Vinyl Voices Podcast

02/26/2025

Season 2, Episode 2 is fueled by Wonky Power, a Houston music community treasure, which connected us with Rubén Albarrán, musician, songwriter, producer and vocalist of the legendary Mexican rock band Café Tacvba! Our chat with this music superstar covered everything from bands that helped create Café Tacvba Oficial 's diverse sound to the current landscape and his own endeavors in the arts and activism. Rubén Albarrán was so gracious with his time, please check out our interview and if you're not already a fan of the band, follow the show notes to their music on several platforms. All three segments of the episode are now live on our YouTube page. Thanks!

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Filmed in 2024 before a special performance of his Pi**he Pinchadiscos DJ set presented by Houston's Wonky Power, the Vinyl Voices crew met with Rubén Albarr...

02/26/2025

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In the second segment of our interview, co-host Gladys Fuentes asks about the influence of Mexico City on Rubén Albarrán's music, how the "corridos on the bu...

02/26/2025

Segment 3 with Rubén Albarrán of Café Tacvba

We ask Rubén Albarrán about the global popularity of Latin music and Café Tacvba's place in creating space for superstars like Peso Pluma and Bad Bunny. He t...

02/24/2025

Thanks to our friends at , late last summer the crew had the incredible opportunity to interview .albarran from the legendary rock en español band, . We were super excited about the episode but it was delayed by changes to our own lineup and our desire to kick off season two of the podcast with this huge interview.

We'll be sharing the entire episode this Wednesday, February 26, on the Vinyl Voices YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/-radio). Please tune in if you're a fan or to learn all about if you're a fan but don't know it yet. was so wonderful, we really hope you'll check it out.

And while you're at it, please follow our link to the IG page to learn more about their production, recording and concert curating efforts which hav benefitted Houston's music community for over a decade now.

02/12/2025

Season Two starts now! This episode features Houston's own hillbilly poet Christopher Seymore, who hosts Horni Tonk Tuesdays weekly at . Check out all three interview segments with our new co-host, the one and only , and an exclusive Vinyl Voices performance segment from - then go see him do his thing live on mid-Main any upcoming Tuesday! Follow the links or take the story link on our page in Instagram to the entire episode and all Season One shows!

Vinyl Voices Season 2 kicks off with a visit from Houston's own hillbilly poet, Christopher Seymore. Seymore hosts Horni Tonk Tuesdays, which brings country ...

02/12/2025

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Houston honky-tonker Christopher Seymore opens the segment playing "HighLife," a track from his approaching studio album "King of Nothing." These days, he's ...

02/12/2025

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Is drunk dialing still a thing? Or do we just allow ChatGPT to create our drunken text messages now? We debate and decide it don't matter if you're "Drunk E...

02/12/2025

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01/25/2025

Third segment with Leftover Salmon, instructors in American Music 101.

Leftover Salmon has consistently created inspiring music since its two root bands - Left Hand String Band and the Salmon Heads - morphed into one mighty musi...

01/24/2025

When they were pegged as "blues rock," Leftover Salmon came up with a much better way to describe their sound. Check out Segment 2 of our show, including concert footage you can't see anywhere else.

It's hard to describe the musical genre Leftover Salmon fits into, but it sure as hell ain't "blues rock." When an unwitting door man referred to the band in...

01/24/2025

We'll be presenting the first episode of our new season two weeks from today, but all day today we'll be sharing our very special episode with jam band legends Leftover Salmon! Shot in 2024 at The Heights Theater, host Jon Denman and guest host Sylvia Benavidez met with band founders Vince Herman and Drew Emmitt at the venue to discuss Leftover Salmon's long history of working in diverse musical genres.

We'll roll out segments 2 and 3 midday and in the afternoon, but all 3 segments include incredible concert footage shot by our own Jason Esparza and Hell 'N High Water Productions that you will not want to miss! Happy Friday!

In this special episode filmed at Houston's Heights Theater, host Jon Denman and guest host Sylvia Benavidez welcome Leftover Salmon to Vinyl Voices! Vince H...

01/09/2025

The team is hard at work to bring season 2 of Vinyl Voices to life. We have some wonderful artist planned to bring you in the near future as well as a new format for the show and new co-host to boot. Here is a sneak peek from our friend Christopher Seymore, Stay tuned for more exiting content.

12/27/2024

Were we invited to a legendary Vegas bar by Buck-O-Nine? Did we accept? Did we rise to the challenge of a drink-off with these legends?

We'll never tell.

Be on the lookout for new music in 2025. Happy New Year!

In the fourth segment, the Vinyl Voices gang tries to weasel its way into a Buck-O-Nine bachelor party or coax them into headlining a Punks and Pints Festiva...

12/27/2024

Listen to ska bands like Buck-O-Nine, become a brain scientist. It's literally that simple.

Buck-O-Nine gives us the scoop on their upcoming 14-track album, tentatively titled "Cut Out the Noise," and we discuss ska's enduring popularity, especially...

12/27/2024

If you know Je-C from Days N Daze and Escape from the ZOO, you might know he knew Buck-O-Nine's "Irish Drinking Song" back when he was too young to be listening to it. His dad - our own Jesse Sendejas - admits this to the band in Segment 2 of our chat during Punk Rock Bowling and Music Festival.

Craig and Dan - the horn section from Buck-O-Nine - tell the Vinyl Voices crew how the legendary Cabo Wabo Cantina paved a path to the many wonderful cover s...

12/27/2024

It's nearly New Year's Eve and to get you in the dancing mood we bring you a full day's worth of segments with the legendary San Diego ska band, Buck-O-Nine! Shot over the summer at Punk Rock Bowling and Music Festival, they told us a lot we wanted to know - like details on their upcoming album - and a few things we didn't want to know...you'll just have to tune in to learn more about that. Segments every couple of hours today, please check 'em out and have a great weekend!

Pick it up, pick it up, pick it up! We have a great chat with Buck-O-Nine, the veteran ska outfit from San Diego, during Punk Rock Bowling 2024. Dan Albert a...