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Book Shop Chats:The Transformative Power of Storytelling: A Journey with Author Amy VogelWhat if storytelling could be your path to healing and transformation? Amy's candid revelations about how writing has been her therapeutic outlet highlight the profound cathartic power of storytelling, and she offers insights into her prolific year, which also saw the release of "The Assist," a spicy soccer romance, and a novella within the Teleosis universe.We also discuss the unique perspectives that neurodivergent individuals bring to the storytelling process, enriching it with their distinct voices. As indie authors often bear the marketing mantle alone, Amy shares practical advice on building meaningful connections over mere sales and...2025-03-2634 min
The Recovering Catholic with Katie PruittAdia Victoria: How the Blues fights BigotrySend us a textAdia Victoria, acclaimed blues singer-songwriter from South Carolina joins Katie Pruitt live at Park City Song Summit to discuss a range of topics from her upbringing in the Seventh Day Adventist Church to how she discovered the power of her voice through Blues music. Adia credits her fearlessness of speaking out to Blues artist's from the past such as Ma Rainy, Bessie Smith & Skip James who sang about liberation, often at the risk of death. In this episode Pruitt & Victoria dive into power structures within organized religion, cognitive dissonance vs. true allyship & how...2025-03-2538 min
Cmoove Grooves PodcastMelanated Country Mix (Vol. 6)Here's a mix dedicated to our melanated country artists. Just in time for the Black Rodeos.
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Melanated Country (Vol. 6)
01. Brittney Spencer - I Got Time (00:00)
02. Chapel Hart - American Pride (03:37)
03. Blanco Brown - HeadNod (07:23)
04. Kane Brown - Dear Georgia (09:57)
05. O.N.E The Duo - Feels Good (12:42)
06. BRELAND - Praise the Lord (feat. Thomas Rhett) (15:55)
07. Don Louis - Neon You (18:15)
08. Chapel Hart - I Will Follow (21:04)
09. Tony Evans Jr. - Nowhere (23:50)
10. Yola - Love All Night (Work All Day) (27:01)
11. Beyoncé - TEXAS HOLD 'EM [Explicit] (30:16)
12. Denitia - Nothing Can Keep Me from Y...2024-07-192h 58
The New Exchange with Ken Grand-PierreAdia Victoria on embracing A Southern GothicThe episode you’re about to hear is one of my favourites of this entire series. Adia Victoria is a singer-songwriter who combines elements of blues, folk, and gothic country to tell stories. She’s also punk af, which is conveyed all-across today’s podcast. You see, Adia is the type of person who strives to live her words, constantly proving how true her words are to her. She’s a staunch supporter of human rights, workers rights, battling racism and sexism at every turn, and yes; all of this does greatly influence her music. Her most recent album, A Southe...2024-05-0758 minCmoove Grooves PodcastMelanated Country Mix (Vol. 4)Here's a mix dedicated to our melanated country artists. Just in time for the Black Rodeos.
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Melanated Country (Vol. 4)
01. Jimmie Allen - be alright [Explicit] (00:00)
02. Rissi Palmer - Seeds (02:50)
03. Sacha - What The Truck (05:41)
04. Tanner Adell - See You in Church (07:57)
05. The Kentucky Gentlemen - Leave Right Now (10:53)
06. Tiera Kennedy - Alabama Nights (13:35)
07. Yola - Stand For Myself (16:27)
08. Rissi Palmer - Not Afraid of the Dark (20:08)
09. Sacha - Standards (23:53)
10. Yola - Hold On (26:33)
11. Denitia - All the Sweet Tea (29:50)
12. Ashley Cooke - Good Goodbye (feat. Jimmie Allen) (32:22)
13. Kane Brown - Be Like...2024-05-022h 57Cmoove Grooves PodcastMelanated Country Mix (Vol. 3)Here's a mix dedicated to our melanated country artists. Just in time for the Black Rodeos.
