The Dive Bar Rock Star Podcast

KATIE BOECK- Now I Understand The Assignment (Spring Awakening)

The Dive Bar Rock Star Podcast

Show Notes

Singer/Songwriter, Katie Boeck, discusses the struggle to find and protect her artistic voice in a music business that tends toward exploitation. She talks about the making of her album, Calico, and the life events that went into the writing. She pays tribute to her first producer Bobby Williams and explains the lessons she learned from him. Katie also tells the story of how she went from a little town in California to playing live at the Tony awards.

Katie Boeck- Calico https://open.spotify.com/album/6eWZFA89Yj7dNgfAmyudX7?si=qz9ZnTJQRgmrBfzzOYxcHw

www.katieboeckmusic.com

The Mother and The Muse https://open.spotify.com/show/7AXc3Qp5shNr1dywyBATTQ?si=viLPvbewTWSvVzEpqKebcA

www.divebarrockstar.com

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