how did i get here?

Welcome to another episode of How Did I Get Here? From The Vault! Today, we go back to episode 1448 on November 26, 2024 with legendary singer-songwriter, musician, producer Chuck Prophet talking about overcoming cancer, his obsession with Cumbia music, working with Cumbia band ¿Qiensave? on Wake The Dead, Green On Red, touring, songwriting, connections to Austin, and much more.  Below are my original notes from the show. Legendary singer-songwriter, musician, producer Chuck Prophet is my guest for episode 1448! His latest album, Wake The Dead, an incredible collaboration with California cumbia group, ¿Qiensave? is available now. He's just wrapping up a tour in Europe and will be hitting the Southeast and East coast in January. Go to chuckprophet.com for tour dates, music and more. We have a great conversation about overcoming cancer, his obsession with cumbia music, working with ¿Qiensave? On "Wake The Dead", Green On Red, touring, songwriting, and much more. I had a great time getting to know Chuck. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!   Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, X, Facebook, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or anywhere you pod. Send someone the gift of Johnny with Cameo.   If you feel so inclined. Venmo: venmo.com/John-Goudie-1  Paypal: paypal.me/johnnygoudie

Welcome to another episode of How Did I Get Here? From The Vault! Today, we go back to episode 1135 on February 4, 2022 with Grammy nominated singer-songwriter and author Mary Gauthier when was promoting her amazing book, "Saved By A Song: The Art and Healing Power of Songwriting".  Below are my original notes from the show. Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter, author and all-around badass, Mary Gauthier is my guest for episode 1135! Her phenomenal new book, "Saved By A Song: The Art and Healing Power of Songwriting" is available now wherever you get your books or audiobooks. Go to marygauthier.com for book info, music, show dates and more. Mary and I have a great conversation about writing "Saved By A Song" and working on a new book, searching for truth in her writing, finding her voice as songwriter, staying sober, being an orphan and finding her tribe and much more! I had a great time getting to know this amazing woman. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down! Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, X, Facebook, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or anywhere you pod. Send someone the gift of Johnny with Cameo.   If you feel so inclined. Venmo: venmo.com/John-Goudie-1  Paypal: paypal.me/johnnygoudie

Hello friends! Stefan Barraza and Jaelyn Valero from Austin based, indie dance, post-punk, electro-pop duo Almost Heaven are my guests for episode 1543! Their infectious new EP, "Raw Cranium" is out today on all streaming platforms, CD, and vinyl. Go to rawcranium.com for more info. They're celebrating the release of "Raw Cranium" with a show tonight, Friday, Jan. 30 at Brushy Street Commons in Austin. Get tickets HERE. We have a great conversation about how the duo came together last year and made "Raw Cranium" with producer Ernesto Grey, Stefan's time growing up in El Paso and how his curious mind and restlessness lead him to music, Jaelyn's native Austinite upbringing seeing local bands on a regular basis, creating a scene, their zine Locket Magazine, starting their own label, dealing with today's political climate as artists and human beings, and much more. I had a great time getting to know Stefan and Jaelyn. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down! Find Almost Heaven on Instagram, Spotify, Apple Music.   Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, X, Facebook, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or anywhere you pod. Send someone the gift of Johnny with Cameo.   If you feel so inclined. Venmo: venmo.com/John-Goudie-1  Paypal: paypal.me/johnnygoudie

Hello friends! Marijke Boers, A.K.A. Mikky from Sonic Guild grant winning rockers, Mikky & The Doom is my guest for episode 1542! Their debut album, Dame Doom is available now wherever you listen. Go to mikkyandthedoom.com for music, videos, show dates, and more. We have a great conversation about writing and recording Dame Doom over two weekends with co-writer and producer Jacob Bunton (Mariah Carey, Steven Tyler, Smokey Robinson, and more), her early days as a tennis protogé, her time as a musical stand-up comic and blowing up on TikTok, working in animation, winning a Sonic Guild grant, her success with OnlyFans, and much more. I had a great time getting to know Marijke. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!   Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, X, Facebook, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or anywhere you pod. Send someone the gift of Johnny with Cameo.   If you feel so inclined. Venmo: venmo.com/John-Goudie-1  Paypal: paypal.me/johnnygoudie

