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Hello friends! Michael Booher and Aaron Sinclair from Austin, indie-rock band, BOOHER are my guests for episode 1447! Michael Booher has been a force in Austin’s music scene since the early 2000s, first with Zykos and now with BOOHER. After almost stepping away from music during tough personal times, Michael, with help from his longtime friend Aaron Sinclair (of A. Sinclair), is back with a fresh lineup and renewed energy. They'll be playing an early show at Hotel Vegas this Sunday, 11/24 with Moving Panoramas and Michael Logan Vasquez. Get tix HERE.  Check out BOOHER's new music, get show dates and more at their Linktree. We have a great conversation about Michael getting BOOHER back together and playing after a couple of harrowing years losing his parents, friends, and dealing with some physical issues, working with Aaron Sinclair and all of their new music, the band, we ask the question, "Is three guitar players too much for one band?", and much more. I had a great time catching up with my friends. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!    Follow us on Instagram, 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! We have a double-header for you today. Garrett T. Capps from Garrett T. Capps & NASA Country talks about their new album, Everyone Is Everyone, touring Europe, The Lonesome Rose, performing at Wizard Rodeo on December 7th and much more. Go to garretttcapps.com for music, tour dates and more. Plus, my old friend, Graham Weber from Austin rock and roll band, Restos talks about his new solo album, his first in over 10 years, Old Young Man (out 11/22 on streaming services), his release show at The Continental Club this Friday, 11/22, Rest Fest,  being an entertainer in a world gone mad, and much more. Go to grahamweber.com for music, show dates and more. Two great convos with two great cats. Enjoy! Let's get down!   Follow us on Instagram, 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! Dolly Parton's new album, Dolly Parton & Family: Smoky Mountain DNA – Family, Faith & Fables is out today, and her multi-talented cousin, Richie Owens who produced the album, is my guest for episode 1445! The nearly 40-track album shines a light on the legacy of both sides of Dolly’s family -her paternal Parton family and her mother’s side, the Owens. Smoky Mountain DNA traces their origins from the United Kingdom in the 1600s to their home today in the Great Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee with the music and culture of Appalachia. The album features songs performed by Dolly with various members of her immediate & extended family, spanning generations. Some tracks include the voices of beloved family members who have passed, alongside contemporary contributions from today’s generation. Click HERE for more album information. Richie and I have a great conversation about growing up in such an amazingly talented family, working with Dolly, finding all of the family recordings and cleaning them up, producing The Georgia Satellites "Keep Your hands To Yourself" and much more. I had a great time getting to know Richie. I'm sure you will too.   Follow us on Instagram, 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! Zach Williams from Nashville based trio, The Lone Bellow is my guest for episode 1444! They're currently on their "By Request Only Tour" and have been working on a new album. Go to thelonebellow.com for tour dates, music and more. Zach and I have a great conversation about moving from Brooklyn to Nashville, their "By Request Only Tour", their album Love Songs For Losers, trusting in his bandmates, playing in Austin, performing to get people out of their daily lives, the myth of open marriages and much more. I had a great time getting to know Zach. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!   Follow us on Instagram, 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! Singer-songwriter Chris Robeson is my guest for episode 1443! Chris has just released his brilliant debut album, Euphoriphobia, and it's available on streaming services and Bandcamp. We have a great conversation about growing up on a mix of Christian music and Elton John and Billy Joel, discovering Townes Van Zant, writing over 1,000 songs and has been writing since he was 10, playing open mics, dealing with shyness and depression, working with Gabriel Rhodes on Euphoriphobia, getting Jon Dee Graham's artwork for the cover, working on new music, and much more. I had a great time getting to know Chris. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!   Follow us on Instagram, 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! Chase Anderson and Joe Miles from Austin based, electronic/shoegaze/rock band, Elegant Tiger are my guests for episode 1442! Their debut album, Off/On/On/On is available now on all streaming services. Go to eleganttiger.band for music, show dates and more. We have a great conversation about making Off/On/On/On after the pandemic and the dissolution of the previous band, Shapescenes, synthesizers, how Chase picked up the pieces of a band break-up by writing and recording incredible music, cover bands, songwriting, band life and much more. I had a great time getting to know these cats. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!   Follow us on Instagram, 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! KUTX and KUT radio personality and podcaster, Laurie Gallardo is my guest for episode 1441! On Laurie's new podcast, "(SPF 1000) Vampire Sunscreen", guests  answer the question, "What is the darkness to you?" and that question leads to some pretty amazing answers. She's just released episode 8 with her guest John Doe (X). You can find "Vampire Sunscreen" wherever you stream your pods or find it HERE. We have a great conversation about what it takes to get "(SPF 1000) Vampire Sunscreen" made, exploring the darkness, dealing with imposter syndrome, self-loathing, breakdowns, meditation, what is "darkness", goth culture, what drives us to create, and much more. I had a great time catching up with Laurie. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!   