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Melanated Country (Vol. 3)
01. Valerie June -Ordinary World (00:00)
02. Amythyst Kiah - Black Myself (Moby Remix) (04:23)
03. Kane Brown - Good as You (07:52)
04. Willie Jones - Country Soul (10:46)
05 Blanco Brown - Temporary Insanity (14:30)
06. Miko Marks - Feel Like Going Home (18:08)
07. Reyna Roberts - Pretty Little Devils (22:30)
08. Tony Evans Jr. - Kids We Never Had (25:05)
09. Amythyst Kiah - Grinnin' in Your Face (27:42)
10. Jimmie Allen - Best Shot (30:15)
11. Miko Marks - Whiskey River (33:12)
12. Sacha - Good Times Going (37:28)
13. Reyna Roberts...2024-04-152h 57
Cmoove Grooves PodcastMelanated Country Mix (Vol. 1)Here's a mix dedicated to our melanated country artists. Just in time for the Black Rodeos.
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Melanated Country (Vol. 1)
01. The War and Treaty - Yesterday's Burn (00:00)
02. Chapel Hart - Just Say I Love You (05:04)
03. Brittney Spencer - Independence Day (Amazon Original) (08:55)
04. Valerie June - Fade Into You (12:52)
05. Cleve Francis - The Tip Of My Fingers (17:29)
06. Adia Victoria - You Was Born To Die (feat. Kyshona Armstrong, Margo Price & Jason Isbell) [Explicit] (20:50)
07. Sacha - Runaway (23:35)
08. Brittney Spencer - My First Rodeo (26:58)
09. Don Louis - Someone Like You (30:46)
10. Tony Evans Jr. - If You're...2024-03-042h 58
Pass the Mic: Creating a Stage for ChangeEpisode 9: Adia VictoriaFor this episode of “Pass the Mic: Creating a Stage for Change,” we sat down with Nashville-based blues musician Adia Victoria. Adia was born in South Carolina, lived for a period of time in Europe, and eventually landed in Nashville in 2010. Her full-length records include Beyond the Bloodhounds released in 2016, Silences in 2019, and more recently, her 2021 album entitled A Southern Gothic, which was produced by T Bone Burnett. Adia Victoria honors Blues traditions while carving out a space for her own unique voice and sound as a contemporary Blues songwriter and musician. In this conversation, Adia describes the significance of the Blu...2023-10-1132 min
The Other 22 HoursAdia Victoria on keeping a sense of self, being in the body, and the forest.Adia Victoria is a blues, southern gothic, rock artist who has released 3 records via Atlantic Records, and worked with producers such as Aaron Dessner and T-Bone Burnett. We talk about losing and regaining your sense of self after years of endless touring, writing in motion, the major role of nature in her life and upbringing and much more.Get more access, including exclusive content, advance knowledge of our guests and the ability to have them answer your questions, special workshops, and more by becoming a member of our Patreon, at this link.Links:Adia...2023-07-1947 min
Festival ExpressAdia Victoria Pastoral MIDI’s Alex Braun talks to “Southern Gothic” blues singer Adia Victoria in advance of her appearance at the 2023 Winnipeg Folk Festival.
2023-06-2930 min
8TrackAdia Victoria: 8Track, Ep. 2-6Adia Victoria is a musician, songwriter, poet and host of the podcast "Call & Response." She's based in Nashville these days, but her path includes time in South Carolina and New York, and the 8 "time travelin' songs" she picked to look back on with "8Track" earlier this year.1. Michael Jackson - Human Nature2. Erykah Badu - On & On3. Dream - He Loves U Not4. Aaliyah - More Than a Woman5. The Long Blondes - Fulwood Babylon6. Animal Collective - The Purple Bottle7. Spoon...2022-11-1030 min
Binder PodcastMore Than Rhythm: Adia VictoriaDr. Birgitta Johnson sits down with South Carolina native and globally recognized blues musician Adia Victoria to talk about the blues' past and present, representation within the art form and Adia's latest album A Southern Gothic. Featuring excerpts of an intimate performance by Adia Victoria and her creative partner Mason Hickman recorded at the Columbia Museum of Art in August of 2022. 2022-09-2739 min
