Episode 445: The Welch Family (Kevin, Dustin & Savannah) / Dwight Twilley Checks In!

hello friends! i hope you all had a great weekend! i did. i was back in the saddle with skyrocket. we went to houston and played a corporate christmas party. it was good, but i didn't feel well during the show. like the whole show. i soldiered through though. came back to austin on saturday, did this podcast with the welches took a two-hour nap and played hanover's with skyrocket. i felt much better. we had a good time. i'm struggling with wearing earplugs on stage... i hate it.episode 445 is a super-sized episode loaded with extra goodness! first up, i have a quick skype conversation with power pop legend and one of my heroes, dwight twilley! dwight is playing a solo acoustic show THIS thursday, december 17th at the hole in the wall here in austin, tx. here's some more info on the show twilley @ the hole in the wall anyway, dwight and i catch up since our last chat (around a year ago) about playing solo shows, his art book, smoking and more! it's a good time. next up, we're joined by kevin, dustin and savannah welch! they're taking their "welch family throwdown" around texas this week. they'll be in wimberley, the woodlands and ft. worth. find out more here welch family throwdown we have a fantastic conversation about making music as a family, dustin's non-profit, soldier songs, kevin's songwriting retreats, nashville then vs. now, broadway faces and much, much more! i love the welches. i'm sure you will too. let's get down! ciao! -jg

Episode 435: The Lonely Wild

hello friends! i hope you're all having a great week. hopefully where ever you are, you're enjoying the cool fall weather that we're enjoying here in austin. so, i had an eventful week... i deleted two podcasts i recorded on tuesday. right after i finished the second one with dan dyer (a podcast i've tried to book for over 4 years BTW), i went to turn off my machine as dan and i chatted and i didn't "save" my interviews and they were deleted. it was that easy. i did it once before in summer of 2012 after i talked to comedian, john tole. anyway, this time i deleted dan dyer's and a band that is on tour from los angeles. luckily, i was able to get the band from l.a. to come by the next morning be fore they left town and looks like dan will be back in next week... i hope. my guests for episode 435 are los angeles indie rock band, the lonely wild! we actually had this conversation twice. yes. they're the band from l.a. who's interview i deleted the day before, but they were nice enough to come by and do it again. anyway, the lonely wild is currently on tour in support of their gorgeous new album, chasing white light. they'll be on tour through november 23rd in the midwest and east coast with indie rockers, young buffalo. go to thelonelywild.com to find out if they're coming to a town near you and find out where to get chasing white light. i want to thank the band for coming by twice and being so cool about everything including me deleting their first podcast. i hope you enjoy getting to know the lonely wild as much as i did. let's get down!ciao! -jg

Episode 365: Laura Reed

hello friends! i hope this episode of our crazy little podcast finds you happy, healthy and actively making love while you listen to it. i'm doing well. i got to see my pal, paco estrada play last night. he had a record release show last night here in austin. was a great show. the album, bedtime stories is out now. you should go get. plus, i'm on it. i just watched that hbo scientology documentary, "going clear"... what a great movie and a freaky fucking cult. i recommend seeing this documentary.my guest for episode 365 is the talented and entertaining, laura reed! someone on twitter reached out to laura and me and suggested we do a podcast while she was in town for sxsw, so i checked out her music, thought she was great and invited her to be on the show. we had a great conversation about going from south africa to north carolina, making music and writing nashville, touring with george clinton, working with producer, shannon sanders and much, much more. laura is a powerhouse of talent and energy and i really had a great time getting to know her. i'm sure you will too. let's get down!ciao! -jg

Episode 364: Lazyeyes / Bad Cop

hello friends! i hope you're all doing well. i am. life is getting back to normal in my post-sxsw world. i'm heading out to play shows with skyrocket this weekend, getting back to practicing with my band, johnny in the ladies room, putting these podcasts together, exercising and eating. normal stuff. anyway, i've been working on some new songs too. that's been fun and totally frustrating. we'll see what happens with these songs.episode 364 is a double-header with brooklyn dream pop/shoegazers, lazyeyes and nashville indie rockers, bad cop. first up, lazyeyes comes in and we have a great conversation about everything... nu-metal, frosted tips, tacos, making music in the big apple and much, much more. then, nashville's bad cop stops by and we have a great conversation about the nashville rock scene, how the new line-up got together, their many e.p.'s, jeffery drag records and much more. both bands are amazing. i highly suggest buying them or checking them out on spotify. i hoe you enjoy getting to know lazyeyes and bad cop. i sure did. let's get down! ciao! -jg

Episode 363: The Contenders

hello friends! i hope you're all doing well. i'm still in a recovery mode from sxsw 2015. if you were here for it, i hope you're recovering. i had an eventful ending to the conference and now i'm just trying to get back to a normal life. it's surprising how much people are working during sxsw. i mean, i got out for 3 nights of it. otherwise, i just worked. i had so many podcasts to do and i was so tired from playing all week the week before with skyrocket. anyway, the result is a month of shows with bands from all over the world. i had some great conversations. i met some really cool people. if you're new to the show, welcome, enjoy, browse through old episodes on this site. my guests for episode 363 are americana duo, the contenders! singer/songwriter jay nash and drummer/songwriter, josh day, met on tour and pulled their strengths together and started this amazing duo. hey came ove to the aprtment during sxsw and we had a great talk about their journey and how they came together to form the contenders. jay lives in vermont and josh lives in nashville and we talked about how they make that work in this modern era. they have a fantastic new e.p. out called, meet the contenders. you can find out more about them at http://www.wearethecontenders.com/ i hope you enjoy getting to know jay and josh as much as i did. let's get down!ciao! -jg

