Episode 138: Bette Smith, Jake Winstrom, Liz Longley, Multimagic, Raye Zaragoza, Michael C. Duguay, The Rivergods, Durango Blue, Hannah Lee Thompson, John Calvin Abney, Bug Martin & Co., Tyler Childers, Maple Run Band, Charles Ellsworth, Thomas Stajcer

Listen to the Amythyst Kiah episode of Country Queer Spotlight.  This is your last chance to back the Rainbow Rodeo Kickstarter!    Album of the Week: Bette Smith -- The Good, The Bad, The Bette   Bette Smith is a Bed-Stuy native -- and Southern soul seems to course through her veins. At least, that’s how it sounds on her debut album, produced by Drive By Truckers’ Matt Patton. Smith is gifted with a unique, almost carbonized singing voice, but that’s not the only part of her music that stands out. Smith is able to embody her songs in a way that will send little thrills up and down your spine -- assuming you aren’t transported along with her.   Note: This episode was recorded before the Breonna Taylor ruling, though Tyler’s song and album absolutely speaks for itself and is regrettably more relevant than ever. I linked to Tyler’s YouTube message in the show notes. Bette Smith -- “I Felt It Too” (The Good, The Bad, And The Bette) Jake Winstrom -- “Come to Texas She Said” (Circles) Liz Longley -- “Finally High” (Funeral For My Past) Multimagic -- “Manic Daze” (Manic Daze) Raye Zaragoza -- “They Say” (Single) Michael C. Duguay -- “This City is a Grid” (The Winter of Our Discotheque) The Rivergods -- “Long Way Down” (Passages) Durango Blue -- “See You Home” (Single) Hannah Lee Thompson -- “Handsome Ugly” (Single) John Calvin Abney -- “Shine Like a Friend” (Single) Bug Martin & Co. -- “Just For the Hell Of It” (All That Is and What Ain’t) Tyler Childers -- “Long Violent History” (Long Violent History) Maple Run Band -- “Borderline” (Maple Run Band) Charles Ellsworth -- “Paranoia (A Nü Start)” (Single) Thomas Stajcer -- “Who Will Listen to Country Music When the Trucks Drive Themselves?” (Single)     Send me music via SubmitHub! Send me money via Ko-fi or Patreon. Find Rachel and her comic via https://linktr.ee/rachel.cholst