Episode 564: Tinnarose / Rain Perry, Director Of "The Shopkeeper" Documentary, Checks In!

Hello friends! I hope the world is treating you well. Hopefully you're navigating this unprecidented time in history with a cool hand and a lot of grace. Things are crazy out there. Be nice to each other. Rain Perry and i chat via Skype about the amazing documentary about one of my very best friends, Mark Hallman, called, "The Shopkeeper". The movie has been making the festival rounds and is now having it's Austin premier at the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar at 4pm on Sunday February 12th with an afterparty across the street at teh One-2-One Bar at 6:30. To find out how to get tickets and learn more about the movie, go to shopkeepermovie.com Check it out now!
Devon McDermott and Morris Ramos from the art/rock band, Tinnarose are my guests for episode 564! Their new album, My Pleasure Has Returned is available now and they're doing some shows in Texas in the next week before they head out on an eastcoast tour in a couple of weeks. We have a great conversation about how they came together as a band, The Grateful Dead, dealing with loss, making My Pleasure Has Returned, 70's jazz and much, much more. Go to tinnarose.com to get the album and find out when they're coming to a town near you. I hope you enjoy getting to know Devon and Morris. I sure did. Let's get down!
 
ciao! -jg

Episode 561: Leopold And His Fiction Returns Again! / Moxxy Stops By!

Hello friends! i hope this episode finds you all doing well in life. Maybe you marched this weekend in the historical march. If you did, congratlations. That was an historic event for everyone. Quirky pop band, Moxxy stopped by the other day to talk about their self-titled e.p. that just came out a couple of weeks ago. The e.p. was produced by Quiet Company frontman, Taylor Muse. If you live in Austin, you can see Moxxy this Thursday, January 26th at The Sahara Lounge. Check it out!
Daniel Leopold from Leopold And His Fiction returns to the show for episode 561! They're releasing their new album, Darling Destroyer this Friday, January 27th. They'll be on tour of the U.S. from now until March 13th. Go to leopoldandhisfiction.com to find ut if they're coming to a town near you. If you live in Austin, they'll be playing a record release show at Stubb's tomorrow, Wednesday, January 25th 2017. Daniel and I have a great conversation about what it took to make Darling Destroyer, touring the U.S. like crazy and much, much more. I hope you enjoy our conversation. I sure did. Let's get down!
 
ciao! -jg

Episode 559: Demi The Daredevil

Hello friends! I hope you all had a good Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Things are good here. Spent the weekend practicing and playing. I went to C-Boys after my gig on Friday and saw Mike Flanigin and Jimmie Vaughan play the end of their set. It's really awesome to live in a town where you can get home from a gig at 12:30, get to C-Boys a bit before 1 a.m. and see these amazing and legendary artists play at a club. Pretty great. If you live in Austin, SKYROCKET! wil be playing at Cedar Street Courtyard this Friday, January 20th. Come out and party with us.
My guests for episode 559 are Marc Martel and Jeff Azar from Austin art-rock band, Demi The Daredevil! Their new e.p., Secret Schizoid is out now and available by going to demithedaredevil.com. They wil be playing tomorrow night, Wednesday, January 18th at The Mohawk in Austin, TX. Jeff and marc and I have a fantastic conversation about growing up in El Paso, playing together in their first band as teenagers, the death of their original lead singer, being hospitalized for mental issues, making Secret Schizoid on their own, the effects of porn on society and much, much more! I hope you enjoy getting to know these sweet lads. I sure did. Let's get down!
 
ciao! -jg

Episode 551: Chris Taylor Returns!

Hello friends! I hope you're all staying warm. I am. I actually made a huge dent in my Christmas shopping today. That's always a relief. How did we make Christmas so stressful? It makes you realize how poor you are, how much you wish you could give people. At the same time, you stress out getting your cousin's boyfriend something you think he'll like and he's not even going to show up. I spent a lot of time the last couple of years buying people music I thought they would like, but i've seen a couple of cd's I bought over the last couple of years still in the cellophane. Merry Christmas!
San Antonio's hyper-prolific artist/singer/songwriter, Chris Taylor returns to the show for episode 551! Chris put out three albums in 2016, the electronic, Re: Imagine, the gorgeous double-album, Never Ending Now and the politically infused, USBlues. Three fantastic albums! You can find all of his albums and his amazing artwork at christaylorworld.com. Chris and i met up at Sam's Burger Joint Music Hall before my gig in San Antonio a couple of weeks ago. We have a great conversaion about what drove Chris to make 3 albums this year, playing with his band, fighting fear with art, what the election year means to him and much, much more. I hope you enjoy our conversation. I did. Let's get down!
 
Ciao! -jg
 
 

Episode 547: DD Dagger a.k.a. Allyson Lipkin

Hello friends! I hope you all had a good weekend. I'm doing well. I've been working on a lot of busy work today. It's not super-fun but it leaves you woth a feeling of accomplishment when you finish... and that's pretty good. Right? I urge any of you musicians that live in Austin to come out to a panel I'm moderating tomorrow, Wednesday December 7th at at St. Elmo Sounstage from 7-9 pm. The Austin Music Foundation presents "Hit The Road Jack(ie): Touring Deconstructed" a panel on planning and managing go to austinmusicfoundation.org for more info.
My guest for episode 547 is multi-instrumentalist art-rocker, DD Dagger a.k.a. Allyson Lipkin! Allyson is releasing her brilliant new album, The Lone Wolf Meets The Underdog on December 17th. She's also having a release party on Sat. Dec 17th at Dozen Street. Go to dddagger.com for more info on the show and where to get the album. We sat down about a month ago and had a fantastic conversation about writing a "divorce album", making The Lone Wolf Meets The Underdog, playing with Los Coast, Fastball, Danger Cakes and others, staying sane through making art and much, much more! I hope you enjoy our conversation as much as I did. Let's get down!
Ciao! -jg

