Country music has no borders, and San Antonio's very own Garrett T. Capps is proof. While the bigcitysmalltown podcast usually has host Robert Rivard at the helm, it was guest hosts Kory Cook and Nicholas Frank who recently sat down with Capps to discuss the international appeal of Texas tunes. According to a San Antonio Report interview, Capps, who is both a musician and a honky-tonk co-owner, shed light on the struggles and revival of the Lonesome Rose, located on the St. Mary’s Strip, after facing a pandemic and enduring local construction mayhem.

Kory Cook, who juggles being music director at KRTU 91.7 FM and playing drums in Capps' NASA Country band, asked about Capps' fervent passion for Texas music history – a question that gave the audience a window into why acts from bygone eras often grace the Lonesome Rose's stage. "My passion for making music and wanting to create events revolved around music, as well as [being] totally interested in the history of local music especially. It’s all converged at the Lonesome Rose where people can drink beer and hang out," Capps told the hosts.

Nicholas Frank, who has been charting Capps' career since his music hit the small screen in the Netflix series Billions, got Capps to explain just how Texas country music managed to sweep fans off their feet in places as far flung as Groningen, Netherlands. "From what I understand, there are certain pockets of the world that just got heavily fascinated and fell in love with a lot of Texas music," Capps said. "In Sweden and Holland … it’s a dense collection of fans of Tex-Mex music and cosmic country."

The popularity of Texas country music abroad is peculiar yet profound. It's clear now that the beats of the Lone Star State have to easily find their way into the hearts of music lovers across the pond. The full scoop on Capps' take on this musical phenomenon, along with insights into his role at Lonesome Rose, are in this small-town-meets-big-city podcast episode. For those eager to get the lowdown on Capps' international music musings and more, tune in to episode 55 of bigcitysmalltown, available for your listening pleasure as confirmed by the San Antonio Report.