About this episode

Eric Hutchinson joins Dave Barnes and Jon McLaughlin to discuss his music career and experiences as a father in New York City.

Musician Eric Hutchinson makes history on Dadville by doing the impossible: arriving early. From the massive independent success of his album Sounds Like This to the "soul-crushing" reality of playing early college gigs next to loud smoothie machines, Hutchinson joins Dave Barnes and Jon McLaughlin for a deep dive into a career built outside the typical "big machine" path. Now a New York City dad, Eric discusses the "vast amount of humanity" found in raising his daughter, Zelda—navigating everything from sophisticated Monday night jazz shows to encounters with subway crack smokers. It is a candid conversation about the importance of modeling passion for your kids, the creative challenge of making music that stays fresh after twenty years, and the bittersweet reality of the fatherhood musical: "Long Days, Short Years." All Things Eric Hutchinson: https://www.erichutchinson.com/ Join us: http://dadville.substack.com This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp: Our listeners get 10% off their first month at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://betterhelp.com/dadville⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Shopify - Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial and start selling today at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://shopify.com/dadville⁠⁠ Boll &…

People in this episode

Hosts: Dave Barnes, Jon McLaughlin

Guest: Eric Hutchinson

Topics covered

• music career
• fatherhood
• parenting
• independent music
• New York City
• raising children

Keywords

• Eric Hutchinson
• music
• parenting
• New York City
• independent artist
• fatherhood
• jazz shows

Sponsors

BetterHelp, Shopify, Boll & Branch, Quince

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