Hello friends! Ojai, California based singer-songwriter, filmmaker, writer and all-around badass, Rain Perry returns to the show for episode 1166! Her new album, the conceptual, A White Album where she takes a look at her own family history through the lens of race, is out now wherever you stream or download your jams. Go to rainperry.com for music, links to her movie, podcast, cookbook and much more. We have a fantastic conversation about making A White Album, her fifth album with producer, Mark Hallman and recorded at the legendary Congress House, exploring race and race relations through her family history, making a concept album, "Rain Perry's Secret Supper Cookbook", her documentary, "The Shopkeeper", one-person shows and much more! I always have a great time catching up with Rain. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!

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Happy Friday! Eric Braden from Austin art-punk band, Big Bill is my guest for episode 1165! Their new album, Public Freakout Compilation comes out on June 10th, but you can hear their brilliant singles, "Almost Everybody" and "Forget About Monday" wherever you stream or download music. Go to bigbillband.com for all of your Big Bill needs. Eric and I have a great conversation about growing up in Katy, TX, living in Lubbock, starting Big Bill with his brother Cody, staying away from self-aggrandizement in songwriting, the importance of daydreaming, making Public Freakout Compilation, the evolution of the band, weird delivery jobs, what they did during the pandemic and much more. I had a great time getting to know Eric. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!

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Hello friends! Jane Ellen Bryant and Daniel Leopold from the duo, Jane Leo are my guests for episode 1164! Their latest single and video, "Borderline" is out now wherever you stream your music. Go to janeleo.com for music, videos, tour dates and more. We have a great conversation about how they decided to join forces in music and life, how they found their unique sound, touring with Cannons, working with producer, Danny Reicsh, coming up with their visual concept, SXSW 2022 and much more. I had a great time catching up with Jane and Daniel. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!

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Hello friends! Nick Diaz, the man behind Austin, lo-fi, alt-pop band, Buenos Diaz returns to the show for episode 1163! Their new album, Cocaine Queen drops on August 5th, but you listen to the single, "Cocaine Queen" now wherever you stream your music. Their single "Amplified Crickets" drops next Friday, 5/13. Go to buenosdiazmusic.com for music, show dates and more. Nick and I have a great conversation about recording Cocaine Queen on his own, his writing process, playing SXSW 2022, cover bands, playing with Alejandro Escovedo, d.i.y. making and releasing albums and much more. I had a great time catching up with Nick. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!

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Hello gang! Singer-songwriter, Joel Mullins from Tammany Hall Machine and The Pons is my guest for episode 1162! His new solo album, the self-reflective, Mid-Life Crisis is out now and available wherever you stream or download your jams. He also released a 7" double side A single with the songs "Desperation Times" and "Mid-Life Crisis". Go to joelmullins.com for music merch and more. We have a great conversation about making Mid-Life Crisis on his own with drummer/bass player, Steve Sanders, dealing with depression after losing a good friend, his niece and his dog, quitting drinking, music as therapy, going to therapy and much more. This is a deep one, kids. I had a great time getting to know Joel. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!

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Hello friends! Songwriter, musician, poet and author, John Doe from legendary Los Angeles punk band, X is my guest for episode 1161! His latest solo album, Fables In A Foreign Land, where all the songs take place in the 1890's, drops on May 20th. You can hear the singles, "Never Coming Back" and "El Romance-O" now wherever you stream or download your jams. Go to https://theejohndoe.com for music, tour dates, videos and more. John and I have a great conversation about what brought him to Austin, playing with the John Doe Folk Trio along with Kevin Smith (bass) and Conrad Choucroun (drums), making Fables In A Foreign Land, the L.A. punk scene that spawned X and the books he's written on the scene, live streaming, his acting career, "Urgh! A Music War" and much more. I had an amazing time getting to know John Doe. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!

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Hello friends! Australian musician Wesley Dean is my guest for episode 1160! His new album, unknown drops this Friday, 4/29. unknown captures Dean’s decision to leave everything behind in his native Australia, where he achieved great fame and success from winning "Australian Idol", to travel to Nashville to start an entirely new chapter of his life and musical career. Go to wesleydeanmusic.com for music, tour dates, videos and more. We have a great conversation about growing in Australia starting on piano and guitar at 12 years old, winning "Australian Idol", leaving an extremely successful career as Wes Carr in Australia with his family to start over again in Nashville and much more. I had a great time getting to know Wesley. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!

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Hello friends! Brooklyn-based, Grammy nominated singer-songwriter, Becca Stevens is my guest for episode 1159! Her latest album, a collaboration with Attacca Quartet nine years in the making, the gorgeous, Becca Stevens \ Attacca Quartet came out last Friday and you can find it wherever you stream or download your music. Go to https://beccastevens.com for all things Becca. We have a great conversation about the nine years it took to make Becca Stevens \ Attacca Quartet and how she met her husband through it and got to work with her father and brother on it, her Grammy nominated album, Wonderbloom, having a baby a month ago, getting inspired by her mom's Tori Amos album and much more. I had a great time getting to know Becca. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!

Hello friends! Irish singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer, Gareth Dunlop is my guest for episode 1158! His new album the gorgeous, Animal, is out today and you can stream or download it wherever you get your jams. Gareth will also be touring in the U.S. in May. Go to garethdunlop.com for tour dates, music and more. Gareth and I have a great conversation about dropping out of high school to go to music school at 15, producing other acts, songwriting, starting a family, getting songs on shows like "Nashville" and "This Is Us" and commercials for Disney and Subaru, making Animal, his time under quarantine and much more. I had a great time getting to know Gareth. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!

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