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INTERVIEW: Rachel Angel’s Exuberant Nostalgia and Liberation

INTERVIEW: Rachel Angel’s Exuberant Nostalgia and Liberation

Voted best songwriter of 2021 by Miami New Times, Rachel Angel’s music straddles the elusive line between alternative country, folk, and rock— taking the listener on a wild journey through the muck of pain & disillusionment, the winding path of the hero’s journey, and ultimately to a place

INTERVIEW: Semler's Queer Country Awakening

INTERVIEW: Semler's Queer Country Awakening

This interview with Semler originally appeared in Rainbow Rodeo issue 2. Subscribe today and never miss out on a Rainbow Rodeo zine! In March 2021, Semler (aka Grace Baldridge) thoroughly rocked the Chrstian Contemporary Music (CCM) world. She released the EP Preacher’s Kid, detailing her experiences growing up queer

Rainbow Rodeo Episode 3: Queer Country with Shana Goldin-Perschbacher

Rainbow Rodeo Episode 3: Queer Country with Shana Goldin-Perschbacher

Heya, cowpokes! I got a little off-schedule thanks to vacation, so we’ll have two episode this month! (Yeehaw!) This time around, I interview Shana Goldin-Perschbacher, author of the book Queer Country. It’s the first scholarly work about the genre and it gets into the history of queer country

Rainbow Rodeo Episode 2: Alex Riggs

Rainbow Rodeo Episode 2: Alex Riggs

Alex (formerly known as al) Riggs and I spoke in early June about their latest album, themselves, right when it was released. We discussed the current situation in the queer country scene, the anxieties of releasing a record and receiving little press, and how coming into herself has changed her

Rainbow Rodeo Episode 1: Jessye DeSilva

Rainbow Rodeo Episode 1: Jessye DeSilva

Howdy and welcome to the very first episode of Rainbow Rodeo! I’m your host, Rachel Cholst. In this episode, we talk with Jessye deSilva about their debut album Landscapes, growing up non-binary in a Christian household, discovering Elton John, Jessye’s work teaching vocal pedagogy at Berklee College of

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