Carley Ridersleeve -- Valley Heart Drive EP Bee Delores reviews Valley Heart Drive, the new country pop release from New York singer Carley Ridersleeve. The EP brings comfort to anyone going through the messiness of their '20s.
PREMIERE: Jack Boaz's "cowboy" Is For Line Dancing at the Club Jack Boaz gives us a thumping line dancing banger with his delightfully queer new single "cowboy"
Rainbow Ruckus 6/25: Mya Byrne, Chris Housman, Lily Rose, and More! This week's Rainbow Ruckus features transsexual blues, murderous chicken pot pies, summer flirtations, sexual awakenings, and mid-tempo breakups.
HEY! LISTEN: Staci Gruber's New Torch Song Begs: "Be Kind With My Heart" Staci Gruber takes us on a sublime classic country trip with her torch song "Be Kind to My Heart"
S.G. Goodman -- Planting By the Signs In her new album Planting By the Signs, S.G. Goodman turns an incisive gaze towards herself and the cycles of loss and renewal that propel all of us forward.
INTERVIEW: Gender Outlaw John-Allison Weiss Follows Their Own Trail on Crowdfunding Campaign Fiercely independent artist John-Allison Weiss explains why their next album takes a turn towards queer country -- and how it help them be totally themself.
Queering Country Music With the Grammys As queer people, we don't always like labels...even though we also understand their importance. Editor Rachel Cholst uses this lens to understand why the new Grammy category is falling flat.
Rainbow Ruckus 6/17: Squeakie, Laura Jayne Grace, boostrap Boys, and More! This week's Rainbow Ruckus features protest songs, songs for moral decency, songs for protesting corporate Pride, and songs for loving yourself.
The Lower Aetna -- Pine The Lower Aetna tell the stories of queer folks making their way through the isolating wilds of the Pine Barrens in their gorgeous collection of character portraits: Pine
Steven Taetz -- Fruit Canadian singer Steven Taetz's gem of an EP, Fruit, invites us to savor both the sourness and sweetness of life.
Nobody Falls By the Wayside Livestreamed shows might be considered a relic of lockdown, but the pandemic is still in full force. Karen Pittelman demonstrates that there is nothing less-than about these lifesaving opportunities for immunocompromised artists on her show Songs From the Wayside.
Rainbow Ruckus 6/10: Adeem the Artist, Kate Nash, Ryan Cassata, and More! This week's rainbow ruckus features star-crossed friendships, reconciliation, acceptance, and a fuck-you to TERFs.
INTERVIEW: Philly's Sweet Juice Fest Makes Quantum Contact Sweet Juice Festival co-founders Mel Harris, Katie Hackett, and Shona Carr tell us about what's in store for their weekend of queer, Philly-based artists.
Brokestring & The Empty Promises -- The Upside of Down Brokestring hits rock bottom and figures out how to bounce bank with warm familiarity on his new album The Upside of Down.