Talk So Real with Matt Sonzala

This is the biggest interview to hit the internet since that one interview last week had everyone going nuts. My guest this week is Kevin Curtin, and since you asked, we talk in depth about Ye's appearance on Infowars and what all this means to a couple of punks out here in Austin, Texas. Kevin has some incredible stories of how he got to Austin and landed a job with the Austin Chronicle. You may have heard some of it before, but you definitely don't know the whole story. It cray. 

We also discuss being a lab rat for money (that was/is a big thing in this town), 6th Street VS the rest of Austin, life on the road and how travel opens your eyes and minds to so many different things, the creative process, and then we talk a lot of dad talk. It really goes down. This will be one for the record books. As always thank you for listening and tell a friend to tell a friend to tune into Talk So Real with Matt Sonzala on your favorite platform! 

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Keith Corona is a South Austin hip hop legend. A leader in all that he does, Keith has been on the cutting edge of the visuals game for as long as I can remember. You have got to check out his YouTube page where you will find all sorts of dope music videos, many of which were filmed in Mexico where he resides for part of every year. He is back in Austin for the moment so I got to sit down with him and talk all sorts of stuff. Namely my wish to live in Mexico as well and how he made his way down there, and why he comes back every year. I'm literally jealous of this mans life. (though I would probably just chill down there full time if I could, and closer to some water. Listen and you will know what I'm talm bout.) 

In this episode we learn how he got to South Austin and how South Austin is an entity in and of itself. I school him a bit on some late 80's/early 90's rappers from South Austin, who are the main dudes who got me to start coming to Austin back in those days from Houston. (#RIPCROPDIGGIE) And he reminds me of a whole lot of dope artists and events that we have experienced living here in the Live Music Capital of the World. 

These days Keith is rapping mostly en Espanol so we talk a lot about how I want to see him tour the Spanish speaking world, as he definitely has the skills and the drive to make it happen. I predict big things for my man right here and I am so glad that we got a chance to sit down. As always tell a friend to tell a friend to check out Talk So Real with Matt Sonzala and read below for info on a dope event he will be performing at this weekend! 

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Catch Keith LIVE on November 19, 2022 at the Mas Cultura Fest presented by @capmetroatx. MAS FEST is a 3-Day  Cultural Experience that puts Latinos front  and center as narrators of their own stories through art and music. It's a 3-day cultural experience happening November 18-20th!

The  weekend  includes a music showcase, vendor markets, DJs, and a lowrider  car show.  Plus, 2 art galleries; 60+ visual artists are expected to  exhibit.

DJS: Gabby Got It , Manolo Black, Manny Mo, DJ 2DQ, Yo Colombo, Helios , Celly and Turntablist JLee.

LIVE MUSIC: Combo Escuro, Max Martinez, Keith Corona,  Bianca “BLo”, Young Clean 512, Los Kid Brothers, and Imperio Regional.

Amplifying  Latino Artists  throughout the city and empowering the community to  claim their history and their presence is the goal of MAS Cultura Fest.

There  will be no admission charge to the art galleries between 12pm – 5pm on  Saturday and Sunday. All other experiences will require a ticket  purchase. All ages and all are welcome.

Location: KMFA Classic Radio , 41 Navasota St. , Austin TX 78702

Location: RICHESART Gallery , 2511 E 6th St., Austin TX 78702

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Season 3 of Talk So Real with Matt Sonzala STARTS NOW! And today we have a big one. DJ Michael Watts of the Swisha House joins me in the studio for about an hour of real talk about music and all sorts of things. We talk a bit about the new Swisha House Experience that was curated by their longtime designer Mike Frost last month in Houston and look at how his design shaped so much of what people perceive of the Swisha House. We talk new music, old music and just kind of do how we do here at Talk So Real. 

Be sure and visit www.helldonebrokeloose.com for all the new Swisha House gear and to get your hands on their exclusive box set. And please tell a friend to tell a friend to check out Talk So Real with Matt Sonzala on their favorite podcast platform!

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Maaaan hold up! This week I got to sit down with a man who has been a friend and a mentor to me for like 30 years, Jeff Liles. This man has stories and I think just about anyone would enjoy listening to this one. I first met Jeff when he was a member of the group Decadent Dub Team, an experimental, electronic, hip-hop group from Dallas. The man has literally done it all and has always looked out for me in my journey through the music world. I was like 19 years old maybe 20 when we met and soon after noticed that he was thanked on the back of the NWA and the Posse record. I was floored for real. Like how the hell did that happen? Dude from Dallas thanked on the back of one of my favorite records of all time??? Well listen and find out just how that happened. The stories on this one are amazing. 

His musical knowledge and experience is unmatched, Jeff is a truly unique individual who has always stayed true to himself and his mission and the music. We got to talk at the Kessler Theater (where I also did Episode 1 with Money Waters) about the history of Deep Ellum, NWA, his time in Los Angeles, Decadent Dub Team, his solo project Cottonmouth, TX, The Buck Pets, The Axiom, tripping balls at a Grateful Dead concert as a teenager, man we just went in. As always thank you for checking out Talk So Real with Matt Sonzala and tell a friend to tell a friend to tune in on all platforms!

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Man this is a real good one right here, I finally got to sit down with my man Deuce and talk some shop. I first met Deuce when he was an on air personality on Austin's Hot 93 in the early to mid 2000's. Hot 93 was a special place, and maybe one of the last commercial urban radio stations to keep it real witht heir community. Many of the cities most important players in the hip hop world worked there (find out who when you listen) and they kept the doors fairly open to Texas talent and more. 

