Episode 703: Daisy O'Connor Returns!

Hello friends! The talented and always entertaining, Daisy O'Connor returns to the show for episode 703! Daisy's new EP, the raw and brilliant, Mixtape dropped yesterday, June 7th. Daisy is celebrating the release of Mixtape with a show at The Cactus Cafe' here in Austin next Thursday, June 14th. Go to daisyoconnor.com for tour dates, music, videos and more. We have a great conversation about recording Mixtape on 4-track cassette in Norman, OK, the fun involved when not recording on computers, working with her new band, she plays a brand new song called, "Crazy" live in the studio, her summer touring and vacation plans and much more! I always have a great time hanging with Daisy. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
Ciao! -JG

Episode 702: Jeff Plankenhorn Returns!

Hello gang! The amazing musician's musician and songwriter's songwriter, Jeff Plankenhorn returns to the show for episode 702! Jeff's latest album, Sleeping Dogs just came out last month and has been getting all kinds of radio play and he is about to head out on the road month with some shows in the Southeast with Ray Wylie Hubbard and some shows in Colorado. Go to jeffplankenhorn.com for tour dates, videos, music and much more. We have a great conversation about how starting Sleeping Dogs the day Tom Petty died informed the album, working with co-producer Scrappy Jud Newcomb, stepping out of the sideman role, coming full-circle with The Resentments, finding true love and much more! I had a great time catching up with Jeff. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
Ciao! -JG

Episode 699: Music From The Podcast

Hello friends! Welcome to episode 699 where I get to play D.J. and play some songs that I got turned on to by guests over the last hundred episodes. I also made a Spotify playlist with even more songs from the show. Check it out here, Spotify Playlist. Anyway, I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I enjoyed making it. Here's the track listing...
1.) Mobley - "Torch"
2.) Shy Beast - "My Stride"
3.) Cold Fronts - "Stayin' In"
4.) Jane Ellen Bryant - "Take Me As I Am"
5.) Burgess Meredith - "When We Were Born"
6.) Quiet Company - "We Should Go To Counseling"
7.) Mélat - "Worries (Revelation 8:3)"
8.) Gold Casio - "Sinners"
9.) Kydd Jones - "Brand New"
10.) Go Fever - "Go Fever"
11.) Löwin - "Sloop"
 

Episode 693: Sphynx #6

Hello friends! Electro-pop trio, Sphynx return to the show for episode 693! This is their 6th time on the show and they're one of my favorite bands / group of dudes around right now. Their latest single, the electrifying "Patterns" is available now where ever you find music. Go to sphynxmusic.com for music, videos, tour dates and more. We have a great conversation about their recent U.K. tour, SXSW adventures, new recordings, their hilarious "Tiny Desk" submission, the cover songs they choose and much, much more! I always have a blast chatting with these guys. Enjoy! Let's get down!
Ciao! -JG

Episode 689: Candace / Gold Casio

Hello friends! We have a Portland-centric, SXSW 2018 double-header for you guys today! Julius and Brock from Portland, Oregon's big and crazy Nu-Disco band, Gold Casio came by the apartment while they were here for SXSW 2018! Their brand new e.p. Sinners is out TODAY Friday 4/20! Go to goldcasio.band for tour info, music, videos and more. We have a great conversation about being a gold plated nu-disco band, touring their way down to SXSW, the logistics of keeping a big band on the road, making Sinners and much more! After that, I am joined by Portland country-shoegaze trio, Candace! Their gorgeous new album, New Ruins is out now. The album was recorded in rural Iowa and mixed by the legendary, Larry Crane (The Tape-Op magazing guy). You can find their music, tourdates and more at candaceisaband.com. We have a great conversation about making New Ruins in the aftermath of the 2016 election, the meaning of "country-shoegaze", touring their way down to SXSW 2018, The similarities between Portland and Austin and much, much more! I had a great time getting to know both of these amazingly talented bands. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
Ciao! -JG

