Hello friends! Quiet Company founder, songwriter and frontman, Taylor Muse returns to the show for episode 1228! Quiet Company has been an indie-rock staple since the mid-2000's and after releasing records for over 15 years, they've decided to call it quits with a big farewell show this Saturday, December 3rd at Mohawk in Austin, TX. Go to quietcompanymusic.com for ticket info and more. Taylor and I have a great conversation about his journey in Quiet Company from their humble beginnings in East Texas to an Austin City Limits appearance and more, what their music means to their fans, all of the tattoos of his lyrics, what he'll miss most about the band, how the band has been a document of his relationship with his ex-wife and tells their story, our first meeting on episode 20 from 2011, what's next and much more. This is a great document of Quiet Company's impact on the band members, the fans and the music community. I want to thank Taylor for telling his story. Enjoy! Let's get down!

Hello and welcome to How Did I Get Here? From The Vault! Today we go back to episode 213 with Black pumas founder, producer and artist, Adrian Quesada. This show was originally released on 10/17/13. Adrian has released an incredible amount of amazing music through all of his bands including Black Pumas and his amazing "Boleros Psicodelicos" album (my favorite album of 2020) since this came out and has become one of my favorite musician/producers around. Below are my original notes form the show. 

Hello friends! I hope you all had a good Thanksgiving. Grammy-nominated, singer-songwriter, Ruthie Foster is my guest for episode 1227! Her latest album, the uplifting, Healing Time just came out last week and is available wherever you stream or download the jams. Go to ruthiefoster.com for music, tour dates and more. Ruthie and I have a great conversation about growing up singing in church in the tiny town of Gause, TX, going to college for record engineering in Waco, making Healing Time, the art of co-writing, getting back on the road after a pandemic, Grammy nominations and much more. I had a great time getting to know Ruthie. I'm sure you will too. Plus, Austin favorite, Ady Hernandez from The 80H Project and Dahebegebees just had quadruple by-pass surgery a couple of months ago, the bills are piling up and there's a benefit for him THIS Sunday 11/27 at The Railhouse Bar in Kyle, TX 3 pm-10 pm with music from Ray Prim & Tom Meny, Dave Scher, Del Castillo and many more. Click HERE for tickets and more info. Come out and enjoy some great music for a great cause. Let's get down!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Legendary, Living Colour bass player, Doug Wimbish is my guest for episode 1226! We have an amazing conversation about his journey as musician staring out as the house bass player at Sugar Hill Records and playing on ground-breaking jams like "White Lines" by Grand Master Flash and more, playing on records by The Rolling Stones, Mick Jagger, Seal, Madonna, James Brown, Al Green, Little Steven and many, many more, his decades in Living Colour, his music mentorship non-profit Wimbash (wimbash.org), working with The School of Rock and so much more. It was such an honor to have this music legend in my apartment telling us his story. I want to thank Alex Vallejo and Bevis Griffin for setting this up. I had a blast getting to know Doug. I'm sure you will too. Find him at dougwimbish.com. Have a happy and safe Thanksgiving, Let's get down!

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Hello friends! Modern Rocks gallery owner and former guitar player for Modern English and The Auteurs, Steven walker is my guest for episode 1225! “David Bowie: Starman,” featuring a collection of rare David Bowie prints spanning the prolific artist’s career. The exhibition runs through the end of the year at Modern Rocks Gallery 916 Springdale Road, Canopy, Building 3 Austin, Texas 78702. Go to modernrocksgallery.com for more information. I went down to Modern Rocks to see the amazing exhibit and sat down with Steven for an amazing conversation about "David Bowie: Starman" and all of the amazing, rare prints he got form the photographers themselves, getting into music, falling in love with the Telecaster, his time in The Auteurs, touring with Modern English and falling in love with Austin, his passion for iconic rock photography, getting into the gallery game and much more. I had a great time getting to know Steven. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!

Hello friends! Musician and Band Aid School of Music director, James Mays. James talks about his latest project, a new philanthropic x music initiative from Austin-based multimedia company Nelda Studios, foster care nonprofit Austin Angels and the Band Aid School of Music - “A Chance to Rock,” a nonprofit program initiative that provides music lessons and instruments to children experiencing foster care. “A Chance to Rock” just recently launched and as part of the launch, local Austin musicians Kathy Valentine (The Go-Go’s), Ray Benson (Asleep at the Wheel), Adrian Quesada (Black Pumas), Nakia (The Voice), Matthew Logan Vasquez (Delta Spirit) and Zach Person have recorded PSAs to kick off the fundraising drive for the program. The PSAs and donation page can be found at www.achancetorock.org with proceeds going directly to increasing the number of foster families participating, as well as expanding the initiative to include camps, group classes, single-day activities and concerts. We have a great convo about his journey as a musician and educator, starting the Band Aid School of Music (bandaidschoolofmusic.com) and much more. I had a great time catching up with my old friend. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!

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Happy Veteran's Day! Nashville based, singer-songwriter, Chris Canterbury is my guest for episode 1223! His latest album, the stark and beautiful, Quaalude Lullabies is available now wherever you stream or download music. Go to chriscanterburymusic.com for music, tour dates and more. Chris and I have a great conversation about growing up in a small town in Northern Louisiana, discovering music and diving in, moving to Nashville, co-writing, his attention to the details in his songwriting, dealing with addiction, depression and loneliness in Quaalude Lullabies 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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Happy election day! John Brodeur, acclaimed Brooklyn artist who plays under the name, Bird Streets is my guest for episode 1222! His second album, Lagoon (Sparkle Plenty/Deko), an album about separation, rumination, regret, and recurrence, that travels the darker passages of the heart and mind in search of something resembling clarity is available now wherever you stream or download music. Go to birdstreetsmusic.com for music show dates and more. John and I have a great conversation about the magic of power-pop and some of our favorite bands, growing up in Albany, NY, making the first Bird Streets record with Jason Falkner (Jellyfish, The Grays), working on Lagoon with Pat Sansone (Wilco), Michael Lockwood (Aimee Mann, Fiona Apple), Aimee Mann, Jody Stephens (Big Star) and many more, writing about his divorce and getting sober and much more! I had a great time getting to know John. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!