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2016-02

Episodes

Friday Feb 26, 2016

hello friends! i hope you're all doing well and ready for the weekend! things are good here. i have a week off from skyrocket. no gigs. maybe a movie, see some music, go out to dinner with my cousin megan and of course, the oscars. is anyone having a fabulous oscar party? if you are, invite me.
my friend, bill carter returns to the show for episode 467! his gorgeous new album, innocent victims and evil companions is out today (friday february 26th)! bill is an amazing story teller and poet. his songs and the characters in the songs take you somewhere real, painful and beautiful. innocent victims and evil companions will take you on a colorful journey you can only take with bill carter. you can find it at billcarterandtheblame.com bill came by a few weeks ago and we got to sit down and talk about making the album, touring, writing songs, solar powered radio stations and much, much more! i hope you enjoy my conversation with bill carter as much as i did. let's get down!
ciao! -jg

Episode 466: David Messier

Tuesday Feb 23, 2016

Tuesday Feb 23, 2016

hello friends! i hope you're all feeling footloose and fancy free. i'm doing well. i'm just sitting here listening to my first bandmate's new album he made with his wife. it's called, little souvenir and it's really good. their band is called basketcake. they don't play live or anything. they have kids and jobs. they just made an album because they love making music. fortunately, it's available for people to buy and listen to. here's a link to their band camp page basketcake bandcamp page go hear it for yourself!my guest for episode 466 is producer/singer/songwriter, david messier! you might know david as the owner of same-sky productions, producer and sideman, or as the frontman for the early 2000's boston band, papermoon. he is making his official debut as a solo artist with his album, waiting for eldridge, which comes out this friday, february 26th. he's also having a record release show friday february 26th at the townsend in austin, tx. so, if you're in austin, come out to the townsend on friday, see the show and pick up a copy of waiting for eldridge. if you're not in austin, check out davidmessier.com for all of your david messier needs. i hope you enjoy my conversation with david. i sure did. let's get down! ciao! -jg

Friday Feb 19, 2016

hello friends! i hope this episode finds you happy and healthy. the weather has been amazing this week in austin. i've been walking to meetings, walking around outside, driving around, washing my car and doing anything i can to be outside. do you guys do that? when it's nice outside, you just walk around and enjoy the weather. we have a big show for you today, film maker/actor, john valley is here, but before we get to john, i have a quick chat with argentinian rocker, valerio rinaldi who is currently on tour in the u.s. he'll be fralo's in san antonio tomorrow, saturday 2/20 and at the blackerby recital hall in austin, tx on sunday 2/21. we have a great chat about his current tour, touring south america, rock en español and more! get out and check him out. you can find his music here, valerio on bandcamp.my guest for episode 465 is film maker/actor, john valley! you might know john from his sweet spirit videos "baby when i close my eyes" and "baby doll". when i saw those videos back in january, i really wanted to meet him and talk to him on the show because i figured anyone with that kind of imagination would make a fantastic show. well, it did! john and i had a great conversation about growing up in iowa, making films as a kid, acting, interning for terrence malick, collaborating with sweet spirit and much, much more! i suggest you check out his work on his vimeo page to get an idea of his work. it's brilliant! let's get down!

Tuesday Feb 16, 2016

hello friends! i hope you are recovering from back-to-back holidays, valentine's day and president's day. the office in my apartments is closed for president's day so i guess that's a pretty big one. i hope you all have a great week this week. if you are in the austin or round rock area, skyrocket (the band i'm in) will be playing this weekend around austin. on friday we'll be at hanover's in pflugerville, then saturday, we'll be at the one-2-one bar in sunny south austin! go to skyrockettheband.com for times and directions. my guest for episode 464 is brilliantly talented singer/songwriter/frontman/sideman and good man, daniel thomas phipps! daniel came by a few weeks ago and we sat down, did the podcast then i accidentally deleted it, but he was nice enough to come by and do it again the next day. you might know daniel from his own band, daniel thomas phipps and the kinfolk or you may know him as a sideman with little brave, brandy zdan and most currently, he became a member of emily bell and the talkbacks. anyway, daniel and i have a great conversation about growing up in new braunfels, writing songs, solo vs. band, frontman vs. sideman and much, much more! i hope you enjoy getting to know daniel as much as i did. let's get down!ciao! -jg