Episode 543: Scott Collins Project

Hello friends! I hope you're having a great time preparing for Thanksgiving. Hopefully you're not fighting with family about what happened in the election and after, deflate-gate, is "Saturday Night Live" still good and all that stuff. I'll be heading to Houston to see the family. Plus, SKYROCKET!'s playing Fitzgerald's in Houston on Friday. On Thanksgiving eve, we'll be playing at Don Strange Ranch in Boerne, TX. You can find out about both shows by going to skyrockettheband.com and looking up our tour dates. I hope you all have a very happy Thanksgiving. I'm Thankful for all of you. 
My guest for episode 543 is singer/songwriter/studio owner, Scott Collins from The Scott Collins Project! If you're listening to this the day it comes out, Tuesday, November 22nd, at The Mohawk here in Austin. Go to Scottcollinsproject.com to find out where they're playing and to get their e.p., Sleeper and more. Scott and I have a great conversation about working with the great Frenchy Smith and the legendary Hunt Sales, opening a new studio with world-famous engineer Chet Himes, his time living in his car and much, much more! I had a great time getting to know Scott. I'm sure you will too. Happy Thanksgiving!
 
ciao! -jg

Episode 542: Tahoma

Hello friends! I hope you're all doing well. Maybe you're getting your Thanksgiving plans together. I'm playing this weekend with SKYROCKET!, but I wanted to tell you about a special benefit show going on this Sunday, November 20th at The One-2-One Bar here in Austin. A dear friend and beloved musician in the Austin scene, Natalie Zoe, has been diagnosed with breast cancer and she's currently undergoing treatment. So, this Sunday, Novemeber 20th from 3-8 pm, there's a benefit for Natalie at the One-2-One Bar with music from Van Wilkes, AJ Vallejo, Malford Milligan, Extreme Heat and more! Come out and support Natalie! More info HERE
 
My guest for episode 542 are Austin Americana artists, Tahoma! Their new album, Hide Away is out now. If you're listening to this show the day it comes out, they'll be playing tonight, Friday November 18th at The Shrine Mosque in Springfield, MO. You can find out when they're coming to a town near you by going to tahomaband.com Brandon, Sarah and Vinnie stopped by a couple of weeks ago and we had a fantastic conversation about making Hide Away, surviving their first U.S. tour, making videos and much, much more! I hope you enjoy our conversation. I sure did. Let's get down!

Episode 540: Black Books

Hello friends! How are you? No. Seriously, how are you? You good? People are freaking out and taking to the streets in protest. Insanity is ensuing. They're working on my aprtments and making a lot of noise during my nap time. I don't know if the latter has anything to do with the election, but honestly, ever since Trump was elected president, they've been working on my apartments and making all kinds of noise during my nap time. Anyway, I'm sure I'll get to the bottom of this conspiracy. I hhope you all have a nice weekend and be good to each other. 
 
My guest for episode 540 is Black Books frontman, Ross Gilifillan! Black Books just played a Sound ON Sound Fest aftershow last weekend and debuted some new songs from an upcoming record they hope to release in February. I got to sit down with Ross earlier this week and we had a great conversation about all things Black Books, making a record while enduring divorces, marriages and member changes, how a tour with The Flaming Lips got him out of boot camp and much, much more! I had an amazing time getting to know Ross and I absolutely love Black Books. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
 
ciao! -jg

Episode 539: Jeff Glatz

Hello friends! Well, it's Election Day. Possibly the most hyped Election Day in my life. In fact, I find that the hype, polarization of the two candidates, setting historical precedence by having the first woman running as the candidate for a major party and on the other hand, having a 70-year-old "Blaine" from "Pretty In Pink" as the other party's candidate. It's pretty fucked up, but it's pretty clear who I am behind. I wonder what the media is going to do after this race is over. What will be the next big hyped thing? Good luck, America. The world is watching. i hope we make the right choice. 
My guest for episode 539 is singer/songwriter, Jeff Glatz! His gorgeous debut e.p., Multiverse, comes out next Tuesday, 11/15 and you can find it at jeffglatz.com and where ever you get your music online. Jeff stopped by a while back and we had a great conversation about growing up in Pittsburgh, Peacefield his band with his brother, hosting living room concerts, making Multiverse and much, much more. I hope you enjoy getting to know Jeff. I sure did. Let's get down!
Ciao! -jg

Episode 535: Reddening West

Hello friends! I hope you're all doing well. I am getting ready to go rehearse with my band, Ladyband Johnson. I'm excited to be playing with the ladies again. We're playing a couple of shows at the beginning of November. We'll be at The Continental Club in Austin on Friday, November 4th (facebook event page) and we'll be playing another show on the 10th. I'll fill you in on that one next week. Otherwise, I'm headed to Houston tomorrow with SKYROCKET! to play a private show. 
My guests for episode 535 are Matt Evans and Kevin Butler from the band, Reddening West! They have a gorgeous new EP out called, Where We Started that came out a couple of months ago. I met Matt during an Austin Music Foundation consultation about a month ago and fell in love with their music. It's gorgeous, dreamy and lush. Go to reddeningwest.com and get it now. I have a great conversation with Matt and Kevin and i hope you enjoy getting to know them as much as i did. Let's get down!
ciao! -jg