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Pride of Place: Riggings Takes Us on Tour Through Athens

Pride of Place: Riggings Takes Us on Tour Through Athens

Alex Riggs (Riggings) closes out our Pride Month column with a tour through Athens, GA. Athens is one of Riggings’ favorite queer country spots in the world, and in our interview she explains why. It’s a safe haven for artists and self-discovery — though, as Riggings explains, it could be

INTERVIEW: Kara Cole Bridges Political Divides With Music

INTERVIEW: Kara Cole Bridges Political Divides With Music

Kara Cole is familiar with difficult terrain. Cole was a folk hero in Indianapolis and beyond in her folk duo Keller and Cole, but she took time away from music in 2012 because she did not know if sobriety and performing could coincide. With this ode to her grandmother, “Mary

Episode 22: Chris Housman

Episode 22: Chris Housman

Hey, there cowpokes — remember when I did podcasts? Me, too. So…I’m thrilled that I get to interview Chris Housman for episode 22! Chris’s new album Blueneck is a raucously fun and aggressively queer pop country album. Chris has been in Nashville for 16 years, and we talk

PREMIERE: Torn in Two, Rita De Los Angeles Knows "Home Is Where the Heart Is"

PREMIERE: Torn in Two, Rita De Los Angeles Knows "Home Is Where the Heart Is"

Rita De Los Angeles delivers the sunny, pop country “Home is Where the Heart Is” with bounce and careless ease. But when you look below the surface, the song is in fact a protest against homophobia and repressive state policies. “The song is inspired by the magic one feels when

Riggings -- EGG

Riggings -- EGG

Riggings is a master of creating atmospheric and emotionally intense music and their personal new album, EGG, is a masterpiece. Riggings, whom we interviewed for episode 2 of the Rainbow Rodeo podcast, likes to color in the spaces between genres, using music as a canvas for her incisive poetry. She

Out West: Upending the White, Straight, Mythology of the American Cowboy

Out West: Upending the White, Straight, Mythology of the American Cowboy

We are blessed by Liv Hart’s sharing part of her master’s thesis in graphic design with us! This spread will eventually go into the Rainbow Rodeo zine. Here’s an excerpt from the essay. You can read the rest in the attachment and get the full effect of

INTERVIEW: Secret Emchy Society Rejects Envy and Competition on "End of Pretty"

INTERVIEW: Secret Emchy Society Rejects Envy and Competition on "End of Pretty"

Cindy Emch of Secret Emchy Society has long been celebrated as the First Lady of Country Music. She’s got a dry approach to her honky-tonk that makes it feel like she’s been on the road for a million years. That’s why this live version of “End of