Category: Podcasts
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Episode 022 – Mandolin Orange
This lyric-driven Bluegrass outfit discusses the perils of booking their own shows, signing with Yep Roc, and the art of arranging a band around great songs. Read more
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Episode 021 – Steve Earle
The hardcore troubadour talks about his early days in Nashville as a staff writer, empathy as the essential goal of the songwriter, and gratitude for the job he loves. Read more
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Episode 020 – Josh Ritter
The troubadour from Idaho discusses getting his break in Ireland, early years of van touring in the States, and writing on an empty stomach. Read more
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Episode 019 – Pat Sansone of Wilco
The creative force behind The Autumn Defense and a longtime member of Wilco discusses growing up in a musical household, playing punk bars in the American south, and locking himself in the studio to get a song finished. Read more
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Episode 018 – Shakey Graves
Born and raised in Austin Texas, Alejandro Rose-Garcia is an internationally celebrated songwriter and performer. He sits down to discuss his upbringing in a theatrical household, learning to record on a shoestring, and walking away from a budding film career to dedicate himself to music. Read more
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Episode 017 – Matthew Logan Vasquez
The frontman for Delta Spirit and now a formidable solo artist talks about playing music in the church, pulling a full “Tony Clifton” at the Casbah in San Diego, and how fatherhood has informed his latest album. Read more
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Episode 016 – Robert Ellis
The Texas songwriter and bandleader discusses dropping out of high school to play music, his passion for idiosyncrasy when it comes to band members, and his regimented writing process. Read more
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Episode 015 – Heartless Bastards
Erika Wennerstrom, the creative force behind Heartless Bastards, discusses growing up in Dayton Ohio, signing to Fat Possum Records, and her techniques for bringing a song to life. Read more
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Episode 014 – Noah Gundersen
The Seattle-based songwriter talks about holding down dead-end jobs to continue playing music, the myth of the flighty artist, and the process for composing his upcoming album. Read more
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Episode 013 – Strand of Oaks
Timothy Showalter, the leader of this Philadelphia psych-rock-folk project, sits down to talk about growing up in small-town Indiana, how the radio shaped his sound, and learning how to maintain a private and public persona. Read more