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Rainbow Roundup 9/8: A Safer Place

Rainbow Roundup 9/8: A Safer Place

(cw: mild homophobia) Last week, I wrote about Nashville’s reluctance to risk a dollar in the face of the unfamiliar. It wasn’t the most coherent so….sorry, but I think I got it a little more concise in my review of Nick Shoulders’ new album, All Bad, on

INTERVIEW: Austin Lucas Reinvents Against Me!

INTERVIEW: Austin Lucas Reinvents Against Me!

Austin Lucas is a veteran of the punk and hardcore scenes that have birthed many Americana favorites now: Tim Barry, Laura Jane Grace, Cory Branan, Jason Isbell, John Moreland. The last time Austin and I spoke for the Adobe & Teardrops podcast, they were stuck in Germany on what was

PREMIERE: Mouths of Babes Recall "Pictures of You"

PREMIERE: Mouths of Babes Recall "Pictures of You"

Veteran queer country duo Mouths of Babes (Ingrid Elizabeth of Coyote Grace and Tylan Greenstein of Girlyman) have emerged from hibernation with their upcoming album World Brand New (out on October 6th.) The self-described “queer country” kids have been out and proud long before there was support for the scene,

Allison Russell -- The Returner

Allison Russell -- The Returner

The opening track of Allison Russell’s highly anticipated second album sets the scene like a foreword. Or a manifesto. A roomful of voices, literal laughter, and a melody that sounds like a folk tune from some ancient corner of the British Isles, catapulted forward through layers of wild electric

INTERVIEW: Ava Earl Is Never Too Much

INTERVIEW: Ava Earl Is Never Too Much

Ava Earl, the 20-year-old Alaskan indie folk/pop artist, has been killing it: she opened for Maggie Rogers while still in high school, released 4 albums by the time she was 18 and The Roses (2021), produced by GRAMMY-nominated JT Nero, had several songs were featured on Spotify editorial playlists,

Olive Klug — Don’t You Dare Make Me Jaded

Olive Klug — Don’t You Dare Make Me Jaded

Don’t You Dare Make Me Jaded, the debut album by Olive Klug, reminded me of an episode of the show Couples’ Therapy. Hear me out: in the newest season, psychoanalyst Orna Guralnik seemed taken aback when a young queer couple aspiring toward polyamory laughed together about how, after years

Rainbow Roundup 9/1: Let's Get Back to Making Money

Rainbow Roundup 9/1: Let's Get Back to Making Money

Things have been blissfully quiet on the queer country front — so that means nobody has made any new nakedly transphobic statements, at least not in country music. Just today, David Browne wrote a short article in Rolling Stone about how openly discussing politics has had a chilling effect on country