Is Texas Hippie Coalition Bigger Than Ever After 25 Years? Big Dad Ritch Talks THC, New Albums, More

Big Dad Ritch of Texas Hippie Coalition sits down with Chris Akin for a wide-ranging conversation about the past, present and future of one of America's most distinctive heavy rock bands.Texas Hippie Coalition is celebrating 25 years of Red Dirt Metal with not one but TWO new albums — Stoned Cowboys and Band of Outlaws — released simultaneously through the band's newly launched Big Dad Records.Ritch talks about the evolution of Texas Hippie Coalition, building a career outside the traditional music-industry machine, the band's outlaw-country influence, the heavier side of THC, surviving 25 years in the music business, the current lineup, touring, songwriting, the fans and what it actually takes to keep a band alive when the music industry has changed completely.This is Big Dad Ritch talking about Texas Hippie Coalition in his own words — no corporate press-release bullshit required.CHRIS AKIN PRESENTS brings you conversations with the musicians, personalities and characters who actually lived the stories.Subscribe, hit the notification bell and join the conversation.Want the full episode from this clip? Visit any of our video platforms: Locals: https://classicmetalshow.locals.comRumble: https://rumble.com/c/cmsSubstack: https://cmspn.substack.comOdysee: https://odysee.com/@ClassicMetalShow:aGet a free Rumble Account so you can comment! https://rumble.com/register/classicmetalshow/Get commercial free versions of our episodes, advance releases and exclusive content by subscribing to Rumble Premium! https://rumble.com/premiumNOTE: Everything said here, and on every episode of all of our shows, are 100% the opinions of the hosts. Nothing is stated as fact. Do your own research to see if their opinions are true or not. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cmspn.substack.com/subscribe