Basic FolkAdia Victoria, ep. 176Editor’s note: Lizzie No interviews Adia Victoria on Basic Folk! Be sure to go back and listen to Lizzie’s previous guest host spots on the pod and subscribe, so you never miss Lizzie!For Adia Victoria, the blues are not just a genre of music or a set of formal elements. She lives the blues. In her life and work the blues are a mode of creating, a river-tradition into which she steps with each performance, and a way back into self-acceptance. Adia has traveled the world and infused her unique songwriting with Paris and New York a...2022-08-0457 min
Doin' It with Mike SacksAdam Resnick and Adia VictoriaMike tells the ladies the rules they need to know when making love to him, and then talks with his comedic hero Adam Resnick (Late Night with David Letterman, Get a Life, Cabin Boy, Will Not Attend)as well as the musician/songwriter behind his favorite album of 2016, the amazing Adia Victoria! This episode was produced by Rob Schulte See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.2022-05-281h 18
Doin' It with Mike SacksAdam Resnick and Adia VictoriaMike tells the ladies the rules they need to know when making love to him, and then talks with his comedic hero Adam Resnick (Late Night with David Letterman, Get a Life, Cabin Boy, Will Not Attend)as well as the musician/songwriter behind his favorite album of 2016, the amazing Adia Victoria! This episode was produced by Rob Schulte See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.2022-05-281h 18
Doin' It with Mike SacksAdam Resnick and Adia VictoriaMike tells the ladies the rules they need to know when making love to him, and then talks with his comedic hero Adam Resnick (Late Night with David Letterman, Get a Life, Cabin Boy, Will Not Attend)as well as the musician/songwriter behind his favorite album of 2016, the amazing Adia Victoria!
This episode was produced by Rob Schulte
Brought to you By: The Sonar Network2022-05-281h 18
Blind Tiger Record Club PodcastSeason 5: The May Jazz Soul & Blues ROTM - Adia Victoria - A Southern Gothic On this episode of the Blind Tiger Record Club Podcast, David W. Williams and Kevin Lee discuss the May Jazz Soul & Blues Record Of The Month, Adia Victoria - A Southern Gothic. The album is discussed and clips of songs from the album are played. It is a great introduction to both the artist and the album. We discuss Victoria's recording career starting with her widely acclaimed 2017 release, Silences. We discuss that albums producer, Aaron Dessner (The National, Big Red Machine) and Victoria's charting single off that album, "Different Kind of Love". We talk about recording the new album, A Southern Goth...2022-05-2542 min
Salute the Songbird with Maggie RoseAdia VictoriaMaggie welcomes singer-songwriter Adia Victoria to the show this week to talk about her new album, A Southern Gothic, which she wrote during the pandemic lockdown. Adia and Maggie discuss their complicated relationships with the South, why women should be able to claim their anger and their power, and Adia explains why she wants people to struggle with her art.Salute the Songbird is brought to you by Osiris Media. Hosted by Maggie Rose. Produced by Austin Marshall, Maggie Rose, and Kirsten Cluthe with production assistance from Grace Roemer and Kip Young. Edited by Matt Dwyer...2022-05-1749 minSalute the Songbird with Maggie RoseAdia VictoriaMaggie welcomes singer-songwriter Adia Victoria to the show this week to talk about her new album, A Southern Gothic, which she wrote during the pandemic lockdown. Adia and Maggie discuss their complicated relationships with the South, why women should be able to claim their anger and their power, and Adia explains why she wants people to struggle with her art.Salute the Songbird is brought to you by Osiris Media. Hosted by Maggie Rose. Produced by Austin Marshall, Maggie Rose, and Kirsten Cluthe with production assistance from Grace Roemer and Kip Young. Edited by Matt Dwyer...2022-05-1749 min
