how did i get here?

Episode 1269: City of Austin Music and Entertainment Division Manager, Erica Shamaly

Hello friends! City of Austin Music and Entertainment Division Manager, Erica Shamaly is my guest for episode 1269! The ATX Music and Entertainment Division is the only one of it's kind in the world and Erica is here to tell us all about it. If you live in Austin, you've been reading about "The Live Music Event Fund Program" offering $5K-$10K grants to Austin professional musicians, bands, and independent promoters to fund awarded projects. The deadline is May 16th, so you'll want to start looking into it now. Go to atxmusic.org for more information on how to apply and to find out more about Austin's music and entertainment division. Erica and I have a great conversation about the educational components of "The Live Music Event Fund Program", the role of the music office in the city and the programs they offer, adapting the changing music industry and economy, Austin's unique music business infrastructure and much more. I learned a lot from Erica. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
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Episode 1268: Robert Harrison Talks Cotton Mather’s Classic Album ”Kontiki” With How Did I Get Here? and Magnet Classics Podcast

Hello and welcome to a special How Did I Get Here? and Magnet Classics Podcast collaboration episode where we talk all things Kontiki with Cotton Mather frontman, Robert Harrison! Over SXSW, Magnet Classics Podcast host, Hobart Rowland and I sat down with Cotton Mather's Robert Harrison to talk about their 25 year old classic album, Kontiki, from where the band was when he started writing, to recording it to touring with Oasis in the U.K. in support of it. Listen to Kontiki HERE. Check out Magnet Classics Podcast HERE or wherever you pod. Thanks to Hobart and Robert for this enjoyable chat and Magnet for the collaboration. I hope you enjoy it. I sure did. Below are Hobart's notes on Kontiki.
"Initially released with a whisper 26 years ago on a tiny Houston-based label, Kontiki is one of the great lost albums of the ’90s. Working out of his house and a friend’s place in the Texas Hill Country, Cotton Mather’s Robert Harrison recorded then deconstructed songs he’d once assumed would get a more conventional rock-band treatment. Tools included an ADAT, a four-track cassette recorder and a two-track DAT machine. The result is one of the catchiest “experimental” albums you’ll ever hear. Tracks with odd titles like “Camp Hill Radio Operator,” “Homefront Cameo,” “Aurora Bori Alice” and “Vegetable Row” offer equally strange and cryptic lyrics set to overtly hummable melodies. Conceived in a virtual creative vacuum, Kontiki ranks among the best power-pop albums of all time. A quarter-century later, it still sounds utterly timeless—yet weirdly current." - Hobart Rowland
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Episode 1267: El Combo Oscuro Returns!

Hello friends! John Dell and Mauro Lopez co-founders of Austin, psychedelic cumbia band, El Combo Oscuro return to the show for episode 1267! Their brand new single, "Despegue" drops this Thursday, 4/20. "Despegue" is one of two songs they recorded Austin Music Foundation's Artist Development Program at The Bubble with Chris "Frenchie" Smith and Einar Pedersen at the helm. Go to elcombooscuro.com for music, show dates and more. We have a great conversation about recording "Despegue", their experience in the Artist Development Program, getting started rehearsing in parks, psychedelic cumbia music in Austin, finding their sound, their writing process and much more. I had a great time catching up with Mauro and John. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
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From The Vault - Episode 1173: Eric Johnson (6/10/22)

Hello and welcome to How Did I Get Here? From The Vault! Today, we go back to episode 1173 with Grammy winning, Austin-based, singer-songwriter and certified guitar hero, Eric Johnson. This show was originally released on 6/10/22. Below are my original notes form the show. 
Grammy winning, Austin-based, singer-songwriter and certified guitar hero, Eric Johnson is my guest for episode 1173! He's releasing two separate, genre-bending albums, The Book Of Making and Yesterday Meets Today on July 29th. Go to ericjohnson.com for music, mini video lessons, tour dates and much more. Eric and I have a great conversation about making two albums during quarantine and exploring different genres with them, the theme of hope in the new albums, inventing a language on guitar, celebrating 25 years of G-3 with Joe Satriani and Steve Vai, making major-label records in the 80's and 90's, cassettes making a comeback and much more! I had a great time getting to know Eric. Im sure you will too.
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Episode 1266: Slaid Cleaves

