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Rachel Cholst

Rainbow Rodeo Meets The Rainbow Remix!

Rainbow Rodeo Meets The Rainbow Remix!

You’ve heard me host a podcast, but this time the tables have turned and I’m on a podcast! The Rainbow Remix is a podcast and YouTube series interviewing queer movers and shakers and ya boi appeared on it to talk about the general state of queer country music

Maria BC -- Spike Field

Maria BC -- Spike Field

Maria BC is not afraid to delve into mystery on their new album Spike Field. The album revels in ambient and electronic elements, creating a sense of capaciousness and exploration: you’ll want to listen to this with your best headphones — but not too loud; Maria BC intersperses their soundscapes

Amina Shareef Ali -- In The Dark (Awake Of Course), Vol. 2

Amina Shareef Ali -- In The Dark (Awake Of Course), Vol. 2

When you’ve followed an artist long enough, you can’t help feeling a sense of pride with each album release. I’ve been a fan of Amina Shareef Ali for almost ten years and it’s a thrill to see (or, I guess, hear) how she’s blossomed on

Rainbow Ruckus 10/18: Acacia Forgot, Adeem the Artist, Secret Emchy Society, and More!

Rainbow Ruckus 10/18: Acacia Forgot, Adeem the Artist, Secret Emchy Society, and 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

INTERVIEW: TOMI Vents Her Pent-Up Rage on the Campy "NUN"

INTERVIEW: TOMI Vents Her Pent-Up Rage on the Campy "NUN"

Pam Autouri, who writes and records as TOMI, grew up in the Catholic Church, attending every Sunday and going to Catholic School during the week. When she came out as a lesbian she carried a lot of shame and guilt. She was living in New York at the time and

INTERVIEW: Sarah Rudy of Hello June Defies Conformity

INTERVIEW: Sarah Rudy of Hello June Defies Conformity

Sarah Rudy of Hello June has lived a lifetime of loss in the five years since the band’s previous album, Spruce. The band’s latest, Artifacts, is the post-COVID album for those of us who spent lockdown doing more than bake bread. These songs are world-weary and resolved, clear-eyed

INTERVIEW: Jolie Holland Reveres Her "Haunted Mountain"

INTERVIEW: Jolie Holland Reveres Her "Haunted Mountain"

Haunted Mountain, the latest from Jolie Holland, (released 10/6) brims with poignant metaphors, alongside vivid, lyrical imagery meant to expand the collective imagination. Her words, delivered in her haunting, smokey lilt, stir the soul and shine a focused, unapologetic light on the tragedies of our time. She reckons with