Episode 67 of Music in the Minor League has arrived!

This week, we are joined by Robert Johnson of Stars & Satellites! Robert started Stars & Satellites in the mid-2000s as a studio project, releasing 2007s Solutions before going on a hiatus due to work and life in general. He returned to recording a few years ago with a few singles before eventually transitioning to a live act around a year ago.

Robert is currently working new singles and hitting stages around the Houston area where he's already making in-roads as an opening act for both local and touring artists.

We had a great time talking about music from all vantage points and the path from covering Blink-182 at a talent show to performing as an adult. We also talk about A LOT of other stuff. Enjoy the episode, we'll be back in two weeks!

Welcome to episode 66 of Music in the Minor League! This week, we're talking to Scott Schaafsma of Kerosene Stars. We first heard Kerosene Stars when they played with MiML alums, Junebird, last year. We've seen them quite a few times since then and even had the opportunity to play a show with them recently. So, it just made sense to hassle Scott about doing an episode of the podcast.

Kerosene Stars is an American power-pop/rock band originally formed in Chicago, IL. Then, in 2023, Scott moved to the Houston area and started a new version of the band. The catch is that he never broke up the Chicago version, so both branches of the band operate simultaneously and perform in their own regions depending on where Scott is. It's a pretty cool concept.

We hope you enjoy the conversation and learn all you hope to about Kerosene Stars! We'll see you again next week as we catch up from our summer break!

This week we return from our July break with episode 65 of Music in the Minor League. This episode brings us back to our near second home at this point: Fort Collins, CO. We'll be talking to Slp (pronounced 'slip') of Maudlyn Monroe.

Classically trained, with a love for riot grrl and 70's NY punk, Maudlyn Monroe is a vocalist/guitarist/saxophonist/pianist with an up-tempo emo feel—an electrified lackadaisical punk. Their voice, with its three octave range, has been called "angelic" and "soulful", "bird-like" and "desperate", and lends to quiet folk contemplation, shocking soul, and raw punk sounds.

We had an absolute blast spending an evening discussing music, life and so much else with Slp. If y'all have half as much fun listening as we did recording this one, this will be one of our most popular episodes. Enjoy!

Episode 64 of Music in the Minor League dropped at midnight! Our guest this week is David Fahl! David is a singer-songwriter currently based out of the Houston area.
We've seen David's name all around Houston whether it be newsweeklies, show announcements or 'Fahl & Folk' stickers on guitar cases and venue walls. We finally got to meet him a few months back and hear some of his songs. When he asked if we would be interested in having him as a guest on the podcast, we said yes immediately. Then took forever to schedule it. But when it finally happened, we were excited to sit down to talk with him about music, coming to Texas from Minnesota and so much more.
For more info on David, visit his website at:
https://www.davidfahl.com

Welcome to episode 63 of Music in the Minor League! This episode, we are talking to Cory Todd & Kevin Marble of Oddtoddler. Oddtoddler is a local band that resides on the Gulf Coast and plays all around our area.

We met them for the first time out at the League City Folk Association songwriter nights and really dug their tunes. They definitely aren't afraid to mix it up with the genres. Their self-titled debut album came out in 2019 and still feels fresh!

Be sure to check them out online and find a show near you to attend!

Welcome to episode 62 of Music in the Minor League!

This week we were joined by Celeste Marie Wilson! She's a 21 year old powerhouse vocalist and songwriter from the north side of Houston.

We first met her in spring of 2024 when we shared a bill together for Sofar Sounds. She was an excellent live performer and blew us away. She's naturally driven, insightful and we enjoyed our conversation with her greatly.

For episode 61, we sat down with our friend, fellow songwriter and all around awesome person: Tex Renner. We've known Tex for as long as we can remember hanging around the Old Quarter scene. His harmonica playing made us pay attention and his songs made us stay.

He has a new album called A .44 in an 88 and is having a release party THIS SATURDAY (May 17th) at the Old Quarter. Mark your calendars and come hang out!

Welcome to the 60th episode of Music in the Minor League! On this episode, we are joined by Karen & Kevin Jordan who make up the Americana duo: Whiskey & Wine!

Whiskey & Wine is an Americana duo from Austin, Texas, blending folk, rock, country, and blues into a captivating and timeless sound. Husband-and-wife multi-instrumentalists Kevin and Karen Jordan craft heartfelt songs that honor the legacy of artists like Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, and Tom Petty while carving their own path in modern roots music.

As hosts, we really enjoyed hear Karen and Kevin's path to music, their lives together and how Kevin found his way back to music after a break while Karen never stopped playing.

For more info, visit Whiskey & Wine online at:

https://whiskeyandwineband.com/

https://www.instagram.com/whiskeyandwineband

https://www.facebook.com/whiskeyandwineduo

https://www.youtube.com/@WhiskeyandWineBand

Welcome to episode 59 of Music in the Minor League! This week we were joined by Taylor Gwyn and Andi Hendricks of Blade Job! They just had their new EP entitled 'Pre-Op' come out earlier this month so we wanted to sit down and talk to them about the band, their new EP, being trans in the music scene and their other band Bayou City Kids!

This was probably one of the best conversations we've had with a band and actually delved into some music theory. That's right, the punk band got off into music theory. Talking with Taylor and Andi was so much fun that we kept talking for a couple of hours after the 90 minute interview was over.

We know y'all are going to enjoy this and walk away with some knowledge. Enjoy!

Music in the Minor League makes its first trip across the pond to talk to our friend, Paul Grant about his band: Toy Hospital.

Toy Hospital has a new live album they just released a few weeks ago entitled Changed Priorities Ahead and have been playing a lot around their hometown of Edinburgh, Scotland.

We had a great time catching up with Paul and hearing about how similar the music scenes are in the US and the UK. We also enjoyed hearing about the differences. Plus we got to talk about what has turned into our favorite topic: The ridiculous size of Texas and Houston.

Find Toy Hospital online at:

https://toyhospital.bandcamp.com/

https://www.facebook.com/toyhospitalband/

https://www.instagram.com/toyhospitalband/