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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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Large pink text on top reads Rainbow Rodeo. Image in the middle shows a blonde white man sitting on a stool in an empty room with white walls, a wooden floor, and sun shining through a large window. He wears a white t-shirt, denim jacket, and matching denim pants. Bottom text is repeated in post caption.

Large pink text on top reads Rainbow Rodeo. Image in the middle shows a blonde white man sitting on a stool in an empty room with white walls, a wooden floor, and sun shining through a large window. He wears a white t-shirt, denim jacket, and matching denim pants. Bottom text is repeated in post caption.

Saddle up for another amazing night of queer country with Rainbow Rodeo Live!

WHERE: Branded Saloon (603 Vanderbilt St, Brooklyn)
WHEN: Saturday, 3/7 from 8 - 10 PM
WHO: Christian Rutledge, Emily Frembgen, jackfruit, Robert Bock

Entry is pay-what-you-can, plus a 2-item minimum to support Branded!

27.02.2026 21:06 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
A woman with shoulder-length, curly blonde hair looks off to the right. Her hands are raised as if in the middle of an incantation. She wears bright red lipstick, and a glittering purple shawl. She has tattoos along on her forearm and midnight blue nailpolish. She stands against a starry backdrop with a warm spotlight focused on her.

A woman with shoulder-length, curly blonde hair looks off to the right. Her hands are raised as if in the middle of an incantation. She wears bright red lipstick, and a glittering purple shawl. She has tattoos along on her forearm and midnight blue nailpolish. She stands against a starry backdrop with a warm spotlight focused on her.

PREMIERE: Jessye DeSilva's joyfully defiant "Punk Rock Joy" is a preview of her upcoming -- and vital -- album Glitter Up the Dark.

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26.02.2026 23:15 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
A thin white man in a blue western shirt and white cowboy hat stands chest-deep in an ocean. He has shoulder-length curly brown hair and a moustache.

A thin white man in a blue western shirt and white cowboy hat stands chest-deep in an ocean. He has shoulder-length curly brown hair and a moustache.

In our interview, Boy Golden discusses his relationship with religion, relationships, and forming a tight collaboration with artist Cat Clyde -- all while digging deeper into his new album Best of Our Possible Lives.

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26.02.2026 01:03 — 👍 4    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
Large pink text on top reads Rainbow Rodeo. Image shows a white person with blonde hair singing into an acoustic guitar against a dark background. Lower text is repeated in post caption.

Large pink text on top reads Rainbow Rodeo. Image shows a white person with blonde hair singing into an acoustic guitar against a dark background. Lower text is repeated in post caption.

Saddle up for another amazing night of queer country with Rainbow Rodeo Live!

WHERE: Branded Saloon (603 Vanderbilt St, Brooklyn)
WHEN: Saturday, 3/7 from 8 - 10 PM
WHO: Christian Rutledge, Emily Frembgen, jackfruit, Robert Bock

Entry is pay what u can, plus a 2-item minimum to support Branded!

25.02.2026 22:43 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
A black and white photo of two people in cowboy hats playing banjos against a wooden fence with pine trees in the background. The person on the left has a white hat, shoulder-length bleached blonde hair, a dark shirt, and dark jeans. The person on the right wears a black hat, has short-cropped bleach blonde hair, a white shirt, and white jeans.

A black and white photo of two people in cowboy hats playing banjos against a wooden fence with pine trees in the background. The person on the left has a white hat, shoulder-length bleached blonde hair, a dark shirt, and dark jeans. The person on the right wears a black hat, has short-cropped bleach blonde hair, a white shirt, and white jeans.

This week's Rainbow Ruckus playlist features toxic white boys, puke, cosmic country post-apocalyptic prophecies, religious trauma, and terminal lovesick blues.

Grace Givertz + Rat Tally
Sweet Petunia
Jesse Blake Rundle
Rio Romeo
Joel Brogon

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25.02.2026 19:47 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1
A polaroid of a white woman with long brown hair standing in a kitchen. She wears a chunky weight sweater and dark pants. She is holding a glass goblet in one hand, and has her hand on her hip in the other. She is smiling and looking off camera to the left.

A polaroid of a white woman with long brown hair standing in a kitchen. She wears a chunky weight sweater and dark pants. She is holding a glass goblet in one hand, and has her hand on her hip in the other. She is smiling and looking off camera to the left.

INTERVIEW: Kennedy Shaw's music is a perfectly balanced confection of earnestness and acidity. In our interview, Shaw reflects on small victories, her musical influences, and how rock'n'roll literally saved her life.

