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Episode 1410: The dB's

Hello friends! Peter Holsapple from legendary, and influential power-pop band, The dB's is my guest for episode 1410! Their 1981 album, Stands For Decibels, originally released on the UK-based Albion label, was known as one of the great "lost" power-pop albums of the 80's until now. Stands For Decibels is available now wherever you stream your music or on CD and vinyl on Propeller Sound Recordings. The dB's will also be hitting the road this fall playing shows on the east coast and midwest. Go to thedbs.com for tour dates, music and more. Peter and I have a great conversation about the story of The dB's, their journey as a band, the influence of The dB's on R.E.M., Let's Active and more, Peter's career after the band spending 4 years as R.E.M.'s touring keyboard/guitar player, 26 years touring with Hootie And The Blowfish, and his band, The Continental Drifters with Vicki Peterson (The Bangles)  and Susan Cowsill (The Cowsills), and much more. It was such an honor to sit down with Peter and get his story. I hope you enjoy it. I did. Let's get down!
 
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Episode 1409: March and Beauty 2024

Hello friends! I hope you're all hanging on to your sanity. Austin, ethereal-rock band, March and Beauty are back for episode 1409! Their new single, the gender equality and women's rights anthem, "Change" is out now wherever you stream or download your music. They're celebrating the release of "Change" with a show this Thursday, July 25th at The Mohawk here in Austin. Go to marchandbeauty.com for music, videos, show dates and more. Tim and Terri Dittmar, Paul Stautinger, and Justin Bocanegra talk about writing and recording "Change", how the song came through a prompt in the "11:59" songwriting group, the importance of the conversation about gender equality and women's rights at this time in history, the band's creative process, running a recording school, a few fabulously entertaining rants from Tim, a lot of laughs, and much more. I had a great time catching up with the band. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
 
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Episode 1408: Lo Moon

Hello friends! Matt Lowell, frontman for Los Angeles based, rock band, Lo Moon is my guest for episode 1408! Their latest album, the gorgeous, I Wish You Way More Than Luck is available now wherever you stream or download your jams. Lo Moon will be heading to Europe and U.K. in October and touring the U.S string in November. Go to lomoonofficlial.com for tour dates, music, videos and more. Matt and I have a great conversation about writing and recording I Wish You Way More Than Luck and having it mixed by the legendary Alan Moulder (Depeche Mode, Smashing Pumpkins), growing up in New York, how the band got together, playing "Everybody Wants To Rule The World" with Curt Smith from Tears For Fears, SXSW, touring, staying inspired and much more. I had a great time getting to know Matt. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
 
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Episode 1407: Superfonicos 2024

Hello friends! Jaime Ospina from Austin Colombian funk / Caribe soul band, Superfonicos is my guest for episode 1407! Their latest album, the celebratory Renaceré (Re-na-ce-ré) which means “I will be reborn” in Spanish, drops this Friday, July 19th on Spaceflight Records. Superfonicos is celebrating in Austin with an instore at Waterloo Records on Friday, 7/19 at 5 pm, and a release show Saturday 7/20 at The Continental Club. Go to superfonicos.com for show info, music, videos, and more. Jaime and I have a great conversation about how Renaceré is a response to four difficult years, and four members having children, writing and making the album, growing up in Colombia, discovering music, moving to Austin, the rebirth of Superfonicos, and much more. I had a great time getting to know Jaime. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
 
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Episode 1406: Brandi Warden

Hello friends! Songwriter, producer, and business woman extraordinaire Brandi Warden is my guest for episode 1406! Brandi comes from a music industry family that has had 8 decades of someone in the family having a song on the billboard charts. Brandi is no different. She most recently co-wrote and co-produced the album Jackpot! by her husband's band, Monte Warden and the Dangerous Few, which is currently at #47 on the Americana chart and their song "Waxahatchee Hoochie Coo" is currently at #42 on the Americana singles chart. We have an amazing conversation about her incredible family from her uncle working at Sun Records in the 50's and recording "Great Balls of Fire" for Jerry Lee Lewis and "I Walk the Line" for Johnny Cash and more, her grandparents had hits with Johnny Paycheck and others, her dad wrote from Johnny Paycheck, Garth Brooks, George Strait and more and sold over 35 millions albums (and that's not even all of it), her journey in the publishing part of music, songwriting, producing and much more. I had a blast hanging with Brandi. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
 
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Episode 1405: Nori

Hello friends! Akina Adderley and Andy Beaudoin from Austin, "jazz-adjacent" band Nori are my guests for episode 1405! The five-piece band which also features Erik Telford, Nick Litterski, and Aaron Allen, have been putting out music since 2016. Nori, along with a nine-piece string orchestra, has a Nina Simone tribute show this Saturday, July 13th at the '04 Center. Go to noriband.com for show info, music, videos, and more. We have a great conversation about the importance of Nina Simone, why they chose to pay tribute to her, how the band got started and their journey together, the definition of "jazz-adjacent", how they write music together, and much more. I had a great time catching up with Akina and Andy. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
 
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Episode 1404: Rachael Sage

Hello friends! Alt-folk-pop, singer-songwriter, and record label owner Rachael Sage is my guest for episode 1404! Rachael's latest album, Another Side, an acoustic reimagining of her critically acclaimed album, The Other Side, is available now wherever you do music. Go to rachaelsage.com for music, videos, tour dates, and more. We have a great conversation about the inspiration to make Another Side, getting a four-track cassette recorder for her bat mitzvah, going to Stanford, coming up in the d.i.y. folk scene, starting and running her record label MPress Records, songwriting, touring the U.K., what keeps her inspired, and much more. I had a great time getting to know Rachael. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
 
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Episode 1403: Andrea Magee 2024

Hello friends! Irish born, Austin based singer-songwriter, and entrepreneur Andrea Magee returns to the show for episode 1403! Andrea is currently gearing up for her second annual, Andrea Magee's She Rises Festival taking place Labor Day weekend at Kit Carson Park in Taos, New Mexico, featuring performances by Yola, KT Tunstall, Jade Bird, Mary Gauthier, Jaimee Harris, Carrie Rodriguez, Deanna Carter, PAACK, and many more. Go to sherisesfest.com for tickets and info. She's also releasing a new album this year. Go to andreamageemusic.com for music, show dates, and more. We have a great conversation about how she got the idea for She Rises by going to Brandi Carlisle's festival a couple of years ago, starting and running her non-profit Music Helps ATX, and what inspired her to start it, her bands, Beat Root Revival, PAACK and Ulla, her relationship to the Austin music scene and much more. I had a great time catching up with Andrea. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
 
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Michael Corcoran 1955-2024

Prominent Austin music journalist, author, and historian Michael Corcoran passed away. He was best known for writing for The Austin American-Statesman, The Dallas Morning News, SPIN Magazine, The National Lampoon and many more. He'll be missed by the Austin music and arts community. Rest in peace, Michael. 
 
This conversation in from episode 133 released on January 1, 2013. 

Episode 1402: The Vindys

Hello friends! Jackie Popovec and John Anthony from Youngstown, Ohio, pop-rock band, The Vindys are my guests for episode 1402! The Vindys are heading out on tour with Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo starting next Saturday, July 6th in Atlantic City, NJ. Go to thevindys.com for tour dates, music, videos, merch and more! We have a great conversation about getting the gig opening for Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo, touring and releasing music as an independent band, the Youngstown music scene they started, music school vs. self-taught and how they can work together, touring in a van behind a bus, having a good time doing what you do, writing songs as a band and much more. I had a great time getting to know Jackie and John. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
 
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