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)
Release Date: 07/09/2021
NEW PROJECT: Rainbow Rodeo
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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 Americana genre has coincided with Novak coming out as non-binary. We talk about the album, Novak's coming out experience, and how they've trained their audience to adjust to a different sound. Subscribe to Rainbow Rodeo on , and learn about...
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Episode 189: Quittin' Time
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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 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 Music, and Dirt Reynolds for their suggestions. Here are all the places mentioned in the podcast: Miss my co-host Von? Check out his art at . 's my episode of One Hit History about Cowboy Mouth Track list: Paul Sanchez/Cowboy Mouth -- "Light It on Fire" (Word...
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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 ! 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)" (It's Dark Outside) Omer Netzer -- "Country Boy" (Single) Miriam Margles – “Kuma” (Rise Up) Mya Byrne -- "Inflatable Menorah" (Single) Elliah Heifetz -- "Living Proof" (First Generation American) Austin Lucas -- "Different Shade of Red"...
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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 and click the button twice, and subscribe to the zine for as little as $2 a year . You can hear me talk more about Cowboy Mouth on the brand new One-Hit History podcast! Foul-Weather Friend -- "Kristina's Last Song" (Fool's Gold) (2:40) Sad and French -- "Cheers to you" (Sad and French) (6:28) Zox -- "Leaving Me" (Take Me Home) (10:37) Cowboy Mouth -- "How Do You Tell Someone?" (Easy) (13:47) Two Cow Garage -- "Skinny...
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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 Hawk Harris, Stephanie Lambring, Doc Feldman, Maia Sh
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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 stamps. Also! I am fundraising for Never Again Action, a Jewish-led immigrant rights group. For every $100 we raise, I release a new song. Check out the videos that have already been posted and the donation link ....
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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 Sarah Aroeste -- “Las Kandelikas de la Fiesta” (Hanuka!) Nefesh Mountain -- “Hanukkah’s Flame” (Live From Levon Helm Studios) Debbie Friedman -- “Not By Might -- Not By Power” (Celebrate Hanukkah) Karen and the Sorrows -- “The Price of the Ticket” (The Narrow the Place) Ben Fisher -- “The Heavy Gates of Gaza” (Does the Land Remember Me?) Dana Sipos -- “Hoodoo” (The Astral Plane)...
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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 belong in Americana music. We discuss whether or not genres even need to matter, anyway, and we spin a list of empowering songs by Black women. Lilli Lewis - “A Healing Inside” (Americana) Sweet Honey in the Rock - Sitting On Top of the...
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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)” (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 --...
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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. 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) Next week’s topic: July Release Roundup Podcast intro by , music from Two Cow Garage’s “Stars & Gutters” Send me music via ! Get A&T gear and Rainbow Rodeo at the !...
info_outlineGrace 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”
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