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Get to know the name Elle Townley.  Elle is on Radio 

Tour in support of her new single "Taking off My Halo".  Texas Toast Podcast was her first stop.  At 16, she is paving a way for a bright future in the business.  She has been a Texas Country Music Association Young Artist of the year finalist for  2022, 2024, and 2025.

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On today's pod we talk with Texas country new-comer Lucas Sousa about everything he's been up to and get to know him a little better. We also chat with Mike McClure of The Great Divide about their newest radio release!

Find The Great Divide's tour dates, merch and more info at https://www.tgdmusic.com/

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On today's episode, we reflect on 40 YEARS of the premiere Texas Country music festival, The MusicFest at Steamboat. John Dickson started the festival in 1986 and has been at the held ever since.

Find more info on The MusicFest and book your tickets at https://www.themusicfest.com/

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Roo Arcus, an Australia native, is making big moves in Texas Country music. We got the opportunity to talk with him on the pod to get to know him a bit and his back story, along with what he's currently working on with some of Texas Country's finest! 

Find Roo's tour dates, merch and more info at https://www.rooarcus.com/

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On today's episode we get to check with one Texas's finest up-and-comers, Cole Stephens. Originally from East Texas, you can find Cole on the road every single weekend anywhere in the state! 

Find Cole's tour dates, merch and more info at https://colestephensmusic.com/

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Rich O' Toole is BACK! In this episode we get into his return to Texas radio, imbalances in the Texas scene, haters and supporting female artists. 

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This weeks guest are two Conroe, Texas natives that come together to form the dynamic group, Bottomland. Get to know Cannon Brand and Justin Gates and learn what all the fuss is about with these guys and their incredible music!

Find Bottomlands's tour dates, merch and more info at https://bottomlandband.com/

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We had the great pleasure of chatting with tenured Texas singer-songwriter, Zac Wilkerson! We get into his early days and intro into music, the making of his records and who he's worked with and much more! 

Find Zac's tour dates, merch and more info at https://www.zacwilkersonmusic.com/home

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Today we're joined by Cynthia and Eric from the Texas Country Music Cruise, a 7-Day + 10 Artist excursion out of Galveston, Texas in November 2025. We get into the start of the cruise in 2018 and how it's evolved, how Eric came on as the music director and how they're cruising this year on the biggest Royal Caribbean ship to ever sail out of Galveston!

Find more info on Texas Country Music Cruise at https://www.texascountrymusiccruise.com/

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James Cook is a multi-faceted talent from North Texas and it was pleasure getting to catch up with our old friend. He has a new album coming out on April 11th entitled "Texican Velvet" paired with a tour by the same name. 

Find James's tour dates, merch and more info at https://jamescookmakesmusic.com/

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We're so excited to be back up and running. Bringing you the best and brightest conversations with the best in Texas Country. And who else to help relaunch the show but Texas Country Forefather, Willy Braun from Reckless Kelly. Reckless are currently in the process of "retiring" while also releasing new music. Willy helps clear up how any of that makes sense in this episode and we dig into the history of the band and Texas radio. Enjoy!

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Slade Coulter is a making a name for himself in Texas music as a dynamic and diverse songwriter. His new album "Something To Say" just dropped last on December 13th with nine fresh tracks for your enjoyment.

Find Slade's tour dates, merch and more info at https://sladecoulter.com/

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Our old friend Mr Kyle Park joins us today on the podcast to discuss his latest project, The Texas Trio. With over 60 combined years of music experience in this group, you'd be doing yourself a favor by checking these guys out!

Find The Texas Trio's tour dates, merch and more info at https://www.thetexastrio.com/

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Cameron Allbright is a name you NEED to know! He's been making music under the radar for some time, but in 2024 he's turned his talents into a full time career. Check out Cameron's debut project, Any Part of Life, wherever you listen to music!

Find Cameron's tour dates, merch and more info at https://cameronallbright.komi.io/

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If you haven't heard his name already, you've come to the right place. Hudson is BLOWING UP and we get down the facts to figure out what in the world is going on. His debut self-titled project is out now!

Find Hudson's tour dates, merch and more info at https://www.hudsonwestbrook.com/

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Join us on this years Red Carpet at Billy Bobs for interviews with many of the evenings performers and nominees like Jason Boland, Josh Ward, Sarah Hobbs, Moe Bandy, The Great Divide and more!

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East Texas native and world traveling musician, Gary Patrick is our guest on the podcast this week! He's got a handful of new singles out and so much on the horizon. Tune in to learn about your new favorite artist today!

Find Gary's tour dates, merch and more info at https://www.garypatrick.love/

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Following the biggest annual weekend in Texas Country Music, we're back and the taps are flowing with new Texas music! New releases this week come from Cole Stephens, John Teague, The Texas Trio and Bubba Westly!

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Fresh off the Male Artist of the Year Award at the 2025 Texas Country Music Awards and his brand new radio single, the legendary Josh Ward joins us on the podcast to talk about the new season of life he's in. He has a new album on the horizon with multiple singles between now and then.

