In Episode 320 of ETX ROCKS, host Boston Chris visits with duo Backhand Sally from Dallas, TX! In this episode they discuss the the band's strategy for branding, their songwriting process, the balance between simple and intricate music and much more! This episode also includes 3 songs! Find out more about Backhand Sally at https://www.backhandsally…

In Episode 319 of ETX ROCKS, host Boston Chris visits with singer/songwriter Morgan Ashley from College Station, TX! In this episode they discuss the current single, co-written by our friend Leslie Satcher, "Come Find Me", her beginnings in FFA, her songwriting process and much more! This episode also includes 3 songs! Find out more about Morgan at…

In Episode 318 of ETX ROCKS, host Boston Chris visits with singer/songwriter and piano man Russell Boyd! In this episode they discuss the many musical hats Russell wears, the many different styles he exhibits in his songwriting and the struggle between weird and commercial! This episode also includes 3 songs! Find out more about Russell at https://…

In Episode 317 of ETX ROCKS, host Boston Chris visits with all the guys from Victims of Sanity from Tyler, TX! For the first time ever all five guys from VoS visit with us and perform live in the ETX ROCKS living room! We talk about positivity, songwriting and the rock scene in Texas! This episode also includes 3 songs! Our funding depends entirely…

In Episode 316 of ETX ROCKS, host Boston Chris visits with Abe Mac and Eddie B of The Abe Mac Band from El Paso , TX about their hit single "Crazy", the differences between Nashville and West Texas and why the entertainment factor of the music business is so important to them and much more! This episode also includes 3 songs! Follow their website h…

In Episode 315 of ETX ROCKS, host Boston Chris visits with singer/songwriter Casey Baker from Denison, TX about her sacrificing her music throughout her life for others' needs, the loss of her daughter and her huge #11 debut hit single on the Texas Charts and much more! This episode also includes 3 songs! Follow Casey's website here: https://caseyb…

In Episode 314 of ETX ROCKS, host Boston Chris visits with the Melissa Brooke from Port Aransas, TX! He chats with Melissa about her songwriting, what was she doing during her long hiatus, what caused it, her fans and much more! This episode also includes 3 songs! Follow Melissa at his website here: http://mbrookemusic.com/ Our funding depends enti…

In Episode 313 of ETX ROCKS, host Boston Chris visits with the winner of the Future Faces showcase at this year's Texas Regonal Radio Music Awards, William Beckmann from Del Rio, TX about meeting one of his heroes and being mentored by Radney Foster, his incredibly intelligent and poignant songwriting ability, where he got his love for music and mu…

In Episode 312 of ETX ROCKS, host Boston Chris visits with the most awarded fiddle player in The United States, David Varnado from Nederland, TX about being mentored by 3 legends, his incredible career playing in bands with Johnny Paycheck, Loretta Lynn & Chris LeDoux and for the first time ever he showcases and talks about his unique harmonizer he…

In Episode 311 of ETX ROCKS, host Boston Chris visits with singer/songwriter Aaron Rose from Dallas, TX about his songwriting, his sound, his love of Oasis and much more! This episode also includes 3 incredible original songs! Follow Aaron here: https://aaron-rose.com/ Our funding depends entirely on viewers and listeners like you! Please consider …

In Episode 310 of ETX ROCKS, host Boston Chris visits with singer/songwriter and USMC veteran Mike Donnell of Tomball, TX about his songwriting, his current single, his service in the US Marines and much more! This episode also includes 3 incredible original songs! Mike and his band will be live THIS Friday at Texas Music City Grill in Lindale and …

In Episode 309 of ETX ROCKS, host Boston Chris visits with singer/songwriter Luke LaPrade of Grand Saline, TX about his songwriting, his album, working with John DeFoore and much more! This episode also includes 3 incredible original songs! Follow Luke's Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/LukeLaPradeMusic/ Our funding depends entirely on viewe…

In Episode 308 of ETX ROCKS, host Boston Chris visits with Athens, TX rock band Ever Since December about their EP, their epic songwriting and why original music is so important, and of course wrestler's theme music! This episode also includes 3 incredible original songs! Follow their Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/EverSinceDecemberBand/ O…

