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HOUSTON! It’s happening. Get your tickets here for what will be a truly magical night!…

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 12:25:54 -0400

HOUSTON! It’s happening. Get your tickets here for what will be a truly magical night! https://events.eventnoire.com/e/we-be-free-tour-kahil-elzabar-david-murray

The only rapper…

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 18:14:17 -0400

The only rapper…

https://pushermania.ticketspice.com/mattsonzalabday@saharaloungeatx

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 13:52:19 -0500

https://pushermania.ticketspice.com/mattsonzalabday@saharaloungeatx

@peyton
https://peytonbooker.bandcamp.com/music

New album
https://peytonbooker.bandcamp.com/album/au

@hasaanolu2u
https://hasaanolu2u.bandcamp.com/album/oluvol-1

@_yadirabrown
https://yadirabrown.bandcamp.com/music

Starting Tuesday August 12, 2025 on youtube.com/pushermania

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 11:44:27 -0400

Starting Tuesday August 12, 2025 on youtube.com/pushermania

THE NEW SERIES NOW WITH VIDEO!

MURDER DOG MAGAZINE RETURNS ONLINE TUESDAYJULY 8, 2025! But for now check out this talk I did with…

Mon, 07 Jul 2025 14:13:41 -0400

MURDER DOG MAGAZINE RETURNS ONLINE TUESDAYJULY 8, 2025! But for now check out this talk I did with Mannie Fresh at Pop Montreal. The REAL IS BACK!

It’s time. MurderDog.com launches July 8, 2025. International Street Shit.

Fri, 04 Jul 2025 18:15:10 -0400

It’s time. MurderDog.com launches July 8, 2025. International Street Shit.

So excited to be a guest on Roxy’s Tales this week! We go all the way down the rabbit hole! Some…

Mon, 05 May 2025 16:34:59 -0400

So excited to be a guest on Roxy’s Tales this week! We go all the way down the rabbit hole! Some incredible memories in this one!!

Track List HeRE!Scientist, Blanc du Blanc - The Receptive...

Wed, 16 Apr 2025 22:27:31 -0400

Track List HeRE!

Scientist, Blanc du Blanc - The Receptive Harmony of Stars

Seun Kuti, Egypt 80, Pos of De La Soul - Stand Well Well

Makaya McCraven - Sweet Tooth

Ebo Taylor, Adrian Yonge, Ali Shaheed Muhammed - Kusi Na Sibo

Theo Croker, Malaya - High Vibrations

Greentea Peng - Raw

Liv.E - It Doesn’t Matter

Park Hye Jin - Sick Memory

Vesna Pisrovic - Pokraj Save Bagrem divo raste

Outlaw YMR, 808 Robzy - Luca Doncic

Lil Keke, Paul Wall, Bun B - Texas On The Map

Mr. Mike, 8Ball & MJG - Ride Wit Us
Tobe Nwigwe - American

Shit & Shine - Parkplatz 84
Little Simz, Obongjayar, Moonchild Sanelly - Flood
Salami Rose Joe Louis, Luke Titas, Flanafi - Dribs & Drags

Marshall Allen - Angels and Demons At Play
El Drez, YOB - Trouble
Tay Iwar - Bad Belle
Chrissy Zebby Tembo - Coffin Maker

Kool Keith - DAW

Homeboy Sandman, Yeyts - Smiling
Lord Sko, Conway the Machine - Camel Eyes
Clovis Ochin, DJ Low Cut, Conway the Machine - Agneau De Lait
Redman, Method Man - LaLaLa - DJ Premier Remix

Pachyman - In Love
Major League DJz, Jorja Smith - Come With Me

https://www.mixcloud.com/Pushermania/matt-sonzala-radio-show-5/

Sun, 16 Feb 2025 13:50:32 -0500

https://www.mixcloud.com/Pushermania/matt-sonzala-radio-show-5/

Ale Hop, Titi Bakorta - Una Cumbia en Kinshasa
Joao Brasil, El Dusty, Felipe Cordeiro, Black Sabara, Brusa Funk - Goxtosinho

Nola, Kwami, AMEA - Options
Flee Lord, Local Astronauts, Washeyi Choir - Lomg Route Home
Jay Exodus, Camouflage Monk, Conway the Machine - Pray for the Eastside

Johnnyswim, Tobe Nwigwe - Dopamine
Ramani Davidito - The Voices in My Head

Hatis Noit - Inori
Confucious MC, Bastien Keb - Eyes to See

El Drez - Happy 25
Unlimited Soul - Amapiano
Tony Allen, La BOA - Ale

Gil Trythall - Folsom Prison Blues (Country Moog)
Negashi Armada, B L A C K I E, Maldevisa - 99x 99x 99x
Apostolis Tziogkdis - συμβουλευτικη χωρις φραγκο

Masma Dream World - Ancient DNA
Swiss Fiddlers, Jane Elliot - End Racism

Yama Warashi - Hankyu Denshya
Niarela Papou Sidibe - Sigui

Emahoy Tsege Miriam Gebru - Ready to Leave
Julia Mestre - Sou Fera
Karen y los Remedios - Silencio (Trooko Remix)
Yadira Brown - Shadow Work

(Pushermania Network) Quite possibly my most accessible show...

