Episode 268: DTCV / Analog Rebellion / Victory / Chappo

hello friends! i hope you're all well. i'm doing better today than i was yesterday when i recorded the intro for this episode. i had some dental work done yesterday and had some pain in my jaw and when i recorded the intro for this episode, i was on vicodin. i thought it would be fun to do an "altered" intro. other than that, things are good here. i have totally forgotten that today kicks-off the moontower comedy festival here in austin. i got a badge a while back and i'm excited to go tonight and tomorrow. i haven't really gone through the line-up to plan my route yet. i guess i'll do that after practice today. i'll let you know how it goes on friday. also, if you live in san antonio, skyrocket will be at the aztec theater this friday, april 25th. come out and say hi!episode 268 is the last of the sxsw 2014 multi-interview shows. i know. i'm kinda sad to see them go too. on this episode i sit down and talk to DTCV (pronounced detective) from the joshua tree desert just hours before they leave austin to head out on a 5-week tour. i talk to lo-fi genius, daniel hunter, about his band, analog rebellion from dallas. i talk to victory from los angeles about their brand of sun-bleached garage rock. last, but certainly not least, i talk to chappo from brooklyn, ny who had just finished a long u.s. tour at a crazy music festival. at the end of the chappo interview, they ask us to leave the hilton. good way to end it. i love all of these bands and i'm sure you will too. enjoy!ciao! - jg

Episode 263: ARP / Bully

hello friends! i hope you're all doing well. i am. i have an unusual friday off. lucky me! i have a couple of interviews today but after 5, i'm done. i had a great show last night at one-2-one bar here in austin. i celebrated what would have been my 20th wedding anniversary (had we not divorced almost 10 years ago) by playing songs that related to my "marriage experience". i jammed with my old friends, ryan and brad at the end and it was a good time. oh!!!! a friend made me a replica of the painting that hangs above scatman cruthers' in "the shining". yes. i have a pimp bedroom now. episode 263 is another sxsw double-header (only this time, without the background noise) my guests are first up, from brooklyn, ny, arp! arp is one man's brilliant musical vision. that man is alexis georgopoulos, a art school kid who's tried his hand at rock and roll as an art form and made some beautiful music/noise. his new album, more, is reminiscent of the brian eno pop albums of the early 70's. we had a great conversation! our second guests for this double-header are nashville's, bully! an incredible band led by an incredible singer/recording engineer/producer, alicia. alicia and drummer stewart (copeland) came by the apt. during sxsw and we had a great talk about recording, running live sound, being a band, being a woman in the music engineering world an much, much more. i hope you enjoy these conversations as much as i did. ciao! -jg

Episode 253: Kevin Mckinney

hello friends! i hope you're all doing well. things are crazy here. i've got sxsw 2014 at my door. i'm trying to confirm the last of the interviews i have. i started getting ready for this sxsw in january. i hope it pays off. i'm worried that i'm meeting a bunch of people downtown and i won't be able to find a quiet place to talk to them. it's hard this time of year. anyway, i'm doing some here at my apartment. mostly, i'm excited to talk to these people, see old friends and get some good conversations for you guys. i'm playing at sam's burger joint music hall in san antonio tonight (friday 3/7) with skyrocket. if you live there, come out.my guest for episode 253 is the incredibly talented and always entertaining, kevin mckinney! i've gotten tweets and emails since i started this show about getting kevin in here. well, i did. i also played a show with his new band, wrenfro with tony scalzo, michael hale and gary newcome. they're great! i got to jam with them about a month ago at their weekly monday night show at strange brew in austin. anyway, kevin came by, we talked about wrenfro, soulhat, the black cat, solo albums, four-tracks and much, much more. i hope you enjoy my conversation with kevin. i did.ciao! -jg

Episode 214: Van Wilks

welcome to guitarland!hey gang! i hope you're all doing well. i'm good. i did something i've never done yesterday... i played in a golf tournament! also, i've only played like twice in my life. i get the "golf thing" now, but i think you have to be kinda wealthy to get into it. i had a great weekend, i saw the movie "don jon". it was really good. i played with SKYROCKET! on saturday. we have a few shows this week including a big show at the house of blues in houston on friday, october 25th for their 5th anniversary. here's the info, https://www.facebook.com/events/491731977601277/my guest for episode 214 is legendary guitar player, van wilks! van has been a staple of the austin music scene since the 70's. he has put out several album over the course of his career and toured all over the united states and europe extensively. i first heard van almost 30 years ago when he put out his "boystown" e.p. in the 80's. since then, i've seen van play and i've hung out with him from time-to-time. he's always been super nice and very supportive so i was glad when he agreed to do this show. i went out to his studio dubbed, "guitarland" and we sat down and talked about his journey from a young musician in lubbock to the texas music hall of fame and more! i hope you enjoy our conversation. i did. ciao! -jg

Episode 213: Adrian Quesada

hello people! i hope this episode finds you well. i am doing well. i'm about to go see sheboygan's record release show. i've been looking forward to that for a long time. if you like our theme song, "needle hits the groove", you should check out their album, triple fantasy, available on itunes and vinyl available at cdbaby.com and waterloo records in austin. i've just been at the t-mobile store dealing with my new phone. it finally came in tonight! i've been off of instagram for five days....my guest for episode 213 is grammy award winning producer, adrian quesada! i met adrian a few months ago when i did the elliot smith tribute show. he was in the house band. i knew he was in grupo fantasma and brownout and the he was producing a lot of my friends, david' garza, suzanna choffel and jazz mills to name a few. anyway, he's a great guy, immensely talented and we hit it off at the elliot tribute, i asked him to come by and be on the show and he did. we talked about grupo fantasma, the echocentric, brownout, playing with prince, prince, producing, growing up skate punk in laredo, golden globe parties, gramyy's and much, much more. i hope you enjoy getting to know adrian quesada. i did.ciao! -jg

