VOTE for your favorite queer country album of the year! It's your chance to champion your queer country faves like Adam Mac, Avery Friedman, the Kentucky Gentlemen, Kristen Ford, and many more! docs.google.com/form...

Before going on hiatus until January 15, editor @rachelcholst.bsky.social highlights this year's trends and triumphs in queer country music -- and what's next for Rainbow Rodeo. rainbowrodeomag.com/... #QueerCountry #Americana #CountryMusic #RootsMusic #LGBTQMusic #QueerMusic #LGBTQMusician #lgbtq

ESSAY: Richard Marcus presents Erin Mckeown's take on the holidays for the rest of us: their two anti-holiday albums are anthems for people alienated by Christmas, the values it's come to represent, and less-than-accepting families. http://rainbowrodeom...

ALBUM REVIEW: Maia Sharp excels at airing her doubts and insecurities with such compassion, you'll be able to forgive yourself for your own. On Tomboy, Maia Sharp does this by exploring those in-between spaces: in gender, relationships, life paths. rainbowrodeomag.com/...

This holiday edition of Rainbow Ruckus features puppy dogs, the gift that keeps on giving, and waltzes filled with yearning. Melissa Carper MORGXN @emchy.bsky.social and @rhinestonetomboy.bsky.social rainbowrodeomag.com/...

Last chance!!! Get your queer country zines, hats, t-shirts and...boot conditioner??? That's right -- it's the Rainbow Rodeo gift guide -- get something awesome for your favorite people! rainbowrodeomag.com/...

ALBUM REVIEW: The act of creation is exhilarating and terrifying -- and thoroughly explored in @idiotwitchamelia.bsky.social's examination of Susan Stryker's Frankenstein essay, CREATURE. http://rainbowrodeom...

ALBUM REVIEW: On Returning to Myself, Brandi Carlile breaks her heart wide open. @beedelores.bsky.social illustrates how Carlile's deeply personal tracks become universal. rainbowrodeomag.com/...

Get your queer country zines, hats, t-shirts and...boot conditioner??? That's right -- it's the Rainbow Rodeo gift guide -- get something awesome for your favorite people! rainbowrodeomag.com/...

REVIEW: Lily Rose takes a look back on all her accomplishments with her album I Know What I Want -- which demonstrates Rose's ability to pick high-energy songs as well as some stunners, writes @Beedelores.bsky.social rainbowrodeomag.com/...

Get your queer country zines, hats, t-shirts and...boot conditioner??? That's right -- it's the Rainbow Rodeo gift guide -- get something awesome for your favorite people! rainbowrodeomag.com/... #QueerCountry #Americana #CountryMusic #RootsMusic #LGBTQMusic #QueerMusic #LGBTQMusician #lgbtq

"Running" was premiered today by @rainbowrodeo.bsky.social It's a huge honour to be featured by Rachel, a music journalist hero of ours who has been lifting up under-represented artists for years. Thank you! 🖤 rainbowrodeomag.com/premiere-big...

PREMIERE: Queer country pop supergroup @bigriverz.bsky.social (@raespoon.bsky.social, Sofia Hicks, and Sarah Danger) are back with "Running," a '90s slacker bop about overcoming night terrors and forming true bonds. rainbowrodeomag.com/...

REVIEW: If our editor @rachelcholst.bsky.social liked love songs, she probably wouldn't be in the country music business. But Rachael Sage's album Canopy has melted even her heart, an accomplished embrace of what real, mature love looks like -- on all levels of humanity. rainbowrodeomag.com/...

Get your queer country zines, hats, t-shirts and...boot conditioner??? That's right -- it's the Rainbow Rodeo gift guide -- get something awesome for your favorite people! rainbowrodeomag.com/...

Get your queer country zines, hats, t-shirts and...boot conditioner??? That's right -- it's the Rainbow Rodeo gift guide -- get something awesome for your favorite people! rainbowrodeomag.com/...

ALBUM REVIEW: Kristen Ford explodes with charismatic energy on her arena-ready diary of a life coloring outside the lines, Pinto -- out now on Righteous Babe Records. rainbowrodeomag.com/... #QueerCountry #Americana #CountryMusic #RootsMusic #LGBTQMusic #QueerMusic #LGBTQMusician #lgbtq

ESSAY: @joshfrmusic.bsky.social shares his story of care, secrets, death, and acceptance–with an amazing soundtrack. rainbowrodeomag.com/... #QueerCountry #Americana #CountryMusic #RootsMusic #LGBTQMusic #QueerMusic #LGBTQMusician #lgbtq #TyHerndon #PersonalEssay #PersonalWriting

With this brand new, meditative music video, Marian Runk takes a cautious optimistic approach to the year ahead on "New Year." rainbowrodeomag.com/... #QueerCountry #Americana #CountryMusic #RootsMusic #LGBTQMusic #QueerMusic #LGBTQMusician #lgbtq

Get your queer country zines, hats, t-shirts and...boot conditioner??? That's right -- it's the Rainbow Rodeo gift guide -- get something awesome for your favorite people! rainbowrodeomag.com/...

Get your queer country zines, hats, t-shirts and...boot conditioner??? That's right -- it's the Rainbow Rodeo gift guide -- get something awesome for your favorite people! rainbowrodeomag.com/...

REVIEW: Carla Frankenbach whisks us away on a winter wonderland tour of Melissa Carper's A Very Carper Christmas, a holiday album that emphasizes warmth and sincerity over glamorous camp. rainbowrodeomag.com/...

