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Rainbow Rodeo Magazine
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Rainbow Rodeo is a site, zine, and podcast devoted to promoting queer country artists. Edited by @rachelcholst.bsky.social
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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!

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#QueerCountry #Americana #CountryMusic #RootsMusic #LGBTQMusic #QueerMusic #LGBTQMusician #lgbtq
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November 26, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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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!

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November 26, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Looking for the perfect gift for the queer country lover in your life?

We got you!

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#QueerCountry #Americana #CountryMusic #RootsMusic #LGBTQMusic #QueerMusic #LGBTQMusician #TransMusic #TransMusician #lgbtq #trans #transgender
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November 24, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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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.

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November 24, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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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.
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READ A BOOK: The Hours are Long But the Pay is Low
Editor Rachel Cholst reviews The Hours Are Long But the Pay is Low, the memoir of Bloodshot Records co-founder Rob Miller. Miller impresses on us a devotion to authenticity, independence, and…
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November 24, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Alright, this is the home stretch. I have 7 days, not unlike The Ring lol gofund.me/596fde0bf
Donate to Support Bee and Cats From Eviction, organized by Bee Delores
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November 23, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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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."

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A couple lounge on a sofa in an elaborate, traditionally-decorated room with warm colors and an Oriental rug. The person on the left has long hair, a beard, glasses, a brown blazer and jeans. He holds a guitar. The person on the right has short, curly red hair, a green blazer and jeans. They lean on the person on the left, gazing up at the ceiling.
November 21, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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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!
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November 21, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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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!
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November 21, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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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!

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November 20, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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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.

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#QueerCountry #Americana #CountryMusic #RootsMusic #LGBTQMusic #QueerMusic #LGBTQMusician #lgbtq #OrvillePeck
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November 20, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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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!
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November 19, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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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

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November 18, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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ALBUM REVIEW: Steve Roberts captures the spirit of @weakenedfriends.bsky.social' simmering rage on their grunge-inflected Feels Like Hell

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#QueerCountry #Americana #CountryMusic #RootsMusic #LGBTQMusic #QueerMusic #IndieRock #LGBTQMusician #lgbtq
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November 17, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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What do Zach Bryan, Gavin Adcock, and Jesse Welles have in common? They're all cowards.

Welcome to the age of Coward Country.

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Zach Bryan smiles and strums a guitar. He wears a black cut-off t-shirt. There is smoke in the background. Jesse Welles stares vacantly into a camera with an acoustic guitar perched on his lap. He sets in the middle of a misty glade. Gavin Adcock gazes vacantly into the camera. He wears a brown hat with a turquoise pin and peacock feather design on the center of the hat. He is also wearing a white collared shirt and brown vest.
November 14, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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@foxenlock.bsky.social nailed this review!
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REVIEW: Stefanie Cuthbert reviews the intimate highs and desolate lows of Troubadour, the long-awaited album from Boston's farm emo band Tiberius.

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#QueerCountry #Americana #CountryMusic #RootsMusic #LGBTQMusic #QueerMusic #LGBTQMusician #nonbinary #lgbtq #NonbinaryMusician
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November 14, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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One of my favourite reviews for Tiberius so far. Thank you so much @rainbowrodeo.bsky.social! 🌈🤠
rainbowrodeo.bsky.social Rainbow Rodeo Magazine @rainbowrodeo.bsky.social · 14d
REVIEW: Stefanie Cuthbert reviews the intimate highs and desolate lows of Troubadour, the long-awaited album from Boston's farm emo band Tiberius.

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#QueerCountry #Americana #CountryMusic #RootsMusic #LGBTQMusic #QueerMusic #LGBTQMusician #nonbinary #lgbtq #NonbinaryMusician
A group of four AMAB people jump in the air in a forest clearing. They are laughing and trying to look at the camera. They are all in various states of jumping.
November 12, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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REVIEW: Stefanie Cuthbert reviews the intimate highs and desolate lows of Troubadour, the long-awaited album from Boston's farm emo band Tiberius.

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#QueerCountry #Americana #CountryMusic #RootsMusic #LGBTQMusic #QueerMusic #LGBTQMusician #nonbinary #lgbtq #NonbinaryMusician
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November 12, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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Honored to have been part of this growth!
audiewoodlle.bsky.social Audie Wood @audiewoodlle.bsky.social · 16d
It is hard to believe it's been nearly 3 years since I did an interview with @rainbowrodeo.bsky.social and @rachelcholst.bsky.social .

Rachel and I bonded over a love of social justice and roots music and because of that I've discovered a lot of great music.
November 11, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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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

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November 11, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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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.

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November 10, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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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.
stevevladeck.bsky.social Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 19d
#BREAKING: Justice Jackson has issued an "administrative" stay, temporarily pausing a district court order that would've required the USDA to continue using contingency funds to pay SNAP benefits.

The stay expires 48 hours after the First Circuit rules on USDA's request for a stay pending appeal.
November 8, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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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.
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Unless I'm mistaken, there are zero (o) LGBTQIA+ nominees across all of the country, folk, roots, and Americana categories. We know the talent is there. Where are the institutional resources?
November 7, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Magna Mater isn’t due until tomorrow but you can hear it now thanks to @rainbowrodeo.bsky.social

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November 6, 2025 at 4:15 PM