Adobe & Teardrops highlights the best in alt-country and punk week after week. Hosted by Rachel Cholst of the long-running blog Adobe & Teardrops. In music we trust, in music we believe.
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Hello, Teardrops! In case you didn't know, I've started a whole new podcast called Rainbow Rodeo! This is the newest episode! Sylvia Rose Novak hates expecations. That's why they've torn down their Americana image and set stakes in the alt-rock world with their blistering album A Miss/A Masterpiece -- not coincidentally, breaking out of the America…
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Well, this is it: the very, very, last episode of Adobe & Teardrops. It's been a great 5-year run, but fear not! The blog will continue. In honor of Adobe & Teardrops' 10th anniversary, here's a super episode of the unsung heroes of Americana's development into a commercial genre with special thanks to Tucker Riggleman, Gabe di Chiara, Farce the Mu…
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Episode 188: Jewish Country Music -- Part Two! (Becky Warren, Nessi Gomes, Lily Henley, Tsibele, Omer Netzer, Miriam Margles, Mya Byrne, Elliah Heifetz, Austin Lucas, Aly Halpert)
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It's the second-to-last episode of Adobe & Teardrops, and Jewish country music won by popular demand! Read more about Mya Byrne here! Featuring: Becky Warren -- "Good Luck (You're Gonna Need It)" (The Sick Season) Nessi Gomes -- "As You Will (Hine Ani)" (Single) Lily Henley -- "Morena Me Llaman" (Single) Tsibele -- "Di Svet Shop (The Sweat Shop)" (…
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Episode 186: My Favorite Break-Up...Songs (w/ Foul-Weathered Friend, Sad and French, Zox, Cowboy Mouth, Two Cow Garage, Karen and the Sorrows, Austin Lucas, Whitney Houston)
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It's February, so it's time for some of my favorite break-up songs! Also, I started a queer country music e-mail newsletter called Rainbow Rodeo! You can subscribe for free here and click the button twice, and subscribe to the zine for as little as $2 a year here. You can hear me talk more about Cowboy Mouth on the brand new One-Hit History podcast…
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Episode 185: Adobe & Teardrops' 10th Anniversary and Top 10 of 2021 (John Moreland, The Sparklers, Two Cow Garage, NQ Arbuckle, Norma MacDonald, Anna Tivel, Karen and the Sorrows, Mariel Buckley, Jason ...
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Hey, gang. I got a little tied up with finals and never made a December episode for Adobe & Teardrops. That’s embarrassing, because December 8th is Adobe & Teardrops’ tenth anniversary! I begin with a an all-time top 10 countdown for the last 10 years of Adobe & Teardrops. Then, at the 42-minute mark, I do my top 10 of 2021. See below for time stam…
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Episode 184 -- Jewish Country Music (Sarah Aroeste, Nefesh Mountain, Debbie Friedman, Karen and the Sorrows, Ben Fisher, Dana Sipos, Rabbi Sandra Lawson, Deborah Stokol, Jeremiah Lockwood)
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Happy Hanukkah! (It begins on November 28th). Let's celebrate the season with a whole episode devoted to Jewish country music. If you want more, you can find two different playlists on www.adobeandteardrops.com Sarah Aroeste -- “Las Kandelikas de la Fiesta” (Hanuka!) Nefesh Mountain -- “Hanukkah’s Flame” (Live From Levon Helm Studios) Debbie Friedm…
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Episode 183 -- Empowering Black Women w/ Lilli Lewis, Sweet Honey in the Rock, Songs of Our Native Daughters, Toshi Reagon, Roberta Lea, Ruthie Foster, Crys Matthews, Nina Simone
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Welcome back, Teardrops! Feels good to have you all here. Adobe & Teardrops will now be a bi-monthly (every 2 weeks) podcast, and I’m so honored to have Lilli Lewis with me to re-inaugurate the show. Lewis is a veteran of the New Orleans music world and her new album, Americana, draws a line in the sand for anyone who think Black artists don’t belo…
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Episode 182: July Releases Featuring: Son Volt, Ryan Curtis, Yola, Tayls, Leon Bridges, Jeremy Squires, Jodi
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Big news! This is one of the LAST few episodes of Adobe & Teardrops! But you can hear me at Rosa and Rachel's Redwall Report! Also, you can write for Rainbow Rodeo, the first queer country music magazine! Apply here! This week, I dig into some of the best releases from the month of July. Son Volt -- “Diamonds and Cigarettes (feat. Laura Cantrell)” …
