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PREMIERE: Shannon Vetter Puts Up Romantic "Boundaries, Baby"

Shannon Vetter celebrates the sweet release of letting go the people who are bad for you on “Boundaries, Baby.” Vetter, who played the sax on their latest single, invokes a New Orleans second line as they celebrate the passing of a failed relationship. “Boundaries, Baby” is a fresh cut from

Rainbow Ruckus 2/13: Brian Falduto, Sarah King, Molly O'Leary, and More!

Rainbow Ruckus 2/13: Brian Falduto, Sarah King, Molly O'Leary, 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

Middle Sattre -- Tendencies

Middle Sattre -- Tendencies

Do not listen to Tendencies, the new album by Middle Sattre, while you’re driving. This tenderly crafted and delicate album dives unflinchingly into queer shame. I did not grow up a Mormon like frontman Hunter Prueger (who told us about the album in our recent interview), but I had

Rainbow Roundup: A Feeling I Belonged

Rainbow Roundup: A Feeling I Belonged

Read the full essay on the weekly Rainbow Rodeo newsletter — and get artist resources, events, and queer country news from around the web in your inbox! Before anything else, I want to give a huge thank you to Jeremy Leroux of Country Everywhere for patiently helping me tweak some backend

Sophia Eliana -- Pears & Honey

Sophia Eliana -- Pears & Honey

Sophia Eliana is nothing if she is not unapologetically herself. Eliana, whom we spoke to about kissing girls in church parking lots, is totally fine with making audiences uncomfortable as long as it means she’s being true to herself. Pears & Honey captures that essence: rooted in folk traditions

INTERVIEW: Spencer LaJoye Loves to Say the Queer Part Outloud

INTERVIEW: Spencer LaJoye Loves to Say the Queer Part Outloud

Spencer LaJoye does not shy away from saying what they really mean. That forthrightness is something we can expect from their album Shadow Puppets, out February 16. LaJoye is an East Coast singer-songwriter with Midwest roots, a classically trained violinist with a proclivity for Broadway vocals, and a student of

INTERVIEW: Experimental Folk Collective Middle Sattre Shatters Queer Shame in Powerful Album

INTERVIEW: Experimental Folk Collective Middle Sattre Shatters Queer Shame in Powerful Album

Austin’s queer folk collective Middle Sattre shatters queer shame in their powerful upcoming album, Tendencies, out tomorrow. Frontman Hunter Prueger grew up Mormon, filled with shame and embarrassment and rage. Tendencies illustrates Prueger’s journey, from shame to reconciliation with all the difficult emotions in between. Prueger’s experience