Tue, 14 Jan 2025 15:19:01 -0500

(Pushermania Network) Quite possibly my most accessible show yet. Don’t take this as a sign for 2025 I will still find some crazy stuff to mess with your mind in the 2025 do not even trip. Enjoy this one though, it is quite nice in a time that is certainly not all that nice. Come to my birthday party Jan. 16 in Houston at Off The Record 416 Main Street, 8pm with Trackstar the DJ!

Yadira Brown - Shadow Work
Sault - Set Your Spirit Free
Ezra Collective - Palm WineIdles, Danny Brown - Pop Pop Pop
Doechii - Catfish

Spectacular Diagnostics, Westside Gunn, Conway the Machine - Ray Lewis
Redman - Whut’s Hot
Shad, 14KT - A Day In The Life

High Vis - Guided Tour
Chimers - People Listen to the Radio
Panorama Local - Monolambiante

Bun B, Calwayne, Big Tony, Hot Boy Skeeta - Cooley High
Bun B, Lord Sko, Buddie Ro - Double Cup
Bun B, Termanology, Graph, Neek da Skittz - Timbs in H-Town

Sun Kil Moon, Amoeba - What The World Needs Now Is Love
Japanese Breakfast - Orlando In Love
Jeff Parker ETA IVtet - Freakadelic

Little Simz - Hello Hi
Big X Tha Plug - Leave Me Alone
Burna Boy - Bundle By Bundle

Makeshift Art Bar - Bedwetter

D. Williams - Black Thought Freestyle Remix

Houston friends! Heads up! It’s my birthday next week, January 16th and that just so happens to be…

Thu, 09 Jan 2025 15:48:54 -0500

Houston friends! Heads up! It’s my birthday next week, January 16th and that just so happens to be the same night that Killer Mike is doing his show with the Houston Symphony! So you know I had to holler at Trackstar the DJ and Off the Record Houston and throw a little something. No cover all night and the party will be crunk, as they say, or possibly said at one point in time. COME THROUGH! Only gift I need is your presence!

Yo I made a list of my Top 20 records of 2024 and I guess this is it. (I forgot more than I remember…

Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:31:35 -0500

Yo I made a list of my Top 20 records of 2024 and I guess this is it. (I forgot more than I remember to be real with you).

Silvia Bolognesi, Dudù Kouate & Griffin Rodriguez - Timing Birds - Astral Spirits
B L A C K I E - Noise God
Casper Grey - Junglian Junglist - Kingdome
Killer Mike - Songs for Sinners & Saints - Loma Vista
Ahmed - Wood Blues - Astral Spirits
Mope Grooves - Box of Dark Roses - 12XU
Little Simz - Drop 7 - Forever Living Originals
Water Damage - In E - 12XU
Winged Wheel - Big Hotel - 12XU
Ingebrigt Håker Flaten - (Exit) Knarr - Sonic Transmissions Records
11:11 - Adventures In The Otherworld - Living Ornaments
LL Cool J - The Force - Def Jam
Pete Rock & Common - The Auditorium Vol. 1 - Loma Vista
sombercascade - slumberdose
V/A - Bun B & Statik Selektah - TrillStatik 4 - Showoff
Sault - Acts of Faith - Forever Living Originals
Protoje - The Jamaican Situation - In.Digg.Nation Collective
Oreglo - Not Real People - Brownswood
High Vis - Guided Tour - Dais
A mix tape I got from Haus Frau Records called Voodoo 4 You You

(Pushermania Network) ENJOY THIS HERE FOR THE SEASON FOR THE...

Wed, 18 Dec 2024 15:25:35 -0500

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ENJOY THIS HERE FOR THE SEASON FOR THE PEOPLE!

It’s become a Holidaze Tradition for close to 20 years now but who is counting. Matt Sonzala is back - with the help of Selectah Kei - with a mix of Nu Holidaze Classics for the 2024 Season. Please share with your friends and family as that is the real spirit of the season. Please to enjoy.

