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Hello friends! Singer, songwriter and guitar player Chase Frank from Austin psych-rock band The Harms and producer Beto Martinez are my guests for episode 1616! The Harms latest album, Walking The Beast, out this Friday, 11/6 on all streamers, was produced by Beto Martinez at his Lechehouse Music. They're celebrating the release of Walking The Beast this Thursday, 11/5 at Sahara Lounge here in Austin with special guests Money Chicha and Dennis Owens. Go to https://www.chasefrankmusic.com/theharms for show info, music, and more. We have a great conversation about recording Walking The Beast, Chase's battle with long-covid and losing her twin sister, collaborating on writing with bass player Rachel Allred, using the City of Austin Live Music Fund Grant, working out the songs with the band, Beto's contribution as producer, playing live, "Chase Frank Presents", and more. I had a great time catching up with Chase and Beto. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!

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Hello friends! Mario Matteoli and Darren Sluyter from Austin's bad boys of bluegrass, Weary Boys are my guests for episode 1615! After a 19 year break, Weary Boys are back with their 7th album, DARKHORSE out next Friday, November 6th. They're celebrating the release that same day with an instore at Waterloo Records at 5:30 pm and show later that night at C-Boys Heart and Soul here in Austin. Go to https://thewearyboys.com/ for show info, music, and more. We have a great conversation about what brought them back together after breaking up in 2007, making DARKHORSE, getting started in Eureka California in 1995, moving to Austin in 2000, playing after Toni Price on "Hippie Tuesdays" at The Continental Club, making six albums in six years and touring their asses off, working on new music together in 2020, opening for Charley Crockett recently, and much more. I had a great time getting to know these cats. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!

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This is a hard one... Author, attorney, and hero to me, Mark Pryor passed away a few weeks ago. My heart goes out to his wife sarah and their three kids. Mark was best known for his mystery novels featuring Hugo Marston, a former FBI agent from Texas, and now head of security at the U.S. Embassy in Paris. He was a defense attorney for the last few years, but I know him from when he was the lead prosecutor on my mother's murder trial when he worked for the Travis County District attorney's office and they put away the guy that killed my mom. Mark will always be a real hero to me. I'll miss his sense of humor and kindness. Rest in peace, Mark. You'll be missed.

Hello friends! I have a great big show for you guys today! Grammy nominated singer-songwriter, author and troubadour, Mary Gauthier returns to the show for episode 1614! Her latest album, the appropriately titled Reckoning on Soundly/Thirty Tigers, is available now wherever you do your music. Mary heads out on tour in November with Americana heroes The Jayhawks. Go to https://www.marygauthier.com/ for music, tour dates, songwriting retreats, and more. We have a great conversation about personal, spiritual, and political reckonings, making Reckoning in Austin with Mark Hallman & André Moran, writing with Eliza Gikyson and Aaron Lee Tasjan, songwriting, the dark times we're living in, her endless touring schedule, and much more. It's always great catching up with this brilliant songwriter and great hang. Plus, my dear old friend and founder of Swan Songs, Christine Albert checks in about Swan Songs (Austin-founded nonprofit dedicated to recognizing the power of music at the end of life). Their annual Swan Songs Serenade will take place on Sunday, November 1 at The Junior League of Austin Community Impact Center. Find out more about Swan Songs and Get tickets to the Serenade at https://www.swansongs.org/. We have a great conversation about the Serenade featuring music by Jon Muq, 21 years of Swan Songs, the impact of music at the end of life, playing my first Swan Songs earlier this year and Christine receiving her first Swan Songs when her husband Chris Gage passed away last year, and more. Two great conversations. One fantastic show. Let's get down!

