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Lavender Prairie Creates Queer Country Paradise in Chicago

Lavender Prairie Creates Queer Country Paradise in Chicago

Chicago is the birthplace of country music as we know it today, so it’s only fitting that it will host the first (to my knowledge) three-day festival of queer country music on September 13 – 15. Organizers Alexis Stein, of Chicago’s The Queer Social Club and Swappin’ Boots queer

Nina Jo Smith -- Out of the Darkness

Nina Jo Smith -- Out of the Darkness

There is no shortage to Nina Jo Smith’s Out of the Darkness. Perhaps that’s because it’s Smith’s second studio album, and first in almost a decade. The album seeks to bottle up the difficult times in the last ten years — the turbulence of the Trump administration,

Rainbow Rodeo 9/3: Olivia Ellen Lloyd, Lizz Shine, Cactus Flower NYC

Rainbow Rodeo 9/3: Olivia Ellen Lloyd, Lizz Shine, Cactus Flower NYC

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? TA Inskeep is generously keeping an archive of all music featured

VIDEO PREMIERE: Fimone Dukes It Out With Her Past on "Will"

VIDEO PREMIERE: Fimone Dukes It Out With Her Past on "Will"

Born from a lightning bolt in rural Minnesota, Fimone began crafting original music at 16, guided by their first Fender. Overcoming small-town challenges and struggles with addiction, she forged a unique sound in Nashville, blending country, blues, and rock. With her new video, “Will,” Fimone dukes it out with herself,

Rainbow Ruckus 8/27: Afton Wolfe & Jaimee Harris; Marian Runk, Liv Greene & More!

Rainbow Ruckus 8/27: Afton Wolfe & Jaimee Harris; Marian Runk, Liv Greene & 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? TA Inskeep is generously keeping an archive of all music featured

Hayley Rose Harrington -- Starting Over

Hayley Rose Harrington -- Starting Over

Hayley Rose Harrington broke off an engagement, losing her band and apartment in the process. This album, Starting Over, is accordingly sparse — just Harrington’s weary voice, a gently-picked guitar, and a ghostly fiddle. Harrington’s got a refreshing honesty to her music. In parts self-effacing, in others sharply critical

INTERVIEW: Jett Holden Writes Healing Songs For All Of Us

INTERVIEW: Jett Holden Writes Healing Songs For All Of Us

Jett Holden is the country star you need to pay attention to. Holden’s distinctive voice and impassioned performance is genuinely goosebump-inducing, and if that wasn’t enough, he’s about to help make history. Holden’s upcoming album The Phoenix (October 4th) is the first album on the Black