Rainbow Roundup 5/12

Howdy, cowpokes!

Things have been a little quiet this week as I (Rachel) rounded the corner on finals. Two great albums came out today, though: Jude Brothers‘ render tender / blunder sunder and hotshot guitarist Michelle Malone’s Fan Favorites, Vol. 1 Unplugged. Stay tuned for my review of Malone’s album now that I have endured my final finals period later this week — and we’ll have lots more on Jude Brothers from Gion Davis and Carla Frankenbach in the next few weeks.

Meanwhile, I never pay attention to the CMA awards but it’s neat to note that the Brothers Osborne won best duo again (and well-deserved!) And if you want to watch a breathtaking performance, look no further than the War and the Treaty.

And in exciting news, the Americana Music Association has nominated Adeem the Artist, SG Goodman, and Sunny War for 2023 Emerging Artist of the Year! Allison Russell was nominated for artist of the year as well as song of the year with “You’re Not Alone” (feat. Brandi Carlile.) Finally, Angel Olsen’s Big Time was nominated for album of the year. A heart congrats to all of this year’s nominees — they truly were all well-deserved — but this queer country site is excited for queer country artists. It wasn’t so long ago that I was thinking, “damn, I wish there were more famous queer country artists” and it looks like that’s about to happen.

Rainbow Roundup

Album Releases

Here are all of the queer country album releases this month! Let me know if I should add something to the list!

  • 5/10 — Jude Brothers
  • 5/12 — Michelle Malone
  • 5/19 — Brandy Clark

Rainbow Roundup

  • You can sign up to table at the Punk Island zine fair, or volunteer for the Brooklyn-based festival. There will be quite a few Americana and folk musicians there. I don’t think a date has been announced.
  • If you’re here, you like music zines. Longtime Wide Open Country contributor Addie Moore is taking pre-orders for their indie punk zine No Spectators
  • Did you know that artists at SXSW get paid in virtual pennies and still have to buy a festival pass if they want to see someone else’s show? That sucks! Demand fair pay for SXSW
  • You can get almost 50% off the book Queer Country using this code: F21UIP
  • This thread gives advice on self-managed transition in Alabama and other states that restrict our bodily autonomy
  • Eli Conley is running a queer songwriting circle

Events

  • 5/7 – 6/4 — Eli Conley is doing a short West Coast tour
  • 6/7 — Ty Herndon’s annual Concert For Love and Acceptance is at Nashville’s Wildhorse Saloon
  • 6/12 — Brian Falduto will be playing City Winery’s pride show in NYC
  • 6/23 – 25: Melissa Carper, Alisa Amador, Maya deVitry, The Faux Paws, and Amy Martin are playing the Red Wing Roots Music Festival in Mount Solon, Virginia
  • 7/8 — Margate, UK — The Queer Cuntry Summer Fair will feature a whole slew of queer country performers!

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