Episode 219: Warren Hood

hello friends! fall has put it's cool and windy arms around austin this week and it feels delicious. i hope the weather is treating you well wherever you are. i'm going to oklahoma city this weekend to play a show with SKYROCKET!. i haven't been there in a whole year. we have a few shows this week. it's good to be busy. oh! if you are in austin, SKYROCKET! will be playing a big show at the belmont next thursday, november 14th. come out! the show should be fun. we're playing outside tonight and i'm debating wearing long underwear... i'm such a weenie when it comes to the cold.my guest for episode 219 is the immensely talented and very sweet, warren hood! this is warren's second appearance on the show. he was on our first live show two years ago as a member of the coveters. since then, warren has put out a new album and toured behind it, toured with the bodeans, hayes carll, played the legendary weekly show, "the hippie hour" and much, much more. warren came by and we talked about  music tradition, wanting to be a basketball star, berklee college of music, becoming a lead singer, going to high school with gary clark jr. & suzanna chofell, working with charlie sexton on his new album and much, much more. i hope you enjoy getting to know warren as much as i did. ciao! -jg

Episode 218: Emily Gimble

hello friends! i hope this episode finds you well. i am getting ready to write a song with sarah sharp this morning. that's exciting. my car is in the shop because something's wrong with the brakes, i have rats in my apartment because the flooding last week, but i'm doing well... there's a solution; the rat traps are set and i am a member of car2go. speaking of car2go, do you have car2go in your town? if they have it, become a member. it's awesome. i saw danny malone play on sunday and ran into many friends and folks that have been on the show like, scarlett olson, joanna barbera, bob schneider and of course, danny malone. great sunday!my guest for episode 218 is third generation texas musician, emily gimble. on friday we'll have her bandmate, warren hood on the show. i saw emily play a few months ago and i was blown away. i asked her to come by and chat with and she did. we talked about everything, traditional music, waco, fiddle camp, the warren hood band, the marshall ford swing band, drinking with hayes carl, the cheesey ray vaughan, paying respect and much, much more. i hope you enjoy getting to know emily as much as i did.ciao! -jg

Episode 209: David Sanger

hello my friends! i hope all is well in your world. my world is good right now. i made an appointment to get some custom earplugs made. i have some i had made a while ago, but i think it's time for some new ones. i'm getting fitted tomorrow. i'll let you know how it goes. i spent some time recording some new music yesterday. i'm planning on recording all week. i'll let you know how it goes.my guest for episode 209 is drummer/producer/music business man and all-around great hang, david sanger! david has been the drummer for alseep at the wheel for 27 years. we talk about his journey with that band which includes 20 grammy nominations with 6 grammy wins. he's married to his bandmate, elizabeth mcqueen. elizabeth was on the show a couple of months ago. david came by the apartment a while back and we sat down and talked about, asleep at the wheel, hee haw, california, professional frisbee players, legal ecstasy, producing albums, record distribution, huey lewis and much much more! i had a great time getting to know david. i'm sure you will too. ciao! -jg

Episode 189: Colin Gilmore

hello friends! i hope you're all doing well. i've had a great week. tuesday night i got to play with the bluebonnets. that was so fun! they're such a great rock and roll band. i'll be doing something with kathy valentine. stay tuned and we'll announce some shows in a couple of months when we get it together. in other news, we have a live podcast coming up on wednesday, july 31st at 8pm at antone's in austin, texas! our guests will be, Western Youth, Christy Hays, and then the Love Leighs. all of the bands will play after the live podcast, so you'll know a little bit about the artists before you get to hear them play. come out! doors are at 7!
our guest for episode 189 is phenomenal singer/songwriter, colin gilmore! i've known colin and his family for over 20 years. he's a super sweet guy and he's just released his 5th album, the wild and hollow. i've always been a fan of colin's and i was glad he was able to stop by the apartment and talk about his journey. we talked about his whole trip... crazy punk teen running the streets of lubbock, moving to austin with his dad, jimmie dale gilmore, his punk bands, touring with his dad and playing solo, his songwriting career, his new album, the wild and hollow and much more. plus, my friend stephanie stopped by for coffee. i hope you enjoy my conversation with colin. i did.
ciao! -jg

Episode 187: Jesse Dayton

hello my friends! we are currently in the depths of summer and goddammit, it feels good. i've been swimming a lot this week. i play tonight, but i have the rest of the weekend off. i'll be swimming, going to see fitz and the tantrums, grilling and probably seeing a movie. those are some pretty good summer activities. oh!!! quick plug... i'll be playing THIS coming tuesday, july 16th 2013 with the bluebonnets at the continental club in austin, tx! i'm really excited about this. the bluebonnets are and all-female rock and roll band led by my dear friend kathy valentine and they kick your ass. i rehearsed with them this week and it was like garage rock wet dream. if you're in austin next tuesday, come out and join in the rock and roll!!!!
my guest for episode 187 is musician/singer/songwriter/producer/stage actor/film actor/director, jesse dayton!!! i've gotten to see jesse play a couple of times over the last month and it's been great. i've known jesse for almost 20 years and he's always been an intensely creative and prolific artist. a true artist constantly finding new outlets for his creativity. he's also a great hang! we've been talking about doing this for almost two years since i first started this podcast. anyway, we finally got it together and jesse came to the apartment and we got to sit down and talk about his new movie, "zombex", cutting his musical teeth in houston, the three "heys", playing with waylon jennings, johnny cash and willie nelson, johnny clegg & the night creatures, rob zombie and "halloween 2", jesse sings kinky and much, much, much more! i hope you enjoy my conversation with this old friend. i sure did.
ciao! -jg

