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Hello friends! Austin based, dark, techno-pop artist Caleb De Casper returns to the show for episode 1607! Caleb's latest album, Delirium drops next summer, but he has a host of singles he's been releasing over the last few months. Caleb will also be playing at Cheer Up Charlies on Thursday, October 29th. Go to calebdecasper.com for music, show dates, videos, and more. We have a great conversation about Caleb's personal growth and changes have led him to a new style of musical expression, the learning experience of working with producer Ribongia, how his song "Waiting 4 Heaven" is about his family's experience with a freak hurricane in the Appalachian mountains, getting off the dating and hook-up apps, finding love and himself, the seductive chaos of modern life, and much more. I had a great time catching up with Caleb. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
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Hello friends! Nashville based, singer-songwriter Cassandra Coleman is my guest for episode 1606! Her new EP, "End Of Your Love" is available now on Warner Records. Cassandra and her band will be playing at Austin City Limits Festival on Friday, October 9th at 2 pm at the Tito's Handmade Vodka Stage. Go to cassandracoleman.com for tour dates and show info, music, videos, and more. We have a great conversation about recording "End Of Your Love" with her band live in the studio, co-producing the EP, finding her voice as a songwriter and producer, having the courage to say what she wants and following her heart, navigating the music industry, how American Idol introduced her to the music business, reclaiming her Christian faith, recording her song "Coming of Age" with Jack Antonoff (Florence and the Machine, Taylor Swift), songwriting, and more. I had a great time getting to know Cassandra. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
 
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Hello friends! Nashville based artist, songwriter, and producer Mary Bragg is my guest for episode 1605! Mary's new album Secrets To Strangers comes out on October 16th on Single Lock Records. She's currently on tour and will be touring in support of the album for the rest of the year. Go to marybragg.com for tour dates, music, and more. We have a great conversation about making Sectrets To Strangers at the legendary FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, AL with producers John Paul White (The Civil Wars) and Ben Tanner, producing albums for Natalie Price and Grace Pettis, producing and being produced, her songwriting secrets, the dangers of AI in music, connecting to other human beings through music, and much more. I had a great time getting to know Mary. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
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Hello friends! Singer-songwriter Graham Weber, frontman of Austin, rock and roll band Restos returns to the show for episode 1604! Their new album, In Plain View drops this Saturday, September 26th on all streaming services, CD, and vinyl. They'll be celebrating the release here in Austin with an instore at Waterloo Records on Friday, September 25th at 5:30 pm and an official release show at The Continental Club on Saturday, September 26th. Go to wearerestos.com for show dates and info, music, and more. Graham and I have a great conversation about writing as a band for the first time for In Plain View, self-producing the album, recording live, touring Spain, radio, Americana Fest, A.I., songwriting, The Heartbreakers, and much more. I had a great time catching up with Graham. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
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Hello friends! Denver based singer-songwriter Maddie Medley is my guest for episode 1603! Maddie's latest album, the lush and dreamy Fawn's Enemy comes out next Friday, 9/25 on Soundly Music / Thirty Tigers. She'll be celebrating with a release show at The Basement in Nashville on Saturday, 9/26. Go to maddiemedley.com for tour dates, music and more. Maddie and I have a great conversation about making Fawn's Enemy with her partner and co-producer Luke Krutzke between Tennessee, Kansas City, and Denver, moving to Denver from Nashville, getting signed to a major label at 20, realizing that the major labels aren't for everyone, songwriting, coloring outside the lines, and much more. I had a great time getting to know Maddie. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
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Hello friends! Los Angeles based singer-songwriter Chris Pierce is my guest for episode 1602! His latest album, Songs For The Heavy Hearted is out now on all streamers, CD, and vinyl. If you're at Americana Fest this week, you can catch Chris at Embassy Suites by Hilton Nashville Downtown, after that, he'll be on tour on the east coast and southeast. Go to chrispierce.com for tour dates, music, and more. We have a great conversation about making Songs For The Heavy Hearted with long-time collaborators David Resnik and Niko Bolas (Neil Young, The Mavericks), how the album captures moments in the lives of everyday people as they struggle with crisis while still remaining hopeful, growing up in L.A., making music for social change, working with The Whitmore Sisters, and much more. I had a great time getting to know Chris. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
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Hello friends! Nashville based singer-songwriter Lily Meola is my guest for episode 1601. You might have seen Lily earlier this year at Luck Reunion at SXSW, on the road supporting the Willie Nelson & Family tour, or Willie's 4th of July Picnic. Her latest album Lucky To Be is available now on all streaming platforms. Go to lilymeolamusic.com for tour dates, videos, merch, and more. We have a great conversation about growing up in Maui, playing restaurants, meeting Willie Nelson and getting mentored by him, moving to Nashville, making Lucky To Be, songwriting, touring, working with Willie and Lukas Nelson, the magic of Bob Rock, going to Austrailia, Farm Aid, and much more. 
