From sailor to singer, Lawrence Maxwell’s got a whole range of stories that are fit for country music. If nothing else, his voice is vintage country, as I’ve been writing for some time. Maxwell is prepping his third studio album,…
I was immediately struck by the mournful violins on Whiskey Bear’s new single “How We Go.” Based in Manila but hailing from many corners of the world, the contemplative nature of the band’s upcoming single stands in contradiction to the…
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.…