Episode 186: Katie Holmes

hello folks! i hope this podcast finds you well. i've had a good couple of days... i've played shows, did a show where i told a story with a bunch of other people telling stories. good times! our former guest william harries graham wrote a nice story about me and the podcast in the austinchronicle.com click HERE to read it! it looks like we're going to be doing another LIVE podcast... stay tuned for details.
my guest for episode 186 is the very talented fiddle playing singer/songwriter, katie holmes. katie just put out a new album, "the red balloon".  it's fantastic! i saw play a couple of months ago at my friend, todd wolfson's monthly jam at monkey nest here in austin. i was totally blown away at her level of talent. her songs and how she approached the songs she didn't write. i reached out to her and invited her on the show and we talked about everything... starting on fiddle at 5 years old, growing up spending time with fiddle greats, playing shows, making "the red balloon", her summer jam and much, much more. i hope you enjoy getting to know katie as much as i did.
ciao! -jg

Episode 183: Elizabeth Mcqueen

hello friends! i hope this podcast finds you happy and enjoying your life. things are good here. i had a nice weekend. i spent some time with my dogs, saw some great comedy and music and i saw the pussy riot documentary. look up pussy riot. seriously. their story is unbelievable. right now, i'm getting ready to go see the movie "a band called death" and see death perform and i'm going to their soundcheck... they have an amazing story. i'm looking forward to this awesome experience.
hey! i want to remind you that if you're in austin, i'll be playing a solo show this thursday, june 27th at 8pm at the saxon pub. come on out. i'll sing you some songs, tell you some stories and entertain you until you're satisfied. do it!
my guest for episode 183 is asleep at the wheel's amazingly talented, elizabeth mcqueen. elizabeth not only plays with asleep at the wheel, she has a solo career, children and is married to her bandmate! i didn't know her when we booked this thing, but through the conversation, i think we became pals! we talk about her upbringing, travels, moving to austin, her solo career, joining asleep at the wheel, touring with her husband and family, our love for maron, older dudes/younger chicks, writing songs, "closet drapers", "the laziest girl in town", her new album and just how she balances all of this stuff and maintains. she's a great hang. hopefully,  we'll be talking to her husband, david sanger soon. i hope you enjoy our conversation. i sure did.
ciao! -jg

Episode 181: The Parish Festival

full-tilt summer!
hello my sun kissed angels of summertime! it's here! i went to a badass pool party on sunday at my friend, joe's place on sunday. amazing time. salt water pool. dance party in his apt after the pool portion. i had such a good time, i left my 70's party towel and my hat there. saturday i went to barton springs. i love it! i have no gigs this weekend so i'm going find this week's party. maybe joe will have one. maybe you're having one and you should invite me.
don't forget... tomorrow!!!! wednesday, june 19th 2013 we're doing a live podcast at strange brew in austin, texas at 7pm! my guests will be nakia, jazz mills, aj vallejo and the boxing lesson. we'll be giving away some prizes and taking some questions form the audience. if you're in austin, come out and be a part of the show!!!
my guests for episode 181 are jamey cummins and andy rappel from the parish festival. they started the band about 8 years ago in davenport, iowa. their self-titled e.p. is coming out in july. andy and jamey came by the apartment and we talked about iowa, making the move to texas, forming and reforming, recording at home and much, much more. i really liked meeting these guys. plus, i made new friends. i hope you enjoy our conversation. i did.
ciao! -jg

Episode 148: Amanda Cevallos

any oscar predictions? tweet 'em at me. @johnnygoudie
hello my friends! what's happening? i got to see a great show last night black taxi played at the parish. they only have one more week on their residency so if you're in austin, i suggest you go see them next week... before you're sad you didn't. and if you haven't yet, check out episode 147 with black taxi. i'm going to play the house of blues in houston with skyrocket! this weekend. our vacation is over. i'm ready to get back to work. what are you doing for the oscars? i'm going to my neighbor's place. i just got a text saying it's going to be a taco bar scene for food. follow me on twitter that night. i'll be venting.
my guest for episode 148 is country singer/songwriter, amanda cevallos. i have heard about amanda for a while. a few weeks ago i went and checked out her band at the broken spoke here in austin. it was great! people were two-stepping (which i need to learn), the band was great and so was she. anyway, she came over the next day and we chatted about her journey which as it turns out, is a little less country and a little more rock and roll. it was a surprise to me, but i'll spare you the spoiler. i had a great time getting to know amanda and i recorded it just for you. i hope you enjoy it.
ciao! -jg