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)” (Electro Melodier) (2:56) Ryan Curtis -- “She Said” (Rust Belt Broken Heart) (6:48) Yola -- "Dancing Away in Tears” (Stand For Myself) (11:09) Tayls -- “Like a Dog” (Have You Ever? I’ve Always) (14:51) Leon Bridges -- “Motorbike” (Gold-Diggers Sound) (20:13) Jeremy Squires -- “Diminish” (Unravel) (23:54) Jodi -- “Get Back” (Blue Heron) (29:15) Next week’s topic: Winding Down Podcast intro by Alma Contra, music from Two Cow Garage’s “Stars & Gutters” Send me music via SubmitHub!  Get A&T gear and Rainbow Rodeo at the merch page! Send me money via Ko-fi or Patreon. Find Rachel and her comic via https://linktr.ee/rachel.cholst  

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Episode 182: July Releases Featuring: Son Volt, Ryan Curtis, Yola, Tayls, Leon Bridges, Jeremy Squires, Jodi

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 -- “Heartbreaker’s Smile” (Honky Tonk Hell) (15:34) The Only Sons -- “Been Gone” (Steel Hearts) (21:14) Ashley McBryde -- “One Night Standard” (Never Will) (23:33) Kate Vargas -- “Honeydripper” (Rumpopo) (28:43) Next week’s topic: July Release Roundup Podcast intro by Alma Contra, music from Two Cow Garage’s “Stars & Gutters” Send me music via SubmitHub!  Get A&T gear and Rainbow Rodeo at the merch page! Send me money via Ko-fi or Patreon. Find Rachel and her comic via https://linktr.ee/rachel.cholst

Episode 181: Summer Flings -- Adam hooks and the Huckleberries; The Redhill Valleys; Emily Duff; Gabe Lee; The Only Sons; Ashley McBryde; Kate Vargas

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 about Meg Christian on Making Gay History. Grace Pettis -- “Any Kind of Girl” (Working Woman) (7:17) Eurythmics/Aretha Franklin -- “Sisters Are Doing It for Themselves” (11:26) Chicago Women’s Liberation Rock Band -- “Papa, Don’t Lay That Shit on Me” (Papa, Don't Lay That Shit On Me) (18:22) Allison Russell -- “Persephone” (Outside Child) (21:03) Meg Christian -- “Ode to My Gym Teacher” (31:06) Shaniah Twain -- “Man, I Feel Like a Woman” (38:56)   Next week’s topic: Interview w/ Reggie Harris Podcast intro by Alma Contra, music from Two Cow Garage’s “Stars & Gutters” Send me music via SubmitHub!  Get A&T gear and Rainbow Rodeo at the merch page! Send me money via Ko-fi or Patreon. Find Rachel and her comic via https://linktr.ee/rachel.cholst

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)

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) Hurray For the Riff Raff -- “Rican Beach” (The Navigator) (15:17) Highwomen -- “Crowded Table” (The Highwomen) (20:46) Two Cow Garage -- “Brand New Flag” (Brand New Flag) (24:35) Next week’s topic: Papa, Don’t Lay That Shit On Me with Grace Pettis Podcast intro by Alma Contra, music from Two Cow Garage’s “Stars & Gutters” Send me music via SubmitHub!  Get A&T gear and Rainbow Rodeo at the merch page! Send me money via Ko-fi or Patreon. Find Rachel and her comic via https://linktr.ee/rachel.cholst

Episode 179: Our America -- Featuring No-No Boy, Nana Grizol, Leyla McCalla, Hurray For the Riff Raff, The Highwomen, Two Cow Garage

