Music
March 17, 2020
The Stories Behind the Music
Texas musical luminaries reveal the family histories, powerful influences, and big breaks that made them the artists they are today.
Kam Franklin
Music
March 17, 2020
This Lead Singer Had a Successful Career in Oil and Gas, Then She Got an Offer to Play Letterman
The Suffers’ front woman, Kam Franklin, on quitting her job to do music full time.
Style & Design
November 20, 2019
Texans and Their Boots: Reflections From a Few of Our Favorite People
The stories, the traditions, and the deeper meanings of the boots in their lives.
Music
August 31, 2018
Sound Check: The Suffers Perform ‘Sure to Remain’
The Houston-based group stopped by our studios to perform a song off their latest album, 'Everything Here.'
The National Podcast of Texas
July 27, 2018
Kam Franklin Is Her Own Woman
On this week’s National Podcast of Texas, Andy Langer speaks with the frontwoman for Houston soul powerhouses The Suffers.
Music
May 9, 2018
Kam Franklin: Create Space for Female Acts
"Sometimes a festival rep will say they don’t want acts that are too similar. Could you imagine telling a man, 'Sorry, we can only have one indie rock band, you're all wearing Levi's and that's pretty overdone so we can't have that'?"
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Music
February 24, 2016
Let’s Stay Together
How the Houston R&B band the Suffers overcame the odds.