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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 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 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 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! 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 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!

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 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 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 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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