Day Dreems — Day Dreems
Are you ready for Day Dreems’ trans liberation psych rock? Probably not, because nothing I say will prepare you for the way this album gently pulls the rug out from under you. The album kicks off with “F Natural,” a…
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Rainbow Ruckus 3/26: Aaron Lee Tasjan, Shawna Virago, Jessye DeSilva & 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…
Marx Cassity — 2Sacred
Marx Cassity (Osage/Kaw) returns, at long last, with their unique Indigicana album 2Sacred. (We featured Cassity as our Rainbow Rewind artist in February.) 2Sacred kicks off with “Somewhere,” a meditative track that is as much Blondie as it is Buffy…
Creekbed Carter Hogan — Creekbed Carter
Creekbed Carter Hogan delivers a helluva punch on their self-titled album. Creekbed Carter takes a deep dive into negotiating Carter’s Catholic upbringing with their gender expansive identity — along with the navigating trauma and healing. No big deal. At least,…
LISTEN: Jessye DeSilva Sings of the White Supremacy’s Ghosts on “Gallows Tree”
Jessye DeSilva returns with a mellow folk song about the dangers of white supremacist culture on “Gallows Tree.” While DeSilva’s Renovations approached similar material with fiery wrath, justified fury at a society that refuses to repent of its sins. But,…
Joel Brogon Discovers Wholeness From “Flowers On the Road”
Joel Brogon treats us to his everyday wisdom on his new song “Flowers On the Road.” Brogon’s sweet tenor is becoming stronger and more distinctive with every release, and is probably why he landed on our 2023 Best of Queer…
Amiss Tori — Sequins & Steel
Drag queens singing country music is starting to be something of a subgenre in the queer country world. Certainly, there’s a je ne sais quois about someone who is expressing deep vulnerability after spending hours and hours crafting a separate…
Nan Macmillan — From Both Eyes
Nan Macmillan submerges us on her world on her recent album From Both Eyes. While Macmillan paints with a delicate brush that incorporates folk music elements and electronica, those synth elements do more to highlight the acoustics than not. Thanks…
REVIEW: Secret Emchy Society — The Lost Feral Tapes
Secret Emchy Society pulls back the curtain on their new EP The Lost Feral Tapes. Cindy Emch (also fondly known as Emchy) has held the queer country scene down in the Bay Area with many projects, including Vagabondage, Rhubarb Whiskey,…
Karen and The Sorrows’ Jewish Values Urge Her to Call For “Ceasefire”
Karen and the Sorrows joins Kym Register on their compilation album in order to hear the birds the warplanes must be silent. As usual, the Sorrows create beauty out of grief with spare arrangements and the shining moral clarity that…