how did i get here?

Bonnie Whitmore

Hello friends! Singer-songwriter, bass player, and all-around badass Bonnie Whitmore returns to the show for episode 1555! Bonnie just wrote and recorded a fantatsic protest song with Gabriel Rhodes called "People Vs. Oligarchy" that will be available tomorrow, Friday, March 27th on Bandcamp. The song was produced by Mark Hallman and features special guests, Mary Gauthier, Jaimee Harris, Barbara Nesbitt, Matt Hubbard, and more. Our conversation is also bittersweet as Bonnie is getting ready to move to Los Angeles and she's playing the last shows of her residencies at The Gallery (3/26), Continental Club (3/31), and a house concert at Sarah Sharp's house this Sunday, March 29th get tickets HERE. Go to bonniewhitmore.com for all things Bonnie. We have a great conversation about her feelings about leaving Austin and what awaits her in L.A., playing The Continental Club at 18 with Shelley King, Carolyn Wonderland and Lisa Pankratz, her residencies, the need for protest songs in today's world, writing a timeless protest song, politics, the No Kings protests, the Austin music community, and much more. I had a great time catching up with Bonnie. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
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Cashier - Collaboration with MAGNET Classics Podcast!

Hello friends! For Episode 1554, I’ve partnered with Hobart Rowland of theMAGNET Classics podcast series for a special South by Southwest chat with Kylie Gaspard and Jo Perillo of the fast-rising indie-rock band Cashier. Slinking out of Lafayette, Louisiana, three years ago, they've already raised plenty of eyebrows with their grunge-inspired take on emo and shoegaze. Now touring behind their debut EP, The Weight, Cashier played no less than 16 shows at last week's music conference in Austin. We have a great conversation about How they got into music, growing up listening to Christian Rock, the indie-rock scene in Lafayette, making their EP, The Weight (available now), playing SXSW, and much more. I had a great time getting to know these fine folks. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
Find Cashier HERE
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Buddy Red

Hello friends! Atlanta based Singer/Songwriter and Multi-Instrumentalist Buddy Red, who came into town and blew up SXSW this year is my guest for episode 1553! Buddy got glowing reviews from Rolling Stone and The Austin Chronicle this week for his SXSW shows. His latest single, the blues rocker, "I Gotta Feelin'" along with others is available wherever you do music. We have a great conversation about his journey in music, growing up with rapper TI as his father, finding his own voice as an artist, playing all of the instruments on his singles, playing gigs around Atlanta, Jimi Hendrix and Mitch Mitchell, playing SXSW, what he's looking for at SXSW, and much more. I had a great time getting to know Buddy. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
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Meldrop

Hello friends! Bass player Aidan Goodman from Seattle, indie-rock, jam band Meldrop is my guest for episode 1552! After their finals, Meldrop is hitting the road in support of their latest singles, "Medchill" and "Reggie '93" and they'll be in Austin on Tuesday, March 31st at 29th St. Ballroom. They'll also be playing in Houston and Dallas. Go to meldropband.com for tour dates, music, merch, and more. Aidan and I have a great conversation about how the band started in 2022 as a group of bussers from a local seafood restaurant jamming after work to unwind, juggling college and music, their prog and jam band leanings, band member's rehab, and much more. I had a great time learning all about Meldrop. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
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Monte Warden And The Wagoneers

Happy SXSW! Legendary Austin band, Monte Warden And The Wagoneers have just released music for the first time in almost 40 years. Songwriters, producers and Wagoneers, Monte & Brandi Warden and  Mas Palermo are my guests for episode 1551! Their new singles, "Doghouse Flowers" and "Yesterday Stopped By" are available now. Find them on Spotify or wherever you listen. We have a great conversation about the history of Monte Warden And The Wagoneers, their first releases on A&M Records in the 80's, how their flame burned bright and fast, the Rockabilly scenes of the late 70's and 80's, writing and recording new music, recording the songs live in one day with engineer Jacob Sciba at Austin's famed Arlyn Studio, how this team works like a family, playing the Grand Ole Opry, and much more. I had a great time catching with my wonderful, talented friends. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
Monte Warden on Instagram
Mas Palermo on Instagram
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From The Vault - Vicki Peterson & Sean Kelly Discuss "White Noise & Lightning: The Continental Drifters Story" From Ep 1428 (9/20/2024)