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24.02.2026 23:12 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
A white woman with long brown hair lays her cheek on top of a small TV and strokes it with her hand. The TV is full of static.

A white woman with long brown hair lays her cheek on top of a small TV and strokes it with her hand. The TV is full of static.

INTERVIEW: Indie artist Josaleigh Pollett (brosaleigh) views life as a serious of opportunities rather than obstacles, inviting us to revel in the deep questions.

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#QueerCountry #Americana #CountryMusic #RootsMusic #LGBTQMusic #QueerMusic #LGBTQMusician #lgbtq

23.02.2026 23:12 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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INTERVIEW: Josaleigh Pollett Invites Us to Love the Questions INTERVIEW: Indie artist Josaleigh Pollett views life as a serious of opportunities rather than obstacles, inviting us to revel in the deep questions.

Loved this one!! Thanks for having me @rainbowrodeo.bsky.social

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23.02.2026 15:44 — 👍 19    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 2
Pink text on top reads Rainbow Rodeo. Image shows a white woman with long brown posing against a dark velvet backdrop while wearing a white cowboy hat and holding an acoustic guitar. Text is repeated in post.

Pink text on top reads Rainbow Rodeo. Image shows a white woman with long brown posing against a dark velvet backdrop while wearing a white cowboy hat and holding an acoustic guitar. Text is repeated in post.

Saddle up for another amazing night of queer country in New York City with Rainbow Rodeo Live!

WHERE: Branded Saloon (603 Vanderbilt St, Brooklyn)
WHEN: Saturday, 3/7 from 8 - 10 PM
WHO: Christian Rutledge, Emily Frembgen, jackfruit, Robert Bock

Entry is pay what you can, +a 2-item minimum!

23.02.2026 16:50 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Pink text on top reads Rainbow Rodeo. Image shows a white woman with long brown posing against a dark velvet backdrop while wearing a white cowboy hat and holding an acoustic guitar. Text is repeated in post.

Pink text on top reads Rainbow Rodeo. Image shows a white woman with long brown posing against a dark velvet backdrop while wearing a white cowboy hat and holding an acoustic guitar. Text is repeated in post.

Saddle up for another amazing night of queer country in New York City with Rainbow Rodeo Live!

WHERE: Branded Saloon (603 Vanderbilt St, Brooklyn)
WHEN: Saturday, 3/7 from 8 - 10 PM
WHO: Christian Rutledge, Emily Frembgen, jackfruit, Robert Bock

2-item minimum, pay what you can for entry!

20.02.2026 21:13 — 👍 0    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
A black and white photo of three men standing in a bar. The man on the left wears a striped poncho. He is smiling and looks to the left. The man in the middle has long hair, a beard, and wears a denim jacket and jeans as well as a wool knit cap. The man on the right sits on the hood of a car and looks to the right. He is bald and wears a jacket, a buttondown shirt, and jeans.

A black and white photo of three men standing in a bar. The man on the left wears a striped poncho. He is smiling and looks to the left. The man in the middle has long hair, a beard, and wears a denim jacket and jeans as well as a wool knit cap. The man on the right sits on the hood of a car and looks to the right. He is bald and wears a jacket, a buttondown shirt, and jeans.

INTERVIEW: Bootstrap Boys stop by to speak with us about staying true to themselves, what they look for in country singers, and honoring the loss of founding guitarist Nick Alexander as they move towards the future.

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20.02.2026 16:00 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Crys Matthews- Cancel Culture
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19.02.2026 17:27 — 👍 2    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

Oh yeah...he does have that thousand-yard stare

19.02.2026 22:01 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
A Black woman wearing a peacock blue suit, white shirt, and string tie stands in a field. She looks up towards the sky. Her hair is shaved into a mohawk.

A Black woman wearing a peacock blue suit, white shirt, and string tie stands in a field. She looks up towards the sky. Her hair is shaved into a mohawk.

OPINION: Josh Friedberg dissects Crys Matthews' song "Cancel Culture": how do we meaningfully resist oppression -- and is cancel culture even a thing?

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#QueerCountry #Americana #CountryMusic #RootsMusic #LGBTQMusic #QueerMusic #LGBTQMusician #lgbtq

19.02.2026 17:20 — 👍 4    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 1
Pink text on top reads Rainbow Rodeo. Image shows a white man with a graying beard sitting in the booth of a dive bar. Further text is repeated in post.

Pink text on top reads Rainbow Rodeo. Image shows a white man with a graying beard sitting in the booth of a dive bar. Further text is repeated in post.

Saddle up for another amazing night of queer country in New York City with Rainbow Rodeo Live!

