how did i get here?

Happy Thanksgiving! Welcome to another episode of How Did I Get Here? From The Vault! Today, we go back to episode  1071 with legendary singer/songwriter and one of the original "Cosmic Cowboys", Gary P. Nunn originally released on July 9, 2021. I hope you enjoy this slice of Texas music history. Below are my original notes form the show. Legendary singer/songwriter, one of the original "Cosmic Co...

Happy Thanksgiving! I hope yours is filled with love and happiness. Quiet Company founder, songwriter, and frontman Taylor Muse returns to the show for episode 1530! Even though Quiet Company called it quits in 2022, Taylor has reassembled and reconfigured the band and released some amazing singles available wherever you stream your jams. They're hosting "A Very Quiet Company Christmas" on Sunday,...

Hello friends! Nashville based, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and very pregnant Lydia Luce is my guest for episode 1529! Her latest album, the dreamy, nature-inspired Mammoth is available now in all the places. Go to lydialuce.com for all of your Lydia needs. We have a great conversation about making Mammoth with producer Jordan Lehning (How Did I get Here? ep. 952) about her own commu...

Hello friends! Singer-songwriter and Swan Songs founder, Christine Albert returns to the show for episode 1528! Christine and I have a heavy and great conversation about her late husband, Chis Gage and their deep love and partnership, dealing with grief day-to-day, finding hope in signs, 20 years of Swan Songs fulfilling music last wishes and spreading to other communities, the 2025 Swan Song Sere...

Hello friends! Singer-songwriter and guitar-slinger, J. Plank (Jeff Plankenhorn) returns to the show for episode 1527! Jeff lives in Canada and spends a couple of months in Texas and the rest of America touring, recording and playing music with his friends. We caught up last week after his annual Halloween show to catch up. Jeff's in town and will be playing with The Resentments on Sunday at The S...

Hello friends! Singer-songwriter, producer, and Future Clouds and Radar frontman, Robert Harrison is my guest for episode 1526! Future Clouds and Radar have just dropped a gorgeous new album, Big Weather and it's available now wherever you stream or download your music with vinyl coming in December. They're celebrating the release of Big Weather this Saturday, November 15th at ABGB here in Austin....

Hello friends! Entrepreneur, Grammy nominated artist & producer, educator, community leader, and multiple Austin music Award winner, Terrany Johnson, better known as Tee-Double, returns to the show for episode 1525! Having released over 35 albums since the late 80's, Tee's last release 2021's Local Transplant reflects on growing up in Austin and almost losing his life in 2019 when his kidneys...

Hello friends! We have a great big show for you today! Singer-songwriter and bass player Andrew Duplantis is my guest for episode 1524! Andrew is best known for being one of the go-to bass players for the last 30 years with artists like Son Volt, The Meat Puppets, Jon Dee Graham, Molecular Steve, and many more. Andrew has also been releasing amazing solo albums for over 20 years and has recently b...

Happy Halloween! Austin music power couple, Cari Hutson and Hunter St. Marie return to the show for episode 1523! Cari has a beautiful new single, "Mother Mary" out today (10/31/2025) co-written with Hunter. Go to carihutson.com for music, show dates and more. We have a great conversation about how losing Cari's mom in 2020 informed "Mother Mary" and recording the song, getting through grief, how...

Hello friends! Multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, Andrew Nolte returns to the show show for episode 1522! You probably know Andrew as a sideman in tons of bands around Austin, but he has just released a gorgeous new album, You Vs. You available wherever you stream or download your music. Go to andrewnoltemusic.com for music, show dates, and more. We have a great conversation about making Yo...

Hello and welcome to How Did I Get Here? From The Vault! Today we go back to episode  1134 with legendary Fishbone frontman, Angelo Moore originally released on February 1, 2022. Below are my original notes form the show. Legendary Fishbone frontman, Angelo Moore returns to the show for episode 1134! His band, Angelo Moore And The Brand New Step will be playing at The Continental Club here in Aust...

Hello friends! Musician's musician, multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, Dave Scher returns to the show for episode 1521! Dave has spent the last couple of years playing guitar and keyboards with guitar hero, Eric Johnson and platinum-selling power-pop band, Fastball, and more. We have a great conversation about growing up in Austin and his early musical influences, his time at Berklee Colleg...

Hello and welcome to How Did I Get Here? From The Vault! Today we go back to episode  900 with highlights from our live shows from 2011 to 2019 originally released on March 30, 2020. Below are my original notes form the show.  Since episode 400, we've done a live show for each hundred episodes. Obviously, this was not an option for episode 900, so I put together some snippets from other live shows...