Teaching Hard HistoryMusic Reconstructed: Adia Victoria and the Landscape of the Blues – w/ Charles L. HughesWhen we consider the trauma of white supremacy during the Jim Crow era—what writer Ralph Ellison describes as “the brutal experience”—it’s important to understand the resilience and joy that sustained Black communities. We can experience that all through the “near-comic, near-tragic lyricism” of the blues. In part 3 of this series, acclaimed musician, songwriter and poet Adia Victoria shows how the bittersweet nature of blues does “the very emotionally mature work of acknowledging” this complex history. And for helpful classroom resources, check out the enhanced full transcript of this episode.2022-04-1216 min
Sound OpinionsBuried Treasures, Desert Island Jukebox & MoreWith so much new music, there's always something worthwhile that deserves more shine. This week hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot share some buried treasures they've heard recently. Plus, we hear desert island jukebox picks from Adia Victoria, John Darnielle and Lucy Dacus, and listener feedback. Join our Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/3sivr9TBecome a member on Patreon: https://bit.ly/3slWZvcSign up for our newsletter: https://bit.ly/3eEvRnGMake a donation via PayPal: https://bit.ly/3dmt9lURecord a Voice Memo: ...2022-02-2551 min
Sound OpinionsBuried Treasures, Desert Island Jukebox & MoreWith so much new music, there's always something worthwhile that deserves more shine. This week hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot share some buried treasures they've heard recently. Plus, we hear desert island jukebox picks from Adia Victoria, John Darnielle and Lucy Dacus, and listener feedback. Join our Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/3sivr9TBecome a member on Patreon: https://bit.ly/3slWZvcSign up for our newsletter: https://bit.ly/3eEvRnGMake a donation via PayPal: https://bit.ly/3dmt9lURecord a Voice Memo: ...2022-02-2551 minSound OpinionsAdia Victoria, Goodbye Ronnie Spector, Plus Opinions on Earl Sweatshirt and FKA twigsHosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot interview singer and songwriter Adia Victoria about her stunning 2021 album "A Southern Gothic." They also review some new music from Earl Sweatshirt and FKA twigs, plus they bid farewell to the late Ronnie Spector of The Ronettes. Join our Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/3sivr9TBecome a member on Patreon: https://bit.ly/3slWZvcSign up for our newsletter: https://bit.ly/3eEvRnGMake a donation via PayPal: https://bit.ly/3dmt9lURecord a Voice Memo: https://bi...2022-01-2149 minSound OpinionsAdia Victoria, Goodbye Ronnie Spector, Plus Opinions on Earl Sweatshirt and FKA twigsHosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot interview singer and songwriter Adia Victoria about her stunning 2021 album "A Southern Gothic." They also review some new music from Earl Sweatshirt and FKA twigs, plus they bid farewell to the late Ronnie Spector of The Ronettes. Join our Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/3sivr9TBecome a member on Patreon: https://bit.ly/3slWZvcSign up for our newsletter: https://bit.ly/3eEvRnGMake a donation via PayPal: https://bit.ly/3dmt9lURecord a Voice Memo: https://bi...2022-01-2149 min
Reckon InterviewBlues artist Adia Victoria on the 'unfinished business' of the SouthAdia Victoria's new album "A Southern Gothic" is one of the best records to emerge from the South in several years, deeply rooted in Southern sound and themes. Every song on the album feels like a short story, challenging and remaking the moonlight and magnolia staples of the Southern gothic. Victoria is also the host of the podcast Call & Response, which examines music through a Southern lens. She joins the Reckon Interview to discuss her work and her thoughts on the unfinished business of the South.Learn more at: https://www.adiavictoria.com/...2021-12-0637 min
Points SouthThe BorderlandsTHE PROLOGUEOA contributor Michelle García investigates the history of the U.S.–Mexico border and the violent response to Black Lives Matter protests in the Rio Grande Valley.IN SESSIONA performance by Nashville-based singer-songwriter Adia Victoria from the 30A Songwriters Festival. Victoria’s latest album, A Southern Gothic, is available now.
