Singer songwriter Justin Rose joins me for a brand new episode! I had a lot of fun sitting down with Justin at Mighty Kind in St.Louis, MO. We took a deep dive into some of his early days with the guitar and songwriting, forming his band, their debut 2025 SEARCHING EP, old school hip hop & much much more. Justin brought along his acoustic and played a couple live solo as well!

Be sure to check out SEARCHING wherever you get your digital music!

On this episode you'll hear:

• Searching (Acoustic)
• Summer Rain
• Chaos of You (Acoustic)

Follow along with Justin Rose & The Green Thumbs @JustinRoseSTL on your FB, IG, Tik Tok & YouTube.

See him LIVE:

Jan 23 & Jan 24 at Atomic in St.Louis, MO for Shady Grove with The Hillbenders, The Spooklights, One Way Traffic, Hunter Peebles & The Moonlighters, Rumpke Mountain Boys, Sam & Sam's Wonderband, Gerard Erker & Friends, Fleetwood & Family, Justin Rose & The Green Thumbs and more! Justin will be with One Way Traffic on Friday Jan 23 and The Green Thumbs on Saturday Jan 24th. Tickets at TicketWeb.com

Justin also hosts a songwriter series STL Unplugged every third Thursday at Pop's Blue Moon. Next up on Feb 19 will be Josh Whitt & Tim Bearden!

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The Last Stanza joins me on today's show!! I caught up with them at their rehearsal space to get to know a little more about the band. We deep dive into their upcoming album DECADES APART that is due out February 2026! We talk about working in the studio with engineer Jason McEntire (Sawhorse Studio) & inviting Moon Valjean (Story Of The Year/Goldfinger/Greek Fire) to help produce the album. Hear a preview of the new album including a live acoustic tune & a world premiere of their next single!

See them LIVE:

12/6 Bennie's Pizza Pub in Belleville, IL

2/6 Road to Pointfest at Pop's Sauget, IL

On this episode you'll hear:

• Midnight Brakelight
• Don't Look Down (Live Acoustic)
• All Over Now (World Premiere)

"All Over Now" hits streaming on 12/5. Keep an eye out for the music video! Follow along with The Last Stanza on FB, IG, TikTok & YouTube.

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A while back I linked up with Dave Henson online and had been following along for a while. I recently had the opportunity to sit down with him and get to know him a little better. We deep dive into his story including his journey to Nashville and becoming a songwriter. He shares some stories behind a few of his songs from his latest FULL-TIME FAMILY MAN EP and play live acoustic!

On this episode you'll hear:

• Our Kinda Lovin (Live Acoustic)
• That Damn Song (Live Acoustic)
• I'm Doing Well

Find more from Dave Henson wherever you get your digital music! Follow along with him on FB, IG, YouTube & TikTok.

See him LIVE

10/4 Saturday at Harmonie Verein in Augusta, MO in a songwriter's round with Shena Persons, Mike Heeter & Justin Collie. FREE show! TheHarmonie.org