Burris Singer on the Wholesome Purpose of Rock and Roll

Chris Hochkeppel recently graduated from college and is already making a living as a full-time musician. He’s the singer and guitarist for Burris and also hosts the singer-songwriter nights at Lava Cantina in Baton Rouge. Burris has done scaled-down acoustic shows, but at full-force the band is a seven-piece powerhouse that has a distinct rock sound with jazz and funk influences. In addition to guitar, drums, and bass, the band brings along a violin, saxophone, keyboard, and auxiliary percussion to their big shows, which makes for quite an energetic live performance.

Burris In this podcast interview we discuss the inspiration behind Meant to Be, the new album from Burris. Some of the other topics we discuss include

finding success by serving a community
dealing with rejection
how to be a good hang-out guy
how to interact with fans in a way that connects
finding purpose in the things we do

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Burris Singer on the Wholesome Purpose of Rock and Roll

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The singer-songwriter showcases in Baton Rouge
- The one Chris hosts at Lava Cantina is usually 8:00 PM, 1st and 3rd Wednesdays.
- Jolie Pearl one is 1:00 PM, every Sunday.
- Brew Ha-Ha one is 6:00 PM, every Sunday.
- This Jive Flamingo post includes more details about each night and some quotes from Chris.

Albums Chris mentioned
- Live at Radio City – by Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds, released on August 13, 2007 (As it happens, Dave makes reference to a traumatized Iraq veteran in that album, which relates to the last short film I directed.)
- Morning View by Incubus, released on October 23, 2001

Musicians mentioned
- Ben Herrington plays the keys for Burris. He also plays accordion, piano, and trombone for Minos the Saint.
- Jordan Searcy was featured on the Voice in 2014. He recently played at Chris’s showcase.
- Kenny Acosta, another musician at Chris’s showcase, is a blues icon who has played with the likes of Muddy Waters, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Taj Mahal, and The Neville Brothers. Baton Rouge Mayor Kip Holden declared June 11 to be Kenny Acosta Day.
- Marc Broussard, the “Bayou Soul” singer-songweriter, is one of Chris’s musical influences.
- Matthew Schwartz of Pacifico has also been featured at the Lava Cantina showcase. He’s how I met Chris. This is the podcast interview I did with Matt.