Bakersfield Sounds

Contranistas are back with two new releases, so we got together to talk about all the progress they have made since coming on the show about a year ago.

Emile sits down with indie pop artist Lou Beauty to debut two brand new songs.

A few months ago Emile sat down with Brian Boozer to catch up on a plethora of subjects including Aum Studios, Jim Ranger on The Voice, His work at the world famous Muscle Shoals, and the time I Emile spent learning the craft under Brian.

Emile sits down with folk singer Sammy Kay to discuss his history in music, Revolution Vintage Records and Clothing, and of course his latest release Better/Worse + Methamphetamines.

The Band Rafters joins the show to talk about a couple of their songs including their latest single "8 Track Love Story" and the process of recoding them.

Monty Byrom is a phenomenal guitarist, songwriter, producer, and a legend of Bakersfield music. He was kind enough to stop by and talk to us about The Bakersfield Sound, the early days of music videos and MTV, stories about Buck and Merle, and even Hamilton.

Emile bring's Itze Garcia on the show to listen to her single "Flower Street" and discuss the inspiration behind it.

Decadez is a man of few words, but immense talent. We got a chance to talk a little bit about his latest release "Born Broke 2" which features a track used in shows like The Flash, Black Lightning, and Ozark.

The wonderful couple the is Jason Gomez and Kristin Nakagawa join us to explain why they have chosen to leave their conventional music teaching jobs and start independently, as well as Jason's composition works and Kristin's financial coaching for creative people.

Joe Peters dropped by to talk with Emile about his debut EP "Raise The Bar". What was planned to be a normal episode turned into a good discussion that felt like it shouldn't be edited down.