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Tuesday Nov 26, 2019
Tuesday Nov 26, 2019
Hello friends! Miles Zuniga and Tony Scalzo from Fastball return to the show for episode 861! Their seventh album, the gorgeous, The Help Machine is being heralded as their best album yet and is available wherever you stream or download your jams. Go to www.fastballtheband.com for music, videos, tour dates and more. We have a great conversation about working with legendary producer Steve Berlin (Alejandro Escovedo, Faith No More, Rickie Lee Jones), what makes a Fastball song?, recording as a four piece with bass player, Bruce Hughes, writing songs as grown ups, running the their own label, touring and much more! I always have a great time talking to Tony and Miles. Enjoy! I hope you all have a happy and safe Thanksgiving holiday. Let's get down!
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Ciao! -JG
Friday Nov 22, 2019
Friday Nov 22, 2019
Hello friends! Hip-hop artist, visual artist, producer, model and Austin Music Foundation's Artist of the Month for November 2019, Mike Melinoe is my guest for episode 860! Mike's latest album, the amazing, Clajidu, dropped last week and is available wherever you stream or download your jams. Go to goldaintcheap.com for music, videos, artwork and more. We have a great conversation about growing up in the intensity of Detroit, art, numerology, "Mike Melinoe Day" in Austin, being homeless, making Clajidu and much more! I had a great time getting to know Mike. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
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Ciao! -JG
Tuesday Nov 19, 2019
Tuesday Nov 19, 2019
Hello friends! San Francisco based screenwriter/songwriter, Shwa Losben returns for episode 859! Shwa's first album in 9 years, the beautiful, You Would have Loved It, produced by Lang Freeman, dropped a couple of weeks ago and is available wherever you stream or download your jams. Go to shwamusic.com for more music and info. Shwa was in a few weeks ago for a screenwriting conference and we had a chance to sit down and catch up. We have a great conversation about his years on tour by himself, making You Would have Loved It, moving to San Francisco and studying screen writing, married life and much more! I had a great time catching up with Shwa. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
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Ciao! -JG
Friday Nov 15, 2019
Friday Nov 15, 2019
Hello friends! Tommy Rebel and Rollie White from Tommy Rebel and the Righteous are my guests for episode 858! Their new album, the Chris "Frenchie" Smith produced rocker, Renaissance Dude drops Friday, January 31st wherever you stream and download your jams. Go to tommyrebelatr.com for music, videos, show dates and more! We have a great conversation about starting a band after watching The Beatles on Ed Sullivan, making Renaissance Dude at The Bubble, life in a power trio and much more! I had a great time getting to know Tommy and Rollie. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
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Ciao! -JG
Tuesday Nov 05, 2019
Tuesday Nov 05, 2019
Hello friends! Sweet Spirit bass player, Jon Fichter, is the guitar playing frontman of the power trio, Hong Kong Wigs! Jon and Hong Kong Wigs bass player, Anastasia Wright are my guests for episode 855! Their latest single, promoting gun sensibility laws, "I'm So Free" is available exclusively on Bandcamp.com. You can pay-what-you-want for "I'm So Free" with all proceeds going to Everytown For Gun Safety, a nonprofit that advocates for universal background checks on firearm purchases. We have a great conversation about working in several bands, how open-carry gun laws suck, making, "I'm So Free" and their upcoming full-length album with engineer/mixer Dan Duszynski and much more! I had a great time getting to know Jon and Anastasia. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
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Ciao! -JG
Friday Nov 01, 2019
Friday Nov 01, 2019
Hello friends! Jeff Azar from Austin pop band, Demi The Daredevil returns to the show for episode 854! Demi The Daredevil has a brilliant new EP out, "Magic + Accidents" available wherever you stream and download your jams. Go to demithedaredevil.com for music, videos, show dates and more. Jeff and I have a great conversation about the musical changes between 2017's "Secret Schitzoid" and the brand new "Magic + Accidents", the amazing video for "Not Having A Blast", changing up the band, dealing with heavy issues through music and much more! I always have a great time hanging with Jeff. I'm sure you will too. Plus, I'm sick. :(
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Ciao! -JG
Tuesday Oct 22, 2019
Tuesday Oct 22, 2019
Hello friends! Traditional and original American music trio, Steel Betty are my guests for episode 850! Their latest album, the gorgeous, So Darn Lonesome is available now on CD Baby. Go to steelbettyband.com for music, videos, show dates and more. We have a great conversation about Ken Burns' "Country Music" documentary, the culture of Bluegrass Festivals, their love of traditional American music and much more! I had a great time getting to know Steel Betty. I'm sure you will too. Plus, Zach Black from psychedelic, hard rock, ska band, Souls Extolled stops by to talk about their debut album, Follow The Ghost, playing "Frights and Sounds Fest" in San Marcos this weekend. Go to soulsextolled.com for music, show dates and more. Let's get down!
Attention musicians! Need a short run of vinyl? Check out our friends at Austin Signal! Click HERE for 10% Discount on Vinyl Cuts for Podcast Listeners. 1-50 copies, No Minimum. Enter code HDIGH
Ciao! -JG
Friday Oct 18, 2019
Friday Oct 18, 2019
Hello friends! Sloane and Felix Lenz, the brother and sister team behind Austin's newest glam-punk band, Lord Friday The 13th are my guests for episode 849! Their latest single, the catchy, lawsuit inviting, "Big Mac" is available now on Soundcloud and Youtube and you can find them on Instagram. We have a great conversation about growing up in a small town in East Texas as "art kids", community theater, making videos and posters for other bands, writing songs and being a band for under a year and much more. Their mom Catherine took some awesome photos and you can find the on our Facebook page. Also, I'd like to thank Samara Simpson for setting this up. I had a great time getting to know Felix and Sloane. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
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Tuesday Oct 15, 2019
Tuesday Oct 15, 2019
Hello friends! Austin's surfy, fuzz-pop band, Shivery Shakes return to the show for episode 848! Their latest album, Weird Weather dropped last month and they are out on tour of America for the next couple of weeks supporting it. Go to shiveryshakes.band for tour dates, music and more. We have a great conversation about growing up in the Austin music scene, the tougher sound of Weird Weather, high school bands, touring and much more! I had a great time hanging with Shivery Shakes again. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
Attention musicians! Need a short run of vinyl? Check out our friends at Austin Signal! Click HERE for 10% Discount on Vinyl Cuts for Podcast Listeners. 1-50 copies, No Minimum. Enter code HDIGH
Ciao! -JG
Tuesday Oct 08, 2019
Tuesday Oct 08, 2019
Hello friends! Legendary Austin musician/artist, Larry Seaman is my guest for episode 846! Larry's new album, the brilliant, Resurrectionist drops next Friday, October 18th and he's celebrating with a release show on Sunday Oct. 20 at Saxon Pub here in Austin. Go to larryseamanartmusic.com for show info, music, art and much more. We have a great conversation about 70's Austin, the punk scene including Raul's, The Beach, his band Standing Waves, living in New York in the 80's, his visual art, making Resurrectionist with co-producer Ron Flynt and much more! I had a great time getting to know Larry. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
Attention musicians! Need a short run of vinyl? Check out our friends at Austin Signal! Click HERE for 10% Discount on Vinyl Cuts for Podcast Listeners. 1-50 copies, No Minimum. Enter code HDIGH
Ciao! -JG