Get your queer country zines, hats, t-shirts and...boot conditioner??? That's right -- it's the Rainbow Rodeo gift guide -- get something awesome for your favorite people! rainbowrodeomag.com/...

Get your queer country zines, hats, t-shirts and...boot conditioner??? That's right -- it's the Rainbow Rodeo gift guide -- get something awesome for your favorite people! rainbowrodeomag.com/... #QueerCountry #Americana #CountryMusic #RootsMusic #LGBTQMusic #QueerMusic #LGBTQMusician #lgbtq

Katy Guillen & The Drive deliver raw compelling rock'n'roll on their album Make That Sound and @tacilim.bsky.social lived to tell the tale about it in his review. He writes that this album is perfect for a road trip so we are sending it out to any Thanksgiving travelers! rainbowrodeomag.com/...

Looking for the perfect gift for the queer country lover in your life? We got you! rainbowrodeomag.com/... #QueerCountry #Americana #CountryMusic #RootsMusic #LGBTQMusic #QueerMusic #LGBTQMusician #TransMusic #TransMusician #lgbtq #trans #transgender

BOOK REVIEW: Editor @rachelcholst.bsky.social reviews The Hours Are Long But the Pay is Low, the memoir of Bloodshot Records co-founder @Millerscave.bsky.social Miller impresses on us a devotion to authenticity, independence, and community. rainbowrodeomag.com/...

Editor @rachelcholst.bsky.social reviews THE HOURS ARE LONG, BUT THE PAY IS LOW, the memoir of Bloodshot Records co-founder @millerscave.bsky.social. Miller impresses on us a devotion to authenticity, independence, and community. rainbowrodeomag.com/read-a-book-... cc: @rainbowrodeo.bsky.social

REVIEW: @hauntedlikehuman.bsky.social touch on American mythologies and improve them -- or tear them down -- in an album that @beedelores.bsky.social proves that "everything they touch turns to gold." rainbowrodeomag.com/...

Got cool merch? We want to help you sell it for the holidays! (Especially if it's more than a t-shirt with a band name!) Comment on this post or DM us before MONDAY, 11/24! We're in this together, and we want to support the queer country community this winter!

Got cool merch? We want to help you sell it for the holidays! (Especially if it's more than a t-shirt with a band name!) Comment on this post or DM us before MONDAY, 11/24! We're in this together, and we want to support the queer country community this winter!

In time for (American) Thanksgiving, @rbmarcus examines how queer people -- especially country fans -- need to fight for every square inch of safe space. We shout out queer line dancing parties like Spurs (Montreal and Toronto) and The Outlaws in Albaquerque! rainbowrodeomag.com/...

REVIEW: @beedelores.bsky.social tips her hat to Orville Peck's stunning Appaloosa EP -- according to Bee, it's one of the best of the year. http://rainbowrodeom... #QueerCountry #Americana #CountryMusic #RootsMusic #LGBTQMusic #QueerMusic #LGBTQMusician #lgbtq #OrvillePeck

Got cool merch? We want to help you sell it for the holidays! (Especially if it's more than a t-shirt with a band name!) Comment on this post or DM us before MONDAY, 11/24! We're in this together, and we want to support the queer country community this winter!

This week's Rainbow Ruckus features the sweet hereafter, traditional fiddle, intoxicating cowboy dreams, forbidden fruit, and finding love in a Tyler Perry movie. The Kentucky Gentlemen Sweet Petunia @boygolden.bsky.social and Cat Clyde Bad Flamingo Allison Russell rainbowrodeomag.com/...

ALBUM REVIEW: Steve Roberts captures the spirit of @weakenedfriends.bsky.social' simmering rage on their grunge-inflected Feels Like Hell rainbowrodeomag.com/... #QueerCountry #Americana #CountryMusic #RootsMusic #LGBTQMusic #QueerMusic #IndieRock #LGBTQMusician #lgbtq

What do Zach Bryan, Gavin Adcock, and Jesse Welles have in common? They're all cowards. Welcome to the age of Coward Country. rainbowrodeomag.com/...

@foxenlock.bsky.social nailed this review!

One of my favourite reviews for Tiberius so far. Thank you so much @rainbowrodeo.bsky.social! 🌈🤠

REVIEW: Stefanie Cuthbert reviews the intimate highs and desolate lows of Troubadour, the long-awaited album from Boston's farm emo band Tiberius. rainbowrodeomag.com/... #QueerCountry #Americana #CountryMusic #RootsMusic #LGBTQMusic #QueerMusic #LGBTQMusician #nonbinary #lgbtq #NonbinaryMusician

Honored to have been part of this growth!

This week's Rainbow Ruckus features cruise control, homoerotic tension, Bluenecks, and honoring veterans. Bobby Dove @onnor McGee Maia Sharp Medium Build + Sydney Rose @chrishousman.bsky.social rainbowrodeomag.com/...

INTERVIEW: Melissa Carper crafts a home for us all in her upcoming album A Very Carper Christmas. We talk about tough holidays, cozy vibes, and how we can all encourage each other to be our best. rainbowrodeomag.com/...

Referring the admin’s emergency petition to the whole court would have slowed down getting the payments out. We expect a First Circuit decision within the next day, day and a half. Monday a.m. tops. Stay tuned.

Over the last decade many of us have worked our asses off in public & behind the scenes in whatever ways we could on equity for LGBTQIA+ representation in roots and Americana; it’s a serious shame that in the last 18 months I’ve seen many of our gains disappear. We all deserve better.

Magna Mater isn’t due until tomorrow but you can hear it now thanks to @rainbowrodeo.bsky.social rainbowrodeomag.com/premiere-fla...