Adobe & Teardrops: Patreon Edition

I didn’t have much to say this week, so we went straight into some excellent soul, indie rock, and Southern rock.Note: I forgot to mention that Adia Victoria is also singing on "Mississippi Goddamn!"Album of the Week -- Kelsey Waldon, They’ll Never Keep us DownEveryone and their mom is doing cover albums -- who feels like writing right now? I mean, come on. But it also shows that some songs are eternal. On this EP, Waldon teams up with some of Nashville’s best to cover some of our nation’s finest protest music. The classics are classics, so I won’t say that Waldon has improved on any of these songs, but she and her band have certainly breathed new urgency into them. Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar -- “Meet Me in the Morning” (The Reckless One) Partner -- “Big Gay Hands” (Never Give Up) Stillblue -- “Kick to the Chest” (Single) Made of Stone -- “The End” (Single) John Calvin Abney -- “Tokyo City Rain” (Familiar Ground) Josh King -- “Give Up on Love” (The Shed) The Dustbowl Daddies -- “Oh Little Fire, Oh Little Light of Wisdom” (Single) Cassie Noble -- “So Like Me” (Single) Kelsey Waldon -- “Mississippi Goddamn (feat. Adia Victoria and Kyshona)” (They’ll Never Keep us Down) Ward Davis -- “Get to Work Whiskey” (Black Cats and Crows) Charles Ellsworth -- “Blessed” (Single) Alex Culbreth -- “The Midnight Oil” (Rotgut Coffeepot Lovesick Blues) Rett Madison -- “Kerosene” (Single)Send me music via SubmitHub! Send me money via Ko-fi or Patreon. Find Rachel and her comic via https://linktr.ee/rachel.cholst

I didn’t have much to say this week, so we went straight into some excellent soul, indie rock, and Southern rock.Note: I forgot to mention that Adia Victoria is also singing on "Mississippi Goddamn!"Album of the Week -- Kelsey Waldon, They’ll Never Keep us DownEveryone and their mom is doing cover albums -- who feels like writing right now? I mean, come on. But it also shows that some songs are eternal. On this EP, Waldon teams up with some of Nashville’s best to cover some of our nation’s finest protest music. The classics are classics, so I won’t say that Waldon has improved on any of these songs, but she and her band have certainly breathed new urgency into them. Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar -- “Meet Me in the Morning” AND “One Heartbreak” (The Reckless One) Partner -- “Big Gay Hands” AND “Rock Is My Rock” (Never Give Up) Stillblue -- “Kick to the Chest” (Single) Made of Stone -- “The End” (Single) John Calvin Abney -- “Tokyo City Rain” AND “Evening Tide” (Familiar Ground) Josh King -- “Give Up on Love” AND “On My Own” (The Shed) The Dustbowl Daddies -- “Oh Little Fire, Oh Little Light of Wisdom” (Single) Cassie Noble -- “So Like Me” (Single) Kelsey Waldon -- “Mississippi Goddamn (feat. Adia Victoria and Kyshona)” AND “Ohio” (They’ll Never Keep us Down) Ward Davis -- “Get to Work Whiskey” AND “Black Cats and Crows” (Black Cats and Crows) Charles Ellsworth -- “Blessed” (Single) Alex Culbreth -- “The Midnight Oil” (Rotgut Coffeepot Lovesick Blues) Rett Madison -- “Kerosene” (Single)Send me music via SubmitHub! Send me money via Ko-fi or Patreon. Find Rachel and her comic via https://linktr.ee/rachel.cholst

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 recording, so that may be why.) Jeannie C. Reilly -- “Harper Valley PTA” Local News Legend w/ Mary Wander -- “Relationship Anarchy” (No Boyfriend November) Michelle Billingsley -- “Portia” (Not the Marrying Kind) KIT -- “Good Guy” AND “Stranger” (KIT) Nathan Graham -- “Fake Friends” (Saint of Second Chances) Graber Gryass -- “Devil’s Got Your Name” (Late Bloom) Meg and the Wheelers -- “Getting Over Him” (Bar in the Divorce) Chantal Van T -- “Nicalochan” (Nicalochan) Dan Whitaker -- “A Man and His Age” (Moving on With You) Beverly Glenn-Copeland -- “Ever New” (Transmissions: The Music of Beverly Glenn-Copeland) Kory Quinn -- “Thief and a Liar” (Home of the Brave) Bad Flamingo -- “Bottom Shelf Gin” (Single) James Hand -- “In the Corner, By the Table, at the Jukebox” (The Truth Will Set You Free)