Follow us on Instagram, 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! Musician, producer, engineer, bass tech, and now content creator Bobby Landgraf is my guest for episode 1440! While on tour with Pantera as Rex Brown's bass tech, Bobby started filming the experience of touring the world for himself and the crew on his phone. He started putting the videos up on YouTube as "Crew From Hell 2.0" and people started watching. Myself included. I love the show and have watched every episode. Watch "Crew From Hell 2.0" HERE. Bobby and I have a great conversation about what it takes to make "Crew From Hell 2.0", his experiences making the show and what he's learned, getting the support of Pantera, playing with Dino Lee, Honky, Gahdzilla Motor Company, Corrosion Of Conformity and more, the crazy story about getting started teching for Ian Moore, his plans for the show, and much more. I had a blast catching up with my dear friend. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!   Follow us on Instagram, 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! Nashville-based artist, multi-instrumentalist and producer Dex Green is my guest for episode 1439! As an engineer and producer Dex has worked with Elvis Costello, Margo Price and Shemekia Copeland, which earned him a GRAMMY nomination for mixing and engineering her 2022 album Done Come Too Far  on 3Sirens Music Group. His debut solo album, the dreamy and soulful Imaginary War is out now wherever you stream or download music. Listen to Imaginary War on Spotify. Dex and I have a great conversation about engineering and producing records in Nashville, being inspired by the loss of his mother to make Imaginary War, his love of dreamy soul music, growing up in South Carolina, studying music at the Manhattan School of Music, recording on his own and much more. I had a great time getting to know Dex. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down! Follow us on Instagram, 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! Nick Spyker, Tal Spackman, and Connor Montoya from San Antonio based, Country & Western string band, Righteous Intonation and Americana singer-songwriter, Anna La Mare are my guests for episode 1438! Righteous Intonation has just released their first studio album, Vaqueros and they're on tour with Anna in support of the album. You can go to righteousintonation.com for tour dates and all things Vaqueros and go to annalamare.com for tour dates and all things La Mare. We have a great conversation about Texas history in the music of Righteous Intonation, songwriting, the evolution of the band, the tour, recording Vaqueros with Matt Parmenter at Ice Cream Factory, Texas music, the rich history of country music, puppet bands and more. I had a great time getting to know these fine folks. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!   Follow us on Instagram, 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! Keyboard playing songwriter, Micah Motenko from Austin soul band, Motenko returns to the show for episode 1437! Their new EP, "To Grow" drops this Friday, October 25th and they're celebrating with a release show at The Coral Snake in Austin that same night. go to motenkomusic.com for all things Motenko. Micah and I have a great conversation about writing and recording "To Grow", being a working musician, playing in cover bands, recording on four-track cassette, aspirations, 80's rockers and their debauchery, songwriting and more. I had a great time catching up with Micah. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!   Follow us on Instagram, 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! We have a double-header today. Nashville-based artist, multi-instrumentalist and producer Conner Youngblood is my guest for episode 1436! His new album, Cascades, Cascading, Cascadingly is available now wherever you stream or download music on Missing Piece Records. Go to conneryoungblood.com for music, videos, tour dates and more. We have a great conversation about writing, recording and producing Cascades, Cascading, Cascadingly himself in his bedroom, learning languages to get out of a depression, Soviet-era guitars, wrestling at Yale University, and much more. Great convo. Plus, Been There co-founder, Aaron Brown talks about "Been There 3" a one-day music fest raising money to solve homelessness in Austin, taking place on Saturday, November 3rd from 2pm - midnight at Radio East and featuring Galactic w Jelly Joseph, Riders Against The Storm, Carolyn Wonderland and many more. Go to beenthere.org for tickets and info on the show and the non-profit. Two great conversations with two awesome guests. Let's get down!   Follow us on Instagram, 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! Austin based, singer-songwriter William Harries Graham returns to the show for episode 1435! His new album, the gorgeous Annie's House drops on Friday, October 25th on Strolling Bones Records. He'll also be celebrating the release of Annie's House on Saturday, October 26th at The Continental Club with his dad, Jon Dee Graham also on the bill. You can follow William on Instagram, Facebook or Spotify. William and I have a great conversation about writing and recording Annie's House, the places and situations that inspired the songs, working with his current band, working as an architect, making videos in California, the ups and downs of growing up in public and dealing with the public's opinions, just plain growing up and much more. I had a wonderful time catching up with my old friend. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!   Follow us on Instagram, 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! Legendary singer-songwriter, Iain Matthews is my guest for episode 1434! Iain's 38th solo album, the gorgeous, How Much Is Enough comes out on October 25th wherever you listen to music. He'll be hitting the West Coast on tour in 2025. Go to iainmatthews.nl for tour dates, music, and more. We have a great conversation about making How Much Is Enough his amazing journey as an artist, Matthews Southern Comfort, songwriting, working in A&R in the 80's leading to his 1987 album, Walking A Changing Line, his time living in Austin in the 90's, being a father, what music means nowadays, and much more. I had a great time catching up with Iain. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!   Follow us on Instagram, 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! Ron Byrd from Austin based, indie-rock band, Molecular Steve is my guest for episode 1433! Their self-titled debut album is available on streaming services and vinyl on Strolling Bones Records. You can catch Molecular Steve at the Austin City Limits Music Festival this Sunday, 10/13 at 12:30 on the T-Mobile stage. Go to molecularsteve.com for music, show dates, vinyl and more. Ron and I have a great conversation about getting his start in Shreveport, LA, his 90's band Prescott Curlywolf and being signed to Mercury Records, One Mississippi, taking 14 years off of making music and writing songs, opening the floodgates of inspiration and creativity, finding interest in the small and mundane things in life, starting Molecular Steve during the pandemic with his son and much more. I had a great time getting to know Ron. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!   Follow us on Instagram, 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! Music legend Ray Benson from Asleep At The Wheel is my guest for episode 1432! Ray just released his first reggae album, Swingin' And Skankin', produced by Doctor Dread and recorded in Jamaica, and it's available wherever you stream or download music. Go to raybenson.com for music, Asleep At The Wheel info, tour info, and more. Ray and I have an incredible conversation about making Swingin' And Skankin' in Jamaica and working with Tony Garnier (Bob Dylan) and legendary reggae drummer Sly Dunbar, Being on the first episode of Austin City Limits and opening ACL Festival every year (they'll be on at 12:55 on the Honda Stage today 10/4), 54 years of Asleep At The Wheel, Willie Nelson, Doug Sahm, Shep Gordon, Joe Gracey, "Take Me Home Country Roads", old Austin stories, co-founding HAAM, show business, and much more! I had a blast getting to know Ray. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!   Follow us on Instagram, 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! We have a double-header today. Texas radio legend, from "The Todd and Don Show" on KLBJ AM and much more, Don Pryor is my guest for episode 1431! For more than 120 years, Members of the Pryor family have been performers, producers and managers in show business. We have a great conversation about talk radio, growing up with his broadcaster father, Cactus Pryor broadcasting his morning show in the family kitchen, getting started in music, his family legacy in radio and TV, "The World's Worst Waiter", his brother Paul Pryor, retiring in 2023 and much more. Plus, Christine Albert checks in about the 14th Annual Swan Songs Serenade taking place on  Sunday, November 3rd at The Four Seasons in Austin featuring a special performance by Madam Radar, cocktail reception, seated dinner, silent and live auction and more. Go to swansongs.org for tickets and Swan Songs info. Let's get down!   Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or anywhere you pod. If you feel so inclined. Venmo: venmo.com/John-Goudie-1  Paypal: paypal.me/johnnygoudie

Hello and welcome to How Did I Get Here? From The Vault! Today we go back to October 27, 2023 for episode 1325 with Bryan Bassett from legendary 70's multi-platinum, classic rock band, Foghat. Below are my original notes from the show. Enjoy!   Legendary, multi-Platinum, classic rock band, Foghat, the band that brought you the classics "Slow Ride", "Fool for the City", "I Just Want to Make Love to You" and so many more is releasing their 17th studio album, Sonic Mojo on November 10th, and guitarist /co-producer, Bryan Bassett is my guest for episode 1325! Go to foghat.com for Foghat info, tour dates, vinyl, merch and more. Bryan and I have a great conversation about the history of Foghat and working original drummer, Roger Earl, making Sonic Mojo, how Rick Rubin got the band back together in the early 90's for an album that never happened, Bryan's first band, Wild Cherry and recording "Play that Funky Music", playing on Soul Train, American Bandstand and much more. I had a great time getting to know Bryan and learning more about Foghat. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!     Follow us on Instagram, 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! Nashville based singer-songwriter, Jett Holden is my guest for episode 1430! Jett's new album, The Phoenix drops next Friday, October 4th on Black Opry Records. Find Jett's music, tour dates and more HERE. We have a great conversation about making The Phoenix with producer Will Hoge, growing up in Virginia, moving to nashville to make it in country music where black and gay artists are rarely championed, finding his tribe, getting signed right when he was going to quit music all together, finding happiness and much more. I had a great time getting to know Jett. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!   Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or anywhere you pod.   If you feel so inclined. Venmo: www.venmo.com/John-Goudie-1  Paypal: paypal.me/johnnygoudie

Hello friends! Writer, actor, and poet Karl Anderson, and musician-producer Rob Halverson of The Anderson / Halverson Experience are my guests for episode 1429! Their debut album, featuring 25 spoken word gems, Get Ready For The Wild Ride is available to stream or on vinyl at karlanderson.bandcamp.com. We have a fantastic conversation about how this collaboration came about, Karl's poetry, Rob's history as artist and producer, using old crazy tape recorders and unconventional instruments and noise as the sonic bed beneath Karl's poems, San Antonio, taking this project to the stage, and much more. I had a great time catching up with Karl and Rob. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!   Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or anywhere you pod.   If you feel so inclined. Venmo: www.venmo.com/John-Goudie-1  Paypal: paypal.me/johnnygoudie