Who Wants to Be Americana?
Our weekly recap features a critique of Americana, review of Joy Oladokun, and a premiere for Queer Country Bandwagon -- as well as artist resources, and queer country events around the world!
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PREMIERE: #QueerCountry Bandwagon Remind Us: "It's Never Too Late (To Be Who You Are)"
Chicago's #QueerCountry Bandwagon celebrates National Coming Out Day with a simple but eternally true message: it's never too late to be who you are.
Americana is Cringe. Stop Trying to Make It Happen.
As a genre, Americana is vulnerable to being ill-defined, vulnerable to those who want to make a quick buck, and – perhaps the most taboo in the entertainment industry – Boomer-coded. Here's how it happened.
Joy Oladokun - Hope is a Heavy Thing
Bee Delores reviews Hope Is a Heavy Thing, the urgent new album from Joy Oladokun. "It's long overdue to actually listen to Black women about brutal reality," writes Dolores.
Freakazoids
Our weekly recap features podcasts galore, an interview with Jude Brothers, and album reviews for Mary Gauthier, Maddie Zahm, Lawrence Rothman, a new one from Every More Nest -- and artist resources, and queer country events around the world!
Editor's Picks 10/2: Jude Brothers, The Male Pattern, Katie Pruitt
Every week, Rainbow Rodeo editor Rachel Cholst picks the three best queer country albums of the week. This week features sumptuous Appalachian explorations, tragicomic patriarchal characters, and a tidy little package to describe all of our messiness.
Songs That Made Me Gay: CC Trubiak
CC Trubiak pays tribute to the country divas who didn't just make him gay -- they made him him. Learn how Dolly, Olivia Newton-John, and Tanya Tucker reached out and touched a boy growing up in Flin Flon, Manitoba and helped him to flourish.
Brennan Wedl Is Not a Girl, She's a Freakazoid
Following the release of her first full length album for Anti-, the Minnesota-raised, Nashville-based songwriter is moving into a new chapter where authenticity reigns.
INTERVIEW: For Kam Franklin, Country is Where She Belongs
Kam Franklin owns her space on her recent album Land of the Neon Sun. In our interview, Franklin talks about that process...and singing with Kermit.
Fiver Trois -- Cleaning House
Fiver Trois spans the distance between jazz, country, and prog on the singular album Cleaning House -- showing vision that the band fearlessly explores, writes Richard Marcus
Jake Blount - Single-Footing Horse
Jake Blount closes out a decade and a half in traditional string music with a wily, political, and seductive tribute to the work and mentors who have helped shaped him, writes Bee Delores
Queer Country, Forever (Again)
Our weekly recap features podcasts galore, an interview with Jude Brothers, and album reviews for Mary Gauthier, Maddie Zahm, Lawrence Rothman, a new one from Every More Nest -- and artist resources, and queer country events around the world!
Mary Gauthier -- Reckoning
Mary Gauthier's new album reckoning is a lived-in, compassionate collection of songwriting a la Bruce's Nebraska, writes Kate Fishman.
INTERVIEW: Jude Brothers Embarks on Their Dogwood Maiden Voyage
Jude Brothers has always insisted on being nothing more than themself, and inviting others to join them. In our interview, Brothers discussed their approach to their new album, Dogwood Maiden Voyage, and what it means to hold live music as a sacred space.