Episode 284: Live at Strange Brew 3: Charlie Hodge, Graham Wilkinson and Sphynx

hello friends! i hope yore feeling a nice summer weekend coming your way. maybe you'll be going to a bar b que or a pool party or something resembles a little of both. i played in houston last night with SKYROCKET!. we played at this beautiful park downtown called discovery green. it was a lot of fun. my family came and i got to see a bunch of old friends that i haven't seen in a while. plus, it was a gorgeous night. i'm playing outside tonight and tomorrow too. tomorrow is an all day thing, so i might bring back "playing in shorts" like i did in the late 80's. can you wear shorts on stage? can i start wearing a bathing suit to outdoor shows in the summer?my guests for episode 284: live at strange brew 3 are charlie hodge, graham wilkinson and sphynx! this is a GREAT show!!!! we talk about everything, fatherhood, twins and their secret languages, freaky people on tour, paintball karaoke, the scary drug dealer at the nick in birmingham and listen for the impromptu beatbox song at the end. this show was a great time. thank you to the guests, to strange brew and to everyone who came out. we'll book some more soon! let's get down!

Episode 283: Salim Nourallah

hello friends! i hope you're all doing well... living right eating healthy and keeping yourself sane. i am good. i have a crazy busy day ahead of me, but that's okay. i have a podcast here at the apartment later this morning with a guy. after that, i'm going to sing on kathy valentine's new album then tonight we have a live podcast at strange brew. speaking of live podcast tonight... we have a live podcast recording TONIGHT tuesday, june 17th 2014 at 8 pm at austin's premier listening room, strange brew! my guests will be funny man, charlie hodge, singer/songwriter, graham wilkinson and art/pop band, sphynx! come out and be a part of the show you love!my guest for episode 283 is singer/songwriter/performer/producer, salim nourallah! it seems like i've known salim forever, but we've never really had the chance to sit down and talk. well, he came by the apartment when he was in town a few weeks ago for a show with billy harvey and alex dezen. i've been listening to his albums for the last couple of weeks and i totally love his music. he's produced a ton of bands you've heard of including the latest, and most successful, old 97's album, most messed up. i really like salim and i had a great time getting to know him. i'm sure you will too.ciao! -jg

Episode 281: Ashley Monical

hello friends! i hope you're all well. i just got back from new york yesterday and i feel like crap. i think i have some sort of summer cold or just full-blown city exhaustion. i had a great time out there. played a couple of shows with SKYROCKET!, saw a bunch of friends, did a podcast, walked about 80,000 miles, stayed in the nice part of town and stayed in the ghetto... i had the city experience without ever even getting in a subway. hey! we have a live podcast recoding coming up THIS tuesday, june 17th, 2014 at 8 pm at strange brew in austin, tx. my guest will be, funnyman, charlie hodge, amazing singer/songwriter, graham wilkinson and one of my favorite bands around, sphynx! all of these folks have been on the show and are incredibly entertaining. you should come out, get involved and be a part of "how did i get here?".my guest for episode 281 is the talented and entertaining, ashley monical! i saw a video of ashley's on facebook and i thought it was so good, that i asked her to come on the show and tell me her story. well, it turns out, it's a great story about world travel, following a dream she had since she was a child, american idol, making music, writing songs, making records and finding her unique and beautiful voice on her own. i really enjoyed getting to know ashley. i'm sure you will too. ciao! -jg

Episode 278: CJ Morgan

hey rock and rollers! i hope you're all out there fighting the good fight and winning. i am well. i'm about to head out to houston and play at the house of blues bronze peacock room with SKYROCKET!. i'm not sure if it's sold out yet... check and see. tomorrow, saturday, may 31st we're playing at the one-2-one bar in south austin! it's our first time playing that room as SKYROCKET! and we'd love to see your pretty faces. while i'm on this insane promotional campaign, don't forget tuesday, june 3rd, we have a live "how did i get here?" recording at strange brew in austin, tx at 8 pm. my guests will be, suzanna choffel, elizabeth mcqueen and my bandmate in SKYROCKET!, trish murphy! here's some info on the show, https://www.facebook.com/events/680060505377188/ come out and be part of the show!!!my guest for episode 278 is radio personality/podcaster/internet personality and all around hilarious dude, cj morgan! i've heard cj on the radio and i have been following him on twitter and facebook for a while. i find him so funny and entertaining but also very smart and with a strong and irreverent point of view which i always find the funniest and the most biting. anyway, cj came over with his sweet old doggie and we talked about his life, being on the radio, the internet, what's funny and much, much more. i really enjoyed getting to know cjmorgan. i know you will too. let's get down!ciao! -jg

