Rainbow Ruckus 1/23: Melissa Carper, The Kentucky Gentlemen, Lucy Dacus, and More!
From revolution to love, this week's queer country playlist features the latest from Melissa Carper, The Kentucky Gentlemen, Lucy Dacus, and more!
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Reader's Choice: The Best Queer Country of 2024
Rainbow Rodeo readers pick their favorite queer country albums of the 2024.
Melissa Carper -- Borned in Ya
Melissa Carper comes from a music-loving family where she was raised on roots music. The family record collection consisted of classics like Loretta Lynn, Patsy Cline, Ray Charles, Johnny Cash, and Hank Williams, Sr. And once she made it to college, she was drawn to jazz vocalists like Ella Fitzgerald
Rainbow Ruckus 7/3: Melissa Carper, Maren Morris, Jett Holden, 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? TK Inskeep is generously keeping an archive of all music featured
Pride of Place: Melissa Carper
Next up in our Pride of Place column, Melissa Carper teaches us about the queer magic of Eureka Springs, Arkansas, where she spent her first few years after coming out. Carper has spent the last little while tearing up the country with her widely praised solo projects and her old-time
Rainbow Ruckus 11/21: Melissa Carper, The Odd Birds, Katie Pruitt, 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
Julian Talamantez Brolaski Interviews Melissa Carper
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 latest album, Ramblin’ Soul. right before the holiday. Carper