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Friday Jul 05, 2019

Hello friends! I hope you had a great 4th of July holiday. Singer/songwriter, Robert LaRoche returns for episode 818! Robert's latest e.p., A Thousand Shades drops next Friday July 12th wherever you stream and download your jams. He'll be celebrating the release with a show at The Townsend here in Austin, TX on Saturday, July 20th. Go to robertlarochemusic.com for tour dates, music and more. We have a great conversation about making A Thousand Shades with producer Darin Murphy, turning heartbreak into great music, staying sober, reuniting with with his old partner, Patricia Vonne, touring Europe and much more! I had a great time getting to know Robert. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
Ciao! -JG

Episode 784: Cotton Mather

Tuesday Mar 12, 2019

Tuesday Mar 12, 2019

Hello friends! Happy SXSW 2019! If you're here, I hope you're surviving the madness. Cotton Mather frontman, Robert Harrison is my guest for episode 784! Robert has been making music as Cotton Mather since the early 90's and they've currently embarked on their most ambitious project yet, a 64 song cycle based on the I Ching. You can learn all about it and get all kinds of special Cotton Mather music, videos and more by joining Robert's Patreon at www.patreon.com/Robertharrison. I've known Robert since the early 90's, but I've never gotten to sit down and get his whole story until now. We have a great conversation about the I Ching and his 64 song cycle, the magic of George Reiff, Future Clouds & Radar, The power of Kontiki, touring with Oasis and much more! I had a great time getting to know Robert. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
Ciao! -JG

Episode 776: Go Fever Returns!

Tuesday Feb 12, 2019

Tuesday Feb 12, 2019

Hello friends! Go Fever's outspoken, outrageous and insanely talented, Acey Monaro returns to to the show for episode 776! Their new ep, the gorgeous, Daydream Hawker is out now and available where ever you stream or download your jams. They'll be playing at The Hole In The Wall here in Austin this Thursday 2/14 and they're doing a Waterloo Records instore this Sunday 2/17 at 5 pm. They're also heading out on a midwest and west coast tour starting on March 20th. Go to gofeverband.com for music, tour dates, videos and more. Acey and I have an amazing conversation about her colorful childhood in Australia, becoming a music business leader at a very young age, being an outsider, making Daydream Hawker and much more! This was one of my favorite conversations I've had on this show. I'm sure it will be one of yours. Let's get down!
Ciao! -JG

Tuesday Jan 22, 2019

In December of last year, The Austin Music Foundation invited me to do some live panel discussions with three legendary Austin creatives about their journey and "how they got here" at the On the Record An ATX Marketplace and Panel event at Native Hostel. I sat down and got into it with producer/musician, Chris "Frenchie" Smith, Kathy Valentine from The Go-Go's and The Bluebonnets and Louis Black film producer, co-founder of SXSW, The Austin Chronicle and the new Sex Hawke Black Records. I would like to thank On the Record sponsors, Vinylmnky, Native Hostels, SXSW and The Austin Music Foundation for having me. I would also like to thank WERD Productions for recording the show and running the sound. I hope you enjoy these inspiring conversations with these legendary creative trailblazers. I sure did. Let's get down!
Ciao! -JG
 

Friday Oct 26, 2018

Hello friends! Producer/multi-instrumentalist/songwriter, David Messier returns to the show for episode 744! His sophomore solo album, the reflective and brilliant, Time Bomb drops Friday, November 2nd. The album was written and recorded in 22 days and was produced by Dave Madden and mixed by Chris Shaw (Bob Dylan, Wilco). David is celebrating with a release show on Saturday, November 3rd at One-2-One Bar here in Austin, TX. Go to davidmessier.com for music, show info and more. We have a great conversation about writing and recording an album in 22 days, phones as a distraction in the studio, making a truly introspective and reflective album and much more! Plus, Daisy O'Connor stops by to talk about her new album, Ether and the Kickstarter campaign she's started to release it. Go to daisyoconnor.com for more info. Let's get down!
Ciao! -JG

