The Work Left Undone
Our weekly recap features Nathan Evans Fox, news, artist resources, and queer country events from all over the world!
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Review Roundup 8/21: Mark Lipman, North Ingalls, Uncle Ellen
This week's review roundup highlights queer Laurel Canyon-style tunes, indie-cana (my term for indie rock and Americana), and late-in-life pride anthems.
Rainbow Ruckus 8/20: Jake Blount, Kentucky Gentlemen, The Cowgays, and More!
This week's Rainbow Ruckus features shredding fiddles, winning combinations, cold-hearted DJs, sweeping story songs, and muppet harassment.
Nathan Evans Fox -- Heirloom
With his latest album Heirloom, Nathan Evans Fox guides us through the warp and weft of life with anthemic sing-alongs and deeply personal lyrics.
One of the Most Important Albums of the Year
Sorry I've fallen behind on these! I don't work on Fridays in the summer and I'm usually AFK. Sure, I could write the post on Thursday and schedule it for Friday...but yeah. Anyway, I'll be on vacation next week, so enjoy
Queer Country Forever #2
This is Queer Country Forever, featuring songs from queer country past, present and future.
Amy Martin -- Bones
Amy Martin is so frank and sincere in her grief-filled album Bones, you may need to take a break, writes Stefanie Cuthbert
Episode 27: Trans Voices of Strength
Rainbow Rodeo Episode 26: Rett Madison
Rett Madison explores love, grief, and dedication to her mother, who died by suicide in 2019 on One More For Jackie. We discuss making the album, the making-of documentary that came with it, Madison's musical roots, and taking a stand in the upcoming Trump regime.
Episode 25: Flamy Grant
Flamy Grant is a Christian drag queen and in our discussion of her new album CHURCH we discuss drag, religion, and fighting for the right to express ourselves.
Episode 24: Liv Greene
Liv Greene checks in about her album Deep Feeler, out on October 18th. We also discuss how her coming out process has reinforced her artistry, moving past imposter syndrome, and putting down roots in Nashville.
For Patreon subscribers, we also get into a little astrology and a secret that’s
Episode 23: Rising Appalachia
Rising Appalachia has always been a mission-driven, social justice-focused band. On their recent album Folk and Anchor, however, the band decided to take on a more light-hearted project. The sister duo of Leah Song and Chloe Smith went back to their roots and picked out a collection
Episode 22: Chris Housman
Hey, there cowpokes — remember when I did podcasts? Me, too. So…I’m thrilled that I get to interview Chris Housman for episode 22! Chris’s new album Blueneck is a raucously fun and aggressively queer pop country album. Chris has been in Nashville for 16 years, and we talk
Episode 21: River Shook of Sarah Shook & The Disarmers
Hey there, cowpokes! This time around I interview River Shook about their new album with Sarah Shook and the Disarmers, Revelations. What’s that now? Well, we get into River coming out as nonbinary, changing their name…and still touring under their given name. We’ll also talk about their