This week on the season 2 finale of the Dallas Famous podcast we have Sean Russell. Sean is the singer of the fantastic band Cut Throat Finches, He also proudly wears the un-official title of “Mr. Fort Worth.” Sean got his start as a singer son

S2 Ep 27 Chris Penn

Apr 10th, 2024 52m 58s

This week we have Chris Penn. Chris is co-owner of Good records as well as co manager of the Polyphonic Spree as well as Tripping Daisy. Growing up in San Antonio, Chris was getting dragged to concerts by his parents planting the seeds for his

S2 Ep 26 Roland Rangel

Apr 3rd, 2024 35m 54s

This week we have Roland Rangel. Roland is the director of marketing for the Deep Ellum Community Arts Fair April 5-7, but his Dallas history starts way before that. Roland was a member of the bands Chorus Affliction and The Salvation but switc

S2 Ep 25 Claire Daigle

Mar 27th, 2024 44m 32s

This week we have Claire Daigle. Claire is the director of education at The Dallas Comedy Club. After her first love and ambition of being a dancer was derailed by injury, Claire discovered she had an affinity for behind the scenes. Covid motiv

S2 EP 24 Dana Harper

Mar 20th, 2024 51m 36s

This week we have singer Dana Harper. After a fun little chat about chat gpt, we get into Dana’s history. From being discovered by the choir teacher just from hearing her hum, all the way to New York where things really took off. Google was th

S2 Ep 23 Sunny Marcell

Mar 13th, 2024 33m

This week we have Sunny Marcell. Sunny is the bassist and co-pilot of the band Sunny Disposition. We listen to their track "Miles To Regret." Sunny also leads karaoke weekly and is about to start doing solo gigs just her and her bass. We get to

S2 Ep 22 Michael Briggs

Mar 6th, 2024 30m 50s

This week we have Michael Briggs. Briggs just took home two awards- best producer and best engineer, at the Dallas Entertainment Awards. We get into his earliest influences and talk about his first performance ever at Rubber Gloves in Denton. W

S2 Ep 21 King Clam

Feb 28th, 2024 34m 28s

This week we have Skyler Chilton and Scarlett McPherson - the creative minds behind the electrifying band King Clam. King Clam is fresh off their two wins at the Dallas Entertainment Awards where they won Best Punk Group and Scarlett won Best R

S2 EP 20 Richard Haskins

Feb 21st, 2024 59m 36s

This week we have singer Richard Haskins. Haskins grew up in Sherman and his Texas roots run as deep musical ones. You may have heard of his Denton based band punk The Wee Beasties, and if you have, you’ve probably seen him naked. Haskins can

S2 Ep 19 Chris J Norwood

Feb 14th, 2024 32m 33s

This week we have Composer and musician Chris J Norwood. Norwood has been a Dallas staple for a while. Besides playing and writing in bands like Texicana and his own solo projects, Norwood is a composer at Fresh Squeezed Music, where he has bee

S2 Ep 18 Thaddeus Ford

Feb 6th, 2024 39m 26s

This week or guest is trumpet player Thaddeus Ford. Thaddeus, originally from New Orleans, is a sixth generation jazz musician.- Well, he started as a jazz player but he has expanded and evolved way past that limited description. We walk throu

S2 Ep 17 Brandi Cooling

Jan 31st, 2024 45m 40s

This week we have Aerialist, stylist and performer Brandi Cooling. We get to know Brandi better as she shares the ins and outs of what its like to be a successful gig worker. Besides perfoming, Brandi has her own company called Night and Day pr

S2 Ep 16 Dezi 5

Jan 24th, 2024 49m 37s

This week we have Dezi 5. Dezi is 100% Dallas, growing up in Deep Ellum in his grandmothers resturant. Dezi had an early connection with some of the great Diva singers and after growing up as a self procalimed band geek - Dez finally reached hi

S2 Ep 15 Jaret Ray Reddick

Jan 16th, 2024 46m 21s

This weeks guest is Jaret Ray Reddick. Jaret almost doesn’t need an introduction as the front man of legendary pop punk group Bowling for Soup, but with Reddick that’s just the tip of the creative iceberg. Bowling for Soup was nominagted for a

S2 Ep 14 John and Kari LaRue

Jan 10th, 2024 48m 7s

This week we have the return of power couples with one of my favorite couples-John and Kari LaRue. The LaRue’s are the owners of Deep Ellum Art co, a Dallas venue that has become home to jam bands, EDM, and Snarky Puppy even recoreded their lat

S2 Ep 13 Liz Mikel

Dec 13th, 2023 59m 12s

This week on the Dallas famous podcast we have Liz Mikel. Liz is a true performing triple threat starting out as a dancer at age 5, singing by junior high. She also took part in community theater as a kid and was accepted into the second ever c

S2 Ep 12 Tami Thomsen

Dec 6th, 2023 33m 30s

This week on the Dallas Famous Podcast we have powerhouse Tami Thpmsen. We take a deep dive into Tami’s histroy from her first job in Dallas at the Last Beat record store in Deep ellum, to today where she manages the Toadies and Sarah Jaffe. S

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S2 Bonus Episode - Dusty Hill Exhibit and Auction with Julien's Auctions

Dec 2nd, 2023 12m 14s

This week on the Dallas Famous Podcast we have a special, on location edition at Julien’s Auction House where they have an Exhibition and auction of The collection of Dusty Hill. Dusty is of course world famous bassist from the legendary Texas

S2 Ep 11 Tina Parker

Nov 29th, 2023 54m 8s

This week on Dallas Famous we have Actress and director Tina Parker. Most of the world became aware of Tina in the role of Francessca Liddy, secretary to Saul Goodman on Breaking Bad, and then again on Better Call Saul but . Parker has over 50

S2 Ep 10 Tim Delaughter

Nov 22nd, 2023 52m 55s

This week on the Dallas Famous Podcast its a good one! We have Tim Delaughter. For those who dont know, Tim is the singer writer and founding member of the Polyphonic Spree and singer and co-founder of Tripping Daisy. We cover a lot of ground s

S2 Ep 9 John Dufilho

Nov 15th, 2023 33m 39s

This week we have prolific songwriter-musician John Dufilho. John is best known for fronting local indie rock band Death Ray Davies but has released some great solo records and has even drummed witht he band The Apples in Stereo and is also a

S2 Ep 8 Jason Janik

Nov 8th, 2023 1h 14m

Jason Janik’s photos may be the most seen photos for DFW and its been that way for a while. This week we sit down and get to know more about one of DFW’s most prolific and published photographer. You may not even realize how many of his photos

S2 Ep 7 Jimi Bowmn

Nov 1st, 2023 33m 2s

This week on the Dallas Famous podcast we have engineer and producer Jimi Bowman. Jimi started out as a drummer but had a moment in a bad studio session where he thought, “ I could do this better.” Since then, Jimi has made a career out of it.

S2 Ep 6 Brianna Apsara

Oct 25th, 2023 37m 48s

This week we have fire performer and dancer Brianna Apsara Brianna is also a costume designer, choreographer, booking agent and a certified nurse Simply put she’s an all around bad ass. Brianna talks about her life in dance and how she has ma

S2 E5 Alex Gonzalez

Oct 18th, 2023 27m 10s

This week our guest is Alex Gonzalez. Alex is an excellent Arts and Entertainment writer and he’s everywhere! I met him a few years back when we covered The Toadies together and since then Ive seen him flourish. Alex also focuses on marginalize