how did i get here?

From The Vault - Episode 46: Alejandro Escovedo (2/14/12)

Hello and welcome to How Did I Get Here? From The Vault! Today, we go back to episode 46 with legendary singer-songwriter and rock and roll hero, Alejandro Escovedo. This show was originally released on 2/14/12. Below are my original notes form the show. 
My guest for episode 46 is the legendary Alejandro Escovedo. When I wrote Alejandro a few months ago to see if he was interested in being a guest on my show, I was so flattered when he responded with a "yes" and that he had been listening and loved it, but that he was about to start recording and would get in touch when he was done. Well, he did. He wrote me a couple of weeks ago to see if I was ready for the interview, so I went to his place last week and we sat down and he told me the story of his life in music. Alejandro is "the real deal" not that all of my other guests aren't, Alejandro is just one of those incredibly special artists. The kind of artist you wish you were. I don't really know what else to say. I was very fortunate to sit down and get to ask everything I wanted to ask. I hope you enjoy our conversation. I did. Ciao! -JG

Episode 1273: Ian Jones

Hello friends! Seattle based, Americana artist, Ian Jones is my guest for episode 1273! His latest album, Results Not Typical is available now wherever you stream or download your music. The album was produced by Jesse Siebenberg (of Lucas Nelson & Promise of the Real) and featuring a great cast of players -- pedigree of the players involved: drummer Joey Waronker (Beck, REM, Paul McCartney, Norah Jones); bassist Jonathan Flaugher (Ryan Adams); bassist Gabe Noel (Afghan Whigs, Father John Misty); guitarist Jason Soda (Miranda Lee Richards); violinist Paul Cartwright (Father John Misty); pianist Dave Palmer (Fiona Apple, Chris Isaak, T-Bone Burnett); and pianist Aaron Embry (Elliott Smith, Jane’s Addiction). He's currently playing shows all around the northwest. Go to ianjonesmusic.com for show dates, merch and more. We have a great conversation about his journey to making Results Not Typical and much more. I had a great time getting to know Ian. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
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Episode 1272: Lion Heights

Hello friends! Dane Foltin from Austin, outlaw reggae band, Lion Heights is my guest for episode 1272! Their new album, False Reality is out now and they're heading out on the False Reality Tour this week starting this Thursday, 5/4 in Yakima, Washington. Go to lionheights.com for tour dates, music and more. Dane and I have a great conversation about making False Reality with all live instruments as opposed to samples, starting the band in Chicago and moving to Austin, the Flamingo Cantina and Austin reggae scene, the state of reggae, growing up in Houston and going to The High School for the Performing and Visual Arts and much more. I had a great time getting to know Dane. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
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Episode 1271: Pete Francis

Hello friends! New York based, singer-songwriter and founding member of alt-roots band, Dispatch, Pete Francis is my guest for episode 1271! His latest solo album, PTRN Sky, his first since leaving Dispatch in 2019, comes out on May 12th on all streaming platforms. Go to petefrancis.com for music, show dates and more. Pete and I have a great conversation about making PTRN Sky on his own in his home studio, writing about healing, hope and forgiveness, leaving Dispatch in 2019, dealing with bi-polar disorder, writing, touring and much more! I had a great time getting to know Pete. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
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Episode 1270: Lisa Gamache

Hello friends! Singer-songwriter and veteran of Austin's 70's & 80's punk/new wave scene, Lisa Gamache is my guest for episode 1270! She has a brand new album out, Dragon Fly, featuring an amazing cast of musicians like Lloyd Maines, Will Sexton, Amy Lavere, Nick Ferarri and many more. Find it wherever you stream or download your jams. Her release show is in Austin this Friday, 4/28 at All The Sudden. Go to lisagamache.bandzoogle.com for show info, music and more.  In the late 70's and early 80's, Austin punk and new wave scene, Lisa was the singer for Max and the Make Ups and Skank, How To Kiss. She sang back-up for Dino Lee's White Trash Review and in a band I was in called, Cry Wolf and many other bands. We have a great convo about making Dragon Fly, her time in Austin, moving to L.A. in the late 80's, getting signed by a label that quickly evaporated up someone's nose, leaving the biz t tach and getting back into it. I loved hearing Lisa's Story and had a blast chatting with her. Enjoy! Let's get down!
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Episode 1269: City of Austin Music and Entertainment Division Manager, Erica Shamaly

