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Aggieland country, one conversation at a time.
Artist Interviews on Maverick 100.9 is a warm, quick-moving run of Texas country conversations rooted in Aggieland. The show follows artists, festival lineups, songwriter events, and local music initiatives with the kind of familiarity that comes from knowing the stages and the backstory.
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Artist Interviews on Maverick 100.9 is local radio with its boots planted in Texas country. The show follows artists through the moments that matter around Aggieland: first festival slots, new singles, hometown returns, songwriter weekends, campus music circles, and live shows that become local memory. Corliss keeps the pace quick. A compliment, a joke, a practical detail about parking, or a half-remembered show can turn into the question that gets an artist talking. The strongest episodes feel less like formal promotion and more like someone opening the door to the backstage hallway. ChiliFest is a major anchor. Highway 6 Band, Ryan Hunter, and Jake Wesley and the Rowdy Rustic are framed through Battle of the Bands history, opener nerves, bigger stages, and the thrill of having people sing words back. The show knows those steps are not small. It treats them like proof that a local scene is working. College Station and Bryan are not background scenery either. Visit College Station, Texas A&M's Performance Visual Fine Arts Department, Aggie Park, historic downtown Bryan, the Stella, and local networking events all show up as part of the same ecosystem. That gives the interviews a grounded, useful texture. Artists talk about songwriting, producing, co-writes, teaching music, learning guitar, juggling school, and figuring out who they are onstage. The tone can be funny and protective. It can also get sincere without making a big ceremony out of it. Garrett Talamantes becomes a story about work ethic and overloaded ambition, not just a new song. Elysha LeMaster's episode connects New Braunfels, School of Rock, music teaching, and women finding encouragement inside a scene. Kyle Hutton's Bryan Texas Songwriter Festival conversation turns curation into a community mission. Cody Jinks brings the wider road into view, especially touring and the importance of family time after years away. Through all of it, the show favors lived proof over polish. It wants to know who can carry a room, who kept going, who learned something, and who is worth showing up early to see. For Texas country fans, it is a friendly map of the people and places behind the next set.
Made for: For Texas country fans who care about local stages, festival lineups, songwriter culture, and the artists coming up through Aggieland. It especially suits listeners who like interviews that mix practical scene updates with affectionate, live-music storytelling.
What sets it apart: The show stands apart by treating College Station and Bryan as part of the music story, not just places on a tour poster. Its best conversations connect songs, stages, schools, festivals, and friendships into a clear picture of how artists grow inside a local scene.
Music artist interviews from Maverick 100.9 FM.
Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Corliss connects candid artist talk with the practical realities of songwriting, band life, releases, and Aggieland's country scene.
Corliss turns Maverick 100.9's artist conversations into friendly, informed shop talk about country music. Her familiarity with guests never replaces the questions: Matt Castillo discusses deliberate songwriting and making Pushing Borders, Will Carter explains what a stable band…
Corliss gets past the new single, so you hear the life that shaped it.
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A lineup reveal that also emphasizes tickets, financing, and community return.
ChiliFest 2025 reads like a proper community event, not just a lineup announcement. Dalton Stripling leads with the useful parts first, laying out ticket tiers, financing, and the reminder that the proceeds flow back into the community.
Warm, local, and carried by an easy familiarity that gives the interview its spark.
Aggieland Artist Week opens on a hometown note, treating Keller Cox less like a booked guest and more like a familiar voice. The conversation touches his current single, "Good Again," his Fighting Texas Aggie identity, the value of staying positive in a heavy news cycle, and his…
A candid radio conversation that moves from easy banter into addiction, withdrawal, and intervention.
Giovannie Yannis comes across as open and unguarded, and that gives the conversation more weight than a routine radio check-in. It starts with easy joking and a shared rhythm, then moves into addiction, withdrawal, secrecy, and the intervention that made everything impossible to…
A Texas-country release-day chat that makes songwriting feel personal and practical.
Matt Castillo spends most of the conversation on Pushing Borders, the new album, and the long road to getting it out. The talk moves from Texas-country roots and older influences to the practical side of writing, where he leans on structure, intention, and the daily discipline…
A friendly catch-up built around band chemistry, live shows, and *Had It All Wrong*.
Will Carter's visit plays like a warm, title-heavy check-in around Had It All Wrong and the single Had Me At Goodbye. It works best once the talk settles into band life: finding the right group, writing while everyone is on the bus, and hearing other people sing the words…
Chicago critics DeRogatis and Kot pair new-album reviews with deep dives into records like Rumours.
