On today's pod I sit down with my new friend Aaron Behren's! He's most known for being half of the Austin based dance rock ground, Ghostland Observatory but he's got a new solo project in the works! We talk about being surrounded by women, creating an image, playing ACL Festival, sustaining a career for 20+ years, release strategies, Austin in the early 2000’s and the legendary Saxon Pub.

Find Aaron's music, tour dates and merch at https://www.aaronbehrens.com/

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In my final live episode from The MusicFest at Steamboat 2026, I catch up with one of my oldest friends in the biz. Texas Country troubadour and legend, Josh Ward and I talk about being friends for 15 years, touring in a bus, commanding a room, his new record and why it took so long, being home as a full time musician, holding your band to the highest standard and soooo much more.

Find Josh's music, tour dates and merch at https://joshwardmusic.com/

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A true Texas music legend and good friend, Cory Morrow along with one of the best guitar players I know, John Carroll join me live from the mountain at The MusicFest at Steamboat 2026. We get into driving fast, getting older, The Zone Recording Studio, molding your own sound, the Nashville Sucks era, Cory’s band, writing with Dean Dillon and much more!

Find Cory's music, tour dates and merch at https://corymorrow.com/

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On episode TWO live from The MusicFest at Steamboat, I got to talk to my new friend, dog lover and hit songwriter, Susan Gibson. We cover a lot of ground talking about publishing checks, songwriting accountability, personal and specific lyrics and even kicking raccoons.

Find Susan's music, tour dates and merch at https://www.susangibson.com/

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On our first of four LIVE PODS from The MusicFest at Steamboat, we get to talk with Texas's own rising rockstar, Shelby Stone! We talk about how to sing correctly, the struggles of being a female artist, playing at Billy Bob’s, unique release strategies and the swinging pendulum in the music industry.

Find Shelby's music, tour dates and merch at https://www.theshelbystone.com/

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We've been trying to have this conversation for a loooong time and it finally happened with my new friend, Nate Burnham! We talk about what makes trucks cool, the history of rodeoing, songwriting retreats, Wire Road Studio and Nate’s first record, Jiu Jitsu, transitioning from athlete to musician, being from Utah and SO much more! Enjoy!

Find Nate's music, tour dates and merch at https://www.nateburnham.com/

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You guys listened to my year end message in 2024 more than any other podcast we released, so we're going to make it an annual thing! We've seen lots of gigantic changes and shifts in music and in the world in general this year, and I hope you're all making it through with strength and gratitude!

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Rashelle Stetman is a professional artist specializing in graphite illustration as well as tattooing. She's a van-lifer and one of the coolest people I know. We get into the hilarious story of how we met, the IG game, working at night, running and scaling a business, creating authentic content, building a team, clients with bad intentions, setting prices even NFTs. Enjoy!

Find Rashelle's work and contact her for your own commissioned piece at https://rashellestetman.com/

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