Episode 216: Dave Prewitt

hello people! i hope you're all doing well. i've been playing a lot this week with skyrocket.we  played last night (monday) we don't normally play corporate parties during the week, but this week, we have two which is great. the one we played last night had a mechanical bull. it was an insurance company, so there were about 6 people who rode it during the six hour party. a mechanical bull really seems a lot easier to ride when you're watching people do it... much harder when you do it yourself. i've ridden one before. my aunt actually got married during the "urban cowboy" craze and had one at their wedding. i think me and my friends monopolized it. i was 11.my guest for episode 216 is videographer, dave prewitt. you can find dave's work by going to davetv.org. i've been friends with him since the early 90's when he had two extremely popular access tv music shows, "rawtime" and "capzeyez". i watched those shows every chance i had. i was on the shows a few times and always had a blast. anyway, dave did tons of interviews with locals bands, national touring bands and he was the last person to interview bill hicks. dave has always been involved with exposing people to new music and helping bands get "out there" in front of people. you can see a lot of his work if you go to davetv.org. i enjoyed hearing the stories of access and how he's transitioned to the internet age. i'm sure you will too. ciao! -jg

Episode 142: Exit

my self-imposed exile has ended. i think.
hello natural and unnatural beauties! how are you? i hope this podcast finds you happy and healthy and (relatively) mentally sane. the big news today is, our podcast has had it's biggest month yet!!!! january 2013 was our biggest month! most downloads, site visits and plays so far! THANK YOU!!!! please keep listening. without you, i'm nothing. if you haven't subscribed on itunes, please do and while you're there, give us a rating and leave a comment. it really helps! do it!!!!
we've been getting a steady stream of response lately, so keep those tweets and emails coming. i'll keep reading them on the show. oh! one more thing, i'll be playing a solo acoustic show in houston this saturday, february 2nd at anderson fair. here's a link to the facebook event... http://www.facebook.com/events/353530641421544/ i will also be playing a solo show in austin on saturday, february 9th at strange brew. i'll be opening for tony scalzo from fastball. here's a link to the facebook event for that show... http://www.facebook.com/events/227564994045512/ so come out and let me entertain you live and in person!
our guest for episode 142 is benjamin londa from the band, exit. they have a new album coming out next week (feb 5 2013) called, the blind alley i've heard some of it and it's really great. i was glad that ben could come by and chat with me about his trip, the band and the new album. i really enjoyed our conversation. i hope you do too.
ciao! -jg

Episode 100: Highlights

hey everyone!!! welcome to episode 100! thank you so much to everyone who has helped, supported, come by and talked to me and listened! thank you so much for listening. i'm looking forward to the next 100!
this episode features highlights from the first 100 episodes and a quick talk with todd v. wolfson about my experience doing this. this show includes excerpts of my conversations with suzanna choffel, dony wynn, ian moore, fastball, dale dudley, kathy valentine, tim palmer, alpha rev, will sexton, alejandro escovedo, bodeans, billy harvey and david grissom. i hope you enjoy these these highlights as much as i do. thank you again.
ciao! -jg

Episode 60: Alexandra Valenti - Album art, photography, videos, art

today's episode is sponsored by: The 7th Annual Marijuana Law for Musicians and DWI Law for Social Drinkers Monday, April 16th, 2012, at the Mohawk, Austin. 8-9pm. Free.
hello everyone! i am staying with two of my dogs for the next two weeks. they are both nudging my hands while i type this. i just realized that i think they're jealous because they think i'm petting this computer, which coincidentally, is their only rival for my attention. i wish jessi and beni would come back. i don't talk about it much on the podcast but i miss the hell out of them. they'll be back in august. thank god.
don't forget! if you're in austin, i'll be playing this sunday at hotel vegas at 7 pm opening for my friend, danny malone who plays at 8.
my guest for episode 60 is my dear friend and the amazingly talented, alexandra valenti! alexandra directed my videos for "back of a magazine" and "you can't pretend forever" (which she is in as well.) as well as the artwork for my album "el payaso" and tons of other bands... i met alexandra around 8 or 9 years ago through friends. they thought we would be great friends... they were right. i was glad alexandra was able to come by the apartment and talk to me about growing up in washington as the daughter of one of washington and hollywood's biggest influence peddlers, college at berkley, disappointing hollywood scriptwriting experience, lying her way into cool jobs assisting amazing photographers, video directing, album cover making, photography, art for art's sake and of course, the urban chicken movement. check out alexandra's work here www.alexandravalenti.com i always have a good time with alexandra. i think you can tell. i hope you enjoy our conversation. i sure did.
ciao! -jg

