In this latest episode, Gary talks with Todd Higginson about what it was like growing up in the "Rock and Roll Capital of the World," the challenges he sees as an independent artist these days, the songwriter who influenced his songwriting style the most & so much more. Todd also performs three of his original songs during the conversation.

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In this episode, Gary talks with Tad Ryan, of Disappointing Joseph, about how his classical piano training helped him with his music today, who is favorite songwriters are, the topics or themes he drawn to most when writing & much more. Tad also performs three of his original songs during the conversation.

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In this latest episode, Gary talks with Kyle Luna, of Kyle Luna & The Moondogs, about his early beginnings in music with his father, his experience playing Eric Church's bar in Nashville, how he keeps his songs fresh & avoids repetetive themes & much more. Kyle also performs three of his original songs during the conversation.

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In this episode, Gary talks with KISUI about how she came up with her stage name, how her background & heritage influences her songwriting, whether she writes for herself or a particular group of people or audience & much more. KISUI also performs three of her original songs during the conversation.

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In this latest episode, Gary talks with Shae Moseley of the band Perfect Weather For Humans about the music his parents turned him onto when he was younger, how the name for the band came about, his take on songwriting as a lifelong process & much more. Shae also performs three of his original songs during the conversation.

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In this episode, Gary talks with Amber Rose & Sergio of the band, The Colour Monday, about Amber Rose's favorite singers, the importance of the other band members contributions to the songwriting process, breaking into the music scene here & much more. Amber Rose & Sergio also perform three of their original songs during the conversation.

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In this latest episode, Gary talks with Jonathan Lee about who he was listneing to growing up & some of his major influences, what it was like playing open mics early on in his career, his songwriting process & much more. Jonathan also performs three of his original songs during the conversation.

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In this episode, Gary catches up with past guests, Robert & Zac Stickney, of the band ChickenHawk, to see what they've been up to since they were last on the show in 2024. The three talk about how the band has changed since then, their new album & more. Robert & Zac also perform two new songs from the album during the conversation.

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In this latest episode, Gary talks with Sutton James about the challenges he sees as an independent artist these days, his favorite type of venue to play, what themes or topics he's drawn to most when writing & much more. Sutton also performs three of his original songs during the conversation.

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In this episode, Gary talks with Andy Robinson, of the Art Street Boys, about what inspired him to pursue music, some of his major influences, how his songwriting has evolved since he began his songwriting journey & much more. Andy also performs three of his original songs during the conversation.

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