Episode 691: Mobley

Hello friends! Songwriter/producer/one-man-band/multimedia artist, Mobley is my guest for episode 691! His brand new album, the amazing, Fresh Lies, Vol. I is out TODAY Friday, April 27th! He'll be celebrating with an instore at Waterloo Recrods in Austin today (Fri. 4/27) at 5pm. Mobley heads out on tour of The U.S. next week with some stops in Mexico from May 3rd - July 19th. Go to Mobleywho.com for music, tourdates, videos and much more. We have a great conversation about growing up all over the world with his father in the Marines, his relationship with America, being a completely self-contained artist, making Fresh Lies, Vol. I a couple of times and throwing it out until it was right and much more! I had a great time getting to know this talented and thoughtful artist. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
Ciao! -JG

Episode 688: The Accidentals Return Again! / Ty Richards Drops By!

Hello friends! Traverse City, Michigan's own Sony Masterworks recording artists, The Accidentals return to the show today! Their latest album, the amazing and fully-realized, Odyssey is out now and they're currently out on tour supporting it. See them on April 24th at The Mill in Iowa City, Iowa, April 25th at Knuckle Head's Saloon in Kansas City, MO and more. Go to theaccidentalsmusic.com for more tour info, music, videos and more. Katie, Sav and Michael stopped by the apartment while they were in town for SXSW 2018 and we had a great conversation about making Odyssey, what they've been up to for the last two years since they were last on the show and much, much more! I always have a blast talking to these lovely kids. Plus, Ty Richards stops by to talk about his sophomore album, the amazing, Welcome To Flat Earth and his release show this Friday 4/20 at Mosaic Sound Collective. Go to tyrichards.com for show and ticket information. Enjoy my conversations with these great artists. I sure did. Let's get down!
Ciao! -JG

Episode 684: Mélat

Hello friends! My guest for episode 684 is R&B chanteuse, Mélat! Her third album, Move Me 2: The Present came out last month and it's been getting a lot of radio play here in town. She was picked as one of NPR's "Bands To Watch at SXSW 2018", Austin 360's and Austin Music Foundation's "artist of the month" all in the last couple of months! If you live in Austin, you can see her this Friday, April 6th at Stubb's. To get tickets, music, videos and more go to beholdmelat.com. Mélat and I have a great conversation about her parents fleeing the communist regime of Ethiopia in 1980, growing up in Austin, growing up on her parents' lovingly curated mixture of African pop and American R&B, creating your own culture as a first generation American, finding her producer on Twitter, her ambitions, dreams and much, much more! i had a great time getting to know Mélat. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
Ciao! -JG

Episode 672: Wilson Marks

Hello friends. I have some sad news... we said goodbye to our sweet Greyhound, Dylan on Monday. You've heard me talk about him since the show started. Over the last year, he's not been doing well but he's been hanging in there. I think he hung in there because he loved his mommy, his brother Taylor and me so much. I loved Dylan so much and just wanted to let the world know the amount of joy that this strange and beautiful creature brought to our lives. I love you, Dylan. I always will.
My guest for episode 672 is guitarist/songwriter/educator and all around awesome guy, Wilson Marks! Some of you might know Wilson from being the guitar player for The Love Leighs, McMercy Family Band or Sarah Sharp. Well, Wilson is also a great songwriter and he's releasing his brand new album, Peregrine on Saturday, February 24th. The first single, "Rainbows" is out now. We also premier a brand new song, "Traveling Song" at the end of the show. He's also celebrating the release at The Cactus Cafe' here in Austin on Saturday, February 24th as well. Go to wilsonmarks.com for ticket info and all of your Wilson Marks needs. I had a great time getting to know Wilson. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
Ciao!-JG

Episode 658: Skye Strickler Returns!