2021-11-0445 min
Call & ResponseBig Freedia: I Pray (And I Push)In the final episode of this season, Adia is joined by “Queen of Bounce” Big Freedia. From Beyoncé to Kesha, Freedia’s collaborations proudly reflect her upbringing in New Orleans, and the spirit of the church that resides in her. Adia and Freedia talk about what it means to be insistent on pursuing liberation, the relationship between good food and good music, and the power of community. Thank you for joining us in another season of leaning into the blues. For the playlist of songs curated for this week’s episode visit: https://bit.ly/cr-freedia / Music...2021-10-2825 min
Red Line RootsRed Line Roots Podcast Episode 23: Adia VictoriaListening to Adia Victoria’s latest record, A Southern Gothic, is mesmerizing. It is my favorite album of the year. It is poetic and gritty, ethereal and earthy all at once. Of course, if one thinks deeply about the blues, as Adia does, you know that paradox is all around. Joy and sorrow, pleasure and pain, life and death, are all cousins. It is the tension in these spaces where art, beauty, and freedom thrive. The first couple of times I got to chat with Adia (for her albums Baby Blues and Silences), I still lived in the north. Bu...2021-10-2635 minCall & ResponseJulien Baker: My Faith (Is The Fabric)The music of the South is always drawing upon the church, either relishing in it, or rebelling from it. When Memphis-born artist Julien Baker started reckoning with her faith, “the entire paradigm of my life evaporated.” Since then, Julien has channeled this reckoning into her music, lacing her lyrics with radical honesty and self-reflection. In this episode, Julien and Adia share about how their relationship to God and religion has influenced their music. For the playlist of songs curated for this week’s episode visit: https://bit.ly/cr-julien / Music In This Week's Episode /Robyn...2021-10-2117 min
Live Wire with Luke BurbankNick Offerman, Phoebe Robinson, and Adia VictoriaHost Luke Burbank and announcer Elena Passarello chat about household rules we struggle to enforce; actor and humorist Nick Offerman discusses his newest book Where the Deer and the Antelope Play and how he squares his life in Los Angeles with his agrarian sensibilities; comedian and "Dope Queen" Phoebe Robinson explains why no one is allowed to sit on her bed in their outdoor clothes; and singer-songwriter Adia Victoria describes how working at an Amazon fulfillment center gave her the space to write her newest album A Southern Gothic, before performing one of its haunting tracks "My Oh My."2021-10-151h 03Call & ResponseRegina N. Bradley: Pleasure (For Pleasure’s Sake)From Bessie Smith to Megan Thee Stallion, Southern Black women have built on a long legacy of giving their bodies a voice through the blues. On this week’s Call & Response, hip-hop scholar Dr. Regina N. Bradley makes it clear that Southern Black culture is not frozen in time, but instead embracing and challenging the issues connecting younger generations. For the playlist of songs curated for this week’s episode visit: https://bit.ly/cr-regina / Music In This Week's Episode /Rapsody, “Nina”Victoria Monét, “Ass Like That”Janet Jackson, “The...2021-10-1424 minCall & ResponseTressie McMillan Cottom: Can’t Have The Beat (Without The Burden)Tressie McMillan Cottom says the blues go beyond the beat and key. It’s a feeling born and inherited from the experience of Southern Black women. As Call & Response dives deeper into the blues, the sociologist and 2020 MacArthur fellow says she can hear the historical echoes of pain and urgency throughout Southern music -- and wants listeners to understand why they do too. For the playlist of songs curated for this week’s episode visit: https://bit.ly/cr-tressie. / Music In This Week's Episode /The Shirelles, “Mama Said”Junior, “Mama Used To Say”...2021-10-0722 minSound OpinionsThe R. Kelly Conviction with dream hampton and Jim DeRogatis & Reviews of Adia Victoria and Little SimzAs the two journalists who had the biggest roles in bringing R. Kelly to justice, dream hampton, director of "Surviving R. Kelly" and Jim DeRogatis reflect on the news this week that the R&B superstar was convicted of federal charges. Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot also review new albums from Adia Victoria and Little Simz. Join our Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/3sivr9TBecome a member on Patreon: https://bit.ly/3slWZvcSign up for our newsletter: https://bit.ly/3eEvRnGMake a donation via PayPal: h...2021-10-0151 minSound OpinionsThe R. Kelly Conviction with dream hampton and Jim DeRogatis & Reviews of Adia Victoria and Little SimzAs the two journalists who had the biggest roles in bringing R. Kelly to justice, dream hampton, director of "Surviving R. Kelly" and Jim DeRogatis reflect on the news this week that the R&B superstar was convicted of federal charges. Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot also review new albums from Adia Victoria and Little Simz. Join our Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/3sivr9TBecome a member on Patreon: https://bit.ly/3slWZvcSign up for our newsletter: https://bit.ly/3eEvRnGMake a donation via PayPal: h...2021-10-0151 minCall & ResponseTré Burt: My Culture (My Identity)What happens when one artist’s work is read through the lens of another? Tré Burt’s rambling bluesman sound means his music is constantly compared to that of Bob Dylan, but as a Black man living in 2021, his writing draws from very different perspectives. In this interview, Tré and Adia distinguish what it means to write from experience versus observation, share how working blue-collar jobs has fed their artistic careers, and remember the late, great John Prine. Hear a playlist of songs curated for this week’s episode at https://bit.ly/cr-tre. / Music In This W...2021-09-3025 min
A Deeper ListenAdia Victoria Reclaims the South’s Whitewashed HistoryThe south has played a big part in the music of South Carolina-raised, Adia Victoria. The south is very present in her latest album, 'A Southern Gothic.' Adia Victoria talks about the record and how it reimagines the south’s whitewashed history. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/sound/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2021-09-2122 minCall & ResponseJason Isbell: To Love (Is To Criticize)Just hours after a Confederate monument was removed in Richmond, VA, Jason Isbell made his take very clear: “Nostalgia requires a lack of examination.” Amid the backdrop of a region reckoning with its past, this week’s Call & Response features Adia Victoria speaking with Jason, the Grammy award-winning songwriter from Green Hill, Alabama. Jason reflects on his identity as a white Southern man, why he seeks communion in his work, and the pitfalls of unquestioned nostalgia in country music. Also, hear a new single featuring Jason Isbell from Adia Victoria’s upcoming album, “A Southern Gothic,” in this week’s playlist: ht...2021-09-1632 min
Object Of SoundSouthern Identity (feat. Adia Victoria) “What about the Black woman who does not care to save you?” asks Adia Victoria. “How about the Black woman who is trying to look after her own skin, because you're not looking out for her?” Adia’s forthcoming album, A Southern Gothic, is rich with these questions and the characters who ask them, moving between romanticizing the South and interrogating it, all while embracing the complexity of Adia’s Southern identity. On this week’s episode, Adia and Hanif dig into the widespread influence of Black Southern culture, and the legacy of the blues as an artistic gesture towards freedom...2021-09-1037 minCall & ResponseLucy Dacus: Writing Memories (Trusting Perspectives)Welcome back to Call & Response. To open season two of our show, Adia is joined by fellow Southerner and singer-songwriter Lucy Dacus, whose latest album, “Home Video” is drawn largely from her childhood journals. In their conversation, Adia and Lucy talk about growing up in the church, learning to trust your own voice, and questioning what it means to be a reliable narrator for your own life. We’re so excited to have you here with us for another season of leaning into the blues to make sense of this world. For the playlist of songs curated for this episod...2021-09-0937 min
TRILLOQUYOpus 111 - Proverbial Dads On Proverbial YachtsBrittani McNeill is a singer and journalist whose views on liberation and equity are focused on her mantra - she's rooting for everybody Black who's rooting for EVERYBODY Black. Garrett shares part 1 of their most recent conversation, where they explore the ideas complete systems change, what it means to let harmful rhetoric go unchecked and the ways in which complicity stunts the growth of meaningful impact-fueled dialogue. Scott gives insights on how one of his favorite bands can be considered an example of musical innovation through process innovation, and Garrett responds to a pair of controversial essays by Heather Mac...2021-08-111h 57
WFPK's First CutAdia VictoriaDid you know?- Adia's first concert was The Strokes, where singer Julian Casablancas licked her face while crowdsurfing.- Adia is a huge Fiona Apple fan, and "fangirled out" when she had the opportunity to tour with her bassist Sebastian Steinberg.- Adia's first musical obsession was Kurt Cobain, who died when she was only seven-years-old.If you answered NO to any of these questions, then you've got a lot to learn from this episode of WFPKs The First Cut!2021-07-3021 minCall & ResponseLive at Newport: It's Just Me And My Breath.