Giddens & Robinson, ... Crow (****1/2): What's most striking is the palpable sense of joy in every second of these performances. Beyond that, there's the scholarship and depth of connection to this music and their profound understanding of why these are their stories to tell authoritatively.

How many times have you streamed our new song today? 🦅 👮🏻

A. Flynn & Riveters, ... Sunshine (****): Another alt-country triumph in a resurgent year for the form, this crew foregrounds the queer and the twangy elements in their songwriting and aesthetic, and the album's all the richer for that purposeful, confident choice.

Justin Robinson and I recorded “John Henry” because every time he and I and Dom Flemons played with Joe Thompson he would start by asking what we wanted to play – which was a rhetorical question because he would start with ‘John Henry’ every single time!

@fancyhagood.bsky.social ’s new song "Let It Rain,” is a heartfelt thank you to his ex for the lessons learned in their relationship. We’re talking love and queer visibility in country music on my Substack, Untethered Southerner. untetheredsoutherner.substack.com/p/fancy-hago...

Alright, I guess it's time to go back to work. Some really exciting shows coming up in the next month. If you wanna grab tickets, there are links on my website to all of these shows with little graphics you can download and text to your friends & say, "Hey lil gai boi, wanna hear banjo or nah?"

Toronto Horseshoe Tavern April 27th! Pls tell your Canadian pals. www.showclix.com/tickets/Adee...

Something I’m working on

Tonight! Hope you can join us.

Charley Pride's interpretive gifts somehow made every one of his hits sound like a revelation: www.countryuniverse.net/2025/04/08/e...

i wrote about my first big ears and feeling a lot of tenderness at a time when we really need it www.dontrocktheinbox.com/p/issue-94-w...

here’s a curse word free version of “look it up” as requested by countless teachers and librarians 🥰😘

@willicarlisle.bsky.social announces his new album, Winged Victory, a meditation on feeling poised at the edge of the apocalypse rainbowrodeomag.com/...

Our overall ethos is that country music is worth serious consideration as a part of our shared culture, and country music has *never* been the exclusive purview of straight, white, Christian, southern men (or the few women who think their complicity with such men will save them).

Pretty sizable uptick in new followers since Kevin kicked off our Every #1 Single features for both the 70s and 00s. So, welcome, y'all! A short thread to give a quick overview of what we're about here. We're the longest-running country blog on the whole wide internet. (1/x)

My hosting plan for Adobe & Teardrops expires on Monday and I won't be renewing it. I've started a second job on top of my day job and @RainbowRodeo.bsky.social is feeling like a very urgent project right now. Please follow me there for my album reviews!

@countryuniverse.bsky.social check it out, Raul Malo of the Mavericks throwing shade at Wallen.

Blown away by this duet from @chibidalartiste on TikTok. Please keep sharing your music!

One week from today! Hope you can join us.

This Friday myself and some wonderful friends will be playing Club Passim in Cambridge, to raise funds for @masstpc.org There is also a livestream ticket option for folks out of town. Read more about the show and get your tickets (link in article) vanyaland.com/2025/03/31/b...

O.E. Lloyd, ... Myself (****): I'm a sucker for song structure. It's her mastery of form that's most immediately striking about Lloyd's writing, to the point that it was several listens before I could even hone in on the withering wit, twangy as all hell production, and vulnerable singing.

Everyone who's ever done business anywhere with anything will tell you that diversity improves sales, which is how you know that racism is as irrational as it is impractical.

It will be out in September, and you can pre-order it now from @uncpress.bsky.social — use 01SOCIAL30 at checkout to save 30% #GoBackandFetchIt

The reason is: I’m playing a beach house concert in Stinson Beach 4/26, 7:30 pm. it’s special and intimate: I’d like you to come. Tix are VERY limited, $40/ea, reserve via Paypal to [email protected], Venmo to @Bruce-Wagman

Catching you up on all the latest releases, & news you really care about. Like what you see? Get it direct to you inbox. www.countryeverywhere.com/newsletter/c...

Catching you up on all the latest releases, & news you really care about. Like what you see? Get it direct to you inbox. www.countryeverywhere.com/newsletter/c...

Today and every day, Rainbow Rodeo upholds and honors trans voices and our strength. Listen to Rainbow Rodeo (episode 27) for messages of resistance and bravery. directory.libsyn.com...

