Tasty Brew Music Radio Show

01/15/2026

One day at a time.... tomorrow is radio day for me and I would be most appreciative and honored if you would join me and my guests... I welcome Alejandra Quintana (aka Adelina) as my Guest DJ and artist Leah Sproul who will sing for us live and give us the 411 on her new project Leah Sproul feat. Rancho Deluxe.

Adelina has put together an epic playlist that includes everything from Nirvana to Johnny Cash to Foo Fighters to Eydie Gorme to Freddy Fender. I'll be spinning music from some of the local songwriters that will be joining me on air soon (Caleb Nelsen and Mike Westbrook) as well as some favorites from James McMurtry and the The Wood Brothers.

It's starting to dawn on me a week from today I'll be in New Orleans with media credentials representing KKFI at Folk Alliance International. I'm not in the proper head space yet but I hope to get there....

Tasty Brew Music Radio Show on KKFI 90.1 FM on Friday January 16 beginning at 10 am Central. Streaming at kkfi.org or via the KKFI app.

01/08/2026

Full tilt boogie coming to ya from me on the Tasty Brew, MidCoast LIVE and Siren Song FM in January and February!

On this rainy, dreary day in the Heartland, I'm doing what I can not to succumb to the darkness... by putting together playlists for radio shows, fielding innumerable emails from folks just wanting to be heard as I prepare for Folk Alliance International Conference in New Orleans later this month.... and holding loved ones close. Coming up on the Tasty Brew Music Radio Show, Siren Song FM and MidCoast LIVE as follows:

January 9 on the Tasty Brew Music Radio Show on starting at 10 am Central featuring folks coming to Kansas City to play for us like Zachary Stevenson (Green Guitar Folk House on January 17 with The Swallowtails opening), The Droptines and Crow and Gazelle January 16 at Knux, The HillBenders in KCMO @ Knuckleheads Saloon Stage January 16 at Knux.

Christian Dixon Music joins me live in the studio tomorrow in the 11 am hour in the midst of a Kickstarter campaign for his new music.
January 10 on Siren Song FM (from 11am until 1 pm Central on KKFI) I'm joined in the noon hour by C. Karr for a live in studio performance.

Sneak peak for the future: I'm hosting Alejandra Quintana as my Guest DJ on January 16 and welcoming Leah Sproul back to the studio in the 11 am hour that morning. I'm presenting Teri Quinn for a full hour of live performance on January 30 on MidCoast LIVE at Noon Central and on February 27, I'll be introducing you to a new artist for the rotation... Caleb Nelsen a country songwriter from Topeka, KS joins me in the studio on The Tasty Brew!
I'm ready for a nap...

01/01/2026

2026 - I'm coming for you! Starting the year off strong tomorrow (Friday January 2 on KKFI 90.1 FM starting at 10 am Central) with new favorites Max Gomez and Stephen Wilson Jr. Still grieving but sharing Joe Ely and Todd Snider as interpreted by The Turnpike Troubadours. New Music from local favorites Sara Swenson and Deanna Ray.

Joining me live in the studio tomorrow is guitar maestro and bandleader Chris Hudson Music... good gravy he's gone electric! He has new music just released in December recorded 11/5/25 at Northern Sky Recording by Danny McGaw with Alexis BlackHole Barclayon Bass, Matt Davis on Drums and Danny McGaw on keys/organ/backing vocals.

https://chrishudson.bandcamp.com/track/evidence

Turn you radio on!

track by Chris Hudson Music

12/17/2025

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12/04/2025

Brewheads! Another year has blown by... #15 for this little radio show. On this week's December 5 show beginning at 10 am I will feature the music of the artists that stopped by the show or joined me via telephone and that audio ended up being a podcast episode for tastybrewmusic available on all major streaming podcast platforms.

2025 was an amazing year and I'm not done yet... Ryan Manuel joins me live in the studio this Friday, December 5 in the 11 am Central Hour!

In chronological order:

Crow and Gazelle
Gullywasher
Deanna Ray
Jack Summers
Abbie Gardner
Max Cooper III
Terra Spencer
Cameron Keeling & The Runaway Train
Kris Schultz
Christian Dixon
Rick Gibson
Flanner Laycock & Schrock
Jesse Jack Sample
Jack Barksdale
Stefan Prigmore
Kristin Hamilton
Los Texmaniacs
Tica Felise
Amy Ward
Max Gomez

Upcoming episodes:
Cole Chaney
Steve Farber
Trusten Williams
Lauren Anderson
Jillian Riscoe

11/26/2025

It's going to be a super chill show this Friday on the day after Thanksgiving beginning at 10 Central on KKFI 90.1 FM. I have no scheduled in studio guests or phone interviews...just some amazing Americana/Roots Music for your listening pleasure. The planned playlist includes everything from John Prine to Radoslav Lorković to Emmylou Harris to Brandi Carlile to Darrell Scott. Turn your radio on, stream at kkfi.org or via the KKFI app!

https://youtu.be/ZRTaWuwcLWw?si=ewh71eC6PDxgoZfq

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11/20/2025

Tomorrow (Nov 21) I welcome Beau Bledsoe, Artistic Director of Ensemble Ibérica and Songwriter Lauren Anderson to the show beginning at 10 am Central. Ensemble Ibérica has a new book/music project we'll talk about (link in the comments below) and Lauren Anderson (Team Snoop from Season 28 of The Voice) is in town for a minute for a show at Knuckleheads Kansas City tonight with the Lyrical Belles! I'll be sharing my own personal story of Todd Snider along with some of his tunes and new music from the likes of The Band of Heathens and Terry Klein. Turn your radio on!

