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Rainbow Rodeo Episode 6: Violet Bell

Rainbow Rodeo Episode 6: Violet Bell

Hey there, cowpokes! I just got hitched, which meant I got a liiiittle behind working on the podcast. But, I think this interview withViolet Bellis well worth the white. The North Carolina duo, consisting of Lizzy Ross and Omar Ruiz-Lopez, just released their gorgeous new album, Shapeshifter. The album retells

Rainbow Rodeo Episode 5: Whitney Fenimore

Rainbow Rodeo Episode 5: Whitney Fenimore

This month, we’re going to hear from Whitney Fenimore as she tells us about her EP, Leaving Ashwood, which came out on September 23rd. Whitney’s story starts out familiar: she grew up in Oklahoma, devoted to church life in spite of the psychic pain it caused her. But

Rainbow Rodeo Episode 4: Sylvia Rose Novak

Rainbow Rodeo Episode 4: Sylvia Rose Novak

Sylvia Rose Novak hates expecations. That’s why they’ve torn down their Americana image and set stakes in the alt-rock world with their blistering albumA Miss/A Masterpiece— not coincidentally, breaking out of the Americana genre has coincided with Novak coming out as non-binary. We talk about the album,

REVIEW: H.C. McEntire -- Every Acre

REVIEW: H.C. McEntire -- Every Acre

H.C. McEntire’s third solo album is already on my year-end list. On Every Acre, H.C. McEntire solidifies the sound she’s been driving towards since Lionheart. The epic pronouncements of her former band Mount Moriah have faded into richly-layered, meditative compositions: predating the current interest in psych

INTERVIEW: Jessye DeSilva Prizes Community Over Schmoozing

INTERVIEW: Jessye DeSilva Prizes Community Over Schmoozing

Jessye DeSilva is prepping another album and is fundraising, community-style. Much like Adeem the Artist’s queer country barnraising (as they described it on a previous Rainbow Rodeo episode), Jessye is fundraising via Venmo, Ca$hApp, PayPal, and album preorders. After reading our interview, you’re gonna want to see

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