WHERE: Branded Saloon (603 Vanderbilt St, Brooklyn)
WHEN: Saturday, 3/7 from 8 - 10 PM
WHO: Christian Rutledge, Emily Frembgen, jackfruit, Robert Bock

Entry is pay-what-you-can, + a 2-item minimum

19.02.2026 00:48 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
A white man with curly brown hair and a thick mustache gazes off to the right with his hand on his hip. He is standing in a pine forest. He wears a loose blue denim jacket, a black t-shirt, a brown leather belt with a Western buckle, and white pants.

A white man with curly brown hair and a thick mustache gazes off to the right with his hand on his hip. He is standing in a pine forest. He wears a loose blue denim jacket, a black t-shirt, a brown leather belt with a Western buckle, and white pants.

ALBUM REVIEW: On Best of Our Possible Lives, Boy Golden guides you on an intimate tour of your own psyche: the highs, the lows, and, most importantly, accept it all as part of the price of admission to the best (and only) ride we get to go on

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18.02.2026 20:41 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Four people in winter gear stand against a gray stone wall. There is snow on the ground. They look directly into the camera.

Four people in winter gear stand against a gray stone wall. There is snow on the ground. They look directly into the camera.

ALBUM REVIEW: In their new album, Tired of Being Relevant, Minneapolis' Ungrateful Little String Band "unleashes hell right out of the gate," writes Bee Delores

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17.02.2026 23:15 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
A white man brushes his brown hair back over his ear. He wears a bright red sweater with the sleeves rolled up, boxy blue jeans, and stands against a gray background. He has a light stubble. His head is titled and he stares directly into the camera.

A white man brushes his brown hair back over his ear. He wears a bright red sweater with the sleeves rolled up, boxy blue jeans, and stands against a gray background. He has a light stubble. His head is titled and he stares directly into the camera.

This week's Rainbow Ruckus features a tribute to a mentor, joyous resistance, a rebuttal of toxic masculinity, grudging hearts on sleeves, and an all-too-apt political metaphor

I'm Amy
The Kentucky Gentlemen + Estelle
JB Somers
Angie K
Paula Boggs Band

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17.02.2026 17:34 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Large pink text on top reads Rainbow Rodeo. Image in the middle shows a blonde white man sitting on a stool in an empty room with white walls, a wooden floor, and sun shining through a large window. He wears a white t-shirt, denim jacket, and matching denim pants. Bottom text is repeated in post caption.

Large pink text on top reads Rainbow Rodeo. Image in the middle shows a blonde white man sitting on a stool in an empty room with white walls, a wooden floor, and sun shining through a large window. He wears a white t-shirt, denim jacket, and matching denim pants. Bottom text is repeated in post caption.

Saddle up for another amazing night of queer country with Rainbow Rodeo Live!

WHERE: Branded Saloon (603 Vanderbilt St, Brooklyn)
WHEN: Saturday, 3/7 from 8 - 10 PM
WHO: Christian Rutledge, Emily Frembgen, jackfruit, Robert Bock

Entry is pay-what-you-can, plus a 2-item minimum to support Branded!

16.02.2026 17:24 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
A show poster with large pink text that reads Queer Country on the top. Further text is included in post below.

A show poster with large pink text that reads Queer Country on the top. Further text is included in post below.

Saddle up for another amazing night of queer country with Rainbow Rodeo Live!

WHERE: Branded Saloon (603 Vanderbilt St, Brooklyn)
WHEN: Saturday, 3/7 from 8 - 10 PM
WHO: Christian Rutledge, Emily Frembgen, jackfruit, Robert Bock

Entry is pay-what-you can, and a 2-item minimum to support Branded!

13.02.2026 22:46 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

I still haven't had a chance to watch this and I'm VIBRATING

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A park ranger displays rainbow flags on the sign for the Stonewall National Monument

A park ranger displays rainbow flags on the sign for the Stonewall National Monument

NEWS: It's been just over one year since Trump has taken office: as we all negotiate American identity, how have queer country artists fared in the new, oppressive regime?

Thanks to Chris Housman, Hunter Kelly, Becky Parsons, and Tiffany Provenzano for their insights.

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12.02.2026 21:38 — 👍 4    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
A black and white photo of a clean-shaven white man. He looks directly into the camera with an expression of world weariness. He has short hair cut high and tight. In the background is out of focus, but may be a river.

A black and white photo of a clean-shaven white man. He looks directly into the camera with an expression of world weariness. He has short hair cut high and tight. In the background is out of focus, but may be a river.

