Hello friends! We have a great big show for you today! Singer-songwriter and bass player Andrew Duplantis is my guest for episode 1524! Andrew is best known for being one of the go-to bass players for the last 30 years with artists like Son Volt, The Meat Puppets, Jon Dee Graham, Molecular Steve, and many more. Andrew has also been releasing amazing solo albums for over 20 years and has recently been fronting his own band The Hole in the Wall Happy Hour on Tuesdays here in Austin. We have a great conversation about balancing being a sideman and frontman, getting older, our love of the "Rock and Roll Free for All" at The Hole in the Wall, being a dad, making music for fun, and much more. You can find Andrew on Spotify, Bandcamp, Instagram, and Facebook. Plus, Hanna Cofer, Executive Director of HOME (Housing Opportunities for Musicians and Entertainers), checks in about Austin HOMEcoming where throughout November, participating venues - including Saxon Pub, Antone’s Nightclub, Continental Club, 3TEN at ACL Live, Emo’s, Stubb’s, C-Boys Heart and Soul, Donn’s Depot, Paramount Theatre, Hole in the Wall, and more - will donate a percentage of ticket or bar sales back to HOME. You can find out more about this amazing organization that provides housing assistance and financial support to aging musicians and entertainers in Austin at homeaustin.org. Two great conversations. Enjoy! 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

Happy Halloween! Austin music power couple, Cari Hutson and Hunter St. Marie return to the show for episode 1523! Cari has a beautiful new single, "Mother Mary" out today (10/31/2025) co-written with Hunter. Go to carihutson.com for music, show dates and more. We have a great conversation about how losing Cari's mom in 2020 informed "Mother Mary" and recording the song, getting through grief, how Cari got comfortable in her own skin through being empowered by her friends in PAACK, being a couple and doing everything together, the Texas Country Music Cruise, parenting, becoming a songwriting team, the new South Austin Moonlighters album, and much more. I had a great time catching up with these wonderful and talented people. 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, singer-songwriter, Andrew Nolte returns to the show show for episode 1522! You probably know Andrew as a sideman in tons of bands around Austin, but he has just released a gorgeous new album, You Vs. You available wherever you stream or download your music. Go to andrewnoltemusic.com for music, show dates, and more. We have a great conversation about making You Vs. You with a couple of friends at home studios, growing up in Corpus Christi, playing with Nakia and the never Not Now, having his own band, studio work, songwriting, late gigs, managing a painful nerve disorder, parenting a child with autism, navigating the music scene and much more. I had a great time catching up with Andrew. 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 and welcome to How Did I Get Here? From The Vault! Today we go back to episode  1134 with legendary Fishbone frontman, Angelo Moore originally released on February 1, 2022. Below are my original notes form the show. Legendary Fishbone frontman, Angelo Moore returns to the show for episode 1134! His band, Angelo Moore And The Brand New Step will be playing at The Continental Club here in Austin this Thursday, February 3rd. Go to brandnewstep.com for more show info, music and more! Angelo and I have a great conversation about their new single, "Rebellion" and "Together Again", staying off booze, his art work, starting Fishbone in Jr. high, saxophone, working with Del The Funky Homosapien and much, much more. It's always a great trip chatting with Angelo. 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! Musician's musician, multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, Dave Scher returns to the show for episode 1521! Dave has spent the last couple of years playing guitar and keyboards with guitar hero, Eric Johnson and platinum-selling power-pop band, Fastball, and more. We have a great conversation about growing up in Austin and his early musical influences, his time at Berklee College of Music, his musical and personal connection to the late Chris Gage, filling-in for the Kill Tony Band, playing with Eric Johnson and Fastball, songwriting, the G-3 tour, the losses of D'Angelo and Ace Frehley, and much more. You can see dave play Tuesday, 10/21 (tonight!) and 10/28 at The Saxon Pub here in Austin at 6 pm. Go to davescher.com for music, show dates, and more.  I had a great time catching up with Dave. 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 and welcome to How Did I Get Here? From The Vault! Today we go back to episode  900 with highlights from our live shows from 2011 to 2019 originally released on March 30, 2020. Below are my original notes form the show.  Since episode 400, we've done a live show for each hundred episodes. Obviously, this was not an option for episode 900, so I put together some snippets from other live shows. What Made Milwaukee Famous' Michael Kincaid explains himself from ep. 15 Live at Momo's, AJ Vallejo talks us through the Vallejo label shuffle from ep 182 Live at Strange Brew, Suzanna Choffel & Nakia talk about being on The Voice from ep. 400 Live from The Townsend, Kathy Valentine talks about the magic of being in a band and winning over an audience from ep. 415 Live at The Townsend, Suzanna Choffel talks about Jem and the Holograms with Nakia and AJ Vallejo from ep. 500 Live at The Townsend, AJ Vallejo and Nakia talk metal and Alabama from ep. 600 Live at The Townsend, Acey Monaro (Go Fever) tells a crazy story about El Paso while Ray Prim, Laurie Gallardo and Nöelle Hampton react to her bad decisions from ep. 800 Live at Cosmic Coffee + Beer. 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! Jane Ellen Bryant and Daniel Leopold from Austin, indie-pop band, Jane Leo return to the show for episode 1520! Their latest album, Creature Of Destruction is available now wherever you stream or download your jams on Native Fiction Records. They're also releasing Creature Of Destruction on vinyl and hosting vinyl release/listening party this Thursday, October 16th at The Pershing East in Austin from 6:30-8:30 pm. They'll also be hitting the road all over the U.S. both opening for and playing with New Constellations and they'll be playing their album release show here in Austin on November 6th at Empire. Go to janeleo.com for show dates and show info, vinyl, and more. We have a great conversation about writing and recording Creature Of Destruction, touring year after year, working as a couple in a two person band, their new educational Native Fiction Artist Academy (find out  more about that HERE), the importance of community, keeping up with all of the music business changes, and more. I had a great time catching up with Jane and Daniel. 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

