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Got to catch up with my old friend and one of my favorite singer-songwriters, Kylie Frey on today's pocdast. We get into makeup and hair preparation, smelly RV’s, music videos, boudin, starting an all female band of non-Texas country artists, Feet Finder and soooo much more in this episode. Don't forget to check us out on YouTube to see the full version of this episode! Find Kylie's mu...

Today I get to talk with my friend, Josh Crutchmer. He's an author, a red dirt connoisseur and a writer for Rolling Stone (among many publications). We recorded this podcast live in the Martin Guitars showroom in Nashville, TN. Don't forget to check us out on YouTube to see the full version of this episode! We talk about Martin Guitars, Giving Red Dirt Music validity, Josh’s purpose behind...

Dave Hause is a Rock n Roller based in California and we share a booking agent that sparked our friendship and so I was very excited to have this conversation put on tape with my new friend Dave! We talk about prioritizing your time as a musician, twins, touring being a gift, syncs and music supervisors along with his own music festival, Sing Us Home Festival. Dave's new album ".. And The...

What a fun and effortless conversation with my friend Kat Hasty, live from The Motherlode Saloon in Red River, NM. We dig into weird stage habits, her new music on the way, drunk musician vs professional musician, making content and the expenses of touring. Find Kat's music, tour dates and merch at https://kathasty.com/ Thanks to our sponsors for this episode,  The Music Fest at Steamboat  and...

Today, we're in the moutains of New Mexico with one of my most talented friends, Adam Hood! We get to talk about balancing being a songwriter and a road dog, building a home, the motivation of writing a song, publishing deals, re-recording an album, and being an introverted artist. We also talk with Charlie and Nicole, the organizers of the 8750 Festival in Red River, New Mexico! Find Adam&#39...

Today, a living legend. A wordsmith. A wine connoisseur. Rick Trevino joins me in the van (RV) to talk about his whole experience of life thus far, along with wine, his getting signed Cinderella story, speaking Spanish, tropical music, writing on piano vs guitar, having a writing partner and his awesome family! Find Rick's music, tour dates and merch at https://www.ricktrevino.com/ Thanks to o...

These girls are on a mission to bring light to the Twin Rivers Music Scene, which is the place I call home in New Braunfels, Texas. They became friends through meeting at shows and events in the Twin Rivers scene and decided to take their passion to the next level with media coverage and a podcast of their own! This conversation was my first ever time talking with Reid and Madison but we hit it of...

John Dickson has been fostering the Texas music scene for over five decades and is the brains behind one of the best Country music festivals in the United States. John joins me today to talk about the 40th Anniversary of MusicFest which is held annually in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Get your The MusicFest at Steamboat package now at https://www.themusicfest.com/ Thanks to our sponsors for this e...

Quite possibly the MOST talented guest we've had on the show so far, Kristi Grider is a good friend of mine from the New Braunfels, Texas area and we dig into topics like playing and teaching piano, being a substitute player, singing harmony, high profile gigs, The Finishing School, therapizing your friends and the benefits of walking. Enjoy! Find Kristi's music, tour dates and merch at ht...

Today's pod guests are one of the coolest AND cutest bands in Austin, TX! We get to talk with Kelly, Jace, Kody and Violet of Madam Radar about Palindromes, The Goose on Lime Creek, band names, family bands, The Finishing School, female musicians, genre lines and their new album “Motel”. Enjoy! Find Madam Radar's music, tour dates and merch at https://www.madamradar.com/ Thanks to our spon...

I recently discovered Boone when my boyfriend judged a songwriting competition that Boone won, and then I realized he is literally GREAT at everything. Our friends at The Goose on Lime Creek linked us back up to have this conversation. We talked about teleprompters, goth country, cover songs, music for film and acting among many things. Enjoy! Find Boone's music, tour dates and merch at https:...

Today, I interview a legend! Gary P Nunn joins the pod to talk about the Texas Country Music Cruise, writing a book, friendship with Willie Nelson, drummers and Texas Music Heritage. Find Gary P's music, tour dates and merch at https://garypnunn.com/ Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Hand Drawn Pressing , 8750 Festival , CH Lonestar Promo & Release Rocket Media ! Interested in spons...

