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.

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Shannon Shaw of <a href="https://shannonandtheclams.bandcamp.com/">Shannon and the Clams </a>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 <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/1wIt68VvP4DjmCztavomtX?si=WJe_om9bROW0Q_Y_YkDczg&amp;dl_branch=1">The Year of the Spider</a> and the growth she experienced in the last year. Shannon gave a shoutout to <a href="https://www.pdxnaacp.org/">NAACPPDX</a>, <a href="https://www.punkswithlunch.org/">Punks with Lunch</a>, <a href="https://www.strollpdx.org/">Stroll PDX</a>, and <a href="http://www.basicrights.org/">Basic Rights Oregon.</a> For more info on Dear Young Rocker, check out <a href="http://dearyoungrocker.com/">dearyoungrocker.com</a> and peep <a href="https://www.doubleelvis.com/">Double Elvis</a> for more music podcasts. Follow @dearyoungrocker on Instagram and @rockerdear on Twitter. Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a>

Dear Young Rocker is a scripted non-fiction storytelling and audio memoir podcast featuring stories from women and trans musicians. In seasons 1 and 2, host/creator Chelsea Ursin tells her own story of finding an outlet for anxiety and her place in the world via falling in love with listening to and playing rock music. Along the way she writes letters of advice to her younger self on topics from mental health to relationships. In season 3, guest musicians are invited to tell their stories and write to their own younger selves.

Dear Young Rocker

Dear Young Rocker is a scripted non-fiction storytelling and audio memoir podcast featuring stories from women and trans musicians. In seasons 1 and 2, host/creator Chelsea Ursin tells her own story of finding an outlet for anxiety and her place in the world via falling in love with listening to and playing rock music. Along the way she writes letters of advice to her younger self on topics from mental health to relationships. In season 3, guest musicians are invited to tell their stories and write to their own younger selves.  And in season 4, Atlanta-based musician and artist Nadia Marie tells her own incredible coming-of-age story, 

Dear Young Rocker is a scripted non-fiction storytelling and audio memoir podcast featuring stories from women and trans musicians. In seasons 1 and 2, host/creator Chelsea Ursin tells her own story of finding an outlet for anxiety and her place in the world via falling in love with listening to and playing rock music. Along the way she writes letters of advice to her younger self on topics from mental health to relationships. In season 3, guest musicians are invited to tell their stories and write to their own younger selves.  And in season 4, Atlanta-based musician and artist Nadia Marie tells her own incredible coming-of-age story,

Shannon Shaw of Shannon and the Clams tells her story and talks to Chelsea about her upcoming album.

E36: SPIDER LADY FEAT SHANNON SHAW OF SHANNON AND THE CLAMS

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