Since those days Deuce has been active in the community in many ways and has always been an inspiration to many people really trying to do things in the music and entertainment industries and beyond. He is the author of several popular books and is currently working on a book about the music industry and he even announces his big work that he has in the works right here on this podcast. 

We also talk about the postponement of the Austin Urban Culture Festival, to it's rightful spot in the spring during Texas Relays and oh so much more. Tune in and tell a friend to tell a friend to check out Talk So Real with Matt Sonzala. 

Finally got to sit down with my man Kiko Villamizar. Kiko is a multi-instrumentalist - musicologist - vocalist - comedian - intellectual bad ass dude who was born in Miami to a musical family who took him to Colombia as a youth and raised him on a coffee farm where he immersed himself in the sounds and tradition of his families native land. On today's podcast he talks about that journey and where he is now. We also discuss rap music, in depth. This is a big one. As always thank you for tuning in and tell a friend to tell a friend about Talk So Real with Matt Sonzala. 

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Maaaaan this is a big one for me as I have been a fan of MOJOE for many years, and when we sat down to do this they informed me that I had never interviewed them before. Which is something I can't even fathom given the amount of times I have seen them live and how much I have listened to them and such. But I guess that is the case and this edition of Talk So Real is my first real talk with two of my favorites. 

MOJOE was a walking revolution from San Antonio back in the day. A live band hip hop experience that had it all and could not be questioned. The title of their Classic.Ghetto.Soul album summed it all up, and after a bit of a hiatus (in which rapper Easy Lee started a group called Third Root with MexStep and DJ Chicken George) they are back with a new album about to drop called Ancient Future Soul, which also sums things up. The guys played the record for me and a few other good folks and then we sat down to do the interview in the lovely upstairs portion of Simona's Coffee Bar in the Colton House Hotel on South Congress here in Austin. It really went down as they say. Word to Raf. 

On this episode we discuss such things as Beyonce and Solange's father Matthew Knowles signing them, Sun Ra, Johnna Lister, why sometimes people including myself and themselves need a hiatus, real soul music, Texas music, the game, we cover a lot of things and I think you will enjoy this one. Please tell a friend to tell a friend to dial into this Talk So Real movement, and thank you so much for your support. 

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Ancient Future Soul coming soon. 

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Continuing on with the podcast where I go and have some real talk with my friends, this week I sat down with Noah Tennefrancia to talk about a whole lot of thangs! If you are out and about in Austin's hip hop and electronic and more scenes you probably know Noah as he is always in the place. He is historically one of the biggest supporters of Austin music and music in general that I know and that's super real. 

We talk about his transition into a wheelchair and living with Miyoshi myopathy for the past 15 years, while still getting out and doing more than all of us put together. He tells us about his dealings with the Texas (in)justice system. We big up a lot of the folks who impacted us and the scene over the years and how music is a healing force. 

Lots of memories are brought forth on this one and I'm super happy that I got a chance to chop it up with my man Noah. I hope you enjoy listening and as always tell a friend to tell a friend to check out Talk So Real with Matt Sonzala on all the platforms!

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Oh man this is big, secure your internet as the whole world wide web gonna feel this one. On this kick off to America Day weekend we are joined in the studio by the one and only DJ Jester the Filipino Fist. His latest mixtape/CD - Made in USA (with DJ Marz on one side, Jester on the other) is out now in them streets and it's the first mixtape in a while that will make you THINK. So many levels to this one, it's both a deft cultural critique AND a jammin ass mix that goes in directions you would never expect. I've been obsessing over dissecting the whole thing for a week now. 

But it's not just all about the new tape. Jester and I go way back and he is one of my favorite people in the world. On this episode we talk about his early days with Prince Klassen in San Antonio running a scratch school and speaking of San Antonio there is a whole section on Scuba Steve. We also talk about how hip hop in Texas is not and never was limited to what you hear about from Houston, there's loads of layers to this and we try to peel back them all. He is one of the best turntablists (sp?) on the planet and was making viral TikTok videos way before there was even an internet, and cell phones were the size of a brick. When he finally releases his compilation DVD entitled 90's Jestah, the walls of Babylon will come crashing down. DJ Jester may be our only hope. 

Find out why by tuning in here and feeling all the realness at hand!

@filipinofist on all the socials and PLEASE tell a friend to tell a friend to check out the whole Talk So Real with Matt Sonzala series on your favorite platforms. Next season coming to even more, like TikTok and such. Prepare yo delf. 

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So honored to have my great friend Edica in the studio of sorts this week! We go way back to when I first came to Austin and she would help me promote shows and do SXSW things and all this, while she would work with cool artists like Houston's The Nice Guys and Dallas legends SoreLosers. She has always had her ears to the streets and when she made her transition into DJing she immediately began experimenting with sounds and releasing mixes that were jamming and outside the box. Her ability to mix hip hop and dance musics with more ethereal sounds has always been her signature and I think was a natural thing for her. 

Hailing from Corpus Christi, Edica made the move to Brooklyn some years ago and really dove into the scene and became a resident DJ of Brooklyn Dub Club and Hi-Fi Social Club, and started her own dope online radio show series Dub & Effection which goes in a million different directions while keeping the dub steady as she goes. She is a top DJ who is a part of the Dub-Stuy movement but thankfully is now dividing her time between NYC and Texas so we get to see her more now. She most recently tore down Flamingo Cantina in Austin opening for Mad Professor and has a beautifully bright future ahead for sure. Check her out in the summer of 2022 if you are in Mexico City, Minneapolis, London, DC and more as she spreads her sounds around the world. 

So stoked to get some time to talk with the one and only Edica!

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