“What could be possible in the future when it comes to our artists? What is possible when it comes to us looking at each other? What can be possible when we shun a scarcity mindset? When we say this table is big enough for all of us? No, fuck that. Let's build a new table where everyone has a full plate, because we understand that when we create, we are able to feed.” In this final episode of our mid-season special at Newport festival, Adia leaves us with a poem. Keep your heart and your ears wide open for Seas...2021-07-2914 minCall & ResponseLive At Newport Folk Festival: Allison RussellOn Saturday at Newport, Allison Russell convened a super group of BIPOC performers to take the stage lead by the legendary Chaka Khan. The very next morning, we recorded this conversation. “It's not going to take anything away from you to let us in,” says Allison. “I wanted everyone to be able to see and hear and feel this majesty, this diversity, these expansive, intensely individual artists.” In this equally expansive conversation, Adia and Allison explore what it means to create collectively, for artists to lift each other up, and what it could look like if the music industry did the...2021-07-2743 minCall & ResponseLive At Newport Folk Festival: Margo Price“Sometimes the best thing to do is to listen and to not speak. Listening is where you're going to grow.” In this second episode of our mid-season special taped live at Newport Folk Festival, Adia catches up with her longtime friend, collaborator, and country music star Margo Price. Adia and Margo discuss how Margo has come to embody a radical honesty; both in her music and speaking out on what needs to change in the Nashville music scene. They talk about Margo’s love of Tina Turner and what it means to give credit to Black artists./ Show N...2021-07-2623 minCall & ResponseLive At Newport Folk Festival: Jay Sweet“Americana and roots music has become too complacent. What we need now is to shake ourselves from feeling comfortable and start looking at the world around us.” We’re back for a mid-season special series recorded live at Newport Folk Festival, and in this episode, Adia sits down with Newport’s Director, Jay Sweet to dig into the Black roots of folk music. The two explore how Newport can serve as a platform for uncomfortable conversations so that it can grow and evolve with the expanding landscape of folk music, and what the festival’s return means for the artists an...2021-07-2529 minCall & ResponseBrandi Carlile: Multiple Selves (One Story)In the last episode of this season of Call & Response, Adia sits down with GRAMMY award winning singer and song-writer Brandi Carlile. Carlile has collaborated with Elton John, dueted with Dolly Parton and churned out powerful songs about queer love and motherhood. In this conversation, Adia and Brandi talk through how great personal challenges can become the greatest teachers. And in this week’s playlist, we’re listening to women who’re paving the way for the future of country music in Nashville. For the playlist of songs curated for this week's episode, visit http://bit.ly/cr-brandi./Mus...2021-06-0332 minCall & ResponseCaroline Randall Williams: Blues Work (is the Work)The blues can’t be defined by a set of chord progressions. It’s a philosophy, it is catharsis, it is taking something painful, and turning it into art. In this episode, Adia sits down with blues scholar and poet Caroline Randall Williams. Together they redefine the blues, and talk about what American culture can learn from its music. For the playlist of songs curated for this episode visit www.mixcloud.com/sonos./Music In This Week's Episode/Sippie Wallace, “Women Be Wise”Muddy Waters, “Mannish Boy”Koko Taylor, “I Am a Woman”2021-05-2727 minCall & ResponseBrittany Howard: Seeing the South (Seeing Yourself)“How does the South inform my music? How do I describe the sound that your bare feet make when they pat the cool, packed red dust under them?” In her music and her writing, Brittany Howard has tapped something elusive: the feeling of the south. It’s contradictions, it’s pain, and its beauty. In this episode, Adia sits down with rock legend and longtime lead singer of the Alabama Shakes Brittany Howard to talk about getting down to the feelings below her lyrics, being unapologetic about where you come from, and who you are. Brittany asked Adia to make a p...2021-05-2030 minCall & ResponseKiese Laymon: Telling Hard Truths (Staying Soft)Author Kiese Laymon recently got into a twitter dust up about the eternal question, Outkast v. The Beatles. He wrote, “Beatles stole southern Black and added it to British white. Outkast stole Mars and added it to southern urban Black. Outkast wins.” After reading more of what Kiese had to say about the appropriation of Black southern music, Adia knew she needed to bring him on the show. Their conversation unfolds over how Outkast created new space for southern hip hop, what Adia learned from watching the Derek Chauvin trial, and what hip hop itself can learn from the blue...2021-05-1331 minCall & ResponseNatalie Daise: Sharing Stories (Planting Seeds)Remember