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Rainbow Rodeo is BACK at NYC's home for queer country: Branded Saloon! Giddy on up from 8 to 10 PM for Cindy Emchy, Emily Frembgen, Christian Rutledge, and a surprise guest!

2-drink minimum, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds!

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ALBUM REVIEW: Fancy Hagood gives us a pleasant, bluegrass-infused surprise with his three-song EP BABY JAKE. Come for the Spice Girls cover, stay for Hagood's breathtaking voice.

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Rae Spoon - Assigned Country Singer at Birth Queer country legend Rae Spoon returns to their genre assigned at birth -- one full of cunning, needle-point songwriting, writes Bee Delores.

I adore queer legend Rae Spoon’s new album, Assigned Country Singer at Birth, and everyone needs to hear it. @rainbowrodeo.bsky.social let me review it! rainbowrodeomag.com/rae-spoon-as...

LISTEN: Mya Byrne is "Almost Gone" Mya Byrne returns with "Almost Gone," an impassioned and sultry blues song about knowing when it's time to find new beginnings.

New release day! Check out my new song ‘Almost Gone’, in @rainbowrodeo.bsky.social right now!

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Rainbow Rodeo is BACK at NYC's home for queer country: Branded Saloon! Giddy on up from 8 to 10 PM for Cindy Emchy, Emily Frembgen, Christian Rutledge, and a surprise guest!

2-drink minimum, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds!

RSVP here: partiful.com/e/AIlxM...

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LISTEN: Mya Byrne, Rhinestone Tomboy returns with "Almost Gone," an impassioned and sultry blues song about knowing when it's time to find new beginnings.

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White text on top reads Rainbow Rodeo Live! At the center is a portrait of a white woman who has dark hair with bangs and a denim shirt. She sits in a wood-paneled room. White text superimposed on portrait reads: Emily Frembgen. Text below that says Saturday, May 16. Branded Saloon. 8 - 10 PM. 2-Drink Minimum + Suggested Donation

Rainbow Rodeo is BACK at NYC's home for queer country: Branded Saloon! Giddy on up from 8 to 10 PM for Cindy Emchy, Emily Frembgen, Christian Rutledge, and a surprise guest!

2-drink minimum, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds!

RSVP here: partiful.com/e/AIlxM...

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ALBUM REVIEW: Queer country legend Rae Spoon returns to their genre assigned at birth -- one full of cunning, needle-point songwriting, writes Bee Delores (they/them)

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INTERVIEW: Cat Clyde finds rebirth in her new album Mud, Blood, Bone. In our interview, Clyde guides us through the musical influences and life experiences that contributed to her most daring album yet.

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White text on orange background reads: Rainbow Rodeo Live! Cindy Emchy, Emily Frembgen, Christian Rutledge, and a surprise guest! Saturday, May 16, 8 - 10 PM, Branded Saloon, 2-Drink Minimum + Suggested Donation

Rainbow Rodeo is BACK at NYC's home for queer country: Branded Saloon! Giddy on up from 8 to 10 PM for Cindy Emchy, Emily Frembgen, Christian Rutledge, and a surprise guest!

2-drink minimum, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds!

RSVP here: partiful.com/e/AIlxM...

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REVIEW: Jessye DeSilva's new album Glitter Up the Dark transmutes queer joy into an immortal dance floor, writes kate fishman

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White text at top reads: Rainbow Rodeo Live! In the center is a circular portrait of a bearded white man in a well-worn canvas work jacket. He wears a dark baseball cap and looks directly into the camera. White text superimposed on photo reads Christian Rutledge. Text at bottom is show information -- see caption.

Rainbow Rodeo is BACK at NYC's home for queer country: Branded Saloon! Giddy on up from 8 to 10 PM for Cindy Emchy, Emily Frembgen, Christian Rutledge, and a surprise guest!

2-drink minimum, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds!

RSVP here: partiful.com/e/AIlxM...

White text on top reads Rainbow Rodeo live! In the center is a circular portrait of a redheaded woman in a black dress with thin straps. She stands against a backdrop of a black sheet with silver sequins. White text superimposed on photo reads Cindy Emch. Text below photo is show information -- see caption.

Rainbow Rodeo is BACK at NYC's home for queer country: Branded Saloon! Giddy on up from 8 to 10 PM for Cindy Emchy, Emily Frembgen, Christian Rutledge, and a surprise guest!

2-drink minimum, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds!

RSVP here: partiful.com/e/AIlxM...

RSVP to Spring for Rainbow Rodeo | Partiful Rainbow Rodeo is BACK at NYC's home for queer country: Branded Saloon! Giddy on up from 8 to 10 PM for Cindy Emch, Emily Frembgen, Christian Rutledge, and a surprise guest! 2-drink minimum, but no on...

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RSVP here!

