Episode 722: Dawn & Hawkes Return! / Jeremy Nail Stops By!

Hello friends! We have another double-header for you today. Harmonizing husband and wife team, Dawn & Hawkes return to the show! Their latest album, the dreamy and healing, The Other Side is out now where ever you stream or download your music. They're currently on the road on the West coast. Go to dawnandhawkes.com for music, videos, tour dates and more. We have a great conversation about what drove them to make an album exploring the themes of empathy, hope and finding common humanity, how writing with outside writers widened their palette, Chris's dreamy guitar playing and much more! Also, my dear friend and former bandmate, Jeremy Nail stops by to talk about his new album, the gorgeous and cinematic, Live Oak that drop next Friday, August 17th. He'll be celebrating the release with a show at The Cactus Cafe' in Austin on that same night. Go to jeremynail.com for music, videos, tour dates and more. Great show! Let's get down!
Ciao! -JG

Episode 714: Jana Pochop - Onetwothreescream

Hello gang! Singer/songwriter/blogger/guitarist/content creator, Jana Pochop is my guest for episode 714! Her latest project, Onetwothreescream a collaboration with producer, Mark Addison, has just released their debut EP, Lit! Described as, "Pop music with smart words for these weird times we live in. It's okay to scream.", the thoughtful and pop laiden Lit is available where ever you stream or download music. You can find Onetwothreescream at onetwothreescream.com and go to janapochop.com for tourdates, music, blog entries, "Social Thinkery" and more. Jana and I have a great conversation about discovering music through Mary Chapin Carpenter & Shawn Colvin as a kid, pop music, how the song "Money & Heart" kickstarted Onetwothreescream, making Lit, streaming vs. downloading, her e-book about the social media in the music business and much more! I had a great time getting to know Jana. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
Ciao! - JG

Episode 712: Mark Addison - Onetwothreescream

Hello friends! My dear old friend, musician/producer/songwriter, Mark Addison is my guest for episode 712! Mark's latest musical venture, Onetwothreescream, a collaboration with singer/songwriter, Jana Pochop is dropping their debut EP, Lit this Friday, July 13th. You can find the band at www.onetwothreescream.com. You might know Mark from his bands, The Borrowers and Kitty Gordon, or from the songs he's written that have been covered by Joan Baez, Gene Simmons, Cher and more. You might also know him as the prolific producer who's worked with Bob Schneider, Ian Moore, Wendy Colonna, Jess Klein, Mundy and many more. You can find out his whole discography at aeriestudio.com Mark and I met up at Space Rehearsal and Recording last week and chatted about his work with Black Fret, working with Jana Pochop on Onetwothreescream, coming of age in Cleveland, his time in Los Angeles, moving to Austin, Tips Concert series and much more! I had a great time catching with with my old friend and collaborator. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
Ciao! -JG

Episode 710: The Belle Sounds Return!

Hello friends! Noëlle Hampton and Andre Moran, also known as The Belle Sounds return to the show for episode 710! Their gorgeous new album, The Sea Within comes out on Friday July 20th. They be celerating with a release show on Saturday, July 21st at One-2-One Bar in Austin and Tuesday, July 24th at The Mucky Duck in Houston. They have an indiegogo campaign that ends on July 10th. Go HERE to check it out and help them reach their goal. go to thebellesounds.com for tourdates, music videos and more! We have a great conversation about making The Sea Within with producer Dave Boyle, dealing with anxiety, all of the themes covered in the album politics, sexuality, anxiety and loss, working as a couple and much more! I had a great time hanging out with Noëlle and Andre. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
Ciao! -JG

Episode 704: The Sideshow Tragedy IV

Hello gang! Nathan Singleton and Jeremy Harrell, better known as The Sideshow Tragedy return to the show for episode 704! Their new album, the gothic rock statement, The View From Nowhere is out now! They'll be playing New York City, Nashvile, Little Rock and more starting next week. Go to thesideshowtragedy.com for tour dates, music, videos and more. We have a great conversation about making The View From Nowhere in Catskill, NY, touring Europe, fatherhood, their deep friendship tha drives the band and much more! I always have a great time hanging out with these two talented dudes. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
Ciao! -JG

Episode 680: The Watters

Hello friends! I hope you all made it through SXSW 2018 with your "selves" intact. Daniel and Jenna Watters, better known as Americana/soul band, The Watters are my guests for episode 680! They're about to release their sophomore album on June 15th. They've started a kickstarter campaign to help with the promotion etc and there are still 39 days to contribute. Just click on The Watters Kickstarter.  If you live in Austin, you can see them this Saturday, March 24th at Geraldine's and if you live in New Orleans, they'll be playing The Delgado Music Festival on Friday, April 6th. Go to wearethewatters.com for more info on shows etc. Daniel and Jenna and I have a great conversation about growing up in Arizona, their time in Colorado and Nashville, their years of touring the southwest, touring Holograms, the delicate balance when working as a couple and much, much more! I had a great time getting to know Daniel and Jenna. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
Ciao! -JG

Episode 595: The Mastersons Return!

