Elizabeth Wyld is a NYC-based singer and songwriter from rural Virginia. Two years ago she was suffering from a paralyzed vocal cord that left her unable to sing and speak for half a year. During this period of silence, she took to writing songs and since she recovered, she has been singing and playing her indie-folk tunes all over New York City and throughout the east coast. Elizabeth has previously played an NYAC show and is back to tell us about her latest release "Child". She will be releasi...
Jan 30, 2019•23 min•Season 1Ep. 15
There is a new wave of Conscious Music crashing into our hearts and minds. Jessie Standafer is a making those waves. A musical activist, Jessie uses her songwriting to ignite more peace, love, connection, & acceptance on the planet. By returning to the roots of pop music, she uses music to engage in a collective conversation about social issues and ways we can together make the world a better place. Jessie joins us to talk about her song 'Choose Must' and what it's like being an LGBTQ artist...
Jan 23, 2019•27 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Pegged as one of Rolling Stone Magazine's top 10 artists to check out in country this November, Rachel Baiman is definitely a star on the rise. We discuss her musical journey from fiddle player to singer-songwriter, being backlisted, and how she co-wrote her song 'Times Like These' which we play in full in the episode. www.rachelbaiman.com
Dec 19, 2018•28 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Former New Yorker and now Nashville-based Meaghan Farrell joins us on the show to talk about tacos, co-writing and representation of female artists and songwriters in country music. She also tells us about her anthemic song 'Long Shot'. www.meaghanfarrell.com IG: @meaghanfarrell
Dec 12, 2018•27 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Hot off the heels of two new singles and an appearance on USA’s new TV show Real Country, country/pop/soul singer-songwriter Micah Woods tells us how he was spotted playing a gig in Brooklyn by Shania Twain which has led to his appearance on new show Real Country, he also discusses his new song ‘Love Like That’ and what it’s like to be an out gay man in the country music industry. micahtwoods.com
Dec 05, 2018•27 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Critically acclaimed folk singer Chris Pureka joins us ahead of her US tour to discuss her song ‘Holy’, why she left NYC and what she loves about being an independent artist having started her own label Sad Rabbit Records. Chris Pureka is a Portland-based singer-songwriter whose body of work has resonated deeply with these seemingly disparate milieus. Her bold vulnerability in processing the intimacies of her life in song has long appealed to those listeners who crave authenticity. Now, five yea...
Nov 27, 2018•25 min•Season 1Ep. 10
New York americana singer-songwriter Stephen Babcock talks to us about his song ‘5a’ from his latest full length studio album release ‘Fiction’, how his writing process has evolved and his upcoming release and East coast US tour. www.stephenbabcockmusic.com
Nov 19, 2018•28 min•Season 1Ep. 9
D.C. Based Neo-folk singer-songwriter Eli Lev joins us to tell us about what it's like to go full time as a musician, sleeping on sofas, playing covers gigs until you're finally headlining your own shows and we talk about his new song "One Road". https://eli-lev.com/
Nov 12, 2018•22 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Musician, record producer and music advocate Blake Morgan stops by to tell us about his newly re-mastered album, his campaign "IrespectMusic" and his song 'Better Angels'. http://www.ecrmusicgroup.com/artists/blake-morgan/ http://www.irespectmusic.org
Nov 05, 2018•34 min•Season 1Ep. 7
New York rock singer-songwriter Mishti discusses how her love of all things Michael Jackson, rock guitar and songwriting led her to the release of her brand new single "Crave". MISHTI, a singer-songwriter-guitarist with the lyricism of Jeff Buckley and the badassness of Slash demands the ear of any listener with her fresh take on post-pop rock music. The New York-based artist’s latest singles, “Fortunes in Footprints” and “Crave” are sexy, dark anthems to taboo love, unapologetic flirting and cr...
Oct 31, 2018•27 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Americana singer-songwriter Kevin Daniel talks about his new album, his new podcast and how to avoid your ex at a party then casually write a song about it, incidentally it's called "Faded Red". Raised in North Carolina, Brooklyn-based Americana crooner Kevin Daniel is set on making NYC a destination for Nashville sounds. The songwriter and multi-instrumentalist brings southern rock, gospel, and blues to barrooms of Brooklyn and beyond. But Daniel wasn’t always chasing his dreams. In the winter ...
Oct 23, 2018•25 min•Season 1Ep. 5
A Sofar Sounds favourite across multiple US cities, singer-songwriter and broadway actor Kaylyn Marie talks about her song "Company You Keep", what it was like to be in her first musical - Music City - and the moment she recently realized she was a real New Yorker. Kaylyn Marie‘s is a multi-genre music maker and performer who grew up throughout the USA and landed in NYC at age 17. As a singer/songwriter, bandleader, and actress her varietal artistry has led to many quirky and exciting opportunit...
Oct 11, 2018•24 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Listen to Lake Street Dive's Akie Bermiss discuss his song "Space and Time", his sometime-to-be-released science fiction soul opera double album, his children's book, and being an artist in New York City. Akie Bermiss with his affable disposition, glasses, and healthy do of cascading dreads that drape down to his shoulders, is unabashedly a self-professed nerd to the nth degree. Since early childhood Akie has been an obsessed science fiction aficionado. Yet he does have an artist-friendly façad...
Oct 05, 2018•23 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Ali Carter, jazz/folk/soul singer-songwriter discusses her song "Open To You” and what it’s like to be a musician coming to New York to live your dream. www.alicartermusic.com
Sep 27, 2018•25 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Angela Elia, NYAC founder and producer, and songwriter discusses her song "Be Ok". Angela has been described as "Adele meets Lisa Loeb" with her unique blend of acoustic Pop, Soul, and Americana. You can find her online at angelaeliamusic.com.
Jul 21, 2018•9 min•Season 1Ep. 1
