Episode 218: Emily Gimble

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 209: David Sanger

hello my friends! i hope all is well in your world. my world is good right now. i made an appointment to get some custom earplugs made. i have some i had made a while ago, but i think it's time for some new ones. i'm getting fitted tomorrow. i'll let you know how it goes. i spent some time recording some new music yesterday. i'm planning on recording all week. i'll let you know how it goes.my guest for episode 209 is drummer/producer/music business man and all-around great hang, david sanger! david has been the drummer for alseep at the wheel for 27 years. we talk about his journey with that band which includes 20 grammy nominations with 6 grammy wins. he's married to his bandmate, elizabeth mcqueen. elizabeth was on the show a couple of months ago. david came by the apartment a while back and we sat down and talked about, asleep at the wheel, hee haw, california, professional frisbee players, legal ecstasy, producing albums, record distribution, huey lewis and much much more! i had a great time getting to know david. i'm sure you will too. ciao! -jg

Episode 186: Katie Holmes

hello folks! i hope this podcast finds you well. i've had a good couple of days... i've played shows, did a show where i told a story with a bunch of other people telling stories. good times! our former guest william harries graham wrote a nice story about me and the podcast in the austinchronicle.com click HERE to read it! it looks like we're going to be doing another LIVE podcast... stay tuned for details.
my guest for episode 186 is the very talented fiddle playing singer/songwriter, katie holmes. katie just put out a new album, "the red balloon".  it's fantastic! i saw play a couple of months ago at my friend, todd wolfson's monthly jam at monkey nest here in austin. i was totally blown away at her level of talent. her songs and how she approached the songs she didn't write. i reached out to her and invited her on the show and we talked about everything... starting on fiddle at 5 years old, growing up spending time with fiddle greats, playing shows, making "the red balloon", her summer jam and much, much more. i hope you enjoy getting to know katie as much as i did.
ciao! -jg

Episode 183: Elizabeth Mcqueen

hello friends! i hope this podcast finds you happy and enjoying your life. things are good here. i had a nice weekend. i spent some time with my dogs, saw some great comedy and music and i saw the pussy riot documentary. look up pussy riot. seriously. their story is unbelievable. right now, i'm getting ready to go see the movie "a band called death" and see death perform and i'm going to their soundcheck... they have an amazing story. i'm looking forward to this awesome experience.
hey! i want to remind you that if you're in austin, i'll be playing a solo show this thursday, june 27th at 8pm at the saxon pub. come on out. i'll sing you some songs, tell you some stories and entertain you until you're satisfied. do it!
my guest for episode 183 is asleep at the wheel's amazingly talented, elizabeth mcqueen. elizabeth not only plays with asleep at the wheel, she has a solo career, children and is married to her bandmate! i didn't know her when we booked this thing, but through the conversation, i think we became pals! we talk about her upbringing, travels, moving to austin, her solo career, joining asleep at the wheel, touring with her husband and family, our love for maron, older dudes/younger chicks, writing songs, "closet drapers", "the laziest girl in town", her new album and just how she balances all of this stuff and maintains. she's a great hang. hopefully,  we'll be talking to her husband, david sanger soon. i hope you enjoy our conversation. i sure did.
ciao! -jg

Episode 181: The Parish Festival

full-tilt summer!
hello my sun kissed angels of summertime! it's here! i went to a badass pool party on sunday at my friend, joe's place on sunday. amazing time. salt water pool. dance party in his apt after the pool portion. i had such a good time, i left my 70's party towel and my hat there. saturday i went to barton springs. i love it! i have no gigs this weekend so i'm going find this week's party. maybe joe will have one. maybe you're having one and you should invite me.
don't forget... tomorrow!!!! wednesday, june 19th 2013 we're doing a live podcast at strange brew in austin, texas at 7pm! my guests will be nakia, jazz mills, aj vallejo and the boxing lesson. we'll be giving away some prizes and taking some questions form the audience. if you're in austin, come out and be a part of the show!!!
my guests for episode 181 are jamey cummins and andy rappel from the parish festival. they started the band about 8 years ago in davenport, iowa. their self-titled e.p. is coming out in july. andy and jamey came by the apartment and we talked about iowa, making the move to texas, forming and reforming, recording at home and much, much more. i really liked meeting these guys. plus, i made new friends. i hope you enjoy our conversation. i did.
ciao! -jg

