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Julian Talamantez Brolaski Interviews Melissa Carper

Julian Talamantez Brolaski Interviews Melissa Carper

Howdy, cowpokes! We’re in the midst of raising funds for issue 3 of Rainbow Rodeo! Subscribe to our Patreon to read the full interview! This excerpt was published in the Rainbow Rodeo newsletter in December 2022. Melissa Carper released her latest album, Ramblin’ Soul. right before the holiday. Carper

Rainbow Roundup 6/2: Happy Pride!

Rainbow Roundup 6/2: Happy Pride!

Hey, cowpokes! It’s Pride! And I can only hear that phrase in the “It’s corn!” kid voice. I have somehow become an avid baseball fan and so a lot of the Pride Discourse I’m seeing these days is which teams and which players would love to see

Episode 13: Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer Discuss Their Musical All Wigged Out

Episode 13: Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer Discuss Their Musical All Wigged Out

Hey there, cowpokes, and happy Pride! We are in a real treat this month with our conversation with Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer, old time music legends. In our interview, Cathy and Marcy said they haven’t done much — but they’re just being modest. They have performed with Pete

INTERVIEW: TOMI Breaks Free

INTERVIEW: TOMI Breaks Free

TOMI’s style is characterized by ferocious guitar and resounding vocals—an unfettered, urgent, and emotionally supercharged sound that was forged from a ruthless determination to sing, play, and do things her own way, even in the face of life’s obstacles. For Autuori, music has been a sanctuary since

PREMIERE: Julian Talamantez Brolaski Exorcises the "COVID-19 Blues"

PREMIERE: Julian Talamantez Brolaski Exorcises the "COVID-19 Blues"

Julian Talamantez Brolaski has been a long-standing voice in the queer country scene with their previous band, Juan and the Pines. Stepping out on their own with the upcoming solo album It’s Okay Honey, Talamantez Brolaski dabbles in all kinds of traditional roots music, reflecting their Mescalero, Lipan Apache,

INTERVIEW: Zach Day Narrates a Relationship's Downfall on "Washington"

INTERVIEW: Zach Day Narrates a Relationship's Downfall on "Washington"

Growing up in one of the top 10 poorest counties in America, in the backwoods of Kentucky, Zach Day would regularly skip school to teach himself how to play guitar and sing by examining the subtle nuances of legendary vocalists and songwriters. Zach would devour songs of all genres and

Rainbow Roundup 5/26: Death to Rainbow Capitalism

Rainbow Roundup 5/26: Death to Rainbow Capitalism

Howdy, cowpokes. I don’t have much to say this week that hasn’t been said better by other, smarter folks. (Also, my brain is completely shot from doing layouts and formatting for issue 3 of the Rainbow Rodeo zine! A great problem to have!) But here are these smarter