Episode 484: Jonathan Terrell

hello friends! i hope you all had a good weekend. things are good here. i've gotten a lot of feedback about friday's show with klbj morning show producer and all-around cool woman, carissa mcatee. you all seem to find her honesty refreshing and compelling. her story is intense and she has an amazing outlook. dealing with food issues, sobriety and break-ups on the air every morning can be a pretty intense experience and carissa is a champ. if you haven't heard it, go back and check it out.
my guest for episode 484 is singer/songwriter, solo artist, rock and roll frontman and texas gentleman, jonathan terrell. some of you may know jonathan from his rock and roll band, not in the face, but he's also an amazing americana solo artist. his most recent release, past the lights of town shows the depths of his songwriting skills. we have a great conversation about black fret, not in the face, touring europe, writing songs, past the lights of town balancing both projects and much, much more. i had a great time getting to know jonathan. i'm sure you will too. let's get down!
ciao! -jg

Episode 481: The Accidentals Return!

hello gang! i hope you're all doing well. i am up super early so that i can get some shit done before i leave town for the weekend with skyrocket. i'll be in houston tomorrow for record store day. i'll be hitting cactus music, sig's lagoon and where ever else my record buying takes me. if you don't know the mom and pop record stores in your town, here's a good resource to find stores participating on record store day! http://www.recordstoreday.com/Venues happy shopping!
my guests for episode 481 are the pride of traverse city mi, insanely talented, extremely sweet, the accidentals! these guys were on the show a year ago during sxsw 2015, well, sxsw 2016 rolled around and we had them back! since they were last here, they've been on the road the whole time. touring the u.s., playing festivals, picking up a gaggle of fans along the way. they're on tour now, just go to moreaccidentals.com to find out when they're coming to a town near you and pick up their album, bittersweet. we have another great conversation about touring, puppy parties, keeping it together as a band by being sweet to each other and much, much more. i hope you enjoy my conversation with the accidentals. i sure did. lets' get down!
ciao! -jg

Episode 467: Bill Carter Returns!

hello friends! i hope you're all doing well and ready for the weekend! things are good here. i have a week off from skyrocket. no gigs. maybe a movie, see some music, go out to dinner with my cousin megan and of course, the oscars. is anyone having a fabulous oscar party? if you are, invite me.
my friend, bill carter returns to the show for episode 467! his gorgeous new album, innocent victims and evil companions is out today (friday february 26th)! bill is an amazing story teller and poet. his songs and the characters in the songs take you somewhere real, painful and beautiful. innocent victims and evil companions will take you on a colorful journey you can only take with bill carter. you can find it at billcarterandtheblame.com bill came by a few weeks ago and we got to sit down and talk about making the album, touring, writing songs, solar powered radio stations and much, much more! i hope you enjoy my conversation with bill carter as much as i did. let's get down!
ciao! -jg

Episode 464: Daniel Thomas Phipps

hello friends! i hope you are recovering from back-to-back holidays, valentine's day and president's day. the office in my apartments is closed for president's day so i guess that's a pretty big one. i hope you all have a great week this week. if you are in the austin or round rock area, skyrocket (the band i'm in) will be playing this weekend around austin. on friday we'll be at hanover's in pflugerville, then saturday, we'll be at the one-2-one bar in sunny south austin! go to skyrockettheband.com for times and directions. my guest for episode 464 is brilliantly talented singer/songwriter/frontman/sideman and good man, daniel thomas phipps! daniel came by a few weeks ago and we sat down, did the podcast then i accidentally deleted it, but he was nice enough to come by and do it again the next day. you might know daniel from his own band, daniel thomas phipps and the kinfolk or you may know him as a sideman with little brave, brandy zdan and most currently, he became a member of emily bell and the talkbacks. anyway, daniel and i have a great conversation about growing up in new braunfels, writing songs, solo vs. band, frontman vs. sideman and much, much more! i hope you enjoy getting to know daniel as much as i did. let's get down!ciao! -jg

Episode 462: The Wealthy West / Rev. Wade with "Soul of a Musician Series" stops by!

hello friends! i hope you're all doing well. i hope you are having a good start to your week. things are good here. i'm playing a show in houston tonight. i think it's some kind of mardi gras party. speaking of shows, i'm playing in a songwriter-in-the-round tomorrow, wed. 2/10 from 8-10 at the townsend in austin. i'll be playing with two former guests of the podcast, seela and tom meny. cover is $5. come out and hear some songs and stories! speaking of songs and stories, rev. merrill wade from st. matthews episcopal started a concert series that is entering it's 4th year here in austin, the "soul of a musician series" starts this sunday, feb. 14th (valentine's day) with amy cook. the shows are on sundays, 6:30 pm sharp at iron cactus north. the good reverend stops by this episode and gives us the low-down on the series. if you'd like to find out more fro yourself, go to soul of a musicians series and get involved.my guest for episode 462 is rocketboys singer, brandon kinder who released a new album TODAY, long play, with his solo project, the wealthy west! the album, long play is gorgeous collection of brandon's darker, quieter and more introverted side. i got to play a show with brandon a couple of months ago and i was really taken with this gorgeous collection of songs. if you live in austin, he's playing a release show at teller's on friday, 1/12 at 8 pm. you can find out all about the show and the wealthy west at thewealthywest.com i hope you guys enjoy my conversation with brandon. i sure did. let's get down!ciao!

