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Rae Spoon - Assigned Country Singer at Birth

Queer country legend Rae Spoon returns to their genre assigned at birth -- one full of cunning, needle-point songwriting, writes Bee Delores.

INTERVIEW: Cat Clyde Finds Rebirth in Mud, Blood, Bone

Cat Clyde finds rebirth in her new album Mud, Blood, Bone. In our interview, Clyde guides us through the musical influences and life experiences that contributed to her most daring album yet.

Jessye DeSilva -- Glitter Up the Dark

Jessye DeSilva's new album Glitter Up the Dark transmutes queer joy into an immortal dance floor, writes Kate Fishman.

River Shook Strikes Out on Their Own in "Wildlands"

River Shook redefines themself while striking out on their own in their first release as a solo artist, "Wildlands" -- a full embrace of the self.

A Queer Folk Music Revival

LGBTQ+ singer-songwriters and followers found inspiration at gathering after the Folk Alliance International conference, writes Alan Richard

Rainbow Ruckus 3/31: Trans Day of Visibility Edition

This week's Rainbow Ruckus honors Transgender Day of Visibility by highlighting songs from trans artists we've reviewed this year, as well as a gorgeous new one from Light Bird.

Anjimile -- You're Free to Go

Quietly revolutionary and subtle, Anjimile's latest album You're Free To Go works its way under your skin and into your awareness, writes Richard Marcus.

Paula Boggs Band -- Sumatra

Sumatra is Paula Boggs Band's rousing, poignant, and hopeful contribution to the resistance, writes Richard Marcus.

Grace Givertz - Midnight Feature

With Midnight Feature, Grace Givertz punctures the heart and gives us a "remarkable stretch of storytelling. It doesn't get much better than this," Bee Delores writes.

Rainbow Ruckus 3/18: Paisley Fields, Andrew Sa, Jessye DeSilva, and More!

This week's Rainbow Ruckus features club kids, touching tributes, joyful gender exploration, the wrong end of a love triangle, and butch dykes playing the Opry.

Cat Clyde - Mud Blood Bone

Bee Delores marvels at Mud Blood Bone, the new album from Cat Clyde. On "what just might be the best album of 2026," Clyde bends time and bursts through the other side.

Review Roundup 3/13: Mal Blum, damsel., Emma Jean Oakley

This week's review roundup highlights Mal Blum getting into character, damsel.'s warm melancholy, and Emma Jean Oakley's defiant heartbreak.

Sweet Petunia -- Foggy Mountain Mental Breakdown

Boston-based duo Sweet Petunia don't just make traditional music – they want it to last into the future as an evolving art form. Their new album Foggy Mountain Mental Breakdown show us what they're all about.

INTERVIEW: Paula Boggs Finds Her Highest Self in Sumatra

Most people slow down in retirement, but maybe for Paula Boggs, writing five albums and touring behind them counts. After all, Boggs is an accomplished lawyer with an award-winning career, and she takes that approach to excellent with the Paula Boggs Band, a freewheeling collective of artists who are powerful