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 Life” (Long For This World) (9:10) Sleater-Kinney -- “Method” (Path of Wellness) (15:56) Dana Sipos -- “Greenbelt” (The Astral Plane) (20:15) K.C. Jones -- “Queen of the In Between” (Queen of the In Between) (26:45) Lara Hope and the Ark-Tones -- “Some Advice” (Here to Tell the Tale) (31:22) Cory Grinder and the Playboy Scouts -- “Honky Tonkin’ Beauty Supreme” (Honky Tonkin’ Beauty Supreme) (34:21) Jeremy James Meyer -- “That’s OK” (Alive & OK) (37:35) Sara Milonovich - “Two Dollar Town” (Northeast) (43:41) Friday’s topic: Our America Podcast intro by Alma Contra, music from Two Cow Garage’s “Stars & Gutters” Send me music via SubmitHub!  Get A&T gear and Rainbow Rodeo at the merch page! Send me money via Ko-fi or Patreon. Find Rachel and her comic via https://linktr.ee/rachel.cholst  

Episode 178: June Music Roundup w/ Cory Branan, Angela Autumn, Von Bieker

 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 generations that bridge the two of this. Also, a trans analysis of “Long Black Veil.” After our recording, Anastasia fleshed her thoughts out on her blog. Johnny Cash - The Long Black Veil (At Folsom Prison) (14:12) Tricia Black -- “Not 1 of the Boys” (YouTube) (18:02) Love -- “Alone Again Or” (Forever Changes) (34:37) Fancy Hagood -- “Forest” (Southern Curiosity) (37:50) Penelope Houston - Talking with You (Birdboys) (49:23) Gary Cawker - "I Want You (to be My Man)" (The Sleep of Reason) (52:59) Emily Davis and the Murder Police -- “Bloodlines” (Never a Moment Alone) (61:21) Next week’s topic: June Music Roundup Podcast intro by Alma Contra, music from Two Cow Garage’s “Stars & Gutters”   Send me music via SubmitHub!   Get A&T gear and Rainbow Rodeo at the merch page!   Send me money via Ko-fi or Patreon. Find Rachel and her comic via https://linktr.ee/rachel.cholst 

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)

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 about more music and episode transcripts at AdobeAndTeardrops.com Terry Blade -- “Forward” (Single) (11:47) Crys Matthews - “Prodigal Son” (Changemakers) (14:18) Allison Russell - “Persephone” (Outside Child) (22:34) Amythyst Kiah - “Wild Turkey” (Wary + Strange) (26:51) Jett Holden -- “Taxidermy” (Single) (47:42) Brittany Howard - “Stay High” (Jaime) (64:48) Podcast intro by Alma Contra, music from Two Cow Garage’s “Stars & Gutters” Send me music via SubmitHub!  Get A&T gear and Rainbow Rodeo at the merch page! Send me money via Ko-fi or Patreon. Find Rachel and her comic via https://linktr.ee/rachel.cholst

Juneteenth Pride w/ Terry Blade (Featuring: Crys Matthews, Allison Russell, Amythyst Kiah, Jett Holden, Brittany Howard)

  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.rainbowrodeozine.com Karen and the Sorrows -- “You’re My Country Music” (Guaranteed Broken Heart) (3:03) Justin Hiltner -- “Silver Dagger” (Single) (7:17) Mya Byrne and Paisley Fields -- “Stay Away From My Man” (Electric Park Ballroom) (12:25) Maya de Vitry -- “Better and Better” (How to Break a Fall) (14:28) Bug Martin -- “Just For the Hell of It” (All That Is And What Ain’t) (19:22) Sarah Shook -- “Fuck Up” (Sidelong) (22:16) Next week’s topic: Juneteenth Pride With Terry Blade Read the episode transcript at AdobeandTeardrops.com Podcast intro by Alma Contra, music from Two Cow Garage’s “Stars & Gutters” Send me music via SubmitHub! Get A&T gear and Rainbow Rodeo at the merch page! Send me money via Ko-fi or Patreon. Find Rachel and her comic via https://linktr.ee/rachel.cholst  

Episode 175: Rainbow Rodeo -- The Playlist! (Karen and the Sorrows, Justin Hiltner, Mya Byrne, Paisely Fields, Maya de Vitry, Bug Martin, Sarah Shook)