In Episode 307 of ETX ROCKS, host Boston Chris visits with Vernon, TX native Cheyenne Pitts about his songwriting, his upcoming album produced by Ft. Worth Sound, the time he met Kadie Lynn and much more! This episode also includes 3 incredible original songs! Follow Cheyenne's Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/isingtexasmusic/ Our funding de…

In Episode 306 of ETX ROCKS, host Boston Chris visits with Dallas, TX native Season Ammons about her songwriting, her new single "Jim Beam & Nicotine", her incredible musical journey and much more! This episode also includes 3 incredible original songs! Follow Season on her page here: https://seasonammons.com/ Our funding depends entirely on viewer…

In Episode 305 of ETX ROCKS, host Boston Chris visits with Little Elm, TX native Ariana Ortiz about her songwriting, her influences and much more! Tune in as Ariana shares stories and 3 incredible original songs! Follow Ariana on her Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/ArianaOrtizMusic/ Our funding depends entirely on viewers and listeners…

In Episode 304 of the show our host Boston Chris sits down with the legendary John DeFoore! John is a songwriting and guitar coach who has worked with many industry giants including Miranda Lambert and Kacey Musgraves and over a dozen former guests of ETX ROCKS! We pick his brain about his career, how he got started in music, his coaching technique…

In Episode 303 of the show our host Boston Chris sits down with Lindsay and Claire Justice, a mother/daughter duo from Houston, TX! Fresh off the heels of their EP release of "Capsize", they talk to Boston about their songwriting, how the dynamic is between their generations and likes in music and much more, including 3 original songs! Check them o…

In Episode 302 of the show our host Boston Chris sits down with Tony Ramey, an incredible songwriter originally from West Virginia now residing in Texas! They get in depth about his songwriting, working on a publishing deal and for a record label, plus his new album, Texas and much more, including 3 original songs! Check Tony out at his website at …

In the season 4 premiere episode of The ETX ROCKS Show, our host Boston Chris talks via phone with America's Got Talent alum Benton Blount about his starts in music, his podcast, his experiences with a major label, the recent news he made by losing his spot on a national tour due to a certain hat he wore on social media and his upcoming album! Chec…

In Episode 300 today on The ETX ROCKS Show, we talk songwriting with 3 of the most successful songwriters in the history of music! Mark Germino has written songs for Kenny Chesney, Patty Loveless, Confederate Railroad and a host of others, Tony Arata, known for the hit song "The Dance" made famous by Garth Brooks has also written hits for Clay Walk…

In Episode 299 today on The ETX ROCKS Show, we talk to the Brad and Ty from The Sideshow Drifters! Boston talks to the guys about how they met, their incredibly unique sound, their debut EP and much more! Tune in for a great conversation and 3 great songs! Follow them at https://www.facebook.com/SideshowDrifters/?ref=br_rs Our funding depends entir…

In Episode 298 today on The ETX ROCKS Show, we talk to the Cody Daniel from Terrell, TX! Boston talks to Cody about his songwriting, his social anxiety, people watching and much more! Tune in for a great conversation and 3 great songs! Follow Cody at https://www.facebook.com/runningonempty17/ Our funding depends entirely on viewers and listeners li…

In Episode 297 today on The ETX ROCKS Show, we talk to the Aliza Ford! Emanating from MoJo Studio in Tatum, Boston Chris talks to Aliza about his beginnings in Heavy Metal, his rise as a new country star and the success of his debut single! Tune in for a great conversation and 3 great songs! (Courtesy of https://www.alizafordmusic.com/) Aliza Ford …

In episode 3 Myzta Hamblen talks to Platinum selling producer Mr. Lee about his upbringing, his XMG school of music and much more! (Courtesy of http://mrleeonthetrack.com) Since the early 90s, Lee has not only helped create the trademark sound of the South, but he has also laced beats for an impressive multitude of artists including the revered Tup…

In Episode 296 today on The ETX ROCKS Show, we talk to the Ft. Worth, TX native Stefan Prigmore! Emanating from MoJo Studio in Tatum, Boston Chris and guest co-host Heather Little talk to Stefan about the craft of songwriting, picking an instrument, his influences and much more! Tune in for a great conversation and 3 great songs! This episode was p…

