EARS: Everyday Artists. Real Songs.

Whether it's a new instrument, a new genre, or a new challenge, Carl Rubino is always creating. In this episode, we talk about inpsiration, change, and the joy in exploring something new.Send a text—we’d love to hear from you!Do you have a song we should talk about? If you've got any thoughts, ideas, comments, or just want to say hi, holler at [email protected]. I'd love to hear from you!

Inspired by nature, guided by emotion, and driven by the simple urge to share, Macyn and I explore what brings a song to life, from the spark of ideas to the courage to perform. We talk about creativity, how it begins, how it evolves, and how you can keep it alive over a lifetime.Send a text—we’d love to hear from you!Do you have a song we should talk about? If you've got any thoughts, ideas, comments, or just want to say hi, holler at [email protected]. I'd love to hear from you!

Joe's banger about his hometown, Watertown, NY, demonstrates how a certain kind of energy manages to both hide and reveal deeper feelings. This episode is all about that kind of contrast;  how music theory knowledge can both sharpen and stifle the songwriting process, how collaboration can inspire and frustrate at the same time, how our home towns can be both grounding and isolating. It's a conversation about dualities and finding the right rhythm between them. Send a text—we’d love to hear from you!Do you have a song we should talk about? If you've got any thoughts, ideas, comments, or just want to say hi, holler at [email protected]. I'd love to hear from you!

Rosemary’s song about her father walks that fine line between deeply personal and universally relatable. In this episode, we talk about what inspires us to write a song, and what can hold us back.Send a text—we’d love to hear from you!Do you have a song we should talk about? If you've got any thoughts, ideas, comments, or just want to say hi, holler at [email protected]. I'd love to hear from you!

Jillian took an image of koi trapped in ice and turned it into a song about how feeling stuck has ripple effects on yourself and those around you. She also tells how her own musical life was frozen for a while, and how, when things finally thawed, the creative flow came rushing back.Send a text—we’d love to hear from you!Do you have a song we should talk about? If you've got any thoughts, ideas, comments, or just want to say hi, holler at [email protected]. I'd love to hear from you!

Having a brain is exhausting, and Zoë wrote a song about it. In this episode, she shares where the idea came from and how it evolved into something that feels true, even if it isn’t strictly factual. We talk about the weight of overthinking and what happens when you let go of it. Send a text—we’d love to hear from you!Do you have a song we should talk about? If you've got any thoughts, ideas, comments, or just want to say hi, holler at [email protected]. I'd love to hear from you!

"Big Sky Country" is the kind of song that unfolds like a novel you can revisit endlessly. In this episode, Camilla opens up about the roots of the song and reflects on her early days of learning to make music with others.Send a text—we’d love to hear from you!Do you have a song we should talk about? If you've got any thoughts, ideas, comments, or just want to say hi, holler at [email protected]. I'd love to hear from you!