how did i get here?

From The Vault - Episode 851: Kenny Withrow - Edie Brickell & New Bohemians (10/24/19)

Hello and welcome to How Did I Get Here? From The Vault! Today we go back to episode 851 with guitar player, Kenny Withrow from Edie Brickell & New Bohemians. This show was originally released on 10/24/19. Below are my original notes from the episode.
Hello friends! Guitar player, Kenny Withrow from Edie Brickell & New Bohemians is my guest for episode 851! New Bohemians are back together, making new music and they've been on the road and playing festivals this summer. Their latest album, the adventurous and gorgeous, ROCKET is available wherever you stream and download your jams. They've actually been in the studio recording a new album that should be out in 2020. The New Bohemians will be doing an instrumental set at "Day Of The Dead Head" in Austin on Saturday, November 2nd. Go to ebnewbos.com for all of your Edie Brickell & New Bohemians music, tour dates, videos and more. Kenny and I sat down at Sound Check here in Austin and had a great conversation about the unusual ascension of New Bohemians, his guitar style, making ROCKET, getting to play with Bob Weir and much more. I had a great time getting to know Kenny. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
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Episode 1229: BEGINNERS

Hello friends! Songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Samantha Barbera, founder of Los Angeles alt-pop project, BEGINNERS is my guest for episode 1229! Their EP, "If The World Is Ending", dealing with the all-too-familiar feeling of doomsday fatigue and the fear that the whole world is burning down around us, is available now on all streaming services. Go to BEGINNERS.band for music, videos, social media links and more. With over 55 million streams and 300K monthly listeners across streaming platforms and songs in commercials for Apple, Target, New Balance, Samsung and more, it's safe to say, BEGINNERS is a band you'll be hearing more about. Samantha and I have a great conversation about playing guitar at 12, her first hardcore and punk bands, writing songs, dealing with the threat of the end of the world, L.A. Exes and much more! I had a great time getting to know Samantha. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
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Episode 1228: Quiet Company Says Farewell.

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!
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From The Vault - Episode 213: Adrian Quesada (10/17/13)

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. 
My guest for episode 213 is Grammy award winning producer, Adrian Quesada! I met Adrian a few months ago when i did the Elliot Smith tribute show. He was in the house band. I knew he was in Grupo Fantasma and Brownout and the he was producing a lot of my friends, Davíd Garza, Suzanna Choffel and Jazz Mills to name a few. Anyway, he's a great guy, immensely talented and we hit it off at the Elliot tribute, I asked him to come by and be on the show and he did. we talked about Grupo Fantasma, the Echocentric, Brownout, playing with Prince, Prince, producing, growing up skate punk in Laredo, Golden Globe parties, Grammy's and much, much more. I hope you enjoy getting to know Adrian Quesada. I did.
 

Episode 1227: Ruthie Foster / Ady Hernandez Checks In!

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!
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Episode 1226: Doug Wimbish - Living Colour

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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Episode 1224: James Mays - A Chance To Rock / Band Aid School Of Music

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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From The Vault - Episode 67: Davíd Garza (5/4/12)

Hello and welcome to How Did I Get Here? From The Vault! Today we go back to episode 67 with legendary singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer and my dear, old friend, Davíd Garza. This show was originally released on 5/4/12. He's had an insane decade since this conversation. Below are my original notes form the show. 
my guest for episode 67 is my dear friend, david' garza! david' and i played our first show together in 1991 at fitzgerald's in houston and have been friends ever since. david' was a tough guy to nail down for this. he is not one that's comfortable in these situations without making music, so i was so ecstatic that after months of asking, he finally agreed to come and talk to me on the record. david' is my favorite musician. when he picks up an instrument, wether it's my ukelele at a party and playing a hawaiian version of "the stroke" by billy squier or sitting at a piano in a random restaurant and playing for hours, i love to hear him make music. david' is an extremely versatile and prolific musician. if you don't own any of his music or have never seen him play live, i urge you to go to www.davidgarza.com immediately and buy some music and find out when he's playing near you!  i really hope you enjoy our conversation. i did!
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Episode 1223: Chris Canterbury

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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Episode 1222: Bird Streets

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!
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