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Day Dreems -- Day Dreems

Day Dreems -- Day Dreems

Are you ready for Day Dreems’ trans liberation psych rock? Probably not, because nothing I say will prepare you for the way this album gently pulls the rug out from under you. The album kicks off with “F Natural,” a sweet celebration of trans identity that cheerfully rejects the idea

Rainbow Ruckus 3/26: Aaron Lee Tasjan, Shawna Virago, Jessye DeSilva & More!

Rainbow Ruckus 3/26: Aaron Lee Tasjan, Shawna Virago, Jessye DeSilva & More!

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 Inskeep is generously keeping an archive of all music featured

Marx Cassity -- 2Sacred

Marx Cassity -- 2Sacred

Marx Cassity (Osage/Kaw) returns, at long last, with their unique Indigicana album 2Sacred. (We featured Cassity as our Rainbow Rewind artist in February.) 2Sacred kicks off with “Somewhere,” a meditative track that is as much Blondie as it is Buffy St-Marie. Cassity’s breathy singing and dreamy electronic synths

Creekbed Carter Hogan -- Creekbed Carter

Creekbed Carter Hogan -- Creekbed Carter

Creekbed Carter Hogan delivers a helluva punch on their self-titled album. Creekbed Carter takes a deep dive into negotiating Carter’s Catholic upbringing with their gender expansive identity — along with the navigating trauma and healing. No big deal. At least, Carter makes it all seem effortless with their sweetly -sung

LISTEN: Jessye DeSilva Sings of the White Supremacy's Ghosts on "Gallows Tree"

LISTEN: Jessye DeSilva Sings of the White Supremacy's Ghosts on "Gallows Tree"

Jessye DeSilva returns with a mellow folk song about the dangers of white supremacist culture on “Gallows Tree.” While DeSilva’s Renovations approached similar material with fiery wrath, justified fury at a society that refuses to repent of its sins. But, “Gallows Tree” argues, we need to make space for

INTERVIEW: Zoe Boekbinder Carves a New Path For Themself

INTERVIEW: Zoe Boekbinder Carves a New Path For Themself

Zoe Boekbinder (they/them) is a songwriter, singer, and guitarist who has traveled across genre, staying rooted in American folk. Boekbinder’s new record, Wildflower, was made, performed, produced, and promoted by a team of women and non-binary people. Recording was funded by Canada Council for the Arts. When we

INTERVIEW: Jess Silber Asks: If We Don't Lift Each Other Up, Who Will?

INTERVIEW: Jess Silber Asks: If We Don't Lift Each Other Up, Who Will?

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 video, Silber employed a distinctive filmmaking approach, shooting half of