Songs of the Week!
It’s almost Halloween, so here are a few treats (no tricks — promise!) to see you through to to the end of your week! Ben Leece — “Rebel Alone” Ben Leece has a voice made for Americana music. The Australian…
VIDEO: Grand Canyon — Standing in the Shadows
The 70s are alive and well in Grand Canyon’s world, though things aren’t necessarily as they should be. The Los Angeles-based band draws plenty of inspiration from their forebears, but on “Standing in the Shadows” they face the 21st century…
James Wilson (Paisley Fields) Talks Queer Country, Bowery Electric Show
In case you didn’t notice, I have a lot to say about queer people and I have a lot to say about country music. Sometimes those two interests even combine! Several of the most prominent bands and artists in queer…
Adobe & Teardrops: Episode 35
Von had a near-death experience and Rachel was given SO MUCH life! The intrepid duo once again endeavor to pronounce names. Also, hi W.B. Walker! Thomasin and the Hot Dog Swarm — “What a Time To Be Alive” The High…
Music Roundup!
Hello! It got super cold real quick over here in New York City! Warm up with some contemplative Americana and country music! Real Ponchos — “Whatever You Do” <a href=”http://therealponchos.bandcamp.com/album/sunshine”>Sunshine by Real Ponchos</a> If you wish James Taylor had a…
Becky Warren — Undesirable
Becky Warren seems to be building a career on stories nobody else wants to tell. Her debut album, 2016’s War Surplus, was a devastating album about the romance — from courtship to dissolution — of an Iraq war veteran and…
Adobe & Teardrops: Episode 34
Watch out: Rachel’s on the road! Also, we mourn the death of Wide Open Country and get into the foundations of the patriarchy. Oddly enough, we also play a supermajority of women on this episode. Dolly Parton –– “The 19th…
Songs of the Week!
I’ve got too much music to fit on the podcast and more time to write about it now that I’m not longer doing the Wide Open Country thing. So let’s dig in to some tasty Americana, folk, and punk snacks!…