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Chrissi Bickford Mando Saenz is a relatively taciturn fellow, so I called my friend Jon Byrd to ask some scouting questions before our interview. Byrd, one of the finest country songwriters and storytellers I know, had a lot of wonderful things to say about his close friend Mando, including this, “Don’t take this the wrong way, but he’s a great drinking companion. You can sit at the bar, and 15 minutes will go by and nobody’s said a word. It’s awesome!”  We crack up at this, because Mando has a lot to say; he just chooses his words carefully, whether in conversation or in song....

Stream Craig's conversation with Andrew Nelson and Blount Floyd of Great Peacock here. This isn’t a textbook in indie music economics but a story about commitment. Imagine being on the road 200 days a year and not taking a cut of the revenue for yourself. The mind reels. But this is music worthy of investment, a visceral, bright and inspiring Americana rock with Western brush strokes. It’s music built around a striking vocal duo that represents well on record and blossoms on stage. And while the shows are on pause, Peacock’s third album, Forever Worse Better, out in late 2020, is sett...