SHEROES

Born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, guitarist, singer, songwriter, and bandleader Shana Cleveland cut her teeth in Chicago before heading to the Pacific Northwest which is where she would form the psychedelic surf-rock band La Luz in Seattle a decade ago as their lead guitarist and songwriter. Meanwhile Shana also was fronting a folkier band called The Sandcastles as a vehicle for her other passion - aco...

Cellist/multi-instrumentalist/composer/producer/singer/songwriter Lucinda Chua sits down with host Carmel Holt to talk about the themes of returning to her self and her cultural identity on her beautiful self-produced and engineered full length debut, Yian. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cellist/multi-instrumentalist/composer/producer/singer/songwriter Lucinda Chua sits down with host Carmel Holt to talk about the themes of returning to her self and her cultural identity on her beautiful self-produced and engineered full length debut, Yian.

On the heels of releasing what is already a critically hailed debut album, Sabrina Teitelbaum aka Blondshell sits down for an in-depth conversation with Carmel Holt about freeing herself from trying to fit the mold of a female pop star, internalized misogyny, and how she imagines herself 40 to 50 years into her career. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the heels of releasing what is already a critically hailed debut album, Sabrina Teitelbaum aka Blondshell sits down for an in-depth conversation with Carmel Holt about freeing herself from trying to fit the mold of a female pop star, internalized misogyny, and how she imagines herself 40 to 50 years into her career.

While Katie Melua came up through the BRIT School in London, famously attended by fellow pop icons Adele and Amy Winehouse, she was born far away across the Black Sea in Georgia, and spent her early childhood in the former Soviet Union. In the aftermath of the Georgian civil war she moved with her family to Belfast, Ireland, before settling in London, and as you will hear her tell us, her family a...

While Katie Melua came up through the BRIT School in London, famously attended by fellow pop icons Adele and Amy Winehouse, she was born far away across the Black Sea in Georgia, and spent her early childhood in the former Soviet Union. In the aftermath of the Georgian civil war she moved with her family to Belfast, Ireland, before settling in London, and as you will hear her tell us, her family a...

In today's conversation, you’ll hear about what happened when singer, songwriter, producer, and musician Caroline Rose wrote songs as if no one would hear them, which would call to mind memories of writing their first songs as a teenager. Simultaneously grappling with the recent memories of lost love, and a family member losing their memory, during the isolating times of the pandemic, Caroline Ros...

In today's conversation, you’ll hear about what happened when singer, songwriter, producer, and musician Caroline Rose wrote songs as if no one would hear them, which would call to mind memories of writing their first songs as a teenager. Simultaneously grappling with the recent memories of lost love, and a family member losing their memory, during the isolating times of the pandemic, Caroline Ros...

Not only is this week's guest a fantastic songwriter and performer, she is a genuine outlaw country SHERO, a rebellious tough girl with a tender heart, and, as she dubbed herself on her last record in 2017, a Highway Queen who has logged countless miles as a touring musician, while running several businesses at once. She is a woman who suffers no fools, but with a smile. On this new episode of SHE...

Not only is this week's guest a fantastic songwriter and performer, she is a genuine outlaw country SHERO, a rebellious tough girl with a tender heart, and, as she dubbed herself on her last record in 2017, a Highway Queen who has logged countless miles as a touring musician, while running several businesses at once. She is a woman who suffers no fools, but with a smile. On this new episode of SHE...

Singer Rachael Price of Lake Street Dive, and the duo Rachael & Vilray, joins Carmel Holt to talk about the new Rachael & Vilray album I Love A Love Song! , what pregancy and planning for new motherhood as a musician has been like, and changes she would like to see for women and nonbinary people in the music industry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Singer Rachael Price of Lake Street Dive, and the duo Rachael & Vilray, joins Carmel Holt to talk about the new Rachael & Vilray album I Love A Love Song!, what pregancy and planning for new motherhood as a musician has been like, and changes she would like to see for women and nonbinary people in the music industry.

Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter, poet, and author, Valerie June sits down with Carmel Holt live in conversation at the annual podcast festival, On Air Fest: Brooklyn. They discuss Valerie's hard-won success, the spiritual practices that have carried her through, and the many questions that she has when it comes to equality in the music industry. Two decades into her already illustrious career,...

Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter, poet, and author, Valerie June sits down with Carmel Holt live in conversation at the annual podcast festival, On Air Fest: Brooklyn. They discuss Valerie's hard-won success, the spiritual practices that have carried her through, and the many questions that she has when it comes to equality in the music industry. Two decades into her already illustrious career,...

Polymath Margaret Sohn sits down with Carmel Holt to discuss their visionary full length debut as Miss Grit, Follow The Cyborg , the importance of making technology cute, and the ongoing challenges of communicating and collaborating in male dominated spaces.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Polymath Margaret Sohn sits down with Carmel Holt to discuss their visionary full length debut as Miss Grit, Follow The Cyborg, the importance of making technology cute, and the ongoing challenges of communicating and collaborating in male dominated spaces. 

Singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Katherine Paul (KP) sits down with Carmel Holt to discuss her third album as Black Belt Eagle Scout called The Land, The Water, The Sky, moving back home to ancestral lands, and the need to lean into the things that ground her. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Katherine Paul (KP) sits down with Carmel Holt to discuss her third album as Black Belt Eagle Scout called The Land, The Water, The Sky, moving back home to ancestral lands, and the need to lean into the things that ground her.

This episode takes a detour from the usual SHEROES artist interview to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the O.G. feminist lifestyle and culture publication, BUST Magazine. Founded in 1993 by three women in New York City, BUST started as a ‘zine, made of stapled pages and a passion for their cause: to make feminism cool again. Now a quarterly magazine, BUST has kept going despite financial challen...

This episode takes a detour from the usual SHEROES artist interview to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the O.G. feminist lifestyle and culture publication, BUST Magazine. Founded in 1993 by three women in New York City, BUST started as a ‘zine, made of stapled pages and a passion for their cause: to make feminism cool again. Now a quarterly magazine, BUST has kept going despite financial challen...

Southern singer-songwriter H.C. McEntire joins Carmel Holt to discuss her newest solo album, Every Acre , and how her exploration into the deeper meanings and complexities of home and land ownership connected with her own journey with grief, loss, love and relationships.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Southern singer-songwriter H.C. McEntire joins Carmel Holt to discuss her newest solo album, Every Acre, and how her exploration into the deeper meanings and complexities of home and land ownership connected with her own journey with grief, loss, love and relationships. 

Our new episode drops the same day as our guest's anticipated sophomore album, Honey . Singer, songwriter, pianist and guitarist Samia joins Carmel Holt to talk about how the new album connects with her first (the critically-hailed debut, The Baby ), how spending time in Sylvan Esso's universe has inspired her, and learning quickly how to avoid toxic people and sexism in music spaces, instead focu...

Our new episode drops the same day as our guest's anticipated sophomore album, Honey. Singer, songwriter, pianist and guitarist Samia joins Carmel Holt to talk about how the new album connects with her first (the critically-hailed debut, The Baby), how spending time in Sylvan Esso's universe has inspired her, and learning quickly how to avoid toxic people and sexism in music spaces, instead focusi...