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Hello friends! Josh Robbins from Austin based, cinematic "arts-rock" band The Invincible Czars is my guest for episode 1613! The Invincible Czars have been making adventurous, fun music with a cinematic flare for lovers of everything in the “other” category since 2003. For the last couple of months they've been touring the U.S. and Canada performing live original soundtracks to classic, silent horror films like Nosferatu, Faust, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, and more. Next week they bring the circus back to Texas, with shows in Dallas, Houston, and in Austin on 10/31, 11/1 and 11/4. Go to https://invincibleczars.com/ for tour dates, show and ticket info, music, and more. Josh and I have a great conversation about keeping this arts collective going for over 20 years, getting tour support through the Austin Live Music Fund, scoring films, and much more. I had a great time getting to know Josh. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!

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Hello friends! Austin based singer-songwriter, artist, and author Owen Temple is my guest for episode 1612! Owen's newest album, Closer, Says Love comes out this Friday, October 23rd and his gorgeous book that accompanies the the album, "Watch It Shine - Drawings, Watercolors, and Lyrics" is available now. Go to https://owentemple.com/ for music, books, tour dates, and more. We have a great conversation about making Closer, Says Love with producer, Gordy Quist at The Finishing School, keeping the songwriting muscle flexed, co-writing, growing up in Kerrville, Texas, making his first album at 19 with the legendary Lloyd Maines, years of touring, staying inspired, raising a family, his interest in visual art, his book "Songfarmer: Writing More & Better Songs" with Gordy Quist, songwriting retreats, and much more. I had a great time getting to know Owen. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!

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Hello friends! Austin-based grunge/trip-hop artist e.lissa faden is my guest for episode 1611! Her debut EP, "Daisy Chain", produced by fellow rocker, Dossey, drops next Friday, October 23rd and she's celebrating with a release show that same night at Fortune Teller ATX. Go to https://elissafaden.com/ for show info, music, videos, and more. We have a great conversation about making "Daisy Chain" with producer Dossey and engineer JJ Palencio (Six Pence None The Richer, Plumb), our love of Aimee Mann, going to school for musical theater in Oklahoma, acting and auditioning, our love of 90's trip-hop, songwriting, our mutual friend Heath Allyn, playing in cover bands, bumming your parents out with your music, and much more. I had a great getting to know e.lissa. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!

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Hello friends! Singer-songwriters Ray Prim and Robert Jason Becker, former frontmen of Austin 90's bands, 7 Stones and Sunflower are my guests for episode 1610! Sunflower and 7 Stones are playing a reunion show at Hanover's in Pflugerville on Saturday, October 24th with Robert's solo band opening the show. Tap HERE for more info on the event. We have a great conversation about coming up in the Austin music scene together in the 90's, The Black Cat, Steamboat, KLBJ, our favorite characters, what's been going on since the scene has changed, Ray's solo music, Robert's solo music, the reunion show, and there's a lot of laughs. I had a great time catching up with my old friends. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!

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Hello friends! Providence, Rhode Island based singer-songwriter Brooke Annibale is my guest for episode 1609! Brooke's new album, Bolder Font is available now wherever you do music. Go to https://www.brookeannibale.com/ for music, show dates, and more. We have a great conversation about almost quitting music until she found her spark that led her to creative reinvention, producing Bolder Font herself, learning recording, growing up around music in Pittsburg, putting out music on her own versus her time on a label, getting songs on "Gray's Anatomy", "Pretty Little Liars", "Vampire Diaries" and more, managing creative time and work time, songwriting, touring, and much more. I had a great time getting to know Brooke. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!

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Hello friends! My dear old friend, former soundman, and tour manager Mark Davis worked in concert halls and record stores from 1977 until he retired in 2020. His brilliant ears, clear headedness, and wonderful personality kept him on the road for 40 years. When Mark wasn't touring with bands like HUM, Paramore, Unified Theory, and many more, he worked in record stores, sharing his love and deep knowledge of music with people. We have a great conversation about growing up in Missouri, his first encounters with music that made him want to be around it for the rest of his life, his first record store job, getting into running sound working for cover bands, his decades long friendship with Rush, running sound for bands in 90's and 2000's, when our bands, Goudie and Unified Theory toured together in the year 2000, losing his wife over 20 years ago, finding new love after years of grief, moving to Tucson from Kansas City, his thoughts on streaming, and much more. I had a great time hearing mark's story. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!