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Episode 181: Summer Flings -- Adam hooks and the Huckleberries; The Redhill Valleys; Emily Duff; Gabe Lee; The Only Sons; Ashley McBryde; Kate Vargas
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Summer's winding down so you gotta catch as catch can. Here are some of the best Americana songs around about summer flings and wanting more. Adam Hooks and the Huckleberries -- “Samantha (Bad News)” (So Far Gone) (01:46) The Redhill Valleys -- “Finish Line” (Single) (05:06) Emily Duff -- “Don’t Hang the Moon” (Razor Blade Smile) (10:37) Gabe Lee -…
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Episode 180: Papa, Don't Lay That Shit On Me w/ Grace Pettis (feat. Eurythmics, Aretha Franklin, Chicago Women's Liberation Rock Band, Allison Russell, Meg Christian, Shaniah Twain)
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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 really means. Here's that Spotify playlist of feminist country music that Grace and I mentioned. Learn more ab…
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Episode 179: Our America -- Featuring No-No Boy, Nana Grizol, Leyla McCalla, Hurray For the Riff Raff, The Highwomen, Two Cow Garage
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The second episode this week explores some of my favorite protest music -- just in time for the Fourth of July! You can read more about the No-No boys here. No-No Boy -- “Close Your Eyes and Dream of Flowers” (1975) (4:03) Nana Grizol -- “Plantation Country” (South Somewhere Else) (7:26) Leyla McCalla -- “Money is King” (Capitalist Blues) (12:24) H…
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Episode 178: June Music Roundup w/ Cory Branan, Angela Autumn, Von Bieker
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In this two-episode week, Rachel spins the best music released in June (that she hasn't already covered for Pride, at least.) She also talks a little bit about the survivor's guilt of seeing Cory Branan in concert. Cory Branan -- “Visiting Hours” (Adios) (2:02) Angela Autumn -- “God’s Green Earth” (Frontiers Woman) (5:42) Von Bieker -- “An Artist’s…
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Episode 177: INTERVIEW w/ Poet Anastasia Walker (feat. Johnny Cash, Tricia Black, Love, Fancy Hagood, Penelope Houston, Gary Cawker, Emily Davis and the Murder Police)
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In our final Pride episode, I speak with my friend, poet and writer Anastasia Walker. As we discuss, Anastasia and I met five years ago at our college reunion, and have kept in touch since. We talk about her upcoming book of poetry, The Girl Who Wasn’t And Is from bd-studios, and how the trans experience has changed and is changing across the gener…
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Juneteenth Pride w/ Terry Blade (Featuring: Crys Matthews, Allison Russell, Amythyst Kiah, Jett Holden, Brittany Howard)
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I’m honored to be joined by Terry Blade to celebrate Juneteenth and Pride! In this episode, Terry discuss his new single “Forward,” as well as his diverse influences and the BIPOC artists he resonates with. We also discuss the rapid corporatization of Juneteenth and how music media can best portray artists’ multiple identities. As always, learn abo…
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Episode 175: Rainbow Rodeo -- The Playlist! (Karen and the Sorrows, Justin Hiltner, Mya Byrne, Paisely Fields, Maya de Vitry, Bug Martin, Sarah Shook)
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I'm super excited about my latest project, the queer country zine Rainbow Rodeo! The articles are amazing and the thing looks great -- and that's all thanks to the artists featured in this episode -- as well as many more! In this episode, I preview the zine and play music by some of the zine's contributors. You can get your copy at www.rainbowrodeo…
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Episode 174: PRIDE with Adeem the Artist and songs by Chris Housman, McKain Lakey, Jessye DeSilva, Sam Armstrong Zickefoose, Cidny Bullens, Harper Grae, Austin Lucas
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Adeem the Artist and I picked some of our favorite new queer country songs to feature for Pride! Shortly after this interview, it was announced that Adeem will be opening for American Aquarium in the fall. I’m so stoked for them! Turns out that between the two of us, Adeem and I reviewed half the albums featured here, so check those out in the show…
