Episodes

Episode 62 – Interviews and performances with the best of Austin’s hard-working musicians being interviewed by local comedians. Sometimes strange, sometimes serious, but always sincere. Brought to you by Music Firsthand. Hosts BeckiJo Neill and Zac Brooks go on a drive with Rosie Flores live from The Velveeta Room. So much to cover in this episode… Pat Dean’s giant head, 1st vibrators, the minnie winnie, Screaming Sirens, getting castle wasted, Rosie’s new single, teaching ukelele, Pleasant Isn...

Episode 61 – Interviews and performances with the best of Austin’s hard-working musicians being interviewed by local comedians. Sometimes strange, sometimes serious, but always sincere. Brought to you by Music Firsthand. Hosts BeckiJo Neill and Zac Brooks get cozy with Curtis Lee live from Austin Eastciders Collaboratory. The crew discuss dream merch, guilty pleasure foods, childhood musicals, Curtis Lee’s hat wardrobe, silly national holidays, Craigslist bands, family jam sessions, favorite ve...

Episode 60 – Interviews and performances with the best of Austin’s hard-working musicians being interviewed by local comedians. Sometimes strange, sometimes serious, but always sincere. Brought to you by Music Firsthand. Musical guest Flechaus joins BeckiJo Neill and Zac Brooks at Hops & Grain Brewery. They share their early band names such as Flechaus and Hey You Kids Get Out of My Yard, Austin Uncharted, take questions online, The Gilmore Girls, naming their instruments, Texas vs. NY, being f...

Episode 59 – Interviews and performances with the best of Austin’s hard-working musicians being interviewed by local comedians. Sometimes strange, sometimes serious, but always sincere. Brought to you by Music Firsthand. BeckiJo Neill and Zac Brooks cover the important topics with Buenos Diaz… Sweat shaming, tiny notebooks, songwriting, joke stealing, Nine Banded Whiskey, New Orleans weird, pirates, Tex Mex, Instrumenthead by Michael Weintrob Photography Studio and Gallery, adult bouncey houses...

Episode 58 – Interviews and performances with the best of Austin’s hard-working musicians being interviewed by local comedians. Sometimes strange, sometimes serious, but always sincere. Brought to you by Music Firsthand. Comedian Zac Brooks kicked off the start of Season 5 live from The Velveeta Room with host BeckiJo Neill featuring Ray Prim! We covered it all in this episode… Billy Dee Williams meets a super model, Black Fret, cassettes, LeBron James, Eric Tessmer, The Boondocks, Ray’s beard,...

Episode 57 – Interviews and performances with the best of Austin’s hard-working musicians being interviewed by local comedians. Sometimes strange, sometimes serious, but always sincere. Brought to you by Music Firsthand. Claude Ramey’s final episode co-hosting and it was a crazy one with all 8 members of Superfónicos packed on the Austin Eastciders stage! Claude and BeckiJo Neill discuss Stan videos, gilded toilets, piano fetus, playing the Austin City Limits Music Festival (ACL), Columbian Fun...

Episode 56 – Interviews and performances with the best of Austin’s hard-working musicians being interviewed by local comedians. Sometimes strange, sometimes serious, but always sincere. Brought to you by Music Firsthand. We streamed poolside from the Tequila 512 Casita to a full house with hosts BeckiJo Neill Performer and Claude Ramey. The crew talked London breakfast tacos, the awesomeness of the Austin music community, Tips Concerts, Kerrville Folk Festival, the magic of house concerts, Shan...

Episode 55 – Interviews and performances with the best of Austin’s hard-working musicians being interviewed by local comedians. Sometimes strange, sometimes serious, but always sincere. Brought to you by Music Firsthand. BeckiJo Neill and Claude Ramey live from Austin Eastciders Collaboratory with Fair City Fire! Back from their US tour for HAAM Day the band shares their love for Van Cake, Austin Music Foundation, collaborating with Austin musicians, and of course Hoosier the dog. They share th...

Episode 54 – Interviews and performances with the best of Austin’s hard-working musicians being interviewed by local comedians. Sometimes strange, sometimes serious, but always sincere. Brought to you by Music Firsthand. BeckiJo Neill and Claude Ramey live from The Velveeta Room with Tara Williamson! Fresh off their tour of the Living Room Sessions the band shares their thoughts on great house concerts when the cops show up, Guitar Arm Syndrome, 90’s trends, Taco Bell, stealing ham, instruments...

Episode 53 – Interviews and performances with the best of Austin’s hard-working musicians being interviewed by local comedians. Sometimes strange, sometimes serious, but always sincere. Brought to you by Music Firsthand. BeckiJo Neill and Claude Ramey drop into North Austin to visit the tap room at 4th Tap Brewing Co-op! They discuss the finer points of looping, scary middle school choir kids, bad-ass merch from Cat Berrara, tour van names, drunk dancing, San Antonio Spurs, creepy social media,...

Episode 52 – Interviews and performances with the best of Austin’s hard-working musicians being interviewed by local comedians. Sometimes strange, sometimes serious, but always sincere. Brought to you by Music Firsthand. BeckiJo Neill and Claude Ramey serve up the interview from the stage at The Austin Music Foundation! BeckiJo experiences her first time getting boo’d on the show, they talk getting naked on balconies, guilty pleasure songs, Selfless Lover Friction, and our favorite segment Clau...

Episode 51 – Interviews and performances with the best of Austin’s hard-working musicians being interviewed by local comedians. Sometimes strange, sometimes serious, but always sincere. Brought to you by Music Firsthand. BeckiJo Neill and Claude Ramey are all over the place, again… Cali living, Seductive Folk Pop, Burritos vs. tacos, International Skeptics Day, the Austin music scene, heterosexual love at Lilith Fair, Segways, Truck Stop Murders, and how to introduce your parents on the first d...

