Red McAdam’s playful outsider country music shines; he presents an inventive vision of what the genre can be. A consummate road dog, he brings to this sophomore album the frenetic, dynamic, and occasionally delirious performances he spent years honing in dives, dancehalls, and theaters. In Red’s rich, risky blend of traditional honkytonk, folk and western swing, listeners will recognize the Lone Star eccentricities of Terry Allen and Guy Clark, forlorn folk sensibilities of Elizabeth Cotton and Karen Dalton, and the driving genre-bending of The Band and Little Feat.

The Talking Hearts are a cutting-edge honky tonk band from Boston. Channeling the spirit of country music icons Loretta Lynn, Buck Owens, and George Jones, the Talking Hearts play witty and relatable ‘psychoanalytic country’ songs written by Rachel Rosenberg about folks who’ve done her wrong.  The Talking Hearts Trio features core bandmembers Rachel Rosenberg on fiddle, Zach Meyer on mandolin and Sophie Wellington on guitar.  The trio’s acoustic versions of Talking Hearts songs showcase their lush three-part harmony singing and undeniable musical chemistry.  Y’all come!