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Episode 173: May Music Roundup feat. Travis Linville, Johno Roberts, Maia Sharp, Volk, Lindsay Ellyn, Robert Finley, Eddie 9-Volt
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Lots of great music came out on May! Let's round' em up! Read the transcript for this here. Album of the Month: Maia Sharp -- Mercy Rising Maia Sharp’s Mercy Rising. You’ll see what I mean when you listen to “You’ll Know Who Knows You.” This is a really sexy song, something that to me has an ineffably queer, nay, lesbian, aesthetic. The whole album…
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Episode 172 -- Baseball! w/ Kasey Anderson (feat. Todd Snider, Caroline Spence, Sam and Dave, Two Cow Garage, Ultramagnetic MCs, Vigilantes of Love)
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This week, Kasey Anderson and I shoot the breeze about baseball, why we like it, and our favorite songs about baseball. Where else will you find Sam & Dave and Todd Snider in the same place? Kasey Anderson -- “Older Guys” (Let the Bloody Moon Rise) (9:59) Todd Snider -- “America’s Favorite Pastime” (The Excitement Plan) (13:43) Caroline Spence -- “…
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Episode 171: Modern Honky Tonk w/ Charlie Marie, Soo Line Loons, Shootouts, Steel Woods, Fiver With the Atlantic School of Spontaneous Composition, Ashleigh Flynn & The Riveters
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Here's a lot of brand new music that SOUNDS old, because honky-tonk is forever. You can find the transcript here! Charlie Marie -- “Soul Train” (Ramble On) (3:44) Soo Line Loons -- “What They Don’t Tell You” (Soo Line Loons) (7:41) Shootouts -- “Rattlesnake Whiskey” (Bullseye) (11:47) Steel Woods -- “I Need You (feat. Ashley Monroe)” (All of Your S…
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Episode 170: Antiracist Country Music (feat. M Lockwood Porter, Karen and the Sorrows, Jason Isbell, The Skipperdees, Lee Bains III and the Glory Fires, Amy Ray)
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This week, I review some of my favorite anti-racist country songs -- and what anti-racism even means. And yes, it's meant to be this short! Read the transcript here. Links from the episode: The Spotify playlist this episode is based on My article in The Boot about the ACM Awards Redlining in Country Music: Representation in the Country Music Indust…
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Episode 169: Sara Jarosz, Doc Feldman and the Alt + Cntry + Delete, Two Cow Garage, Brittany Howard, Tim Montana, Cowboy Mouth, Adam Hooks and the Huckleberries, Lauren Jenkins, West of Texas, Brit Taylor ...
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This week's episode is the LAST episode in this format, where I spin some new tunes that I like. Moving forward, each episode will revolve around a certain theme! Album of the Week: Doc Feldman -- A Healthy Dose of Anxiety The first half of the album is a healthy dose of some anti-anxiety; this album is a bit of a left turn for Doc, veering away fr…
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Episode 168: Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band, DL Rossi, Under the Rocks, Veronique Medrano, Brightwire, Edwin, Lande Hekit, Blowboater, Max and the Martians, Jess McIntosh and Aaron Smith
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Read the episode transcript here! Rachel has some big personal news, which should explain why this episode is late! Plus, the best in Americana and queer punk. Album of the Week: Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band -- Dance Songs For Hard Times Anyone familiar with their work knows that the Big Damn Band does nothing but dance songs, but this time arou…
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Episode 167: Co-host Rachel Hurley w/ Zack Joseph, Zach Schmidt, Zachary Lucky, Twinnie, Sir Canyon, Van Plating
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In this episode, there are two Rachels, three Zachs, and three songs by country artists who eschew Nashville. Rachel Hurley is my co-pilot on this one! Rachel is the headmistress of Sweetheart PR and co-hosts the Music Rookie podcast. She talks about her impressive journey through the music industry before we gush about the music we love this week.…
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Episode 166: INTERVIEW w/ Mackenzie Shivers; Dallas Moore, I Can Lick Any Son of a Bitch in the House, The Roseline, The Blips, The District Attorneys, The Pollies, June Star, Ryan Barry Quintet, Jeremy ...