11/07/2025

Big fun on the Tasty Brew Music Radio Show this morning with Steve Farber Music. New EP "Echoes in the Well" drops on streaming platforms November 14!

10/28/2025

On this Friday's Tasty Brew Music Radio Show on KKFI 90.1 FM (October 31 at 10 am Central) I welcome Julie Bennett Hume and Gracie Caggiano of the Heartland Song Network and have scheduled a phone convo with Cole Chaney coming to Knuckleheads Kansas City November 1 in the 11 am hour.

Heartland Song Network, Manor Records, KC Folk Fest and KKFI 90.1 FM are teaming up to raise funds to present a united presence at the upcoming Folk Alliance International Conference in New Orleans in January 2026. We'll be spinning some tunes from a recent June 2025 "Heartstrings" collab project between Heartland Song Network and the Calgary Canada Songsmiths.

Bonus fun fact.... turns out the drummer for the Blaine Younger Band lives three doors from me. Blaine was an early guest on the Tasty Brew before he relocated to Nashville about a dozen years ago. His band is back together and playing gigs in the heartland so you know I have to give his latest "Straight from the Heartland" a spin... or two... or three!

10/23/2025

There’s so much going on right now in Tasty Brew Music Radio Show World, I wanted to share what is planned for the next month of shows, all airing on Fridays between 10 am and Noon Central. Please join me on the radio!

October 24, 2025 – Fall Pledge Drive Show No. 2 on KKFI 90.1 FM with Special Guests and lots of music on the playlist that include artists coming to our town to play Knuckleheads Kansas City and Waldo Folk. I would so much appreciate your support of the show and ask that you call 888-931-0901, donate online at kkfi.org or text myvoice to 50155 between 10 am and Noon tomorrow Friday, October 24.

October 31, 2025 - Songwriters Julie Bennett Hume and Gracie Caggiano join me in the studio to give the 411 on recent joint songwriting collaborations between members of the Heartland Song Network and The Calgary Canada Songsmiths. We will be spinning some of the songs born from that exercise making their radio broadcast debut! Also joining me for a phone interview in the 11 am Central hour will be Kentucky songwriter Cole Chaney coming to Kansas City on November 1 for a show at Knuckleheads Kansas City.

November 7, 2025 – Songwriter and Author Steve Farber returns to the Tasty Brew to perform tunes from his soon to be released EP.

November 14, 2025 – Springfield, Missouri Songwriter and House Concert Presenter Trusten Williams joins me in the studio for a conversation and spin party for this latest collaboration with Songwriting partner Benny Nale “Songwriters.” All the proceeds from this round of CD's will be donated to ST. JUDE'S CHILDREN'S CANCER RESEARCH. A host of talented musical artists helped bring the songs to life, ranging from Randle Chowning, co-founder of The Ozark Mountain Daredevils to Oran Thornton who has worked with the Eli Young Band, Brent Cobb, Miranda Lambert, Jack Ingram, Morgane Stapleton, etc.

November 21, 2025 – Songwriter Lauren Anderson formerly of Kansas City, now residing in Nashville, TN and currently competing on Season 28 of NBC’s The Voice on Team Snoop, will join me live in the studio following a songwriting round show at Knuckleheads November 20.

Viva la Tasty Brew!

10/14/2025

This week's Tasty Brew Music Radio Show on KKFI 90.1 FM beginning at 10 am Central on October 17! I will be welcoming live in the studio Kelly Hunt and Sara Morgan aka Of a Feather to give you amazing new tunes to dial or text your support of community radio.

Bonus - I've reached out to Team Buble' at Warner Brothers and am pleased that our very own Max Cooper III from the Kansas City Area is scheduled to join me via telephone at approximately 11:15 am Central to share what he can about his experience being on Season 28 of The Voice and what may be next for him. You may recall Max made what I believe was his first ever radio appearance with me this past March before his life took a big u-turn. I've been spinning Max's new release "Green Light" on the show. If you missed our conversation and his performance, you can listen to the podcast audio of the show by following the link in the comments below!
Serendipitously, our KKFI Fall Pledge Drive Theme is Your City...Your Voice!!

To support the Tasty Brew Music Radio Show and it's programming, please donate this Friday between 10 am and Noon Central by:

Phone 888-931-0901
Website link - KKFI.org - click the donate button in the top right-hand corner.
Text to donate - Text myvoice to 50155
Thank all my friends, family and artists for support of community radio!!

10/09/2025

I’ve been playing email tag with Singer/Songwriter Max Gomez’s team for a couple of months now and I’m pretty sure we’re going to make a conversation happen tomorrow in the 11 am Central hour on the Tasty Brew Music Radio Show on KKFI 90.1 FM!

Max grew up in one of the most magical places on earth…Taos, New Mexico, where he fell under the influence of country blues early on and developed a songwriting style that was uniquely his. He received critical acclaim upon the release of his debut album Rule The World (2013, New West Records); and his subsequent EP, Me and Joe (2017, Brigadoon Records), contained a freshly minted classic, “Make It Me,” which has gained over 4 million listeners on Spotify alone.

As a budding performer, Max apprenticed in the rarefied musical micro-climate of northern New Mexico, where troubadours like Michael Martin Murphey and Ray Wylie Hubbard helped foster a Western folk sound both cosmic and country.

He has shared billing on hundreds of stages with stalwarts of the genre like James McMurtry, Buddy Miller, John Hiatt, Patty Griffin, Tommy James & The Shondells, Jeff Beck, and Johnny Depp.

Join me tomorrow, Friday, October 10 at 11 am Central for a conversation with Max Gomez!

Tomorrow’s show is dedicated to the memory of Kansas City legendary songwriter Tom Hall who passed away this week.