Kojo Donkoh - The Soul of Christmas - ft. Led by El Gran Koffie
Kojo Donkoh - A Groovy Christmas and New Year - ft. Led by El Gran Koffie
Sun Ra & The Qualities - It’s Christmas Time
The Hitmaker - Santa Piano
The Crisis Beatz - Ama-Christmas
Beanie Man, Snagga Puss, Tanto Metro, Little Kirk - Christmas Time
Casper Grey - CHRISTMAS WITHOUT YOU
why mona - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Reggie Watts - Christmas Time Is Here
J.R. Bohannon - Christmas Time Is Here
Hakushi Hasegawa - Wonderful Christmas Time
Jack Antonoff & Bleachers - Merry Christmas
Mike Watt & The Bobbylmen - Surfin’ With The Claus
Roar - Christmas Kids
Schara Dara Parr - Santaful World
Kick The Can Crew - Christmas Eve Rap
Zettakun - Gaming Party Christmas
Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike - Santa Claus is Coming To Town - Dailucia Remix
Es Eskaliert x Last Christmas - Justin Pollnik & KickArtz Uptempo Edit

I should post here more I guess, at least for Zvi… ANYWAY This is Tim Kerr and Friends at the…

Tue, 05 Mar 2024 10:40:55 -0500

I should post here more I guess, at least for Zvi… ANYWAY This is Tim Kerr and Friends at the reopening party for NO KINGS BUT US an exhibition of collaborative works by Tim Kerr and Robert Hodge. At Big Medium in Austin. Amazing night…

(Pushermania Network) SEASON 3 BONUS WEEK HAS BEGUN! Well three...

Mon, 25 Sep 2023 12:03:36 -0400

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SEASON 3 BONUS WEEK HAS BEGUN! Well three days at least. Today starts the ERIE EDITION of Talk So Real. I spent a good part of the summer in my hometown of Erie, PA and meant to do way more podcasts, but I did get with three of the people who were HUGE in the formation of who I am today. These are LITERALLY my day one dudes (Day one starts after I got out of high school because school was a TRAP) and in those daze right after High School man, I accomplished A LOT with this particular dude.

Brian Diplacido aka A Bullet for Fidel was the singer for the first band I ever booked a tour for, Lost from Erie, PA. I will never forget the first time I saw them live at the Continental Ballroom in 1989 on a local bill with My 3 Scum and Backwash (Alex Lewinger from Submachine’s old band also RIP Danny Perry). Lost was way more my speed than a lot of things happening those days. I love pure punk rock and the old school and all that but in my late teens I was way more Touch & Go/Amphetamine Reptile/Sub Pop than I was like, for lack of a better term, pure punk. Actually I’m tripping I liked everything but let’s just say seeing a band like them hitting like that coming out of Erie (nee, Harborcreek) was huge for me. (And they were really not like T&G, AmRep, etc I don’t know what I am saying. As the kids say today, they hit different).

I approached them after the show and probably bought a tape and a shirt and if memory serves me right I ran into the drummer Pete at Record Country and we talked and all became friends. It was at that show that I decided that I wanted to try my hand at throwing shows, and on these Erie podcasts we talk about how all that went down.

I toured the US multiple times with Lost, sometimes for six weeks at a time, and then in 1991 Brian and I backpacked around Europe for the first time which changed my life in a major way as well. So much to talk about.

Later in life Brian became a solo songwriter called A Bullet For Fidel and released records on the excellent label SCAT RECORDS. And in 2023 he has some new music about fin to drop! Also on Scat Records. Man the way life moves is really crazy man for real for real. Here we are 30 years later still doing thangs and having some real talks!

(Pushermania Network) Oh man here we are back again with another...

Wed, 10 May 2023 15:03:38 -0400

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Oh man here we are back again with another episode of Talk So Real with Matt Sonzala and this is a big one, we finally got YellaStud in the house! We go way back and reminisce about all kinds of Austin hip hop memories. YellaStud, I still call her Lolo, and I did a lot of shows together for SXSW and just in general and have always been fam. A pivotal human in this Austin rap ecosystem, you won’t find a person that is more supportive AND motivating for real. We talk about the launch of the Never Enough Brand and the meaning behind it and all sorts of thangs! Tune in and tell a friend to tell a friend!

@Spotify
https://bit.ly/3BdsAWT

@ApplePodcasts
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@Google Podcasts
https://bit.ly/3In1IaX

@yellastud
@never.enough.brand

Vote for YellaStud in the @austinchronicle #BestOfAustin TODAY!
https://vote.austinchronicle.com/arts-and-entertainment/graphic-artist

(Pushermania Network) Man it felt really good to do this one for...

Wed, 05 Apr 2023 12:57:14 -0400

(Pushermania Network) Man it felt really good to do this one for sure as I got to get my man Bak on the other side of the mic! Bak is one of the most thorough podcasters that I know personally, he is definitely an OG in the city of Austin where he has been covering nightlife and more for years. He has literally interviewed everyone, including me a few years back. These days he is focused on his comedy and mostly talking to fellow comedians on his show, but if you go back into his archives you will hear some real talks with so many of the people who truly made/make Austin the Live Music Capital of the World. And more.Born in Senegal, raised in France, and reared in Austin, the man has stories and insights for days. I hope you enjoy listening to this one as much as I enjoyed making it and as always please tell a friend to tell a friend to like, follow and subscribe to Talk So Real with Matt Sonzala.