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Episode 266: 105.3 The Fringe - J.B. Hager & Ray Seggern

hello sweet lovers! i hope you're all doing well. welcome to the third show of the week. there will three next week as well and then we'll go back to just 2 a week. hey! if you're seeing this on the day it comes out, (friday, 4/18/2014) and you're in austin, SKYROCKET! will be playing at hanover's in pflugerville tonight. those shows are always fun and we get to let our hair down and do some stuff we don't normally do. other than tonight, we don't have any shows this weekend. i know i'll be spending tomorrow, sat 4/19/2014 going to local record stores for record store day! check out our facebook page for pics of my adventures. or you can just follow me on instagram, i'm @johnnygoudie.105.3 the fringe is a new independent radio station here in austin that starts tomorrow! my guests for episode 266 are the guys that are heading it up, ray seggern and j.b. hager. ray is an old friend of mine from when he was at KNAC here in austin in the early 90's and as of late has been the host of "chillville" on 101x here in austin. j.b. was co-host of "the j.b. and sandy show" an extremely popular morning show in austin that ran for 18 years. anyway, the new jb and sandy morning show debuts this monday, april 21st when 105.3 fringe radio officially goes live. j.b. and ray came by to explain the philosophy of their new "left of center" radio station and we have a great conversation about radio and where it's going. i hope you enjoy this conversation as much as i did. ciao! -jg

Episode 258: BP Fallon / Trumpeter Swan

hello beautiful people! i hope the world is treating you right today. things are good here. i'm up early this morning getting my shit together to go to dallas in a couple of hours for a gig with some friends in the song division group. we'll be heading right back after we finish tonight. it's gonna be a long day, but it's a good time with some good friends. i fell on my thumb the other night. it's not broken, but it's swollen, purple and sore. i've got it in a brace. it's weird but i can still type. look out people! i've got something to say.episode 258 is up and it's a double-header! first up is bp fallon. his career in the music business started with interviewing john and yoko during their bed-in in amsterdam, he then became the "weed tester" for paul mccartney, was the publicist for t-rex, led zeppelin, thin lizzy and more, he's a dj, a best selling author, a photographer and much, much more. last year, with his band, bp fallon and the bandits, he released, still legal. an amazing album with a star-studded band. we caught up during sxsw and had a great chat about it all. our second conversation is with new york's trumpeter swan. songwriter, drew patrizi and producer/guitarist, tom beaujor stopped by my apartment during sxsw and we had a great talk about their new album, the magnitude of now and how they made it. we also talked about how they're navigating this new music business as musicians, songwriters and producers. i had a great time getting to know all of these guys. i bet you will too. ciao! -jg

Episode 244: Emily Wolfe

hello friends! i hope you're all doing well. i'm okay. i'm super tired. played out of town last night. got a bad night's sleep and have another gig tonight. so i just stopped off at my place to do the intro of this show, put it out, take a shower and head out again. i'm not complaining. i love my job. i could just use a nap. don't forget i'm playing along with alejandro escovedo, bill carter, patricia vonne, gabriel rhodes, kacy crowley and many, many more for "the mccormack family benefit" THIS thursday, february 6th 2014 at strange brew in austin, tx. here is the info on the show. http://holdmyticket.com/event/159592 come out!!!my guest for episode 244 is the amazing emily wolfe! emily's single, "swoon" comes out next week 2/11/14 but you can download it for free at emilywolfemusic.com TODAY!!! i have heard about emily for about year now, but i had never heard her until a couple of months ago when i clicked on a link for her video for her song "lion heart". well, i was blown away. started listening to her stuff, found out i knew her manager so i reached out, they came over and emily and i had a great conversation. she is an amazingly talented person. i hope you enjoy our conversation. i did. ciao! -jg

Episode 240: The Black and White Years

hello friends! i hope you are all doing well. i'm good. i'm actually getting ready to go see THREE movies today! my friend has some screeners and i'm really getting to catch up on the oscar nominees. thank you friend! hopefully this year when i watch the academy awards, i will have seen at least all of he movies up for "best picture". i am also getting my act together to go to dallas tomorrow with my friends, darin, einar and rusty to be the band and co writers at this corporate team-building/songwriting thing in dallas. i know it sounds weird. it's hard to explain, but i'll explain on friday's show. my guests for episode 240 are the black and white years! their new album, strange figurines is out today! (1/21/14) i've heard and seen their name for years, but i had never actually heard them until a few weeks ago. i saw a link to some new music of theirs on a facebook post. i clicked on it and i am so happy i did. i reached out to them through the guy that produced strange figurines, danny reisch and they came on. we had a great talk about, learning to get along, dancing in drum circles with david byrne, working in the studio with jerry harrison, coming together and making their best album yet and much, much more. i hope you enjoy getting to know the black and white years. i sure did. ciao! -jg

Episode 227: Kimmie Rhodes

hello friends! i hope you're all doing well. it's cold here. my gig got cancelled for tomorrow because of the weather. that's the third one this month! lame. anyway, i joined a songwriting game and i have a song i need to write and turn in. i'll be playing in a songwriter in the round next thursday, dec. 12th at the one-2-one bar in austin, tx. if you're in town, come out. i know drew smith hosts it, but i have no idea who else is playing. come out. maybe i'll play my new song.my guest for episode 227 is legendary singer/songwriter, kimmie rhodes! i had never met kimmie, but when i left her house after this, i feel like had made a friend. she is an incredible story teller. i went out to her place a couple of weeks ago and she showed me her studio where she's recorded her last few albums including her latest, "covers". after we got to know each other a bit we went and sat in her office and she told me about growing up in lubbock, making her way to austin, meeting her soul-mate joe gracey, recording with willie & waylon and the boys, not going nashville, working with her son gabe, writing plays, producing films and much, much more. i had a great time hanging out and getting to know kimmie. i think you will too. ciao! -jg