Episode 280: Live at Strange Brew 2: Trish Murphy, Jazz Mills, Elizabeth Mcqueen and Suzanna Choffel

hello friends! i hope you're all doing well. i am getting it together to leave to new york at 6 am for a couple of shows with SKYROCKET! and while i'm there, i'll be doing a couple of podcasts which you'll be hearing soon. anyway, if you're in nyc, come out to the hill country bar b que in manhattan and see SKYROCKET! saturday, june 7th at 9pm. also, while i'm on the promo train, come out to strange brew in austin, tx on tuesday june 17th where we will be recording a live "how did i get here? podcast with our very special guests, funny man charlie hodge, singer/songwriter graham wilkinson and the amazing band, sphynx! there's no cover and a good time will be had by all. speaking of live podcasts from strange brew...my guests for episode 280 "live at strange brew 2" are trish murphy, jazz mills, elizabeth mcqueen and suzanna choffel! we did this live this past tuesday and we had a blast. we heard a childhood radio recording from trish and her siblings from when she was 5 years old, we found out jazz mill has gotten into managing bands, we found out that elizabeth mcqueen has started several bands and we found out that suzanna choffel made her pledge music video with my ex-wife. awkward? listen and find out as i get to the bottom of things like "frenemies" etc. we had a great time. thanks to everyone who came out and thank you to the ladies for making this a great conversation. let's get down!ciao! -jg

Episode 280: Live at Strange Brew 2: Trish Murphy, Jazz Mills, Elizabeth Mcqueen and Suzanna Choffel

hello friends! i hope you're all doing well. i am getting it together to leave to new york at 6 am for a couple of shows with SKYROCKET! and while i'm there, i'll be doing a couple of podcasts which you'll be hearing soon. anyway, if you're in nyc, come out to the hill country bar b que in manhattan and see SKYROCKET! saturday, june 7th at 9pm. also, while i'm on the promo train, come out to strange brew in austin, tx on tuesday june 17th where we will be recording a live "how did i get here? podcast with our very special guests, funny man charlie hodge, singer/songwriter graham wilkinson and the amazing band, sphynx! there's no cover and a good time will be had by all. speaking of live podcasts from strange brew...my guests for episode 280 "live at strange brew 2" are trish murphy, jazz mills, elizabeth mcqueen and suzanna choffel! we did this live this past tuesday and we had a blast. we heard a childhood radio recording from trish and her siblings from when she was 5 years old, we found out jazz mill has gotten into managing bands, we found out that elizabeth mcqueen has started several bands and we found out that suzanna choffel made her pledge music video with my ex-wife. awkward? listen and find out as i get to the bottom of things like "frenemies" etc. we had a great time. thanks to everyone who came out and thank you to the ladies for making this a great conversation. let's get down!ciao! -jg

Episode 275: Quiet Company Returns!

hello lovelies! i hope you're all doing well. i woke up at 4:30 this morning and couldn't go back to sleep. maybe because i have some live podcasts to book pretty fast. we have some live podcasts coming up in june! on tuesday, june 3rd and june 17th we'll be hosting live podcasts at strange brew in austin, tx. i've emailed some folks and haven't confirmed anyone yet, but i'll let you know when i do. other than that, things are good. i've been getting some outdoors time and i got a new tv. so, i guess i'm getting the best of both worlds.my guest for episode 275 is the incredibly talented, taylor muse from the band, quiet company. taylor makes his second appearance on the show. he was on episode 20! taylor came by the apartment and we caught up on all things quiet company including their 2 1/2 years of touring, their new album, transgressor, produced by matt novesky from blue october, their upcoming june tour and we also talk a lot about the movie, "dig". quiet company is an amazing band and taylor is a great hang. i hope you enjoy our conversation as much as i did.ciao! -jg

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Episode 238: Carolyn Wonderland

hello friends! i hope that you are winning, or at least advancing, in your own private revolution. it's such gorgeous weather this week. it's totally inspiring. i went to kimmie rhodes' house yesterday and started writing a new song with her. i just love her. then i went saw her band, middle fanger, last night at the saxon pub. the band is kimmie, bill carter and kimmie's son, gabe. i ended up jumping on stage and playing a couple of songs with them. it was so fun and such an inspiration to play with them. i'm looking forward to more. my guest for episode 238 is the amazing carolyn wonderland! since this show started i have gotten requests from you guys to get carolyn on the show... well, here she is! i can still remember the first time i saw carolyn play in 1991 at zelda's in houston like it was yesterday. think it's because i had never seen anyone like her before. carolyn is the real deal. she has transcended learning and playing the blues to being someone who is CREATING the blues. she is an amazing guitar player, singer, songwriter and whistler. i was really glad she was able to come by and talk. we talk about everything, her husband, a. whitney brown's amazing pepper collection, the houston music/theater/comedy scene, townes van zandt, touring, europe, politics and much, much more. carolyn is not only amazingly talented, she's also an incredibly beautiful person. i hope you enjoy our conversation as much as i did. ciao! -jg