Monday May 14, 2018

Hello gang! JP and Matt from Austin rock band, Built By Snow are my guests for epsiode 696! Their latest album, Mega is available now where ever you download or stream your jams. They don't have any shows on the books but you can find their music, videos, shows and more at builtbysnow.com I have a great conversation with JP and Matt about their journey as a band, our love of strange electronic instruments, making Mega, what it takes to be a rock band in the 21st century and much, much more! I had a great time getting to know thee dudes. I'm sure you will too. Plus, my friends, MC and Andrew from Shy Beast stop by to talk about their latest single, the brilliant, "My Stride" out this Saturday, May 19th and their release show at The Mohawk here in Austin that same night. Go to shybeast.com for more info. Also, don't forget to join us THIS Sunday, May 20th at 6pm at One-2-One Bar here in Austin for a live recording of episode 700! I have a great panel of guests lined up and there's no cover. More info HERE! Let's get down!
Ciao! -JG

Friday Apr 13, 2018

Hello friends! Ryan Harkrider, frontman for Austin soul band, The Nightowls returns to the show for episode 687! The Nightowls are releasing a new album, the brilliant, We Are The Nightowls, on April 27th. I've been listening to it like crazy lately. Check out the first single, "Don't It Feel Weird?" out now. If you live in Austin, you can get one early as they'll be selling them early at their release show at The Continental Club on Friday, April 20th. They're also heading to the West Coast starting at the beginning of May. Go to wearethenightowls.com for tour dates, music, videos and more. Ryan and I have a great conversation about the changes the band has gone through since his last visit, making We Are The Nightowls, touring as a large band, their long-running Sunday residency at Icenhauer's here in Austin and much, much more! Plus, my old friend and one of my favorite songwriters, Arthur Yoria checks in. He's just released a gorgeous new album, After You on Splice Records and he's celebrating with a release show here in Austin TONIGHT, Friday, April 13th at The Cactus Cafe'! Go to arthuryoria.com for more info and get After You. I love it! Let's get down!
Ciao! -JG

Friday Apr 06, 2018

Hello friends! Welcome to another SXSW 2018 double-header. First up, honoring that old school Motown sound and working it into something of their very own, The Teskey Brothers are an unexpected revelation from Melbourne, Australia! Drummer Liam Gough joins me for a great conversation about this band's amazing independent rise. Their latest album, the soulful, Half Mile Harvest has made it to #1 on the Australian indie album chart, they've been selling out big venues all over Australia and after SXSW they were heading out to Los Angeles to open for Los Lobos! Find their music, tourdates, videos and more by going to theteskeybrothers.com. Next up on this SXSW double-header is Philidephia rock and roll band, Sire recording artists, Cold Fronts! Their latest album, the brilliant and rocking, Fantasy Du Jour, comes out Friday, April 20th. The first single from the album, "Staying In" (which happened to be the story of my life the day these guys came in) is out now and you can find music, videos and tourdates at coldfronts.us. We have a great conversation about getting discovered by Seymore Stein himself at SXSW a few years ago, making records and touring on a major label in the era of social media, the return of rock and roll and much, much more! I had a great time getting to know all of these fine people. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
Ciao! -JG

Friday Mar 23, 2018

Hello friends! My guest for episode 681 is Nashville, power pop singer/songwriter, Anthony Da Costa! Anthony came by back in early February when he was in Austin playing some shows. His latest, Da Costa Deluxe featuring the lovely vocals of Grammy winner, Sarah Jarosz. If you live in Nashville, you can see him this Saturday, March 24th at The Kitchen. He'll be heading to Europe on tour in July. Go to anthonydacosta.com for more tour dates, music and more! Anthony and I have a great conversation about growing up in Pleasantville, NY, John Stamos' role in The Beach Boys, the oddity of playing open mics at 13 in an over-sized leather jacket, working with Steve Poltz, his time living in Austin and much, much more! I hope you enjoy getting to know Anthony. I sure did. Let's get down!
Ciao! -JG

Friday Jan 19, 2018

Hello friends! My dear old friend and frontman for Austin pop-rock and, The Big Fix, Nathan Harlan returns to the show for episode 662! The Big Fix is releasing their debut e.p. on March 1st on all streaming outlets, but you can get a physical copy of the CD at their release show at The Townsend here in Austin on Saturday, February 3rd. Go to thebigfix.band for more info on shows and music releases. Nathan and I have a great conversation about making the e.p. with producer James Stevens, how hard it is to be effective on social media on the regs, adjusting your goals and expectaions of the music business as you get older, his television pilot he's shopping and much, much more! I always have a great time hanging out with Nathan. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
ciao! -jg

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