Hello friends! The incredibly talented and always entertaining pop artist, Skye Strickler returns to the show for episode 658! Lat we checked in with Skye back in 2017, he had just released his brilliant e.p. DNA and since then he's been running around the U.S. promoting it. You can find all you need to know about Skye by going to skyestrickler.com. Skye and I caught up before Christmas and had a great conversation about his recent trip to Florida where he performed at a fabulous party, his incredibly strong heart, his latest collaboration borders., co-writing with usicians from around the world, Popstravaganza 2018 and much, much more! I always have a blast hanging out with Skye. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
ciao! -jg

Episode 657: The Wheelwrights

Happy 2018! Austin indie/folk trio, The Wheelwrights are my guests for episode 657! Their debut album, A Forest In Trees is available now where ever you stream or download music. They're playing a show at Lemon Lounge in Austin, TX on Saturday, January 20th. You can find all their info at thewheelwrights.com. Band members, Seth Grueneberg, Jon-Michael Rogers and Anna Larson came by a few weeks ago and we had a great conversation about how they worked with 12 visual artists and 3 studios/producers to create 13 songs paired with unique pieces of art to make A Forest In Trees, parenting, how they came together as a band, Anna's son's spirit animal is James Brown, unlearning a classical music education and much, much more! I had a great time getting to know The Wheelwrights. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
ciao! jg

Episode 651: Kalu & The Electric Joint

Hello friends! Kalu James from kalu & The Electric Joint returns to the show today! Kalu has gone through some changes since his last visit to our show. Since his father's passing, he joined forces with his talented guitar playing co-writer, JT Holt and along with co-producer Brett Orrison they've made an amazing album about loss and redemption, Time Undone. Through the process of making the album and healing in life, Kalu ditched the nightly restaurant gigs and focused his energy on making an album with purpose. It's paid off. Kalu and I have a great conversation about comeing together with JT and making music, getting rid of his anger, becoming a U.S. citizen, making Time Undone, his connections to Widespread Panic and more. I always have a great time chatting with Kalu. Enjoy. Let's get down!
ciao! -jg

Episode 643: Brian Christopher & The Wild Oats / James Junius Stops By!

Hello friends! I hope you had a great weekend! Brian Christopher, from Brian Christopher and the Wild Oats is my guest on the show today! Their new e.p. Ride With Me is available now. Although the band is new, they've already had write-ups in U.S.A. Today, they've had their single, "Ride With Me" in the Texas Country radio "Top 50" and are hard at work on their next release. Find them at bcwildoats.com Brian and I go way back. We've actually worked on a couple of projects together including co-producing his old band, Saturday's Radar back in 2004. We have a great conversation about his shift from alt-rock to Texas country, his hiatus from music in Corpus Christi, making Ride With Me, strip clubs in Cabo, guitar students giving weed as gifts and much, much more! Plus, Heartland shoegaze artist, James Junius stops by to chat about moving to Austin from Utah, working with The Austin Music Foundation, life in Utah and much, much more. You can find James at jamesjunius.com You can see James live at the "The Next and Best in Local Music" showcase at 3Ten ACL Live THIS Wednesday, November 15th! Get your tickets here austinmusicfoundation.org Let's get down!
ciao! jg

Episode 642: BLXPLTN Returns! / Migrant Kids Stop By!

Hello friends! I hope you're all doing well. TaSz Muerte from punk/industrial band, BLXPLTN returns to the show! BLXPLTN's explosive new single, "Education Destruction" is out now. They're playing Saturday, November 11th at Cheer Up Charlies here in Austin, TX. To find out more about the show and where else BLXPLTN is playing, go to BLXPLTN.com. TaSz and I have a great conversation about what's happening in the world politically, gun violence, jamming in his studio with members of The Trail of Dead and much, much more! Plus, our pals, Migrant Kids stop by and check in about their next album and what they've been up to. You can keep up with them by going to migrantkids.com They'll be playing the Austin Music Foundation's "Next and Best in Local Music" Show next Wednesday, November 15th. Get your tickets HERE. 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