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 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 208: OXBLVD

hello my friends! i hope this episode finds you alive and kicking! i'm fighting some kind of cold thing... it's been happening every couple of months and i discuss my theories about why on the show. i just got home from a skyrocket show. good show. i met a nice kid. he was funny. i met a cable access guy from the 90's. that was cool. also, i'm thinking about having a birthday party...my guests for episode 208 are the awesome australian band, OXBLVD (pronounced ox blood)! they're in austin doing a residency at the sahara lounge on wednesday nights for a couple of more weeks. they're a great band and really nice people. they came by the apartment and we talked about australia, surfing, american music, teenage cookbooks, inxs, the law, docimentaries and much, much more! i had a great time talking to these guys. i hope you enjoy getting to know my new friends, OXBLVD.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 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 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 198: Joseph King / Halaska

hello people of the world! i hope this episode finds you well. i'm going to take this moment to thank you for listening to this show and for writing me or coming up to me and letting me know that you get something out of it. that means a lot to me. you guys mean a lot to me. thank you for letting me be a part of your life. we're almost to 200 episodes! can you believe it? which episode is your favorite? who was your favorite guest? have you had a favorite moment that touched you or made you laugh? let me know. we have a "how did i get here?" facebook page. you should like it. here's a link https://www.facebook.com/pages/How-Did-I-Get-Here/255200761176138 go to the page. "like" it, and let us know your favorite episode/moment/guest. thanks!episode 198 is a double-header! first up, one of my best friends making his 3rd appearance on the show, joseph king. you might remember that joseph was in a band called, deadbeat darling from new york. they have disbanded since their last appearance on the show and joseph has embarked on a solo career. he was in texas playing some shows and promoting a new kickstarter campaign for his new solo album, "wanderlusting". here's a link to the kickstarter, http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/josephking321/joseph-king-records-his-debut-solo-ep-wanderlustin go to it. get involved. give him some money to finish and put out his album. we always have a good time together and i think that comes through in this conversation. my second guests are deter and logan from the progressive rock/math rock band, halaska! i don't get to talk to many bands that are working at this level. these guys are making music that challenges themselves and their audience and i like it! i'm glad there are musicians out there still trying to shake it up and that's what these guys are doing. we had a great talk about their music and music in general. i hope you enjoy our conversation. i did. ciao! -jg

Episode 192: Riders Against The Storm

hello my friends! i hope this podcast finds you enjoying the summer. it's hot in texas. i spent the weekend traveling around texas playing some shows with SKYROCKET!. dallas on thursday, houston on friday and austin on saturday. they were all good shows. i was also on a couple of podcasts. one was austin sessions, that was fun. the other was a "game night" episode of the hodgecast. it's already up. it was really fun. there were 8 people playing a star trek themed mystery game and a lot of booze. hey! speaking of podcasts...
hey folks! do you love "how did i get here?" and wish you could get just a little more involved? well, if you're in austin, tx on july 31st, you totally can! come out to the legendary antone's nightclub and watch me talk to christy hayes and members of western youth and the love leighs. after the live podcast recording @ 7:30, you can stay and hear the bands you just got to know! if you're in austin, come out and join us for this special night. https://www.facebook.com/events/131683847041129/
my guests for episode 192 are the amazing hip-hop duo, riders against the storm. i really love this group and their new, self-titled e.p.. i had been looking forward to having this conversation for a while and i'm glad it finally happened. chaka and tiger came by the apartment and we got right to it. talking about what they're trying to get across with their music and message, how you can work out the heaviest things by singing and dancing, growing up artsy in a law family, growing up haitian in new york, providence, rhode island, theater, performance art, how they met, their music, moving to texas, making their e.p. and much, much more. i thoroughly enjoyed meeting them and talking to them. they're very special people with a beautiful musical vision. i hope you listen and buy this e.p. they have a show on friday, august 3rd at the sahara lounge in austin, tx. the show is called "body rock" and it's a party... here's a link https://www.facebook.com/events/550986244936993/ i'm going. i'll see you there!
ciao! jg

Episode 190: Ian Fry

hello friends! i hope life is treating you well. things are good here. i had a good weekend. i played a lot. this week is busy... i'll be playing with SKYROCKET! at the house of blues -dallas, tx on thursday 7/25, the house of blues -houston, tx on friday 7/26 and the belmont in austin, tx on saturday 7/27! come out and see the spectacle that is SKYROCKET!. also, we have a live podcast recording next week at antone's in austin, tx. my guests will be christy hayes and members of western youth and the love leighs. after i talk to these fine musicians, they'll play a show. so you'll get to know them, then hear their music! a whole experience! so, come out to the legendary antone's night club in austin, tx on wednesday, july 31st 2013. doors are at 7:00, live podcast recording at 7:30, bands at 9! click here for more info https://www.facebook.com/events/131683847041129/ let's get down!!!!
our guest for episode 190 is talented symphonic percussionist/drummer, ian fry. i didn't know ian before this interview, but he came to me through my old friend p. kellach waddle (composer/bass player for the austin symphony) who you might remember from episode 31 of this podcast. anyway, kel has composed some music for symphonic percussion for ian and they'll be performing it this sunday (7/28) at the blackerby violin shop recital hall in austin, tx. ian also plays drums in the amazing band, mrs. glass and many more. so, ian came by and i got to know him. it turns out he's an incredibly smart and interesting person. we talked about growing in southern california, getting into the drums, eastman college, spending every waking moment playing, moving to iowa and not playing, travel, learning the tabla, playing in front of 100, 000 people, moving to austin, mrs. glass, i test his knowledge of casio beats and much, much more. i hope you enjoy getting to know ian fry 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