Rainbow Rodeo

Sign in Subscribe

Rachel Cholst

Rainbow Ruckus: 5/2

Rainbow Ruckus: 5/2

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: Nora Kelly Wants You to be Your Weirdo Self

INTERVIEW: Nora Kelly Wants You to be Your Weirdo Self

A lay down girl, as Nora Kelly Band defines it, is someone who conforms to the will of others. That’s not what Nora Kelly, who previously fronted the Canadian punk trio DIPSHIT, wants for herself or anyone else. “The lyrics to this song were direct advice that I was

Welcome to the Rodeo!

Welcome to the Rodeo!

Howdy, cowpokes! Rainbow Rodeo is your queer country website. The project began as a zine, evolved into a podcast, then a newsletter, and now we’re here. You can read more about the site’s history in the About section. A lot of people say queer people and country music

Rainbow Rodeo Episode 11: Zoe Boekbinder

Rainbow Rodeo Episode 11: Zoe Boekbinder

Howdy, cowpokes! This month I speak with Zoe Boekbinder about their recent songs, “Cut My Heart In Two,” and “I Am Yesterday.” Both of these songs were produced by Gracie and Rachel, whom I interviewed on my previous podcast, Adobe and Teardrops. Zoe Boekbinder is a veteran, singer songwriter, born

Rainbow Rodeo Episode 10: Spring Check-In

Rainbow Rodeo Episode 10: Spring Check-In

Howdy, cowpokes! Thanks to an audio snafu, this month’s interview did not go as plannedbutthat means I get to LARP as an NPR DJ! This month’s episode reviews the fantastic queer country releases from February, as well as a preview of what’s to come this spring. * Sunny

Rainbow Rodeo Episode 9: Mariel Buckley

Rainbow Rodeo Episode 9: Mariel Buckley

I interviewed Canadian alt-country singer Mariel Buckley back in August. And you can tell this was a few months ago because we talked a little baseball — little did we know how badly the Blue Jays would implode. Buckley’s album Everywhere I Used To Be is a distinct departure from

Rainbow Rodeo Episode 8: Adeem the Artist

Rainbow Rodeo Episode 8: Adeem the Artist

Hey, there, cowpokes. It’s episode 8 of Rainbow Rodeo and I’m speaking with Adeem the Artist. We spoke two days after the release of their breakout album White Trash Revelry. This episode is a little odd because we were both in kind of weird headspaces and spent a