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Rainbow Ruckus: 5/9

Rainbow Ruckus: 5/9

If you’ve been following our playlist on Spotify, then you already know we love rounding up the best new queer country of the week! Now that we can stretch our legs out on a nice blog, we’re excited to tell you why we love the songs we love.

INTERVIEW: Jobi Riccio Shows Up As Her Authentic Self

INTERVIEW: Jobi Riccio Shows Up As Her Authentic Self

Nashville’s Jobi Riccio spoke with us to detail her influences, the importance of performing as her true queer self, and what to expect from her upcoming album Whiplash, out September 8 on Yep Roc Records. The 24-year-old songwriter grapples directly with a variety of topics on the record, including

Jennifer Vena Wood

REVIEW: Jennifer Vena Wood -- The No Spoons Sessions

The No Spoons Sessions, the latest EP by Jennifer Vena Wood, is perfectly imperfect. This collection of gentle folk songs were recorded at home, while Wood recuperates from treatments for stage 4 non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (she’s expected to make a full recovery.) These recordings illustrate Wood’s confidence as

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Rainbow Rodeo Episode 12: Mya Byrne

Get to know Mya Byrne now, because she is going to become a household name. Her newest album, Rhinestone Tomboy, is out now on Kill Rock Stars Records. KRS is the legendary riot grrl record label, and Rhinestone Tomboy is the first record off its brand new Nashville imprint. As

Rainbow Roundup -- 5/5

Rainbow Roundup -- 5/5

Happy Cinco de Mayo to all who observe! (Just a fun reminder that this is purely an American holiday used to sell tacos and tequila. Mexican Independence Day is September 16.) Another thing you can celebrate with tacos and tequila is the first full week of Rainbow Rodeo! I’ve

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INTERVIEW: Jayli Wolf Wants to Run With Gorillas

Indigenous (Anishinaabe/Cree), Queer, activist and multi-hyphenate talent Jayli Wolf will release her powerful new single “Holding On” on April 21. Embodying the juxtaposition of deep love and a dark sadness, the song captures moments in life where we can lose touch with ourselves. In the song’s striking self-directed

Jessye DeSilva Proud and Lonely

LISTEN: Jessye DeSilva is "Proud and Lonely"

Jessye DeSilva’s new single “Proud and Lonely” showcases their strengths. An acoustic meditation that draws as much inspiration from Laurel Canyon as DeSilva‘s classical vocal training, this is a song that confronts anxiety head-on and attempts to draw strength from it. With long-time collaborators Cecilia Vacanti and Alex