Legato with Sean Mathis Sean Mathis

Kelsey Wilson is my guest on a new Leagto with Sean Mathis podcast. We met serendipitously three years ago after a Rayland Baxter show, and she is one of the coolest humans I know. She’s wonderfully candid, and the musical arc of her last 10 years is a beautiful story of growth that every artist should hear. Her mercurial ascent with Wild Child (alongside Alexander Beggins), her involvement with Glorietta , and her current project Sir Woman, have all taught her valuable lessons alon...

My latest guest on Legato is Stephanie Hunt (@wearebuffalohunt), one of the most creative and productive artists I know. She is talented, wise, compassionate, hilarious, and always so present. She's the first woman I've had on THE ‘cast, and I had SO much fun hearing her take on why and how she does what she does. We delve deep into the nebulous realm of the artistic process and discuss a few of her other projects as well. Her podcast, Empty Spaces, discusses the value of live musi...

Second part of my time with Walker Lukens. In Part Two, we take a deep dive into his production style, the peaks and valleys of the music industry, the process of assembling Song Confessional, and then we finish with a somewhat haunting acoustic version of his song, We See U. I hope you enjoy it all.

Walker Lukens and I spent a few hours in his studio, where we talked about nearly everything. It was wonderfully candid. We just couldn't stop, and because of that, I am breaking this podcast into two parts. We discuss his podcast, Song Confessional, and how he's able to pull off such a great concept. After an amazing anecdote about performing at a wedding, we also discuss what it's like to share be in a band with his fiancé, McKenzie, his lyrical style, and what he's been doing during to cre...

I share an afternoon with Eric Burton, the phenomenal and energetic lead singer of Black Pumas, who were nominated for a Grammy earlier this year in the Best New Artist category. I owe much to Eric, as he was the one who first mentioned Pickathon to me in the spring of 2018. I know, I know... I always seem to mention it, but seriously, you'd get it if you'd been there. Since then, the Pumas have taken flight. They've played all the late night talk shows, sold out venues across Europe and Amer...

Adrian tells me about his seminal days in Austin, where he formed Brownout and Grupo Fantasma, the musical ultimatum posed by his parents, meeting Matthew Logan Vasquez and working with him during the Glorietta project. We also dive deep into the history and trajectory of Black Pumas, who were nominated for a Grammy as Best New Artist earlier this year.