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Hi, everyone! Welcome to Episode 166! My brain is in vacation mode. I stayed in a ridiculous mcmansion. In this episode, we get into some brand new music, some crate-digging, and an interview with Mackenzie Shivers! Dallas Moore -- “Blue Jean Jesus” (The Rain) (2:21) I Can Lick Any Son Of a Bitch in the House -- “It Don’t Get Much Better Than This”…
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Episode 165: Elizabeth King, Cristina Vane, Kai Mata, Henry Conlon, Valerie June, Hope Dunbar, Scott Making Cents, Andrew Waite, al Riggs, Amina Shareef Ali, The Barker Brothers, Claire Kelly, Interview ...
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It’s episode 165 of Adobe & Teardrops! Thanks for sticking with me! Well, everything is coming up Rachel this week. I’ve been on spring break. I joined a fantasy baseball league. I joined a queer softball league. Opening day is in less than an hour as I record this. We might be moving into a 2-bedroom apartment in the same building. Oh yeah -- thin…
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Episode 164: Karen and the Sorrows, Sunny War, Esther Rose, The Wanted, Miko Marks, Josh Hoyer & Soul Colossal, Kris Angelis, The Armadillo Paradox, Chevel Shepherd, Dave Wilbert, One Way Traffic, DADA ...
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Hey, y’all! Welcome to episode 164 of Adobe & Teardrops! From now on, you can read the a transcript of the podcast on Adobe & Teardrops. My computer decided to pick a fight with me, so this one is super late and I won’t be doing an extended cut for Patreon subscribers cuz I just want to get this done. Sorry about that. Album of the Week Miko Marks’…
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Episode 163: Gabe Lee, Mercy Bell, Amina Shareef Ali, Morgan Wade, Rob Leines, Royal Horses, Sam C. Jones, Melissa Carper, Mandy Rowden, The Heels, Deadass Dobro, Schmekel, Janet Simpson, Samhain, Ontarians ...
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For a complete transcript of this episode, click here! New website, who dis? Adobe & Teardrops condemns the violence against AAPI women this past week. I played a set of AAPI Americana artists in solidarity, and to remind us that this impacts the Americana world as well. Album of the Week: Melissa Carper -- Daddy's Country Gold I also wrote this up…
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Episode 163: Vivian Leva, Riley Calcagno, Ontarians, Rosie Cima, Dirty Bird, Mac Leaphart, Semler, The Octobers, Fee Doyle, Lainey Wilson, Oh Susannah, Bill Mallonee, Adeem the Artist, Clark Naito
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I won the Self-Made Indie Podcaster Award for Best Female Host and Best Music Podcast! Thank you so much!!! I was super busy this week what with applying to grad school and learning how to be a social animal again! This week has some awesome music, so let’s get into it! Album of the Week: Semler -- Preacher’s Kid I don’t have Grace Baldridge’s expe…
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Episode 161: The Liverpool Fisherman, Kaiti Jones, Charles Ellsworth, The Prairie States, Amythyst Kiah, Pressgang Mutiny, Adeem the Artist, Maddisun, Eagle Rock Gospel Singers, Brittney Spencer, Elizabeth ...
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Arr, matey! Sling some skilly’n’duff and grab a tankard of October Ale, because this episode features a sea shanty by Brian Jacques, the author of my beloved Redwall books. Which, by the way, Rosa and I are going to make a podcast about it. Also, some of the best new Americana out this week! Album of the Week: Charles Ellsworth -- Honeysuckle Summe…
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Episode 160: Mando Saenz, Olivia Ellen Lloyd, Tommy Alexander, Mo Kenney, Sarah Petite, Ben Trickey, Jim's Not Dead, Embla and the Karidotters, Charlie Treat, Chris Pierce, Wild Earp, Amythyst Kiah, Casten ...