In Episode 295 today on The ETX ROCKS Show, we talk to the Tatum, TX native Karisia Hernandez! Guest host Simon Young from Chaos & Creation talks to Karisia about her songwriting, the 2 awards she just won and what it’s like to be a young pop artist in East Texas! Tune in for a great conversation and 3 great songs! Our funding depends entirely on v…

In Episode 294 today on The ETX ROCKS Show, we talk to the Tyler, TX native Lucas Kelm! We talk to Lucas about his beginning in church music, how he transitioned to his current genre, the underground scene in Tyler and much more! Tune in for a great conversation and 3 great songs! Our funding depends entirely on viewers and listeners like you! Plea…

In Episode 293 today on The ETX ROCKS Show, we talk to the Dallas, TX native Zach Linley! We talk to Zach about growing up up north, the country music scene in Illinois, what it’s like starting over in Texas and much more! Tune in for a great conversation and 3 great songs! Thank you to Mobile Audio and Video Productions for powering this episode, …

In Episode 292 today on The ETX ROCKS Show, we talk to the amazing Jake Flint! We talk to Jake about the success of his first single, his songwriting and why giving back by doing benefits is so important to him! Tune in for a great conversation and 3 great songs! (Courtesy of http://www.jakeflintmusic.com/) Jake Flint is a Red Dirt singer/songwrite…

In Episode 291 today on The ETX ROCKS Show, we talk to “The Super Producer” Orlando Williams! We talk to Orlando about his love of music, how he got started producing people’s records, his passion and much, much more! (Follow Orlando at https://www.facebook.com/blacklightstudiosorlando/) Our funding depends entirely on viewers and listeners like yo…

In Episode 290 today on The ETX ROCKS Show, we talk to Stephenville, TX native Holly Jo! We talk to Holly Jo about her upcoming debut record, her evolution as an artist, The Holly Jo Show and the power of social media! Tune in for a great conversation and 3 original songs! (Follow Holly Jo at https://www.facebook.com/officialhollyjo/) Our funding d…

The ETX ROCKS Show is proud to present "Songbirds & Troubadours™", a weekly episodic show featuring 2 songwriters and up to 60 minutes of original music! The songwriter is one of, if not the most unheralded arm of the music industry! Our aim is to showcase that craft! Billie Jo from Emory, TX and Bryan Martin from Grand Cane, LA are our featured so…

In Episode 289 today on The ETX ROCKS Show, we talk to Athens, TX native Jake Penrod! Jake has gone from one of the more successful tribute artists in the World to an original artist writing songs in a classic style! Find out how he transitioned from one to the other, what his favorite instruments are and how he was influenced by traditional countr…

In Episode 288 today on The ETX ROCKS Show, we talk to Dallas, TX natives The Ghost Dance Band! We talk to them about how they met and formed the band, how they cultivated their unique sound and what is on the horizon for the GDB!! Tune in for a great conversation AND 3 original songs from The Ghost Dance Band!! (Courtesy of https://www.theghostdan…

The ETX ROCKS Show is proud to present "Songbirds & Troubadours™", a weekly episodic show featuring 2 songwriters and up to 60 minutes of original music! The songwriter is one of, if not the most unheralded arm of the music industry! Our aim is to showcase that craft! Darrin Morris from Gilmer, TX and Holly Tucker from Waco, TX are our featured son…

In Episode 287 today on The ETX ROCKS Show, we talk to Tyler, TX native Terie Lei Moore! We talk to Terie about her roots in East Texas, her dark songwriting and what helped her with her social anxiety growing up! Tune in for a great conversation AND 2 original songs from Terie Lei Moore!! Follow Terie at https://www.facebook.com/RoseQueenMusic/ Ou…

In the 2nd episode of Down in the 903, Myzta Hamblen talks with FASTBash winner Jae Money Guapo about his influences, his sound and his goals for the future!! (Courtesy of https://www.jmguapoo.com/) Jae Money Guapoo was born December 11, 1989 in Longview, Texas as James Ryan Campbell III. The Hip-Hop artist, Guapoo started performing on the church …

