Rainbow Ruckus 6/25: Mya Byrne, Chris Housman, Lily Rose, and More!
This week's Rainbow Ruckus features transsexual blues, murderous chicken pot pies, summer flirtations, sexual awakenings, and mid-tempo breakups.
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- Mya Byrne releases one of her most scathing songs yet on "Transsexual Blues." Channeling the ghost of Patrick Haggerty, Byrne brings a winking humor even as she vents her rage at the callousness of transphobia.
- Chris Housman spins a tale of riotous and satisfactory revenge on "Hidin' Something." Just stay away from his chicken pot pies.
- Changing tacks, Rachael Sage finds pleasures in her lover's small acts of kindness on the gently grooving "Just Enough."
- Rita de Los Angeles gets down and bluesy on "Not Even a Little" – a proud declaration of queer identity.
- Lily Rose channels the deflation of a breakup that's been a long time coming on 'End Like This." The smooth mid-tempo groove seems to contrast with the song's lyrics, but it also keys into the inevitability of it all.
