Episode 917: Sailor Poon

Hello gang! Hope you're staying healthy and sane. Musician/award-winning visual artist Billie Buck from Austin Music Award winners for best punk band, Sailor Poon is my guest for episode 917! Their latest single, "Be My Dog" is available now where ever you stream or download your jams. Find them on Bandcamp! Billie and I have a great convo about growing up in the Austin music scene with her dad, Mike Buck, her visual art, recording "Sailor Poon's First Album", life under quarantine and much more! I had a great time getting to know Billie. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
Ciao! -JG
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Episode 873: Stella and the Very Messed

Hello friends! Former Cruiserweight front woman, Stella Maxwell has a brand new Austin pop rock/artrock band, Stella and the Very Messed and she's my guest for episode 873! Their debut album, the gorgeous, fun and cathartic, On Fences dropped last week and is available now where ever you stream or download your jams. They're celebrating with a release show this Friday, January 10th at 3Ten Austin City Limits Live here in Austin. Go to stellaandtheverymessed.com for show info, music, videos and more! We have a great conversation about starting out with her brothers in Cruiserweight, turning "life stuff" into art, getting in the driver's seat of her music career, Spilled Milk Social Club, making On Fences and much more! I had a great time getting to know Stella. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
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Ciao! -JG

Episode 871: Ismael Quintanilla

I wish you all a very Happy New Year! 2019 Austin Music Award winner for "Best Photographer", Ismael Quintanilla is my last guest of the 2010's. He's one of the most prolific photographers around and one of the nicest guys I know. If you live in Austin or follow Austin music or music festivals on social media, no doubt you've seen Ismael's photos over the last few years. You can see all of the amazing photos we talk about of Paul McCartney, Thom Yorke, St. Vincent, Jackie Venson, DAYEATER and more at iq3photo.com. We have an amazing conversation about growing up in Monterrey and on the Texas border, growing up seeing metal and punk shows, his love of photography, shooting live sets at festivals and clubs and much more! I had a great time getting to know this sweet and talented man. I'm sure you will too. Have a safe and happy new year! Let's get down!
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Ciao - JG

Episode 866: The Blowies

Hello friends! Tucker Jameson and Samuel Thompson from politically-driven and out-spoken, Austin punk-pop band, The Blowies are my guests for episode 866! Their new single, the hilarious sing-along, "Selfie Fucks" dropped this week. Go to theblowies.com for music, show dates and more! We have a great conversation about approaching political songwriting with a sense of humor, where society is at in 2019, Sharks In The Deep End, Berklee College of Music, writing personal lyrics vs. political lyrics and much more! I had a great time getting to know Tucker and Samuel. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
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Ciao! -JG
 

Episode 849: Lord Friday The 13th

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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Episode 846: Larry Seaman

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!
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Ciao! -JG

Episode 837: Pleasure Venom

Hello friends! Austin, Afro-punk band, Pleasure Venom are my guests for episode 837! Their balls-out, self titled EP is available now where ever you stream or download your jams. Find them on all of the socials and at pleasurevenom.bandcamp.com. They're heading to the U.K. next week for a run of shows and they started a gofundme.com campaign to help pay for the costs. Click HERE to help them on their U.K. tour. We have a great conversation about making their crazy videos, touring with Garbage, the current political climate in America, how front woman, Audrey Campbell came into her own, sex shops, white fur coats and much more! I had a great time getting to know these wonderful people. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
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Ciao! -JG

Episode 771: JT Habersaat / Dynamite Hack

Hello friends! We have a double-header for you today! First up, I talk to Chad Robinson from Austin rock band, Dynamite Hack via Skype. We have a great conversation about their new album, Loaded With Cobras out February 15th, the state of the Hack, making boats in San Diego and more! You can pre-order the album digitally and on vinyl at dynamitehack.org. Next up, The Godfather of Punk Comedy/label owner/Altercation Comedy Festival founder/author/podcaster/Altercation Punk Comedy Tours founder, JT Habersaat! JT is actually on the road doing Altercation Road Stories Live with Riverboat Gamblers' Mike Wiebe, The Sword's Kyle Shutt and more when this podcast comes out. Go to jtcomedy.com for tour dates, podcasts, books and all things JT. We have a great conversation about almost all of JT's endeavors including Altercation Magazine, his road to comedy, his albums and books, his punk rock roots and the punk ethos that's kept him kicking ass and taking names and much more! I had a great time getting to know JT. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
Ciao! -JG

Episode 739: Hamell On Trial / Christine Albert Checks In!

Hello friends! Anti-folk legend, Hamell On Trial is my guest for episode 739! His latest albums, the layered and timely, Tackle Box produced by Phil "The Butcher" Nicolo on New West Records and the raw and aggressive, The Night Guy At The Apocalypse Profiles Of A Rushing Midnight, recorded entirely on his phone, are both brilliant and available now. He's about to head out on a UK tour next week. Go to hamellontrial.org for tour dates, music and more. Ed was in town last weekend and we had a great conversation about his time in Austin, being the weirdest guy on the major label, navigating the current political atmosphere, composing the music and lyrics for the Columbus, Ohio based Shadowbox Live's play "F#(K Cancer: The Musical" and much more! I had a great time getting to know Ed Hamell. I'm sure you will too. Plus, my old friend, Christine Albert stops by to talk about her non-profit, Swan Songs, that fulfills musical last wishes for those at the end of their lives. They're having their annual celebration, "Swan Songs Serenade" featuring music by Shiny Ribs next Wednesday October 17th at Riverbend Community Center here in Austin. Go to Swansongs.org for tickets and info. Let's get down!
Ciao! -JG

Episode 709: Johnny Fury / Mike Nicolai

Hello friends! We have a double-header on "How Did I Get Here?" today. First up, Arizona born/Berklee College of Music grad blues guitarist, Johnny Fury! Johnny's latest album, Johnny Fury II which was recorded in the "old school" analog way, is available now where ever you stream or download your jams. You can find him on 6th Street here in Austin every Thursday & Friday at Bat Bar and every Sunday at Maggie Mae's. Go to johnnyfury.com for music, videos and more Johnny stuff.
Next up is midwestern rocker, Mike Nicolai! Mike lived and made music in Austin for more than 20 years and recently moved back up to Minnesota! His latest release, the brilliant and rocking, A Line Cook's Guide To New Satanic Empires is available now. Go to Mikenicolai.com for his many releases, shows and more. We have a great conversation about coming up in the  fertile Minneapolis/St. Paul misc scene, The Hole In The Wall scene in the 90's, his bands, Mike and the Stares and Bremen Riot and much more! I had a great time getting to know these dudes. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!