Welcome to another episode of How Did I Get Here? From The Vault! Today, we go back to episode 1428 on September 20, 2024 with Vicki Peterson (Bangles, Continental Drifters) and Sean Kelly discussing Sean's book, White Noise & Lightning: The Continental Drifters Story about legendary band Continental Drifters. We talk about the Drifter's operatic story, where they are now, the band's connections to Austin, and much more.  Below are my original notes from the show.
Musician and author of White Noise & Lightning: The Continental Drifters Story, Sean Kelley and Continental Drifter and Guitar player of The Bangles, Vicki Peterson are my guests for episode 1428. White Noise & Lightning: The Continental Drifters Story follows ten disparate musicians from humble beginnings at a dive bar residency in Los Angeles through lineup changes, addiction, marriages, divorces, and industry letdowns. The Continental Drifters, composed of members of The Bangles, The Cowsills, The Dream Syndicate, The dB's, and more, found each because they'd been burned by the music industry and sought refuge in a freewheeling environment where they could experiment without constraint. When everything fell apart in New Orleans a decade later, they ended up with so much more. White Noise & Lightning: The Continental Drifters Story Drops next Friday, Sept. 27 along with We're All Drifters: A Tribute To The Continental Drifters, a 2 CD tribute album featuring Marshall Crenshaw, Kim Richey, Rosie Flores and more. Find the book HERE. We have a great conversation about the book, the journey of the Continental Drifters and more. I had a blast getting to know Vicki and Sean. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
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Sarah Sharp

Hello friends! Three-time Austin Music Award winner, Sarah Sharp returns to the show for episode 1550! Sarah has a new album, Deja Vu dropping on May 15th on Spaceflight Records, and the first single, a dreamy reimagining of Bob Dylan's "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" is available now on all streaming services. Sarah and her amazing band will be playing their usual happy hour show at The Elephant Room during SXSW on Thursday, March 12th from 6-8:30 pm. Go to sarahsharp.com for show dates, music, videos, and more. We have a great conversation about recording Deja Vu live in two days at Eric Johnson's studio, choosing the songs for the album, growing into her voice, her nine-year residency at The Elephant Room, her tumultuous decade and the bright light at the end of the tunnel, her upcoming trips to play in France and Japan, taking the reigns of her career, her many song placements, being a mom, and much more. I had a great time catching up with Sarah. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
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Shanik Hughes

Hello friends! Songwriter, musician, actress, podcaster, and mom, Shanik Hughes is my guest for episode 1549! Shanik and her band will be playing SXSW at The Continental Club for Latinapalooza on Thursday, March 12 at noon. Go to shanikhughes.com for more info on the show, music, and more. We have a great conversation about her latest string of singles, singing in Spanish versus English, landing her first commercial at three years old, acting in novellas, commercials, and movies, supporting her family as a teenager, her career as a dancer, teaching music, her Shine Your Light Podcast, spreading positivity and joy, the megachurch that gave her community, being a mom, and much more. I had a great time getting to know Shanik. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
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Javier Jara

Hello friends! Austin based, Ecuadorian born, singer-songwriter Javier Jara is my guest for episode 1548! Javier's latest album, Our Rhythms, Our Voices, is available now on all streaming services. This album is an incredibly meaningful and timely project as it highlights and honors the Latin American population here in the United States during a time when immigrant voices and stories need to be told and uplifted in a positive light. Part oral history and part roots music experimentation, Our Rhythms, Our Voices aims to celebrate the Latin American community, their diversity, cultural heritage and contributions to this country and beyond. To create the album, Jara and his team of collaborators interviewed Latin American immigrants from all walks of life to create songs, using rhythms from their native lands - Yahir Durán, an outstanding Mexican songwriter in his own right, wrote a poem from each interview, then Jara set all the poems to music and string arrangements. Go to ourrhythmsourvoices.com for more info on the album and go to javierjara.com to connect with Javier. We have a great conversation about the album, Javier's dedication to activism through music, and much more. I hope you enjoy getting to know Javier. I sure did. Let's get down!
 
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QUENTIN

Hello friends! The amazingly talented and always entertaining QUENTIN is my guest for episode 1547! The first single, the emotionally charged anthem, "HELLO DENIAL" from their upcoming album, TOMGIRL is out now on Playing In Traffic Records! Quentin will be playing SXSW on Sunday, March 15th at The Continental Club for the Traffic Music SXSW Showcase. Go to quentinmusic.com for music, videos, show info, and more. We have a great conversation about making TOMGIRL at Sonic Ranch Studios in West Texas, finding their true voice and being their true self, realizing their anger and working it out in music, their love of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Todd Rundgren, living in NYC and LA, playing characters in performance for years and learning to be themselves, working with a team,  and much more. I had a great time catching up with Quentin. I'm sure you will too. Let get down!
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