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 notes. Also, Country Queer is raising funds so their writers (like me and Adeem) can get paid! Sign up for their Patreon here! Quite a few (non-sexual) adult words in these songs, so heads-up if you’re listening on speakers. Adeem the Artist -- “I Never Came Out” (Cast Iron Pansexual) (8:23) Chris Housman -- “Blue Neck” (Single) (12:25)  McKain Lakey -- “Queer AF” (Somewhere) (22:15) Jessye DeSilva -- “Queen of the Backyard” (hover) (26:03) Sam Armstrong Zickefoose -- “Heart of Mine” (Spark In Your Smile) (34:01)  Cidny Bullens -- “Walkin’ Through This World” (Walkin’ Through This World) (37:19) Harper Grae -- “Caviar and Bars” (Single) (51:08) Austin Lucas -- “Drive” (Alive in the Hot Zone) (54:23) Next week’s topic: Juneteenth Pride w/ Terry Blade   Podcast intro by Alma Contra, music from Two Cow Garage’s “Stars & Gutters” Send me music via SubmitHub! Send me money via Ko-fi or Patreon. Find Rachel and her comic via https://linktr.ee/rachel.cholst

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

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 is incredible; a sort of Neil Young influence, yes, but so confident and experimental and uniquely Sharp’s. Travis Linville -- “See You Around” (I’m Still Here) (3:41) Johno Roberts -- “Reflections of Me” (Single) (6:58) Maia Sharp -- “You’ll Know Who Knows You” (Mercy Rising) (10:50) Volk -- “I Fed Animals” (Cashville) (14:50) Lindsay Ellyn -- “Pieces of Things” (Queen of Nothing) (19:16) Robert Finley -- “My Story” (Sharecropper’s Son) (23:16) Eddie 9-Volt -- “3 AM in Chicago” (Little Black Flies) (28:17) Next week’s topic: Queer Pride! w/ Adeem the Artist Podcast intro by Alma Contra, music from Two Cow Garage’s “Stars & Gutters” Send me music via SubmitHub! Send me money via Ko-fi or Patreon. Find Rachel and her comic via https://linktr.ee/rachel.cholst

Episode 173: May Music Roundup feat. Travis Linville, Johno Roberts, Maia Sharp, Volk, Lindsay Ellyn, Robert Finley, Eddie 9-Volt

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 -- “Softball” (Spades & Roses) (23:57) Sam & Dave -- “Knock It Out of the Park” (Sweat ‘n’ Soul) (28:18) Two Cow Garage -- “Movies” (Brand New Flag) (32:15) Ultramagnetic MCs -- “The Saga of Dandy, the Devil, and the Day” (The Four Horsemen) (35:24) Vigilantes of Love -- “You Give It All Your Heart” (Live at the Be Here Now 2000-04-14) (51:04) Next week’s topic: May Music Roundup Podcast intro by Alma Contra, music from Two Cow Garage’s “Stars & Gutters” Send me music via SubmitHub! Send me money via Ko-fi or Patreon. Find Rachel and her comic via https://linktr.ee/rachel.cholst  

Episode 172 -- Baseball! w/ Kasey Anderson (feat. Todd Snider, Caroline Spence, Sam and Dave, Two Cow Garage, Ultramagnetic MCs, Vigilantes of Love)

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 Stones) (14:52) Fiver With the Atlantic School of Spontaneous Composition -- “Yeah But Uhh Hey” (Fiver With the Atlantic School of Spontaneous Composition) (23:50) Ashleigh Flynn and the Riveters -- “Deep River Hollow” (Live From the Blue Moon) (29:46) Next week’s topic: Baseball! w/ Kasey Anderson Podcast intro by Alma Contra, music from Two Cow Garage’s “Stars & Gutters” Send me music via SubmitHub! Send me money via Ko-fi or Patreon. Find Rachel and her comic via https://linktr.ee/rachel.cholst  

