"I'll Know" was released in February as a single on Topograf's Bandcamp profile along with the cut "Signs."

This week brings Adrian Gilmore (POOR Majesty) to the studio and he's backed up by an impressive collection of Sacramento musicians.

Band:
Adrian Gilmore - lead vocals
Sené Goss - vocals
John Johnson - keyboard
Peter Clevenger - guitar
Alfonso Portela - drums

"I live off Broadway so I saw the changes and how it was effecting the neighborhood. It was a lot cleaner and appealing but then I noticed nobody from the neighborhood was working in any of the new establishments. I wanted the song to be about all the Broadway's all over America." - Adrian Gilmore"

You might recognize Adrian Gilmore (aka "POOR Majesty") from his work in the Sacramento hip hop group Tribe of Levi or from his various performances with artists like Bru Lei or Mahtie Bush. "Patience" is his upcoming record due out this summer. This performance comes from his July 17th session for Hey, Listen! ...

"This one's for my homegirl Donna Apidone..."

"I started out writing Roses as a tribute song for my grandma. When I got to the 2nd verse I decided to write that one for my Grandfather. Five days later he died. He was 98 years old. I'm soooo glad I did that song for them while I had the chance." - Adrian Gilmore

Upon a revelation at a Sylvan Esso concert, Davis, CA songwriter Lillian Frances set to work making music. Her early days making folky guitar tracks came to a halt after she "got tendonitis harvesting girthy vegetables (read: butternut squash)." Frances came to CapRadio to talk about her post-squash music, where her samples come from and how being fluent in Spanish doens't mean you're understood BY the Spanish. 

Frances compares the sound of the Spanish language like "someone speaking in cursive." It's one of the reasons she like incorporating the laungauge in her music...despite not being able to roll her Rs. That's where "Flinch" comes in.

Walk It Off
At the close of the podcast this week, Lillian casually mentioned that she's about to embark on the Camino de Santiago. A one month walk from the south of France to western Spain. My feet hurt just  thinking about it but it does sound exciting. Want to, like me, learn some of the various was to make the trek without killing yourself? Our friends at the UK paper The Independent have some tips.

Comedian, writer Hari Kondabolu just released The Problem With Apu, his first documentary for TruTV. 

Holland may have left The Be Good Tanyas in the late 90s but she and the band's co-founder Samantha Parton have been folk blues powerhouses seperately and together ever since. Their new album, Wildflower Blues, is out now and the pair stopped in to CapRadio to talk with Nick about it and life on the road during this week's podcast. 

King Woman is dour, moody, dark and lush. The drone of any given song is an easy way to get lost; it's a meditative experience. Today you'll hear from Kristina Esfandiari. She talks to us about what connects her with King Woman's audiences at shows, how her "very psychic" friend saw a big move for her, and the different approaches she takes between King Woman and solo project, Miserable.

Kristina plays us three songs she loves, tells us how they're connected to each other and to her. This is a longer version of "The Guest List" which aired during Hey, Listen! on November 19th, 2016.

King Woman in Rolling Stone
King Woman signs to Relapse Records