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Sarah King Rings in the Solstice With "The Longest Night" of the Soul

Sarah King Rings in the Solstice With "The Longest Night" of the Soul

Sarah King is proof that big things come in small packages. King’s powerful voice is uniquely suited for American and blues, a force of nature that conveys big emotions amidst rock-steady arrangements. King’s latest, “The Longest Night,” is a timely one for the Winter Solstice. This blues-rock ballad

Uncle Ellen -- Christmas at the Firehouse

Uncle Ellen -- Christmas at the Firehouse

Ellen Angelico is one of Nashville’s MVPs. A competent touring guitarist, they’ve backed artists like Adeem the Artist (in the studio), Cam and Brandy Clark (and you can see them on many of those artists’ recent TV appearances.) It’s these unsung heroes who make country music work,

Rainbow Ruckus 12/19: Big Queer Christmas Playlist w/ Brandy Clark, Ty Herndon, Larry & Joe, an More!

Rainbow Ruckus 12/19: Big Queer Christmas Playlist w/ Brandy Clark, Ty Herndon, Larry & Joe, an 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

Bug Martin & Co -- WHAT REMAINS

Bug Martin & Co -- WHAT REMAINS

The new EP from Bug Martin & Co touts the Pennsylvania landscape, and it’s easy to imagine yourself gliding along verdant backroads in the four-song WHAT REMAINS. Martin, who did the layout for issues 1 and 2 of the Rainbow Rodeo magazine, turns their precise eye to their songwriting

INTERVIEW: Molly O'Leary Delves Into Healing on Their Upcoming Album Marigold

INTERVIEW: Molly O'Leary Delves Into Healing on Their Upcoming Album Marigold

Molly O’Leary charts the highs and lows of their own formidable (and ongoing) journey towards healing, self-acceptance, and self-actualization. Marigold was recorded in Nashville with producer (and Grammy-nominated songwriter in his own right) Will Hoge. As O’Leary explains in their interview, the pair met while performing together and

Queer Country Dominates Year-End Lists

Queer Country Dominates Year-End Lists

It’s the week before the week before Christmas, and you know what that means: it’s year-end list season. Personally, I like to publish those in January because the year isn’t over and I haven’t listened to everything yet. That’s why there’s still time to

Mouths of Babes Celebrate Intimacy in "World Brand New" Video

Queer folk rock pioneers Mouths of Babes let us into their world in their new music video for “World Brand New,” the title track to their recent album. As we wrote in our review of the album, Mouths of Babes have honed their songwriting over decades of touring — both as