Welcome to another episode of How Did I Get Here? From The Vault! Today, we go back to episode 1268 on April 20, 2023 for a special collaboration with Magnet Classics Podcast. Magnet Classics Podcast host Hobart Rowland and I talk to Cotton Mather songwriter and frontman Robert Harrison about their classic album Kontiki. I hope you enjoy our conversation with Robert about this amazing album. I sure did. Below are my original notes from the show. 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 Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, X, Facebook, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or anywhere you pod. Send someone the gift of Johnny with Cameo.   If you feel so inclined. Venmo: venmo.com/John-Goudie-1  Paypal: paypal.me/johnnygoudie

Welcome to another episode of How Did I Get Here? From The Vault! Today, we go back to episode 1043 with Nashville-based singer/songwriter, Langhorne Slim originally released on April 16, 2021. I hope you enjoy my conversation with the talented Mr. Slim. We go deep. Fast. Below are my original notes from the show. Nashville-based singer/songwriter, Langhorne Slim is my guest for episode 1043! His gorgeous new album, Strawberry Mansion is available now wherever you stream or download your jams. Go to langhorneslimmusic.com for music, videos and more. We have a great conversation about writing and recording Strawberry Mansion during a pandemic, getting sober and finding his voice as a songwriter, being open to collaboration, loving music from an early age, his year off of touring, life under quarantine and much more! I had a great time getting to know Langhorne Slim. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down! Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, X, Facebook, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or anywhere you pod. Send someone the gift of Johnny with Cameo.   If you feel so inclined. Venmo: venmo.com/John-Goudie-1  Paypal: paypal.me/johnnygoudie

Hello friends! Guitar playing singer-songwriters, Wayne Sutton and Bill Palmer from Austin rock and roll band Mule Ears are my guests for episode 1541! Their new album, What Will Remain drops on Saturday, January 24th on all streaming services and they're celebrating the release with a show in Austin at Regal Rooms that same night. Get tickets HERE. We have a great conversation about recording What Will Remain in a remote location in Colorado, writing confessional songs about their recent major life changes,  completing the Mule Ears line-up with Steve Bernal on bass and Hector Muñoz on drums,  "dad rock", dude bands, recording in a church during the pandemic, career mistakes we made, trying to have a band as a grown-up, Bill's journey in music, the magic of Terlingua, and much more. I had a great time talking music and life with these talented dudes. Enjoy!   Find them on Instagram, Spotify, and Bandcamp.   Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, X, Facebook, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or anywhere you pod. Send someone the gift of Johnny with Cameo.   If you feel so inclined. Venmo: venmo.com/John-Goudie-1  Paypal: paypal.me/johnnygoudie

Hello friends! Grammy-nominated, British soul singer, who has been hailed by MOJO as “The United Kingdom’s Greatest Soul Singer," James Hunter from The James Hunter Six is my guest for episode 1540! Their new album, Off The Fence comes out this Friday, January 16th on all streaming services and vinyl on Dan Auerbach's Easy Eye Sound label. The album features his single "Ain't That A Trip", a duet with Van Morrison which is availble now. The band will be hitting the road in The U.K. starting this Friday. Go to jameshuntermosic.com for Show dates, music, videos, merch, and more. We have a great conversation about his journey in music, his love of soul and blues music, making Off The Fence and how it marks his 40 years as a recording artist, his years singing backup with Van Morrison, opening for everyone from B.B. King to Aretha Franklin, to Willie Nelson and many more, new music, songwriting, and much more. I had a great time getting to know James. I'm sure you will too. Let's Get Down!   Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, X, Facebook, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or anywhere you pod. Send someone the gift of Johnny with Cameo.   If you feel so inclined. Venmo: venmo.com/John-Goudie-1  Paypal: paypal.me/johnnygoudie

Hello friends! 2026 Austin Music Award nominee for "Best Miscellaneous Instrument", multi-instrumentalist known for being Austin's go-to vibraphonist, Carolyn Trowbridge returns to the show for episode 1539! Her debut solo album, Found Memories is out today on all streaming services and vinyl. She is celebrating with a Waterloo in-store today, Friday, Jan. 9th at 5 pm and tomorrow, Saturday, Jan. 10th she's doing two shows at Monk's Jazz at 8 and 10 pm for her record release. Go to carolyntrowbridge.com for show dates and info, music, videos and more. We have a great conversation about recording Found Memories with producer TJ Masters and some of Austin's best jazz musicians, getting her taco stolen by a grackle and how that became a song and a t-shirt, playing and shlepping the vibraphone, playing on Boleros Psicodelicos II, the loneliness of being a solo artist, being a mom,  and much more. I had a great time catching up with Carolyn. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!   Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, X, Facebook, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or anywhere you pod. Send someone the gift of Johnny with Cameo.   If you feel so inclined. Venmo: venmo.com/John-Goudie-1  Paypal: paypal.me/johnnygoudie