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Better late than never!!! Hey! Vote for me in the Self Made Indie Podcast Awards for Best Music Podcast, Best Female Host, and Best Patreon here! Voting ends on 2/28! Album of the Week: Ben Trickey -- We Are Not Lucky We Are Blessed Ben Trickey’s newest album, We Are Not Lucky We Are Blessed, is his finest effort to date. It’s making me do things I…
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Episode 159: Spencer Burton, Katarina Pejak, Brooke Brown, Katie Dahl, Sam Phelps, Casper Allen, Jeff Brown, Hailey Whitters, Greg Farley, John Paul Keith, Katy Kirby, Wet Leather, The Doubtfires, Oh Susannah ...
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I made some found poems out of the song titles! Hope you enjoy! Album of the Week: Casper Allen -- The Magnolia Sessions Casper Allen's got the perfect singing voice -- and his writing and playing aren't too far behind. This live recording, including some older songs and new songs that are being prepped for his solo debut, finds Allen at his rawest…
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Episode 158: Jutta Hipp, The Barlow, Hailey Whitters, Joel Schwelling, Beth Lee, Wolf Van Elfmand, Brent Funkhouser, John John Brown, Devil Love, NRCSSST, Dirty Streets, D'orjay the Singing Shaman, Scott ...
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It's the February 12th episode of this here thing, but we're not gonna do Valentine's Day. Bleh. Speaking of "bleh," why are people listing Morgan Wallen as a musical influence after this past week? You don't realize what that says about you? Or maybe you do... Also, Bella is a cuddle pirate. Album of the Week: The Barlow -- The Horseshoe Lounge Th…
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Episode 157: Sarah King, Drayton Farley, Have Gun Will Travel, Creekbed, D'Orjay the Singing Outlaw, Taylor Ackerman's Global Acid Reset, Leeann Skoda, baby chemist, MIINUTEMEN, Mary Halvorson, Willie ...
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Rachel is snow-blind and annoyed! So only one thing is new. But also, there’s lots of jazz, country, and rock in this week’s episode -- just a fun smorgasbord of everything! Album of the Week: Mary Halvorson -- Code Girl I don’t know enough about jazz to say anything educated about this album. But from the perspective of someone who’s into guitar-b…
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Episode 155: Tucker Riggleman and the Cheap Dates, King Commoner, Bubblewands, Leah and the Truth, Pony Bradshaw, Ghalia Volt, Hugh Phillips, Melissa Erin, Lilly Winwood, Saugeye, Eric Church, Nellen Dryden ...
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As always, this episode is PACKED with country, punk, blues, pretty much anything you want. Bella co-hosts, plus we get an interview with the delightful Bronte Fall! Album of the Week: Pony Bradshaw -- Calico Jim This album is rife with intensely passionate songwriting and a true sense of place. On Calico Jim, Pony Bradshaw explores the underbelly …
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Episode 155: Mike Meehan and the Lucky Ones, King of the Tramps, Brightwire, Bailey Bigger, Jim Knable & The Randy Bandits, Anna May, Greg Wheeler, Deadass Dobro, Roundeye, sock jock, Rat Tally, Uncle ...
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Mostly mellow vibes this week and a quick correction: I did, in fact, play King of the Tramps’ latest album on Episode 89 of Adobe & Teardrops, way back when. Mike Meehan and The Lucky Ones -- “Cross to Bear” (Freaks and Wonders) King of the Tramps -- “Death’s Door” (Wicked Mountain) Brightwire -- “Cracked Edges” (Cracked, Flawed, and Frayed) Baile…
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Episode 154: Cristina Vane, Uncle Ben's Remedy, Alison Self, Moon Mouth, Jason Anderson, Dazz & Brie, Jessye DeSilva, Dope Lemon, Jane McNealy, Hardened and Tempered, Old Joy, John Driskell Hopkins, Love ...
