Hello friends! Saxophonist, composer, and band leader Elias Haslanger returns to the show for episode 1592! His latest album, Legacy is out now on all streaming platforms, CD, and vinyl. Go to elijazz.com for music, show dates, lessons, and more. You can see Elias' Church on Monday shows every Monday at 8:30 at The Continental Club Gallery. I highly recommend it. We have a great conversation about making Legacy with his Church on Monday band and 3X Grammy nominated engineer/producer Charlie Kramsky, how composes his music, doing Church on Monday for almost 15 years, touring with Maynard Ferguson, his 4 years in NYC, putting family first, becoming an empty nester, old Austin, and much more. I had a great time catching up with my old friend, Elias. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!

Find Elias Haslanger on Spotify, Bandcamp, Instagram, Facebook

Hello friends! Bass player Monty Colvin and guitar player Dane Sonnier from Houston hard rock band, Galactic Cowboys are my guests for episode 1591! Galactic Cowboys 9th album, What Planet Are You From?, their first since 2017, is set to release later this month. I'll play a preview of their new song, "Out of the Darkness" on this episode. Go to galacticcowboys.com for album info, show dates, and more. We have a great conversation about making What Planet Are You From? with drummer Johnny Simmons who sadly passed away after finishing the album, the history of the band, getting signed to DGC by legendary A&R man and label president Gary Gersh, their experiences in the movie "Airheads" with Adam Sandler, Bendan Fraser, and Steve Buscemi, Monty's art and podcast Monty's Rockcast, the changing social and political landscape in the U.S., songwriting and more. I had a great time catching up with Dane and Monty. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!

Find Galactic Cowboys on Spotify, Facebook

Check out Monty's art HERE and Monty's Rockcast HERE

Hello friends! Lawrence Gowan, keyboard player, singer, and songwriter from legendary rock band Styx is my guest for episode 1590! Styx is currently on the "Styx & Chicago: The Windy Cities Tour - All The Hits...Your Kind of Tour" and they're hitting Austin on Wednesday, August 19th at The Moody Center. Go to styxworld.com for tour dates and show info, music, videos, merch, and more. Lawrence and I have a great conversation about his 27 years in Styx, their 18th studio album Circling From Above released last year, staying creative and writing new music, touring with Chicago, the healing and magical power of music, songwriting, staying healthy, the powerful bond between the members of Styx, his solo career and Gowan, and much more. i had a great time getting to know Lawrence. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!

Find Styx on Spotify, Instagram, Facebook

Listen to my conversation with James "JY" Young from ep. 1086 (9/1/2021) HERE. 

Hello friends! Wisconsin based singer-songwriter Ruby James is my guest for episode 1589! Ruby's new album, Call It Rock & Roll on Mule Kick Records drops on August 7th and she is celebrating the release with a show at The Five Spot in Nashville on Friday, August 14th. Go to rubyjamesmusic.com for show info, music and more. Ruby and I have a great conversation about making Call It Rock & Roll with producer Kyle Crusham and a host of great Austin musicians like Rosie Flores, Harmoni Kelley, David Jimenez and more, turning a Supersuckers song into a duet with Eddie Spaghetti, adventures on the Little Steven's Garage Cruise, getting over Lyme Disease, and much more. Let's get down!

Find Ruby on Spotify, Instagram, Facebook

Hello friends! We have a great big show for you today. Multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter Scotty Blanco from Scotty Bee and the Hive joins me for episode 1588! Their new single, "Heart" is available on all the streamers and their new EP, "Bell Heather" drops next week. They're celebrating the release of "Bell Heather" with a release show Saturday, August 8th at Regal Rooms here in Austin. Go to scottybeeandthehive.com for show info, music, lessons, and more. We have a great conversation about transitioning from sideman to frontman, leading an all-female band, working with Sisi, Brian Wolff, and more, cover band shows, coming up as a classically trained viola player, the Austin music scene, and more. Plus, Andrew Leeper, co-writer, editor, animator and co-producer of "You Can Color Outside The Lines: The Story Of The Big Boys" a documentary directed by Joe Salinas about legendary Austin punk band, Big Boys currently making the festival rounds. Go to youcancoloroutsidethelines.com for more info on the doc. You can see it on Saturday August 8th at 9:15 pm at the 6th annual Sound Unseen Festival. The Sound Unseen Festival takes place August 6th-9th at The AFS Cinema on Middle Fiskville Rd. and opens with a 20th anniversary screening of “Shut Up & Sing,” a documentary on The Chicks (formerly The Dixie Chicks).  The lineup also includes films featuring national artists like Sara Bareilles, Eddie Cochran and local acts like The Black Angels, Big Boys, Tele Novella and Mama Duke. Go to soundunseenaustin.com for tickets and info.

