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Episode 1407: Superfonicos 2024

Hello friends! Jaime Ospina from Austin Colombian funk / Caribe soul band, Superfonicos is my guest for episode 1407! Their latest album, the celebratory Renaceré (Re-na-ce-ré) which means “I will be reborn” in Spanish, drops this Friday, July 19th on Spaceflight Records. Superfonicos is celebrating in Austin with an instore at Waterloo Records on Friday, 7/19 at 5 pm, and a release show Saturday 7/20 at The Continental Club. Go to superfonicos.com for show info, music, videos, and more. Jaime and I have a great conversation about how Renaceré is a response to four difficult years, and four members having children, writing and making the album, growing up in Colombia, discovering music, moving to Austin, the rebirth of Superfonicos, and much more. I had a great time getting to know Jaime. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
 
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Episode 1406: Brandi Warden

Hello friends! Songwriter, producer, and business woman extraordinaire Brandi Warden is my guest for episode 1406! Brandi comes from a music industry family that has had 8 decades of someone in the family having a song on the billboard charts. Brandi is no different. She most recently co-wrote and co-produced the album Jackpot! by her husband's band, Monte Warden and the Dangerous Few, which is currently at #47 on the Americana chart and their song "Waxahatchee Hoochie Coo" is currently at #42 on the Americana singles chart. We have an amazing conversation about her incredible family from her uncle working at Sun Records in the 50's and recording "Great Balls of Fire" for Jerry Lee Lewis and "I Walk the Line" for Johnny Cash and more, her grandparents had hits with Johnny Paycheck and others, her dad wrote from Johnny Paycheck, Garth Brooks, George Strait and more and sold over 35 millions albums (and that's not even all of it), her journey in the publishing part of music, songwriting, producing and much more. I had a blast hanging with Brandi. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
 
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Episode 1405: Nori

Hello friends! Akina Adderley and Andy Beaudoin from Austin, "jazz-adjacent" band Nori are my guests for episode 1405! The five-piece band which also features Erik Telford, Nick Litterski, and Aaron Allen, have been putting out music since 2016. Nori, along with a nine-piece string orchestra, has a Nina Simone tribute show this Saturday, July 13th at the '04 Center. Go to noriband.com for show info, music, videos, and more. We have a great conversation about the importance of Nina Simone, why they chose to pay tribute to her, how the band got started and their journey together, the definition of "jazz-adjacent", how they write music together, and much more. I had a great time catching up with Akina and Andy. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
 
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Episode 1404: Rachael Sage

Hello friends! Alt-folk-pop, singer-songwriter, and record label owner Rachael Sage is my guest for episode 1404! Rachael's latest album, Another Side, an acoustic reimagining of her critically acclaimed album, The Other Side, is available now wherever you do music. Go to rachaelsage.com for music, videos, tour dates, and more. We have a great conversation about the inspiration to make Another Side, getting a four-track cassette recorder for her bat mitzvah, going to Stanford, coming up in the d.i.y. folk scene, starting and running her record label MPress Records, songwriting, touring the U.K., what keeps her inspired, and much more. I had a great time getting to know Rachael. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
 
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Episode 1403: Andrea Magee 2024

Hello friends! Irish born, Austin based singer-songwriter, and entrepreneur Andrea Magee returns to the show for episode 1403! Andrea is currently gearing up for her second annual, Andrea Magee's She Rises Festival taking place Labor Day weekend at Kit Carson Park in Taos, New Mexico, featuring performances by Yola, KT Tunstall, Jade Bird, Mary Gauthier, Jaimee Harris, Carrie Rodriguez, Deanna Carter, PAACK, and many more. Go to sherisesfest.com for tickets and info. She's also releasing a new album this year. Go to andreamageemusic.com for music, show dates, and more. We have a great conversation about how she got the idea for She Rises by going to Brandi Carlisle's festival a couple of years ago, starting and running her non-profit Music Helps ATX, and what inspired her to start it, her bands, Beat Root Revival, PAACK and Ulla, her relationship to the Austin music scene and much more. I had a great time catching up with Andrea. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
 
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Michael Corcoran 1955-2024

Prominent Austin music journalist, author, and historian Michael Corcoran passed away. He was best known for writing for The Austin American-Statesman, The Dallas Morning News, SPIN Magazine, The National Lampoon and many more. He'll be missed by the Austin music and arts community. Rest in peace, Michael. 
 