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

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 Industry (2000 - 2020) 2016 interview w/ M Lockwood Porter Country Music Against White Supremacy and the #ChangeCountry Pledge Donate to the Color My Country Grant Tracks played: M. Lockwood Porter -- “Charleston” (How to Dream Again) Karen and the Sorrows -- “The Price of the Ticket” (The Narrow Place) Jason Isbell -- “White Man’s World” (The Nashville Sound) The Skipperdees -- “Sins of the Father” (The SkipperdeEP) Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires -- “Whitewash” (Live at the Nick) Amy Ray -- “Didn’t Know a Damn Thing” (Holler) Next week’s topic: Contemporary Classics -- brand new music with a vintage feel Podcast intro by Alma Contra, music from Two Cow Garage’s “Stars & Gutters” Send me music via SubmitHub! Send me money via Ko-fi or Patreon. Find Rachel and her comic via https://linktr.ee/rachel.cholst

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)

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 from heartland rock and ploughing full-speed ahead into 70s-style Southern rock, like we heard on “Let Me Love You.” But Doc doesn’t make things simple. Even with that easy ridin’ music, these lyrics are gorgeous and thoughtful. Meanwhile, “Heavy Edges,” where the album gets its title from, is an almost chamber pop jeremiad about living in late-stage capitalism: one that would do Two Cow Garage proud. This is on my album of the year list to revisit in December.   Sarah Jarosz -- “Johnny” (World On the Ground) (1:57) Doc Feldman -- “Let Me Love You” (A Healthy Dose of Anxiety)(5:57) Two Cow Garage -- “Death of the Self-Preservation Society” (Death of the Self-Preservation Society) (12:15) Brittany Howard -- “13th Century Metal” (Jaime) (15:44)   Tim Montana -- “River Kids” (Long Shots) (22:51)   Cowboy Mouth -- “Walk Among the Angels” (Word of Mouth) (26:21) Adam Hooks and the Huckleberries -- “Brown County Blues” (So Far Gone) (29:26) Lauren Jenkins -- “Like You Found Me” (Single) (33:44) West of Texas -- “Darlin’ How You’ve Changed” (Heartache, Hangovers, and Honky Tonks) (39:37) Brit Taylor -- “Waking Up Ain’t Easy” (Waking Up Ain’t Easy) (43:14) Veronique Medrano -- “Wasted Days” (Single) (46:35) Darrin Bradbury -- “Deanna, Deanna” (Single) (51:50) Next week’s topic: Anti-Racist Country Music Podcast intro by Alma Contra, music from Two Cow Garage’s “Stars & Gutters” Send me music via SubmitHub! Send me money via Ko-fi or Patreon. Find Rachel and her comic via https://linktr.ee/rachel.cholst

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, Veronique Medrano, Darrin Bradbury

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 around the trio is playing with as much urgency as fun. Regardless of the events of 2020, there's always hard times for people somewhere, and there've been plenty of hard times since 2016. The reverend and his revelers take the blues to an elemental level, one where venting about difficulties takes as much pride of place as having fun. Rev. Peyton’s Big Damn Band -- “Ways and Means” (Dance Songs for Hard Times) (3:01) DL Rossi -- “Whiskey” (Lonesome Kind) (6:39) Under the Rocks -- “Palm of Your Hand” (Single) (10:17) Veronique Medrano -- “Wasted Days” (Single) (16:49)  Brightwire -- “Tears Through the Sunshine” (20:41)  Edwin -- “Face in Chrome” (West) (23:53) Lande Hekt -- “December” (Going to Hell) (28:39) Blowboater - "clever weather" (Blowboater) (31:37) Max and the Martians -- “Death Dance” (All The Same) (35:56) Jess McIntosh and Aaron Smith -- “Dinah” (Jess McIntiosh and Aaron Smith) (40:15) Next Week’s Topic: Final Grab-Bag! Podcast intro by Alma Contra, music from Two Cow Garage’s “Stars & Gutters” Send me music via SubmitHub! Send me money via Ko-fi or Patreon. Find Rachel and her comic via https://linktr.ee/rachel.cholst

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

Adobe & Teardrops highlights the best in alt-country and punk week after week. Hosted by Rachel Cholst of the long-running blog Adobe & Teardrops, the show will highlight the kind of music that gets you through the tough times and buoys you through the good ones. In music we trust. (To learn more about the podcast and read long-form reviews of the albums featured, head to www.adobeandteardrops.com)

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