Episode 686: The Vettes / Andy Macintyre

Hello friends! My guest for episode 686 is Rachel Vette, leader of New Orleans, electronic rock band, The Vettes! Their incredible new album, Gold Star is available now and features songs produced by Zak Loy from the band Live and songs mixed by Tim Palmer (Pearl Jam, Blue October, Robert Plant). They'll be playing Freanch Quarter Fest in New Orleans this Sunday, April 15th. Go to thevettes.com for music, videos, tour dates and more. Rachel stopped by during SXSW and we had a great conversation about having a family band, touring with your brothers, making Gold Star and much, much more! Plus, Andy Macintyre stops by to talk about his amazing new e.p., Meloman that drops this Saturday, April 14th. The album was recorded with legendary, Grammy winning engineer, Stuart Sullivan (Sublime, Butthole Surfers) and, like The Vettes, mixed by Tim Palmer (Ozzy Osbourne, Tin Machine, Quiet Company). Andy is celebrating this release with a show this Saturday, April 14th at Antone's here in Austin. Go to macintyrerocks.com for more info. Let's get down!
Ciao! -JG

Episode 684: Mélat

Hello friends! My guest for episode 684 is R&B chanteuse, Mélat! Her third album, Move Me 2: The Present came out last month and it's been getting a lot of radio play here in town. She was picked as one of NPR's "Bands To Watch at SXSW 2018", Austin 360's and Austin Music Foundation's "artist of the month" all in the last couple of months! If you live in Austin, you can see her this Friday, April 6th at Stubb's. To get tickets, music, videos and more go to beholdmelat.com. Mélat and I have a great conversation about her parents fleeing the communist regime of Ethiopia in 1980, growing up in Austin, growing up on her parents' lovingly curated mixture of African pop and American R&B, creating your own culture as a first generation American, finding her producer on Twitter, her ambitions, dreams and much, much more! i had a great time getting to know Mélat. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
Ciao! -JG

Episode 682: Joseph King & The Mad Crush / Colin Macleod

Hello friends! I have a SXSW 2018 double-header for you today. First up, from the remote Isle of Lewis in Scotland, singer/songwriter, Colin Macleod! Colin has a new album on BMG, Bloodlines Produced by the amazing Ethan Johns, dropping this May. The first single, "Kicks In" is out now! Colin is an amazing songwriter and such a great human being. You can find him at colinmacleodmusic.com. Colin and I have a great conversation about growing up and living in a remote area where you grow and raise your own food, Scottish accents, working with Ethan Johns, his upcoming Bonaroo performance and much more. After Colin Macleod, I was joined by Brooklyn trio, Joseph King & The Mad Crush! Joseph is one of my best friends and it's always a treat to sit down during SXSW with him and his bandmates. JP, Will, Joseph and I had a couple of vodka shots and got right into it... how the trio has been a liberating and inspiring transition, Their e.p. I Miss Everything, working on new music, the insanity of SXSW, a whole lot of laughs and much, much more. You can find Joseph and the guys at josephkingmusic.com. I hope you enjoy my conversations with these fine artists. I sure did. Let's get down!
Ciao! -JG

Episode 678: Calliope Musicals III / Daisy O'Connor Stops By!

Hello friends and Happy SXSW! Austin's own psychedelic space cadets, Calliope Musicals return to the show for episode 678! They're hitting the ground running at this year's SXSW with tons of shows this week starting two today Tuesday, March 13, 2018, including their showcase tonight at Central Presbyterian Church at 11 pm. Go to calliopemusicals.com for all of your Calliope Musicals needs. As always, I have a great chat with these guys and gal about projections, costumes and confetti, recording with Frenchie Smith, what insects would be creepiest at human size, touring as a big band, their plans for SXSW and much, much more! I always love to talking to this amazingly talented and super sweet group of people. I'm sure you will too. Plus, the lovely Daisy O'Connor stops by to talk about her brilliant new 4-track e.p. Mixtape Sessions available only on her Patreon patreon.com/daisyoconnor You can find out more about Daisy at daisyoconnor.com Let's get down!
Ciao! -JG

Episode 675: The Cover Letter

Hello friends! Jacob Shipman and Jarrod Nall from Austin Americana band, The Cover Letter are my guests for episode 675! Their latest e.p., Cities Made Of Sand is available where ever you stream or download your jams. They're playing Friday, March 2 at Grand Stafford Theater in Bryan, TX, Saturday, March 3 at Notsuoh in Houston, TX. They'll also be playing some shows during SXSW 2018, go to thecoverlettermusic.com for info on those shows. Jacob and Jarrod and I have a great conversation about how they mesh the folk and the rock to make their own brand of Americana, R.O.T. Rally blues, making Cities Made Of Sand, bandmates selling from their pyramid scheme at shows and much, much more. I hope you enjoy getting to now these talented and hillaious dudes. I sure did. Let's get down!
Ciao! -JG