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Independent music-focused podcast from Central Texas, hosted by Sara Seven! Features musician interviews, live studio recordings, and humorous special-interest segments.

Hosted by Sara Seven


    • Oct 29, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 43m AVG DURATION
    • 33 EPISODES


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    Catfish & Crawdad Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2023 26:44


    This is the 2nd half of Sara Seven's chat with two musical water critters, Catfish, and Curtis 'Crawdad' Brayfield. More songs and silliness are in store as they chat about songwriting.

    Chat with Catfish and Crawdad

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2023 33:16


    Curtis 'Crawdad' Brayfield introduces Sara Seven to friend and fellow musical water critter, 'Catfiah'.

    Jon & Faith Austin @ Scores

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2023 28:42


    Angelo Gomez invites Sara Seven out for an afternoon of pizza, wine, and song at Scores in downtown Belton. Sara chats with Jon Austin about balancing music, work and family. Angelo and Sara attempt to outdo each other in multilingual mayhem.

    Raven Raz on Jazz

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2023 29:46


    Sara Seven drinks a bottle of wine and meets with friend Raven Raz, who gives a lecture on the history of jazz. This post has a 'Drunk History' vibe.  Trigger warning: music theory is discussed, as well as religion.

    Cedryl Ballou & the Zydeco Trendsetters @ Texas Music Cafe

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2023 29:16


    Sara Seven chats with Cedryl Ballou of the Zydeco Trendsetters before soundcheck at their Texas Music Cafe performance.The conversation is fun, and music is high energy.

    Day Jobs, Psy Ops, & Men Who Bled for Texas

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2023 29:59


    Sara Seven chats with friend and fellow songwriter, Curtis 'Crawdad' Brayfield about day jobs, psy ops, chord progressions, critters, a soldier who bled for Texas, and how to live life as Country song.

    Heat Death of the Universe

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2023 29:29


     Sara chats with friend and aspiring producer Raven about 'Heat Death of the Universe', both the song -  Rave's attempt at the Punk genre - and the scientific idea that inspired the song. Somehow, coffee and cats work their way into the conversation.

    Doggie-Paddle Piano

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2023 29:33


    KCD Band's keyboardist Jadan Oliver, and friend Angelo Gomez drop in on Sara Seven for a jam session. Musical mayhem ensues. Names are dropped.

    Big Begonias Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2023 29:28


    This is the second half of Sara Seven's chat with Gabrielle Kauri and George Spielbauer of the eastern Iowa band Big Begonias.

    Big Begonias Part 1 of 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2023 30:00


    Sara Seven visits Iowa to escape the Texas summer heat. She interviews members of the band Big Begonias.

    Not Dead Yet: True Confessions of a Slacker

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2023 14:46


    Sara Seven reintroduces Tornado Radio, explains the long absence, and shares a few recent songs.

    The KCD Band @ Texas Music Cafe

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2022 44:58


    Sara Seven chats with Casey Stanislaw, Jadan Oliver, Frank Exum, and Luis Ramos of the KCD Band before their show at the Texas Music Cafe.

    Jonna Mae, Robert Cline Jr. & Willis Alan Ramsey @ the Texas Music Cafe

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2022 59:54


    Sara Seven and fellow songwriter, 'Rain' venture out to the Texas Music Cafe to chat with Jonna Mae and Robert Cline Jr. before they open for headliner, Willis Alan Ramsey.

    Meet the Texas Music Cafe

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2022 35:22


    Show host Sara Seven goes 'out and about' to downtown Waco in search of fun. She finds the Texas Music Cafe and interviews Shadowlyn and Garden Party,  two very new bands from the Houston area.

    Tornado Radio: What Is & What Is Not

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2022 18:36


    Show hot, and singer-songwriter Sara Seven reintroduces Tornado Radio after a long break. She shares some thoughts on music, local music scenes, and Tornado Radio's role, past, present and future as part of the vibrant central Texas music scene.

    Roaming Around The Texa Music Ranch

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2021 19:10


    Sara Seven checks out an event at the Texas Music Ranch. She talks with artist, show goers, show organizers, and other creative folks involved in the scene. She meets some cool folks. A fire is started, and a few 'F-bombs' are dropped, but they're good-natured.