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 recording, so that may be why.) Jeannie C. Reilly -- “Harper Valley PTA” Local News Legend w/ Mary Wander -- “Relationship Anarchy” AND “Tiffany” (No Boyfriend November) Michelle Billingsley -- “Portia” (Not the Marrying Kind) KIT -- “Good Guy” AND “Stranger” (KIT) Nathan Graham -- “Fake Friends” (Saint of Second Chances) Graber Gryass -- “Devil’s Got Your Name” AND “Wind That Shakes the Cotton” (Late Bloom) Meg and the Wheelers -- “Getting Over Him” (Bar in the Divorce) Chantal Van T -- “Nicalochan” (Nicalochan) Dan Whitaker -- “A Man and His Age” (Moving on With You) Beverly Glenn-Copeland -- “Ever New” AND “This Side of Grace” (Transmissions: The Music of Beverly Glenn-Copeland) Kory Quinn -- “Thief and a Liar” AND “As Every Breath Was His Last” (Home of the Brave) Bad Flamingo -- “Bottom Shelf Gin” (Single) James Hand -- “In the Corner, By the Table, at the Jukebox” (The Truth Will Set You Free)

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 Mike West -- “Rock Ferry” (Single) The Belle Curves -- “Greener Pastures” (2020)  Josh Beddis -- “The Old House” (One For Sorrow) Lizzy Lehman -- “Summer Song” (A Place I Know You’ll Love) Emma Jade -- “One Horse Town” (Older Now) Oklahoma Uprising -- “High Sign” (High Sign)  Alex Tempest -- “Can’t Change Me” (Single) wino-strut & Friends -- “Natural Home” (Bloodsicle) Sarah Vista -- “I Wish You Hell” (Killing Fever) Michael B Whit -- “Not in Kansas” (Single) Kings and Queens -- “The King of Salem” (The King of Salem) Sonny Falls -- “Filling in the Blanks” (All That Has Come Apart/Once Did Not Exist) Lonnie Holley -- “Like Hell Broke Away” (National Freedom) 

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 seen.You can find Mike’s website here and follow him on Twitter at @mike333west or Instagram at @mike333west Mike West -- “Rock Ferry” (Single) The Belle Curves -- “Greener Pastures” AND “Waltzing Will” (2020) (e-mail) Josh Beddis -- “The Old House” (One For Sorrow) Lizzy Lehman -- “Summer Song” AND “Stars” (A Place I Know You’ll Love) Emma Jade -- “One Horse Town” (Older Now) Oklahoma Uprising -- “High Sign” and “Nature of the Beast” (High Sign) (SH) Alex Tempest -- “Can’t Change Me” (Single) wino-strut & Friends -- “Natural Home” AND “Number 13” (Bloodsicle) Sarah Vista -- “I Wish You Hell” (Killing Fever) Michael B Whit -- “Not in Kansas” (Single) (SH -- youtube link) Kings and Queens -- “The King of Salem” (The King of Salem) Sonny Falls -- “Filling in the Blanks” AND “Roses Rotting In Your Glass” (All That Has Come Apart/Once Did Not Exist) Lonnie Holley -- “Like Hell Broke Aw

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!

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) Stephanie Lambring -- “Pretty” (Autonomy) Cam -- “Til There’s Nothing Left” (The Otherside) Twin Solitaire -- “Not My City” (Fearless and Young) Strays Don’t Sleep -- “Couldn’t Be Happier” (A Short Film For a Long Story) Austin Lucas -- “Cry Over” (Alive in the Hot Zone!) Phillip-Michael Scales -- “Tell Me How I Sound” (Single) Porkchop and the Fixins -- “The Moon” (Single) Mike Blair and the Stonewalls -- “Sleepin Sundays” (Single) Jesse Jams and the Flams -- “You Don’t Know Crazy” (You Don’t Know Crazy) Jeremy Parsons -- “Lillian” (Single) Mae Krell -- “wash” (Single) Will Overman -- “Little Things” (Single) INTERVIEW: Sally & George“Fish For Free” (Take You On a Ride)“Listen Sister” (Take You On a Ride)Take You on a Ride is out on October 30thSend me music via SubmitHub! Send me money via Ko-fi or Patreon. Find Rachel and her comic via https://linktr.ee/rachel.cholst

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” AND “Face In a Locket” (You Are Not a Morning Person) Pale Fire -- “King Salt” AND “Husbands” (Husbands) Stephanie Lambring -- “Pretty” (Autonomy) Cam -- “Til There’s Nothing Left” AND “Diane” (The Otherside) Twin Solitaire -- “Not My City” (Fearless and Young) Strays Don’t Sleep -- “Couldn’t Be Happier” (A Short Film For a Long Story) Austin Lucas -- “Cry Over” AND “American Pyre” (Alive in the Hot Zone!) Phillip-Michael Scales -- “Tell Me How I Sound” (Single) Porkchop and the Fixins -- “The Moon” (Single) Mike Blair and the Stonewalls -- “Sleepin Sundays” (Single) Jesse Jams and the Flams -- “You Don’t Know Crazy” AND “I’m Drawing a Blank” (You Don’t Know Crazy) Jeremy Parsons -- “Lillian” (Single) Mae Krell -- “wash” (Single) Will Overman -- “Little Things” (Single) INTERVIEW: Sally & George “Fish For Free” (Take You On a Ride) “Listen Sister” (Take You On a Ride) Take You on a Ride is out on October 30thSend me music via SubmitHub! Send me money via Ko-fi or Patreon. Find Rachel and her comic via https://linktr.ee/rachel.cholst