Episode 251: She Sir

hello munchkins! i hope you're all happy and healthy little munchkins. i am well. i played a show last night with some old friends here in austin. it was a lot of fun. the couple that had "the best blind audition ever" on the voice were there. i didn't talk to them. i thought they butchered that beatles song. plus, i feel like i live in a different world than mainstream america. i got weirded out when carson daily called "i've just seen a face" an obscure beatles song. really? i thought "old brown shoe" was slightly obscure, but not something off of rubber soul. i never wanna be all like, "what happened to the world i live in?", but it happens sometimes. my guests for episode 251 are dreamy and gorgeous, she sir! i invited these guys over when i heard a track from their new album, go guitars, which just came out this week and fell in love with their sound. i love their lush guitars and dreamy vocals. jeremy and russell from the band stopped by for a chat and i got to know them and how they work. we have a great conversation. they're great guys in a great band who just released a beautiful album. i suggest you go buy it now. ciao! -jg

Episode 250: Scorpion Child

hello friends of nature and rock and roll! i hope you're all doing well. i am. i've had a good week so far and it's only tuesday. i have a solo show this week on thursday 2/27 at stubb's in austin, tx. i'll be playing a songwriter in the round with ryan holley, paco estrada and a few other folks. should be fun. if you are in houston, skyrocket will be playing there on friday 2/28 at rockefeller hall. i believe that place is going to be closing in the next few months so, if you like seeing us there, which i know many people do, we're only doing two more shows there before it closes down. i know. it's sad. i saw a lot of great shows there... dr. john, the bodeans, the neville bros. the ohio players and many, many more. goodbye rockefeller hall. you had  a great run!my guest for episode 250 is aryn jonanthan black from the full-throttle rock and roll band, scorpion child! you might have seen him on VH1's that metal show this past saturday (2/22/14). that show also named their debut, self-titled album as one of the top 5 albums of 2013. the album is amazing and the rock world and european rock world have embraced the band and they're returning to the u.k. next month. if you live there look them up. i've known aryn for a few years, he's always seemed like a real rockstar to me and he is. he's a genuine 24 carrot rocker. so is scorpion child. i hope you enjoy my conversation with aryn. i did! ciao! -jg

Episode 249: Dana Falconberry

hello friends! i hope you're all doing well. i am. i've been getting ready for sxsw. booking a lot of interviews, trying to find some cool parties and generally listening to a lot of the bands i'll be talking to that week. it's just around the corner. i was on the hodgecast this week. i was a panel guest along with my friend, john tole and my new friend, johanna. i go on charlie's show about twice a month. it's always very fun and funny, but this one has some extra grease. the show is normally an hour, but we made this one go for 1:40. if you're a podcast fan and like me, you like when people riff on subjects until the giggles set in, this is the episode for you. here's a link http://www.charliehodgeshow.com/podcast/hodgecast-episode-418-cool-water/my guest for episode 249 is the amazingly talented and super cool, dana falconberry! i met dana a few months ago at an elliot smith tribute. she was very talented, humble and funny. i picked up her album, leelanau (on vinyl) and absolutely fell in love with it. her voice and her writing are absolutely superb. her lyrics paint a picture that can evoke the deepest feelings of longing and warmth. anyway, we finally got together and had our talk for the show and it was great! dana is a hyper-creative force with a real genuine heart. i hope you enjoy getting to know her. i sure did.ciao! -jg

Episode 248: Danny Grochow

hello friends! wow. that was one crazy president's day! did you party too? just kidding. i was in an amazing recording session yesterday for a new kimmie rhodes album. i had an amazing time. i talk all about it in the intro. i also, had a great weekend. SKYROCKET! played in houston last weekend. fun shows and i got to spend some time with my family which is always great. this weekend SKYROCKET! goes back to playing some public shows after playing only one public show in 7 weeks. we're playing at hanover's in pflugerville on friday and heading out to the hill country on saturday for a show in fredericksburg. i'll tell you all about it next week. my guest for episode 248 is working musician, danny grochow! danny reached out to me a few months ago and told me he had a story to tell. i invited him over and we had a nice chat about his journey as a musician starting out in the punk and metal scene of corpus christi, tx. he's a bass playing sideman for folks like the mother truckers and eric tessmer but also, writes and records his own records. ladies and gentlemen, danny grochow!

