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INTERVIEW: Andrew Sa Plumbs the Depths of "Dark Phoenix"

INTERVIEW: Andrew Sa Plumbs the Depths of "Dark Phoenix"

Chicago cowboy crooner Andrew Sa changed lanes from folk to country after opening for Lavender Country in 2017. When meeting the late Patrick Haggerty, who released the first known gay-themed album in country music history in 1973, Sa sought to write a new collection of songs from the new perspective

Queer Country at Americanafest 2023

Queer Country at Americanafest 2023

Americana has been more or less defined as country and roots music’s island of misfit toys — including queer country artists. But in the past decade, as I wrote for The Boot, Americana the genre has become a commercial juggernaut, thanks in no small part to the Americana Music Association.

Brittany Ann Tranbaugh -- Brittany Ann Tranbaugh

Brittany Ann Tranbaugh -- Brittany Ann Tranbaugh

Brittany Ann Tranbaugh made a fateful decision last year: pursue music full-time and take any and all opportunity that came her way. In fact, half of the items listed in our weekly roundup’s Artist Resources section are from Tranbaugh. On her new self-titled EP, Tranbaugh demonstrates her versatility and

Rainbow Ruckus 9/12: Matt VanFossen, My Sister My Brother, Bryan Ruby, and More!

Rainbow Ruckus 9/12: Matt VanFossen, My Sister My Brother, Bryan Ruby, 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

INTERVIEW: Jess Nolan Is Renews Her Relationship With Herself in '93

INTERVIEW: Jess Nolan Is Renews Her Relationship With Herself in '93

Jess Nolan is an old soul and a skilled creator who continuously channels a palate of creative endeavors. A member of Jenny Lewis’ all-female touring band, she is an in-demand collaborator, lending her writing, vocal, and instrumentalist talents to projects by artists like Joy Oladokun, Katie Pruitt, Lydia Luce, and

Joanna Sternberg -- I've Got Me

Joanna Sternberg -- I've Got Me

I’ve Got Me is Joanna Sternberg’s second album. On this new record, the young songwriter seems to have built on the touching if scruffy production of their 2019 debut Then I Try Some More, and has truly crystallized their formula into a purer form: clean, minimal instrumentation and

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