Grace Pettis and I celebrate her phenomenal album, Working Woman, by trading feminist country and roots music. We also discuss how Grace uses her platform to benefit people who are marginalized in the music industry, and what being a woman…
Singer-songwriter Dan Whitaker’s music defies easy assumptions, moving from dark ballads to intricate country jazz instrumentals to character-driven stories set on the road and in honky-tonks. Since the mid-‘80s he has created independent original music in Chicago and the Midwest…
It’s hard to imagine anyone being as scandalized by rock’n’roll as, say, “Montero.” But with Hamilton, Ontario’s The Redhill Valleys new single “Finish Line,” you’ll find yourself gyrating your hips along to the thundering bassline. The cleverly placed guitar bends…
Forest Grove Outlaws, a self-described scuzz rock band out of the Pacific Northwest, probably has more to owe to Americana. But, like, the down-and-dirty kind of Americana that made me want to start this blog ten years ago. On “Damned…
Hi, there, Teardrops, and happy fourth! I’m going camping this weekend but the weather looks like it’s gonna be garbage! I sure can’t wait! Before we go any further, remember that you can always find a transcript for this episode…