how did i get here? – Details, episodes & analysis

Hello friends! Music industry veteran and beloved Austin music community member, Wayne Nagel is my guest for episode 1449! While on break from tour managing Revisiting Credence, Wayne stopped by to talk about his storied career, the history of Austin music and much more. He has no social media, but you can go to We Luv Wayne page on Facebook for lots of Wayne stuff. We have a great conversation about booking The Continental Club and The Backroom in the 80's, managing and tour managing bands like, Will and Charlie Sexton, Pariah, being a booking agent, the history of The Continental Club, Austin in the 70's and 80's, and much more. I had a blast with Wayne. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!   Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or anywhere you pod.  

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Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Legendary singer-songwriter, musician, producer Chuck Prophet is my guest for episode 1448! His latest album, "Wake The Dead", an incredible collaboration with California cumbia group, ¿Qiensave? is available now. He's just wrapping up a tour in Europe and will be hitting the Southeast and East coast in January. Go to chuckprophet.com for tour dates, music and more. We have a great conversation about overcoming cancer, his obsession with cumbia music, working with ¿Qiensave? On "Wake The Dead", Green On Red, touring, songwriting, and much more. I had a great time getting to know Chuck. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!   Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or anywhere you pod.  

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Hello friends! Nashville-based artist, multi-instrumentalist and producer Dex Green is my guest for episode 1439! As an engineer and producer Dex has worked with Elvis Costello, Margo Price and Shemekia Copeland, which earned him a GRAMMY nomination for mixing and engineering her 2022 album Done Come Too Far  on 3Sirens Music Group. His debut solo album, the dreamy and soulful Imaginary War is out now wherever you stream or download music. Listen to Imaginary War on Spotify. Dex and I have a great conversation about engineering and producing records in Nashville, being inspired by the loss of his mother to make Imaginary War, his love of dreamy soul music, growing up in South Carolina, studying music at the Manhattan School of Music, recording on his own and much more. I had a great time getting to know Dex. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!

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Hello friends! Nick Spyker, Tal Spackman, and Connor Montoya from San Antonio based, Country & Western string band, Righteous Intonation and Americana singer-songwriter, Anna La Mare are my guests for episode 1438! Righteous Intonation has just released their first studio album, Vaqueros and they're on tour with Anna in support of the album. You can go to righteousintonation.com for tour dates and all things Vaqueros and go to annalamare.com for tour dates and all things La Mare. We have a great conversation about Texas history in the music of Righteous Intonation, songwriting, the evolution of the band, the tour, recording Vaqueros with Matt Parmenter at Ice Cream Factory, Texas music, the rich history of country music, puppet bands and more. I had a great time getting to know these fine folks. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!

 

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Hello friends! Keyboard playing songwriter, Micah Motenko from Austin soul band, Motenko returns to the show for episode 1437! Their new EP, "To Grow" drops this Friday, October 25th and they're celebrating with a release show at The Coral Snake in Austin that same night. go to motenkomusic.com for all things Motenko. Micah and I have a great conversation about writing and recording "To Grow", being a working musician, playing in cover bands, recording on four-track cassette, aspirations, 80's rockers and their debauchery, songwriting and more. I had a great time catching up with Micah. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!

 

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Hello friends! We have a double-header today. Nashville-based artist, multi-instrumentalist and producer Conner Youngblood is my guest for episode 1436! His new album, Cascades, Cascading, Cascadingly is available now wherever you stream or download music on Missing Piece Records. Go to conneryoungblood.com for music, videos, tour dates and more. We have a great conversation about writing, recording and producing Cascades, Cascading, Cascadingly himself in his bedroom, learning languages to get out of a depression, Soviet-era guitars, wrestling at Yale University, and much more. Great convo. Plus, Been There co-founder, Aaron Brown talks about "Been There 3" a one-day music fest raising money to solve homelessness in Austin, taking place on Saturday, November 3rd from 2pm - midnight at Radio East and featuring Galactic w Jelly Joseph, Riders Against The Storm, Carolyn Wonderland and many more. Go to beenthere.org for tickets and info on the show and the non-profit. Two great conversations with two awesome guests. Let's get down!

 

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Hello friends! Austin based, singer-songwriter William Harries Graham returns to the show for episode 1435! His new album, the gorgeous Annie's House drops on Friday, October 25th on Strolling Bones Records. He'll also be celebrating the release of Annie's House on Saturday, October 26th at The Continental Club with his dad, Jon Dee Graham also on the bill. You can follow William on Instagram, Facebook or Spotify. William and I have a great conversation about writing and recording Annie's House, the places and situations that inspired the songs, working with his current band, working as an architect, making videos in California, the ups and downs of growing up in public and dealing with the public's opinions, just plain growing up and much more. I had a wonderful time catching up with my old friend. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!  

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Hello friends! Legendary singer-songwriter, Iain Matthews is my guest for episode 1434! Iain's 38th solo album, the gorgeous, How Much Is Enough comes out on October 25th wherever you listen to music. He'll be hitting the West Coast on tour in 2025. Go to iainmatthews.nl for tour dates, music, and more. We have a great conversation about making How Much Is Enough his amazing journey as an artist, Matthews Southern Comfort, songwriting, working in A&R in the 80's leading to his 1987 album, Walking A Changing Line, his time living in Austin in the 90's, being a father, what music means nowadays, and much more. I had a great time catching up with Iain. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!

 

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Hello friends! Ron Byrd from Austin based, indie-rock band, Molecular Steve is my guest for episode 1433! Their self-titled debut album is available on streaming services and vinyl on Strolling Bones Records. You can catch Molecular Steve at the Austin City Limits Music Festival this Sunday, 10/13 at 12:30 on the T-Mobile stage. Go to molecularsteve.com for music, show dates, vinyl and more. Ron and I have a great conversation about getting his start in Shreveport, LA, his 90's band Prescott Curlywolf and being signed to Mercury Records, One Mississippi, taking 14 years off of making music and writing songs, opening the floodgates of inspiration and creativity, finding interest in the small and mundane things in life, starting Molecular Steve during the pandemic with his son and much more. I had a great time getting to know Ron. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!

 

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Hello friends! Music legend Ray Benson from Asleep At The Wheel is my guest for episode 1432! Ray just released his first reggae album, Swingin' And Skankin', produced by Doctor Dread and recorded in Jamaica, and it's available wherever you stream or download music. Go to raybenson.com for music, Asleep At The Wheel info, tour info, and more. Ray and I have an incredible conversation about making Swingin' And Skankin' in Jamaica and working with Tony Garnier (Bob Dylan) and legendary reggae drummer Sly Dunbar, Being on the first episode of Austin City Limits and opening ACL Festival every year (they'll be on at 12:55 on the Honda Stage today 10/4), 54 years of Asleep At The Wheel, Willie Nelson, Doug Sahm, Shep Gordon, Joe Gracey, "Take Me Home Country Roads", old Austin stories, co-founding HAAM, show business, and much more! I had a blast getting to know Ray. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!

 

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