Hello friends! Songwriter's songwriter, modern day, traveling folk singer, Slaid Cleaves is my guest for episode 1266! His latest album, the gorgeous, Together Through The Dark produced by "Scrappy" Jud Newcomb is available now on vinyl, CD and wherever you stream or download music. Slaid and Scrappy are hitting the west coast this week starting tomorrow, Saturday, 4/15 at the legendary, McCabe's Guitar shop in Santa Monica CA. Go to slaidcleaves.com for show dates, music, merch and more. We have a great conversation about making Together In The Dark, his songwriting process, streamlining his business and running it with his wife, Karen, coming up as a piano and keyboard player in Maine, busking in Ireland, adapting to the changing music business and much more! I had a great time getting to know Slaid. I'm sure you will too.
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Episode 1265: Robert Ellis

Hello friends! Singer-songwriter, musician, producer and studio co-owner, Robert Ellis is my guest for episode 1265! His latest album, the stark, melancholy and utterly beautiful, Yesterday's News, drops on May 19th. The singles "Yesterday's News", "Gene" and "Close Your Eyes" are available wherever you stream or download music. Go to robertellis.website for music, tour dates, merch and more. Robert and I have a great conversation about making Yesterday's News in two days with one microphone and a bass player, leaving his label and management company and taking his career into his own hands, playing with his hero, Paul Simon, co-owning Niles City Sound Studio, moving fluidly through musical genres, prog, family and much more! I had a great time getting to know this amazingly talented artist. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
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From The Vault - Episode 1161: John Doe (4/29/22)

Hello and welcome to How Did I Get Here? From The Vault! Today, we go back to episode 1161 with Songwriter, musician, poet, actor and straight-up legend, John Doe from Los Angeles punk band, X. This show was originally released on 4/29/22. Below are my original notes form the show. 
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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Episode 1264: Mary Lee Kortes

Hello friends! New York City based, singer-songwriter and author, Mary Lee Kortes is my guest for episode 1264! Her latest album, produced by the legendary Hal Wilner, Will Anybody Know That I Was Here: The Songs of Beulah Rowley is a musical exploration of the songs of dustbowl era regional singer Beulah Rowley - a character created by Kortes whose story remains elusive and tragic. The album will be released on vinyl as a "Record Store Day Exclusive" on April 22nd, but you can go hear the first singles from the album wherever you stream or download music. Go to maryleescorvette.com for music, videos and more. Mary Lee and I have an amazing conversation about coming up with the concept for Will Anybody Know That I Was Here: The Songs of Beulah Rowley and the years it took to complete, working with legendary producer Hal Wilner before his passing in 2020 and Joe Jackson, writing songs for Amy Grant and The Pointer Sisters in the 80's, Mary Lee's Corvette, working at the United Nations and much more. I had a great time getting to know Mary Lee. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
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Episode 1263: Mitch Ballard, BMI Executive Director – Creative Austin, TX

Hello gang! Songwriter, guitar player and BMI's Executive Director – Creative Austin, TX, Mitch Ballard is my guest for episode 1263! Founded in 1939 to represent songwriters in emerging genres to protect public performances of their music, BMI is the largest music rights organization in the world. In 2019, BMI and Mitch opened their Texas office here in Austin. For more information on BMI go to bmi.com. Mitch and I have a great conversation about BMI's role in the music business and the services he and the Austin office provide, his journey as a songwriter, playing with and tour managing legendary singer B.J. Thomas for 15 years, the BMI Songwriter Series at The Saxon Pub, how he sees the Austin music scene and much more. I had a great time getting to know Mitch. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
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From The Vault - Episode 847: Marcia Ball (10/11/19)

Hello and welcome to How Did I Get Here? From The Vault! Today, we go back to episode 847 with piano-playing, blues legend, Marcia Ball! Marcia takes us on a journey from her days in the 60's, playing Louisiana bars and dance halls to being a part of the 70's, cosmic music scene at The Armadillo in Austin to taking American blues music to the world. This show was originally released on 10/11/2019. Below are my original notes form the show. 
Legendary, award winning blues artist, Marcia Ball is my guest for episode 847! Marcia is performing at The 9th Annual Swan Songs Serenade taking place on Sunday, October 20th at The Four Seasons Austin. She will be joined by special guests, Lou Ann Barton, Shelley King and Sarah Brown. Go to swansongs.org for tickets and more information. Marcia's latest album, Shine Bright is available where ever you stream and download your jams and you can always get physical copies, find out when she's playing and more at marciaball.com. We have a great conversation about growing up in Louisiana, the Austin music scene in the late 60's and early 70's, Freda And The Firedogs, passing on Jerry Wexler's offer, blossoming as a solo artist and much more. I had a great time getting to know Marcia. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
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