Commonplace

65. Lou Turner

Poet and musician Lou Turner [https://www.instagram.com/lou__turner/] is in to talk about their new collection TWIN LEAD LINES [https://thirdmanrecords.com/products/twin-lead-lines], which explores the life and music of Turner's distant cousin country music legend Little Jimmy Dickens, and her own life as a Nashville musician, working in a different genre/world as Dickens. we talk about developing the idea for poems about Dickens into a full book, the research that went into it which including a road trip into West Virginia, and how writing poems and writing songs are similar but different practices.

64. Darrin Hacquard

This week on Commonplace, we're joined by Darrin Hacquard [https://www.instagram.com/darrin.hacquard/] whose new album "Weights & Measures” [https://likeyoumeanitrecords.bandcamp.com/album/weights-measures]is out today.  In our conversation we talk about touring the world as part of the Berea College Music Ensemble, his songwriting process and the influence of John Prine and the Nelsonville Music Festival on his art.

63. Zack Harold

This week on Commonplace, we're joined by the new director of FestivALL [https://festivallcharleston.com/], and friend of the podcast Zack Harold [https://www.instagram.com/zack.harold/]. In our conversation, we talk about his transition into running the beloved arts and culture festival, and how his experience as a journalist has prepared him for the role. He also shares stories from his time as a newspaper reporter in an era where Charleston had two daily newspapers.

62. Star Shoults

This week on Commonplace is concert photographer Star Shoults (@nightmare.nightbird [https://www.instagram.com/nightmare.nightbird/?hl=en]). In our conversation we talk about conveying the emotion of a musician through the photograph, the importance of having a community like the Huntington Photo Club [https://www.instagram.com/htownphotoclub/]for support, and her multimedia lyric video projects. Support Jillian Carney Howell's documentary "Almost Ghost Town" here. [https://seedandspark.com/fund/thurmonddoc]

61. Baedizzle

This week on Commonplace, we're joined by techno / hard groove / house DJ Baedizzle [https://www.instagram.com/baedizzle]. On August 23rd, she, alongside Arcana [https://www.instagram.com/arcana.wav/] will be at the Indie Sleaze Rave at The Loud [https://theloudwv.com/event/indie-sleaze-rave/the-loud/huntington-west-virginia/] in Huntington, W.Va. In our conversation we talk about how she got into DJing, what it’s like learning and performing alongside her partner Arcana, and how the work and attitude and Tyler the Creator has driven her work.