TXRiverTonk

For the Two Year Anniversary and Final Episode of TXRiverTonk in this form, I get to celebrate with my main man Ray and great friend Derrick McLendon. We spin Derrick's newest release "Play a Train Song" and talk about recording the track in an old train station where Derrick holds a monthly Sabine Songwriters Circle in Many, LA. We also give you a peak at the upcoming full band, stu...

TXRiverTonk broadcasts live from the KZSM studio in downtown San Marcos, TX Fridays 12-2pm. This week David Miner & Charlie J Memphis swing back by the station hot off the road. We catch up, talk car stories and trucks. They play a few live unreleased songs before closing out the show with special duet. Follow them on Instagram for updates or head to the websites for mercy, show info and more:...

TXRiverTonk broadcasts live from the KZSM studio in downtown San Marcos, TX Fridays 12-2pm. This week Cory Cross & The Burden, Austin Chate and Kyle Farley, are back down from Fort Worth playing shows in the area and I was lucky enough to have them stop by to record this episode. We discuss Cory's previous projects including his fist EP Holy Spirits and others leading up to the most recent...

TXRiverTonk broadcasts live from the KZSM studio in Downtown San Marcos, TX Fridays 12-2pm. This week Todd Deatherage of The Merles joins me during the second hour to talk about his brand new solo record Good Feeling recorded in Austin with Don Cento and a great cast of musicians. We spin some tracks off the album and Todd plays "Can't Breathe" as well as the title track "Good F...

TXRiverTonk broadcasts live from the KZSM Studio in Downtown San Marcos, TX Fridays 12-2pm. After taking some time off to renovate the studio, I jump back in the booth to record an hour of music. Then I drive a few blocks down the road to The Woodshed, home of Headwater Audio which is Kent Finlay's old studio now owned by Dave Sims Jr. With the help of sound engineer Will Clegg and video by Jacob...

TXRiverTonk broadcasts live from the KZSM studio in Downtown San Marcos, TX Fridays 12-2pm Texas Time. We mix it up this week with Hayden Butler, Grant McMahan and Jack Fister jumping in right out of the gate before bringing you music new and old in the second hour. The fellas take turns between bullshit sessions for about the first 80mins of the episode and we spin Hayden's brand new singles...

TXRiverTonk broadcasts live from the KZSM studio in Downtown San Marcos, TX Fridays 12-2pm. This week Ryan Quiet joins us to talk about his music and upcoming shows including Mondays this June at the historic Riley's Tavern. He plays a live acoustic version of his most latest single "Bottled Lies" as well as the recently recorded but not yet released "Lone Star State" and &...

TXRiverTonk broadcasts live from the KZSM studio in Downtown San Marcos, TX Fridays 12-2pm. This week we have a bonus episode with Tony Hannah and a special guest. Tony stopped by between playing shows in Texas to talk about her music and sing a few songs for us including "Santa Anna Winds" which you can find anywhere you listen to music. She also plays the unreleased "Easy On the E...

TXRiverTonk broadcasts live from the KZSM studio in Downtown San Marcos, TX Fridays 12-2pm. This week 301 Productions took over Cheatham Street for two nights so we sit down with Zach Welch, Colton Mathis, Kade Anson, Ethan Whitaker, Lawrence Sumbler and GunshotPockets to talk a little shit and have some fun. We talk about Colton's upcoming project "Main Street Down" and he plays an...

TXRiverTonk broadcasts live from the KZSM studio in Downtown San Marcos, TX Fridays 12-2pm. David Gideon and Kelsey Rae Copeland stop by the studio, smack dab in the middle of their Texas Run Tour to talk music, share some songs and stories. Kelsey Rae plays "Tennessee Weeper" which will come out June 1st and "Spirit of Death" off her upcoming album. David Gideon plays two of his recent singles "G...

TXRiverTonk broadcasts live from the KZSM studio in Downtown San Marcos, TX Fridays 12-2pm. John Mutchler of the Golden Roses joins us to talk about their brand new EP Coverage From Signal Hill, the release party at Feels So Good Records and the forthcoming full album. Denis O'Donnell and Chasen Wayne also share music from their friends plus stories from the Sagebrush and space. John plays a live...

TXRiverTonk broadcasts live from the KZSM studio in Downtown San Marcos, TX Fridays 12-2pm. This week Dan Whitaker joins us around the 30min mark to talk about his brand new album "I Won't Play By Your Rules", the release party at Sagebrush and a lot more. He plays four songs off the album including "Honky Tonk Waltz", "Ky Laffoon's Last Stand", "Rainy Ni...

TXRiverTonk broadcasts live from the KZSM studio in downtown San Marcos, TX Fridays 12-2pm. Houston Horni Tonk Society's very own South Texas Tweek and Christopher Seymore join us in studio to talk about Seymore's brand new single "Escape To Huntsville" and Tweek's upcoming full album. Christopher plays two unreleased songs live "Little Things" and "Upstate&quo...