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White text on top reads Rainbow Rodeo Live! At the center is a portrait of a white woman who has dark hair with bangs and a denim shirt. She sits in a wood-paneled room. White text superimposed on portrait reads: Emily Frembgen. Text below that says Saturday, May 16. Branded Saloon. 8 - 10 PM. 2-Drink Minimum + Suggested Donation

Rainbow Rodeo is BACK at NYC's home for queer country: Branded Saloon! Giddy on up from 8 to 10 PM for Cindy Emchy, Emily Frembgen, Christian Rutledge, and a surprise guest!

2-drink minimum, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds!

RSVP here: partiful.com/e/AIlxM...

White text on orange background reads: Rainbow Rodeo Live! Cindy Emchy, Emily Frembgen, Christian Rutledge, and a surprise guest! Saturday, May 16, 8 - 10 PM, Branded Saloon, 2-Drink Minimum + Suggested Donation

Rainbow Rodeo is BACK at NYC's home for queer country: Branded Saloon! Giddy on up from 8 to 10 PM for Cindy Emchy, Emily Frembgen, Christian Rutledge, and a surprise guest!

2-drink minimum, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds!

RSVP here: partiful.com/e/AIlxM...

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NEW! River Shook redefines themself while striking out on their own in their first release as a solo artist, "Wildlands" -- a full embrace of the self.

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Two people are on a red-lit stage. To the left, a Black woman with her hair in twists sings into a microphone, playing an acoustic guitar. To the right, a white woman with brown hair pulled back sits and watches. She is holding an acoustic guitar.

LGBTQ+ singer-songwriters found inspiration at gathering after the Folk Alliance International conference, writes Alan Richard. It was the "gayest show on earth" with @jenniferknapp.bsky.social, Flamy Grant, Paisley Fields, and many more!

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This week's queer country playlist honors TDOV by highlighting songs from trans artists we've reviewed this year, as well as a gorgeous new one from Light Bird.

Light Bird
@anjimile.bsky.social
Adeem the Artist
Wren Carpenter
Sweet Petunia

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REVIEW: Quietly revolutionary and subtle, Anjimile's latest album You're Free To Go works its way under your skin and into your awareness, writes Richard Marcus

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Wryn - Pushing (Live for Righteous Babe Records) YouTube video by Wryn

Today marks one year of @wrynmusic.bsky.social album “Shapes,” the debut @rainbowrodeo.bsky.social calls “dreamy and personally radical.” 💪 The raw power of this unreleased song “Pushing” has us excited for even more music to come.

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ALBUM REVIEW: Sumatra is Paula Boggs Band's rousing, poignant, and hopeful contribution to the resistance, writes Richard Marcus

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Semler Helps Grace Baldridge Navigate Their Authentic Self Talking to the singer-songwriter-rocker about reckoning with faith and the path to their new record ‘Mirages’

Thanks to HC for another great talk. When we humans have to figure out hard stuff, there's art for that — it's part of why we invented it, right?

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ALBUM REVIEW: With Midnight Feature, Grace Givertz punctures the heart and gives us a "remarkable stretch of storytelling. It doesn't get much better than this," Bee Delores (they/them) writes.

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This week's queer country playlist features club kids, touching tributes, joyful gender exploration, the wrong end of a love triangle, and butch dykes playing the Opry.

Paisley Fields
Jessye DeSilva
The Devil Said Jump

and more!

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Cat Clyde - Mud Blood Bone Bee Delores marvels at Mud Blood Bone, the new album from Cat Clyde. On "what just might be the best album of 2026," Clyde bends time and bursts through the other side.

I LOVE Cat Clyde’s new album, MUD BLOOD BONE, and @rainbowrodeo.bsky.social let me review it! rainbowrodeomag.com/cat-clyde-mu...

Sweet Petunia -- Foggy Mountain Mental Breakdown Boston-based duo Sweet Petunia don't just make traditional music – they want it to last into the future as an evolving art form. Their new album Foggy Mountain Mental Breakdown show us what they're al...

"Sweet Petunia don't just make traditional music – they want it to last into the future as an evolving art form." - @rainbowrodeo.bsky.social 💪 Read the full album review: rainbowrodeomag.com/sweet-petuni...

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ALBUM REVIEW: Bee Delores marvels at Mud Blood Bone, the new album from Cat Clyde. On "what just might be the best album of 2026," Clyde bends time and bursts through the other side.

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Black text on an orange background. Text on top reads Emma Jean Oakley in one word. Text on bottom read Throw Me a Bone. Photo in the center shows a four-year-old girl grinning into the camera. She is wearing a black cowboy hat.

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This week's review roundup highlights Mal Blum getting into character, damsel.'s warm melancholy, and Emma Jean Oakley's defiant heartbreak.

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A and white photo of two people standing in a forest with a horse. A beam of sunlight hits them directly. The person on the left is a white person in a white cowboy hat, shoulder-length bleach blond hair braided into plaits, and a dark denim jacket. The person's hands are clasped. On the right is a blonde person in a black cowboy hat, light denim shirt, and light denim pants. They are holding their wrist with one hand in front of them.

ALBUM REVIEW: Boston-based duo Sweet Petunia don't just make traditional music – they want it to last into the future as an evolving art form. Their new album Foggy Mountain Mental Breakdown show us what they're all about.

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