Hello friends! City of Austin Music and Entertainment Division Manager, Erica Shamaly is my guest for episode 1269! The ATX Music and Entertainment Division is the only one of it's kind in the world and Erica is here to tell us all about it. If you live in Austin, you've been reading about "The Live Music Event Fund Program" offering $5K-$10K grants to Austin professional musicians, bands, and independent promoters to fund awarded projects. The deadline is May 16th, so you'll want to start looking into it now. Go to atxmusic.org for more information on how to apply and to find out more about Austin's music and entertainment division. Erica and I have a great conversation about the educational components of "The Live Music Event Fund Program", the role of the music office in the city and the programs they offer, adapting the changing music industry and economy, Austin's unique music business infrastructure and much more. I learned a lot from Erica. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
Rehearse at Space ATX!
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Episode 1268: Robert Harrison Talks Cotton Mather’s Classic Album ”Kontiki” With How Did I Get Here? and Magnet Classics Podcast

Hello and welcome to a special How Did I Get Here? and Magnet Classics Podcast collaboration episode where we talk all things Kontiki with Cotton Mather frontman, Robert Harrison! Over SXSW, Magnet Classics Podcast host, Hobart Rowland and I sat down with Cotton Mather's Robert Harrison to talk about their 25 year old classic album, Kontiki, from where the band was when he started writing, to recording it to touring with Oasis in the U.K. in support of it. Listen to Kontiki HERE. Check out Magnet Classics Podcast HERE or wherever you pod. Thanks to Hobart and Robert for this enjoyable chat and Magnet for the collaboration. I hope you enjoy it. I sure did. Below are Hobart's notes on Kontiki.
"Initially released with a whisper 26 years ago on a tiny Houston-based label, Kontiki is one of the great lost albums of the ’90s. Working out of his house and a friend’s place in the Texas Hill Country, Cotton Mather’s Robert Harrison recorded then deconstructed songs he’d once assumed would get a more conventional rock-band treatment. Tools included an ADAT, a four-track cassette recorder and a two-track DAT machine. The result is one of the catchiest “experimental” albums you’ll ever hear. Tracks with odd titles like “Camp Hill Radio Operator,” “Homefront Cameo,” “Aurora Bori Alice” and “Vegetable Row” offer equally strange and cryptic lyrics set to overtly hummable melodies. Conceived in a virtual creative vacuum, Kontiki ranks among the best power-pop albums of all time. A quarter-century later, it still sounds utterly timeless—yet weirdly current." - Hobart Rowland
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Episode 1267: El Combo Oscuro Returns!

Hello friends! John Dell and Mauro Lopez co-founders of Austin, psychedelic cumbia band, El Combo Oscuro return to the show for episode 1267! Their brand new single, "Despegue" drops this Thursday, 4/20. "Despegue" is one of two songs they recorded Austin Music Foundation's Artist Development Program at The Bubble with Chris "Frenchie" Smith and Einar Pedersen at the helm. Go to elcombooscuro.com for music, show dates and more. We have a great conversation about recording "Despegue", their experience in the Artist Development Program, getting started rehearsing in parks, psychedelic cumbia music in Austin, finding their sound, their writing process and much more. I had a great time catching up with Mauro and John. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
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From The Vault - Episode 1173: Eric Johnson (6/10/22)

Hello and welcome to How Did I Get Here? From The Vault! Today, we go back to episode 1173 with Grammy winning, Austin-based, singer-songwriter and certified guitar hero, Eric Johnson. This show was originally released on 6/10/22. Below are my original notes form the show. 
Grammy winning, Austin-based, singer-songwriter and certified guitar hero, Eric Johnson is my guest for episode 1173! He's releasing two separate, genre-bending albums, The Book Of Making and Yesterday Meets Today on July 29th. Go to ericjohnson.com for music, mini video lessons, tour dates and much more. Eric and I have a great conversation about making two albums during quarantine and exploring different genres with them, the theme of hope in the new albums, inventing a language on guitar, celebrating 25 years of G-3 with Joe Satriani and Steve Vai, making major-label records in the 80's and 90's, cassettes making a comeback and much more! I had a great time getting to know Eric. Im sure you will too.
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Episode 1266: Slaid Cleaves

Hello friends! Songwriter's songwriter, modern day, traveling folk singer, Slaid Cleaves is my guest for episode 1266! His latest album, the gorgeous, Together Through The Dark produced by "Scrappy" Jud Newcomb is available now on vinyl, CD and wherever you stream or download music. Slaid and Scrappy are hitting the west coast this week starting tomorrow, Saturday, 4/15 at the legendary, McCabe's Guitar shop in Santa Monica CA. Go to slaidcleaves.com for show dates, music, merch and more. We have a great conversation about making Together In The Dark, his songwriting process, streamlining his business and running it with his wife, Karen, coming up as a piano and keyboard player in Maine, busking in Ireland, adapting to the changing music business and much more! I had a great time getting to know Slaid. I'm sure you will too.
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