3×3: Wild Child on Enya, Vodka, and Which Toothpaste Tastes Like Tree Bark

Artist: Wild Child
Hometown: Austin, TX
Latest Album: Fools
Nicknames: Captain Handsome (Alexander), K Wils Dog (Kelsey), Lazer Teen (Sadie), The Mage (Evan), Drewberry Muffin (Drew), D Nunz (Chris), Dadshaw (Matt)

 

Hanging out at the @spotify office today before we head to Brooklyn @musichallofwb \\\ #Fools2015

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Who is the most surprising artist in current rotation on your iTunes/Spotify?
We were tossing around the idea of collectively dressing up like Andrew WK for Halloween and opening the show with "Party Hard." We didn't end up doing it, but in the process, I went through a mean Andrew WK binge for a couple days.

Who would play you in the Lifetime movie of your life?
I get compared to a lot of different people. "Hipster Ron Swanson," Mario, Frodo. I think that Elijah Wood would have to play me. He'd just have to grow a shitty mustache. Kelsey would definitely be played by Drew Barrymore. We decided this years ago.

If the After-Life exists, what song will be playing when you arrive?
Hopefully Enya and hopefully not Skrillex.

 

Get ready Santa Cruz..

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What's brand of toothpaste do you use?
Winterfresh Crest is desirable but not mandatory. I think Kelsey likes Tom's. I think Tom's tastes like tree bark.

What's your beverage of choice?
Jack and Coke, Redbull Vodkas, Vodka Sodas, or a nice Malbec. We often make Kalimotxos. Never heard of them? It's a blend of cheap red wine and Coke over ice. It's insanely refreshing. We like all the beverages.

What's your favorite TV show?
In no particular order, I think collectively, we all watch Game of Thrones, Fargo, Adventure Time, and Seinfeld.

 

Don't quit your daydream @superflypresents #nyc

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Star Wars or Star Trek?
We are a Star Wars band. I heard someone watching it in the bunk just the other day. #stonerfilms

Taylor Swift or Ryan Adams?
Taylor Swift, baby. Love us some T Swift. Possibly too much.

Coffee or tea?
Everyone is firm on this:
Alexander-Coffee
Matt-Coffee
Evan-Coffee
Chris-Coffee
Sadie-Tea
Kelsey-Tea
Drew-Pepsi

The 2015 Americana Music Awards Winners

Sturgill Simpson and Lucinda Williams were big winners at this week's Americana Music Association Honors & Awards. Check out the full winner's list below.

Album of the Year: Down Where The Spirit Meets The Bone, Lucinda Williams, Produced by Lucinda Williams, Tom Overby and Greg Leisz

Artist of the Year: Sturgill Simpson

Duo Group of the Year: The Mavericks

Song of the Year: "Turtles All The Way Down" Written by Sturgill Simpson

Emerging Artist of the Year: Shakey Graves

Instrumentalist of the Year: John Leventhal

Spirit of Americana/Free Speech in Music Award co-presented by the Americana Music Association and the First Amendment Center: Buffy Sainte-Marie

Lifetime Achievement Award, Trailblazer: Don Henley

The Lifetime Achievement Award, Songwriting: Gillian Welch & David Rawlings

Lifetime Achievement Award, Instrumentalist: Ricky Skaggs

Lifetime Achievement Award, Performance: Los Lobos

President's Award: BB King

Other Roots Music News:

• Listen to a new track from Donnie Fritts at Rolling Stone

• Check out Rolling Stone's photos from backstage at the Americana Awards.

• Jack White and Patrick Carney fought or maybe didn't fight and nobody really cares. [Consequence of Sound

• Sharon Jones announced that her cancer has returned. [Pitchfork

• Now you can finally hear Ryan Adams cover "Bad Blood" in its entirety.

Watch Ashley Monroe Perform on ‘Conan’

Ashley Monroe performed "I Buried Your Love Alive," a killer new track from her recently released album The Blade, on Conan. You can watch the kick-ass performance below.

Other Roots Music News:

Rolling Stone has a stream of an unreleased Andrew Combs track, "Part Time Lovers (Full Time Fools)." 

• Grizzly Bear's Ed Droste had to quit Twitter after suffering harassment at the hands of angry Taylor Swift fans. 

• Langhorne Slim also stopped by Conan to perform "Strangers."

NPR's latest list of tunes in heavy rotation include BGS favorites Kasey Chambers and Humming House. 

Folk Alley has a new session with Charlie Parr. 

• Jason Isbell performed "Desperadoes Waiting on a Train" on Austin City Limits.

Ryan Adams Is Gonna Party Like It’s ‘1989’

There's never a dull moment in the career of Ryan Adams, but he may have just topped himself with his latest move: covering Taylor Swift's chart-topping 2014 release 1989 start to finish… in the style of the Smiths. He's already shared a clip or two, and it sounds pretty epic.

Read more at Rolling Stone.

Other Roots Music News:

• Go behind the scenes of the making of Indigo Girls' "One Lost Day."

• Ashley Monroe covered John Mellencamp's "Pink Houses."

• Bruce Springsteen earned the distinct honor of serving as Jon Stewart's last Moment of Zen. [Consequence of Sound

• Laura Marling performed "I Feel Your Love" on The Late Late Show with James Corden.

• IBMA announced their film festival selections. [Bluegrass Today

Ryan Adams photo by Alice Baxley, courtesy of Nasty Little Man