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This week’s episode is sponsored by the Choose Your Struggle podcast. Listen to real-life people share their struggles with addiction and mental health and #EndTheStigma today. Otherwise, not a whole lot going on -- just the usual blend of Americana, country, punk and funk! Album of the Week: Uncle Ben’s Remedy -- Easy Way to Here If you’re looking…
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Episode 153: Two Cow Garage, Dan Whitaker, Oklahoma Uprising, Jeremy Parsons, Donal Hinley, Strays Don't Sleep, Andrew Leahey & The Homestead, The Freight, Tibe d'Oro, Jackie Venson, Mic Harrison and the ...
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New year, new intro! This week is a fun grab-bag of singles and deep cuts from albums I enjoyed in 2020. In case you missed it, you can listen to my interview with Mike West on Into the Van! Two Cow Garage -- “History Now” (Brand New Flag) Dan Whitaker -- “Movin’ On With You” (Movin’ On With You) Oklahoma Uprising -- “Karma” (High Sign) Jeremy Pars…
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Episode 152: Top 10 of 2020 -- Kory Quinn, Maya de Vitry, Ben de la Cour, Juni Ata, Nana Grizol, Fern Maddie, Angelica Garcia, Jake Blount, Stephanie Lambring, Shameika Stepney, Fiona Apple
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Here it is -- my top 10 of 2020! There are probably a lot of people you’d expect me to have in my top 20, like John Moreland and American Aquarium. While those artists made huge strides in pushing their own boundaries, they just didn’t make as much of an emotional impact on me as the albums featured here. For me, top albums need to both push bounda…
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Episode 151: Top 20 of 2020 Pt. 1 -- Ashley McBryde, Possessed By Paul James, Brian Johannesen, Little Big Town, Lilly Hiatt, Paisley Fields, Samantha Crain, SG Goodman, Austin Lucas, Becky Warren
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There are probably a lot of people you’d expect me to have in my top 20, like John Moreland and American Aquarium. While those artists made huge strides in pushing their own boundaries, they just didn’t make as much of an emotional impact on me as the albums featured here. For me, top albums need to both push boundaries AND make me FEEL SOMETHING. …
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Episode 150: The Dennis Brothers, Brad Brooks, Tret Fure, Pillow Queen, Lucy Dacus, ghost Shirt, Karen and the Sorrows, Lee Bains III, Kelly Kneiser, Austin Lucas, Lydia Loveless, Robin
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This week, Rachel is joined by long-list twin Gabe DiChiara and her love Rosa Schneider! The trio talk yearning, unrequited love, and Elizabeth Warren (cw for Bernie or Bust bros: maybe skip the intro and go straight to the music.) This playlist was prompted by the Sappho poem “Deathless Aphrodite.” Rosa reads Anne Carson’s translation in her sexie…
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Episode 149: Roof Beams, Micah Bendigo, The 1984 Draft, J. Maceo, Tommy Atkins, Tret Fure, Pillow Queens, Koyt far dayn fardakht, Kurt Leege, Oskar Schonning, Odetta Holmes, Tanya Ransom, Posable Action ...
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This week we get into punk, country, jazz, women’s music...all of it, really. Apologies for the pop filter bumping against the mic -- I didn’t realize that was happening! Album of the Week: Roof Beams -- This Life Must Be Long I’ve enjoyed the Maryland-based Roof Beams’ brand of authentic folk rock for some time now. Speaking of time, the band had …
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Episode 148: Drift Mouth, Rowan Simmons, The January Lanterns, Scott Cook, Odetta Holmes, Adeem the Artist, Kingdom Jasmine, Elli Perry, George Shingleton, Jan Van Gold, Hillfolk, Terry Blade, Anthony ...
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Rachel still has Thanksgiving brain, but put together all the best in Americana, country, folk, and...classical music? Album of the Week: Adeem the Artist -- Forgotten Songs and American Dreams Adeem is a fellow contributor at Country Queer, but even if I didn’t know him to be a gentleperson and a scholar, I’d fall in love with his music. Funny, to…
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Episode 147 -- Holly Near, Chicks With Dip, Steven Blane, Megan and Shane, The Pollies, Juhan Ongbrian, Risa Kopp, Wild Earp, Becky Warren, Johno Leeroy, Martin and the Fall, Ryan Dunlap, Made of Stone ...
