Talk So Real with Matt Sonzala

Finally got to sit down with my man Kiko Villamizar. Kiko is a multi-instrumentalist - musicologist - vocalist - comedian - intellectual bad ass dude who was born in Miami to a musical family who took him to Colombia as a youth and raised him on a coffee farm where he immersed himself in the sounds and tradition of his families native land. On today's podcast he talks about that journey and where...

Maaaaan this is a big one for me as I have been a fan of MOJOE for many years, and when we sat down to do this they informed me that I had never interviewed them before. Which is something I can't even fathom given the amount of times I have seen them live and how much I have listened to them and such. But I guess that is the case and this edition of Talk So Real is my first real talk with two of...

Continuing on with the podcast where I go and have some real talk with my friends, this week I sat down with Noah Tennefrancia to talk about a whole lot of thangs! If you are out and about in Austin's hip hop and electronic and more scenes you probably know Noah as he is always in the place. He is historically one of the biggest supporters of Austin music and music in general that I know and that'...

Oh man this is big, secure your internet as the whole world wide web gonna feel this one. On this kick off to America Day weekend we are joined in the studio by the one and only DJ Jester the Filipino Fist. His latest mixtape/CD - Made in USA (with DJ Marz on one side, Jester on the other) is out now in them streets and it's the first mixtape in a while that will make you THINK. So many levels to...

So honored to have my great friend Edica in the studio of sorts this week! We go way back to when I first came to Austin and she would help me promote shows and do SXSW things and all this, while she would work with cool artists like Houston's The Nice Guys and Dallas legends SoreLosers. She has always had her ears to the streets and when she made her transition into DJing she immediately began ex...

What the what? Heads are NOT ready for this one. Someone may need to reup the Hollerboard to make sure this one gets maximum penetration into the internets and all the real heads can know the deal. Stand up one time for my special guest Richard Henry. Richard has been a mainstay on the Austin scene for many years and has held many scenes on his back in a real way. Never afraid to take a chance or...

Man this week I got to sit down with Martin and Matt of one of my favorite bands, Grimy Styles to discuss a bit of their history and to get hyped up for their new album Late Pioneers of Psych Dub - out later this month.  The boys are back and in their truest form. On this episode we discuss the bands history and how guitarist Matt Beebe's work in the studios of Jamaica with the sons of Joe Gi...

With @eldusty in front of @producegoods Maaaaaaaaaan this one was a long time in the making! I have been wanting to sit down with the man El Dusty for a while now, as to me he is one of the most interesting musical artists in Texas, and beyond. The sounds he creates are next level and you never know what you will hear next. AND he is from Corpus Christi, Texas and I always have an interest in arti...

Continuing on with my podcast series in which I sit down and talk with my friends who do dope things, on this episode I get to sit down with one of the dopest, Coka Trevino! I have known Coka for some years through the music scene here in Austin, we both tend to like good musics and such, and I have watched her ascent in the Austin art community from the moment we met.  She is a super trooper...

Oh man this is a very special episode and has been literally a couple years in the making. If you know anything about my history, you know that Serg taught me everything that I know about the internet. He had a blog before me and did a podcast before I really understood what a podcast was. The man has always been ahead of his time and is one of my main dudes in this world. On this episode we get i...

Man! This weeks episode is fire. I had the honor and the pleasure of chopping it up with a dude who has been deep behind the scenes in Austin and Texas hip hop and more. DJ Protege has been rocking crowds and producing records for a good while now. On this episode we talk about his early days as a DJ and a producer, recording and producing artists like Trae tha Truth, Z-Ro and ESG in his studio in...

This week I got to sit down with my good friend, and one of my favorite MC's from Austin, TX (or anywhere) Cha'keeta B! On the show we discuss why she calls herself a Femcee when she raps harder than many of the dudes out there, the Austin hip-hop community, the pandemic, all sorts of shit that you may or may not expect. This was a fun one. We debut her new single "The Comeback" which you can find...

The Mixtape Mechanic is back! DJ Rapid Ric and Carlos Hernandez of CH Customs have reunited to bring back the iconic Whut It Dew mixtape series/apparel line with new music and a whole lot of surprises dropping soon! In this episode we learn the origins of the whole imagery behind Whut It Dew and how Carlos and Ric built what they did back in the Texas Rap heydays of the 2000's.  Ric tells sto...

Got a chance to sit down with my man Lance Scott Walker for this episode. Lance and I go way back in the scene in Houston but really connected when he and Peter Beste started working on the Houston Rap book and what would later become two editions of Houston Rap Tapes. I love Lance's style because he lets his subjects talk and tell the story themselves. Telling the story of Houston rap is no mean...

This one has been a long time coming, it's about time I have a real talk with one of my best friends in this whole musical journey, Bavu Blakes.  His Twitter bio says it best: " Scholar Emcee deliberately walking through the intersection of Hip Hop, education, and spirituality; co-author of award-winning picture book El's Mirror ." Bavu Blakes is one of the best MC's I've ever known, and we h...

This is a real special one for me, as it should be for any fan of Texas rap. Salih Williams and his brothers have been a musical force on the Texas scene for many years, starting out with their family band that toured the Texas circuit way back in the day, to his rise around the turn of the century as the man behind MOST of the hits of the big Houston rap wave. "Still Tippin'," "Barre Baby," "Purp...

Season 2 of Talk So Real is now live and in fool effect! On this episode long time supporter of southern rap and other thangs Matt Sonzala talks with Dallas, Texas MC Money Waters about his new album The Porch 2. Money Waters is one of the most revered underground rappers to come out of Dallas, his sound is pure down south funk complete with raw lyrics and a drawl that makes you feel as though you...

Matt Sonzala got to sit down with Killer Mike and have a real talk at Pop Montreal in 2013.On the third floor of their headquarters building and it was like Fat Tony and Golden Eyez and Darcy were like the only people there. Nw there were some people there but it was too small for what this should have been so yeah man listen to this and feel it. This is just pre Run The Jewels. 

This one goes deep. Matt Sonzala talks with Homeboy Sandman just after he tells the world that he isn't playing venues with vaccine and mask mandates. He explains his feelings in detail and Matt listens and has feelings as well This is a real one TALK SO REAL. indeed. 

Got to sit down and have a real talk with the realest legend MC in hip hop evAr Kool Keith. 

Sitting down with the legend Adebantu was an honor and a pleasure. Got to experience one of his Afropolitan Vibes events and it was one of the greatest concert experiences I have ever had. Viva Lagos. I must return soon!

Visiting Lagos was one of the greatest experiences I have ever had in my life, and sitting and talking with Temi Dollface was one of the many things that made it great. I hope that you enjoy our conversation. 

I had the good fortune of visiting Lagos, Nigeria a few years back and met so many incredible artists. On one of my last days I was invited by Seun Kuti to the Kalakuta Republic (His father Fela's last home) to witness a rehearsal with Egypt 80 and do this interview. I hope you enjoy listening as much as I enjoyed doing this. 

Old pals Matt Sonzala and Fat Tony get on the horn and talk all things Exotica and more. 

Complete is a legendary band from Fort Worth, Texas that never really got their just due. Or maybe they got more, I don't know. In my eyes they were incredible and when videos of their performances started popping up on the internet in the mid-2000's I just had to find them. To this day I consider Curt Low a great friend. And his legacy is living on with his new band CROSS. There is a lot covered...