ALMA Presents

We’re sitting down this week with WIll McCranie of the band “Bodega Cat”. We talk all about his history with music, his time in New York, and his eventual return to Augusta. We also discuss his other ongoing musical projects and listen to a track from Bodega Cat.

If you want to listen to more and find out when and where Bodega Cat is playing head over to https://www.bodegacatmusic.com

This time we’re having a conversation with Brian McGrath. We are deep diving in Brian’s origin story including his time with Turf War and how he got into music. We also talk about his current project Tuffer (formerly Huffer) and what the future holds for him and listen to three tracks, two from Turf War and one from Tuffer.

Stay tuned for more from Brian McGrath and his future projects.

This week we’re talking with Ethan Stallings and Ethan Balducci, two parts of the Ethan Stallings Trio and both amazing artists in their own right having been a part of projects like The Village Sticks, Pure Indigo, and many more groups. We talk musical origins, past projects and listen to a track from Ethan Stallings, and one from Ethan Balducci’s project Alto Pablo.

If you want to learn more about the group, head over to their Facebook page: facebook.com/theethanstallingstrio

Today I sit down with Walter Santiago. I've known Walter since his days at Shared Space when he had just moved to Augusta. Since then, he's become an incredible and active member of our community from his work planning events to promoting the arts through Sample Augusta.

A lot of people know Walter, but what a lot of people may NOT know is that he's a musician named Baby Boi who just released a killer album!

Take a Listen to Baby Boi

Check out Sample Augusta: https://www.sampleaugusta.com/

We’re sitting down this week with Zack and Becca Todd of Back Deck Booking. We talk all about their former music careers and how they went from hosting bands on their back deck to booking live music in Downtown Augusta.

They Have a live event coming up this Saturday June 11th, 2022 at the Doris Building Downtown. Admission is free and it is BYOB, but they do accept donations.

For more info head over to the Facebook Page at: https://www.facebook.com/backdeckbooking/ and keep an eye out for future events as well!

Today our guest is Kristi Jilson from Westobou. We’re talking all about how Westobou brings the vibes and their upcoming event “Can I Kick It?” where you can watch a classic Kung-Fu movie while the soundtrack is played by local DJs. Kristi is the Executive Director for Westobou and responsible for all the local events that Westobou puts on.

If you want more information about “Can I Kick It?” and other events that are upcoming toe Augusta, head over to: https://www.westobou.org/events

Tonight we’re talking to the one and only Deanna Brown, daughter of the Godfather of Soul himself and President of The James Brown Foundation. We talk all about James Brown and his legacy and remember him on his birthday.

If you want to join in and attend a FREE event May 7th, 2022 head over to the event on facebook at: https://fb.me/e/1t4jcqbf0 for more details.

We’re talking with Jason Walter this week. Jason is an Augusta area Post-Punk Musician and artist. Jason Walter has drawn and written graphic novels, a digital artist, and a photographer. His artwork is heavily tied in with his punk albums. We discuss music, sports, his unique fashion sense, and listen to one of his original songs performed in studio with a backing track.

To learn more go to: https://www.postpunkmutantmusicians.com/

We’re sitting down with Justin Heath, aka DJ Slicker Than Oil talking all about rare record collecting and local area music. We listen to a rare track from Bobby Byrd, all about Augusta. All that and more conversation about the music scene in Augusta.

You can find Justin on Instagram as Slickerthanoil.