Hello friends! Multi-instrumentalist, producer, and Austin treasure Rich Brotherton is my guest for episode 1538! Rich has spent the last five decades playing with or producing artists like Robert Earl Keen, Toni Price, Patty Griffin, David Halley, Leann Atherton, Úlla, The Purgatory Players, and countless others. In April, after noticing that he was having trouble holding his guitar pick, Rich was diagnosed with ALS, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a.k.a. Lou Gehrig’s disease. While it's hard for him to do everything he once did as a guitar player, he's still playing some gigs including his weekly show with Irish folk band Úlla (with Pat Byrne and Andrea Magee) every Sunday at 5 pm at The Saxon Pub. We have a great conversation about the amazing benefit concert in December featuring Patty Griffin, Charley Crockett, and many more, coming to Austin from Boise Idaho in the mid-80's, how Austin's music scene made him feel at home, the Toni Price Hippie Hour, playing with Robert Earl Keen for exactly 25 years, working out of his own studio, dealing with having ALS and his amazing family and music family who support him, and much more. I had such a lovely time getting to know Rich. I'm sure you will too. I want to thank Pat Byrne for connecting us. You can find Rich online at richbrotherton.com, and Facebook. Read the Texas Monthly article HERE. Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, X, Facebook, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or anywhere you pod. Send someone the gift of Johnny with Cameo.   If you feel so inclined. Venmo: venmo.com/John-Goudie-1  Paypal: paypal.me/johnnygoudie

Hello friends! What a year. For our 2025 year in review, "How Did I Get Here?" teams up with the power trio from the "Hey, Good For You!" podcast - bass players, Rachel Loy, Alison Prestwood, and Harmoni Kelley (who have collectively played with Kenny Chesney, Miranda Lambert, Peter Frampton, Willie Nelson, Trace Adkins, Faith Hill, Tim McGraw, Blake Shelton, Joe Bonamassa, Wynonna Judd, Vince Gill, Peter Frampton, and many more) to discuss our 2025. We get into everything from our personal highs and lows, some of our favorite music, movies, shows, and books, things we learned, and there's a lot of laughter. I am a big fan of these women and their awesome podcast, "Hey, Good For You!" which you can find on Apple, Spotify or wherever you pod. I hope you all have a safe and happy new year. See you in 2026! Let's get down! Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, X, Facebook, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or anywhere you pod. Send someone the gift of Johnny with Cameo.   If you feel so inclined. Venmo: venmo.com/John-Goudie-1  Paypal: paypal.me/johnnygoudie

Hello friends! I hope you had a very happy holiday! You might have seen the name Chaparelle around over the last few months. They're currently on the cover of Austin culture magazine, Tribeza. They're playing the Austin Blues Festival next year. They released their gorgeous debut album, Western Pleasure to great acclaim. they played Red Rocks with Charley Crockett. A lot has happened for this country duo and couple since they were on the show in April. Below are my original notes.   Indie-pop star, Zella Day, and Indie-rock star, Jesse Woods from Austin-based country band, Chaparelle, are my guests for episode 1479! Their debut album, the gorgeous, Western Pleasure just came out on Friday and is available on all streaming services and vinyl. They're about to hit the road in May through the rest of the year. Go to chaparellemusic.com for tour dates, music, and more. We have a great conversation about falling in love, writing songs together, starting a band with a focus, the documentary being made about them falling in love and making their first album, touring, how they handle emotions in public, and much more. I had a great time getting to know Zella and Jesse. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!   Follow us on Instagram, X, Facebook, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or anywhere you pod.   If you feel so inclined. Venmo: venmo.com/John-Goudie-1  Paypal: paypal.me/johnnygoudie

