Julian Talamantez Brolaski understands rhythm. As a poet, their grasp of sound, rhythm, and silence permeates the traditional country sounds of It’s Okay, Honey. Brolaski was a guest a few months ago on the Rainbow Rodeo podcast, but as the…
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,…
Julian Talamantez Brolaski is a poet and country crooner but, above all else, is a careful curator of traditional country music. Brolaski’s album It’s Okay Honey comes out today, replete with yodeling, cowboy guitar and, of course, heartbreak. Brolaski was…
In this month’s episode of Rainbow Rodeo, trad country singer Julian Talamantez Brolaski discuss their time in Brooklyn in the 2010s: growing as an artist and a transmasc person. Brolaski was part of the circle of artists who helped create…
Howdy, cowpokes! We’re in the midst of raising funds for issue 3 of Rainbow Rodeo! Subscribe to our Patreon to read the full interview! This excerpt was published in the Rainbow Rodeo newsletter in December 2022. Melissa Carper released her…
Julian Talamantez Brolaski has been a long-standing voice in the queer country scene with their previous band, Juan and the Pines. Stepping out on their own with the upcoming solo album It’s Okay Honey, Talamantez Brolaski dabbles in all kinds…
Howdy, cowpokes. I don’t have much to say this week that hasn’t been said better by other, smarter folks. (Also, my brain is completely shot from doing layouts and formatting for issue 3 of the Rainbow Rodeo zine! A great…