    Temple's First Friday

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2021 13:13


    Sara Seven and the crew hit O'Brien's Irish pub during Temple's First Friday. She has some good conversations, records some good music, discovers how music can bridge the generations. 

    Jonna Mae

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2021 60:00


    Sara Seven and guest songwriter Rain Ellis chat with local favorite, singer songwriter Jonna Mae and guitarist Dana Spigener. They discuss how music fits into  family, and the importance of maintaining a sense of humor. And as always, there's no shortage of great songs in this episode

    Fall Festival Highlights

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2021 17:41


    Sara Seven chats with festival goers about the central Texas music scene while at M.A.C.T.'s Fall Festival at Barrow Brewing Co. and captures lots of great live music. She really captures the vibe of this fun event. Let's hope M.AcC.T. does more of these.

    M.A.C.T. Fall Festival @ Barrow Brewing Co. - 20 November

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2021 30:17


    Sara Seven chats with M.A.C.T. board members about their upcoming music event - the Fall Festival and Artists Market - but still manages to shoe-horn some really awesome music into this episode.

    Beth Lee

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2021 49:40


    Sara Seven chats with Beth Lee and Chris Duarte about songwriting, being in bands, making a living, touring, and Beth's album, 'Waiting On You Tonight'.

    Lilly Milford

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2021 51:30


    DJ Shanti Anne and Sara Seven chat with Temple singer songwriter Lilly Milford about family, being in a band and collaboration over a couple beers at Barrow Brewing in Salado. 

    Holly Tucker

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2021 79:32


    DJ Shanti Anne interviews singer/songwriter and Waco music hero, Holly Tucker. Holly performs an acoustic set for us, including her new unreleased song "Rose in Red Dirt". Host Sara Seven researches the widespread impacts of Zoom fatigue.

    Dustin Brown

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2021 69:04


    DJ Shanti Anne interviews Dustin Brown, we share some of Dustin's brilliantly moving songs, and the Tornado Radio crew reflects on the first complete season of the podcast.

    Garrett Askins & Joseph Turner of Martian Folk

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2021 95:12


    DJ Shanti Anne interviews local favorite, Martian Folk (Garrett Askins & Joseph Turner), they play an awesome acoustic set for us, and host Sara Seven gets some cold weather pointers for Texans from actual northerners.

    George Hogan

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2021 59:00


    DJ Shanti Anne interviews opera virtuoso, master teacher, and voiceover professional, George Hogan. We share some tremendous performances from George's exceptional career, and host Sara Seven presents a personal challenge to musical performers and music lovers alike.http://thegeorgehogan.com

    Scott Taylor of The Storm's I

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2021 60:15


    DJ Shanti Anne interviews Scott Taylor of The Storm's I, we share some never heard before music from the band, a live studio performance by Scott himself, and Host Sara Seven quizzes the public on the benefits and costs of social media.

    Rodney Pyeatt on Selena Perez (Part 2 of 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2021 58:59


    Rodney spills the beans to DJ Shanti Anne about Selena Quintanilla-Perez, his time with her, her family and her tragic death. Host Sara Seven reflects on Selena's life and accomplishments, and we share some of Rodney Pyeatt's original songs.

    Rodney Pyeatt of Selena Perez (Part 1 of 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2021 59:45


    Shanti Anne interviews Rodney Pyeatt, former guitarist for Selena Quintanilla-Perez, Sara Seven asks the public about their new years predictions and resolutions, and we share some of Rodney's awesome solo works.

    Madstone

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2020 59:57


    Shanti Anne interviews James Stone, Tom Jones, and Joshua Spurling of Madstone, and Sara Seven quizzes the public on musician economics.

    Richard Paul Thomas (RPT)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2020 59:30


    In this episode, DJ Shanti Anne interviews Richard Paul Thomas, we play a number of awesome RPT songs, and host Sara Seven highlights everything cool and weird about Salado, Texas, a hub of the Central Texas music scene.

    Casey Stanislaw of KCD Band

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2020 58:41


    Shanti Anne interviews Casey Dee Stanislaw, Casey performs a number of songs, and host Sara Seven shares about what makes the Central Texas music scene so special.

    Cedar Branches

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2020 53:42


    The debut (pilot) episode of Tornado Radio, featuring an interview with special musical guest Cedar Branches, with special in-studio performances!

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