High Plains Morning

Don't miss this year's LIPS event at AJ Swope Performance Plaza at Arts in the Sunset, featuring Silverada (formerly Mike & the Moonpies), the "working man's country band."

If you're in the Garden City area, come out for LIVE MUSIC & FUN in the Lee Richardson Zoo at this year's Tumbleweed Festival. High Plains Public Radio will be hosting LIVE ACOUSTIC PERFORMANCES from some of the fabulous artists playing this year. Plus, we'll broadcast LIVE from 12-2p CT as Valarie Smith hosts Songbirds, with interviews and sets from Jeff Black, Elexa Dawson & 80 Proof Alice!

Feast your ears on THIS! My Thanksgiving crew is BACK with a wild 2023 playlist full of incantations, revelations, and detonations. Tune in from 9a-12p CT this Thanksgiving Day for another takeover program to celebrate everything we have — especially MUSIC. Thanks for supporting PUBLIC RADIO on the High Plains!

Thanks to High Plains hero Rick Todd for stopping by for a chat about his brilliant new album, Diesel Town. He's a gifted writer, multi-instrumentalist, and producer — and he co-hosted the whole hour with me! (I love outsourcing my job. Thanks, Rick!)

I had a great conversation with Max Aguiar on High Plains Morning this week! Check it out. Don't miss Real Ag (Season 12), airing Friday night, Nov. 10th at 8:30pm CT on Smoky Hills PBS.

San Antonio cosmic country guru Garrett T. Capps took some time out of his tour to stop by the studio with his pals Heavy Meddo (San Antonio / Austin). They talked a little about hitting the road, and we got some deep intel about Capps's latest album, People are Beautiful. Click the blue button above to listen to the full in-studio performance, featuring Capps + Heavy Meddo. For the phone interview with Capps, scroll down — we had a great chat about songwriting, San Antone, spotlighting the greats, and the gnarl of a summertime tour.

Recently on High Plains Morning, I visited with Roxie Yonkey, author of Secret Kansas: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure. Her delightful compilation shares little-known facts about what makes the Sunflower State so special. Click the play button above to listen to our conversation.

I caught up with brilliant songwriter Jake Ybarra this week as he traveled through the High Plains. We spoke about his new album, Something in the Water — and he even played a few tracks for us live in the studio. Click the link on this page to hear the full interview.

Painting a horse seems like it would be one of the more difficult obstacles that any Western artist must overcome. However, for Kellee Mitchell, it's a matter of geometry, practice and a life of experience.

This week on High Plains Morning, I spoke with composer, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Julian Loida about his enchanting new album, Giverny. To hear the full conversation, click the button at the top of this page.