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PREMIERE: Country Risqué Lives Up to Their Name on "Drove Me Crazy"

PREMIERE: Country Risqué Lives Up to Their Name on "Drove Me Crazy"

When a band declares itself “America’s riskiest country band,” you gotta take noticed. Led by singer-songwriters Miles Gordon and Daniel Bromfield, Country Risqué places a premium on a classic honky-tonk song and modern values. The slinky honky-tonk groove of the song lets us know that Country Risqué means business

INTERVIEW: The Kentucky Gentlemen Find Themselves in Black Rodeo Culture

INTERVIEW: The Kentucky Gentlemen Find Themselves in Black Rodeo Culture

The Kentucky Gentlemen have been working tirelessly to share their music in Nashville. They call it the ten-year town and, after ten years of writing hundreds of songs and shaking hands at hundreds of events, the Gentlemen’s ship has come in thanks to their work with the Black Opry.

Blake Rave Finds "Home" In New Single

Blake Rave Finds "Home" In New Single

Blake Rave yearns for comfort on his recent single “Home.” The gentle acoustic number evokes country radio with none of the cheese. This is a sincere love song that is complicated by anxiety and uncertainty. Inspired by the early days of lockdown (since we’re still in a pandemic,) “Home”

Rainbow Ruckus 11/28: Phil and the Flying Leap, Kyle Joshua Trask, Proud Miranda, and More!

Rainbow Ruckus 11/28: Phil and the Flying Leap, Kyle Joshua Trask, Proud Miranda, and More!

Every week, Rainbow Rodeo brings you the best new queer country music! Listen to this playlist on Spotify! Thanks to Elliott for making a parallel list on Apple Music! Listen to the parallel list on Tidal. Missed a week? Thomas Inskeep is generously keeping an archive of all music featured

OPINION: Tyler Childers' "In Your Love" Video Is Flaccid

OPINION: Tyler Childers' "In Your Love" Video Is Flaccid

Steacy Easton wrote the essay in issue 3 of Rainbow Rodeo about Dolly Parton, which generated some controversy on social media. Well, for Steacy there are no saints and they’ve gone right for Tyler Childers’ throat after the introduction of a music video featuring a gay coal mining couple

Ty Herndon -- Jacob (Deluxe Edition)

Ty Herndon -- Jacob (Deluxe Edition)

Country singer Ty Herndon was flying on top of the world — until he suddenly crashed. The top-charting artist had been forced into a sham marriage by his record label, and the pressures of the spotlight and hiding his sexuality led Herndon to a spiral of addiction. After being arrested for

She Returns From War -- Ruthless

She Returns From War -- Ruthless

A child of Charleston, SC, She Returns From War embraces that community eclecticism in her music. Her latest album, Ruthless, cheekily nods to country music, indie pop while posting two giant middle fingers to Nashville. Ruthless is reflective, but has the kind of wry sense of humor that defines queer