Portland’s Golden Promise (l to r): Erik Clampitt, Scott Pettitt, Lucas Jones, Jason Fleming and Sean Burke. Photo by Joel Gaddis



Stream or download May Podcast Picks: May ’20 Podcast PicksNew albums from several of our favorite national artists (Caleb Caudle, Jason Isbell, Western Centuries, etc.) have helped sustain us through the past few months of the COVID-19 pandemic, but nothing can replace the joy of watching our favorite local bands tear it up in our favorite local bars.The podcast’s first pandemic casualty happened nearly two months ago, when a scheduled podcast episode featuring local honky tonk band Golden Promise had to be cancelled. Talk about bad timing — Golden Promise’s debut album, Long Days, Sleepless Nights, hit the streets just as local Portland bars and businesses were closing and social distancing measures firmly put in place.







So for our May Podcast Picks, we kick it off with a handful of our favorite local bands. Batting leadoff is “I Ain’t Drunk” from Golden’s Promise’s debut. It’s designed to launch you with style into a weekend of isolation drinking.We also have great new songs from former Podcast guests Chuck Westmoreland and the Harmed Brothers, tunes from local faves Jenny Don’t & The Spurs, Roselit Bone and Richmond Fontaine as well as great new songs from Lucinda Williams, American Aquarium, Jaime Wyatt, John Baumann, Whitney Rose and John Anderson.We also share another stunner from Tanya Tucker’s award-winning record from last year, While I’m Living; we pay tribute to the late John Prine; and eventually wrap things up with a classic from the one-off album from 15 years ago by The Drams.So if you can, take The Drams advice — get “Unhinged” this weekend and crank up our May Podcast Picks! Here’s the playlist:I Ain’t Drunk, Golden PromiseThe Serpent and The Swan, Chuck WestmorelandAll The Same, The Harmed BrothersNobody’s Crying Over You, Jenny Don’t & The SpursLaughlin, NV, Roselit BoneYou Can’t Rule Me, Lucinda Williams$87 and a Guilty Conscience That Gets Worse The Longer I Go, Richmond Fontaine1000 Cities Failing (Part 1), The SadiesA Better South, American AquariumBy Your Side, Jaime WyattLightning On The Mountain, Kyle NixThis Country Doesn’t Sound The Same, John BaumannIn A Rut, Whitney RoseGhost Town, Sarah Shook & The DevilI’m Still Hanging On, John AndersonIllegal Smile, John PrineThe Wheels of Laredo, Tanya TuckerHere’s To You, The SilosUnhinged, The Drams