Hello friends! Today, August 10th is is the 11th anniversary of our first episode release! In honor of that, I thought it would be cool to have the artist that drew the original logo for the show and my girlfriend at the time, Jessi Clayton on the show for a few minutes to talk about what it was like getting the show started from idea to releasing episodes. Well, like any good conversation, we ended up talk for almost an hour about her journey of healing and discovery following her brother's death in 2012, learning meditation and yoga and getting off Adderall, her family's journey of healing and getting off of opiates, getting to a place in her life where she feels like it's all happening for a reason and much more. I had a great time catching up with Jessi. I'm sure you will too. You can find her and her sister, Jenna's wares at divinetwins.com and Jessi's artwork HERE. Thank you for a great 11 years! Here's to more. Let's get down!

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Hello friends. I'm crawling my way back to normality after a week with the dreaded Rona. Multi-instrumentalist musician, singer, actor, voice actor and all-around lovely guy, Heath Allyn is my guest for episode 1192! Heath starts his run this week as the guitar player in "Hedwig And The Angry Inch" at The Daugherty Arts Center running Thursday, 8/11 - Saturday 8/27. Tickets available at thestageaustin.com. You can find out what, where and when in Heath's world at heathallyn.com. we have a long and deep conversation about growing up in College Station, getting into music, dealing with anxiety, depression, body dysmorphia, his consumer information posts, his mental health posts, his "Peacemaker" videos, singing on a cruise ship and much more! I had a great time getting to know Heath. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!

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Hello friends! Legendary drummer, Thommy Price is my guest for episode 1191! There is no doubt that Thommy Price has has been the drummer on some of your favorite songs including, "The Warrior" by Scandal, "Rebel Yell" by Billy Idol, "I Hate Myself For Loving You" by Joan Jett, "Heaven" by The Psychedelic Furs and so many more. In 2020, Thommy moved from NYC to San Antonio for a more mellow life and playing with The Broken Things, Patricia Vonne and Danny B. Harvey and is available for remote recording sessions. If you would like to get Thommy to play drums on your track or want to find out more about this amazing musician go to thommyprice.com. We have an incredible conversation about growing up in Brooklyn and Staten Island, the 70's scene in NYC, recording "The Warrior" and "Rebel Yell" at the same time, his decades with Joan Jett, recording with his hero Roger Daltrey, beating cancer, moving to Texas and much more. I had an amazing time getting to know Thommy. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!

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Hello friends! One of Austin's premier singer-songwriters, Pat Byrne returns to the show for 1190! His latest single, "Until It Isn't" produced by legendary singer-songwriter, Bruce Robison for Next Waltz Records, is available now wherever you stream or download music. He'll be playing some shows in his home country of Ireland this month. Go to patbyrne-music.com for show dates, music and more. Pat and I have a great conversation about working analog style with Bruce Robison on "Until It Isn't", making his album, Into The Light during the pandemic in Nashville with producer Billy Harvey, his Monday Supper Club, making the move from Ireland to the U.S., co-writing and much more! I had a great time getting to know Pat. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!

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Happy Friday! Lyric-forward, singer-songwriter, Michael McArthur is my guest for episode 1189! His sophomore LP, Milky Stars produced by, Jacquire King (Tom Waites, Kings Of Leon) drops on September 16th on Transoceanic Records/Soundly Music. The singles, "Lady Luck" and "Run Around" are available now wherever you stream or download your jams. Go to michaelmcarthurmusic.com for music, tour dates and more. Michael and I have a great conversation about music getting him through trauma and triumph, overcoming terrible stage fright, opening a coffee shop with his brother to avoid playing music, working with amazing producers his whole career and much more. I had a great time getting to know Michael. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!

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Hello friends! Austin, family band, Madam Radar returns to the show for episode 1188! Their new album, Speaks produced by Gordy Quist of The Band of Heathens, drops this Saturday, July 30th and they're celebrating with a release show that same night in Austin at The '04 Center with special guest, Jo James. Go to madamradar.com for ticket info, music, videos and more. We have a fantastic conversation about writing and recording Speaks, winning consecutive Black Fret grants, opening for Bon Jovi, being a band of two couples, Kody's sax appeal, making over 60 episodes of their "The Madam Radar Saturday Extravaganza" live stream show and much more. I always have a great time catching up with these lovely and talented folks. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!

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Hello friends! Grupo Fantasma and Brownout members, John Speice and Beto Martinez return to the show to talk about their new collaboration with Victor Cruz from Nemegata and Alex Chavez from Dos Santos called, Caramelo Haze! Their debut album, NOESTÁSAQUÍ is available now on Nacional Records and they're celebrating with a release show this Wednesday, July 27th at 3Ten ACL Live. Go to caramelohaze.com for music, tickets and more. John and Beto and I have a great conversation about the organic formation of Caramelo Haze and making NOESTÁSAQUÍ at Lechehouse Studio, bringing the the show to the stage, recording, our shared love of Dallas band, Ten Hands, where Caramelo Haze goes from here and much more. Plus, I have a quick chat with Little Rock, Arkansas artist, Joshua Asante about his music and his performance at the Lush Life 3 Event taking place this Friday, July 29th at The Pershing here in Austin and featuring performances from Joshua, Leo Crimbley, James Robinson with a special guest, a DJ set from JaRon Marshall from Black Pumas and Hosted by Kat Costolo and me. Get tickets thepershing.com. Find out more about Joshua Asante at  joshuaasante.bandcamp.com. Let's get down!

Hello friends! Grammy-nominated, 7 time Blues Music Award winning singer-songwriter and author, Janiva Magness is my guest for episode 1186! Her memoir, "Weeds Like Us" tells her harrowing life journey to hell and back and her brand new album, "Hard To Kill" available now on Fathead Records is a musical version of that journey. Go to janivamagness.com for tour dates, music, book and audiobook info and more. Janiva and I have an amazing conversation about her personal and professional journey, getting over intense trauma, her life in the Foster Care system and the work she does now for the Foster Care system, telling her story through her book and songwriting and much more! I had a great time getting to know this incredible woman. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down! 

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Hello friends! Jonathan Horstmann, Kevin Naquin and Paxel Foley from Austin, post-punk-synth band, Urban Heat are my guests for episode 1185! Their EP, the mental health-themed, "Wellness" comes out on July 26th on Spaceflight Records and they're celebrating with a release show on Saturday, July 30th at Hotel Vegas in Austin, TX. Go to urbanheatband.com for music, videos, show dates and more. We have a great conversation about how they came together in 2019, how their diverse backgrounds inform their post-punk, synth sound, working with producer, Jonas Wilson, being KUTX artist of the month for July, getting to play ACL Fest 2022, their love of goth and industrial music and much more. I had a great time getting to know these guys. I'm sure you will too. You can help former One-2-One Bar bartender, Lauren Brown HERE.

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