Fort Worth Roots Podcast

Trista Morris is an incredible local Fort Worth artist that just completed a mural on the exterior of Boulevard Brew in River Oaks Texas. Just before this recording Trista was interviewed by one of the local news stations. Its always a sincere pleasure to have you on the show Trista. Thank you! Find Trista's art on her website: www.artoftristastudios.com Find her on social: facebook.com/ArtofTrist...

Kenn Scott, best known for his role as Raphael from the hit movies "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles". Kenn has worn many hats in the movie making business. He has directed and produced many films as well as acted and worked as a stunt man. Kenn has played guitar, bass, and drums in several bands. It was a sincere honor to get the opportunity to hang out with this badass.     Kenn's web site:www.kenns...

The producer of the Psychedelic Panther Festival and front man for the Fort Worth band Flow State joins us today for a fun episode. Say hello to our new friend Joe Guzman. A veteran, a soul searcher, and a very talented artist. Joe has an event coming up that is sure to make it on to your schedule. April 15th-17th at Main At South Side  join the Fort Worth musician community for a weekend full of...

Tanya and her family have been so supportive of the Fort Worth Roots Podcast. It was an honor to have this trail blazer on our humble show. We look forward to having our new friend on dozens of times in the future to talk about child advocacy and anything else in the future. People like Tanya deserve our attention. Tanya, thank you so much for being a part of Fort Worth Roots and thank you for wha...

This is the reason we keep making new episodes on Fort Worth Roots. Conversations like this are what we hunt for. The incredibly imaginative local author, film maker, educator, and friend Mark A. Nobles joins us today. He was kind enough to give us time to record with him and pick his brain about two of his works of art. We discuss " Fort Worth's Rock and Roll Roots" and "We're For Smoke", two his...

Dustin Stewart, founder of Squad STX and guitarist for  Bluelight 100's. This local band is fairly new but this artist is already looking for more Fort Worth locations to jam at. In our last episode (#066) Dustin and Jake play for us at the home studio and share a little about who they are and where they are headed. To find their music and see what they have coming up next go to their link tree: h...

Dustin Stewart, founder of Squad STX and Jake Franklin are the Bluelight 100's. This local band is fairly new but these two artist are already looking for more Fort Worth locations to jam at. Today Dustin and Jake play for us at the home studio and share a little about who they are and where they are headed. To find their music and see what they have coming up next go to their link tree: https://l...

Local DFW Comedian MONNA joins us for episode 065. This highly motivated artist is making serious moves. If you know of a place in DFW where comedians gig then MONNA has probably played it. She has her debut album out and free to stream and her next album drops April 29th. Check these links!   https://www.monnacomedy.com/unprecedented   https://www.monnacomedy.com/unstable   https://www.monnacomed...

Local DFW musicians Cari and Paul Smith of the band "Late To The Station" bring Fort Worth Roots another badass episode. Full of great music played here in our studio and awesome stories. These are two of the nicest people you'll ever meet and it was a sincere honor to have them on the show! Find Late To The Station's music and schedule online: www.latetothestationmusic.com Also you can go direct...

If you've ever been to the Fort Worth Stockyards then it's likely that you have at least walked by the Cowtown Coliseum. This facility was built 114 years ago and at a total cost of $250,000 it was built in 88 days! Our new friend Clayton Cullen, the Director of Event Operations, was nice enough to give us a quick interview to talk about what goes on here at one of the most exciting places in Fort...

Five Separate incredibly talented musicians step up to the Fort Worth Roots microphone in this crazy episode. Each artist we interviewed for this episode was participating in a local Singer/Song Writer event at Playground Fort Worth. Located at 3009 Morton St in the 7th street area near downtown. This event will be held through the end of March at Playground Bar every Sunday! Dude…you gotta see th...

Local artist and vocalist for "The Matthew Show" Trista Morris and front man for "The Matthew Show" Matthew Broyles join us in the home studio for this special episode of Fort Worth Roots. Our friends from almost two years ago came back to play live for us, talk about science and art, and after a four hour long recording we've discovered that we know how to run our mouths! This was a really fun ep...

Taylor Jordan is creating harmony for his fellow Fort Worthians. You can catch him at the Ridglea Theater on February 12th. But you dont need to wait. You get to hear Taylor play two songs for us in this episode. First track is called " Strung Out" and the second song he plays for you is called.......... ( I'll get with Taylor and ask i 100% dont have it.) Taylor is the front man for the band A Da...

