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Tandy Culpepper Talks to Louisa Hall & Annie Nardolilli of GRIEFCAT About Their New Album, Late Stage Capitalism

In 2019, that halcyon year before we found ourselves seeking shelter from the storm known as covid, musicians of every stripe were putting the finishing touches on albums and looking forward to hitting the road to promote them.

Such was the case for a female singer-songwriting duo that met at a variety show in 2015 and found that they shared a similar quirky outlook when it comes to songwriting.

Louisa Hall and Annie Nardolilli joined forces and a zany pairing was born. One indicator of their somewhat skewed outlook on life is the name they gave themselves: Griefcat.

Their songs will make you giggle and think (imagine that). The music spans several genres from punk to country. You may find yourself singing along and dancing before you know it.

Their post-pandemic album is out now. Late Stage Capitalism examines – tongue firmly in cheek – some of the often off-kilter ways capitalism affects our lives. What it delivers: catchy melodies, thought-provoking lyrics, and tight harmonies.

Tandy Culpepper talks to Louisa and Annie about their album and about their plans to tour. Bonus: you can hear several of their singles interspersed in the interview.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Published by Tandy Culpepper

I am a veteran broadcast journalist. I was an Army brat before my father retired and moved us to the deep South. I'm talkin' Lower Alabama and Northwest Florida, I graduated from Tate High School and got botha Bachelor's degree and Master's in Teaching English from the University of West Florida, I taught English at Escambia County High School for two years before getting my m's in Speech Pathology and Audiology from Auburn University. Following graduation, I did a 180 degree turn and moved to Birmingham where I began ny broadcasting career at WBIQ, Channel 10. There I was host of a weekly primetime half-hour TV program called Alabama Lifestyles. A year later, I began a stint as a television weathercaster and public affairs host. A year later, I moved to West Palm Beach, Florida and became bureau chief at WPTV, the CBS affiliate. Two years later, I moved to Greensboro, North Carolina where I became co-host of a morng show called AM Carolina. The next year, I moved cross-country and became co-host and story producer at KTVN-TV in Reno, Nevada. I also became the medical reporter for the news department. Three years later, I moved to Louisville, Kentucky and became host and producer of a morning show called today in WAVE Country at WAVE-TV, Channel 3, the NBC affiliate. Following three years there, I moved to Los Angeles and became senior correspondent at the Turner Entertainment Reportn, an internationally-syndicated entertainment entertainment news service owned by CNN. I went back to school afterwards and got an MFA in Creative Nonfiction at Goucher College in Towson, Maryland, a suburb of Baltimore. Oh, yes. I won a hundred thousand dollars on the 100 Thousand Dollar Pyramid, then hosted by Dick Clark.

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