Dale Henry Geist

By Christopher Treacy and Dale Henry Geist On their latest single, Montreal’s Nora Kelly Band reminds us that ‘country’ is a frame of mind more than a specific sound. It’s a sad tale of being born in the wrong zip code: as the chorus says, “Horse girl in the city.” Fun if mystifying video, taking in all the visceral pleasures of a county fair. How blue is my grass? Pretty darn blue, as it turns out – but not totally.

By Dale Henry Geist ISMAY is out to free your country soul. The musical project of Avery Hellman (they/them), ISMAY’s seeds were planted over seven years ago, on a long horseback trek through the quintessentially Western landscape of the Klamath River country in northern California. Like a honeysuckle in a Klamath meadow, ISMAY has grown gradually, sending out roots, shoots, and branches, and is now, fittingly for springtime, in full flower.

Skip to content By Christopher Treacy & Dale Henry Geist If we can’t laugh, we’re in big trouble. ‘Nuff said. -CT Holly Cinnamon – “Small Town Queer” Holly Cinnamon comes to us from the land of Joni Mitchell – the prairies of rural Alberta, Canada – and is pursuing dual careers in music and acting. Those two realms come together quite well in the below clip for their new single. “Small Town Queer,” which frames the challenges of how we define our inner concept of home as queer folks.