Jess Silber is an artist and a filmmaker committed to increase representation in music and the film industry. With her new song “it hurts to love a woman,” Silber combines her talents with a song of painful realization. For the…
Joel Brogon treats us to his everyday wisdom on his new song “Flowers On the Road.” Brogon’s sweet tenor is becoming stronger and more distinctive with every release, and is probably why he landed on our 2023 Best of Queer…
Every week, Rainbow Rodeo brings you the best new queer country music! Listen to this playlist on Spotify! Thanks to Elliott for making a parallel list on Apple Music! Listen to the parallel list on Tidal. Missed a week? Thomas…
There are plenty of peeks behind the scenes when it comes to music-making: demos, live recordings, songwriting sessions, recording sessions, soundchecks…you name it. But for many of us, the first time we experience a new song is through a music…
Drag queens singing country music is starting to be something of a subgenre in the queer country world. Certainly, there’s a je ne sais quois about someone who is expressing deep vulnerability after spending hours and hours crafting a separate…
Nan Macmillan submerges us on her world on her recent album From Both Eyes. While Macmillan paints with a delicate brush that incorporates folk music elements and electronica, those synth elements do more to highlight the acoustics than not. Thanks…
Howdy, cowpokes. Rainbow Rodeo is proud to support independent and DIY musicians throughout country, blues, Americana, folk, and all the other roots genres you can shake a guitar pick at. But LGBTQ+ artists are often marginalized in greater society, which…
Secret Emchy Society pulls back the curtain on their new EP The Lost Feral Tapes. Cindy Emch (also fondly known as Emchy) has held the queer country scene down in the Bay Area with many projects, including Vagabondage, Rhubarb Whiskey,…
Karen and the Sorrows joins Kym Register on their compilation album in order to hear the birds the warplanes must be silent. As usual, the Sorrows create beauty out of grief with spare arrangements and the shining moral clarity that…
Every week, Rainbow Rodeo brings you the best new queer country music! Listen to this playlist on Spotify! Thanks to Elliott for making a parallel list on Apple Music! Listen to the parallel list on Tidal. Missed a week? Thomas…