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Appalachian Tradition and Cosmopolitan Listeners

April 14, 2023

Howdy, cowpokes! I hope everyone who had a spring equinox holiday to celebrate enjoyed it with loved ones, biological family or not. And spring feels GREAT!...

Trans Music For Trans People

March 31, 2023

Well, pals, I fucked up pretty badly. The e-mails didn't go out on time (not my fault!!! I hit send! I think!) and then I accidentally only reviewed half of...

A Vessel of Power and Limitations w/ Holly Cinnamon

March 29, 2023

I'm so thrilled to announce a special mid-week issue of Rainbow Rodeo! There's truly been a wealth of beautiful queer music these last few weeks, especially...

It's Country, But It's Gay

March 24, 2023

(EDITOR'S NOTE: Did this not send? Again? Apologies if I'm sending it twice!) Did you catch the Love Rising livestream on Monday night? Golly -- it was so...

Stream the Love Rising Show Monday Night!

March 19, 2023

Feeling FOMO that can’t be in Nashville to go to the Love Rising concert? Me, too! And now we don’t have to! You can stream the show for $15 at 8:30 Eastern....

Learning to Embrace Queer Country and Baseball

March 17, 2023

I love it when two of my favorite things come together. You may be aware that the World Baseball Classic is happening right now -- a true World Series...

Trans Bruce Springsteen Energy

March 10, 2023

I'm going to keep this quick so you can read all about John-Allison Weiss's gorgeous album The Long Way! Probably the biggest-ticket item is that a whole...

When Nashville Steals Your Voice

March 3, 2023

EDIT: OOPS. I don't think this actually went out on Friday?? Well, I hope you had a great weekend! I recently interviewed Jaimee Harris, and during that talk...

Tennessee Bans Queer Country?

February 24, 2023

CW: Transphobia This week is a heavier one. Yesterday, Tennessee passed a bill "restricting" public drag performances. As journalist Will Groff points out in...

A Hopeful and Unapologetic Expose

February 17, 2023

When you want something done, you go to the expert. So when you want to evaluate someone's songwriting, you go to Adeem the Artist, This issue, they review...

Community Above Schmoozing

February 10, 2023

Hey so the Grammys happened. Have you heard about that kid Brandi Carlile? She's going places! (I personally thought In These Silent Days was just ok....

Every Song a Tragedy

February 3, 2023

Howdy, cowpokes! I hope everyone is staying warm! Sorry this one is coming out pretty late! A coworker of mine is getting divorced. Last year, her husband...

Fever or Surrender: H.C. McEntire's "Every Acre"

January 27, 2023

Hi, cowpokes! I hope this e-mail finds you well and hunkered down somewhere cozy if you are experiencing nasty weather. January is almost at an end, which...

Queer Country Goes to China

January 20, 2023

Howdy, cowpokes! Boy, do we have a PACKED issue this week. First up, Nashville Scene has published its Country Almanac for 2023. I wrote about trans and non-...

The Rainbow Rodeo Reader's Choice Awards!

January 13, 2023

Howdy, cowpokes! I hope 2023 has been a smooth ride so far. Thank you to everyone who voted in our reader's survey! Without much further ado, let's get into...

Rainbow Rodeo Reader Survey!!!

January 11, 2023

Hi, pals! So far only two people have responded to the survey! I know you all have lots of opinions on lots of things, so weigh in here and your responses...

The Rainbow Rodeo Reader Survey: We Need You!

January 6, 2023

Welcome to 2023! Let's talk about 2022. This was a big year for queer country music. We got the publication of Shana Goldin-Perschbacher's Queer Country...

Goodbye, Good Riddance, and Dolly???

December 16, 2022

Well cowpokes, this is the last e-mail for 2022! (Unless something earth-shattering happens, of course.) On Adobe & Teardrops, I always like to do my year-...

Justin Hiltner Takes Us Back to "1992"

December 9, 2022

Howdy cowpokes, I'm in the midst of finals so I'll keep this intro short! I have so much respect for Justin Hiltner. I'm pretty sure he's the first musician...

Musicians On Music: Melissa Carper and Julian Talamantez Brolaski

December 2, 2022

I hope everyone had a restful and restorative holiday, regardless of if or how you celebrated! Melissa Carper released her latest album, Ramblin' Soul. right...