Review Roundup: Madi Diaz, Brye, Ira Khonen Temple
This week's roundup features intimate heartbreak, overcoming trauma, and bawdy Yiddish poetry.
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Rainbow Ruckus 10/21: Brandi Carlile, Ty Herndon, Rainbow Kitten Surprise and More!
This week's Rainbow Ruckus features big voices, big breakups, big crushes, and big horses.
Arend Lee Jessurun -- The Tower of Babel Falls
Enter the pulsating, dystopic world of Arend Lee Jessurun's The Tower of Babel Falls – and realize that world is surrounding us right now. With a brave humanity, Jessurun shows us how to tear it all down.
INTERVIEW: Mariel Buckley Navigates the Strange Trip Ahead
In our interview, Mariel Buckley and I check in about her new album Long Strange Trip, liminal spaces, and the Toronto Blue Jays.
Autumn Sky Hall -- The Sun Is a Girl
With The Sun Is a Girl, Autumn Sky Hall is at the full height of their powers. The album is a folk rocker about getting smarter the hard way: through disappointment, regret, and perseverance.
The Authenticity Myth of Country Music
Contributor Josh Friedberg dissects the myth of authenticity in country music -- and takes us through a literature review of scholars and journalists hard at work to dispel it.
Whitney Fenimore -- State of Being
Whitney Fenimore's State of Being is a quietly powerful album that graciously pulls back the curtain on all the ways that we try (and often fail) to give ourselves grace.
Rainbow Ruckus 10/8: Jess Nolan, Boy Golden, Chris Housman, and More!
This week's Rainbow Ruckus features blooming, suffering, country class analysis, bouncing boots, and banjo-driven love songs.
INTERVIEW: Sloane Spencer Helps You Sleep With Rock Stars
Sloane Spencer wants to help you Sleep With Rock Stars on her new sleep podcast. We learn about the method to her madness ahead of her episode about the Indigo Girls.
Review Roundup: Alex Krug Combo, SunYears, Holly Lerski
This week's roundup features sleeping in woodlands, forlorn songs, and an epic Greek trilogy!
PREMIERE: Tiberius Lets Go in "Moab"
In this live video premiere, Tiberius blow the roof off by surrendering everything in "Moab," a pedal steel-laden anthem of surrender.
Rainbow Ruckus 10/1: Bryan Ruby, Abigail Austin, Secret Emchy Society, and More!
This week's Rainbow Ruckus features road dogs, psychedelic highways, mood rings, returned engagement rings, and a riot grrl album to help you fight The Man.
INTERVIEW: Kristen Ford Didn't Pick This Fight, But She's Taking It On
In our interview, Kristen Ford tells us about her head-first dive into music with Ani DiFranco, full-circle moments, and how we need to fight as a queer community.
Review Roundup: Soren Song, Diane King, Jeremy Dion
This week's review roundup features hard-won wisdom from Soren Song, Diane King's quintessential country album Sky, and Jeremy Dion's goofy-earnest kids' album Another Perfect Day.