Episode 463: Tank Washington

Friday Feb 12, 2016

Friday Feb 12, 2016

hello friends! i hope you're all getting your love jams together for the big "love day" coming this sunday. what are you doing for valentine's day? i have no idea what i'm doing. zuri and i are going to my aunt christina's birthday party saturday in houston. we'll be coming back that night. maybe we'll go to the iron cactus north for the opening of "soul of a musician series"... the townsend is having a thing with sarah sharp... what are you doing?my guest for episode 463 is hip-hop artist, tank washington! a member of the l.n.s. crew, tank just released his first full-length album, "pain" in january. the record is absolutely brilliant. he lost his father while he was making it and it really informed the record's feel. you can find the album on itunes, spotify, soundcloud and on bandcamp. we have a fantastic conversation about turning loss into productivity and deeper art, being a father, the lns crew, growing up in austin, the current hip-hop scene and much, much more. i hope you enjoy getting to know tank. i sure did. let's get down!ciao! jg

Tuesday Feb 09, 2016

hello friends! i hope you're all doing well. i hope you are having a good start to your week. things are good here. i'm playing a show in houston tonight. i think it's some kind of mardi gras party. speaking of shows, i'm playing in a songwriter-in-the-round tomorrow, wed. 2/10 from 8-10 at the townsend in austin. i'll be playing with two former guests of the podcast, seela and tom meny. cover is $5. come out and hear some songs and stories! speaking of songs and stories, rev. merrill wade from st. matthews episcopal started a concert series that is entering it's 4th year here in austin, the "soul of a musician series" starts this sunday, feb. 14th (valentine's day) with amy cook. the shows are on sundays, 6:30 pm sharp at iron cactus north. the good reverend stops by this episode and gives us the low-down on the series. if you'd like to find out more fro yourself, go to soul of a musicians series and get involved.my guest for episode 462 is rocketboys singer, brandon kinder who released a new album TODAY, long play, with his solo project, the wealthy west! the album, long play is gorgeous collection of brandon's darker, quieter and more introverted side. i got to play a show with brandon a couple of months ago and i was really taken with this gorgeous collection of songs. if you live in austin, he's playing a release show at teller's on friday, 1/12 at 8 pm. you can find out all about the show and the wealthy west at thewealthywest.com i hope you guys enjoy my conversation with brandon. i sure did. let's get down!ciao!

Friday Feb 05, 2016

hello friends! i hope you're all doing well. i'm good. i had a busy day of podcasting. i'm looking forward to bringing you guys some good conversations. i'm going to galveston with skyrocket tomorrow to play a mardi gras party. i thought we were playing the galveston mardi gras, but we're not.  sometimes i don't know what's going on until i get a show sheet a couple of days before the show. welcome to "johnnyworld" population: me. my guest for episode 461 is a true artist and a dear old friend, bale creek allen. bale is a true artist because to me he is aggressively creative. by that, i mean he works in bronze sculpture, painting, photography, neon, wood work, spoken word, theater and music. i honestly love his work in all of those mediums. in the last 25 years that i've known him, i've seen many of his art shows, music shows and more. his work is always honest, powerful, sometimes brutal and always beautiful. he's a really sweet and inspiring person to be around. i hope you enjoy our conversation. i sure did. let's get down!ciao! -jg

Episode 460: The Halfways

Tuesday Feb 02, 2016

Tuesday Feb 02, 2016

hello friends! i hope you're all had a good weekend. i actually had a weekend. i didn't play this weekend, so my weekend was "normal". friday was girlfriend, zuri's birthday and we had brunch, went shopping, had a nice french dinner, saw a comedy show, saw a rock & rock/sex show and got really drunk. we got down on friday night and could not get back up on saturday. anyway, i had a great weekend. happy birthday zuri!my guests for episode 460 are daniel and alejandro from psychedelic rock band, the halfways! the halfways just released their debut e.p. a couple of weeks ago, they've been playing in and around texas for the last few months and they're the austin music foundation's band of the month. daniel and alejandro came by a few weeks ago and we had a great conversation about trying to rock in miami, making their way to austin, finding bandmates and bands through ads, making the new ep and much, much more. you can find out all you need from the halfways by going to thehalfways.com. i hope you enjoy getting to now these guys as much as i did. let's get down!ciao! -jg

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