This conversation in from episode 133 released on January 1, 2013. 

Episode 1402: The Vindys

Hello friends! Jackie Popovec and John Anthony from Youngstown, Ohio, pop-rock band, The Vindys are my guests for episode 1402! The Vindys are heading out on tour with Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo starting next Saturday, July 6th in Atlantic City, NJ. Go to thevindys.com for tour dates, music, videos, merch and more! We have a great conversation about getting the gig opening for Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo, touring and releasing music as an independent band, the Youngstown music scene they started, music school vs. self-taught and how they can work together, touring in a van behind a bus, having a good time doing what you do, writing songs as a band and much more. I had a great time getting to know Jackie and John. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
 
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Episode 1401: The Reverend Shawn Amos Returns!

Hello friends! Texas-based NAACP award-winning author, lauded songwriter, Grammy-nominated producer, andmultimedia storyteller The Reverend Shawn Amos returns to the show for episode 1401! His latest album, the 70's soul and funk inspired, Soul Brother No. 1 is available wherever you stream your jams. Go to shawnamos.com for music, his book "Cookies & Milk", show dates, and more. We have a great conversation about making Soul Brother No. 1 with producer James Saez and drummer Steve Ferrone (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers), his book "Cookies & Milk", growing up in his dad's ("Famous" Amos) cookie store, healing his relationship with his kids, the 70's soul and funk music that inspired Soul Brother No. 1, and much more. I had a great time catching up with Shawn. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
 
Listen to my convo with The Reverend Shawn Amos on ep. 924 from June of 2020 HERE!
 
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Episode 1400: Brother Elsey / Wendy Colonna

Hello friends! We made it to 1400 episodes! Thank you for listening. We have a double-header for episode 1400! Brady Stablein, singer and guitar player from Nashville based, rock and roll band, Brother Elsey joins me. Brother Elsey, made up of siblings Brady Stablein (vocals and guitar), Beau Stablein (bass), and Jack Stablein (lead guitar), plus honorary kin Dalton Thomas (drums) have been releasing a string of singles since they moved from Detroit to Nashville. Their latest, "Bolt Cutter Eyes," just dropped last Friday, and is available wherever you stream your jams. They'll be hitting the road this fall all over the U.S. Go to brotherelsey.com for music, tour dates and more. We have a great conversation about the band's journey from teen band in Detroit, to now.  Plus, my old pal, Austin singer-songwriter, Wendy Colonna checks in from Colorado about her new album, Paradigms, out tomorrow (6/25), her release show this Saturday, 6/29 at The '04 Center, touring with The Zombies and much more. Go to wendycolonna.com for music, show info, and more. Thank you so much for listening for so many episodes. Here's to 1400 more. Let's get down!
 
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Episode 1399: Chris Sensat

Hello friends! Rosie Flores and Fausto Faustito drummer, multi-instrumentalist, and singer-songwriter Chris Sensat, is my guest for episode 1399! His debut, full-length, self-titled album is out today, Friday, June 21st on Mule Kick Records wherever you stream your music. Go to chrissensat.com for music, videos and more. We have a great conversation about growing up playing drums in his dad's blues band, playing a show with my band Goudie when he was 13, playing with Rosie Flores, Fasto Faustito, deciding to step up to the mic with his self-titled album, songwriting, playing the Outlaw Country Cruise, The Alice Rose, and much more. I've known Chris since the late 90's when he was just 13 years old playing drums with my godson's band, PigGie Hat. It's a real pleasure to see him grow up to be such a talented and great guy. I hope you enjoy our conversation. I sure did. Let's get down!
 
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