how did i get here?
2020-06
Episodes
Monday Jun 29, 2020
Monday Jun 29, 2020
Hello gang! I hope you're all safe, healthy and sane. Phil Lewis, lead singer of seminal hard rock band L.A. Guns is my guest for episode 938! L.A. Guns has been hard at work lately writing and recording new music. Their latest single, "Let You Down" is available now wherever you stream or download your jams. Go to lagunsmusic.com for music, videos and more! Phil and I have a great conversation about his time living in Austin, preserving his voice, his time in the band, Girl, reuniting with Tracii Guns and keeping L.A. Guns alive and kicking and much more! I had a great time catching up with my old friend. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
Ciao! -JG
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Saturday Jun 27, 2020
Saturday Jun 27, 2020
The week after Memorial Day, my friend James Robinson reached out to me and asked if I would be interested in sitting down and talking about racism in light of the recent murder of George Floyd and the need for America to wake up to systemic racism. We had our conversation and I'm continuing with more. Today I am joined by musician, actor, dancer, healer, Chandra Washington! Chandra shares her experiences with racism, growing up in Austin and Washington D.C., White Fragility, her work with the Sun Ra Arkestra and much more. I would like to thank Chandra for her time and insight. We have a lot of work to do. Listening is the best place to start. Black Lives Matter.
Find out more about Chandra at allthingschandra.yolasite.com
Thursday Jun 25, 2020
Thursday Jun 25, 2020
Hello friends! I hope you're all safe, healthy and sane. Bass player, singer/songwriter, Ruby Dice is my guest for episode 936! Her new singles, "Yellow T-Shirt" and "Wild Ones" are available where ever you stream or download your jams. Go to rubydice.com for music, links to socials and more. You can see Ruby and her songwriting partner, Calloway Ritch playing a weekly live stream on their Facebook page Tuesdays at 6:30 pm. We have a great conversation about growing up in Colorado singing in church, making her move to Austin, making her new singles, life under quarantine, Girl Jam Paack and much more! I had a great time getting to know Ruby. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
Ciao! -JG
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Wednesday Jun 24, 2020
Wednesday Jun 24, 2020
Three weeks ago, my friend James Robinson reached out to me and asked if I would be interested in sitting down and talking about racism in light of the recent murder of George Floyd and the need for America to wake up to systemic racism. We had our conversation and I'm continuing with more. Today I am joined by musician/entrepreneur, Ter'ell Shahid! Ter'ell shares his experiences with racism, the Austin music scene, his spirituality, funny business practices by the city, his time on the music commission and much more. I would like to thank Ter'ell for his time and his insight. We have a lot of work to do. Listening is the best place to start. Black Lives Matter.
Find Ter'ell on Facebook.
Tuesday Jun 23, 2020
Tuesday Jun 23, 2020
Hello friends! I hope you're safe, healthy and sane. Singer/songwriter, visual artist, Seela returns to the show for episode 934! Seela's gorgeous new album, Cool, drops on July 24th and will be up for pre-sale tomorrow, Wed. 6/24. Go to iamseela.com for more info, videos, music and more! Seela and I have a great conversation about taking the role of producer on Cool and the year it took to make, life under quarantine, MySpace, the homemade lyric videos she's making, her faith and what it means to her and much more! I always have a great time hanging out with Seela. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
Ciao! -JG
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Monday Jun 22, 2020
Monday Jun 22, 2020
Three weeks ago, my friend James Robinson reached out to me and asked if I would be interested in sitting down and talking about racism in light of the recent murder of George Floyd and the need for America to wake up to systemic racism. We had our conversation and I'm continuing with more. Today I am joined by singer/soulwriter, Ray Prim. Ray and I have a great conversation about racism in America and what we can do to eradicate it, the Austin music scene, silence and much more. I would like to thank Ray for his time and his insight. We have a lot of work to do. Listening is the best place to start. Black Lives Matter.
Find out more about Ray at rayprim.com
Friday Jun 19, 2020
Friday Jun 19, 2020
Happy Juneteenth! Two weeks ago, my friend James Robinson reached out to me and asked if I would be interested in sitting down and talking about racism in light of the recent murder of George Floyd and the need for America to wake up to systemic racism. We had our conversation and I'm continuing with more. Today I am joined by award winning musician, Jackie Venson. Jackie put herself on the line last week and stood up for black musicians in Austin to get a fair shot at playing the popular music series, Blues On The Green. She was heard and given a shot at making her own all-black line-up. She wrote two op ed pieces for The Austin American-Statesman. Read them HERE. Jackie and I talk all about her week, her daily live streams under quarantine, what needs to change for us to do better and much more! I'm very proud of Jackie for being such a force for good and change. Enjoy!
Find more Jackie Venson stuff at jackievenson.com
Thursday Jun 18, 2020
Thursday Jun 18, 2020
Hello everyone! I hope you're all doing well. Paige DeChausse, Nick James and Ashlyn Shanafelt from Austin band, The Reverent Few are my guests for episode 931! Their brand new album, Ain't No Place to be is available now wherever you find music. They've been doing a weekly live stream on their Facebook page on Sundays at 3 pm. Go to thereverentfew.com for videos, music, vinyl and more. We have a great conversation about Nick and Paige bonding over soul music when they lived in Chicago, working as a couple, life under quarantine, Ashlyn's drum education, making Ain't No Place and much more! I had such a great time getting to know these fine, talented folks. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
Ciao! -JG
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Wednesday Jun 17, 2020
Wednesday Jun 17, 2020
Hello friends! I hope this episode finds you healthy and sane. Monte Warden & The Dangerous Few drop their gorgeous debut album THIS Friday, June 19th. Today I am joined by Monte and his songwriting partner and co-producer, Brandi Warden for episode 930! The album was recorded over two days at the legendary Arlyn Studios with Brandi, Grammy winner, Tim Palmer (Pearl Jam, Jeff Goldblum), Erik Telford and and Dangerous Few drummer, Mas Palermo. Go to thedangerousfew.com for CD's and vinyl. Monte and Brandi and I have a great conversation about collaborating as songwriters, writing classic American pop music, recording the album live over two days, Brandi music business and songwriting pedigree and much more! I love these fine folks. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
Ciao! -JG
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Tuesday Jun 16, 2020
Tuesday Jun 16, 2020
Hello friends! I hope you're all staying safe and sane. Kenny Feinstein, frontman for Los Angeles based bluegrass/indie/punk band, Water Tower is my guest for episode 929! Their newest album, Fly Around is available now where ever you stream or download your jams. They're performing twice daily on their Facebook and Twitch pages. Go to watertowerband.com for music and more! We're also joined for a bit by bandmate, Tommy Drinkard! Kenny and I have a great conversation about the years put into making Fly Around with producer Don Bolles from legendary L.A. punk band, The Germs, getting clean and sober and changing his life, his love of busking, live streaming and life under quarantine and much more! I had a great time getting to know Kenny. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
Ciao! -JG
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