Well, we haven’t had one of THESE in a while! I’m stoked to have a little more free time to write up what’s new and notable in my (Americana) world, and Adam Hooks & The Huckleberries’ debut album is certainly…
The best part of working on Adobe & Teardrops are the online friendships I’ve made along the way. With Grover Anderson, it clicked pretty quickly. Not only is he a remarkable lyricist, he’s also a high school English teacher, so…
Hello, and welcome to episode 170 of Adobe & Teardrops. If you haven’t listened before, don’t stress — I know there have been A LOT of episodes, but in the past it’s been more of an All Songs Considered-style podcast,…
There’s a reason Hadley Kennary walked away with a 2nd place trophy at the Telluride Troubadour competition. She’s got a helluva voice. Hailing from Nashville — for the moment — Kennary’s prepping her EP for later this year, with the…
Van Plating doesn’t pull any punches — not in her music or the way she approaches it. Rachel Hurley and I talked her up on Episode 167 of the podcast, but here she is in her own words. In these…
I feel like over the last few years, Americana had become a campy version of itself. After Jason and Chris and Margo’s success, a lot of people were (and still are) trying to make the pivot from pop to alt-country.…
Kasey Anderson and I talk a lot about a lot of things: namely, the Yankees and my fascination with giant hunk of meat Luke Voit, who should be off the IL any day now. Anderson just released (or re-released) his…
Orson’s Well was formed in 2000 by a group of actors at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, bringing together an eclectic combination of classic rock, blues, and vocal harmonies mixed with a modern style. Sponsored by Jagermeister, Orson’s Well developed a…