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 167: Brian Lee Sebastian

hello my friends! i hope you are all on a winning streak. of course not the "charlie sheen" kind, just one where your own life is going well. mine is going pretty well. i'm getting ready to go see james mccartney with trish and darin from SKYROCKET! and i'm meeting a person i've never met there. it's not a blind date, just someone in town for a while that doesn't know anyone. it's a long story. i'll talk about it on friday's show. otherwise, i had a good weekend. SKYROCKET! played friday and saturday. both good shows. in the podcast, i talk about a lady who lifted her dress up to impress the band. we were not impressed. sunday, i was invited by former guest and super-cool chick, paula nelson to see her play at willie's 80th birthday. she had a great show and i had a good time... you'll hear all about it on the show today.
hey! quick reminder... i'm playing a solo show next monday, may 6th at the saxon pub in austin, tx at 7pm opening for bob schneider. the next monday, may 13th, i'll be doing a live podcast at the saxon pub at 7pm before bob schneider's show. my guests will be the edison chair and austin treasure, david cotton. i'd love to see you all there!
my guest for episode 167 is drummer/composer, brian lee sebastian. i've known brian for almost 30 years. he's an amazing drummer/composer/producer. we get into a long talk about his life, his travels, the bands he's played in, the choices he's made in his life and career and best of all, beating cancer. he's a beautiful person with a wonderful soul. i hope you enjoy our conversation. i did.
ciao! -jg

Episode 166: Jitterbug Vipers

hello my friends!!!! i hope you are all doing/feeling/being well. i am. i've had a great week. the moontower comedy festival has been in town and i've gone the last two nights. i've seen a lot of comedy, made some friends and hung out with other friends. they have an after show party that's also a lot of fun. i saw so much comedy. it was  a lot of fun, but i am looking forward to getting back to playing some shows. speaking of which, i have a solo acoustic show on monday, may 6th at 7pm at the saxon pub in austin, tx. if you're here, come by. i'll be opening for bob schneider.
my guests for episode 166, is the prohibition-era jazz band,  jitterbug vipers. i don't always have whole bands on the show, but to get the idea of this wonderfully talented group of kooks, you need them to be together. luckily, we were able to pull it off. it was early, i was hungover, but we got to business... masumi and sarah sharp meeting at the berklee college of music, slim and francie's 15 marriages to each other, slim's hit and run. their new album featuring mostly songs written by sarah, their show on may 4th at the one world theater and much, much more. we laugh a lot on this one. these are some crazy, talented folks and i really enjoyed my conversation with them. i hope you do too.
ciao! -jg

Episode 157: Stephen Grisham Barber

hello love muffins! i hope you're doing well. digging into the week. i am. it's been pretty cold the last couple of days, so i haven't been running. it makes me feel lazy. there's a treadmill in the gym at my apartments, but i just can't do the treadmill. i get really bored, i can't tell how far i'm really going and the whole time, i just wish i was outside. hopefully it'll warm up. i saw paula nelson play last night with special guest, todd v. wolfson. it was really good. i think i'm going to try to get her on the show. i was going to ask her last night, but i had to leave before they finished. she was really good and seems like a sweetheart. i'll keep you updated...
my guest for episode 157 is composer/arranger/multi-instrumentalist, stephen grisham barber. i love stephen. i met him at some point in the late 90's when he was working with alejandro escovedo. i have hung out with him from time to time and i've always wanted to sit down and talk to him about his life and career. i asked him to come by and tell me about his journey, and being the sweetheart that he is, he did. we talk about his talented family, including author john grisham, growing up in west texas, making music with the first eric johnson vehicle, the electromagnets, moving to new york and working with david byrne, keith richards, gilberto gil and many more. we talk about all of stephen's amazing projects in classical, jazz, rock and film scoring. stephen isn't just an incredible artist, he's a great hang. i hope you enjoy our conversation. i did.
ciao! -jg

Episode 151: Suzanna Choffel Returns!

hello my friends! i hope this podcast finds you well and in a good place in your life. i'm doing well. i have full-week of shows this week. three of them are SKYROCKET! shows and one liars & saints show. saturday, i head into the sxsw madness for eight days. this time, i'm not playing at all. i'll just be running around interviewing people for the show. i'll also be interviewing people at the apartment in the mornings. plus, i'll be set up backstage at the austin music awards, interviewing winners and folks that are just hanging out. all week i'll be posting photos to our facebook page or you can follow me on instagram @johnnygoudie. i'm looking forward to sharing the madness with you. stay tuned.
my guest for episode 151 is one of my favorite people/artists and the very first guest on this show, the incredibly talented and gorgeous, suzanna choffel. if you listen to the show, you know suzanna and i are great friends and i have a tremendous amount of respect for her as a musician and as a person. she lives in new york now and she's in town this week playing some shows so i reached out and asked her to come over and catch-up since she's had such a crazy year and a half. we talk about the whole thing, from moving to new york, getting on the tv show, "the voice", her experience on tv and what happened after, touring, preparing for a new album, chap stick, general gossip and we laugh a lot. oh! plus, she came over on her birthday. i love hanging out with suzanna and i think it shows. let's get down!
ciao! -jg

