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Austin Music Foundation
Episodes
Friday Jun 21, 2019
Friday Jun 21, 2019
Hello friends! Carrie Fussell, frontwoman for Austin's colorful, art rock heroes, Calliope Musicals is my guest for episode 814! Their latest album, the gorgeous and empowering, Color/Sweat is available now wherever you stream or download your jams. The Calliope clan is about to embark on a U.S. summer tour starting in July. Go to calliopemusicals.com for music, tour dates and more. Carrie and I have a great conversation about growing up in the small Texas town of Henderson, how Calliope connects with and empowers their fans and created a community for them, writing and making Color/Sweat, how Fleetwood Mac went wrong in the 80's, tackling body image issues, traveling with Project ATX 6 and much more! I had a great time getting to know Carrie. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
Ciao! -JG
Tuesday Jun 18, 2019
Tuesday Jun 18, 2019
Hello friends! Austin Music Foundation's Artist Of The Month for June, Daisy O'Connor returns to the show for episode 813! Daisy's new full-length album, the lo-fi manifesto, Mixtape II drops this Friday June 21st on Bandcamp.com. She's celebrating with a full-band show that is free to the public this Friday, June 21st at Geraldine's in Austin, TX. Go to daisyoconnor.com for music, show dates, Patreon and more. We have a great conversation about making Mixtape II on 8-track cassette in Norman, OK with Kyle Reid, The Carpenters, setting aside time during the day to cry, releasing two albums a year, playing with her band and much more! I always have a great time chatting with Daisy. Enjoy. Let's get down!
Ciao! -JG
Friday May 17, 2019
Friday May 17, 2019
Hello friends! Bass player/photographer, Matthew Lindsey is my guest for episode 803! You might know Matthew from his work with Charlie Faye, Wendy Colonna, Rosie Flores and many more. I got to spend some time with him over the last six months through some SongDivision gigs we were on together and became fast friends. We have a great conversation about listening to his older siblings' albums and getting "turned on" to rock and roll, falling in love with photography after a walkabout, working in the film industry in Chicago, working as a photographer's assistant, cutting his teeth in the New York music scene, our shared dislike of "influencers", how our grandfathers were way tougher than us, having a heart attack during load in and much more. I had a great time getting to know Matthew. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
Ciao! -JG
Friday May 03, 2019
Friday May 03, 2019
Hello friends! Welcome to episode 799 where I get to play D.J. and play some songs that I got turned on to by guests over the last hundred episodes. I also made a Spotify playlist with even more songs from the show. Check it out here, Spotify Playlist. Anyway, I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I enjoyed making it. Here's the track listing...
1. Jaimee Harris - "Depressive State"
2. Shy Beast - "Monday/Sunday"
3. Edie Brickell & New Bohemians - "What Makes You Happy"
4. Ben Dickey - "I Think It's All Different"
5. Billy Harvey - "The Arsonist"
6. Queue Queue - "Man Boy"
7. Eric Tessmer - "Good So Bad"
8. Jeff Plankenhorn - "Sleeping Dogs"
9. Daisy O'Connor - "Ether"
10. Go Fever - "Cling"
11. Western Youth - "Hangin' On"
Tuesday Apr 30, 2019
Tuesday Apr 30, 2019
Hello friends! Welcome to Episode 798: Highlights, where you get to hear some bits of conversations from the show's last hundred episodes. Darden Smith talks about how we all need to hear words of inspiration, Jaimee Harris talks about dealing with depression, Ben Dickey talks about getting the part for and playing "Blaze", Kathy Valentine talks about the six weeks that the Go Go's had the number one album in the country, Jackie Venson talks about practice, Eric Tessmer talks about he inspiration for his song, "Good So Bad", Kydd Jones talks about the Austin Hip-Hop scene and Superfónicos talk about Colombia and Colombian music. Great conversations with great artists! Let's get down!
Ciao! -JG
Tuesday Apr 02, 2019
Tuesday Apr 02, 2019
Hello friends! Winner of "Best Guitar" at the 2019 Austin Music Awards, Jackie Venson returns for episode 790! Jackie's latest album, the amazing, Joy drops THIS Friday, April 5th and she is celebrating with a release show at The Paramount Theater on Friday, April 12th with special guests, Sweet Spirit. Tickets may still be available. Go to Jackievenson.com ticket info, tour dates, music, videos and more. We have a great conversation about her last year of touring the U.S. and Europe, opening for Gary Clark Jr. what it too to write and record Joy, her new "profiling" amplifier, her plans for 2019 and much more! I always have a great time hanging with Jackie. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
Ciao! - JG
Tuesday Mar 19, 2019
Tuesday Mar 19, 2019
Hello friends! Singer/songwriter, Rob Baird is my guest for episode 786! His new album, the reflective, After All, dropped in January and is available wherever you stream and download your jams. Go to robbairdmusic.com for music, videos, show dates and more. We have a great conversation about recording After All to tape in East Nashville, his relationship with producer/co-writer, Rick Brantley, how he got lucky on his third and fourth albums and much more! I had a great time getting to know Rob. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
Ciao! -JG
Tuesday Jan 22, 2019
Tuesday Jan 22, 2019
In December of last year, The Austin Music Foundation invited me to do some live panel discussions with three legendary Austin creatives about their journey and "how they got here" at the On the Record An ATX Marketplace and Panel event at Native Hostel. I sat down and got into it with producer/musician, Chris "Frenchie" Smith, Kathy Valentine from The Go-Go's and The Bluebonnets and Louis Black film producer, co-founder of SXSW, The Austin Chronicle and the new Sex Hawke Black Records. I would like to thank On the Record sponsors, Vinylmnky, Native Hostels, SXSW and The Austin Music Foundation for having me. I would also like to thank WERD Productions for recording the show and running the sound. I hope you enjoy these inspiring conversations with these legendary creative trailblazers. I sure did. Let's get down!
Ciao! -JG
Thursday Jan 10, 2019
Thursday Jan 10, 2019
Hello gang! The second year of the Austin Music Foundation's, Artist Development Program, which I am part of, is drawing to a close and ready to celebrate!The NEXT is our way to showcase these hardworking bands. Join us at Antone’s Nightclub on Friday, January 18 for performances from all 7 of our current program participants: Aaron Stephens, Alesia Lani, Kalu & the Electric Joint, Otis Wilkins, Shy Beast, Superfónicos and Western Youth. In this episode of "How Did I Get Here?" I took some snippets from conversations I had with each of these artists on the podcast over the last year giving you the chance to get to know them better. For tickets to The NEXT go HERE! I have had a great time getting to know these amazing artists through the Artist Development Program and the podcast. I'm sure you will too. See you at The NEXT! Let's get down!
About the Artist Development Program
The Artist Development Program (ADP) was designed by the Austin Music Foundation alongside leading music industry professionals. The intensive seven-month program aims to prepare a select group of emerging Austin artists to take their careers to the next level. ADP artists work closely with a team of mentors through both one-on-one consultations and classroom-focused group sessions, where artists are encouraged to discuss their goals and share ideas with peers.
Tuesday Jan 01, 2019
Tuesday Jan 01, 2019
Happy 2019!!!! I wish you all the very best in the new year. Austin R&B queen and Austin Music Foundation artist of the month for January 2019, Alesia Lani returns the show for episode 764! Her latest release, the beautifully honest, Resilient is out now and available where ever you stream or download your jams. Go to alesialanimusic.com for music, show dates, videos and more. We have a great conversation about making music as a mom, getting extremely real on and making Resilient, the Austin R&B scene, writing on bass and much more! Alesia is a true talent and a great hang. Enjoy. Let's get down!
Ciao! -JG