Shannon Shaw of Shannon and the Clams didn't start playing bass and writing songs until she was 25. It's hard to believe listening to her songs today, but she was raised in a Jack Mormon household with limiting beliefs about what women and girls could and couldn't do that shaped her way of thinking early on. One night, feeling alone and desperate, a song came to her out of thin air. She picked up a bass, and her musical career started almost immediately after that. After her story, Shannon talks to Chelsea about her upcoming album The Year of the Spider and the growth she experienced in the last year. Shannon gave a shoutout to NAACPPDX, Punks with Lunch, Stroll PDX, and Basic Rights Oregon. For more info on Dear Young Rocker, check out dearyoungrocker.com and peep Double Elvis for more music podcasts. Follow @dearyoungrocker on Instagram and @rockerdear on Twitter. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Claire Gohst releases her music under the name Paper Citizen. She grew up in a restrictive and abusive conservative Christian household in Singapore. When her parents discovered Claire had a girlfriend she was kicked out of her house. Listen to her incredible journey of musical discovery and growth. Please take a peek at her new EP Wandering Ghost which was inspired by her journey to America. For more of DYR check out dearyoungrocker.com. Follow @dearyoungrocker on instagram and go to doubleelvis.com for DYR merch and other great music podcasts. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

While Anjimile Chithambo was growing up in Richardson Texas, he found himself drawn more and more to music. After trying different genres on for size, ska is what really stole his heart - along with a crush. At first at seemed like no one else around liked ska but fate intervened and Anjimile found out that the crush's brother was not only a fellow ska nerd but actually had his own ska band and an upcoming show. Anjimile knew that show would be important and started practicing skanking right away. Listen to Anjimile's album Giver Taker and follow Anjimile on Instagram @ anjmile. For more about Dear Young Rocker visit dearyoungrocker.com , follow DYR on instagram @dearyoungrocker and go to doubleelvis.com for merch and more great podcasts. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

About A Girl returns on June 7th with twelve new episodes about women who have played crucial roles in music history, but whose fascinating personal stories have been eclipsed by the legends of their famous romantic partners. Chelsea sits down with Nikki Lynette, the host of About a Girl, to discuss the new season and to preview an upcoming episode about Marianne Faithfull. For more info on About a Girl, Dear Young Rocker, and other great shows, visit the Double Elvis website and follow Double Elvis on Twitter and Instagram. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

LG of the band Thelma and the Sleaze brings us all the way back to her early adolescence in Kankakee Illinois. Surviving a childhood marked by head lice, fights, all kinds of trouble making and being the stinky kid in school LG is pulled more and more toward her own desire to play rock music especially when she hears songs by female fronted bands like Belly and the Cranberries. She also knows right away that she doesn't want to play with any boys. A run-in with some missionaries grants her some guitar lessons and the unusual experience of becoming accidentally Mormon, and the rest is history. Listen to LG's podcast The Queen of S--- Mountain. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Wendy Eisenberg went through a best friend transition in middle school that led to playing in their first band and some insight about what it means to be yourself. In this beautifully written story and letter to their younger self, Wendy talks about a fateful pool party and the importance of letting people see your many sides. Wendy releases music under their full name Wendy Eisenberg as well as with the band Editrix and various other collaborations. Two organizations Wendy has fundraised for and recommends are GLITS and Black and Pink - as well as looking up your local community fridge and how to support them. Check out freedge.org to learn more. For more about Dear Young Rocker visit dearyoungrocker.com , follow DYR on instagram @dearyoungrocker and go to doubleelvis.com for merch and more great podcasts. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Elise Okusami of the band Oceanator started playing guitar and listening to Green Day pretty young at nine years old, and her first band wasn't long after that. On this episode of DYR, she tells the story of attending an Against Me! show and finding the musical community that really inspired her to dream big about her own musical career. She gives some advice to her younger self about living as an anxious person. Elise recommends listeners check out two organizations: the Black Trans Travel Fund and Crown Heights Mutual Aid. For more about Dear Young Rocker, visit dearyoungrocker.com, follow DYR on instagram @dearyoungrocker and go to doubleelvis.com for merch and more great podcasts. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Here Comes the Break, a new podcast from Double Elvis and Def Jam, premieres on Thursday, May 13th. Executive produced by Jake Brennan, Here Comes the Break features real interviews and exclusive new song drops from the latest Def Jam artists. Here Comes the Break is a mix of music discovery and audio drama like you’ve never heard before. Ruben is a young creator from Queens whose whole life changes when he finds his voice as an interviewer and host. But as his new gig breaks bigger and bigger, can he handle the growing anxiety and social pressure without having a breakdown of his own?  Episodes 1 & 2 drop on Thursday May 13th. https://www.instagram.com/doubleelvis/  https://twitter.com/doubleelvisfm https://www.facebook.com/DoubleElvisProductions/ https://www.doubleelvis.com/ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Katie Lau takes the mic on this episode and tells her story of adolescent self-discovery as a kid that withdrew after some harsh bullying but came out of her shell when she fell in love with punk music. Katie's band is called Painted Zeros. In this episode she recommends the following organizations: Red Canary Song, AAPI Women Lead, and Stop AAPI Hate. And for more, check out dearyoungrocker.com and follow @dearyoungrocker on instagram. For DYR merch and info on more great shows check out doubleelvis.com. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Lira Mondal of the band Sweeping Promises shares her story of growing up in Arkansas as a nerdy choir kid longing to fit into an alternative rock subculture that she isn't sure she's cool enough for. As an only child of a single Bangladeshi mom, she doesn't feel like she blends in with her mostly white peers. She finds confidence in her voice but dreams of playing guitar or bass in a band and getting to rock out to the kind of music she loves the most - especially her favorite band Interpol. Lira provides some loving advice to her younger self and then talks with Chelsea about shared experiences as only children of single moms. She also recommends listeners check out the organization Trust Tree which holds music and arts camps for girls in Arkansas to help them bring their creative visions to life. And for more check out dearyoungrocker.com and follow @dearyoungrocker on instagram. For DYR merch and info on more great shows check out doubleelvis.com. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com