Episode 456: Ali Holder Returns!

hello friends! i hope this episode finds happy, healthy and enjoying the new year. things are good here. last week was very surreal having lost david bowie and our beloved local blues, soul and r&b curator, twine time host and leader of the cobras, paul ray. i played a couple of shows with skyrocket. in fact, i did the intro and outro for this show in my hotel room when i was out of town with skyrocket. have a great week!my guest for episode 456 is the immensely talented singer/songwriter/artist, ali holder! this is ali's second time on the show. she was on last year when she was promoting her album, in preparation for saturn's return. she's back promoting her brand new album, from my veins will fall. i love ali and her music and we have a fantastic conversation about cats, going into seclusion for a week to write, recording in mississippi, her new tuesday residencies at stay gold and the blackheart in austin and much, much more! you can see her tonight tuesday, january 19th at the blackheart here in austin. i had a great time talking to ali. she is a real talent and a great hang. let's get down!ciao! -jg

Episode 445: The Welch Family (Kevin, Dustin & Savannah) / Dwight Twilley Checks In!

hello friends! i hope you all had a great weekend! i did. i was back in the saddle with skyrocket. we went to houston and played a corporate christmas party. it was good, but i didn't feel well during the show. like the whole show. i soldiered through though. came back to austin on saturday, did this podcast with the welches took a two-hour nap and played hanover's with skyrocket. i felt much better. we had a good time. i'm struggling with wearing earplugs on stage... i hate it.episode 445 is a super-sized episode loaded with extra goodness! first up, i have a quick skype conversation with power pop legend and one of my heroes, dwight twilley! dwight is playing a solo acoustic show THIS thursday, december 17th at the hole in the wall here in austin, tx. here's some more info on the show twilley @ the hole in the wall anyway, dwight and i catch up since our last chat (around a year ago) about playing solo shows, his art book, smoking and more! it's a good time. next up, we're joined by kevin, dustin and savannah welch! they're taking their "welch family throwdown" around texas this week. they'll be in wimberley, the woodlands and ft. worth. find out more here welch family throwdown we have a fantastic conversation about making music as a family, dustin's non-profit, soldier songs, kevin's songwriting retreats, nashville then vs. now, broadway faces and much, much more! i love the welches. i'm sure you will too. let's get down! ciao! -jg

Episode 444: Jason Robert Blum Returns! / Gigtown

hello friends! i hope you're all doing well. it really feels like a strange time and i hit a breaking point on tuesday... i freaked out on internet people who ended up blocking me on facebook. i hit a breaking point. i'm not proud, but i bet you're feeling that if you watch the news and read your facebook feeds. anyway, i'm better now. i have a lot of christmas shopping to do. i have music and art to make, podcasts to do and put out, skyrocket shows to play, a wonderful girlfriend that i love, an amazing family, two dogs that i love. i guess i can just focus on that and trying to make that all work. that's what i decided. my guest for episode 444 is singer/songwriter, jason robert blum! jason just released a gorgeous new album, invisible words. he made the record at plyrz studio in los angeles. it was produced by the great jim scott and features the talents of jj johnson, dave palmer, blake mills and dave monsey. find it on itunes or at jasonrobertblum.com jason and i have a great conversation about making the record, his many travels, our tv show idea "fishing for gonorrhea" and much, much more. i'm sure you're going to love getting to know jason. he's a good hang. before that, i sit down for a few minutes with brian and andy from the new musician/audience/venue uniting app, gigtown. the gigtown guys were in austn launching their new app which has already taken off in san diego and now they're branching out to austin and seattle. they're really good guys with a great idea to help musicians connect with their audience. check our conversation. it's informative. also go to gigtown.com to find out more. have a great weekend! let's get down!ciao! -jg

Episode 439: Dan Dyer

hello friends! i hope you all had a fantastic thanksgiving! i had a really good one. my girlfriend zuri and i went to her family's house and had a great dinner. of course, i ate too much, tried not to fall asleep watching football after dinner then played a trivia game. good times. today is black friday. i hope you're having a successful one if you're one of the millions that go out and try to get the "super-deals". skyrocket is playing a show tonight (fri. 11/27) in austin at the one-2-one bar. we go on at 10. come out and celebrate the holiday with us! (i just made "black friday" a holiday)my guest for episode 439 is the amazing singer/songwriter, dan dyer! dan and i have known each other for over 20 years. he's a phenomenal talent and a super sweet and real cat. he's a black fret nominee and has the honor of performing at their black ball gala at the paramount theater in austin, tx next friday, december 4th along with a host of other nominees. you can find out all about it at black fret info dan has a new e,p,, singing river sessions available now. go to dandyer.com to find out where to get it and when you can see dan live. dan and i have a fantastic conversation about his journey from breedlove to working with lenny kravitz, jingle singing in new york city, getting into working with his hands and much, much more. i hope you all had a great thanksgiving. i am very grateful for you. let's get down!ciao! -jg

Episode 438: The SIMS Foundation Turns 20!

happy thanksgiving everyone! i hope you all have plenty to be thankful for. i'l be missing my family this thanksgiving, but i'll be with my girlfriend's family here in austin and that should be a good time. are you thinking of frying a turkey for thanksgiving? well, my pal, aj vallejo and i have a special thanksgiving edition of "cooking/drinking with johnny and aj" where fry a turkey cajun-style and teach you how to make this delicious and quick way to make your thanksgiving turkey go to our youtube page and learn how to make a fried turkey! i hope you all have a happy thanksgiving!my guests for this very special episode are heather alden, jennifer vocelka and kyle ellison from the SIMS foundation. for 20 years now, the SIMS foundation has provided support for austin musicians and their families. to find out more or just get involved go to simsfoundation.org.  along with the KGSR "live broadcast # 23" release this friday, kyle ellison has produced "friends of SIMS" an album of some of austin's best artists playing some of their favorite covers including, charlie sexton, alejandro escovedo, doyle bramhall ll and many more. we have a great and insightful conversation about mental health care, how SIMS can help and much, much more. i'm thankful for the SIMS foundation. they were there for me when i needed them. i hope you enjoy our conversation. i sure did. happy thanksgiving! ciao! -jg