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Rainbow Ruckus 1/30: Sarah Shook & The Disarmers, Izzy Ryder, Lawrence Rothman & More!

Rainbow Ruckus 1/30: Sarah Shook & The Disarmers, Izzy Ryder, Lawrence Rothman & 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

Rainbow Roundup: Analogue Pleasures

Rainbow Roundup: Analogue Pleasures

Issue 4 of the Rainbow Rodeo zine is chugging along! Subscribe to the Patreon today to get a sneak peek! In just about a month, I’ll be speaking at Country Radio Seminar about the need for diversity in radio programming. I’m not sure why I’m there; I

REVIEW: Large Brush Collection -- Off Center

REVIEW: Large Brush Collection -- Off Center

We last heard fro Large Brush Collection way before Rainbow Rodeo was even a website — when singer Nora Predey and Creekbed Carter Hogan spoke with us about her split EP with Creekbed Carter Hogan. Large Brush Collection’s music is unlike anything I’ve ever heard — inexorable and vivacious, flowing

Austin Lucas Bashes Transphobes Back In New "Black Me Out" Video

Austin Lucas Bashes Transphobes Back In New "Black Me Out" Video

Austin Lucas fights back against a crew of would-be bad guys in their new music video for “Black Me Out,” a cover of the invigorating song by Against Me! We spoke with Lucas when they first released Reinventing Against Me!, how important it has been to them to present as

INTERVIEW: Sarah Walk Shares Her Top Surgery Journey to Inspire Others

INTERVIEW: Sarah Walk Shares Her Top Surgery Journey to Inspire Others

Singer-songwriter Sarah Walk has traveled the world with her music, splitting her time between Minneapolis, New York, London, and now LA. Walk allows the songs to guide her, flitting between folk, art pop, electronic music, and all the spaces in between. Her upcoming album details her experience with gender dysphoria

INTERVIEW: You Can't Take the Queer OR the Country Out of Emmy Woods

INTERVIEW: You Can't Take the Queer OR the Country Out of Emmy Woods

Emmy Woods’ “million miles per hour” finds the sweet spot between Dolly Parton country vibes and the world weariness I tend to associate with Americana. Emmy has been writing songs for over 20 years, but her first collection of songs, tristia bella, as well as her albums The Manifold and

Country Risqué Hopes You Stay Away From Their "Depression Drawer"

Country Risqué Hopes You Stay Away From Their "Depression Drawer"

Country Risqué aren’t afraid to talk about the things you’d rather avoid. On their new single “Depression Drawer,” the band glorifies one of our collectively sadder habits, sarcastic and goofy and biting all at the same time in a way that reminded me of Lavender Country. “Depression Drawer”