INTERVIEW: Queer Artist Jenny Parrott Doesn’t Need a Seat At Your Table
The bathroom at the Hole In The Wall club in Austin, Texas is the setting for the self-directed “I Thought” video by Jenny Parrott. “The bathroom there is like a character,” Parrott says. “A place where women, femmes and non-binary…
HEY! LISTEN: Sixteen Jackies Go Through “The Motions,” But They’re Not Happy About It
Sixteen Jackies have been lurking in the basement of Philadelphia since early 2016 building a sound that while often nostalgic, defies easy categorization. By setting the intimate details of singer Jody DeMarco’s singularly queer experience against a soundscape which takes…
HEY! LISTEN: Hayden Haddock Has Dreams, Not Ready to “Wind It Down”
Red dirt artist Hayden Haddock is blazing a path on the country scene. The Texas A&M senior clocks more than 150 tour dates a year and has recently opened for artists including Randall King, Steve Wariner, Kevin Fowler, Casey Donahew,…
HEY! LISTEN: Lawrence Maxwell Wants to See the “Better You”
Lawrence Maxwell hails from Prince Edward Island, but his music sounds like it’s straight from Nashville. Well, maybe that’s not quite true. You see, Maxwell has found the sweet spot between sophisticated pop production and a driving rock sound that…
HEY! LISTEN: Paige Shannon Combines Country and Linkin Park on “The Deep End”
Dreamy, gritty, and visceral, the music of singer/songwriter Paige Shannon brings Americana and folk-tinged flare to today’s country-pop landscape. Born and raised in Los Angeles, Paige began playing guitar and writing songs at age 12, self-releasing an EP by 13.…