i opened up for orville peck!! (vlog)
fire alarms, mini golf, and orville peck, oh my! come to DC with me.
Nowhereland Weekly with August Ponthier
I'm August Ponthier. I'm a singer-songwriter. Take a peek inside my brain and see where so many of my interests lie: campy movies, the latest novel I've read, songwriting advice, personal essays, etc. It's all here and I hope you are too. Yeehaw.
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Oh my god, I am on the Girls Like Girls Soundtrack with Hayley Kiyoko???
A personal essay about how a teenager in the closet had the most full-circle moment of all time.
I ate by myself at the Rainforest Café (vlog)
I went on a big writing trip. I had one day off. This is what I did.
Unreleased: "Fixer Upper" Backstory and Chorus Live from the Bluebird Cafe (with Madi Diaz)
I wrote a song that made songwriting fun again. Here's a little bit of it before it's out in the world.
I wrote a song about leaving Texas behind. Then I realized I was wrong. So I made a reprise.
How “Everywhere Isn’t Texas” changed my mind... five years later.
Your "Everywhere Isn’t Texas" Comments Made Me Sob
Usually YouTube comments make me cry for a different reason. So I decided it’s time to respond.
Girl's Just Wanna Weekend 7 Vlog: Part 1
I got asked to sing Everywhere Isn't Texas on stage with Brandi Carlile. Here's everything that happened behind-the-scenes. Oh, and the full performance too.
New Year, More Accurate Me: 2026
Gentle Resolutions from a Skittish Person
What I Am Thankful for at the End of the Year When Everything Went Comically Wrong
Plot twist: a lot of things, actually.
Hi. I Announced My Debut Album.
Everywhere Isn’t Texas comes out 2-13-2026.
I Decided To Come Out as Nonbinary to the World. Here's My Secret Diary About What It Was Like
Hi, I'm August Ponthier. Nice to meet you.
Help! My Songs All Sound the Same.
Here's how to get out of you writing rut.
allison's advice #4
How to make music without playing instruments, how to support smaller artists, etc.
Help Me, I Can’t Stop Watching These Video Essays!
My most-watched video essays ever.
Alternate Universes, Gay Lit, and Diva Witches: My September Favorites
Yes, all of that.
allison's advice #3
we talk about queer signaling, being the parent of an LBTQ+ child, how to justify the cost of touring, and more.
One Really, Really Perfect Day
On August 17th, I played the Trans Texas "T Party." Then it got even better.
"What Would You Do If You Weren't A Musician?"
AKA: the three jobs I wanted growing up that I would have been really, really bad at.
The Song That Taught Me How to Grieve
Note: This essay contains discussion of accidental death and grief.
The Complete "Karaoke Queen" Tour Photo Diary
Every city and every moment on my first ever headline tour!