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
The summer Queer Country Quarterly is coming on Saturday, July 10th at 8:00 pm ET! And I’ve got so much gorgeous music for you with longtime Gay Ole Opry favorite Ganessa James, new star Jett Holden, and Mo(u)rning People, a brand new supergroup from Lara Americo, Apollo Flowerchild and Steph Durwin. Plus I have a … Read more
This QCQ is gonna be such a special one! The amazing DeLila Black is joining us all the way from London!!! Plus we have one of my favorite Queer Country Quarterly regulars, Franky and the Momos. And I even wrote a new song to sing you. Come be our queer country date on Saturday, March … Read more
The Gay Ole Opry is this Friday at 4:00 pm ET! Hen in the Foxhouse, Luisa Lopez, Amina Shareef Ali, and Juan & the Pines will be bringing you so many beautiful songs, I promise your heart will feel a little better after you listen to them sing. To see the Opry—and so much more!—you … Read more
The Queer Country Quarterly returns on Saturday, October 3rd at 8:00 pm ET! With Lilli Lewis, Mercy Bell and your faithful host, Karen & the Sorrows! Watch here or on YouTube Live and we’ll also be streaming on the Karen & the Sorrows page on Facebook Live! Please contribute if you can! Venmo @karenandthesorrows and your tips will help support … Read more
Beloveds, the QCQ is back! With two of our favorite fabulous stars, Secret Emchy Society and Mya Byrne! And, of course, your faithful host, Karen & the Sorrows. Please contribute if you can! Venmo @karenandthesorrows and your tips will help support the musicians. And if you’re in Brooklyn, you can still order delivery from Branded! … Read more
The Queer Country Quarterly is back on Thursday, June 25th at 8pm ET! With Rahne Alexander from Baltimore, Jobi Riccio from Boston, Catherine the Great from Roanoke, Virginia, and your host Karen & the Sorrows coming to you from Brooklyn! And we’ll be raising money for our local bail funds to support the protests! Please … Read more
The Queer Country Quarterly is back! I recognize that technically this makes it monthly, but QCQ is more fun to say so I’m sticking with it. Livestreaming with you in April was so lovely, I can’t wait to do it again. And it’s a really special line-up: We’ve got mandolin superstar Maddie Witler! And Nadine … Read more
Friends, I put together a stretch of really special Queer Country Quarterly/Monthlies this spring because there are so many amazing musicians from around the country I can’t wait to introduce you to. So we’re gonna livestream them all! Please contribute to the musicians if you can! Venmo @karenandthesorrows and your tips will all go directly … Read more
Hi friends! Don’t forget that this Friday is the Queer Country Quarterly! I know you may be thinking, wasn’t there just one in April? Does Karen know what quarterly means? But we had to make a special extra addition because Tina & Her Pony are coming in from from Asheville, NC! You probably heard about how Tina & Her Pony melted everyone’s hearts … Read more