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DIY Musician Resource: What Is a Premiere?

DIY Musician Resource: What Is a Premiere?

Howdy, cowpokes. Rainbow Rodeo is proud to support independent and DIY musicians throughout country, blues, Americana, folk, and all the other roots genres you can shake a guitar pick at. But LGBTQ+ artists are often marginalized in greater society, which means they can’t always hire publicists or industry insiders

Queering the Cowboy And Other American Institutions

Queering the Cowboy And Other American Institutions

Rainbow Rodeo is thrilled to present another brilliant essay about the history of cowboys in queer country by Stefanie Cuthbert! To read the entire list of queer cowboy songs Cuthbert covers — and its companion playlist — subscribe to the Rainbow Rodeo Patreon today! “Cowboys are frequently secretly fond of each other”

REVIEW: Secret Emchy Society -- The Lost Feral Tapes

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, the Oakland Wine Drinkers Union, Jerk Church, and Feral. The

Karen and The Sorrows' Jewish Values Urge Her to Call For "Ceasefire"

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 imbues Pittelman’s lyrics. “Ceasefire” is heavily influenced by Jewish

Rainbow Ruckus 3/12: Adeem the Artist, Brittany Ann Tranbaugh, The Kentucky Gentlemen & More!

Rainbow Ruckus 3/12: Adeem the Artist, Brittany Ann Tranbaugh, The Kentucky Gentlemen & 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

"Gay" Does Belong In Front of Country Music, Actually: A Report From CRS 2024

"Gay" Does Belong In Front of Country Music, Actually: A Report From CRS 2024

A rough draft of this essay appeared on Friday’s Rainbow Rodeo newsletter For those of you who are not familiar, Country Radio Seminar is the industry event where radio programmers meet up and make totally-not-payola deals with the major record labels to determine which artists will be played on

REVIEW: Molly O'Leary -- Marigold

REVIEW: Molly O'Leary -- Marigold

Molly O’Leary makes a breathtaking debut on their album Marigold. The Worcester, MA-based artist delivers suckerpunch after suckerpunch on the spare album, produced by fellow songsmith Will Hoge. Marigold takes us on a journey through O’Leary’s healing process and is based appreciated in an environment where it