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2013-11

Episodes

Monday Nov 25, 2013

hello friends! first off, i hope you all have a great thanksgiving. i have a lot to be thankful for... one of those things is this podcast, my guests and most of all, YOU! thank you so much for listening to this show. i couldn't do it without you guys. anyway, i'm going to houston to spend thanksgiving with my family. i'll also be playing there friday with SKYROCKET! at the house of blues. if you're in houston for thanksgiving, come out and spend "black friday night" with us!my guest for episode 224 is singer/songwriter, wendy colonna! wendy makes her second appearance on the show after an exciting year and a half loaded full of travel, writing and ending up with her recording and releasing a new album, "nectar". wendy tells us how she paired up with mark addison to make "nectar", her travels around the u.s. writing and playing gigs, working on the third "HAAM JAM" christmas album and much, much more. i love hanging out with wendy. it always makes me feels more grounded. i hope you enjoy our conversation. i did. ciao! -jg

Episode 223: Little Brave

Friday Nov 22, 2013

Friday Nov 22, 2013

hello friends! i hope you're all doing well. today we add another chapter to my rat saga. i woke up to the faint stench of death in my kitchen. i went to the office of my apartments and told them and they sent someone over right away and they found the departed rat fink under the dishwasher. i'm glad they got it. hopefully, it's the last one. anyway, i'm getting my shit together to go to san antonio today (friday, 11/22/13) SKYROCKET! is playing at sam's burger joint music hall tonight. should be a good time. i'll be seeing former guest, chris taylor and he's bringing me a new painting he did of me. i'm looking forward to seeing that! san antonio, here we come!my guest for episode 223 is extremely talented, multi-instrumentalist, singer/songwriter stephanie briggs a.k.a, little brave! she's currently working on her third album as little brave and has a kickstarter campaign that goes until december 4th.here's a link, little brave kickstarter. if you like what you hear, you should kick her some cash and help her see her vision through. anyway, i reached out to stephanie because i liked what i heard of her music and what i saw of her performances. she came by and we talked about looping instruments live, having hits in qatar, playing all of the instruments yourself while recording, working with matt novesky, her her journey as a solo artist and much, much more! i hope you enjoy our conversation. i did. and remember, if you like what you hear, give her some money to finish her album. she's definitely deserving of it.ciao! -jg

Episode 222: Drew Smith

Monday Nov 18, 2013

Monday Nov 18, 2013

hello friends! i have some sad news. my hard drive died on friday... it's fixed, but i lost a lot of stuff like music, pictures and things like that. anyway, does anyone know how to get music off of your ipod? if you do, tweet at me. @johnnygoudie. if you live in san antonio, SKYROCKET! will be playing at sam's burger joint THIS friday, november 22nd, 2013. here's a link to the event with times and ticket info https://www.facebook.com/events/1381154922105088/?ref=br_tf oh! my friend, todd gave me 16 vinyl albums for my collection! i got early genesis, the pretenders, wings, supertramp, laurie anderson (which i have fallen in love with) and so many more! i'm pretty excited about this vinyl thing! it's so fun!my guest for episode 122 is singer/songwriter, drew smith. drew is coming off of a hiatus in full-force. he's put his old band, drew smith's lonely choir, back together for some shows including one at the historic paramount theater in austin, tx. he's out doing shows with his new band, all the elements. he's also hosting a weekly songwriter-in-the-round at the one-to-one bar in austin, tx. anyway, i've known drew for almost a decade and i've never really gotten to sit down and have a talk with him. i did last wek and it was great! we talk about momo's, funk bands, joe humel, producing the wheeler bros., taking some time to breathe, social media, he tells a funny story about meeting me and much, much more. i hope you enjoy our conversation. i did. ciao! -jg

Episode 221: Dan Workman

Saturday Nov 16, 2013

Saturday Nov 16, 2013

hello lovelies! i hope fall is treating you all well. it got cold here for a couple of days and that was rad! the F-1 race is in austin this weekend and it's making for some maddening traffic. my computer is in the hospital which is why this episode is coming out late. i hate that. my poor computer... probably too many podcasts. keep your fingers crossed that it's nothing too serious. i'm staying with my dogs this weekend and i have family in town so keep your fingers crossed for that too. my guest for episode 121 is producer/engineer, dan workman! dan has worked with the likes of zz top, destiny's child, abeyance' and many, many more. he's also the president sugarhill recording studios in houston, tx which is the oldest recording studio in the united states. along with his many musical endeavors, dan is the producer and co-host of the web series, "live from sugarhill studios". a great show with many great live performances. i met up with dan backstage at the house of blues in houston just before a SKYROCKET! show. we talked about recording, the survival of big box studios, bad ass grammy parties, avant-garde recording artists, beyonce's dad and his reaction to "bootylicious" and much, much more. the recording gets noisy because the d.j. gets going a couple of minutes into our talk. sorry about that. i hope you enjoy my conversation with dan. i did.ciao! -jg

