White Trash Revelry
Adeem the Artist
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“Cast Iron Pansexual lives up to its title with explorations of sexuality and gender expression that are equally clever and poignant.”
Bio
Adeem Maria (they/them/theirs) is a seventh-generation Carolinian, a makeshift poet, singer-songwriter, storyteller, and blue-collar Artist. They began toiling at their instrument in 2002 when their family relocated to Syracuse, NY and used songwriting as a vehicle to process the ensuing culture shock, their faith, and later their journey through apostasy.
Blending a homegrown affection for Country Music with the emotional ballyhoo of alternative folk in the early aughts, they have created a unique brand of Americana that pays homage to John Prine and John Darnielle (of The Mountain Goats) in equal parts.
On Cast-Iron Pansexual, they received praise from Rolling Stone & American Songwriter for their work exploring identity across coalescing subcultures. Traveling to Carolina to get their Tarot read while straddling the duality of being a "blue collar boy" who is a "complicated dame," Adeem excavates unwonted stories of the forgotten south.
After touring with American Aquarium and opening for acts like Will Hoge, Emily Wolfe, & Jaime Wyatt, they launched the "Redneck Fundraiser," to finance their new album. In a matter of a few weeks, they raised over $15,000 to work with an all-star cast of musicians on their upcoming record for a release in late 2022.
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"Cast Iron Pansexual tunnels through what it means to be LGBTQ+ in rural America─and presents every raw nerve of the inner and outer anguish."
"Every word is perfectly placed, and every line shows us the three-dimensional workings of a human soul."
“Cast Iron Pansexual effortlessly unpacks a number of cultural complexities around queerness and class in a genre and medium that is famous for dodging difficult dialogues."
"Adeem finds gentle humour and yearning in stories so often defined by hurt and fear."
"[Adeem] has been quietly gaining a reputation as one of Knoxville’s finest singer-songwriters."
Press photos
Bijou Theatre, Madison Miles
Photo by Alyssa Donyae