Hello friends! Jane Ellen Bryant and Daniel Leopold from Austin, indie-pop band, Jane Leo return to the show for episode 1520! Their latest album, Creature Of Destruction is available now wherever you stream or download your jams on Native Fiction Records. They're also releasing Creature Of Destruction on vinyl and hosting vinyl release/listening party this Thursday, October 16th at The Pershing E...

It's a sad day in music... Legendary and beloved drummer, Thommy Price passed away yesterday. My heart goes out to his family and friends. Thommy came over in August of 2022 after moving from New York to San Antonio in 2020 and we had a great, fun conversation about his journey. I had a great time getting to know him and we had a great connection. What a sad loss. Rest in peace, Thommy. Below are...

Hello friends! Zealot Leon, Zealot Eldred, and Zealot Mizell from Austin's premier art-rock/funk band and 2025 Austin Music Award winners for "Best New Act" and "Best Jazz", Grandmaster are my guests for episode 1519! The 9 to 13 person band under the guidance of intergalactic traveler, The Grandmaster have just released a new single, "Open The Sun", available everywhere. You can see them play liv...

Hello friends! High school English and Creative Writing teacher turned singer-songwriter, Matthew Payne is my guest for episode 1518! Matthew has just released his debut EP, "Coyote Howlin Blues" recorded live at Cedar Creek with engineer André Moran and available wherever you stream or download your jams. He's playing tonight, Tuesday, October 7th at Batch in Austin, TX and tomorrow, Wednesday, O...

Hello and welcome to How Did I Get Here? From The Vault! Today we go back to episode 531 for a great conversation with Toad The Wet Sprocket frontman, Glen Phillips originally released on October 7, 2016. Below are my original notes form the show.  My guest for episode 531 is singer/songwriter, Glen Phillips! You might know Glen as the front man for Toad The Wet Sprocket and he was on the show lik...

Hello friends! Eddie Angel, guitar player and founder of Mexican wrestling mask wearing, instrumental rock band, Los Straitjackets is my guest for episode 1517! Los Straitjackets have spent the last decade backing rock legend, Nick Lowe and have just released their first album of all-original material in over a decade, Somos Los Straitjackets on Yep Rock Records. They're hitting the road in the U....

Hello and welcome to How Did I Get Here? From The Vault! Today we go back to episode 1364 for a great conversation with legendary keyboard player and songwriter, Roger Joseph Manning Jr. from Jellyfish, Beck, Imperial Drag, and many more originally released on March 5, 2024. Below are my original notes form the show.  Hello friends! Musical superhero, Roger Joseph Manning Jr. returns to the show f...

Hello friends! We have a great, big show for you guys today. Singer-songwriter, guitar player, and writer, Steve Carter is my guest for episode 1516! We have a great conversation about Chris Gage and Christine Albert and their importance to our community, having his life saved by a Nazi war criminal when he was two weeks old, playing reggae in Baytown Texas in the 70's, meeting Bob Marley, playing...

Hello friends! Erin Walter, Keri Cinquina and Andrew Solin from Austin, indie-rock band, Parker Woodland return to the show for episode 1515! Their new single "Get Me To The Show" is available today through 9/24 exclusively on their Bandcamp page with proceeds from the sales going to the Health Alliance for Austin Musicians for that time period. They're also in the middle of playing a bunch of Aus...

Hello friends! Stella Maxwell from Austin, indie/art-rock band, Stella and The Very Messed returns to the show for episode 1514! Their latest album, Big Familiar is out this Friday, September, 19 on all streaming services on Double Helix records. They'll be celebrating with a release show at Soundspace at Captain Quack's this Saturday, September 20th with special guests Tearjerk and Molecular Stev...

Hello friends! British brothers, Henry and Reuben Smith from retro-futurist band, Sons Of Sevilla are my guests for episode 1513! Their second album, the dreamy Street Light Moon, produced by Adrian Quesada (Black Pumas) is available now on Ubiquity Records. They'll be on tour of the U.S. from September 17th - October 5th and playing in Austin on September 27th at Mohawk with Drugdealer and Skinsh...

Hello friends! The mastermind behind Austin's Otis Wilkins and Otis The Destroyer, Taylor Wilkins returns for episode 1512! Otis Wilkins' latest album, Power of Stuff, drops on September 26th on all streaming services and vinyl on Spaceflight Records. They're celebrating the release of Power of Stuff on Friday, September 19th at Austin's 13th Floor. Find Otis Wilkins on Spotify and Instagram. Tayl...