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PREMIERE: Bryan Ruby Has to "Return a Ring"

PREMIERE: Bryan Ruby Has to "Return a Ring"

Bryan Ruby has big feelings and a lot of shit to do on his brand-new single “Return a Ring.” Ruby has a big voice to match — if you’re not familiar with his work. Ruby’s first album, Diamonds are Forever, is a fond farewell to his years spent playing

pine & fire -- Songs From the North Country

pine & fire -- Songs From the North Country

pine & fire are a duo with an uncompromising vision for justice — and Songs From the North Country cement them in the queer country canon. The pair told us about their renewed relationship to country music a few months ago, and that commitment runs through these fiery tales of grit

LISTEN: Nessa Grasing Leaves "Omaha" Behind

LISTEN: Nessa Grasing Leaves "Omaha" Behind

The Palouse, a charming new EP by Seattle’s Nessa Grasing, is a homespun portrait of the strangeness inherent with spending your twenties in a van with a touring band. Her song “Omaha” dives deep there, detailing the real-life trials of traffic, trepidation, and tendonitis. But also, more importantly, the

Rainbow Ruckus 6/4: Sug Daniels, Izzy Heltai, Riggings, and More!

Rainbow Ruckus 6/4: Sug Daniels, Izzy Heltai, Riggings, 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

Chris Housman -- Blueneck

Chris Housman -- Blueneck

Chris Housman is really fucking smart. If you haven’t noticed that in the past, his new album Blueneck demonstrates Housman’s way with words. Every song is a lyrical revolution — and casually catchy, too. Housman has cleverly engineered these songs to be at home on country radio, in itself

Late Bloomer: How Queer Country Supports My Queer Parenting

Late Bloomer: How Queer Country Supports My Queer Parenting

Thanks for support queer country music! Support independent music journalism and writers when you subscribe to our Patreon, where you can read the full version of this article! Rosie Tebay generously donated this essay to Rainbow Rodeo. I first started listening to Adeem the Artist (they/them/theirs) back in

Joh Chase -- Solo

Joh Chase -- Solo

Joh Chase’s Solo feels adventurous and fresh as it refuses to sit firmly within the bounds of one genre. Reminiscent of Brandi Carlile, tUnE-yArDs, Lucy Dacus, and S.G. Goodman, Solo feels like a departure from previous releases, proving that Joh Chase clearly doesn’t have any limits Seattle-raised,