Episode 143: Amy Atchley

hello my friends! i hope you're well. i'm doing just fine.  just framed an awesome moog synthesizer poster and put it up in the studio. maybe that will make me sit down and write some songs... i had a great weekend. i played with skyrocket in houston on friday, then played a solo show on saturday. i played at anderson fair with aimee bobruck and dony wynn. it was great! thanks to everyone who came out and made it such a special night. i'll be playing another solo show this week in austin at strange brew! i play this saturday, february 9th at 9 pm opening for tony scalzo from fastball. here's a link to the show. http://www.facebook.com/events/227564994045512/ come out and say hi!
my guest for episode 143 is singer/songwriter, amy atchley. i've been friends with amy for over 20 years now and it was great to finally sit down with her and catch up. we talked about her early musical development, moving to austin and starting faboo, her band hush, her move to new york city and back, her long, loving marriage, motherhood and so much more. she's currently recording a new album and plays with her band regularly at flipnotics in austin. i really enjoyed our conversation. i hope you do too.
ciao! jg

Episode 137: Dana Wheeler-Nicholson

can i borrow your towel?
 
hello my people! welcome to another episode of "how did i get here?".  i'd like to thank all of the folks that came out to the SKYROCKET! show last friday in pflugerville. we had a great time! i talked to a couple of fans of the podcast. thanks for saying hi and listening to the show. on that note, thanks to everyone who's been writing in and tweeting me about the show. i really appreciate it. on this episode i read some emails and tweets. keep 'em coming and i'll keep reading them!
 
my guest for episode 137 is actor, dana wheeler-nicholson. you might know dana as the chevy chase's love interest in "fletch", the movie, "tombstone", one of jerry's girlfriends on "seinfeld",  "friday night lights" and much, much more. i reached out to dana through my friend, todd wolfson and it tuns out, she's heard the show and was down for a podcast. she came to the apartment and we talked about her beginnings in new york city, her first audition with paul newman, moving to l.a., fletch, the movies and changes that followed. i had a great time getting to know this soulful woman. i know you will too. enjoy! ciao!-jg

Episode 136: Jazz Mills (cowboy & indian)

tempurpedic bed covers are fucking rad!
hello my friends! i hope you're in good shape today. i am. i got a wonderful present from the u.p.s. yesterday... a tempurpedic mattress cover pad thing... what are they called?!?! anyway, my ex-stepmom, coni had one on the bed i slept on while i was visiting in miami and i guess i was open about my love for it. so she got me one. let me tell you, they're great! if a whole tempurpedic mattress is out of your price-range, this is just as good. thank you coni! i sleep like a king!
my guest for episode 136 is the amazingly talented and incredibly cool, jazz mills. i've known and been around jazz for the last couple of years, but never really got the chance to sit down and talk. well, we took care of that. jazz came by yesterday and we talked about everything from her humble beginnings in san angelo, tx, her folk-singing mother and artistic father, wanting to be a super hero, moving to austin, playing music, from back-up singer in a funk band to co-founding the band, cowboy & indian and her other musical endeavors, motherhood and her solo album. all the while maintaining a level-head. i found out that i love jazz mills. after this conversation, you will too.
ciao! -jg

Episode 131: Elias Haslanger

oy vey!
hello everyone! i hope you are in a quiet and safe place. i am not. i'm at my grandmother's house and there are people yelling, dogs barking and old people falling down. it's 9:13 a.m. and i'm contemplating a very strong cocktail and a xanax... merry christmas? maybe this experience will be merrier under the influence. i got so drunk last night, i rode my aunt's rascal 5 blocks to 7-11 and bought cigarettes for everyone in the family wether or not they smoke. some might call this living the dream. anyway, if i survive this experience, i'll tell you all about it on friday's show. but seriously, i hope you're having a good holiday.
my guest for episode 131 is my incredibly talented friend, elias haslanger. he is an amazing jazz saxophone player and an all around amazing human being. i feel like a better person for having talked to him. elias has been on a great artistic journey and we talk all about it. from learning his instrument, to our high school stage band and teacher, his various musical projects and his commitment to his family. after our conversation, i realized that i like him even more than i thought. i hope you enjoy our conversation. i did.
ciao! -jg

Episode 128: Erin Ivey

i love eydie gormet!
hello friends! i hope this podcast finds you well. how is your christmas shopping coming along? how is your chanukah? i am hoping that can finish all of my shopping this weekend... i don't know if i will. my gig tonight is literally across the street from a mall. i think after soundcheck, i'll hit the mall for some shopping and maybe i'll finish.
my guest for episode 128 is the incredibly talented and extremely cool, erin ivey. i first heard erin on a television commercial three years ago. i liked her voice and saw her interviewed on tv and was happy to see her make some waves because her talent shined in that commercial. i've never really talked to her, so i was glad to see that she was putting out a new album and so i invited her to come chat. we talk about her humble beginnings in annapolis md, her travels to austin, then portland, then back to austin, her inability to spin the right records at a party, her husband's ability to spin the right record at a party and soooo much more. i hope you enjoy our conversation. i did.
ciao! -jg