how did i get here?

Hello friends! Bass player Monty Colvin and guitar player Dane Sonnier from Houston hard rock band, Galactic Cowboys are my guests for episode 1591! Galactic Cowboys 9th album, What Planet Are You From?, their first since 2017, is set to release later this month. I'll play a preview of their new song, "Out of the Darkness" on this episode. Go to galacticcowboys.com for album info, show dates, and...

Hello friends! Lawrence Gowan, keyboard player, singer, and songwriter from legendary rock band Styx is my guest for episode 1590! Styx is currently on the "Styx & Chicago: The Windy Cities Tour - All The Hits...Your Kind of Tour" and they're hitting Austin on Wednesday, August 19th at The Moody Center. Go to styxworld.com for tour dates and show info, music, videos, merch, and more. Lawrence...

Hello friends! Wisconsin based singer-songwriter Ruby James is my guest for episode 1589! Ruby's new album, Call It Rock & Roll on Mule Kick Records drops on August 7th and she is celebrating the release with a show at The Five Spot in Nashville on Friday, August 14th. Go to rubyjamesmusic.com for show info, music and more. Ruby and I have a great conversation about making Call It Rock & R...

Hello friends! We have a great big show for you today. Multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter Scotty Blanco from Scotty Bee and the Hive joins me for episode 1588! Their new single, "Heart" is available on all the streamers and their new EP, "Bell Heather" drops next week. They're celebrating the release of "Bell Heather" with a release show Saturday, August 8th at Regal Rooms here in Austin. Go...

Hello friends! Texas singer-songwriter Jack Barksdale is my guest for episode 1587! Jack's latest EP "Battleground" comes out on October 16th and he's just released the first single and video, "The Scam Song" available now wherever you get your music. He'll be playing The 04 Center here in Austin on Wednesday, August 26th. Go to jackbarksdale.com for tour dates, music, videos and more. Jack played...

Hello friends! Singer-songwriter Justin Osborne from the rock band Susto and it's bluegrass offshoot, Susto Stringband is my guest for episode 1586! Susto Stringband has just released their second album, "Susto Stringband (Vol. 2) on Missing Piece Records and are preparing to tour Europe, The U.K., The U.S. in August and September. Go to sustoisreal.com for tour dates, music, videos and more. We h...

Hello friends! Guitar player, singer-songwriter Johnny Moeller from Texas Headhunters, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, The Moeller Brothers and many more is my guest for episode 1585! Texas Headhunters, the band he fronts along with Ian Moore and Jesse Dayton have a new single out, "Cut N' Run" and they're out on the road for the next few weeks starting tonight, Friday, July 17th at Sam's Burger Joint...

Hello friends! Multi- woodwind instrumentalist and singer-songwriter Leila Henley is my guest for episode 1584! After 20 years of playing in bands in Austin, Leila is about to release her debut solo album, How To Let Go out on August 6th. Her singles "Tardigrade" and "Your Life in the Dirt" are available on all the streamers. We have a preview of her next single "Inside the Stone" which comes out...

Hello friends! Singer-songwriter Ali Holder returns to the show for episode 1583! Her latest single, "Persephone" is out today! "Persephone" is the latest single from her up coming EP, "Garden of the Underworld" out September 11. Ali is doing a Waterloo Records instore next Friday, July 17th. Go to aliholder.com for show dates, music, tarot readings and more. We have a great conversation about wri...

Hello friends! Nashville-based singer-songwriter Alicia Blue is my guest for episode 1582! Alicia is prepping her debut album Country Desire for August 28, produced by 4x Grammy-winner, Shooter Jennings. She's out on the road this week in the mid-west and will be at Gruene Hall in New Braunfels, TX on September 6th. Go to aliciablue.com for music, tour dates and more. We have a great conversation...

Hello friends! Nashville based singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Amelia Day is my guest for episode 1581! Her new EP, Ego Trip is available now on all the streamers. Amelia will be on tour this summer in support of Ego Trip. Go to ameliadaymusic.com for tour dates, music and more. We have a great conversation about co-producing Ego Trip with Taylor Carroll, songwriting, Jon Br...

Hello friends! Singer-songwriter Brandon Wayne DeMaris returns to the show for episode 1580! His latest EP "Be Here Now" is available now wherever you stream. Go to brandonwaynedemaris.com for more info. We have a great conversation about how "Be Here Now" “Be Here Now” is his most personal and vulnerable body of work to date as he delves into the journey of parenthood: the personal strain, the ma...