Episode 221: Dan Workman

hello lovelies! i hope fall is treating you all well. it got cold here for a couple of days and that was rad! the F-1 race is in austin this weekend and it's making for some maddening traffic. my computer is in the hospital which is why this episode is coming out late. i hate that. my poor computer... probably too many podcasts. keep your fingers crossed that it's nothing too serious. i'm staying with my dogs this weekend and i have family in town so keep your fingers crossed for that too. my guest for episode 121 is producer/engineer, dan workman! dan has worked with the likes of zz top, destiny's child, abeyance' and many, many more. he's also the president sugarhill recording studios in houston, tx which is the oldest recording studio in the united states. along with his many musical endeavors, dan is the producer and co-host of the web series, "live from sugarhill studios". a great show with many great live performances. i met up with dan backstage at the house of blues in houston just before a SKYROCKET! show. we talked about recording, the survival of big box studios, bad ass grammy parties, avant-garde recording artists, beyonce's dad and his reaction to "bootylicious" and much, much more. the recording gets noisy because the d.j. gets going a couple of minutes into our talk. sorry about that. i hope you enjoy my conversation with dan. 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 201: Monica Pope

hello friends! i hope you're all doing well. we've entered the third hundred of these shows... i can't believe it!  again, thank you for listening for the last 200 episodes. if you're new to the show, you can go back through the last 200 and listen from the site. you can always download the last 20 episodes on itunes. you can also subscribe on itunes and every time a new episode comes out it is instantly delivered to your itunes. get into it! oh hey! if you if you live in san antonio or the surrounding area, SKYROCKET! will be playing at mi casa in boerne, tx this saturday, sept. 7th. come on out and party with us. i'm talking to some folks about some upcoming live podcasts in austin AND dallas. i'll keep you updated on that.my guest for episode 201 is celebrity chef, monica pope! i have been a fan of monica's since i saw her on "top chef masters" a few years ago and then ate at one of her restaurants in houston soon after. i was inspired and blown away by her soulful and artistic approach to cooking. food that isn't only delicious, it's thoughtful. monica had us (skyrocket) over for dinner at her restaurant, sparrow, before our show at the continental club and it was DELICIOUS! i really enjoyed talking to monica. her spirit is inspiring, she's set out to change the way houston eats and she's succeeding and her cooking is truly artistic and absolutely delicious. i hope you enjoy our conversation. i did.ciao! -jg

Episode 191: Jake Flores Returns!

hello my friends! i put this episode out a day early because i'm heading out for town with SKYROCKET! for a couple of days and i don't trust hotel internet service. it's too damn slow. so yes, i'm going to dallas today, thursday, 7/25 and we're playing at the house of blues in dallas tomorrow, friday, 7/26, we're playing at the house of blues in houston. saturday, 7/27, we're playing at the belmont in austin with cotton mather for their single release. busy, busy weekend. don't forget, next wednesday, july 31st, 7:30 pm live podcast at antone's in austin tx! my guests will be members of western youth and the love leighs and christy hays. i'll talk to the bands and then they'll play! i think it will be a great night of fun and music. come out. here's more info... https://www.facebook.com/events/131683847041129/
my guest for episode 191 is one 0f my favorite comics making his second appearance on the show, the very funny, jake flores! jake was on around a year and a half ago and since then, i've seen him perform a bunch and we've become friends. jake is about to record his first stand up album for stand up records (lewis black, doug stanhope, patton oswalt, marc maron) and he's recording here in austin at the new movement theater on sunday, august 4th 2013 with two shows at 7 & 9. if you're here, you should go. anyway, jake came by and we got to catch up about the incredible comedy scene in austin, putting on shows, "what are we doing?", his spite club shows and podcasts, touring, performing every night, cool posters and much, much more! i think jake is a great guy and i always have a great time seeing him perform and hanging out with him. i'm sure you will too.
ciao! -jg

Episode 178: Conrad Choucroun

hello my friends! i hope you've had a good week. i have. it's been busy. i've been playing gigs, doing podcasts, booking podcasts, booking gigs. speaking of which, i'll be playing a long solo brunch show this sunday. should be interesting. i think i need to start going out and "meeting people". i'm feeling a bit like a shut-in. maybe now that i've chosen my 2013 summer jam ("get lucky" by daft punk), i'll start attending some pool parties and meeting some folks. i saw a cute girl at our show last night. i waved. she waved back. so i guess that's a start...
my guest for episode 178 is amazing drummer, conrad choucroun! you might know conrad from his work with bob schneider, nrbq, banana blender surprise, ian mclagan, bruce and charlie robison, kelly willis and many, many more. conrad came by a few weeks ago and we got to sit down and talk about everything... joining banana blender surprise when he was 15, the black cat lounge, playing with greats, learning, touring, making albums and much, much more. i really enjoyed my conversation with conrad. i hope you do too.
ciao! -jg