Episode 905: Trish Cramblet

Hello friends! I hope you're all safe, healthy and sane. Houston singer/songwriter, Trish Cramblet is my guest for episode 905! Trish's latest album, the gorgeous, The Margins, is available wherever you stream or download your jams. Go to trishcrambletmusic.com for more info. We have a great conversation about the late 80's Houston scene, quarantine life, finding her voice as a songwriter later in life, her incredible songs, making The Margins and much more! I had a great time getting to know Trish. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!  
Ciao! -JG
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Episode 842: Allen Hill / "Women To Watch" Showcase Organizer, Gfire Stops By!

Hello friends! It's HAAM Day in Austin, TX. There will be music all over town today raising money and awareness for HAAM ( The Health Alliance for Austin Musicians). Go to myhaam.org for music listings and more. The Allen Oldies Band's own, Allen Hill has released his first solo album, All Over The Map with Allen Hill and he's my guest for episode 842! You can find show dates, music and more at allenhillentertainment.com. Allen and I have a great conversation about Banana Blender Surprise, booking music for events, backing up Archie Bell, making All Over The Map and much more! Plus, Gfire stops by to talk about her "Women To Watch" Showcase taking place Saturday, 9/28  from 1-7pm at Opa here in Austin. Go to gfiremusic.com for more info. Let's get down!
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Ciao! -JG

Episode 819: Hector Ward & The Big Time

Hello friends! Singer, guitar player, songwriter and all-around powerhouse of soul and positivity, Hector Ward from Hector Ward & The Big Time is my guest for episode 819! Their latest album, the uplifting, Smile Into Life is available now wherever you stream or download your jams. Go to hwbigtime.com for videos, show dates, music and more. Hector and I have a great conversation about making Smile Into Life with JT Holt and some of Austin's finest musicians, the Texas Cuban food trailer, growing up in Houston, working with the Senior Olympics, Sly Curtis, The Saxon Pub documentary, the "Cuban part of Houston" and much more! I had a great time getting to Hector. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
Ciao! -JG

Episode 697: Jesse Dayton Returns!

Hello friends! Songwriter/guitar player/filmmaker extraordinaire, Jesse Dayton returns to the show for episode 697! His latest album, The Outsider drops June 8th and he'll be on tour west coast next week and all over the US in June. He's already dropped two singles, "Hurtin' Behind The Pine Curtain" and "May Have To Do It (Don't Have To Like It) and they're available where ever you stream or download music. The single, "May Have To Do It (Don't Have To Like It) made the top 10 in the Rolling Stone Country/Amercana chart. Go to Jessedayton.com for tourdates, music, videos and more. We have a great conversation about his experiences making his film, "ZOMBEX", touring with legendary punk band, X, making The Outsider while tour with his band in Atlanta, Nashville, Denver and Austin, playing Kinky Friedman on the stage and much more! Jesse is a true talent and a great hang. Enjoy our conversation. I sure did. Let's get down!
Ciao! -JG

Episode 687: The Nightowls Return! / Arthur Yoria Checks In!

Hello friends! Ryan Harkrider, frontman for Austin soul band, The Nightowls returns to the show for episode 687! The Nightowls are releasing a new album, the brilliant, We Are The Nightowls, on April 27th. I've been listening to it like crazy lately. Check out the first single, "Don't It Feel Weird?" out now. If you live in Austin, you can get one early as they'll be selling them early at their release show at The Continental Club on Friday, April 20th. They're also heading to the West Coast starting at the beginning of May. Go to wearethenightowls.com for tour dates, music, videos and more. Ryan and I have a great conversation about the changes the band has gone through since his last visit, making We Are The Nightowls, touring as a large band, their long-running Sunday residency at Icenhauer's here in Austin and much, much more! Plus, my old friend and one of my favorite songwriters, Arthur Yoria checks in. He's just released a gorgeous new album, After You on Splice Records and he's celebrating with a release show here in Austin TONIGHT, Friday, April 13th at The Cactus Cafe'! Go to arthuryoria.com for more info and get After You. I love it! Let's get down!
Ciao! -JG