Hello friends! First off, I hope you all have a very merry Christmas, a happy holiday, or what whatever you celebrate is filled with love and peace. After such a long dark year, I thought it would be nice to ring in the holidays with an inspiring and uplifting conversation with guitar playing singer-songwriter, Roger Blevins Jr. who was recovering and rehabilitating from a three year bout with tongue cancer that ended with him having 80% of his tongue removed in the summer of 2024. By the time he was on the show in April he had been writing and recording new material and was about to go out and play his first full show. It's a truly inspiring conversation. Below are my original notes.   Guitar playing singer-songwriter, Roger Blevins Jr. is my guest for episode 1477! You might know Roger from his long time band Mingo Fishtrap, or his Blevins Guitar Company. Roger is currently recovering and rehabilitating from a three-year bout with tongue cancer that ended with him having to get 80% of his tongue removed last summer. It's been a long road back to the stage, but Roger played some songs a couple of weeks ago at the 11:59 Songwriter Group show at Saxon Pub and he's playing a songwriter-in-the-round with Ray Prim, Tom Meny, and Dan Dyer on June 11th at The '04 Center. Go to rogerblevinsmusic.com for show info, music, and more. We have an incredibly inspiring conversation about Roger's journey, having an amazing and supportive partner in his wife, his gratitude, building guitars, relearning to speak and sing and much more. I had a great time getting to know Roger. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!   Follow us on Instagram, X, Facebook, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or anywhere you pod.   If you feel so inclined. Venmo: venmo.com/John-Goudie-1  Paypal: paypal.me/johnnygoudie

Hello friends! Guitar playing engineer/producer Beto Martinez from Austin's Money Chicha returns to the show for episode 1536! Their new album, Onda Esotérica is available now on your favorite streamer or on vinyl on Vampisoul Records. Beto also plays in Caramelo Haze, Brownout, Brown Sabbath, and the Grammy winning Grupo Fantasma. We have a great conversation about making Onda Esotérica in his Lechehouse Music recording studio, Money Chicha's journey so far, the state of the world, some legendary Latin artists, updates on all the bands he's in, producing other artists, playing private shows and much more! I had a great time catching up with Beto. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!   moneychicha.com   Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, X, Facebook, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or anywhere you pod. Send someone the gift of Johnny with Cameo.   If you feel so inclined. Venmo: venmo.com/John-Goudie-1  Paypal: paypal.me/johnnygoudie

Hello friends! Ireland-born artist and new Austinite Holly Macve is my guest for episode 1535! Her new single, "Pretty Paper" came out on Friday and is available wherever you get your jams. Be sure to check out her last album, 2024's dreamy Wonderland featuring "Suburban House", her collaboration with popstar Lana Del Ray. We have a great conversation about growing up on her mother's record collection, getting signed to her first record deal at 18, the importance of your lawyer in show business, starting her own label, playing SXSW as an international artist, moving from the U.K. to California, and then to Austin, home recording, songwriting, touring and much more. I hope you enjoy getting to know Holly. I sure did. Let's get down!   Find Holly at hollymacvemusic.com   Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, X, Facebook, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or anywhere you pod. Send someone the gift of Johnny with Cameo.   If you feel so inclined. Venmo: venmo.com/John-Goudie-1  Paypal: paypal.me/johnnygoudie

Hello friends! Multi-disciplinary artist, writer, photographer, art director, and musician Ricardo Acevedo is my guest for episode 1534! Ricardo's currently showing his work from the last 25 years at New East Art Gallery here in Austin. Go to eastaustincreatives.org for more info on the show. We have a great conversation about growing up in San Bernadino, CA, how art saved him from his violent and traumatic home life, getting into the late 70's punk and new wave L.A. scene, playing synthesizers, the importance of zines, "art punk", living in San Francisco in the late 80's sitting in on classes at The Art Institute, getting married and having kids in Flagstaff, photographing the late 90's early 2000's Austin club scene, EMDR therapy and how it's helped, making avant garde music under the name Lost Cat Magnet, and much more. I had a great time getting to know Ricardo. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!   Find... Ricardo's website HERE Lost Cat Music HERE Instagram   Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, X, Facebook, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or anywhere you pod. Send someone the gift of Johnny with Cameo.   If you feel so inclined. Venmo: venmo.com/John-Goudie-1  Paypal: paypal.me/johnnygoudie

