Episode 681: Anthony da Costa

Hello friends! My guest for episode 681 is Nashville, power pop singer/songwriter, Anthony Da Costa! Anthony came by back in early February when he was in Austin playing some shows. His latest, Da Costa Deluxe featuring the lovely vocals of Grammy winner, Sarah Jarosz. If you live in Nashville, you can see him this Saturday, March 24th at The Kitchen. He'll be heading to Europe on tour in July. Go to anthonydacosta.com for more tour dates, music and more! Anthony and I have a great conversation about growing up in Pleasantville, NY, John Stamos' role in The Beach Boys, the oddity of playing open mics at 13 in an over-sized leather jacket, working with Steve Poltz, his time living in Austin and much, much more! I hope you enjoy getting to know Anthony. I sure did. Let's get down!
Ciao! -JG

Episode 679: Ty Richards Returns!

Hello friends! If you're in Austin tight now, I hope you all are surviving SXSW 2018. My guest for episode 679 is one of my favorite new artsists to come out in years, Ty Richards! His debut release, 2017's Zillion was my favorite album of 2017 and made it to #4 on the college music charts and many others. Well, Ty Richards is back with a new brilliant album, Welcome To Flat Earth out April 20th.The album recorded entirely on the Tascam 388 8-track reel-to-reel tape machine! He's dropped two single from Welcome To Flat Earth, "Merry Go Round" and "Killjoy". Go to tyrichards.com to find out when and where you can find him and his music. Ty and I have a great conversation about the Tascam 388, the artistically inspiring political climate we're in, his new label Tremolo Records, his successful year promoting Zillion and much, much more! I lways have a great time hanging with Ty. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
Ciao! -JG

Episode 641: Burgess Meredith Returns Again! / Charlie Faye Stops By!

Hello friends! I hope you all had a good weekend. Josh King and Jesse Hester from garage pop rock and roll band, Burgess Meredith return to the show today! Their brilliant, new album, A Dimension Of Sound comes out next Friday, November 17th. They'll be celebrating with a record release show on Saturday, November 18th at The Hole in the Wall here in Austin, TX. We have a great conversation about making A Dimension Of Sound, the songwriting process of a multi-writer band, Jellyfish, T-rex, Jon Brion and other nerd stuff. I love this band and I always have a blast talking to Josh and Jesse. Plus, my friend, Charlie Faye from Charlie Faye and the Fayettes stops by to chat about their new album they've just started recording and The Austin Music Foundation's "The Next and Best in Austin Music" showcase next Wednesday, November 15th at 3Ten ACL LIve get tickets and find out more here! Find Charlie Faye and the Fayettes at charliefayeandthefayettes.com  Let's get down!
Ciao! -JG

Episode 630: The History Department / Baby Island Checks In!

Hello friends! Jack Thornton and Matt Leslie from garage-rock/power-pop trio, The History Department are my guests for episode 630! Their brand new e.p., Alchemy is avaialble now on Bandcamp and will be available on all platforms next Tuesday, October 3rd. They're also playing a release show here in Austin at Cheer-up Charlie's on Tuesday, october 3rd. I had a great time talking to Matt and Jack about making Alchemy, Jack's work with Shivery Shakes, Matt's sobriety and what it brings to the band and much, much more. I had a great time hanging with these guys. I'm sure you will too. Plus, Eli Moore from Seattle WA area garage-pop band, Baby Island checks-in via Skype. Their brilliant new album, Break The Lease is out now. Find it on their Bandcamp page. Two great conversations on one show! Let's get down!
ciao! -jg

Episode 627: Color Candy / Christine Albert Stops By To Talk About Swan Songs Serenade Benefit Concert!

Hello friends! Indie/pop rockers, Color Candy are my guests on the show for episode 627! Their gorgeous debut e.p., Beach Ball came out this summer and the band has been busy playing shows in support of it. They'll be playing this Sunday, September 24th at The 37th Annual Pecan Street Festival at 2 pm on the Trinity stage. Merri Palmer, Robert Willis and Kevin Martin stopped by a few weeks ago and i got to know all about Color Candy. Find Beach Ball and a listing of all their shows at colorcandysound.com I had a great time getting to know these guys. I'm sure you will too. Plus, my old friend, Christine Albert stops by to talk about The 2017 Swan Songs Serenade Benefit Concert Featuring Ruthie Foster taking place on Wednesday, October 18th at Riverbend Center for the Arts. Swan Songs care program is the fulfillment of musical last wishes for people at the end of their lives with no charge to the patient or family for this service. Get tickets for the event and find out how to donate at swansongs.org Let's get down!
ciao! -jg

Episode 604: Buenos Diaz

My guest for episode 604 is guitar-slinging singer/songwriter, Nick Diaz who plays under the name, Buenos Diaz! His new self-titled album is out now. Nick's been on tour playing guitar in Alejandro Escovedo's band since the beginning of June, but he'll be in Houston on July 22 at The Mucky Duck with his band, Buenos Diaz. You can find out where they're playing and how to get their music by going to buenosdiazmusic.com Nick came by about a month ago and we had a great conversation about growing up in Houston and going to blues clubs, living in New Orleans, San Francisco and New York, making Buenos Diaz, playing with Alejandro Escovedo and much, much more! I had a great time getting to know Nick. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!