TXRiverTonk broadcasts live from the KZSM studio in Downtown San Marcos, TX Fridays 12-2pm. This week I'm joined by The Discount Pills, a trio out of Austin who play ethereal, soundscape style and cinematic songs that has been interpreted as Cowboy Lounge Music. The three of them jam six songs on this episode including all four songs from the recently released EP Late Bloomers as well as the previ...

TXRiverTonk broadcasts live from the KZSM studio in downtown San Marcos, TX Fridays 12-2pm. This week Brent and Josh of The Broken Spokes stop by the studio to talk about the Houston Music Scene, winning "Western Swing Band of the Year" from the Texas Country Music Awards, and upcoming shows. They play an acoustic version of the brand new single "Moved Into A Bottle" as well as "Honky Tonk Song" a...

TXRiverTonk broadcasts live from the KZSM studio in downtown San Marcos, TX Fridays 12-2pm (usually). This week we have a special Wednesday bonus episode with Sasquatch Slim before he heads to Riley's Tavern to record an episode of Down in a Dive. Since it's been almost a year since Slim was in studio, we catch up on what's been happening, talk a little about Guy Clark's ashes and Slim's Sunday Mo...

TXRiverTonk broadcasts live from the KZSM studio in downtown San Marcos, TX Fridays 12-2pm. This week Troy Stone and his dog Tod stop by to talk music a perform live on air. We spin "Hays County Hilton" and "Indian Paintbrushes" from his Troy Stone and the Spent Shells album Near and Far . He also plays three unreleased songs including the western gothic "Never Here Forever Gone", "Crying in the C...

TXRiverTonk broadcasts live from the KZSM studio in downtown San Marcos, TX Fridays 12-2pm. This week Payton Matous joins us to highjack the playlist and bring us some North Texas Highway Tonk. We talk about his music, the 301 Productions crew and his brand new album Swooney Tunes . Peyton plays "Walking Penguin Blues" off the new album live, the unreleased "Saint Judas' Prayer" and closes out the...

TXRiverTonk broadcasts live from the KZSM studio in Downtown San Marcos, TX Fridays 12-2pm (usually). This week's show was actually recorded Thursday 2/9/23 and Hank Weaver from Bells, TX joins us to talk about his music, upcoming shows and his recent EP The Road That Ends Up Wrong. We spin a couple tracks off the EP and then plays the "One More Lonely Song" as well as the title track live.

TXRiverTonk Radio broadcasts live from the KZSM studio in downtown San Marcos, TX Fridays 12-2pm. This week we're ramping up for the WayHigh Party with Wild Fitz of the WayHighMen and Jimmy Wildcat of The Bad Lovers. Jimmy runs Sweetheart Studios in Elgin, TX and just released The Bad Lovers new album It's Only Natural . Jimmy plays three songs live on air including "Stormy Eyes" from the album as...

TXRiverTonk broadcasts live from the KZSM studio in downtown San Marcos, Fridays 12-2pm. This week Nyles from the San Marcos based band Shaker Hymns stops by to talk music, upcoming shows, past struggles and successes in the music scene. We spin "Not Alone" (with Juliet McConkey) and "Bloomfield" from their album The Ties That Bind as well two new singles "Hesperia" and " The Weight of the World"....

TXRiverTonk broadcasts live from the KZSM studio in downtown San Marcos, TX Fridays 12-2pm. This week we were honored to have Bri Bagwell in studio talking about her latest album Corazón Y Cabeza .  Bri is one of the hardest working musicians in Texas Country Music and was named the Texas Female Artist of the Decade after wining the Texas Female Vocalist of the Year Award a mind blowing eight...

TXRiverTonks broadcasts live from the KZSM studio in downtown San Marcos, TX Fridays 12-2pm. This week Derrick McLendon joins us in studio almost a month since we first met to talk about all we've been through since then, including the release of his album Interstate Daydreamer. Derrick plays five unrecorded songs live including his wife's current favorite "I'm Sorry Momma", a nod to Central Texas...

TXRiverTonk Radio broadcasts live from the KZSM studio in downtown San Marcos, TX Fridays 12-2pm. This week Charlie J Memphis stops by for the first hour to play some songs, talk about cockfights and what not. Then during hour two, Jeff Manson, Hunter Hicks and Kevin Hegyi hang out, play some tunes and contemplate deep time. Enjoy!

TXRiverTonk Radio broadcasts live from the KZSM studio in downtown San Marcos, TX live Fridays 12-2pm. This week Jesse Stratton joins us to talk about his most recent album Family & Friends. He plays an acoustic version of "A Hot Dog & A Beer" and talks about recording the video in Wisconsin as a tribute to his grandfather. Jesse also describes the story behind "Hill Country Rain", plays i...