In Episode 286 today on The ETX ROCKS Show, we talk to Hudson, TX native Sam Shupak! We talk to Sam about growing up in a small town, his time co-writing in Nashville and his incredible debut single “Something Blue”! Tune in for a great conversation AND 3 original songs from Sam Shupak!! (Courtesy of https://www.samshupak.com/) I was born and raise…

In Episode 285 today on The ETX ROCKS Show, we talk to Sarah Jo! The third ever pianist to appear on the show, Sarah Jo and Boston discuss her creativity, how her music opened her up socially and added confidence in every aspect of her life! Tune in for a great conversation AND 2 original songs from Sarah Jo!! (Courtesy of https://sarahjomusiconlin…

The ETX ROCKS Show is proud to present this sixth episode of The Ricky Lynn Gregg Show! In part 2 of this 2 part episode, Ricky talks with grammy award winning superstar Jeannie C Riley! They talk about spirituality, Jeannie's resurgence and social media's role in it and brand new music coming from Jeannie C. Riley! Our funding depends entirely on …

The ETX ROCKS Show is proud to present this sixth episode of The Ricky Lynn Gregg Show! In part 1 of this 2 part episode, Ricky talks with award winning producer Chad Mauldin! They talk about Ricky’s connection to the Mauldin family, Chad’s new studio in the legendary KSIJ studio, the artists he is working with and much more! Our funding depends en…

In Episode 284 today on The ETX ROCKS Show, we talk to Houston, TX sisters Naty and Kat from Release the Reign! The 2 time Rock Band of the Year through MXD Magazine, Release the Reign plays 3 songs and talks to Boston about the evolution of their band from when they were “Underage” to now! These girls are the future of rock music in the state of T…

In this special live recording, Songbirds and Troubadours spent an evening at the Songwriter Night at Mi Casita in Longview, TX! Live original songs from Brandon Nichols, Heather Harper & Nick Brumley are played live in their entirety in this show! Our funding depends entirely on viewers and listeners like you! Please consider contributing to our s…

In Episode 283 today on The ETX ROCKS Show, we talk to Stephenville, TX native Jon Young! Jon brings a unique blend of many styles to the Texas Country scene, in this episode we talk about his songwriting process, how he picks cover songs and that incredible voice of his!Tune in for a great conversation AND 3 original songs from Jon Young!! (Courte…

Welcome to episode 3 of Guitar Slingers with Jack Barksdale, presented by Chief Records in Ft. Worth. In this episode Jack sits and talks and jams with Mark Agnesi of Norman’s Rare Guitars in Los Angeles, CA! Jack Barksdale is a 10 year old singer/songwriter from Texas. Inspired by folk, rock and blues legends Jack started performing original music…

In Episode 282 today on The ETX ROCKS Show, we talk to The Lawless! A band for only a few months, we talk to The Lawless about their incredible chemistry and beautiful harmonies!Tune in for a great conversation AND 3 original songs from The Lawless!! Check out The Lawless at https://www.thelawlessmusic.com/ Our funding depends entirely on viewers a…

The ETX ROCKS Show is proud to present "Songbirds & Troubadours™", a weekly episodic show featuring 2 songwriters and up to 60 minutes of original music! The songwriter is one of, if not the most unheralded arm of the music industry! Our aim is to showcase that craft! Clint Alford from Center, TX and Michael Paul Jones from Palestine, TX are our fe…

In Episode 281 today on The ETX ROCKS Show, we talk to Paul and Lawsen from the band Snake River Red! We talk to them about forming the evolution and change of direction in their band since 2017, their latest hit single and what is the plan now!Tune in for a great conversation AND 3 original songs from Snake River Red!! Our funding depends entirely…

Today on The ETX ROCKS Show, we welcome back our guest from Episode 98, This Intangible Existence! We talk about his strategy for releasing music twice a year, what he has been up to since our last episode and his Local Houston Music website! Don't miss this exclusive look into one of the coolest artists in Texas! This episode includes 2 incredible…