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Hello friends! Austin based, dark, techno-pop artist Caleb De Casper returns to the show for episode 1607! Caleb's latest album, Delirium drops next summer, but he has a host of singles he's been releasing over the last few months. Caleb will also be playing at Cheer Up Charlies on Thursday, October 29th. Go to https://www.calebdecasper.com/ for music, show dates, videos, and more. We have a great conversation about Caleb's personal growth and changes have led him to a new style of musical expression, the learning experience of working with producer Ribongia, how his song "Waiting 4 Heaven" is about his family's experience with a freak hurricane in the Appalachian mountains, getting off the dating and hook-up apps, finding love and himself, the seductive chaos of modern life, and much more. I had a great time catching up with Caleb. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!

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Hello friends! Nashville based, singer-songwriter Cassandra Coleman is my guest for episode 1606! Her new EP, "End Of Your Love" is available now on Warner Records. Cassandra and her band will be playing at Austin City Limits Festival on Friday, October 9th at 2 pm at the Tito's Handmade Vodka Stage. Go to https://www.cassandracoleman.com/ for tour dates and show info, music, videos, and more. We have a great conversation about recording "End Of Your Love" with her band live in the studio, co-producing the EP, finding her voice as a songwriter and producer, having the courage to say what she wants and following her heart, navigating the music industry, how American Idol introduced her to the music business, reclaiming her Christian faith, recording her song "Coming of Age" with Jack Antonoff (Florence and the Machine, Taylor Swift), songwriting, and more. I had a great time getting to know Cassandra. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!

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Hello friends! Nashville based artist, songwriter, and producer Mary Bragg is my guest for episode 1605! Mary's new album Secrets To Strangers comes out on October 16th on Single Lock Records. She's currently on tour and will be touring in support of the album for the rest of the year. Go to https://www.marybragg.com/ for tour dates, music, and more. We have a great conversation about making Sectrets To Strangers at the legendary FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, AL with producers John Paul White (The Civil Wars) and Ben Tanner, producing albums for Natalie Price and Grace Pettis, producing and being produced, her songwriting secrets, the dangers of AI in music, connecting to other human beings through music, and much more. I had a great time getting to know Mary. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!

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Hello friends! Singer-songwriter Graham Weber, frontman of Austin, rock and roll band Restos returns to the show for episode 1604! Their new album, In Plain View drops this Saturday, September 26th on all streaming services, CD, and vinyl. They'll be celebrating the release here in Austin with an instore at Waterloo Records on Friday, September 25th at 5:30 pm and an official release show at The Continental Club on Saturday, September 26th. Go to wearerestos.com for show dates and info, music, and more. Graham and I have a great conversation about writing as a band for the first time for In Plain View, self-producing the album, recording live, touring Spain, radio, Americana Fest, A.I., songwriting, The Heartbreakers, and much more. I had a great time catching up with Graham. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!

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Hello friends! Denver based singer-songwriter Maddie Medley is my guest for episode 1603! Maddie's latest album, the lush and dreamy Fawn's Enemy comes out next Friday, 9/25 on Soundly Music / Thirty Tigers. She'll be celebrating with a release show at The Basement in Nashville on Saturday, 9/26. Go to https://www.maddiemedley.com/ for tour dates, music and more. Maddie and I have a great conversation about making Fawn's Enemy with her partner and co-producer Luke Krutzke between Tennessee, Kansas City, and Denver, moving to Denver from Nashville, getting signed to a major label at 20, realizing that the major labels aren't for everyone, songwriting, coloring outside the lines, and much more. I had a great time getting to know Maddie. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!