the show Gullah Gullah Island on Nickelodeon from the 90’s? The colorful worlds, songs and stories inspired by the Gullah Geechee culture were created by Adia’s family friend and the show’s creator, Natalie Daise. Spirit to spirit, Natalie and Adia connect over what it means to use stories and songs to more fully step into your own truth. They talk about moving from south to north and back again, and the importance of southern Black folks returning to the dirt, to seeds, and the land. For a playlist of songs curated for this week's episode, http://bit.ly...2021-05-0622 minCall & ResponseKamasi Washington: Making Music (Finding Freedom)Kamasi Washington is a bonafide jazz icon and visionary who embodies the idea of music making as a communal act: collaborating with folks from across the music industry and infusing his free ranging Angeleno jazz into rock, rap and beyond. You've likely seen his name in the liner notes of your favorite artists’ work from Kendrick Lamar to St. Vincent and Snoop Dogg. In this episode, Adia sits down with Kamasi to talk about his musical upbringing, creating in an unpredictable world, and the transcendent power of Black art. For a playlist of songs curated for this week's episode, vi...2021-04-2923 minCall & ResponseJamila Woods: Mapping Lineage (Writing Legacy)Jamila Woods carries a lineage in her music— artists like Jean-Michel Basquiat, Zora Neale Hurston and James Baldwin filter into her song lyrics. She channels their voices in her critically acclaimed album, LEGACY! LEGACY! not speaking for them, but instead, singing through them. On this week’s Call and Response, Adia sits down with Jamila to talk about how they each draw strength from the artists who’ve come before them, and using these pandemic times to recenter home, rest and stillness in the creative process. For the playlist of songs curated for this episode, visit http://bit.ly/cr-jam...2021-04-2225 minCall & ResponseRhiannon Giddens: Looking Back (Looking Forward)“Nostalgia is a killer of truth” says roots musician Rhiannon Giddens. “Musically, what I try to do is just tell as much truth as I can.” In the first episode of Call & Response, Adia sinks into conversation with Rhiannon, and together, they trace the lineage of the banjo from the Caribbean to the Carolinas and question the whitewashing of American folk and blues music. Plus, hear a playlist made by Adia of artists who’ve used their music to reframe the sound of the south. Head over to http://bit.ly/cr-rhiannon to hear the playlist. /Show Notes/2021-04-1528 minCall & ResponseCall & Response: TrailerCall and Response draws upon the blues tradition of communal music making and listening. Hosted by Nashville-based musician and poet Adia Victoria, each episode is a back and forth between Adia and an artist, between their present work, and the lineage of musical ancestors that came before them, and between Adia and you. Listen to Call & Response in your podcast feed, every Thursday, starting April 15th.2021-04-0502 min
Live on KEXPAdia VictoriaAdia Victoria hails from Spartanburg, South Carolina, informally known as “The Upstate” just a few miles down Highway 9 from the trucks hurtling along Interstate 85 between Charlotte, North Carolina and Atlanta, Georgia to the south. This geographical background heavily informs her music, which is often referred to as “gothic blues” and takes inspiration from Black blues artists like Robert Johnson, Skip James, John Lee Hooker, Junior Kimbrough, and RL Burnside.For Live on KEXP, Troy Nelson maps her physical journey from South Carolina to New York to Atlanta as well as her musical journey from early loves The Strokes...2021-01-0522 min
Jadestone Vintage SoulJadestone Vintage Soul (Episode 017E)Today, Baba, Iya & Lorne, "The Jazzy Leo!," host their Election Day 2020 prequel show, featuring "Crawl Into the Promised Land," the new single by Rosanne Cash.EPISODE PLAYLIST1. People Get Up and Drive Your Funky Soul (INTRO) by James Brown2. Sabotage by Beastie Boys3. The Constitution Song by Professor Peter M. Shane’s Constitutional Law class at Moritz College of Law at The Ohio State University4. When We All Vote (f. First Lady Michelle Obama) by the cast of the Broadway play "Hamilton" 5. Make a Difference by Steve Arrin...2020-10-281h 02
Song of the DayAdia Victoria - South Gotta ChangeAdia Victoria - "South Gotta Change," a 2020 single on Atlantic Records.
'Cause I love you, I won't leave you
Won't let you slip away
Come what may
We're gonna find a way
Nashville-based artist Adia Victoria takes an introspective look at her city on her latest single, "South Gotta Change." The song, executive produced by the legendary T Bone Burnett, is not only a love letter to her town, but a plea for change. On Twitter, she declared, "this isn’t a song about hope, this is a howl for change." She continues in a press statement:
In 2020 I have wa...2020-10-1903 min