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Hello friends! Singer, songwriter, author, and advocate for survivors of domestic abuse, Courtney Santana is my guest for episode 1600!  After decades of singing back-up for the likes of Shinyribs, Jesse Dayton, and others and singing on over 30 albums, Courtney has released her debut album, the deeply soulful Living Through It All available now on all streamers, vinyl, and CD on Hardcharger Records. She co-wrote and co-produced the album with legendary artist Jesse Dayton who also plays guitar on the record. Courtney will be playing at Americana Fest in Nashville on Sept. 18 & 19, on Tuesday, Sept. 22 for HAAM Day in Austin, and on Wednesday, Sept. 23 at Waterloo Records at 5:30 pm. Go to courtneysantana.com for show dates and info, music, and more. We have a great conversation about finally getting around to making her own album, making an album that offers encouragement and the darkest of times, her years singing back-up, living through domestic abuse, raising two kids, becoming a grandmother, her memoir about survival "Off Kilter: Getting Right After Abuse", her Survive to Thrive Foundation, her Sanctuary App, using her life experience to make great art and help others, and much more. I had a great time getting to know Courtney. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
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Hello friends! Musician, animator, and filmmaker Andrew Leeper is my guest for episode 1599! Andrew co-wrote, edited, animated and helped produce "You Can Color Outside The Lines: The Story Of The Big Boys" a documentary about Austin punk pioneers, Big Boys. Go to youcancoloroutsidethelines.com for screenings, info, merch, and more. Andrew and I have a great conversation about the importance of preserving Austin's rich music history, the Big Boys impact on the punk scene all over the U.S., the connection between skating and punk, the decade it took to make the movie, the Big Boys message of inclusivity and DIY ethos, Andrew's musical journey starting in Houston skate boarding to punk music, playing in Sprawl, his band Dynamite Boy, making the move to graphics and film, working for the state music office, and much more. I had a great time getting to know Andrew. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
 
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Hello Friends! Singer-songwriter, actress, film maker and three time Austin Music Award winner, Patricia Vonne returns to the show for episode 1598! Her 10th album, My Heart's Got A Mind Of It's Own,  produced by Rick Del Castillo, comes out on September 25th and she's celebrating the release with a show at The Continental Club here in Austin that same night, Go to patriciavonne.com for show dates, music, videos and more. We have a great conversation about making My Heart's Got A Mind Of It's Own with a host of great musicians like Johnny Reno, Scott Garber, Hector Muñoz, Joe Reyes, Charanga Cakewalk, Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, and more, the wide range of styles covered on the album, writing the album's title track with Johnny Reno and Chris Isaak, her incredibly large and talented family, making the album with The City of Austin Music Grant, her recent tour of Europe, winning Best Original Score for her song "Party Like It's The Great Gatsby" in the Cine Paris Film Festival, and much more. I had a great time catching up with Patricia. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
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