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Rainbow Rodeo @ Hester Street Fair in NYC

Rainbow Rodeo @ Hester Street Fair in NYC

Howdy, New Yorkers! I am very bad at self-promotion and forgot to mention in last week’s roundup that I will be tabling at Hester Street Fair in the South Street Seaport (next to the Tin Building and all the old ships) THIS Saturday from 11 – 7! I will have

Rainbow Roundup 8/18: On Pigeonholes

Rainbow Roundup 8/18: On Pigeonholes

It seems like every time I go on vacation this summer there is a new embarrassing country music fiasco. Does my presence in New York City protect some kind of cosmic ley line that preserved order in country music??? There is obviously a causal relationship at work here. With that

INTERVIEW: Queerfest Founder Sara Gougeon Sets Her Eyes on the Horizon

INTERVIEW: Queerfest Founder Sara Gougeon Sets Her Eyes on the Horizon

The Nashville Scene’s 2022 “Best New Music Festival” returns for its third year celebrating queer artists in Music City this weekend. Founded by artist and entrepreneur Sara Gougeon in 2021, Queerfest has continued growing and transforming each year thanks to Gougeon’s dedication, passion, and effort to create a

INTERVIEW: Citing Stephen Universe and Queen, Reid Jenkins Connects Using Classic Sounds

INTERVIEW: Citing Stephen Universe and Queen, Reid Jenkins Connects Using Classic Sounds

After immersing himself in the American folk scene and mastering the fiddle in his youth, Reid Jenkins embraced his own voice and formed the indie rock outfit Morningsiders with band co-founders Magnus Ferguson and Robert Frech while attending Columbia University. As the band has continued to follow their arrow, however,

Rainbow Ruckus 8/8: Jaime Wyatt, Samantha Rise, Steve Grand, and More!

Rainbow Ruckus 8/8: Jaime Wyatt, Samantha Rise, Steve Grand, and More!

You go away on your honeymoon for two weeks and the queer cowpokes keep cranking out amazing music! What the hell!!! That’s only a good thing, of course. Some of the songs you see today are a few weeks old, and others are piping hot. Scroll down for links

Queer Country Goes to Newport Folk

Queer Country Goes to Newport Folk

I first experienced the Newport Folk Festival on my dad’s shoulders, impatient and sunburnt, completely unaware that I was seeing some of the most iconic folk performers of our time (The Indigo Girls! Joan Baez! Lucinda Williams! Patty Griffin!). I imagine toddler me spent most of her time running

Episode 15: Julian Talamantez Brolaski

Episode 15: Julian Talamantez Brolaski

Julian Talamantez Brolaski is a poet and country crooner but, above all else, is a careful curator of traditional country music. Brolaski’s album It’s Okay Honey comes out today, replete with yodeling, cowboy guitar and, of course, heartbreak. Brolaski was also on the ground floor of Brooklyn’s