Episode 844: Ley Line Returns Again!

Hello friends! Global folk group, Ley Line returns to the show for episode 844! Their latest single, the gorgeous, "OXUM" sung in three languages came out in September and is available wherever you stream or download your music stuff. This weekend they'll be hitting the North Texas region. Saturday, 10/5 they'll be at The Rustic in Dallas and Sunday, 10/6 they'll be playing the Denton Folk Festival. They're playing Austin City Limits Music Festival on Sunday, 10/13 at 12:45 pm on the Tito's Stage. Go to leylinesound.com for more tour dates, music, videos and more! We have a great conversation about their travels, new album, ramping up their tour schedule, traveling Brazil and much more. Plus, sing acapella live in the studio. I always have a great time hanging out with Ley Line. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
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Ciao! -JG

Episode 840: Shawnee Kilgore

Hello friends! Singer/songwriter, Shawnee Kilgore is my guest for episode 840! Shawnee is just finishing up a new album, Beginning At The Wilderness. You can look for that in 2020. For now, you can hear her amazing music including the gorgeous, Back To Eden ep which is a collaboration she did with director, Joss Whedon. Go to shawneekilgore,com for music, show dates and more. Shawnee and I have a great conversation about growing up in Maine, discovering her voice as a songwriter, connecting with Hollywood director, Joss Whedon, her "Wonder What Wednesdays" at Threadgill's, her Song Bird Society and much more! I had a great time getting to know Shawnee. I'm sure you will too. Plus, we say goodbye to Ric Ocasek of The Cars. Let's get down!
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Ciao! -JG

Episode 836: JD Torian / The Beatbox From Rhythmo Creator, Ethan Jin Stops By!

Hello friends! I hope you had a great Labor Day weekend. Singer/songwriter/former owner of Austin's Pizza, JD Torian is my guest for episode 836! JD's brand new ep, Acoustic just dropped last Friday, August 30th and is available wherever you stream or download your jams. Go to jdtorian.com for show dates, music and more! We have a great conversation about his fascinating life, selling Austin's Pizza, getting more into music, playing with Kevin McKinney, making Acoustic, going through his adoption agency to find his original family and much more. I had a great time getting to know JD and I'm sure you will too. Plus, Ethan Jin, creator of The Beatbox From Rhythmo stops by to tell us all about his new instrument, The Beatbox. They're launching their Kickstarter campaign today and you can order your own Beatbox at a discount! Go to rhythmo.io for more info on The Beatbox. Let's get down!
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Ciao! -JG
 

Episode 813: Daisy O'Connor V

Hello friends! Austin Music Foundation's Artist Of The Month for June, Daisy O'Connor returns to the show for episode 813! Daisy's new full-length album, the lo-fi manifesto, Mixtape II drops this Friday June 21st on Bandcamp.com. She's celebrating with a full-band show that is free to the public this Friday, June 21st at Geraldine's in Austin, TX. Go to daisyoconnor.com for music, show dates, Patreon and more. We have a great conversation about making Mixtape II on 8-track cassette in Norman, OK with Kyle Reid, The Carpenters, setting aside time during the day to cry, releasing two albums a year, playing with her band and much more! I always have a great time chatting with Daisy. Enjoy. Let's get down! 
Ciao! -JG

Episode 806: Jenny Reynolds

Hello friends! Singer/songwriter, Jenny Reynolds is my guest  for episode 806! Jenny has been busy this year recording her first album in quite a while at The Congress House with Mark Hallman and Andre' Moran. The album is slated to come out later this year and she has an Indiegogo campaign that ends on Thursday, June 6th. Click HERE to go to her Indiegogo page and contribute to the release of her new album. Go to jennyreynolds.com   for music show dates and more. We have a great conversation about getting hip to the cool music from her older siblings, discovering guitar, listening to and learning from other artists, teaching guitar, her monthly residency at New World Deli,  songwriting, working with Mark Hallman and much more! I had a great time getting to know Jenny. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
Ciao! -JG

Episode 794: Mark Shepherd

Hello friends! U.K. singer/songwriter, Mark Shepherd is my guest for episode 794! His latest single, "The Grand Scheme Of Things", from his upcoming ep is available now where ever you stream or download your jams. Go to markshepherd.co.uk for music, show dates and more. Mark was in town writing at The House Of Songs here in Austin and I was invited to write with and talk to Mark for the podcast. We have a great conversation about songwriting, traveling, growing up in the fertile British music scene, Brexit, Mark's inventions and much, much more! I had a great time getting to know Mark. I'm sure you will too. To find out more about The House Of Songs, go to thehouseofsongs.org. Let's get down!
Ciao! -JG

Episode 787: Joseph Mach

Hello friends! Singer/songwriter, Joseph Mach is my guest for episode 787! His new album, the Americana & soul tinged, White Buffalo dropped in February and is available where ever you stream and download your jams. Go to Josephmach.com for music, videos and show dates. We have a great conversation about growing up in Silver Spring, Maryland in the choir, his journey from bass player to lead singer, singing in Hotspur and The Static, co-writing pop songs in L.A., the magic of making White Buffalo live with a studio band and much more. I had a great time getting to know Joseph. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
Ciao! -JG

Episode 779: Darden Smith

Hello friends! My guest for episode 779 is singer/songwriter/author/entrepreneur,  Darden Smith whose thirty-year career redefines what it means to be a artist. In addition to fifteen critically acclaimed albums, Smith continues to break new ground using the craft of songwriting in education, entrepreneurship, and in service to others. His amazingly inspiring memoir, The Habit of Noticing: Using Creativity to Make a Life (and a Living), was released in September and is available in all the mediums. Go to dardensmith.com for all things Darden. We have a great conversation about his personal and artistic journey. I really enjoyed getting to know Darden. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
Ciao! -JG

Episode 775: Rebecca Loebe

Hello friends! Singer/songwriter, Rebecca Loebe is my guest for episode 775! Rebecca's latest album, the beautiful and introspective, Give Up Your Ghosts drops TODAY, Friday, February 8th! She's is heading out on tour today. She''l be at The Mucky Duck in Houston tonight, Fri. 2/8, The Saxon Pub in Austin tomorrow, Sat. 2/9 and after that she'll be hitting Canada, The United States, U.K., Ireland and Europe until June. Go to rebeccaloebe.com for music, videos, tour dates and more. We have a great conversation about her 15 years of constantly writing, making records and touring, her time on The Voice, making Give Up Your Ghosts, Berklee College of Music, when we met in 2006 in Atlanta and much more! I hope you enjoy getting to now Rebecca. I sure did. Let's get down!
Ciao! -JG

Episode 768: Anna Larson

Hello friends! Keyboard player, Anna Larson, from The Wheelwrights and more is my guest for episode 768! Anna's debut solo album, Shifting Sand drops on Friday, February 8th, but you can hear the first two singles, "Acting Alone" and "Where Were You" where ever you stream and download music. She's celebrating the release of Shifting Sand with a release show at The Townsend here in Austin on Friday, February 9th. Go to annalarsonmusic.com for music, videos, shows and more. We have a great conversation about her transition from "classical pianist" to keyboard playing songwriter, making Shifting Sand and much more! I hope you enjoy getting to know Anna. I sure did. Let's get down!
Ciao!n -JG