Today we make a new friend! ISMAY is an outstanding human and artist based in California who happens to have a podcast of her own on The Bluegrass Situation podcast network! We went wayyy over on time so you're welcome and I hope you enjoy learning about ISMAY as much as I did! Find ISMAY's music, tour dates and merch at https://www.ismaymusic.com/ Thanks to our sponsors for this episode,...

Today's guest is one of my bestest friends in the whole world, Mr Wear My Ring himself, the one and only... BART CROW! We talk about everything from sales tax and pranks to parenthood and career trajectories. Enjoy! Find Bart's music, tour dates and merch at https://bartcrowmusic.com/ Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Hand Drawn Pressing , 8750 Festival & CH Lonestar Promo ! Int...

Two of my favorite brothers in the Texas music, Garrett and Stewart Mann make up The Statesboro Revue and they joined me on the couches for this weeks episode. We talk about using AI for tasks, back hair, battling siblings and their brand new Self-Titled album! Find Stateboro Revue's music, tour dates and merch at https://www.statesbororevue.com/ Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Hand D...

My fairly new and HILARIOUS friend, Steve Trevino, kindly welcomed us into his home podcast studio to film this episode. We talk about sleeping with your road manager, comedy and music parallels, representing Mexican-American culture, The Comedy Store, and mentors. Find Steve's tour dates and merch at https://stevetrevino.com/ Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Hand Drawn Pressing &...

KC Johns is an incredible singer-songwriting artist based in Nashville, Tennesee and we had an incredible conversation live from the mountain at Steamboat MusicFest 2025! In this episode we get into Old Fashioned’s, cruise ship jobs, Nashville, singing in the mountains and touring overseas. Find KC's music, tour dates and merch at https://kcjohns.rocks/ Thanks to our sponsors for this episode,...

Sundance Head is not only one of my oldest friends in the Texas Country scene, but a previous WINNER of NBC's The Voice and probably the most insanely talented individual alive. In this episode we discuss divine intervention, only fans, shooting yourself (accidentally), colonoscopies and much more. Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Hand Drawn Pressing & CH Lonestar Promo ! Intereste...

Dale Brisby is a one of a kind personality, entrepreneur and real life (actual) cowboy. In this episode that was filmed live at The MusicFest at Steamboat 2025 we talk about when Dale and I used to date, haters, documentary making, attitudes and all things rodeo. Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Hand Drawn Pressing & CH Lonestar Promo ! Interested in sponsoring us? Contact Producer Kyl...

This is one of the more serious (and IMPORTANT) conversations I've had so far on the podcast, and I was lucky enough to get to have it with two good friends. Brendon Anthony is the newly named VP of Big Loud Texas and brilliant fiddler. Jon Randall is a hit song writer, producer and co-founder of Big Loud Texas. We talk about things like the Texas music scene, the politics of live music, Produ...

Welcome to the first of four LIVE episodes from Steamboat MusicFest 2025. Two of my inspirations and great friends helped us kick things off. We get into many topics such as ex-husbands, cassette collections, mortal vs immortal musicians and skinny dipping and they even perform a few live songs. Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Hand Drawn Pressing & CH Lonestar Promo ! Interested in sp...

Today we're joined by Chris Brundrett from the award-winning William Chris Wines in Hye, TX. We dig into wine-making, the creation of his label, Texas wines and being your best self. This is the first of many interviews on our horizon where we'll be branching out from the music industry. Please let us know if you have any guest recommendations! Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Hand...

We decided to kick off 2025 with a conversation with one of my oldest friends in the music biz, Kyle Park. He is a brilliant and hilarious mind with lots of great insight into being a professional musician. We talk about gator hunting, Texas wine country, his new band The Texas Trio and even sleep schedules. Hope you enjoy! Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Hand Drawn Pressing & CH Lone...

I thought I'd close out the year with some words of reflection. I hope you get something from this and move into 2025 headstrong. Thanks to all of our lovely listeners and especially those of you who are new to the podcast. We're glad to have you! Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, The MusicFest at Steamboat , Lakeside Tax & CH Lonestar Promo ! Interested in sponsoring us? Contac...

What an incredible year it's been for the podcast! We have big things planned in 2025. As Kyle says, we are going to expand to other industries as well, like William Chris Winery (we interviewed one of the owners)! I shamelessly ask for an Only Vans laptop, we shoutout our sponsors and ask for more, and reveal we are doing FOUR LIVE PODCASTS AT STEAMBOAT MUSICFEST 2025! Thanks to our sponsors...