Every song has a story. The Hole Story invites artists to perform stripped-back sets and share the memories, experiences and stories that shaped the songs. Taped live at Austin’s Hole in the Wall, where generations of songwriters have found their voices for more than 50 years.
In the mid-2000s, as music blogs and MP3s were changing how people found new bands, Austin’s Voxtrot became one of the names that seemed to be everywhere. Their self-released Raised by Wolves EP caught fire online in 2005, followed by two more EPs, heavy touring and a wave of attention that reached far beyond Austin — all before the band released its first full-length.
Voxtrot broke up in 2010, and frontman and songwriter Ramesh Srivastava went on to release two albums under his own name. More than a decade later, Voxtrot reunited, releasing Dreamers in Exile in 2026 – their first new album in nearly two decades. Their early EPs have also been collected as Early Music, with a vinyl edition arriving September 11.
Ramesh has new music of his own on the way, too, with the forthcoming solo record Search for Freedom & God.
For The Hole Story, Ramesh moves between all of it: early and new Voxtrot, his solo work and an unreleased song from what comes next. Along the way, he gets remarkably open about the life underneath the songs — growing up as a half-Indian gay kid in Texas, first love, and his own search around religion and spirituality.
Taped live at Austin’s Hole in the Wall on June 23, 2026.
New episodes of The Hole Story drop weekly on the KUTX YouTube channel and on-air Tuesdays at 10pm on KUTX 98.9fm.
Set List:
“Raised by Wolves”
“The King”
“The Times”
“Freedom”
Musician: Ramesh Srivastava – vocals, guitar
Credits: Creator/Producer: Deidre Gott; Audio Engineer: Rene Chavez, Audio Mix: Rene Chavez Edit: Lorianne Willett; Cameras: Michael Minasi, Lorianne Willett, Ysa Mendoza
