Music in the Minor League

10/09/2025

Today, episode 68 of Music in the Minor League dropped! Our guest this week was Anna La Mare Music! Listen here https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/PuAWG6EsxWb or wherever you find podcasts! Her bio reads: Singer-songwriter Anna La Mare has been described as "emotional honey," "folky Florence and the Machine," "indie Joan Baez" and "a soul-driven embodiment of Joni Mitchell."

Also, on Saturday, we picked up a duo gig over at Saloon Door West from 7-9pm! They're having their Oktoberfest all and we are stoked to playing within feet of fresh Oktoberfest beers pouring freely. Y'all should come. No cover!

Sunday, we'll be at Houston Oasis playing a few songs at their weekly meeting. We're stoked for this, as well. This week's talk looks to be an interesting one, as well. If you're up early on Sunday, head over to The Montrose Center for some music and knowledge!

We were planning on taking a break, but we really don't want to do a crowdfunding deal so we decided to put in some work to cover all the pressings of the new album. Hopefully we'll have some teasers and singles rolling out before the end of the year...and the album in the first quarter of next year!

To close, a huge thanks to all the folks who continue to book us and allow us to keep our music coming out! And a huge thanks to all of you for coming out and making the idea of booking us a good one for the venues. We're grateful.

Hope y'all enjoy this week's episode! Anna was great to hang with!

Welcome to Episode 68 of Music in the Minor League! This week, we're joined by Anna La Mare! Anna tours as a solo artist and also fronts her band, Damn Sam. She currently travels back and forth between Texas living and playing in both locales. Her bio reads: Singer-songwriter Anna La Mare has been ...

27/08/2025

Episode 67 of Music in the Minor League has arrived! Give it listen here: https://youtu.be/jV6G6MDyTj0 or wherever you find podcasts!

This week, we are joined by Robert Johnson of Stars & Satellites! Robert started Stars & Satellites in the mid-2000s as a studio project, releasing 2007s Solutions before going on a hiatus due to work and life in general. He returned to recording a few years ago with a few singles before eventually transitioning to a live act around a year ago.

Robert is currently working new singles and hitting stages around the Houston area where he's already making in-roads as an opening act for both local and touring artists.

We had a great time talking about music from all vantage points and the path from covering Blink-182 at a talent show to performing as an adult. We also talk about A LOT of other stuff. Enjoy the episode, we'll be back in two weeks!

26/08/2025

Midnight! Robert Johnson of Stars & Satellites! Set those alarms and check out the interview! It's a good one! Listen here: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/musicintheminorleague/episodes or wherever you find podcasts!

20/08/2025

Today, we released episode 66 of Music in the Minor League! This week, we're talking to Scott Schaafsma of Kerosene Stars.

We first heard Kerosene Stars when they played with MiML alums, Junebird, last year. We've seen them quite a few times since then and even had the opportunity to play a show with them recently. So, it just made sense to hassle Scott about doing an episode of the podcast.

Kerosene Stars is an American power-pop/rock band originally formed in Chicago, IL. Then, in 2023, Scott moved to the Houston area and started a new version of the band. The catch is that he never broke up the Chicago version, so both branches of the band operate simultaneously and perform in their own regions depending on where Scott is. It's a pretty cool concept.

We hope you enjoy the conversation and learn all you hope to about Kerosene Stars! We'll see you again next week as we catch up from our summer break with Robert Johnson of Stars & Satellites!

Listen here: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/musicintheminorleague/episodes or wherever you listen to podcasts!

📷 by John Stoll of Grifters & Shills

19/08/2025

Midnight! New episode of Music in the Minor League! This episode, we talked to Scott Schaafsma of Kerosene Stars! Don't miss it! Listen where you find podcasts! Or hit our site at: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/musicintheminorleague/episodes

13/08/2025

This week we return from our July break with episode 65 of Music in the Minor League. This episode brings us back to our near second home at this point: Fort Collins, CO. We'll be talking to Slp (pronounced 'slip') of Maudlyn Monroe.

Check out the episode here: https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/JVahkO8VMVb or wherever you listen to Podcasts!

Classically trained, with a love for riot grrl and 70's NY punk, Maudlyn Monroe is a vocalist/guitarist/saxophonist/pianist with an up-tempo emo feel—an electrified lackadaisical punk. Their voice, with its three octave range, has been called "angelic" and "soulful", "bird-like" and "desperate", and lends to quiet folk contemplation, shocking soul, and raw punk sounds.
We had an absolute blast spending an evening discussing music, life and so much else with Slp. If y'all have half as much fun listening as we did recording this one, this will be one of our most popular episodes. Enjoy!

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12/08/2025

Midnight tonight! Music in the Minor League returns from our break with episode 65 featuring SLP of Maudlyn Monroe! Tune in wherever you find podcasts and enjoy the conversation! We sure did!

09/07/2025

No new episodes of Music in the Minor League this month! We'll be hitting the road and playing a lot of shows.

July 10th - Opening Bell Coffee - Dallas, TX
July 11th - The 806 - Amarillo, TX
July 12th - Backyard Tap - Loveland, CO
July 13th - City Star Brewing - Berthoud, CO
July 14th - Kirby's - Wichita, KS
July 19th - Stingaree - Crystal Beach, TX
July 20th - Dan Electro's - Houston, TX
July 25th - Old Quarter - Galveston, TX

Come see us on the road and say hi! We'll be back with new episodes in August!

25/06/2025

Episode 64 of Music in the Minor League dropped at midnight! Our guest this week is David Fahl! David is a singer-songwriter currently based out of the Houston area.

We've seen David's name all around Houston whether it be newsweeklies, show announcements or 'Fahl & Folk' stickers on guitar cases and venue walls. We finally got to meet him a few months back and hear some of his songs. When he asked if we would be interested in having him as a guest on the podcast, we said yes immediately. Then took forever to schedule it. But when it finally happened, we were excited to sit down to talk with him about music, coming to Texas from Minnesota and so much more.

Give the episode a listen here: https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/xOlhqsXntUb or wherever you listen to podcasts.

24/06/2025

Midnight! New Episode of Music in the Minor League with our guest: David Fahl, Songwriter! David is has been around the Houston songwriter community for quite a while, he's written some great songs, release albums (some of which have been named amongst the best local albums of the year by the Houston Chronicle!) and collaborated with a who's who of local artists. Getting to talk to him was an absolute treat and one of the easiest episodes we've ever recorded. Check it out at https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/musicintheminorleague/ or wherever you find podcasts!

11/06/2025

Episode 63 of Music in the Minor League has officially dropped! On this episode, we are talking to Cory Todd & Kevin Marble of Oddtoddler. Oddtoddler is a local band that resides on the Gulf Coast and plays all around our area.

We met them for the first time out at the League City Folk Association songwriter nights and really dug their tunes. They definitely aren't afraid to mix it up with the genres. Their self-titled debut album came out in 2019 and still feels fresh!

Listen here: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/musicintheminorleague/ or wherever you find podcasts!

10/06/2025

Midnight! New episode of Music in the Minor League! Our guests? Oddtoddler! Give it a listen here: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/musicintheminorleague/ or wherever you find podcasts!