Episode 159: Will Knaak

hello my friends! how are you today? i can't believe it's already april. can you? time is flying by... am i doing enough with my life? what's going on here? am i nuts? i am looking forward to pool weather and pool parties and bringing that back. do you have a pool? do you live a reasonable distance from my house? i've already started my "pool party 2013" ipod playlist... i'm about 20 songs in. any suggestions for my mix? tweet them at me. i'm @johnnygoudie on twitter.
hey! if you live in houston, come out to the continental club this friday, april 5th. i'll be playing with SKYROCKET! seriously, come out. it's a scene.
my guest for episode 159 is accomplished guitar player and singer/songwriter, will knaak. will started out playing guitar early and found himself onstage with legends and getting accepted by them at the age of 11. i met will a few years ago through playing with liars & saints and i've always found him to be a sweet and funny guy. i got the chance to play with him a few weeks ago during those liars & saints reunion shows. he played lap steel and i'm pretty sure he'll playing with us every time we play. will's been in the sideman/guitar player position for some pretty high-profile bands for over a decade and he's only 28 years old. he's about to start recording a solo album, so i asked him to stop by and chat. well he did and it turns out, he has had an extremely interesting life. music has actually saved his life and he plays like it has. i really like will and what he's about. i think you will too.
find out more about will and his kickstarter campaign at willknaak.com
ciao! -jg

Episode 148: Amanda Cevallos

any oscar predictions? tweet 'em at me. @johnnygoudie
hello my friends! what's happening? i got to see a great show last night black taxi played at the parish. they only have one more week on their residency so if you're in austin, i suggest you go see them next week... before you're sad you didn't. and if you haven't yet, check out episode 147 with black taxi. i'm going to play the house of blues in houston with skyrocket! this weekend. our vacation is over. i'm ready to get back to work. what are you doing for the oscars? i'm going to my neighbor's place. i just got a text saying it's going to be a taco bar scene for food. follow me on twitter that night. i'll be venting.
my guest for episode 148 is country singer/songwriter, amanda cevallos. i have heard about amanda for a while. a few weeks ago i went and checked out her band at the broken spoke here in austin. it was great! people were two-stepping (which i need to learn), the band was great and so was she. anyway, she came over the next day and we chatted about her journey which as it turns out, is a little less country and a little more rock and roll. it was a surprise to me, but i'll spare you the spoiler. i had a great time getting to know amanda and i recorded it just for you. i hope you enjoy it.
ciao! -jg

Episode 146: Dustin Welch

hello my friends! i hope you are all well and that you survived a week that had fat tuesday, ash wednesday and valentine's day. did you give up something for lent? i was going to give something up but i didn't know where to start. so like a deer in the headlights, i just stood there staring blankly into space drinking, smoking, eating badly and masturbating without any kind of regulation. i'm telling you, it's a mess over here. i hope this week didn't blow your mind.
my guest for episode 146 is my good friend and brilliant singer/songwriter, dustin welch. dustin has a new album that just came out this past tuesday (2/12/13) called, "tijuana bible". it's dustin's second album and it's getting amazing reviews. i highly recommend it. i was glad dustin could stop by this week and chat with me about montessori school, his musical family (dad, kevin welch and sister savanna welch of the trishas), sweat lodges, being a songwriter in nashville, joseph campbell, moving to austin and everything that makes him tick. dustin is a smart, thoughtful and heartfelt guy. i love hanging out with him. after you listen, you'll see why.
ciao! -jg

Episode 145:Bill Carter

hello friends and masterful pole-dancers! happy fat tuesday! i hope you're all doing well and getting ready for valentine's day. i have no valentine.  so, i'm dealing with that. maybe i should do something anti-valentine's, like hang out with a bunch of angry dudes and watch a sport at a tittie bar... or maybe i should pretend to be in love with someone i don't know very well for 24 hours and disappoint them repeatedly for that time period... as you can see, i have a lot of options, so this is going to be a good week for me.
my guest for episode 145 is incredible songwriter, bill carter. bill and his ever-evolving band, the blame, have been a part of the austin music scene for over 30 years. along with life/songwriting partner, ruth ellsworth, he's had songs covered by over 200 artists including stevie ray vaughan, the fabulous thunderbirds, robert palmer, the counting crowes, storyville, omar and the howlers, the brian setzer orchestra, waylon jennings and many, many more. bill came over and we talked about his crazy journey, a disciplined work ethic, the west memphis three, his life in rock and roll and much much more. his new album "unknown" is out and it's incredible. i hope you enjoy our conversation. i sure did.
ciao! -jg

Episode 89: David Grissom

it's in the fingers.
hello peeps! i hope you're well. i am. i want to thank everyone for your feedback on episode 88 with hunt sales. i'm glad you enjoyed it. i love hunt! i want to start a band with him. i hope he says yes! i have a friday night off so i'm going to have dinner with some friends i never get to see. i think it'll be fun until we all start crying.
my guest for episode 89 is the incredible, david grissom! david is an actual guitar hero. he's played with joe ely, john cougar mellencamp, the dixie chicks and so many more. he has signature guitars, amp, he has instructional videos, does clinics, speaks on behalf of paul reed smith guitars at namm shows etc. etc... david is also an accomplished songwriter with three solo albums to his credit and he's about to go record his fourth. i've known david fro a long time and he is such a great person and so humble and open. i was really glad he was able to come by the apartment and chat with me. i hope you enjoy our conversation. i did.
ciao! -jg