Episode 623: Curse Mackey / Louie Carr Stops By Between Rescue Trips To Houston

Hello friends! Hurricane Harvey has really laid some destruction on our fair state. Over 38,000 people are in shelters and the time to help is now. This page on texasmonthly.com shows you the many ways you can help those in need. Speaking of which, my friend, Louie Carr stopped by after his first trip to Houston. Louie and his partners at BMUSED Imaging bought a boat, grabbed an R.V. and headed to Houston to rescue people from their flooded streets and homes. It's an extremely intense scenme down there as Louie tells us. Also, he let's us know what the most needed spplies are. Louie is a real hero among many others who have come to the aid of these people in need.
Industrial rock hero, Curse Mackey is my guest on the show today! You might know Curse from his many musical projects including, PIGFACE, Evil Mothers, My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult, DJ and solo performances and even his latest project, Amorous. He's also a real art currator, he's published two books of art, he's the co-founder of Mosaic Sound Collective, he's composed and produced music for video games and much, much more. Find him at cursemackey.com Curse is a real artist and a great hang. I hope you enjoy getting to know him. I sure did. Let's get down!
ciao! -jg

Episode 608: Juice Consulting Founder, Heather Wagner Reed

Hello friends! My guest for episode 608 is publicist extraordinaire, Heather Wagner Reed! Her company, Juice Consulting is celebrating their 10th anniversary this year. Juice Consulting started as a small independent PR firm based in Houston and has grown into a full-service, PR, marketing, strategic consulting, social media, graphic design, web development, video production, artist development and event planning company with a client list that goes from Grammy winning artist, Gloria Gaynor to up-and-comers like Jane Ellen Bryant and many more. You can find them at juiceconsulting.com. Heather and I have a great conversation about her journey doing PR for her college radio station events in Athens Ga, working in Europe, being product manager for Beyonce', starting Juice Consulting, sitting on the board of many non-profits and much, much more! Heather is the real deal and if you're wondering what a publicist does, she is one of the best examples. I hope you enjoy our conversation. I sure did. Let's get down!
ciao! -jg

Episode 584: Emily Bell Returns Again!

Hello friends! I hope you all had a great Easter weekend or a good Passover or just a great weekend. I had good weekend. I played a couple of shows with SKYROCKET!, went to Waco on easter Sunday and met my aunt and her partner at probably the worst Mexican restaurant in America. I used to eat at the ones in Houston when I was a kid and I loved them, but this one in Waco was "the suck". Anyway, I had a great day with those ladies. We drove around Waco, had some drinks at a pub and caught up. It was a nice Easter.
The amazingly talented and always entertaning, Emily Bell returns to the show today! Her firey new e.p. Kali comes out this Friday April, 21st and she is celebrating with a release show with her band, Emily Bell & The Talkbacks, at 3Ten Austin City Limits Live on Saturday, April 29th. Go to emilybell.com to find out how to get tickets. Emily and I always have a great time hanging out and chatting. We have a great conversation about working with your spouse, Losing her voice and the long journey of recovering it, her new band Emily Bell & the Talkbacks and much, much more! I hope you enjoy my conversation with brilliant artist. I sure did. Let's get down!
ciao! -jg

Episode 573: gum B

Hello friends! Well, it's official, SXSW is underway. Not the music part yet, but the whole thing is up and running. If you don't live in Austin, you don't have to deal with even more insisne traffic, no parking anywhere, people walkng into the streets looking at their phone and cursing you if you almost run over them. It gets nuts. having said that, if you're here for SXSW or you live here and you know how to do it, it can be a pretty fun time. I'll be going to a lot of events this year even though I'll only have a one-day badge for Thursday. Looking forward to the podcasts I have lined up. Should be fun.
My guest for episode 573 is my dear old friend, bassist/cellist, Mark Williams a.k.a. gum B! You might know gum B from his work with Kevin and Dustin Welch, Dan Dyer, Alejandro Escovedo, Stick People and many more. We have a fantastic conversation about baseball, growing up in South Florida, living in an Ashram, Stick People, fretless bass, playing 6th St and much, much more! I hope you enjoy our conversation. I sure did. Let's get down! 
ciao! -jg

Episode 498: Arthur Yoria

hello friends! i hope you're all doing well. i want to invite those of you who live in austin to our live podcast recording of episode 500 at the townsend on monday, june 20th at 8 pm. my guests will be taylor muse (quiet company), suzanna choffel, kathy valentine, a.j. vallejo and nakia. go to our facebook event page for more info. come out and celebrate 500 episodes of "how did i get here?". plus, there's no cover!
see you on monday!
my guest for episode 498 is singer/songwriter, arthur yoria! arthur and i go back a few years and he's always been one of my favorite people to play shows with because i'm such a fan of him and his music. arthur has a new single and video out for the beautiful song, "ruff life" and is currently working on a new album for splice records. find out all about where he's playing and how to get his music by going to arthuryoria.com. arthur came by a few weeks ago. i hadn't seen him in a few years and we had a great conversation about taking a break from from the grind of the biz, meeting his dog rita, working on new music for a new album, dealing with medications and much, much more! i had a great time catching up with my old friend. enjoy! let's get down!
ciao! -jg