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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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Hello friends! Singer-songwriter Jenny Reynolds returns to the show for episode 1597! Jenny's latest album, Willow & Stone is out now and has been burning up the NACC chart. Willow & Stone was produced by Mark Hallman and features a host of Austin luminaries including Nöelle Hampton, Betty Soo, Gabriel Rhodes, Barbara Nesbitt, Chip Dolan and more. Jenny is celebrating the release with a big show at The 04 Center on Wednesday, September 9th. Go to jennyreynolds.com for music, show dates, and more. We have a great conversation about making Willow & Stone, the Austin music scene, coming up playing shows in the northeast, songwriting, what inspires her, how politics informs music, staying sane in a noisy world, and more. I had a great time catching up with Jenny. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down! 
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Hello friends! Singer-songwriter and bass player Ruby Dice returns to the show for episode 1596! Ruby has a new album about Austin called Take Me Back coming out this Friday, August 28th and featuring some of the town's brightest stars like Shinyribs, Suzanna Choffel, Nakia, and more. She's celebrating the release with release shows on Friday, 8/28 at The Continental Club in Houston and Saturday, 8/29 at The 04 Center here in Austin. Go to rubydice.com for music, show info, videos and more. We have a great conversation about writing, recording, and producing Take Me Back, why she made a record about Austin and it's music scene, using the City of Austin music grant to make the album, gathering Austin musicians to guest on the album, what Austin means to her, the Boone Carter documentary, "Making Life Out Of Art" made about her premiering at her release show on 8/29 at The 04 Center, and much more. I had a great time catching up with Ruby. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
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Hello friends! Singer-songwriter and mandolin player Lincoln Mick from Nashville based Americana pop band, The Arcadian Wild returns to the show for episode 1595! Their new album, Make It Out Alive came out last Friday and is available now. They'll be Touring for the rest of the year and might be in Austin in January. Go to thearcadianwild.com for tour dates, music, videos, and more. We have a great conversation about writing and recording Make It Out Alive, how the band has changed since they got started, why we make music, touring, songwriting, life, and more. I had a great time catching up with Lincoln. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
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Hello friends! Flickerstick frontman Brandin Lea is my guest for episode 1594! After a decade hiatus, Dallas based, alternative-rock band, Flickerstick is back with a gorgeous new album, Superluminal, available on vinyl, CD, and wherever you stream. They've been touring and they have a new documentary coming out soon called, "Flickerstick: Band on the Brink". Go to flickersticlofficial.com for music, tour dates, and more. Brandin and I have a great conversation about the new band line-up, making Superluminal, starring in and winning VH1's "Bands on the Run" in 2001 and the insanity of having your life exposed to the world, getting signed to Epic Records and having their big "coming out" party on 9/11 2001, being in Manhattan on 9/11, working with YouTube sensation Rick Beato, the demise and resurrection of Flickerstick, where the rest of the band is now, the show we played together at the legendary Troubador in Los Angeles together, and much more. I had a great time catching up with Brandin. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
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Hello friends! Houston based singer-songwriter, activist, writer, producer, orator, actress, model, and lead singer of The Suffers, Kam Franklin is my guest for episode 1593! Her Debut solo album, Land of the Neon Sun, co-produced by Margo Price drops on August, 28th on Homegirl Island Records/Missing Piece Records. Go to kamfranklin.com for music, tour dates, and more. We have a great conversation about writing and recording Land of the Neon Sun in Nashville and Houston, "clearing the deck" to focus on making and releasing the album, her love of Houston and D.I.Y. culture, making music on her own terms, her work as a Grammy Governor, working with singer-songwriter Kevin Morby on the song "Didn't I" (available now), her community work, bringing people together with the Bayou City Comeback Chorus, The Suffers and what's next for them, and more. I had a great time getting to know Kam. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
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Hello friends! Saxophonist, composer, and band leader Elias Haslanger returns to the show for episode 1592! His latest album, Legacy is out now on all streaming platforms, CD, and vinyl. Go to elijazz.com for music, show dates, lessons, and more. You can see Elias' Church on Monday shows every Monday at 8:30 at The Continental Club Gallery. I highly recommend it. We have a great conversation about making Legacy with his Church on Monday band and 3X Grammy nominated engineer/producer Charlie Kramsky, how composes his music, doing Church on Monday for almost 15 years, touring with Maynard Ferguson, his 4 years in NYC, putting family first, becoming an empty nester, old Austin, and much more. I had a great time catching up with my old friend, Elias. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
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Hello friends! Bass player Monty Colvin and guitar player Dane Sonnier from Houston hard rock band, Galactic Cowboys are my guests for episode 1591! Galactic Cowboys 9th album, What Planet Are You From?, their first since 2017, is set to release later this month. I'll play a preview of their new song, "Out of the Darkness" on this episode. Go to galacticcowboys.com for album info, show dates, and more. We have a great conversation about making What Planet Are You From? with drummer Johnny Simmons who sadly passed away after finishing the album, the history of the band, getting signed to DGC by legendary A&R man and label president Gary Gersh, their experiences in the movie "Airheads" with Adam Sandler, Bendan Fraser, and Steve Buscemi, Monty's art and podcast Monty's Rockcast, the changing social and political landscape in the U.S., songwriting and more. I had a great time catching up with Dane and Monty. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
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Hello friends! Lawrence Gowan, keyboard player, singer, and songwriter from legendary rock band Styx is my guest for episode 1590! Styx is currently on the "Styx & Chicago: The Windy Cities Tour - All The Hits...Your Kind of Tour" and they're hitting Austin on Wednesday, August 19th at The Moody Center. Go to styxworld.com for tour dates and show info, music, videos, merch, and more. Lawrence and I have a great conversation about his 27 years in Styx, their 18th studio album Circling From Above released last year, staying creative and writing new music, touring with Chicago, the healing and magical power of music, songwriting, staying healthy, the powerful bond between the members of Styx, his solo career and Gowan, and much more. i had a great time getting to know Lawrence. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
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