Find Scotty Bee and the Hive on Spotify, Instagram, Facebook

Hello friends! Texas singer-songwriter Jack Barksdale is my guest for episode 1587! Jack's latest EP "Battleground" comes out on October 16th and he's just released the first single and video, "The Scam Song" available now wherever you get your music. He'll be playing The 04 Center here in Austin on Wednesday, August 26th. Go to jackbarksdale.com for tour dates, music, videos and more. Jack played his performed his first original song at 9 years old. At 19, he's opened for the likes of Wynonna Judd, Ray Wylie Hubbard, and more. It's amazing to meet someone who is so young with such a deep view of life. We have a great conversation about making "Battleground", the story behind "The Scam Song", growing up listening to his parents' record collection, songwriting, Jack Barksdale's Roots Revival Podcast, what inspires him, and much more. I had a great time getting to know Jack. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!

Find Jack on Spotify, Instagram, Facebook

Hello friends! Singer-songwriter Justin Osborne from the rock band Susto and it's bluegrass offshoot, Susto Stringband is my guest for episode 1586! Susto Stringband has just released their second album, "Susto Stringband (Vol. 2) on Missing Piece Records and are preparing to tour Europe, The U.K., The U.S. in August and September. Go to sustoisreal.com for tour dates, music, videos and more. We have a great conversation about how he was inspired to start Susto in 2013 while living in Havana, Cuba, collaborating with Asheville’s Holler Choir to form Susto Stringband, being inspired by Ashville's music scene, moving to Texas, songwriting, touring with his rock band versus the string band, touring Europe, and much more. I had a great time getting to know Justin. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!

Find Susto and Susto Stringband on Spotify, Spotify (Susto), Instagram, Facebook

Hello friends! Guitar player, singer-songwriter Johnny Moeller from Texas Headhunters, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, The Moeller Brothers and many more is my guest for episode 1585! Texas Headhunters, the band he fronts along with Ian Moore and Jesse Dayton have a new single out, "Cut N' Run" and they're out on the road for the next few weeks starting tonight, Friday, July 17th at Sam's Burger Joint in San Antonio. Go to txhh.live to see if they're to a town near you. We have a great conversation about growing up in Fort Worth, discovering the blues and never looking back, meeting Stevie Ray Vaughan, moving to Austin and getting into the Antone's scene, playing with his brother Jay, playing with The Fabulous Thunderbirds, playing with Marcia Ball, how Texas headhunters came together, and much more. I had a great time getting to know Johnny. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!

Find Texas Headhunters on Spotify, Instagram, Facebook. Find The Fabulous Thunderbirds HERE.

Hello friends! Multi- woodwind instrumentalist and singer-songwriter Leila Henley is my guest for episode 1584! After 20 years of playing in bands in Austin, Leila is about to release her debut solo album, How To Let Go out on August 6th. Her singles "Tardigrade" and "Your Life in the Dirt" are available on all the streamers. We have a preview of her next single "Inside the Stone" which comes out this Thursday 7/16. She'll be having a release show on August 29th at 3Ten ACL Live with Molecular Steve. We have a great conversation about growing up in on the gulf coast of Alabama, moving to Austin after losing her home in New Orleans during hurricane Katrina, finding her voice as a songwriter, hitting a personal bottom after getting divorced, making How To Let Go with producers Michael Ingber and Eric Harrison at Studio 601, being a mom, getting through the tough times with friends, and much more. I had a great time getting to know Leila. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!

Find Leila on Spotify, Bandcamp, Instagram, Facebook

Hello friends! Singer-songwriter Ali Holder returns to the show for episode 1583! Her latest single, "Persephone" is out today! "Persephone" is the latest single from her up coming EP, "Garden of the Underworld" out September 11. Ali is doing a Waterloo Records instore next Friday, July 17th. Go to aliholder.com for show dates, music, tarot readings and more. We have a great conversation about writing and making "Garden of the Underworld", trying to make an event instead of just playing a show, working with the local art community, the negative effects of AI on society and the environment, the simplicity of MySpace, the magic of Marfa, her marketing company, social media, and much more. I had a great time catching up with Ali. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!

Find Ali Holder Marketing HERE

Find Ali on Spotify, Instagram, Facebook