PREMIERE: Wiley Gaby has had enough in "IDGAF No More." Gaby's angelic voice contrasts with that moment when it's time to say what's REALLY on your mind.

Photo by Michael West

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12.02.2026 17:09 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Large pink text on top reads Rainbow Rodeo. Image shows a white person with blonde hair singing into an acoustic guitar against a dark background. Lower text is repeated in post caption.

Large pink text on top reads Rainbow Rodeo. Image shows a white person with blonde hair singing into an acoustic guitar against a dark background. Lower text is repeated in post caption.

Saddle up for another amazing night of queer country with Rainbow Rodeo Live!

WHERE: Branded Saloon (603 Vanderbilt St, Brooklyn)
WHEN: Saturday, 3/7 from 8 - 10 PM
WHO: Christian Rutledge, Emily Frembgen, jackfruit, Robert Bock

Entry is pay what u can, plus a 2-item minimum to support Branded!

11.02.2026 22:14 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Pink text on top reads Rainbow Rodeo. Image shows a white woman with long brown posing against a dark velvet backdrop while wearing a white cowboy hat and holding an acoustic guitar. Text is repeated in post.

Pink text on top reads Rainbow Rodeo. Image shows a white woman with long brown posing against a dark velvet backdrop while wearing a white cowboy hat and holding an acoustic guitar. Text is repeated in post.

Saddle up for another amazing night of queer country in New York City with Rainbow Rodeo Live!

WHERE: Branded Saloon (603 Vanderbilt St, Brooklyn)
WHEN: Saturday, 3/7 from 8 - 10 PM
WHO: Christian Rutledge, Emily Frembgen, jackfruit, Robert Bock

Entry is pay what you can, +a 2-item minimum!

09.02.2026 22:56 — 👍 5    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0
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Iris Marlowe - Dead by Dawn It's a match made in heaven: horror writer Bee Delores reviewing Iris Marlowe's Dead By Dawn -- an album that "will make any horror-loving heart grow three times in size."

Iris Marlowe’s DEAD BY DAWN hits me in my horror- and country & western-loving heart. Sam Raimi’s EVIL DEAD 2 it were a C&W album!

My review for @rainbowrodeo.bsky.social

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29.01.2026 19:06 — 👍 0    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
Pink text on top reads Rainbow Rodeo. Image shows a white woman with long brown posing against a dark velvet backdrop while wearing a white cowboy hat and holding an acoustic guitar. Text is repeated in post.

Pink text on top reads Rainbow Rodeo. Image shows a white woman with long brown posing against a dark velvet backdrop while wearing a white cowboy hat and holding an acoustic guitar. Text is repeated in post.

Saddle up for another amazing night of queer country in New York City with Rainbow Rodeo Live!

WHERE: Branded Saloon (603 Vanderbilt St, Brooklyn)
WHEN: Saturday, 3/7 from 8 - 10 PM
WHO: Christian Rutledge, Emily Frembgen, jackfruit, Robert Bock

2-item minimum, pay what you can for entry!

06.02.2026 17:46 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Pink text on top reads Rainbow Rodeo. Image shows a white man with a graying beard sitting in the booth of a dive bar. Further text is repeated in post.

Pink text on top reads Rainbow Rodeo. Image shows a white man with a graying beard sitting in the booth of a dive bar. Further text is repeated in post.

Saddle up for another amazing night of queer country in New York City with Rainbow Rodeo Live!

WHERE: Branded Saloon (603 Vanderbilt St, Brooklyn)
WHEN: Saturday, 3/7 from 8 - 10 PM
WHO: Christian Rutledge, Emily Frembgen, jackfruit, Robert Bock....and YOU!

This show is pay-what-you can!

04.02.2026 19:34 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
A show poster with large pink text that reads Queer Country on the top. Further text is included in post below.

A show poster with large pink text that reads Queer Country on the top. Further text is included in post below.

Saddle up for another amazing night of queer country with Rainbow Rodeo Live!

WHERE: Branded Saloon (603 Vanderbilt St, Brooklyn)
WHEN: Saturday, 3/7 from 8 - 10 PM
WHO: Christian Rutledge, Emily Frembgen, jackfruit, Robert Bock....and YOU!

This show is pay-what-you can!

02.02.2026 21:23 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 2    📌 0
A place, bloody woman in white stands in a dark wood on the shore of a lake

A place, bloody woman in white stands in a dark wood on the shore of a lake

ALBUM REVIEW: It's a match made in heaven: horror writer Bee Delores reviewing @irismarlowe.bsky.social's Dead By Dawn -- an album that "will make any horror-loving heart grow three times in size."

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Photo by (at)holyfawning

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