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"Gay" Does Belong In Front of Country Music, Actually: A Report From CRS 2024

"Gay" Does Belong In Front of Country Music, Actually: A Report From CRS 2024

A rough draft of this essay appeared on Friday’s Rainbow Rodeo newsletter For those of you who are not familiar, Country Radio Seminar is the industry event where radio programmers meet up and make totally-not-payola deals with the major record labels to determine which artists will be played on

REVIEW: Molly O'Leary -- Marigold

REVIEW: Molly O'Leary -- Marigold

Molly O’Leary makes a breathtaking debut on their album Marigold. The Worcester, MA-based artist delivers suckerpunch after suckerpunch on the spare album, produced by fellow songsmith Will Hoge. Marigold takes us on a journey through O’Leary’s healing process and is based appreciated in an environment where it

Episode 20: Queer Country Weekend Extravaganza!

Episode 20: Queer Country Weekend Extravaganza!

Howdy, cowpokes! This is a special bonus episode of Rainbow Rodeo to celebrate two different queer country shows next week. * The online festival Country Soul Songbook, which is pay-what-you-can. It’s a great weekend of conversations and concerts that celebrate radical intersectionality in country music. * On Friday March 15th from

WATCH: Creekbed Carter Hogan Roasts The Catholic Church On "The Relic Song"

WATCH: Creekbed Carter Hogan Roasts The Catholic Church On "The Relic Song"

Is there anything gayer than the Catholic Church? Don’t answer that — but rebelling against years of indoctrination has been a compelling subject for decades of queer artists, and Creekbed Carter Hogan brings some country flair to his. “When I perform “The Relic Song” in public, I always preface it

Hurray For the Riff Raff -- The Past Is Still Alive

Hurray For the Riff Raff -- The Past Is Still Alive

We’re calling it right now: The Past Is Still Alive by Hurray For the Riff Raff is one of the best albums of this year. Alynda Segarra, the constant behind Hurray For the Riff Raff’s swirling lineup, has poured their essence into this album. On The Past, Segarra

Portrait of Nan Macmillan

INTERVIEW: Nan Macmillan Revels In The Bounty of Queer Identity

Nan Macmillan brings a dreamy quality to her music, much like the subconscious truths that seep into our sleeping minds. It’s up to us if we recognize them when we wake up. The Charlottesville, VA singer-songwriter has no problem cutting to the core of the matter in her work,

Rita De Los Angeles Fantasizes on Queer Country Crooner "Slow Dancing"

Rita De Los Angeles’ latest country music dispatch arrives from Germany in the form of a tender waltz, “Slow Dancing.” De Los Angeles may be familiar to lesbians in San Franciso, New York, and LA for her cafe Little Frida’s Coffe House and her zine Female FYI. De Los