Episode 551: Chris Taylor Returns!

Hello friends! I hope you're all staying warm. I am. I actually made a huge dent in my Christmas shopping today. That's always a relief. How did we make Christmas so stressful? It makes you realize how poor you are, how much you wish you could give people. At the same time, you stress out getting your cousin's boyfriend something you think he'll like and he's not even going to show up. I spent a lot of time the last couple of years buying people music I thought they would like, but i've seen a couple of cd's I bought over the last couple of years still in the cellophane. Merry Christmas!
San Antonio's hyper-prolific artist/singer/songwriter, Chris Taylor returns to the show for episode 551! Chris put out three albums in 2016, the electronic, Re: Imagine, the gorgeous double-album, Never Ending Now and the politically infused, USBlues. Three fantastic albums! You can find all of his albums and his amazing artwork at christaylorworld.com. Chris and i met up at Sam's Burger Joint Music Hall before my gig in San Antonio a couple of weeks ago. We have a great conversaion about what drove Chris to make 3 albums this year, playing with his band, fighting fear with art, what the election year means to him and much, much more. I hope you enjoy our conversation. I did. Let's get down!
 
Ciao! -jg
 
 

Episode 550: Ty Richards

Hello friends! I hope all is well in your world. I finished the new Phil Collins austobiography this week. It's really good. It sent me down a Genesis worm hole. I've been listening to all kinds of Genesis except for the Invisible Touch album and beyond. It dawned on me that wether you like them or not, they are easily one of the most unique bands ever. you know their music by its melody and even their two singers have similar voices and melodic sensibilties. Do you agree? Am I crazy? Maybe I am.
My guest for epsiode 550 is the incredibly talented, Ty Richards! Ty's new album, Zillion comes out Friday February 3rd 2017. His music has been described as "Beck Zeppelin". The album is a very celebratory psychedelic/guitar/dance album. The first single, "Spaceman" is available now on all digital and streaming mediums. You can also find him at tyrichards.com. we have a great conversation about making music alone, moving to Austin, his wife's influence on Zillion and much, much more! I hope you enjoy our conversation. I sure did. Let's get down!
 
ciao! -jg

Episode 547: DD Dagger a.k.a. Allyson Lipkin

Hello friends! I hope you all had a good weekend. I'm doing well. I've been working on a lot of busy work today. It's not super-fun but it leaves you woth a feeling of accomplishment when you finish... and that's pretty good. Right? I urge any of you musicians that live in Austin to come out to a panel I'm moderating tomorrow, Wednesday December 7th at at St. Elmo Sounstage from 7-9 pm. The Austin Music Foundation presents "Hit The Road Jack(ie): Touring Deconstructed" a panel on planning and managing go to austinmusicfoundation.org for more info.
My guest for episode 547 is multi-instrumentalist art-rocker, DD Dagger a.k.a. Allyson Lipkin! Allyson is releasing her brilliant new album, The Lone Wolf Meets The Underdog on December 17th. She's also having a release party on Sat. Dec 17th at Dozen Street. Go to dddagger.com for more info on the show and where to get the album. We sat down about a month ago and had a fantastic conversation about writing a "divorce album", making The Lone Wolf Meets The Underdog, playing with Los Coast, Fastball, Danger Cakes and others, staying sane through making art and much, much more! I hope you enjoy our conversation as much as I did. Let's get down!
Ciao! -jg

Episode 519: Jonathan Fox Band

Hello friends! I hope you had a great weekend. I had a good one. Skyrocket played a couple of private shows in Houston. They were fun shows in bbq places, so i had a lot of bbq this weekend. I loved both dinners and we had a blast at both gigs. If you live in Austin or in the Hill Country, Skyrocket will be playing shows in both of these places this weekend. Friday, 9/2 at Cedar Street Courtyard in Austin and Saturday 9/3 at Mercer Street Dance Hall in Dripping Springs, TX. 
Jonathan Fox from Jonathan Fox Band is my guest for episode 519! Jonathan Fox Band has just released their 2nd album, Loverlust. Jonathan made this record in his studio apartment with his drummer and guitar player. We have a great conversation about growing up in the DFW area, being influenced by Blink 182 and John Mayer, making Loverlust in his apartment, the dating woes of the hopeless romantic and much, much more. You can find out when they're coming to a town near you by going to jonathanfoxband.com Have a great week. Let's get down!
Ciao! -jg