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Hello friends! Musician and author of White Noise & Lightning: The Continental Drifters Story, Sean Kelley and Continental Drifter and Guitar player of The Bangles, Vicki Peterson are my guests for episode 1428. White Noise & Lightning: The Continental Drifters Story follows ten disparate musicians from humble beginnings at a dive bar residency in Los Angeles through lineup changes, addiction, marriages, divorces, and industry letdowns. The Continental Drifters, composed of members of The Bangles, The Cowsills, The Dream Syndicate, The dB's, and more, found each because they'd been burned by the music industry and sought refuge in a freewheeling environment where they could experiment without constraint. When everything fell apart in New Orleans a decade later, they ended up with so much more. White Noise & Lightning: The Continental Drifters Story Drops next Friday, Sept. 27 along with We're All Drifters: A Tribute To The Continental Drifters, a 2 CD tribute album featuring Marshall Crenshaw, Kim Richey, Rosie Flores and more. Go to continentaldriftersbook.com for book and album info. Go to continentaldrifters.com for music, photos, merch and more. We have a great conversation about the book, the journey of the Continental Drifters and more. I had a blast getting to know Vicki and Sean. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!

Hello friends! Trumpet player and Mike Sailors is my guest for episode 1427! He has a new jazz album with Elias Haslanger called, "Elias Haslanger Meets Mike Sailors"  and it's available wherever you stream music. Go to mikesailors.com for more information. Mike and I have a great conversation about Making his first album of his own with Elias Haslanger, being the Jazz Trumpet Studio Head at The University of Texas' Butler School of Music, his time in NYC working on Broadway shows and being the copyist for The Lincoln Center, living in Austin in the 2000's and much more. I had a great time getting to know Mike. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!

Hello friends! Austin based, singer-songwriter Kelley Mickwee returns to the show for episode 1425! Her new album, the gorgeous and soulful Everything Beautiful drops on Friday, September 27th on all streaming platforms. Kelley is celebrating the release of Everything Beautiful on Saturday, Sept. 28th at The State Theater with a dual release show with Suzanna Choffel. Go to kelleymickwee.com for tickets, music and more. We have a great conversation about recording Everything Beautiful with producer, David Boyle at The Church House, what she's done with the ten years in between albums, singing with  Shinyribs, Ray Wylie Hubbard and others, the Red River Songwriter Festival, Birds of a Feather, touring, writing, and much more! I had a great time catching up with Kelley. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!

Hello friends! Jock Bartley, founding member of legendary 70's band, Firefall is my guest for episode 1312! Firefall's latest album, Friends & Family, a uniquely personal tribute album where they imbue their distinctive sound into songs by Fleetwood Mac, The Byrds, The Band, The Doobie Brothers, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Heart and other classic rock legends. Friends & Family comes out on September 22nd on Sunset Blvd. Records. Go to firefallofficial.com for tour dates, music, merch and more! Jock and I have a great conversation about the decision to pay tribute to their Friends & Family and some of the stories behind the songs, playing guitar for Gram Parsons on tour, forming Firefall in 1974 in Boulder with Mark Andes, bassist from Spirit and Jo Jo Gunn, Larry Burnett and drummer Michael Clarke from The Byrds and Flying Burrito Bros, keeping a band going for five decades and much more. I had a great time getting to know Jock. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!

Hello friends! Astro traveling pleasure junkie David Starbuckle is my guest for episode 1424! David is releasing a debut album and movie called "Bang! It's David Starbuckle". "Bang! It's David Starbuckle: The Movie" will premiere at AFS Cinema on September 26th. It's a listening party and feature film all in one! Audiences will enjoy ten music videos from local visual artists with new music from "Bang! It's David Starbuckle: The Album" which will be released on Friday, Sept 27th on all streaming services. Get tickets for the movie HERE. Go to davidmessier.com for all of your "Bang! It's David Starbuckle" needs. I'll be hosting a Q&A after the film at the premier. David and I have great conversation about what it took to make 10 videos with 10 different directors, the absence of A.I. in the work, having a movie premier at a theater, staying engaged with music and art, trying to do something different. and more. I had a blast catching up with David. I'm sure you will too. Let's Get down!

Hello friends! Austin based, Americana/blues/shoegaze artist Rett Smith is my guest for episode 1423! Rett's latest album, A Weighted Remorse drops on all streaming services and vinyl on September 13th on Imperial/Republic Records. He'll be celebrating the release with a show in Austin at The Mohawk on Saturday, September 14th and then heading out on tour in Europe in October. Go to rettsmithmusic.com for music, tour dates, and more. We have a fantastic conversation about writing and recording A Weighted Remorse, mixing with Peter Labberton (St. Vincent), growing up a skier with his sights on going pro in New Mexico, leaving the skiing world after an injury, coming to music in his 20's, dealing with mental health issues, releasing four albums in four years, the magic of Lubbock, touring as a two-piece, and much more. I had a great time getting to know Rett. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!

Hello friends! Psychologist Dr. Aaron Rochlen, Ph.D., founder of Under The Rock is my guest for episode 1422! Under The Rock is an innovative live-music series featuring acoustic sets & lyrical discussions from top artists in an award winning listening space, Quack's Soundspace in South Austin. They've just added a show featuring Bob Schneider and Madam Radar on Sept. 25th. You can follow them and find out more about the shows on their Instagram page @undertherockatx. Dr. Rochlin and I have a great conversation about music non-profits, Under The Rock and how it came to be, what "Where music meets psychology" means, music therapy, music's impact on people's emotions and moods, songs and songwriting and much more. I had a great time getting to know Aaron. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!

Hello friends! Austin based, Americana artist Beth Lee is my guest for episode 1421! Her latest album, Hardly Matters, drops on October 25, but you can hear the singles, "Blue Skies" and "Only You" wherever you stream your jams, vinyl and CD. She'll be celebrating the release of Hardly Matters at Skylark Lounge on Sunday, October 27th. Go to bethlee.net for music, tour dates, merch, and more. Beth and I have a great conversation about writing and recording Hardly Matters, growing up in Houston and coming up in that scene, playing with her dad, recording in San Francisco, what makes her write songs, touring in Texas and the U.S., and much more. I enjoyed getting to know Beth. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!