Episode 352: Brennen Leigh & Noel Mckay / Foster 5

hello friends! i hope you're all doing well and you're ready for the weekend and excited about president's day. anyway, things are good. i am getting some songs together for a show i have on march 6th at lambert's in austin. i'm playing with my all-lady band, johnny in the ladies room. it should be super fun. members of the bluebonnets and me playing garage rock. yes! i'm really looking forward to this. we haven't played a whole show together in almost 5 years. i've gotten to sit in with the bluebnnets a few times over the last few years but, we're finally doing the BAND again. i'll fill you in as it gets closer. my guests for episode 352 are amazing solo artists individually and they come together to do the close-harmony duo, brennen leigh & noel mckay! brennen and noel are both prolific songwriters that split their time between austin and nashville and the road. i love their solo work but i also totally love their duo stuff. we got to sit down a couple of weeks ago and talk about, nashville, songwriting, the road and much, much more. i hope you enjoy getting to know brennen and noel. i sure did. plus, christopher durst and lisa dahl stop by and tell us about their new non-profit, foster5. let's get down!ciao! -jg

Episode 350: Joanna Barbera Returns!

hello friends! i hope you're all doing well. i have the weekend off from skyrocket and i am looking for some shows and whatnot to get into. i might go see podcast faves, the rocketboys tonight. i've been booking guests for sxsw 2015. it seems early, but it's just around the corner. i mean, can you believe it's already a week into february. shit! time flies.my guest for episode is singer/songwriter and recent nashville resident, joanna barbera! this is joanna's second time on the show. i caught up with her when she was in austin a few weeks ago, playing some shows and recording with mike mccarthy. we have a great conversation about moving and getting her groove on nashville, dating, writing songs and much, much more. i love hanging with joanna and i'm sure you will too. let's get down!ciao! -jg

Episode 331: Clint Wells

hello friends! i hope you all survived the thanksgiving holiday. i did. i went to houston on saturday and hung out with my family before i went to the house of blues for my skyrocket show. i'm off from skyrocket this week. i'm playing with mr. rocket baby on saturday (dec. 6th) at the one-2-one bar! tickets are still available at mr. rocket baby tix tonight, at 10:45 - 11:15 richard weiss from mr. rocket baby and i will be on KLBJ 93.7 here in austin. if you're not here and you want to hear it online, you can at http://www.klbjfm.com/my guest for episode 331 is the extremely talented guitarist/songwriter, clint wells. clint lives in nashville and was in town a couple of weeks ago getting ready to go on tour with bob schneider. clint is a guitar player who's played with  bob schneider, mindy smith, DUGAS, laura bell bundy, matthew mayfeild, jesse baylin and many, many more. we had a great conversation about kiss, metal, touring, writing and much, much more. i had a great time getting to know clint. i'm sure you will too. let's get down!ciao! -jg

Episode 324: Cody Bryan / Mike Flanigin Checks In

hello friends! i hope everyone survived election day. i did. i had a good parking/short line scene at my voting place. i'm glad those nasty commercials are off tv. although, i will say, i'm gonna miss greg abbott's mother in law. she seems nice. i want to let you know that i will be on the koop radio 91.7 on saturday from 3-4pm playing some songs and chatting with with rush evans. check it out. i'm sure you can hear it on line. on this episode i check in with mike flanigin on the phone. he's got a kickstarter campaign for his ultra-personal, start-studded album, "the drifter". i am a huge fan of mike's, he's an amazing talent and he's got billy gibbons, alejandro escovedo, gary clark jr., kat edmonson and many more on this album. he's got a little under a month left on his campaign. so go to https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1294454178/the-drifter?ref=discovery watch his promo movie and donate. let's help mike get this album out!my guest for episode 324 is singer/songwriter, cody bryan! i met cody a few weeks ago when we were both guests on a podcast here in austin. i checked out his music, i thought he was cool and i invited him over for a conversation. he came over and we talked about his new album, wreck me, working with matt novesky, what's up with country music, nashville country vs. texas country, growing up with cool supportive parents, having your dad play bass with you and much, much more. i had a great time getting to know cody. i'm sure you will too. let's get down!ciao! -jg

Episode 311: Robyn Ludwick Returns!

hello my friends! i hope life is treating you well! summer is now a mere memory. i feel like i didn't really get into summer like i have over the last two years. not one pool party. i went to the beach with the family. so, i guess for one weekend i was fully-immersed in summer and summertime activities. oh well, it's fall now i'll tell you. it's cooler outside. i'm going to run at 9:30 am which is something you can't really do in the summer in texas because it's already too hot by then. however, with this new fall coolness, i'll be doing things after 9 am that i could only dream of doing in august. "seasons change. people change" - expose'my guest for episode 311 is incredibly talented singer/songwriter, robyn ludwick! this is robyn's second time on the show. i saw that she put out a dark and beautiful new album this summer called, little rain so i invited her back in for another round of verbal ballet. it turns out she's been mentoring a young lady from houston, she toured europe this summer... with her family, she toured australia and even played some prisons down there. we talk about all of that and much, much more. i love robyn. she is an amazing songwriter that tells very dark and twisted stories in a beautiful and haunting way. enjoy our talk. i did. let's get down!ciao! -jg