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We cut right to the chase this week with some of the finest Americana out there, plus an interview with Elli Perry about her incredible new song “Glynn County.” The song is only available on her site, and the proceeds go to YOUth Speak, a Glynn County-based youth group that is already making positive change in the wake of Ahmaud Arbury’s murder. Th…
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Episode 145: Jeannie C. Reilly, Local News Legend w/ Mary Wander, Michelle Billingsley, KIT, Nathan Graham, Graber Gryass, Meg and the Wheelers, Chantal Van T, Dan Whitaker, Beverly Glenn-Copeland, Kory ...
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Meg Williams is the founder of Harper Valley PR but, more importantly, she’s an advocate of the Chicago country scene. Meg backed Rainbow Rodeo, the first (known) queer country zine, so she’s joing us as a co-host today! Bella did not back the Rainbow Rodeo Kickstarter but she also had a lot to say during today’s episode. (She puked right after the…
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Episode 144: Mike West, The Belle Curves, Josh Beddis, Lizzy Lehman, Emma Jade, Oklahoma Uprising, Alex Tempest, wino-strut & Friends, Sarah Vista, Michael B Whit, Kings and Queens, Sonny Falls, Lonnie ...
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Rachel is joined by British Americana artist Mike West to share views on authenticity in country music, Dungeons & Dragons, and all there is to know about the British Americana scene. You can find Mike’s website here and follow him on Twitter at @mike333west or Instagram at @mike333west This week’s episode is sponsored by WYLD Gallery in Austin, TX…
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BONUS EPISODE: Interview w/ Austin Lucas
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Just in time for Election Day and right after the US, Austin Lucas and I talk vampires, politics, and overcoming entitlement -- all stemming from his beautiful new album Alive in the Hot Zone! Send me music via SubmitHub! Send me money via Ko-fi or Patreon. Find Rachel and her comic via https://linktr.ee/rachel.cholst…
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Episode 143: INTERVIEW w/ Sally and George; Magana, Pale Fire, Stephanie Lambring, Cam, Twin Solitaire, Strays Don't Sleep, Austin Lucas, Phillip-Michael Scales, Porkchop and the Fixins, Mike Blair and ...
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Adobe & Teardrops is huge in India? Also, in spite of all the tough stuff going on, there’s always room for interactions with adorable young people! Plus -- an interview with folk duo Sally and George! Don’t forget -- there’s more music on the site! Magana -- “Morning Person” (You Are Not a Morning Person) Pale Fire -- “King Salt” (Husbands) Stepha…
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Episode 142: Rachel Brooke, Robert Connely Farr, Nikki O'Neill, Matt Burke, White Rose Motor Oil, Stephanie Lambring, Raye Zaragoza, Stephie James, Monique DeBose, Black TarPoon, Ruby Mack, Clayton Ryan ...
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Of anniversaries, weird cakes, plot twists, and even weirder role-playing games. And baseball? It’s all here, even your new favorite Americana artists! Huge thanks to Podcorn for sponsoring this episode. Explore sponsorship opportunities and start monetizing your podcast by signing up here: https://podcorn.com/podcasters/ Album of the Week: Stephan…
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Episode 141: Natalie Schlabs, CF Watkins, WRENN, Gim Kordon, Jerry Castle, William Elliott Whitmore, Jonas Friddle, Proud Country, Hayeden Leenhouts, Mink's Maracle Medicine, DEAD NETTLES, Will Hawkins ...
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It’s episode 141 and Rachel has the sensitivity of a Victorian lady. Also, great music from fabulous people. MAKE SURE YOU CHECK OUT COUNTRY SOUL SONGBOOK THIS WEEKEND! Album of the Week: CF Watkins -- Babygirl CF Watkins has found that sweet spot between pop and Americana -- a brass ring that many recent artists have shot at and missed the mark. I…
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