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Joel Brogon Discovers Wholeness From "Flowers On the Road"

Joel Brogon Discovers Wholeness From "Flowers On the Road"

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 Country Reader Poll. That clarity drives Brogon’s gentle

Rainbow Ruckus 3/20: Sarah Shook & The Disarmers, Rachel Garlin, Zoe Boekbinder, & More!

Rainbow Ruckus 3/20: Sarah Shook & The Disarmers, Rachel Garlin, Zoe Boekbinder, & 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

Desdemona Dallas Walks Us Through the Making of a Mackenzie Shivers' Music Video

Desdemona Dallas Walks Us Through the Making of a Mackenzie Shivers' Music Video

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 video. How the heck do those get made? Director

Amiss Tori -- Sequins & Steel

Amiss Tori -- Sequins & Steel

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 identity. Amiss Tori brings us a meaningful new entry

Nan Macmillan -- From Both Eyes

Nan Macmillan -- From Both Eyes

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 to Macmillan’s plainspoken lyrics and arresting performances, there is

DIY Musician Resource: What Is a Premiere?

DIY Musician Resource: What Is a Premiere?

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 means they can’t always hire publicists or industry insiders

REVIEW: Secret Emchy Society -- The Lost Feral Tapes

REVIEW: Secret Emchy Society -- The Lost Feral Tapes

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, the Oakland Wine Drinkers Union, Jerk Church, and Feral. The