Hello friends! Singer-songwriter, guitar player Jo James returns to the show for episode 1579! His latest album, Everything And Nothing comes out on September 18th on the streamers and vinyl and he's celebrating with a release show that same night at The '04 Center in Austin. You can stream the singles "Little Light Of Mine" and "Everything And Nothing" now wherever you stream you music. Go to joj...

Hello friends! Jayna Doyle and Blake Arambula from Austin alternative pop outfit Glass Mansions are my guests for episode 1578! Their new EP Soft Witness drops this Friday, June 26th on all streaming services and they're celebrating the release with a show show on Saturday, June 27th at Hotel Vegas in Austin. Go to glassmansions.com for music, videos, show dates/info, and more.  We have a great co...

Hello friends! Singer-songwriter Daisy O'Connor returns to show for episode 1577! Daisy's new single "L.I.R.R.", produced by Jana Pochop, is out now. You can find it on her Bandcamp page or wherever you stream. Go to daisyoconnor.com for music, show dates, and more. "L.I.R.R." is Daisy's first release after a six-year hiatus from music. We have a great conversation about why she got out of music f...

Hello friends! Barton Davies from Nashville born and bred Americana band Breakfield returns to the show for episode 1576! Their debut, self-titled album just came out on Friday via Rounder Records and is available on all the streamers, vinyl, and CD. Go to breakfieldband.com for music, videos, tour dates, and more. Barton was on the show in 2023 under the band name Boy Named Banjo before they chan...

Hello friends! Gunnar Keeling, drummer of San Diego based, alternative-rock band MojoPin is my guest for episode 1575! MojoPin's debut EP, "Out The Door" is available today on Infinity & Records and they're celebrating the release with a show tomorrow, Saturday, 6/13 at 710 Beach Club in San Diego, CA. Go to mojopinband.com for music, show info, videos, and more. Gunnar and I have great conver...

Hello friends! Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter and Tony Award-winning Broadway star John Gallagher Jr. is my guest for episode 1574! John's latest EP "Almost OK" is out now on all the streamers. He'll be playing with his band this Thursday, June 11th at Wonderbar in Asbury Park, NJ. Go to johngallagherjr.net for music, show dates, and more. We have a great conversation about balancing music and a...

Hello friends! Guitar player, YouTuber, and all-around great guy, Ray Kainz returns to the show for episode 1573! You might know Ray from playing in bands like Brodie Lane, Love & Chaos and others or from his instructional, informative, and highly entertaining YouTube Channel, " Ray Plays Guitar " that has great guitar lessons, song tutorials, gear reviews and more. Go to rayplaysguitar.com fo...

Hello friends! The one and only William Harries Graham returns to the show for episode 1572! Like most of Austin, I've watched William grow up to become an amazing music artist, wonderful man. And like most of Austin, I have been grieving the loss of his dad, Jon Dee Graham as an inspirational artist and friend after his passing in March. While caring for his dad after his second spine surgery, Wi...

Hello friends! Nashville based singer-songwriter Ben Chapman is my guest for episode 1571! Ben has done his share of writing with and for other folks like Marcus King, Hayes Carll, Shelby Lynne, and more. He just released his latest album Feet On Fire about his journey into manhood following his marriage to fellow singer/songwriter Meg McRee and the birth of their first child in September. Go to b...

Hello friends! Matt Salois and Alyssa Kelly from Austin indie folk-pop duo Deer Fellow return to the show for episode 1570! Their new album Hues drops this Friday, May 29th and they're celebrating with a record release show this Saturday, May 30th at the Hole in the Wall in Austin. Go to deerfellow.com for music, videos, show dates and more. We have a great conversation about getting married last...

Hello friends! Don Barnes, singer, songwriter, guitar player, and co-founder of 38 Special is my guest for episode 1569! 38 Special is currently on their 50 Year Legacy Tour, celebrating half a century of the band. They've also released their first album of new music in 20 years, Milestone, available on all streaming services, CD and vinyl. Go to 38special.com for, show dates, music, videos, and m...

Hello friends! Texas-to-Nashville singer-songwriters Grace Pettis, Natalie Price, and Rachel Laven, known together as THE TEXPATS are my guests for episode 1568! Their new video "Oh Sister" is now available on YouTube and they're heading out on their debut tour this week. They'll be stopping in Austin next Wednesday, May 27th at The 04 Center. Go to thetexpats.com for tour dates, videos and more....

Hello friends! Artists and founders of non-alcohol tequila Society Del Sol, Gary and Kaysie Dorsey are my guests for episode 1567! As visual artists they have built up a resume that includes the Waterloo Sparkling Water and Deep Eddy Vodka branding, album covers for Joe Jackson, Christopher Cross, Suzanna Choffel and many more. See their past artwork HERE . After getting sober, they decided to sta...