Episode 34: 2011: The Year That Was - Many Guests

WOW! 2011, what a year! this strange episode is an overview of 2011 in pop culture (or poop culture). i got to talk to talk to two music critics, Andy Langer (Esquire magazine, d.j. on KGSR 93.3) and Richard Skanse (Lone Star Music Magazine) about the year's best albums. A film critic, Eric Rudolphy (my cousin) about the year's best films. my lovely girlfriend, Jessi Clayton (amazing artist), reflects on the loss of Steve Jobs. two of my aunts and my grandmother look back at 2011.  there is also a round-table discussion at IHOP looking back at 2011 with my good friends, Todd V. Wolfson and Roy Fredricks. i had a great time talking to everyone yesterday but the the show, as an undertaking, was exhausting and dizzying. i hope you enjoy it. i'd like to thank all of my guests for taking the time to talk to me.
also, as 2011 draws to a close, i would like to thank my girlfriend jessi for her total support and helping clean up when a guest is coming over. thanks to jessica who has just come on-board to make this bigger and better. i would like to thank all of the guests that have come to my apartment or met me for breakfast and opened-up and were honest with me about their feelings and who they are and trusted me. mostly, i have to thank you for listening and sharing with your friends and helping us make this grow. i have had an amazing few months getting to spend time with and probe the minds of, people that inspire me. i hope that we can take this podcast to as many people as possible. i hope that the fans of the artists and my fellow musicians draw some sort of insight and inspiration from these conversations as well. i hope you all have an amazing 2012 and THANK YOU for an amazing 2011!
ciao! -jg

Episode 28: Andrew Shapter - director/photographer

i hear they're banning free toys with fast-food meals. who is taking away the fun of living????? no wonder kids are lame nowadays. is there someone i can write? is it these fucking birkenstock fools? who ever you are, STOP! you are creating a nation of medicated pussy-children!!!! bring back playing outside. please!
hi! how are you? i can't believe it's already december. it's time to make holiday plans (or if you're organized, they're made.), shop (or if you're organized...) and give. speaking of giving... my friend, shane "the rock and roll dentist" matt, just put together a christmas album called, "holiday haam jam". buying the album benefits H.A.A.M. (Health Alliance for Austin Musicians), which is austin's extremely unique organization that provides low-cost healthcare for musicians. find out more about H.A.M.M. and BUY the album, "holiday haam jam" by going to http://www.myhaam.org/index.php
my guest for episode 28 is director/photographer, andrew shapter. i've known and known of, andrew for years and years but i've never gotten to sit down and talk to him at length. i am really glad i did. andrew made a beautiful movie called, "before the music dies"  a documentary inspired by a conversation about music with his musician brother just before his untimely passing. it's basically about the death of the "old" music business and what musicians are doing to adapt. it's narrated by forest whitaker and stars, erykah badu, doyle bramhall II, elvis costello, dave matthews, ?uestlove, steve poltz and my liars & saints bandmate, kacy crowley. it's an eye-opening and inspiring film. you should watch it. i hope you enjoy my conversation with andrew, i did. to find out more about andrew, go to http://www.andrewshapter.com/
thank you for listening. ciao! -jg

Episode 25: Todd V. Wolfson (photographer)

hello everyone! we are officially 25 episodes old!!! thank you to everyone who has listened/supported this podcast. i have a show to announce... this sunday, november 20th 2011, i will be playing a show with jon dee graham (episode 17) at the continental club gallery here in austin, tx. we play at 8:30. come, it should be entertaining!
my guest for episode 25 is photographer, todd v. wolfson. todd and i met at a party at will sexton's house a little over 20 years ago. we became fast friends based on making each other laugh and been the best of friends ever since. todd has been the family photographer for the austin music scene for the last 20 years. he has also been a erotica/fashion/hair and food photographer... here are links to todd's work. check it out, i'm sure you'll find something you love!
music blog: http://toddvwolfson.tumblr.com/
sensual women: http://walleyedlove.blogspot.com/
food blog: http://wolfiesfood.tumblr.com/
talk to you soon! ciao! -jg