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Episode 1333: Trashy Annie

Hello friends! I hope you all had a happy Thanksgiving. 2023 CMA of Texas "Americana Artist of the Year", Trashy Annie's Annie Davis is my guest for episode 1333! Her debut album, Sticks & Stones is available on all streaming services and vinyl on Cleopatra Records. They'll be playing a show on Saturday, December 2nd at Captain Quackenbush's in Austin. Go to trashyannie.com for all of your Trashy Annie needs. Annie and I have a great conversation about growing up poor, starting out on a gifted trumpet, going to college and getting a doctorate, working in the nutrition field, writing her first song at 44 during the pandemic, making Sticks & Stones, songwriting, getting back at the haters and much more. I had a great time getting to know Annie. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
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Episode 1332: Tamara Gamez & Dorian Grace

Hello friends! Alt-pop-rock artist, Tamara Gamez and her co-producer & bandmate, Dorian Grace are my guests for episode 1332! Tamara's latest album, the pop-rock manifesto, Genesis is available now wherever you stream or download your jams. You can see them live on Tuesday, 12/5 at Mohawk in Austin, TX. Go to tamaragamez.com for music, show dates, videos and more.  We have a great conversation about writing the songs for and making Genesis after discovering her true musical self, not being self-conscious, recording and touring with Cupid's Victim, living in Philadelphia, what brought her back to Texas, having a cool husband and much more. I had a great time getting to know Tamara and catching up with my old pal, Dorian. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
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Episode 1331: William Wallace

Hello friends! Austin guitar player and singer-songwriter, William Wallace is my guest for episode 1331! His debut, full-length album, Lighthouse Keeper is available now on all streaming services. William will be playing at New World Deli here in Austin on Wednesday, November 22nd at 7 pm. Go to williamwallacemusic.com for music show dates and more. We have a great conversation about making Lighthouse Keeper with some of Austin's best musicians at the legendary Congress House recording studio, writing songs about unconventional subjects like 19th century mystic Helena Blavatsky, and the romance between Harpo Marx and Amelia Earhart, the magical conversation he had as a kid with Townes Van Zandt backstage at The Cactus Café, living in the U.K. and much more. I had a great time getting to know William. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
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Episode 1330: Wrongbird

Hello friends! Wrongbird's keyboard playing singer-songwriter, Eric Baker is my guest for episode 1330! You might know Eric as the keyboard player for Shinyribs, but Wrongbird is his solo project and they're dropping singles from their up coming album. Their latest, the gorgeous, "Western Hero" drops this Friday, Nov 17th and they're celebrating the release with a show on Saturday, Nov 18th at The Saxon Pub here in Austin. Go to wrongbird.bandcamp.com for music and links to socials. Eric and I have a great conversation about Wrongbird and their new music, playing with Shinyribs and Tomar & The F.C.'s., his journey in music, setting out to be the "piano-rock" guy of Austin, The Beatles' new song, Ben Folds, Austin keyboard players and more. I had a great time getting to know Eric. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
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Episode 1329: Steve McAllister

Hello friends! Long time, Austin musician, Steve McAllister is my guest for episode 1329! The prolific bass player and songwriter has just released his debut solo album, the gorgeous, I Hope You Are Okay available on all streaming services. The album features some of music's heavyweights like, Rafael Gayol (Leonard Cohen, Charlie Sexton), Dony Wynn (Robert Palmer, Robert Plant), Dave Gregory from XTC and more. Go to stevemcallistermusic.com for more info on the album and more. We have a great conversation about writing and recording I Hope You Are Okay during the pandemic, how he got legends on the album, his time at Berklee College of Music, Austin in the 90's, The George W. Bush Singers, Plum, the TV pilot he had me on and much more. I had a great time catching up with Steve. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
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Episode 1328: Anna La Máre

Hello friends! Traveling singer-songwriter, Anna La Máre is my guest for episode 1328! A little over a year ago, Anna started hitting the open mic scene in Houston. Since then, she's traveled around the U.S. living in her Honda Element, traveled Scotland and England writing and singing songs. Go to Anna's Linktree for links to music, shows, videos, socials and more. We have a great conversation about growing up in Europe, Australia and the southern U.S., giving up a normal life to follow her dream, open mics, touring in the U.K., Scottish people, her idea for an all-female Depeche Mode tribute band, songwriting and so much more. I had a great time getting to know Anna. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
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Episode 1327: Greg Beets & Richard Whymark, Authors of A Curious Mix of People: The Underground Scene of ’90s Austin

Hello friends! Greg Beets and Richard Whymark, authors of A Curious Mix of People: The Underground Scene of 90's Austin, a new book on University of Texas Press. This oral history of Austin's punk and DIY scene in the 90's covers the bands, the clubs, the radios stations, the zines, the labels, the TV shows and channels, and the fans of an amazing scene that spawned some of Austin's best music of the era like, Spoon, Sixteen Deluxe, Sincola and so many more. The book is available online, in Austin record stores and bookstores. Go to acuriousmixofpeople.com for more info on how to get it, video interviews and more. We have a great talk about the origins of the book, our experiences in the 90's, Austin Music Network, the G.G. Allin show in '92 at The Cavity, some of our favorite bands, shows and clubs, the magic of Sound Exchange and much more. I had a great time getting to know Greg and Richard. I'm sure you will too. You should check out this book. It's a great read. Let's get down!
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Episode 1326: The Nightowls 2023

Hello friends! Ryan Harkrider, frontman of award winning party band, The Nightowls returns for episode 1326! The band has just released a new single, the infectious and soulful, "Maybe Tonight", co-written and co-produced with Carlos Sosa (The Grooveline Horns, Jason Mraz) is available now wherever you stream or download your jams. This Thursday, November 2nd, The Nightowls will be premiering their new show, Nightowls Radio at 3Ten Austin City Limits Live. Go to wearethenightowls.com for tickets, music, videos and more. Ryan and I have a great conversation about The Nightowls Radio show, playing a show like a DJ spins records at a party, writing and recording "Maybe Tonight" with Carlos Sosa, vlogs, weddings in amazing locations, the sad fate of the song "Ladies Night" and much more. I had a great time catching up with my old pal. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
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Episode 1325: Foghat

Hello friends! Legendary, multi-Platinum, classic rock band, Foghat, the band that brought you the classics "Slow Ride", "Fool for the City", "I Just Want to Make Love to You" and so many more is releasing their 17th studio album, Sonic Mojo on November 10th, and guitarist /co-producer, Bryan Bassett is my guest for episode 1325! Go to foghat.com for Foghat info, tour dates, vinyl, merch and more. Bryan and I have a great conversation about the history of Foghat and working original drummer, Roger Earl, making Sonic Mojo, how Rick Rubin got the band back together in the early 90's for an album that never happened, Bryan's first band, Wild Cherry and recording "Play that Funky Music", playing on Soul Train, American Bandstand and much more. I had a great time getting to know Bryan and learning more about Foghat. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
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Episode 1324: Jason Hawk Harris

Hello friends! Austin based, singer-songwriter, Jason Hawk Harris is my guest for episode 1324! Jason's latest album, a musical exploration of grief after losing his mother, Thin Places is available now on all streaming services and vinyl on Bloodshot Records. He'll be starting a U.S. tour in January. Go to jasonhawkharris.com for tour dates, vinyl, videos and more. Jason and I have a great conversation about losing his mom and how he wrote an album about dealing with that loss, growing up in Houston, moving to L.A. when he was 18, having his label, Bloodshot Records go under after his first release then being resurrected just in time to release Thin Places, and more on ep 1324. I had a great time getting to know Jason. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
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