TXRiverTonk

TXRiverTonk broadcasts live from the KZSM studio in downtown San Marcos, TX Fridays 12-2pm. This week Troy Stone and his dog Tod stop by to talk music a perform live on air. We spin "Hays County Hilton" and "Indian Paintbrushes" from his Troy Stone and the Spent Shells album Near and Far. He also plays three unreleased songs including the western gothic "Never Here Forever Gone", "Crying in the Car" and closes out with "Shot for Shot."

TXRiverTonk broadcasts live from the KZSM studio in downtown San Marcos, TX Fridays 12-2pm. This week Payton Matous joins us to highjack the playlist and bring us some North Texas Highway Tonk. We talk about his music, the 301 Productions crew and his brand new album Swooney Tunes. Peyton plays "Walking Penguin Blues" off the new album live, the unreleased "Saint Judas' Prayer" and closes out the show with one of my favorites of his "Prayers to a Lesser God". I know y'all are going to dig this one!

TXRiverTonk Radio broadcasts live from the KZSM studio in downtown San Marcos, TX Fridays 12-2pm. This week we're ramping up for the WayHigh Party with Wild Fitz of the WayHighMen and Jimmy Wildcat of The Bad Lovers. Jimmy runs Sweetheart Studios in Elgin, TX and just released The Bad Lovers new album It's Only Natural. Jimmy plays three songs live on air including "Stormy Eyes" from the album as well as the unreleased "Everyday's a Rainy Day" and "Eerie Halls of My Mind". Fitz also treats us to three originals "Hard Working Girls" and "Starlight Theater" (recorded by Colton Cerny), then closes it out with "She Laid the Hurt On Me." You can follow The Bad Lovers, Wild Fitz and The WayHighMen on Instagram for info about upcoming shows including the It's Only Natural Vinyl Release Party March 4th at Lightnin' Bar in Elgin.

TXRiverTonk broadcasts live from the KZSM studio in downtown San Marcos, Fridays 12-2pm. This week Nyles from the San Marcos based band Shaker Hymns stops by to talk music, upcoming shows, past struggles and successes in the music scene. We spin "Not Alone" (with Juliet McConkey) and "Bloomfield" from their album The Ties That Bind as well two new singles "Hesperia" and " The Weight of the World". For show info check out https://www.shakerhymns.com

TXRiverTonk broadcasts live from the KZSM studio in downtown San Marcos, TX Fridays 12-2pm. This week we were honored to have Bri Bagwell in studio talking about her latest album Corazón Y Cabeza.  Bri is one of the hardest working musicians in Texas Country Music and was named the Texas Female Artist of the Decade after wining the Texas Female Vocalist of the Year Award a mind blowing eight times! Tour dates, merch and other info can be found at https://www.bribagwell.com 

You can hear her Into the Gray (which airs on KZSM Fridays 10am-Noon just before TXRiverTonk) portion of the interview starting at the ~1:57min mark. Enjoy!

TXRiverTonk Radio broadcasts live from the KZSM studio in downtown San Marcos, TX Fridays 12-2pm. This week Micah Hill of Burrito Seagull and Chasen Wayne of Honky Tonk Machine & The Way Highmen join us in studio to talk about all the projects they are working on. Chasen plays the unreleased, frozen caveman themed "Put Her on Ice" and "Window Time" both of which should be on the upcoming album. Micah plays "I'm Sorry You Feel That Way" and the talkin blues song "Living At the Palms." These guys are a damn hoot, so check out their music and get out to see them live with one of the many bands they are playing with! 

TXRiverTonks broadcasts live from the KZSM studio in downtown San Marcos, TX Fridays 12-2pm. This week Derrick McLendon joins us in studio almost a month since we first met to talk about all we've been through since then, including the release of his album Interstate Daydreamer. Derrick plays five unrecorded songs live including his wife's current favorite "I'm Sorry Momma", a nod to Central Texas homies around "Austin" and "She" the tribute song to Memaw. Derrick then plays a special version of "No Motorcycles and No Tattoos" written for and performed in front of my mom who provides her own gift in return. We wrap up the show with the funky banger "No Hope Ranch" which Derrick teases as the likely title track of a future album who's details are yet to be determined. Check out https://derrickmclendonmusic.com for show info, music and more. Enjoy!

TXRiverTonk broadcasts live from the KZSM studio in downtown San Marcos, TX Fridays 12-2pm. This week's guest Aaron McDonnell can often be found burning down White Horse, swapping songs out at Poodie's or making em dance at Hondo's. He sits down with us to talk about his band the Neon Eagles and his recent full length record Too Many Days Like Saturday Night. We spin the studio version of "The Dawn" before Aaron plays "Tell the Devil" off the same album. McDonnell follows that up with the unreleased, likely title track from his upcoming EP "Slow Luck" expected out this spring. Then he closes out the show with one of my favorites, "Lucky Me".

TXRiverTonk Radio broadcasts live from the KZSM studio in downtown San Marcos, TX Fridays 12-2pm. This week Charlie J Memphis stops by for the first hour to play some songs, talk about cockfights and what not. Then during hour two, Jeff Manson, Hunter Hicks and Kevin Hegyi hang out, play some tunes and contemplate deep time. Enjoy!