Posts by Allison Kinney:

Boy Scouts Doesn’t Have The Answers

The Oakland-based indie musician discusses her roots in country music, the healing power of songwriting, and the magic of the unknown.

‘Invisible’, Documentary on Queer Women Songwriters, Premiers 8/19

Ticket Giveaway and Discounts for Concert and Premiere for CQ Readers and Members by Allison Kinney, Staff Writer On Thursday, August 19th, Outfest Los Angeles will premiere Invisible, T. J. Parsell’s documentary about the unsung queer women of country music. The film features interviews with Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris, Pam Tillis, Chely Wright, Mary Gauthier […]

Mercy Bell Follows The Wicked and The Wild on ‘Golden Child’

by Allison Kinney, Staff Writer Golden Child, heralded as “a stone-cold ‘90s country album,” is Mercy Bell’s third studio record. Across its expanses, Bell combines her vocal skill with wholehearted commitment to character – on this heartland-themed mythology of people and places, she’s as much an actor as a singer. Her voice is like a train […]

Exclusive Premiere: Mercy Bell “The Hustle”

By Allison Kinney, Staff Writer “They say money, it don’t buy happiness… but it can get you a lot of shit” –- a mixed blessing that sums up the guiding philosophy of Mercy Bell’s new song “The Hustle”. Co-written with Noah Smith and Paisley Fields, “The Hustle” is a first taste of Bell’s upcoming album […]

Country Queers of the Southeast

For many queer Southerners, being at home is a form of exile-in-residence. The alternative is actual exile.

EXCLUSIVE: AJ Lee and Blue Summit, “Magdalene”

“What surprised me the most was how easy it felt to write. The words don’t seem really all that special but the intent is what makes it powerful.”