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Hello friends! Los Angeles based singer-songwriter Chris Pierce is my guest for episode 1602! His latest album, Songs For The Heavy Hearted is out now on all streamers, CD, and vinyl. If you're at Americana Fest this week, you can catch Chris at Embassy Suites by Hilton Nashville Downtown, after that, he'll be on tour on the east coast and southeast. Go to https://www.chrispierce.com/ for tour dates, music, and more. We have a great conversation about making Songs For The Heavy Hearted with long-time collaborators David Resnik and Niko Bolas (Neil Young, The Mavericks), how the album captures moments in the lives of everyday people as they struggle with crisis while still remaining hopeful, growing up in L.A., making music for social change, working with The Whitmore Sisters, 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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Hello friends! Nashville based singer-songwriter Lily Meola is my guest for episode 1601. You might have seen Lily earlier this year at Luck Reunion at SXSW, on the road supporting the Willie Nelson & Family tour, or Willie's 4th of July Picnic. Her latest album Lucky To Be is available now on all streaming platforms. Go to https://www.lilymeolamusic.com/ for tour dates, videos, merch, and more. We have a great conversation about growing up in Maui, playing restaurants, meeting Willie Nelson and getting mentored by him, moving to Nashville, making Lucky To Be, songwriting, touring, working with Willie and Lukas Nelson, the magic of Bob Rock, going to Austrailia, Farm Aid, and much more.

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Hello friends! Singer, songwriter, author, and advocate for survivors of domestic abuse, Courtney Santana is my guest for episode 1600! After decades of singing back-up for the likes of Shinyribs, Jesse Dayton, and others and singing on over 30 albums, Courtney has released her debut album, the deeply soulful Living Through It All available now on all streamers, vinyl, and CD on Hardcharger Records. She co-wrote and co-produced the album with legendary artist Jesse Dayton who also plays guitar on the record. Courtney will be playing at Americana Fest in Nashville on Sept. 18 & 19, on Tuesday, Sept. 22 for HAAM Day in Austin, and on Wednesday, Sept. 23 at Waterloo Records at 5:30 pm. Go to https://www.courtneysantana.com/ for show dates and info, music, and more. We have a great conversation about finally getting around to making her own album, making an album that offers encouragement and the darkest of times, her years singing back-up, living through domestic abuse, raising two kids, becoming a grandmother, her memoir about survival "Off Kilter: Getting Right After Abuse", her Survive to Thrive Foundation, her Sanctuary App, using her life experience to make great art and help others, and much more. I had a great time getting to know Courtney. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!

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Hello friends! Musician, animator, and filmmaker Andrew Leeper is my guest for episode 1599! Andrew co-wrote, edited, animated and helped produce "You Can Color Outside The Lines: The Story Of The Big Boys" a documentary about Austin punk pioneers, Big Boys. Go to https://www.youcancoloroutsidethelines.com/ for screenings, info, merch, and more. Andrew and I have a great conversation about the importance of preserving Austin's rich music history, the Big Boys impact on the punk scene all over the U.S., the connection between skating and punk, the decade it took to make the movie, the Big Boys message of inclusivity and DIY ethos, Andrew's musical journey starting in Houston skate boarding to punk music, playing in Sprawl, his band Dynamite Boy, making the move to graphics and film, working for the state music office, and much more. I had a great time getting to know Andrew. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!

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Hello Friends! Singer-songwriter, actress, film maker and three time Austin Music Award winner, Patricia Vonne returns to the show for episode 1598! Her 10th album, My Heart's Got A Mind Of It's Own, produced by Rick Del Castillo, comes out on September 25th and she's celebrating the release with a show at The Continental Club here in Austin that same night, Go to https://www.patriciavonne.com/ for show dates, music, videos and more. We have a great conversation about making My Heart's Got A Mind Of It's Own with a host of great musicians like Johnny Reno, Scott Garber, Hector Muñoz, Joe Reyes, Charanga Cakewalk, Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, and more, the wide range of styles covered on the album, writing the album's title track with Johnny Reno and Chris Isaak, her incredibly large and talented family, making the album with The City of Austin Music Grant, her recent tour of Europe, winning Best Original Score for her song "Party Like It's The Great Gatsby" in the Cine Paris Film Festival, and much more. I had a great time catching up with Patricia. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!

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