Episode 310: Will Knaak Returns!

hello friends! i hope you're all "in it" this weekend for summer's last stand. yes, this weekend marks the last weekend of summer. fall starts next week and honestly, i'm ready for fall. my morning runs have been hot and humid festivals of sweat. i'm ready for cool, nice fall morning runs. hey! if you live in austin, today, friday, sept 19th 2014 is "danny crooks day"! no shit! my old friend is being honored by the city for his contributions to the music community. there's a party at the roost at 7 with the showing of a documentary and TONS of bands. i'll be playing some songs at 8. if you went to, or played at steamboat, you should come out and say hi to danny. it's gonna be a great show. i'll be coming back into town to play with skyrocket at 10:30 at the one-2-one bar. we don't do too many shows in the city limits... you should come out. do it!!!!my guest for episode 310 is amazing guitar player/singer/songwriter, will knaak! will making his second appearance on the show. he's just released his first solo album, the only open road and it's awesome! the album was produced by guitar hero, jeff plankenhorn and features brannen temple on drums and yoggi on bass. it's a pretty impressive debut album. you might know will as being a sideman for many country bands here in texas. he spends a lot of time on tour and has pretty much his whole life. he started out playing young and was out playing professionally when he was 12 years old! we have a great conversation about his journey, the courage it takes to make the step from sideman to frontman and the delicate balance, touring, working with jeff and much, much more. i am a huge fan of will's both as a player and as a person. you will be too after our conversation. lrt's get down!ciao! -jg

Episode 283: Salim Nourallah

hello friends! i hope you're all doing well... living right eating healthy and keeping yourself sane. i am good. i have a crazy busy day ahead of me, but that's okay. i have a podcast here at the apartment later this morning with a guy. after that, i'm going to sing on kathy valentine's new album then tonight we have a live podcast at strange brew. speaking of live podcast tonight... we have a live podcast recording TONIGHT tuesday, june 17th 2014 at 8 pm at austin's premier listening room, strange brew! my guests will be funny man, charlie hodge, singer/songwriter, graham wilkinson and art/pop band, sphynx! come out and be a part of the show you love!my guest for episode 283 is singer/songwriter/performer/producer, salim nourallah! it seems like i've known salim forever, but we've never really had the chance to sit down and talk. well, he came by the apartment when he was in town a few weeks ago for a show with billy harvey and alex dezen. i've been listening to his albums for the last couple of weeks and i totally love his music. he's produced a ton of bands you've heard of including the latest, and most successful, old 97's album, most messed up. i really like salim and i had a great time getting to know him. i'm sure you will too.ciao! -jg

Episode 273: Warner E. Hodges

hello interwebsters! i hope you are all doing well in podcastland. i'm good. i've had a busy few days. i played with skyrocket on friday and saturday in houston and san antonio for some fundraisers then sunday afternoon, i played a solo show in austin at smashfest. my friend ryan joined me on sunday and we had a great time jamming out. a couple of friends and i have started a new podcast and we recorded the first two episodes yesterday! the show is called, "does anybody remember laughter?". it's hosted by my friends einar pedersen and ashley bergeron and me. it will debut on the tasty podcast network soon. look for it!my guest for episode 273 is the one and only warner e. hodges. you might know warner best as the guitar player from jason and the scorchers, (who is back, going strong and making new records) or as the guitar player from the dan baird band or the bluefields or his own solo career. watner was in town a while back playing a house concert and my friends penny jo pullus and jason swedberg hooked us up. warner came by and we talked about the rise and fall and resurrection of jason and the scorchers, the cow punk movement, working with dan baird, going solo and much, much more. i hope you enjoy getting to know warner hodges. i did.ciao! -jg