@thefeedbak

@recordplaylive

www.thefeedbak.com/

(Pushermania Network) Maaaaaaan it finally happened. I’ve...

Wed, 05 Apr 2023 12:56:01 -0400

(Pushermania Network) Maaaaaaan it finally happened. I’ve BEEN meaning to sit down with the legend OG Ron C and chop (no pun intended) it up about all sorts of things, and on this episode it finally happened with a bonus appearance by DJ Hollygrove. We talk about the beginnings of the Swisha House, The Chopstars and how they have evolved over the years. We discuss how both of us started out driving the promo van for a radio station in Houston, and later get into Ron’s new career as a filmmaker/actor.It was great to see The Chopstars all around #SXSW2023, they definitely held it down all over the city. I even got a literal candle from @DJCandlestick. Crazy! There is a lot of real talk on this one as you know neither I nor OG Ron C are known to hold our tongues so be sure to tune in and tell a friend to tell a friend about this podcast. Audio available on all platforms it really goes down!

@ogronc
@iamdjhollygrove
@thechopstars

#talksoreal #talksorealpodcast #mattsonzala #ogronc #djhollygrove #swishahouse #DJScrew #sxsw2023 #music #interview #podcast #texas #austin #houston #htown #atx #slowdown #chopstars #chopnotslop #texasrap

(Pushermania Network) Special shout out to my brother Gregory...

Wed, 05 Apr 2023 12:53:59 -0400

(Pushermania Network) Special shout out to my brother Gregory “Beef” Jones (@ogbeefjones) for inviting me to the Group Black party during SXSW IA last week. Group Black is a company founded by industry legend Bonin Bough to dramatically transform the face of media ownership and investment. Beef and I had been trying to link all day, when he ended up at this party and told my wife and I to come meet him there. He said “They have free drinks, a DJ and some Afrobeats artist will perform.” Neither of us knew who we were about to see.Then Yung D3mz hit the stage, straight outta Ghana. It was so refreshing for me to hear this kind of music being represented at SXSW and by a young up and coming talent who has not jumped on the hype train as of yet. I truly felt as if I was witnessing something special. Possibly his first show in the USA, and for a crowd of highly enthusiastic - mostly women - who were dancing and singing along. It was a really special moment for me as ten years ago when I worked for SXSW I took a couple trips to Johannesburg to meet more people from the African music industry and hopefully see SXSW expand into booking more from the continent. That is all easier said than done but in recent years Africa’s presence at the conference has grown for sure. So props to SXSW for that.I approached Yung D3mz and talked to him about his music and told him that I was a fan of Fokn Boiz from Ghana and knew their manager, Panji Anoff, and from there he could tell that I knew a little something about this music thing. I met his manager and his crew and invited them to come over and do a podcast, and they actually showed up and this talk is the result. It was a real pleasure to get this young persons perspective on Afrobeats and just life and culture in general. His music can be streamed anywhere you stream music and you should check him out. We are also joined on this episode with his producer Uche B, a force in his own right. Please tune in and tell a friend to tell a friend to subscribe and listen to Talk So Real With Matt Sonzala.

@yung_d3mz

@uche_b

(Pushermania Network) Maaaaaan I am finally getting back to the ...

Wed, 05 Apr 2023 12:52:54 -0400

(Pushermania Network) Maaaaaan I am finally getting back to the podcast game and this one is a good one! I finally got to sit down with Shu of IITight Music (2 Tight) from Japan! Shu is a huge supporter of real rap music and one of the truest fans I have ever met. I love meeting people from around the world who appreciate and work to help and progress our culture and Shu is very much so one of them. Listen to the story of how he has been coming to the US multiple times every year for 20 years to buy music to take back and distribute in Japan, mainly independent real rap music. He goes from hood to hood in search of gems on CD, cassette, vinyl etc and he even licenses music from underground artists. I even have a vinyl copy of a Southern Merchandise album he put out. Southern Merchandise were a group in San Antonio in the 90’s and here in Austin I felt like I was the only person who knew of them. I loved that CD and somehow this dude found them and reissued it on vinyl. Crazy! Tune in for some real game and maybe you have something to offer him in the way of unreleased music to release in Japan, or some old cassettes you have in a closet. He also has brought artists like Bun B, LE$, Lil Keke and PKO to Japan for concerts. The story is amazing tune in and let me know what you think!

@2tightmusic_mcd