Hello friends! It's been a long week for the Austin music community. I got to see some good music on Wednesday night. That felt good. I saw James Junius at The One-2-One Bar, Donut Musik at The Townsend and Cotton Mather at 3Ten ACL Live. Pretty badass for a Wednesday. You shoudl see the shit I missed. SKYROCKET! is playing tonight at Hanover's in Pflugerville. Come out and party with us if you live in the North Austin area. I hope you all have a fun and safe Memorial Day weeekend. 
Chris Masterson and Eleanor Whitmore, also known as The Mastersons ruturn to the show for episode 595! Their gorgeous new album, Transient Lullaby is out now. They're about to head out on tour for the rest of the year opening for and playing with legendary songwriter, Steve Earle. They played some release shows this last weekend but sadly lost their co-producer for this album, and our mutual friend, George Reiff, on Sunday. We got together Monday morning as scheduled after some deliberation about wether we should do it or not. Well, we decided to sit down and talk about this Transient Lullaby, their touring experience, our friend, George, touring with and opening for Steve Earle, writing this album all over the U.S. and Europe, the current political climate and much, much more. I love Chris and Eleanor as artists and as people. I hope you enjoy our conversation. I sure did. Let's get down!
ciao! -jg

Episode 589: Flyjack / Alex Dezen Checks In From The Road

Hello friends! I hope you're all doing well. It's a gorgeous day in Austin, TX and I always appreciate that. Quick promo, I'm playing with my new band on Sunday, May 7th at The 40th Annual Pecan Street Festival here in Austin. We're playing at 1 pm on the Trinity stage. There are a lot of awesome bands playing both days so go to pecanstreetfestival.org for the full line-up and times. Alex Dezen (formerly of The Danmwells) checked in from the road the other day. He just released a new solo album Alex Dezen II and he's on tour supporting it. He'll be in Austin tomorrow, Saturday, May 6th at 3Ten Austin City Limits Live. Go to alexdezen.com for tickets and information. Alex and I video chatted about his album, the tour and our mutual friends. I was glad to meet him, even virtually as ive been a fan for years. I hope you enjoy our chat.
My guests for epsiode 589 are Buck McKinney and Brad Bradburn from Austin funk/soul band, Flyjack. They just released their second album, New Day a month ago and they'll be playing some shows in May including Last Concert cafe' in Houston on May 13th and The Blackheart in Austin on May 20th. Go to flyjackmusic.com for more info on album and dates. We have a great conversation about Buck and Brad's transition from Gnappy to Flyjack, making New Day, flying the flag for late 60's & early 70's deep funk and rare groove, working with a 10-peice band and much, much more. I hope you enjoy our conversation. I sure did. Let's get down!
ciao! -jg

Episode 581: The New Bernardo / Grounded in Music Founder, Joe Stallone Stops By!

Hello friends! I hope you're all having a good week. I have been staying with my dogs all week. We have been having a good time. They're getting old but they're still really fun. I had a couple of rehearsals with my new band this week. those were fun. it's always a good time going through songs and seeing if they work with the band and stuff like that. I'll keep you posted on the progress. Grounded in Music founder, Joe Stallone, stopped by a few weeks ago to chat about Grounded in Music's 10 anniversary celebration taking place next Wednesday, April 12th at The Gibson Guitar Showroom. The benefit features music from The Peterson Bros., Suzanna Choffel and is hosted by Kathy Valentine. You can find out more about the event and get tickets at groundedinmusic.net
My guests for episode 581 are Patrick Armstrong and Aaron Long also known as, The New Bernardo! They were joined by their producer and my old friend, Eric Jarvis. We had a chance to catch up on the Sunday of SXSW while they were all in Austin. They have some new music up on their bandcamp page We have a great conversation about Aaron and Eric's musical family, how Aaron and Patrick came together, getting big names to play on their songs, BOCA food truck and much, much more. I hope you enjoy getting tonknow these dudes. I sure did. Let's get down!
ciao! -jg
 

Episode 580: Scott Collins & Lexi Cardenas

Hello friends! I hope you all had a great weekend and that things are all going your way. Things are good here. I am still kinda tired from my crazy week/weekend of SKYROCKET! shows. The convention we were playing (check the intro on ep. 579) took a step into the world of the insane on Thursday night when Vanilla Ice showed up for soundcheck and didn't like what he heard. I talk all about it in the intro. By the way, if the intro sounds a little different, it's because i recorded it in my hotel room on Saturday night before my gig. Hope you enjoy it.
Scott Collins and Lexi Cardenas are my guests for episode 580! Their gorgeous new e.p., Let's Start Here comes out this Saturday, April 8th and they're celebrating with an e.p. release show this Saturday at The Blackheart here in Austin. Scott was on a few months ago when he had just opened his studio, Chicken Run Studios andsince then I've run into him and kept in touch. He's a really sweet and cool guy. You can find out their schedule and hear their music at scottcollinsproject.com. Scott and Lexi and I have a great conversation about making Let's Start Here, how they met, what constitutes a "hat guy" or a "hat band", Lexi's years in El Paso, violin vs. fiddle and much, much more! I hope you enjoy our conversation. I sure did. Let's get down!
ciao! -jg