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

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Our friend and fellow Texas Country Radio host, Jim Nash of 105.7 KTKO in Beeville, joins Miss Helen today to talk about his curious career path in radio and then get into the nominees and what to look forward to at the upcoming Texas Country Music Awards!

Find Jim on Instagram at @jimnashradio

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We've got some time sensitive tunes for you this week in the tap room! New music this week comes from Tyller Gummersall & Michael Kelton, Reckless Kelly, Bri Bagwell and Hudson Westbrook.

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William Beckmann returns! Fresh off two new singles, leading into his first album release on Warner Music, we catch up on the last few years with William, signing with a major, the new album and who's involved and much more!

Find William's tour dates, merch and more info at https://williambeckmann.com/

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Miss Helen's joining us from a far away land and a lower quality microphone this week (so please bear with us, lol) but we're still joined up in the tap room to cover the best new music releases this week in Texas! We're talking new songs from Billie Jo Jones, Chase The Night, William Beckmann and Logan Ryan Band.

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Today's podcast is a special one! We get to talk to Carlos Alvarez, the President of Azteca Ranch Music Group, along with three of his artists (Jerry DeLeon, Vinny Tovar and Jack Mason) about the moves they're making as a collective to combine the worlds of Tejano and Texas Country!

Find Azteca Ranch Music Artists and more info at https://aztecaranchmusic.com/

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We're a couple proud Texans this week and we're back in the taproom to talk about our favorite radio and streaming releases for the week! New music this week comes from Josh Ward, Rich O'Toole ft Bun B & Paul Wall, The Great Divide and Mark Powell & Rico Gonzales.

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Duane Propes (Bass and Vocals) from the infamous, Little Texas, joins us this week to discuss the new project that he produced entitled "A Lone Star Tribute To Little Texas"! It features over 20 Texas country artists recreating Little Texas's biggest hits from over the past 30 years.

Find Little Texas's tour dates, merch and more info at https://www.littletexasonline.com/

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It's a great week for Texas country music and we've got some of our favorites to talk about! New releases this week come from Ty Smith & The Minor Offenses ft KC Johns, Brandi Behlen, Flatland Cavalry and Wynn Williams.

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Our old pal, Clayton Mullen, returns to the show this week to talk about his brand new full length album "Start At The End" which is OUT NOW! We get into the making of the album, the insane tour schedule he's in the middle of, and much more!

Find Clayton's tour dates, merch and more info at https://www.claytonmullen.com/

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The Taproom doors are open across the country this week and we've got four new releases to tell you all about! New music this week comes from Trent Cowie, Jon Stork, Finis Smith and Pat Dalton Amico.

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Conner Stephens is no rookie, having already released multiple EP's and other projects. But he may be a new name to some of your Texas Country fans and he'll soon be one of your favorites after listening to his latest full length album, Hangin' On.

Find Conner's tour dates, merch and more info at https://linktr.ee/ConnerStephens

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Sorry for the delay y'all! Miss Helen and Captain Ron had to make a little getaway. But we're here and we've got four new songs for you as always. Releases this week come from Payton Riley, David Adam Byrnes, Kyle Garrett and Cameron Allbright!

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Cody Hibbard returns to the podcast, following the release of his debut full length album "Long Ride In A Short Bed" to discuss the tracks in depth, his process of making the record and the new approach he'll be taking on his career in music going forward.

Find Cody's tour dates, merch and more info at https://www.codyhibbard.com/

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We've got some recurring themes going on with our picks today and I think you're gonna liiiiike it! Four new releases this week come from Jenna Paulette, Wade Bowen, Palmer Anthony and Bart Crow.

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Zane Williams from one of our all time favorite groups, The Wilder Blue, joins us this week to recap their crazy summer that included more shows and more states than they've ever played in, twelve stadium shows opening for Luke Combs, and a new album in between it all!

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Join us in the Texas on Taproom this week for four brand new, straight up ANTHEMS! We're covering new releases from Sarah Hobbs, Jason Allen, Cooper Mohrmann and Parker McCollum today.

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Kendall and AJ from Love & Chaos join us today to do the first ever deep dive into the songs on their highly anticipated and brand new album "Bless Your Idiot Heart". We dig into the inspirations, stories and meanings behind each song on the record. You won't want to miss this!

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Still coming down from that Labor Day buzz? Join us in the taproom for four new killer country tunes and all the other usual shenanigans! New music this week comes from Grant Gilbert & Clayton Mullen, Graycie York, Ghosts of Hill County and Wesley Hanna & Courtney Patton.

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On today's episode of the podcast we have the long-awaited chat with one of the top dog females in Texas Country, Courtney Patton, about her upcoming album due for January along with the major life changes she's faced in the last few months.

Find Courtney's tour dates, merch and more info at https://www.courtneypatton.com/

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HEATERS ONLY (as always)! Join us this week in the taproom for new releases from John Swantner, Matt Castillo, Jarrod Morris and William Beckmann!

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We caught Shelby Stone fresh off the release her single "How Much More" and just before another, "Easy Tiger" and talked about how she got pulled into music in an unusual way and has continued down the path at a much faster rate than she anticipated.

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

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