Episode 211: Sheboygan/ a Phone Call with Erin Ivey

hello friends of nature! i hope you are all doing well out there in podcast land. i'm doing well. i saw some friends play last night. it was a good time. i wanted to thank everyone who listened to the last episode (episode 210). i didn't think anyone would listen to it because the show was so different than what we normally do here.... boy, was i wrong! i will try to seize opportunities like that when they arise and bring you some different kinds of shows. i liked doing it. go back and listen. on this episode, i call former guest erin ivey and check-in with her about her new album. she recorded it live in front of an audience with the tosca string quartet. she's releasing an album/dvd combo and she started a kickstarter campaign to fund it's manufacturing and release.our guest for episode 211 is the incredible rock band, sheboygan! you might know sheboygan as the band that wrote and performs our theme song, "needle hits the groove"! i was glad they were able to stop by together, they're some of my best friends and we had a great time talking. we talked about their writing process, recording the album, benjamin hotchkiss' genius advice, motivational speeches, the music business, paul english and his pedals and much, much more. they've just released a new album, triple fantasy . the album is available on vynil online at cdbaby and comes with a download. here's a link to their album http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/sheboygan3 also,they have a record release show coming up on october 17th at the one-to-one bar in austin, tx here's a link https://www.facebook.com/events/161648904029488/ i love these guys! they're a great band and they've made a great record. buy it! i hope you enjoy our conversation. i did.ciao! -jg

Episode 206: Chris Taylor

fight fear, make art.hello friends! i hope you're all doing the best that you can. i am getting my shit together this morning to leave town. i'm playing with SKYROCKET! at the house of blues in houston tonight. i finally got my car back yesterday afternoon. your life changes drastically when your car goes in the shop and you don't have wheels anymore. everything you do takes a lot more thought and planning. it's exhausting. anyway, i'm glad to have my car back and i'm ready to drive to houston. what's up?!?!my guest for episode 206 is singer/songwriter and visual artist, chris taylor! i've known chris a few years... maybe 9 or 10 i think. anyway, i've always liked him he's a super sweet and extremely talented guy. i am a fan of his music and his art. i was in boenre, tx a few weeks ago for a gig, so in between sound check and the show, we sat down at some picnic benches and got caught up over tamales. we talked about christian rock, love comas, dave stewart, brent bougeois, fighting fear by making art, music, visual art and much, much more. he also made me a piece of art that hangs on my wall in my studio. thanks chris! cheis taylor is a true talent and and i really enjoyed our conversation. i'm sure you will too. ciao! -jg

Episode 203: Seela

hello my friends! i hope life is treating you well. life seems to be treating me well. i had a good weekend of shows with SKYROCKET!. hey! we'll be playing at the house of blues bronze peacock room in houston on friday, september 27th. tickets are on sale now here's a link http://www.houseofblues.com/tickets/eventdetail.php?eventid=83197 come out and join us for a night of craziness and dancing. my guest from episode 201, chef monica pope was at our show on saturday. things were a little crazy and i didn't get to say hi. next time. i'm craving some of those fried brussel sprouts from sparrow...my guest for episode 203 is the extremely talented, seela! seela and i have known each other for around 20 years. she's been a big part of some scenes here in austin, the chicago house folk scene, the elephant room jazz scene and more. she just put out her 5th solo album, valentine after a 9 year hiatus. the album is great and i was glad she was able to come by the apartment and catch up. we talk about music, having no plan, falling into scenes, singing, jazz, jesus, her sweet husband and much much more. i hope you enjoy our conversation. i did. ciao! -jg

Episode 200: Highlights

hello my friends! wow! we made it to 200 episodes! can you believe it? well, i don't really know where to start... i'd like to thank sheboygan for the theme song. they have an album coming out this month and they'll finally be guests very soon. i would like to thank all of the guests that have taken time out to meet with me and have a conversation. these last 100 shows were very fun and exciting. if you haven't heard them, check out this episode, you'll get a taste of them. most of all, i'd like to thank YOU, the listener for listening. you make this show possible. THANK YOU. i'm looking forward to the next 100 episodes. are you?episode 200: highlights is the "best of" the last 100 episodes. in this episode, you'll hear from bob schneider on cleaning up, ian mclagan on groupies in the 70's, producer, c.j. eiricksson talks about working with hanson, glen phillips talks about a new album from toad the wet sprocket, lance keltner talks about giving rod stewart a suggestion and getting fired for it, steve poltz talks about laughing at really bad news, elizabeth mcqueen talks about the beatles, joanna barbera talks about being out of place in arizona, nakia and a.j. vallejo talk about racism in the south and the band death talk about their next move.... all good stuff! thank you again for listening. we couldn't do it without you. xoxo, jg

Episode 180: The Belle Sounds

hello folks! i hope this podcast finds you well. i'm good. getting ready for a long day of podcasting and i have a gig later tonight. i want to remind you all that next wednesday, june 19th at strange brew in austin, tx at 7 pm we will be doing a live podcast! there will be no cover and my guests are, nakia, jazz mills, aj vallejo and the boxing lesson. come out! we'll be taking some questions from the audience and giving away some gifts. we would love to see you! i saw "this is the end" the other night. it was very funny. what's been your favorite movie this summer?
my guests for episode 180 are andre' moran and noelle hampton of the belle sounds. andre' and noelle have ben playing together for years and they've been married for years. they stopped by to talk about their latest musical musical offering, the belle sounds. we talk about the belle sounds new album and making their new album in nashville. we also talk about their journey. meeting in california, playing music together, getting married, moving to texas, andre's engineering and guitar prowess and much, much more. i really enjoyed our conversation. i hope you do too.
ciao! -jg