Episode 220: Nathan Felix

Tuesday Nov 12, 2013

Tuesday Nov 12, 2013

hello friends! i had a great trip to oklahoma city this weekend. played a fancy party for some fun folks including the governor of oklahoma, who danced to some SKYROCKET! with his lovely wife. good times! if you're in austin, this thursday 11/14, SKYROCKET! will be playing at the belmont. it's going to be a fun show. here's the ticket info, the belmont it'll be a party! so, my friend cory gave me a turntable, some records and some speakers today. then i went and got an amp/receiver. then i went and got some more records. now i'm sitting here listening to todd rundgren's "runt" on headphones while i type this. thank you cory. it's great, but i feel an addiction coming on.my guest for episode 22 is punk/indie rock/d.i.y./rock and roll dude turned classical composer, nathan felix. nathan just released his first symphony, the curse, the cross an the lion last week. it's really great! the thing is, nathan never composed, studied or even listened to classical music until a few years ago. i was surprised when he wrote me a few months ago and told me he was putting out a symphony. i was like, "what?! a symphony?". well, he did it. nathan came by last week on his press blitz and we talked about the whole process, ll the good fortune, all of the challenges of never being trained in classical music, bulgaria, recording the album and much, much more! p.s. i listened to the vinyl album he gave me tonight and it sounds great! i hope you enjoy this is inspirational story. i did.ciao! -jg

Episode 219: Warren Hood

Thursday Nov 07, 2013

Thursday Nov 07, 2013

hello friends! fall has put it's cool and windy arms around austin this week and it feels delicious. i hope the weather is treating you well wherever you are. i'm going to oklahoma city this weekend to play a show with SKYROCKET!. i haven't been there in a whole year. we have a few shows this week. it's good to be busy. oh! if you are in austin, SKYROCKET! will be playing a big show at the belmont next thursday, november 14th. come out! the show should be fun. we're playing outside tonight and i'm debating wearing long underwear... i'm such a weenie when it comes to the cold.my guest for episode 219 is the immensely talented and very sweet, warren hood! this is warren's second appearance on the show. he was on our first live show two years ago as a member of the coveters. since then, warren has put out a new album and toured behind it, toured with the bodeans, hayes carll, played the legendary weekly show, "the hippie hour" and much, much more. warren came by and we talked about  music tradition, wanting to be a basketball star, berklee college of music, becoming a lead singer, going to high school with gary clark jr. & suzanna chofell, working with charlie sexton on his new album and much, much more. i hope you enjoy getting to know warren as much as i did. ciao! -jg

Episode 218: Emily Gimble

Monday Nov 04, 2013

Monday Nov 04, 2013

hello friends! i hope this episode finds you well. i am getting ready to write a song with sarah sharp this morning. that's exciting. my car is in the shop because something's wrong with the brakes, i have rats in my apartment because the flooding last week, but i'm doing well... there's a solution; the rat traps are set and i am a member of car2go. speaking of car2go, do you have car2go in your town? if they have it, become a member. it's awesome. i saw danny malone play on sunday and ran into many friends and folks that have been on the show like, scarlett olson, joanna barbera, bob schneider and of course, danny malone. great sunday!my guest for episode 218 is third generation texas musician, emily gimble. on friday we'll have her bandmate, warren hood on the show. i saw emily play a few months ago and i was blown away. i asked her to come by and chat with and she did. we talked about everything, traditional music, waco, fiddle camp, the warren hood band, the marshall ford swing band, drinking with hayes carl, the cheesey ray vaughan, paying respect and much, much more. i hope you enjoy getting to know emily as much as i did.ciao! -jg

Episode 217: Shelley King

Friday Nov 01, 2013

Friday Nov 01, 2013

hello my friends! i hope you all had a good halloween. i didn't do much. i stayed in. anyway, i'm running behind today. rocktober is over and i think i'm going to not shave for the month of november to bring awareness to male health issues. are you down? i wish my beard wasn't white. i've played some private shows this week with SKYROCKET! it's been a good time. except for the flash-flooding on wednesday. jake lost his car in the flood. i talk all about it on this episode.my guest for episode 217 is singer/songwriter, shelley king! i've known who shelley is and i've heard her music over the years, but i've never gotten to sit down and talk to her. well, she came by the apartment a couple of weeks ago and we talked about everything.. rehearsing at the rock center in houston, the music scene in houston, carolyn wonderland, japan, getting a song recorded by nancy sinatra, colorado weed laws, recording with the subdudes and much, much more. i had a great time getting to know shelley. i know you will too.ciao! -jg

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