Episode 315: Three:33

hello friends! i think my long internet wireless router nightmare will be coming to a close soon. time-warner is coming on saturday to fix my problem. until then, i'll be traveling and playing shows. today i'm headed to scottsdale, arizona for a show with SKYROCKET!. tomorrow, we'll be flying to houston for another show and then home on friday afternoon. we have a good time traveling together. check out my instagram for photos of the trip if that's something you're into. my guest for episode 315 is frontman extraordinaire, tony park from the band, three:33! some of you may know tony from his old band and my old friends, pushmonkey. i've known tony for over 20 years and i've seen him play shows at co-op house parties in '92 to seeing sharing a weekly residency with his band, pushmonkey and seeing them open for kiss, to opening for them on their major-label record release tour. in all that time though, i've never gotten to just sit down and talk o tony for an extended period of time. we got to a couple of weeks ago and it was awesome!  i'm looking forward to more hangs with this amazingly talented and super-sweet dude. enjoy our conversation. i did. let's get down!ciao!- jg

Episode 109: Jesse Murphy (Brazilian Girls) / Catching up with Omar Vallejo

new york city, just like i pictured it...
hello folks! so i woke up at 5 a.m. on tuesday and went to h.a.a.m. benefit day. it started with scrappy jud newcombe at whole foods at 6 a.m.! then i saw vallejo, the trishas and carolyn wonderland. all be fore 10 a.m.! ha! crazy. i was hoping to sit down and have some quick conversations with more folks that morning but it was kinda hectic and noisy. i got a chance to sit down with omar vallejo and catch up with him for a few minutes about the new vallejo album and his new studio. check it out!
my main guest for episode 109 is the extremely talented bass/tuba player and super-cool dude, jesse murphy from brazilian girls, california and is currently on tour with joe jackson. i met jesse  a couple of weeks ago when i played a solo show in new york.his band, california headlined the show. caught up with him a couple of days later outside my hotel in midtown. it was great getting to talk to him for a bit. he's a great a guy who's played some amazing folks. he loves playing and i love what he does. i hope you enjoy my conversation with jesse. i did.
ciao! -jg

Episode 102: Jeff Lofton

a lesson in jazz.
hello everyone! i hope you're doing well this week. i am. i have an announcement to make, i will be playing a solo acoustic show at zirzamin in new york city next thursday, september 20th. i'll be playing with my dear friend and two-time guest on the podcast, joseph king from deadbeat darling. here is a link to the event. http://www.facebook.com/events/416836435039873/ if you live in new york, you'll want to come to this! i'll also be doing some podcast interviews while i'm there and playing a SKYROCKET! show. busy weekend. THIS weekend, i'll be playing a songwriter in the round with two guys that have been on the podcast, ray prim & lang freeman (sounds under radio) at flipnotics in austin, tx. it's saturday, september 15th. here's a link for that show http://www.facebook.com/events/158862854238119/ if you're in austin, come out and hear some songs and stories!!!!
my guest for episode 102 is the phenomenal trumpet player, jeff lofton. i didn't know jeff at all, i got an email from his people, i looked him up and it turns out, he's unbelievable. i was more than happy to have such a great talent on the show. so, he came by last week and i got to know him a bit. also, i got to know more about jazz. jeff is an incredibly insightful guy with a deep knowledge of jazz. he laid it on me, and i loved it. here's my guest, jeff lofton!
ciao! -jg