Dearest queer country friends, can you believe that the Gay Ole Opry and Queer Country Quarterly are ten years old?! Come celebrate with me this Thursday, December 9th, at 7:00 pm ET! The first Gay Ole Opry festival was back on April 7th, 2011 in Brooklyn. After three hundred people showed up to dance and sing and … Read more
WHERE: Littlefield, 635 Sackett St, Brooklyn, New York 11217 WHEN: Sunday, July 2nd from 2:00 pm – 11:00 pm Click here for all the details! What is country music? Who decides? Who is it for? And what does that have to do with this country? On Sunday, July 2nd, we’re bringing together some of our favorite queer, … Read more
The Gay Ole Opry is hitting the road with The Paisley Fields and Karen & the Sorrows for a Southern tour! More about the shows: Saturday, 4/23: Harrisonburg, VA Sunday, 4/24: Durham, NC Monday, 4/25 Asheville, NC Tuesday, 4/26 Atlanta, GA Wednesday, 4/27 Nashville, TN Thursday, 4/28 Lexington, KY Friday, 4/29 Johnson City, TN Saturday, 4/30 Charlottesville, … Read more
There is a big article about our Brooklyn queer country scene in i-D! Read it here!
Hello there, dear queer country friends! I promise haven’t forgotten about you. We’ve just been hard at work getting our brand new album, The Names of Things, out there. And making our first video! With lots of help from our queer country community, of course, as you can see…
This November is a very special Queer Country Monthly. We’re celebrating Humble Tripe’s Record Release Party! A little more about the party and the record: In celebration of their upcoming release (out October 22nd), Humble Tripe returns to the QCM for a special full length performance of the album. With vocal performances simultaneously evoking that … Read more
I swear I didn’t plan to do an all-Dolly-Parton raffle again this year. It’s just that everything good in the world turns out to have a Dolly Parton theme. Prize #1: Dolly Doll 1. This is not just any Dolly Parton doll. This is an official Dolly Parton doll. Clearly, you NEED this. Prize #2: … Read more
The Opry returns! With so much awesomeness you won’t know what to do with it all! Starting at 8:00 pm sharp, there will be music from Wiley Gaby, Karen & the Sorrows, Lindsey Wilson, Nath Ann Carrera, Julia Read, and, of course, the Opry’s own Bryn Kelly, our host for the evening. Plus, a bakesale … Read more