The Mayor Pro-Tem of River Oaks Texas and owner of a highly rated business, Darren Houk, joins us today in episode #059. Just an all-around fun recording with our new friend. We talk at length about the upcoming event "River Oaks Springfest Car Show" taking place April 30th. We also discuss some of the upcoming street and water projects for the city as well as a few rabbit trails.     Darrens comp...

Our friend from episode #008 Returns! Local DFW musician and song writer Jake Ferris brings us up to speed on where he has been playing, two books he has plans to complete, and what it costs to put a wedding together. At the end of this episode we play a track from Jake's catalogue.   Find Smokin Jake Ferris at: https://smokinjakeferris.bandcamp.com   Also his wife's awesome wedding photography wo...

Ruby Weston and Marty Ruiz join us in a Fort Worth Roots one-of-a-kind episode. Recorded in Dallas Texas at our new friends home studio. These two powerful entertainers have made a business out of bringing love and joy to this country's greatest generation by way of music. We even have the pleasure of hearing them sing for us during today's recording. Find our previous recordings with Ruby Weston,...

Joe Savage is a local DFW musician with one hell of a back story! Honored to have this talented artist on the show for our first recording and looking forward to many more. You can catch Joe regularly at Eagles Point in Saginaw (North Fort Worth) and at Landmark off 7th street on the west side of Downtown Fort Worth.   Find Joe's art, show dates, and much more on the web at www.joefnsavage.com   T...

Elliott Jackson the owner of Blast Music joins us for our final episode in 2021. Our new friend Elliott is responsible for connecting us with the guests from episode 054, Violet Envy. We're looking forward to having Elliott and the artists he supports on many future episodes.   Find more information on Blast Music online: https://blastmusic247.com/   Our friends at Gone Cold Podcast can be found o...

Violet Envy joins us on today's episode for episode 54! Lillie Lorraine and Matt Wade are playing at venues all over DFW. Today we have the pleasure of hearing them from the Fort Worth Roots home studio. Stay till the end and listen to the recording they left for you.   Find Violet Envy at https://violetenvy.band/   Shout out to Elliott Jackson from BLAST for setting this interview up. Find out mo...

Shayla Nicole & Dr. Michael Leach have carved out a space in downtown Plano for mental health education. At The Scholar Shop off 15th street you can find relaxation, coffee, and continued education. Find more information on instagram @txinstitutepsych or at www.txinstitute.org Shayla I never wore pajama pants to school. Thank you both for being a part of Fort Worth Roots!!!   At the end of this ep...

Buckle your seat belts beer nerds!! AL is the host of the popular DFW based podcast, " I know nothing about beer". Our guest has some great stories of his world travels along with a load of beer knowledge. He even brings us some locally brewed beverages to try during the recording. Follow this helpful links to find more on I know nothing about beer!! Instagram https://www.instagram.com/althebrewer...

Kevin Sciou is known in most circles as "Frenchie" or "Guitar Frenchie". He traveled from Nimes France at the age of 20 with a back pack and a guitar. His skill's with the guitar gave him all the credentials he needed to find favor with some established musicians immediately. Frenchie has an incredible story and seems to have many more chapters ahead of it. Today you can find this extremely talent...

Jeffery and Debbie Smith, the owners of Downtown Cowtown At The Isis Theatre, have spent almost five years restoring an all but forgotten piece of Fort Worth history.   In 1914 the 400 seat Isis Theatre opened its doors to the public. This beautiful building was destroyed by fire in 1935 when a projector malfunctioned and set the Isis ablaze. Rebuilt and reopened in 1933 and then again devastated...

Michaela Watson, our new friend, is a recording artist out of the Austin Texas area. We had the honor of recording with this talented lady at Orb Recording Studio's on the west side of the city. She's been doing some incredible things with her beautiful voice and you can find links to all of her work at https://www.michaelawatson.com/     Shout out to Matt Novesky the owner of Orb Recording Studio...

Andrew and Jana Greene join us from a high rise office space over looking beautiful Austin Texas. This power couple promote mental well being through their psychotherapy practice, Hawk Therapy in Bee Cave. We have had our friends on previously in episodes #33,#29, and #24. This is the second episode of a three part series Lucas and I did down in Austin Texas over a weekend of camping and hanging o...