Thank you @countryeverywhere.bsky.social for adding @aflynn-theriveters.bsky.social title track "Good Morning Sunshine" to your playlist! Album is out this Friday 4/4 on Blackbird Record Label! www.countryeverywhere.com?335a9c01_pag...

Angie K and I scooch up to our mics to discuss her new self-titled EP. We talk about Angie's incredible year: she got engaged, she's played the Grand Ole Opry twice, and Angie K was absolutely released on her terms. Listen on your favorite app!

C. Staton, ... Roots (***): One of the all-time greats is in fine form on a collection that sounds like vintage Stax southern soul. The songs here just aren't consistently worthy of her talents, though she does elevate even the weakest material with her power and conviction. She's a treasure.

Buffalo, NY. May 6th. Tix: tixr.com/e/136211

Want a BRAND NEW, NEVER-BEFORE-HEARD live track from @loosecattleband.bsky.social? Become a paid subscriber to Rainbow Rodeo, THE queer country zine of record, and you'll get a whole mixtape of brand new queer country music! http://www.rainbowro...

The rampage continues. The Smithsonian is in the cross-hairs as the re-whitewashing of The United States of America wends its way from institution to institution, and universities are cowering.

@irismarlowe.bsky.social calls on the Rocky Horror Picture Show for her proud queer country declaration "Brimstone Cowboy" rainbowrodeomag.com/...

Today's Single Review Roundup highlights two of the loveliest singles of the year, courtesy of Autumn Nicholas & SistaStrings and Kelly Clarkson & Rascal Flatts: www.countryuniverse.net/2025/03/27/s...

Chicago- what are you doing Friday night? Really excited about this one, opening for Shannon McNally at Judson & Moore, 8pm 🎸

ICMC 2025 Keynote: Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Black Banjo Gathering with a keynote presentation by Dom Flemons! The keynote presentation will include a live demonstration of a wax cylinder recording. Made possible with the generous support of the Center for Popular Music and SongData.

There is a reason Black, brown, and queer people have always shit on rainbow capitalism. It's because they all knew that these corporations touting equality and diversity would change their tune the minute the political winds started shifting the other way, and that is exactly what has happened.

It's Catch up Time - curated new releases, news, profiles and resources delivered to your inbox weekly, www.countryeverywhere.com/newsletter/c...

Just a reminder: having a functional moral compass right now is going to make you feel bad all the time; don’t mistakenly hate yourself for that.

Here's a bit of "Going to Raleigh," a new track from Rhiannon Giddens & Justin Robinson’s upcoming album, ‘What Did the Blackbird Say to the Crow,’ out April 18 on @nonesuch.com Originally released in 1939 by western North Carolina string band The Carolina Playboys,

An interesting read here on Chely Wright's career pivot: people.com/country-star...

Chappell Roan gets the job done -- and tells the rest of the world what we already know about queer country, writes editor Rachel Cholst rainbowrodeomag.com/...

This week's queer country playlist subverts trad country conventions with Julien Baker and Torres Fancy Hagood Fog Holler Ashleigh Flynn and the Riveters Rodeo Boys http://rainbowrodeom...

It's Catch up Time - curated new releases, news, profiles and resources delivered to your inbox weekly, www.countryeverywhere.com/newsletter/c...

And this morning's proper Singles Review Roundup features Frankie Ballard and Chappell Roan: www.countryuniverse.net/2025/03/24/s...

Lafemmebear’s new song, “It Always Does (Yoga Song),” lays out how Yoga helps her keep centered in spite of the anti-trans crusade being waged against her community. Full interview on my Substack, Untethered Southerner. open.substack.com/pub/untether...

I spoke to @rhiannongiddens.bsky.social about a whole lot: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

Thanks to Aaron Lee Tasjan for the alert to LaFemmeBear's car wreck returning home from Luck. An 18-wheeler demolished her car and gear, but she survives. ❤️ Donate if you can to help replace gear, etc. gofund.me/4cdd2f99

Looking for part-time work! 🖤 I write for Collider and freelance all over the place. I’d like to supplement my income. I can write music features, artist bios, horror essays, reviews, deep-dives, etc Horror Film CV 🔗 read.cv/beeadelores Music CV 🔗 fancy-lemon-086.notion.site/Bee-Delores-...