Petticoat Rule

Galvanizing Women in Musical Creativity

About the show

This is Petticoat Rule, a radio program dedicated to unraveling the mystery of creative productivity by examining the lives of women involved in the music industry. Each episode aims to develop an intimacy with the artist so as to illuminate her unique relationship with her creative spirit. We hope to inspire listeners to put in the work and unleash their unique inventive talents!

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Episodes

  • The Katie Simone Episode

    May 7th, 2018  |  55 mins 8 secs
    cover band, cover music, erika laing, female, female guitarist, female musician, feminism, feminist, guitarist, hard work, hustling, indie, karaoke, katie simone, lyricist, motivation, music, music education, musician, petticoat rule, pittsburgh, podcast, power, powerhouse, practice, rock and roll, rock vocals, singer-songwriter, siren, solo, songwriter, tara molesworth, vocal coach, woman, woman musician, women

    Stunning vocalist Katie Simone joins Petticoat Rule to talk about her insane schedule as a full time working musician, splitting her time between original solo work, weekend cover gigs, weddings, coaching, and, of course, practicing... as well as a bit of fun thrown in at open stages and karaoke!

  • The Dinosoul Episode

    April 23rd, 2018  |  1 hr 12 mins
    carolyn hilliard, clean, dark wave, dinosoul, donny donovan, erika laing, female, female guitarist, female musician, feminism, feminist, guitar, harmonies, heather donovan, indie rock, intention, music, musician, pennsylvania, petticoat rule, pittsburgh, podcast, sober, spirituality, synth, tara molesworth, tribute, woman, women

    Transcendent duo Donny Donovan and Carolyn Hilliard join Petticoat Rule to talk about their spiritual journey crafting the sound of their dark-wave indie band, Dinosoul.

  • The Cindy Howes Episode

    April 9th, 2018  |  1 hr 30 mins
    90’s, 91.3, 91.3 wyep, broadcaster, cindy howes, creative productivity, creativity, dj, eddie vedder, erika june christina laing, erika laing, farming, female, female radio dj, feminism, feminist, host, interview, interviewing, music, music education, musician, oprah, petticoat rule, pianist, piano, pittsburgh, podcast, productivity, rachel maddow, radio, radio host, radio voice, sheep, tara molesworth, tori amos, vocal coach, where the music matters, woman, women, wyep

    Radio host Cindy Howes from 91.3 WYEP stops by Petticoat Rule to talk about how she became an influential woman in broadcasting, the effects of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, and about the art of interviewing.

  • The Chloe Wiecz Episode

    March 26th, 2018  |  1 hr 42 mins
    chloe and the wiecz ones, chloe and the wise ones, chloe wiecz, chloe wiecz collective, chloe wieczorek, erika laing, female, female guitarist, female musician, feminism, feminist, geri allen, guitarist, jazz, jazz vocalist, jazz vocals, jesus, keyboard, keyboardist, keys, lyricist, mentorship, music, music education, musician, petticoat rule, pianist, piano, pittsburgh, podcast, singer-songwriter, songwriter, spiritual, spiritual journey, tara molesworth, vocalist, woman, woman musician, women, women in jazz, working breed

    Jazz singer-songwriter Chloe Wiecz joins Petticoat Rule to share a beautiful story about her emotional and spiritual journey through musicianship, and her extraordinary mentor experience with the late Geri Allen.

  • The Morgan Erina Episode

    March 12th, 2018  |  1 hr 21 mins
    abuse, anxiety, chester bennington, delores o'riordan, depression, emotion. emtional, erika laing, ethereal, female, female guitarist, female musician, feminism, feminist, fingerpicking, folk punk, guitarist, indie, indie folk, lyricist, mental health, mental health issues, morgan erina, motivation, music, musician, petticoat rule, pittsburgh, podcast, punk, sinead o'connor, singer-songwriter, songwriter, tara molesworth, trauma, woman, woman musician, women, writer's block

    Singer-songwriter Morgan Erina joins Petticoat Rule to talk about the ups and downs of mental health issues and musicianship; her muses Sinead O'Connor, Delores O'Riordan, and Chester Bennington; and how she's really an old-school romantic at heart.

  • The Casey Hanner Episode

    February 26th, 2018  |  55 mins 3 secs
    casey hanner, country, country music, donora, donora band, erika laing, female, female guitarist, female musician, feminism, feminist, guitarist, lyricist, mom, motherhood, music, music educator, musician, new mom, petticoat rule, pittsburgh, podcast, pop, pop music, professional musician, rock, songwriter, tara molesworth, teacher, vocal coach, woman, woman musician, women

    Pop songwriter Casey Hanner from the Pittsburgh-based band Donora joins Petticoat Rule to talk about the experience of being on the Rostrum Records label, hearing her tunes in movie and TV placements, and being a new mom and releasing a new album at the same time.

  • The Blak Rapp MADUSA Episode

    February 12th, 2018  |  1 hr 20 mins
    activism, activist, african american, artivism, artivist, black, blak rapp, blak rapp madusa, creativity, erika laing, female, female hip hop artist, female rapper, feminism, hip hop, madusa, mass incarceration, minority, music, musician, petticoat rule, pittsburgh, political, productivity, rap, singer, singer-songwriter, social issues, spirituality, tara molesworth, unapologetic, woman, woman rapper, women

    Hip-hop artivist Blak Rapp MADUSA joins Petticoat Rule explaining her music's political themes against mass incarceration, white supremacy, and systemic racism, as well as giving insight into the challenges of life as a female hip-hop artist.

