11: Nathan Evans Fox, The Belle Curves, Bryan Ruby
This week's Rainbow Ruckus features new beginnings, rainy day riders, hopeful protest, queer country samba, and love songs that promise us the world.
INTERVIEW: Bella Lam Finds Inspiration Everywhere
Bella Lam's latest song "Take It Out On My Guitar," a hook-laden pop-country masterpiece that will have you singing sweetly and raising your fist in the air. In our interview, Lam hints at the many places she finds inspiration for her writing.
Your Queer Country Guide to SXSW 2026 (March 12 - 18, 2026)
Discover all that's new and amazing in queer country at this year's SXSW festival. It's not just about the who's who: it's also about the history-making new queer country label that's coming from OUTlaw Pride!
Re-Litigating Spike x Buffy
This week, Sara Mae of The Noisy and music journalist Jonah Evans dissect Sara Mae's recent album, The Secret Ingredient is Even More Meat, and it's links to Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Here's Sara Mae's introduction to the conversation and track-by-track guide