Building the Queer Country Canon in Real Time
Editor Rachel Cholst examines Ashleigh Flynn's new album Good Morning, Sunshine and the ways Lavender Country becomes enshrined in queer country canon
Willi Carlisle
Willi Carlisle Flies Forth on Winged Victory
Willi Carlisle announces his new album, Winged Victory, a meditation on feeling poised at the edge of the apocalypse
Reader's Choice: The Best Queer Country of 2024
Rainbow Rodeo readers pick their favorite queer country albums of the 2024.
REVIEW: Willi Carlisle -- Critterland
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The most recent LP by Willi Carlisle, Critterland, is an engrossing musical voyage into a world both ours and beyond ours — into Critterland. At once folksy and
Rainbow Roundup: Analogue Pleasures
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In just about a month, I’ll be speaking at Country Radio Seminar about the need for diversity in radio programming. I’m not sure why I’m there; I
Rainbow Ruckus 1/16: Willi Carlisle, Shawna Virago, Aaron Lee Tasjan, & 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
Rainbow Rodeo Reader's Poll: The Best Queer Country Albums of 2023 and Beyond
We asked and you voted — with 647 responses, here are the top 10 queer country albums of the year as voted on by readers like you! We’ve provided excerpts from reviews on Rainbow Rodeo where possible. We also included reader responses.
Read the full reviews at the links below,