Your host Bubba Startz flies solo on an episode of the Songwriter Showcase from Monk's Ale House in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It is a pleasure to work in such a wonderful environment for live music and to continue to bring fresh ideas to the table here. 

Bubba and his band Startz and Endz are making a ton of noise all over the Midwest this summer and they just released a new single Building Today on June 21! Things just keep getting better for us here and the band is a big part of that too!!

Enjoy the show!!

More from our trip to Four Winds Music and Art Festival in Rapid City June 21, 2024. We had so many awesome conversations we had to break it into two shows and both are full of amazing artists and musicians! Shout out to Nice Enough Entertainment, Mitchell Stafford, Matt Buehner, Tom Whillock and every band/vendor/human that came and threw it down! Four Winds Rapid City was a raving success and we couldn't be more proud of our crew all coming together to celebrate music in a beautiful location.

Interviews from the front stage room at Aby's Bar & Venue in Rapid City, South Dakota. This episode we sit down with Genneca Houser of Dirty DAHG Productions, Shaelynn Houser of Spectral Siren Art, Bert Malcolm musician/songwriter, and Danny who is the most interesting character I met at Four Winds by far. 

This was so fun to sit down and make new friends and hear all about them!! We had a blast listening to all the acts and spreading the gospel of The Scene.

My good buddy Lee Klett came and spent the whole day with me in Sioux Falls awhile back and we got to do some really cool stuff while he was here!! One of them was to sit down and record our Songwriter Showcase at Monk's Ale House at 420 E 8th Street in Sioux Falls, SD. 

Lee played us some very personal songs and some new stuff off their upcoming album. It was a blast spending my day with this gentleman and I can't wait til he comes back again. 

Check out the band - The Boys

It was our highest honor to have Bill Payne, co-founder of the band Little Feat, join the show and talk about the bands new album, Sam's Place, and touring again with this revelation of the group. We talk about the band's history since the 60's and Bill's long list of who's who in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame that he has played with over the years. We learned how he was a pioneer in using the internet in the 90s to connect with fans and even collaborate with Robert Hunter on a handful of songs. 

This was an unbelievable experience to sit and talk with someone who lived and played with all of our heroes of popular music of the last 6 decades. Thanks to Bill and Little Feat for making a killer blues album and sitting down to talk about it with us. We hope to have Bill back on as our unofficial musical historian in the future. Enjoy the show

One of my dearest friends joined my for a conversation about her small businesses and sharing the experience of being on a podcast for the first time with me.  We talk about her Sunrise Yoga sessions at Outlaw Square in Deadwood and how she's coming to vend at our Solstice Shakedown event Saturday June 22, 2024 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. 

We break some huge news in this episode and its' kind of a teaser for the whole week!!

Our good friends Humbletown stopped into the Showcase to share some songs and stories. Dylan Lewis and Morgan Carnes are both fantastic musicians and songwriters. They put on an incredible show and we got to hear some incredible stories about the songs and their travels too!!

Anyone can come down and join the show live on Thursdays at Monk's Ale House 420 E. 8th Street Sioux Falls, SD

Find out more about Humbletown

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We were so lucky to sit down and chat with Amanda Grace. She has been in the music business since a very young age and we cover what it's like growing up in a family band. 

Amanda will be a future guest at our Monk's Songwriter Showcase that happens every Thursday at Monk's Ale House on 420 E. 8th Street Sioux Falls, SD

Check out everything Amanda Grace

This was our favorite trip of the year!! We had the esteemed pleasure of staying and playing at Katmandu Campground in Sturgis, SD this Memorial Day weekend. They treated us like royalty the entire trip and we cannot thank them enough for their extreme hospitality. 

We stayed in the dry cabins and your host Bubba Startz played an acoustic show right on the campground that evening. We have a ton of content to show off from the trip but first we wanted to introduce you to Lynette and Brent Larson. The owners and some of the most gracious loving people I have ever met. I am so thrilled to be working with them and helping around on the campground this August for the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally August 2-12

Get reservations for then or anytime by going to 

https://katmanducampground.com/

Friend of the show Cory Waller joins The Scene. We talk about the band, working hard, and their new album coming out this year. We talk about the MCMO award show and their big win for song of the year. We had a fantastic time talking about music and family businesses, being in a band, and how sometimes this life just grabs ya and throws you into it. 

We're in it now... They got new music coming out June 7 

Go find them here and stream Cory Waller & the Wicked Things