Billboard's Keith Caulfield and Katie Atkinson break down the week's Hot 100 and 200 charts.
Ben Brock Johnson and Amory Sivertson trace viral internet stories from Reddit threads to courtrooms.
Chris Black and Jason Stewart riff on fashion, food, and celebrity culture three times weekly.
This episode previews the Aggieland Music Summit in College Station, featuring discussions on songwriting, producing, and music industry initiatives with Texas A&M University and local organizations.
Corliss interviews Highway 6 Band about their journey from winning Battle of the Bands to being booked on the Chili Fest 2026 lineup.
This episode features an interview with Ryan Hunter, the Battle of the Bands winner, discussing his background as an Aggieland artist, his college education, and his return to perform at ChiliFest.
Corliss interviews Jake Wesley and the Rowdy Rustic ahead of their performance at Chili Fest 2026.
This episode features an interview with Kyle Hutton about his role as an organizer of the Bryan Texas Songwriter Festival, highlighting the festival's lineup and its connection to his music curation work.
This episode features an interview with musician Elysha LeMaster, discussing her upbringing in New Braunfels, Texas, and the local music scene that inspired her career.
This episode features an interview with musician Cody Jinks discussing his concert experiences, stage energy, and how he handles recognition in his personal life.
Host Corliss interviews breakout artist Molly McDonald about her music career, balancing school and music, and her new single 'Pretty Talk'.
A radio host interviews breakout country artist Garrett Talementes about his busy summer of gigs and returning to college.
Host Corliss interviews musician Jake Wesley about his growth as an artist and new music release.
Host Corliss interviews country artist Carson Jeffrey about his recent tour, new music, and personal life updates.
Host Corliss interviews Chase Colston about the upcoming Troubadour Festival, discussing ticket options and the pre-party event.
Dalton Stripling comes back to walk through the ChiliFest 2025 lineup and the ticket news tied to it.
A radio host interviews the chairman of ChiliFest about the upcoming event.
Maverick 100.9 kicks off Aggieland Artist Week with Keller Cox.
Radio host interviews country musician Jack Nelson about his performance at Maverick 100.9's fifth birthday celebration and the music community.
A radio host interviews a local band, discussing their upcoming album and debuting a new song.
Maverick 100.9 host Corliss interviews Giovanni Yannis of Giovannie and The Hired Guns before the band's first return performance at The Tap in College Station, Texas after Gio spent extended time in a structured rehabilitation facility.
Radio host Corliss interviews country artist Nate Burnham about his new single 'Out of Sorts' and his radio tour.
Maverick 100.9 host Corliss interviews Texas country artist Matt Castillo on the eve of his album 'Pushing Borders,' a 14-song concept record he co-wrote 13 of.
A radio host interviews country artist Colby Lee Swift about his move to Florida and his radio tour.
Maverick 100.9 host Corliss interviews Will Carter, a College Station-affiliated Texas country artist, about his album Had It All Wrong and its current single Had Me At Goodbye, which CMT picked up and placed in the top 20.
This episode features an interview with rising artist Hudson Westbrook, discussing his music career, recent viral success, and upcoming live performance at The Tap.
A radio host interviews country music artist Wade Bowen about his recent Texas Regional Radio and Music Awards win and his career.
A radio host interviews a chiropractor and author about his new business book, 'Be the Successor', discussing his journey and writing process.
This episode features an interview with artist Jon Stork discussing his optimistic outlook for the new year, upcoming music releases, and personal experiences including fatherhood.
Corliss interviews country artist Kyle Park about his recent life updates, new music, and an upcoming show at the Palace Theater.
Radio host Corliss interviews independent country artist Jordan Reiner about her experience on The Voice and her new single 'Straight Shot'.
Host Corliss interviews country artist Gary Patrick about his new album and single 'High to Ride'.
This episode announces the debut of Kyle Hutton's award-winning show 'Real Life Real Music' on Maverick 100.9 radio, featuring an introduction to the host and the show's focus on music from a songwriter's perspective.
Host Corliss interviews country musician Adam Hood ahead of his performance at the Palace Theater.
This episode features an interview with artist Chaser Crouch discussing his new single 'Houston, We've Got a Problem' and his growth from a shy performer to a more confident interviewee.
Host Corliss interviews up-and-coming country artist Mackenzie McKeddie about her music and studies in music therapy.
A radio host interviews members of the Band of Spades about their new single 'Texas Heat' and their history as a band.
Host Corliss interviews country artist Katie Offerman about her new single 'Ask Me to Dance' and her Texas roots.