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INTERVIEW: Kara Cole Bridges Political Divides With Music

INTERVIEW: Kara Cole Bridges Political Divides With Music

Kara Cole is familiar with difficult terrain. Cole was a folk hero in Indianapolis and beyond in her folk duo Keller and Cole, but she took time away from music in 2012 because she did not know if sobriety and performing could coincide. With this ode to her grandmother, “Mary

Out West: Upending the White, Straight, Mythology of the American Cowboy

Out West: Upending the White, Straight, Mythology of the American Cowboy

We are blessed by Liv Hart’s sharing part of her master’s thesis in graphic design with us! This spread will eventually go into the Rainbow Rodeo zine. Here’s an excerpt from the essay. You can read the rest in the attachment and get the full effect of

INTERVIEW: Secret Emchy Society Rejects Envy and Competition on "End of Pretty"

INTERVIEW: Secret Emchy Society Rejects Envy and Competition on "End of Pretty"

Cindy Emch of Secret Emchy Society has long been celebrated as the First Lady of Country Music. She’s got a dry approach to her honky-tonk that makes it feel like she’s been on the road for a million years. That’s why this live version of “End of

INTERVIEW: Amy Annelle Urges Late-in-Life Queers to "Keep Going"

INTERVIEW: Amy Annelle Urges Late-in-Life Queers to "Keep Going"

Austin-based veteran singer-songwriter Amy Annelle is no stranger to regret and resilience, as her upcoming album The Toll (August 2nd) demonstrates. (We featured “Pull Tabs and Broken Glass,” on last week’s playlist.) ” Anelle is best known for her rendition of Townes Van Zandt’s “Buckskin Stallion Blues,” which was

Pride of Place: Melissa Carper

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

Pride of Place: Country Risque

Pride of Place: Country Risque

Country Risque embody the eclecticism of their hometown of San Francisco. The band’s vintage approach to country music is winsome and boot-kickin’ — as is their recently-released album Doe-Eyed Loverboys & Saints. (The album came out in March and we’ll review it soon!) For our very first Pride of

Bryn Battani -- Guest Room

Bryn Battani -- Guest Room

Bryn Battani spent the last year traveling between two continents and recorded her new EP in Austin and Minneapolis. The title, Guest Room, is apt and the EP’s tone matches that sense of rootlessness. That’s not the same thing as being aimless, though. Battani delivers folk, chamber pop,