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Episode 20: Queer Country Weekend Extravaganza!

Episode 20: Queer Country Weekend Extravaganza!

Howdy, cowpokes! This is a special bonus episode of Rainbow Rodeo to celebrate two different queer country shows next week. * The online festival Country Soul Songbook, which is pay-what-you-can. It’s a great weekend of conversations and concerts that celebrate radical intersectionality in country music. * On Friday March 15th from

Damon Beirne Celebrates Lavender Outlaws

Damon Beirne Celebrates Lavender Outlaws

Sometimes, New York is just a small town. I met Damon Beirne while standing online outside a party for FlameCon, the queer comic book convention, back in 2015 or so. We hung out a few times after that but life gets in the way. I did a double-take when I

Paisley Fields Floats "Over the Radio Waves" In New Rodeo Video

Paisley Fields Floats "Over the Radio Waves" In New Rodeo Video

In their new video, Paisley Fields achieves a transcendent state amongst the masses at a rodeo. The song, “Over the Radio Waves,” was co-written with woozy, ’70s-rock-inspired Aaron Lee Tasjan, and the two make a graceful pair in this song, which matches Tasjan’s penchant for dreaminess with Fields’ observational

What We Talk About When We Talk About Equity

What We Talk About When We Talk About Equity

I haven’t had much juice for these weekly recaps lately because I was busy working on this article for the Nashville Scene, which is about the transphobic incidents at Americanafest and the AMA’s response to it. I am very grateful to Mya Byrne, Jessye DeSilva, and Paisley Fields

Two Weeks Later, Silence From Americanafest

Two Weeks Later, Silence From Americanafest

To be fair, I’m writing this at 8 AM before I head out for the long weekend. It’s entirely possible that the Americana Music Association (AMA) will release something potentially embarrassing on the cusp of a long weekend when people are traveling and not paying much attention. Of