Hello friends! Chris Shinn (Unified Theory), Christopher Thorn (Blind Melon, Unified Theory), Dave Krusen (Pearl Jam, Unified Theory), and Patrick Dahlheimer (Live) have a band called ShinN and they're my guests for episode 1533! ShinN is hitting the road in the southeast in February.  I'll list the dates below. Find ShinN on Facebook. We have a great conversation about Unified Theory and my old band Goudie touring the U.S. together 25 years ago, the origin and life of Unified Theory, Chris' stint as lead singer of Live, Dave's profound influence as a drummer after Pearl Jam Ten, Christopher's work with The Afghan Whigs and his studio Fireside Sound, going out on the road for fun, friendship, the crazy music business, and much more. I had a great time catching up with my old friends. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!   Chris Shinn Instagram Patrick Dahlheimer Instagram Dave Krusen Instagram Christopher Thorn Instagram   ShinN Tour Dates 2/10 New Orleans - Chickie Wha Wha 2/12 Charlotte - Snug Harbor 2/13 Atlanta - The Earl 2/15 Charleston - Pour House 2/16 Chapel Hill - Local 506   Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, X, Facebook, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or anywhere you pod. Send someone the gift of Johnny with Cameo.   If you feel so inclined. Venmo: venmo.com/John-Goudie-1  Paypal: paypal.me/johnnygoudie

It's a sad day in music... Legendary and beloved drummer and father Bryan Keeling passed away yesterday from cancer inNashville. My heart goes out to his family and friends. Bryan was an extremely kind hearted, talented and enthusiastic person. He was a staple in the Austin music scene from the late 80's to around 2002 when he moved to LA and eventually to Nashville. What a sad loss. Rest in peace, Bryan. Below are my original notes for episode 336 from 12/23/2014.   My guest for episode 336 is rock and roll drummer extraordinaire, Bryan Keeling. I first saw Bryan play in 1989 when he was the drummer of Austin art rock band, Water The Dog. We played together in Mr. Rocket Baby from 1993-1994. We didn't really talk or hang out until our recent Mr. Rocket Baby reunion and it felt great. Bryan has spent the last 20 years playing music, he moved to LA, recorded with Pink, Macy Gray and others, he also played with Shooter Jennings for years, and now plays with Eric Sardinas and Big Motor and tours the world. Even Africa! I had a great time reconnecting with Bryan after so many years. Playing music can be a healing experience. Join Bryan and I for coffee as we catch up over the last 20 years. Let's get down!

Welcome to another episode of How Did I Get Here? From The Vault! Today, we go back to episode 756 with Andrew Trube and Anthony Farrell who make up Austin soul/blues/country duo, Greyhounds originally released on December 4, 2018. I hope you enjoy my conversation with these two extremely talented and entertaining cats. Below are my original notes from the show. Hello friends! Andrew Trube and Anthony Farrell better known as Austin soul/blues/country duo, Greyhounds are my guests for episode 756! Their latest album, Cheyenne Valley Drive is available now where ever you stream or download your jams. Go to greyhoundsmusic.com for music, videos and tour dates. We have a great conversation about meeting after answering an ad in the LA Weekly, moving to Austin, how we miss Momo's, touring the U.S. and Europe, their adventures with American Idol's Taylor Hicks and much more! I had a great time getting to know these fine gentlemen. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down! Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, X, Facebook, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or anywhere you pod. Send someone the gift of Johnny with Cameo.   If you feel so inclined. Venmo: venmo.com/John-Goudie-1  Paypal: paypal.me/johnnygoudie

Hello friends! Northern Kentucky based, singer-songwriter, Jeremy Pinnell is my guest for episode 1532! Jeremy's latest album, the reflective and beautiful Decades, produced by Shooter Jennings (Brandi Carlisle), is available now wherever you do your music. Go to jeremypinnell.com for music, tour dates and more. We have a great conversation about recording Decades in a week with producer Shooter Jennings and Chris Masterson, Ted Russell Kamp, and Eleanor Whitmore, and more, his religious, small town upbringing, connecting with music as a songwriter at 13, the hypocrisy in religion, being a family man, and much more. I had a great time getting to know Jeremy. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!   Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, X, Facebook, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or anywhere you pod. Send someone the gift of Johnny with Cameo.   If you feel so inclined. Venmo: venmo.com/John-Goudie-1  Paypal: paypal.me/johnnygoudie