Episode 247: Bobby Landgraf

"i'm an overnight sensation... it was just a really long night."hello lovers! happy valentine's day. is valentine's day real? it's never been a thing for me. of course, no one ever sends me flowers, chocolates or takes me to a fancy dinner and finally puts in the work for my sex and/or love. so basically, it's just friday to me. i saw erin ivey's record release show last night at the belmont here in austin. what a great show! her new cd/dvd whisper of the moon is an incredible live recording with erin and the tosca string quartet. i recommend it! i'm getting my shit together to head out of town a little later today for some weekend shows with SKYROCKET!. i'm driving alone this weekend, so i'm looking for some good podcasts and maybe and audiobook. my guest for episode 247 is the amazingly talented and incredibly cool, bobby landgraf a.k.a. bobby rock! i've known bobby for a long time and always thought the world of him as both a musician and a dude. i was a huge fan of his band, gahdzilla motor company. anyway, bobby's band, honky is always working and now he's joined the band down which is fronted by pantera's phil anselmo. bobby's story is very real and ultimately very triumphant. his humility and focus on his work has really paid off for him. that makes me proud. i hope you enjoy my conversation with bobby. i did.ciao! -jg

Episode 246: Gina Chavez

hello friends! i hope you're all winning the gold in your lives today. things are going well here. the weather keeps changing every day and now it's emergency cold with schools starting a couple of hours later for the 3rd time in in a month. not to talk about the weather, but man, it's weird when it changes from a high of 34 to a high of 77 to freezing  to sunny and 75 all in one week. weird. i've been busy working on a lot of different things lately. i'll keep you posted.  my guest for episode 246 is the talented and enchanting, gina chavez! gina's new album, UP. ROOTED comes out today, tuesday, february 11th 2014! the album is loaded with all the bad-ass latin jams you would expect from austin's "best latin artist". anyway, i had a great time getting to know gina through this podcast. i never knew about her charitable work, her 8 months in el salvador teaching young girls, nina arriba, a college fund that chavez co-founded for impoverished you women in el salvador. gina and i have a great conversation. we get to know what makes her tick and where all of that beautiful music comes from. i hope you enjoy getting to know gina. i sure did.ciao!

Episode 245: Erin Ivey Returns! / Sphynx checks in from the road again!

"get hip baby! you like metal?"hello my friends!i hope the world is going along with your plans for life. i'm doing well. i had a great night last night. i hosted and played at a benefit here in town for the mccormack family who lost their home in the floods on halloween. it was a great night with bill carter, rosie flores, gabriel rhodes, patricia vonne alejandro escovedo, kacy crowly, matt mccormack, william harries graham, marlon sexton and many, many more came out, played and raised some dough for the family. if you want to find out how YOU can help the mccormack family go to their "go fund me" site http://www.gofundme.com/53iuw8 thank you.my guest for episode 245 is the incredibly talented and entertaining erin ivey! this is erin's 2nd appearance on the show. her brilliant new cd/dvd, whisper of the moon comes out next tuesday, february 11th 2014. she recorded this album live with the tosca string quartet and filmed it. the album is gorgeous and you get to watch it and feel like you're there with the dvd. she's having a release party on thursday february 13th at the belmont in austin, tx. you're in austin i urge you to go see this beautiful production with erin and a string quartet. gorgeous. erin came by and we got to talk and catch up and she talked about how she made the album and challenges and rewards that went along with  working outside the box. i hope you enjoy my conversation with erin. i sure did.ciao! -jg 

Episode 244: Emily Wolfe

hello friends! i hope you're all doing well. i'm okay. i'm super tired. played out of town last night. got a bad night's sleep and have another gig tonight. so i just stopped off at my place to do the intro of this show, put it out, take a shower and head out again. i'm not complaining. i love my job. i could just use a nap. don't forget i'm playing along with alejandro escovedo, bill carter, patricia vonne, gabriel rhodes, kacy crowley and many, many more for "the mccormack family benefit" THIS thursday, february 6th 2014 at strange brew in austin, tx. here is the info on the show. http://holdmyticket.com/event/159592 come out!!!my guest for episode 244 is the amazing emily wolfe! emily's single, "swoon" comes out next week 2/11/14 but you can download it for free at emilywolfemusic.com TODAY!!! i have heard about emily for about year now, but i had never heard her until a couple of months ago when i clicked on a link for her video for her song "lion heart". well, i was blown away. started listening to her stuff, found out i knew her manager so i reached out, they came over and emily and i had a great conversation. she is an amazingly talented person. i hope you enjoy our conversation. i did. ciao! -jg