Episode 50 – Interviews and performances with the best of Austin’s hard-working musicians being interviewed by local comedians. Sometimes strange, sometimes serious, but always sincere. Brought to you by Music Firsthand. BeckiJo Neill Performer and Claude Ramey cover it all with The Texas KGB… Swamp ass, cartoon soundtracks, guilty pleasure music, Baby Got Back, the art of mustache grooming, taping cat paws, resting bitch face, Georgia fan interactions, PLUS a kick-ass performance, and more! En...

Episode 49 – Interviews and performances with the best of Austin’s hard-working musicians being interviewed by local comedians. Sometimes strange, sometimes serious, but always sincere. Brought to you by Music Firsthand. Celebrity candles, farmer’s markets, massage chairs, woo girls, Green Day, horse racing losers, sipping moonshine, ghosting, Health Alliance for Austin Musicians – HAAM, and troubadour trivia, and more deep secrets discussed! Plus, another fantastic live performance on Comedian...

Episode 47 – Interviews and performances with the best of Austin’s hard working musicians being interviewed by local comedians. Sometimes strange, sometimes serious, but always sincere. Brought to you by Music Firsthand. Awkward bathroom interactions, Swampy Tonk, The Oregon Trail, tap water subscriptions, cubicle crying, the Austin music scene, Brian Pounds, Love Nuts, Mayeux and Broussard, Buc-ee’s, Kathryn Legendre, Craigslist couples, Jonathan Terrell, Love Nuts, Smalt, and more Love Nuts! ...

Episode 46 – Interviews and performances with the best of Austin’s hard working musicians being interviewed by local comedians. Sometimes strange, sometimes serious, but always sincere. Brought to you by Music Firsthand. Streaming live every Tuesday, 7pm CT. Ali Holder joined comedians Claude Ramey and BeckiJo Neill in the Music Firsthand studio! This was extra special for our studio audience who were treated to an evening of Dinner with Giulia Millanta paired with delish craft cider from Aust...

Episode 46 – Interviews and performances with the best of Austin’s hard working musicians being interviewed by local comedians. Sometimes strange, sometimes serious, but always sincere. Brought to you by Music Firsthand. Streaming live every Tuesday, 7pm CT. Wendy Colonna brings her bad-ass self to Comedians Interviewing Musicians for episode 45! The comedians cover it all… gothy punk rock folk music, our love for Austin Eastciders, Wendy’s ‘Girls Like Me’ video, “Goga” (TM pending) or Yoga to...

Episode 45 – Interviews and performances with the best of Austin’s hard working musicians being interviewed by local comedians. Sometimes strange, sometimes serious, but always sincere. Brought to you by Music Firsthand. Streaming live every Tuesday, 7pm CT. This show is made possible because of generous patrons! Become a patron for as little as $1 and get access to rewards, bonus content and exclusive features. Join the club: Comedians Interviewing Musicians Vodcast Podcast Hosts: BeckiJ...

Episode 44 – Interviews and performances with the best of Austin’s hard working musicians being interviewed by local comedians. Sometimes strange, sometimes serious, but always sincere. Brought to you by Music Firsthand. Streaming live every Tuesday, 7pm CT. This show is made possible because of generous patrons! Become a patron for as little as $1 and get access to rewards, bonus content and exclusive features. Join the club: Comedians Interviewing Musicians Vodcast Podcast Hosts: BeckiJ...

Episode 42 – Interviews and performances with the best of Austin’s hard working musicians being interviewed by local comedians. Sometimes strange, sometimes serious, but always sincere. Brought to you by Music Firsthand. Streaming live every Tuesday, 7pm CT. This show is made possible because of generous patrons! Become a patron for as little as $1 and get access to rewards, bonus content and exclusive features. Join the club: Comedians Interviewing Musicians Vodcast Podcast Hosts: BeckiJ...

Episode 42 – Interviews and performances with the best of Austin’s hard working musicians being interviewed by local comedians. Sometimes strange, sometimes serious, but always sincere. Brought to you by Music Firsthand. Streaming live every Tuesday, 7pm CT. This show is made possible because of generous patrons! Become a patron for as little as $1 and get access to rewards, bonus content and exclusive features. Join the club: Comedians Interviewing Musicians Vodcast Podcast Hosts: BeckiJ...

Episode 41 – Interviews and performances with the best of Austin’s hard working musicians being interviewed by local comedians. Sometimes strange, sometimes serious, but always sincere. Brought to you by Music Firsthand. Streaming live every Tuesday, 7pm CT. This show is made possible because of generous patrons! Become a patron for as little as $1 and get access to rewards, bonus content and exclusive features. Join the club: Comedians Interviewing Musicians Vodcast Podcast Hosts: BeckiJ...

Episode 40 – Interviews and performances with the best of Austin’s hard working musicians being interviewed by local comedians. Sometimes strange, sometimes serious, but always sincere. Brought to you by Music Firsthand. Streaming live every Tuesday, 7pm CT. This show is made possible because of generous patrons! Become a patron for as little as $1 and get access to rewards, bonus content and exclusive features. Join the club: Comedians Interviewing Musicians Vodcast Podcast Hosts: BeckiJ...

Episode 39 – Interviews and performances with the best of Austin’s hard working musicians being interviewed by local comedians. Sometimes strange, sometimes serious, but always sincere. Brought to you by Music Firsthand. Streaming live every Tuesday, 7pm CT. This show is made possible because of generous patrons! Become a patron for as little as $1 and get access to rewards, bonus content and exclusive features. Join the club: Comedians Interviewing Musicians Vodcast Podcast Hosts: BeckiJ...