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Episode 22: Chris Housman

Episode 22: Chris Housman

Hey, there cowpokes — remember when I did podcasts? Me, too. So…I’m thrilled that I get to interview Chris Housman for episode 22! Chris’s new album Blueneck is a raucously fun and aggressively queer pop country album. Chris has been in Nashville for 16 years, and we talk

PREMIERE: Torn in Two, Rita De Los Angeles Knows "Home Is Where the Heart Is"

PREMIERE: Torn in Two, Rita De Los Angeles Knows "Home Is Where the Heart Is"

Rita De Los Angeles delivers the sunny, pop country “Home is Where the Heart Is” with bounce and careless ease. But when you look below the surface, the song is in fact a protest against homophobia and repressive state policies. “The song is inspired by the magic one feels when

Riggings -- EGG

Riggings -- EGG

Riggings is a master of creating atmospheric and emotionally intense music and their personal new album, EGG, is a masterpiece. Riggings, whom we interviewed for episode 2 of the Rainbow Rodeo podcast, likes to color in the spaces between genres, using music as a canvas for her incisive poetry. She

Out West: Upending the White, Straight, Mythology of the American Cowboy

Out West: Upending the White, Straight, Mythology of the American Cowboy

We are blessed by Liv Hart’s sharing part of her master’s thesis in graphic design with us! This spread will eventually go into the Rainbow Rodeo zine. Here’s an excerpt from the essay. You can read the rest in the attachment and get the full effect of

INTERVIEW: Secret Emchy Society Rejects Envy and Competition on "End of Pretty"

INTERVIEW: Secret Emchy Society Rejects Envy and Competition on "End of Pretty"

Cindy Emch of Secret Emchy Society has long been celebrated as the First Lady of Country Music. She’s got a dry approach to her honky-tonk that makes it feel like she’s been on the road for a million years. That’s why this live version of “End of

Country Risqué -- Doe-Eyed Loverboys & Saints

Country Risqué -- Doe-Eyed Loverboys & Saints

Country Risque brings a certain rapscallion energy to their album, Doe-Eyed Loverboys & Saints, that is reminiscent of ur-queer country artist Lavender Country. As we discussed in their Pride of Place interview, the band’s commitment to keeping San Francisco weird is a big part of this aesthetic. This is

INTERVIEW: Amy Annelle Urges Late-in-Life Queers to "Keep Going"

INTERVIEW: Amy Annelle Urges Late-in-Life Queers to "Keep Going"

Austin-based veteran singer-songwriter Amy Annelle is no stranger to regret and resilience, as her upcoming album The Toll (August 2nd) demonstrates. (We featured “Pull Tabs and Broken Glass,” on last week’s playlist.) ” Anelle is best known for her rendition of Townes Van Zandt’s “Buckskin Stallion Blues,” which was