  • The Abby Gross Episode

    January 29th, 2018  |  59 mins 59 secs
    abby gross, band, duquesne, erika laing, female, female musician, female sax player, female saxophone, feminism, feminist, independant, jazz, jazz musician, lady sax, music, music degree, music education, music educator, musician, petticoat rule, pittsburgh, podcast, professional musician, rock, sax player, saxophone, saxophonist, soul, soul rock, tara molesworth, teacher, the commonheart, woman, woman musician, woman sax player, women

    Saxophonist extraordinaire Abby Gross joins Petticoat Rule to share with us the 'glamour' of road life with soul-rock band The Commonheart as well as her passion for music education, and gives insight into what its like to write a song about something meaningful without using any lyrics.

  • The Avi Diamond Episode

    January 15th, 2018  |  1 hr 5 mins
    autism, chanteuse, duquesne, erika laing, female, female musician, feminism, feminist, independant, jazz, jazz singer, keyboardist, love, music, music degree, music therapy, musician, non-verbal, petticoat rule, pianist, pittsburgh, podcast, singer, tara molesworth, teacher, woman, women

    Jazz singer Avi Diamond joins Petticoat Rule to reveal how the experience of getting a degree in music therapy has shaped her songwriting and her life.

  • The Slowdanger Episode

    January 1st, 2018  |  1 hr 20 mins
    anna thompson, ballet, boss ve-20, classically trained dancer, creativity, dance, eating disorders, electronic, electronica, erika laing, female, feminism, looper, modern dance, music, musician, petticoat rule, pittsburgh, productivity, slowdanger, synth, tara molesworth, vocalist, woman, women, writing

    Classically trained dancer Anna Thompson of the unique dance-plus-electronica duo Slowdanger joins Petticoat Rule to share her journey of self-expression by developing musicianship to enhance her avant-garde dance movement.

  • The Jocelyn Rent Episode

    December 18th, 2017  |  1 hr 15 mins
    anjroy, bachelor boys, bachelor boys band, creativity, erika laing, family, female, feminism, frontwoman, greensburg, husband, indie rock, jocelyn rent, mother, motherhood, music, musician, petticoat rule, pittsburgh, singer, tara molesworth, the rents, vocalist, women

    Busy lead vocalist Jocelyn Rent joins Petticoat Rule to talk about balancing her creative roles in Pittsburgh-based bands Anjroy, The Rents and Bachelor Boys with her family life as a mother of two little ones.

  • The Karen Dietrich Episode

    December 4th, 2017  |  1 hr 11 mins
    creative writer, creative writing, creativity, drummer, erika laing, essential machine, family, family band, female, female drummer, feminism, greensburg, husband, indie rock, karen dietrich, memoir, mother, motherhood, music, musician, petticoat rule, pittsburgh, poet, poetry, son, synth, tara molesworth, woman drummer, women, writing

    Lady drummer Karen Dietrich of Pittsburgh-based indie rock band Essential Machine joins Petticoat Rule to discuss how she has uniquely integrated her passions for music, writing, and family into one full creative life.

  • The AppalAsia Episode

    November 20th, 2017  |  1 hr 38 mins
    appalachian, appalasia, banjo, chinese, conception, dulcimer, erhu, erika laing, family, female, female musician, feminism, feminist, fertility, folk, fusion, girl scouts, hurdy gurdy, mimi jong, motherhood, music, musician, pennsylvania, petticoat rule, pittsburgh, podcast, songwriting, sue powers, tara molesworth, woman, women

    Cultural folk fusion artists Mimi Jong and Sue Powers from the spellbinding trio AppalAsia visit Petticoat Rule, inspiring us as two very different women finding inspiriting joy in their unique collaboration.

  • The Addi Twigg Episode

    November 6th, 2017  |  1 hr 8 mins
    addi twigg, back off, comedy, contentment, creativity, erika laing, female, feminism, harassement, music, musician, petticoat rule, pittsburgh, pop, productivity, rock and roll, singer, soul, steeler ladies, steelers, tara molesworth, the telephone line, vocalist, women

    Belting songstress Addi Twigg from Pittsburgh-based pop-soul rock band The Telephone Line joins Petticoat Rule to discuss her need to let the songs out, her fervent feminism, and how she balances contentment with achievement.

  • The Maura Jacob Episode

    October 23rd, 2017  |  1 hr 36 mins
    action camp, activism, afrofuturism, appalachian, bitch planet, doom pop, doula, empathy, erika laing, female, female musician, feminism, feminist, garter shake, gender bending, maura jacob, midwife, music, musician, pennsylvania, petticoat rule, pittsburgh, podcast, post-punk, punk, punk rock, social work, synth, tara molesworth, the freshes, tribute, woman, women

    Authentic and compassionate, Maura Jacob of Pittsburgh's doom pop punk band Action Camp steps into the studio to chat about how she fights for the vulnerable through her music and her social work.

  • The Sparkle Pony Episode

    October 9th, 2017  |  1 hr 17 mins
    bass, creativity, erika june christina laing, erika laing, female, feminism, fiddle, folk, lewin barringer, mist covered mountains, molly hebert-wilson, mom, mother, mother-daughter relationship, motivation, music, musician, overcoming, petticoat rule, philadelpia, pittsburgh, productivity, rare spirits, singer, singer-songwriter, songwriting, sparkle pony, sunshine superman, tara molesworth, teacher, the waysties, valentina raffaelli, valentina sounds, vocalist, voice, women

    Vocalist Valentina Raffaelli and bassist Molly Hebert-Wilson from the Philadelphia-based folk band Sparkle Pony stop by the Petticoat Rule studio to share their many motivating strategies for overcoming one's inner critic while inspiring us with their down-to-earth dedication to their craft.