Prairie Mix

Start your weekend off with a bit of "dreamy country" music with Carsie Blanton's Be Good, thanks to The Tomboy Sessions.

Attention Tomboys: Popular music video series makes a big return Another local standby is shaking off the pandemic mothballs as Midtown vintage store Tomboy is once again the scene for live performances headed for YouTube. Wallace Baine has the details on that, plus an Indexical-Kuumbwa cross-pollination and more.

We're excited to share four entries for Carsie Blanton's Love & Rage album for your consideration...

Produced by Tyler Chester (who arranged All My Love) along with band members Joe Plowman and Pat Mirth, along with a slew of guest musicians, LOVE & RAGE explores themes of justice, protest, and apocalypse, leavened with Carsie Blanton's trademark sense of optimism and humor.

"Fiery and sweet at once, the exhilarating Love & Rage is balm for what ails society today, and for any fresh madness lurking around the corner" - No Depression

"Its production offers the best showcase yet for her voice, a wonderfully pliable instrument. Her phrasing can make you smile during even the most serious lyric." - Ken Tucker, Fresh Air Review, NPR

"Carsie Blanton is fighting fascism - and white supremacy , and the patriarchy - with big hooks and an even bigger heart." - American Songwriter

We're proud of working with an artist who is fearless.
(And her new song "Dealing with the Devil" is catchy too!)

In a weird twist, Senator Joe Manchin III was in the house last night at the Kennedy Center, and I got to play him a song. Here's how I introduced it:

"I hear there's somebody in the audience tonight who could personally reduce child poverty in the US by 40%. Senator Joe Manchin, this one's for you. We hope you make the right decision".

I hope Mountain Stage Radio Show didn't get in too much trouble. But more than that, I hope Joe felt ashamed of acting like a spineless corporate shill, and woke up this morning with a sudden urge to fully extend the child tax credit.

If you haven't yet, we'd love to invite you to listen to Kelly Bado music and vote for her if you're so inclined! (It takes 5 seconds!) Thanks!

Jim Beam National Talent Search