It's a sad day in music... Legendary and beloved drummer, Thommy Price passed away yesterday. My heart goes out to his family and friends. Thommy came over in August of 2022 after moving from New York to San Antonio in 2020 and we had a great, fun conversation about his journey. I had a great time getting to know him and we had a great connection. What a sad loss. Rest in peace, Thommy. Below are my original notes for episode 1191. Legendary drummer, Thommy Price is my guest for episode 1191! There is no doubt that Thommy Price has has been the drummer on some of your favorite songs including, "The Warrior" by Scandal, "Rebel Yell" by Billy Idol, "I Hate Myself For Loving You" by Joan Jett, "Heaven" by The Psychedelic Furs and so many more. In 2020, Thommy moved from NYC to San Antonio for a more mellow life and playing with The Broken Things, Patricia Vonne and Danny B. Harvey and is available for remote recording sessions. If you would like to get Thommy to play drums on your track or want to find out more about this amazing musician go to thommyprice.com. We have an incredible conversation about growing up in Brooklyn and Staten Island, the 70's scene in NYC, recording "The Warrior" and "Rebel Yell" at the same time, his decades with Joan Jett, recording with his hero Roger Daltrey, beating cancer, moving to Texas and much more. I had an amazing time getting to know Thommy. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!

Hello friends! Zealot Leon, Zealot Eldred, and Zealot Mizell from Austin's premier art-rock/funk band and 2025 Austin Music Award winners for "Best New Act" and "Best Jazz", Grandmaster are my guests for episode 1519! The 9 to 13 person band under the guidance of intergalactic traveler, The Grandmaster have just released a new single, "Open The Sun", available everywhere. You can see them play live at Been There 4 Fest on November 8th at Radio East. Find them on Spotify, Instagram and anywhere you find music. The Zealots and I have a great conversation about The Grandmaster's Ball, Earth Wind and Fire, Berklee College of Music, The Grandmaster's musical prowess and musical guidance, and much more. Plus, Lenny Barszap from Been There, a great nonprofit that raises money for the homeless population in Austin, TX, checks in about Been There 4 Fest taking place on Saturday, November 8th at Radio East here in Austin and features performances from Mix Master Mike (Beastie Boys), Ben Kweller, Deadeye, today's guests, Grandmaster and many more. Go to Beenthere.org for tickets, Been There info and more. Great conversations! Let's get down! Check out my conversation with Lenny Barszap from Been There and Adrian Quesada from Black Pumas about their film "Home Free" and the accompanying soundtrack from episode 1456 (1/31/2025) 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! High school English and Creative Writing teacher turned singer-songwriter, Matthew Payne is my guest for episode 1518! Matthew has just released his debut EP, "Coyote Howlin Blues" recorded live at Cedar Creek with engineer André Moran and available wherever you stream or download your jams. He's playing tonight, Tuesday, October 7th at Batch in Austin, TX and tomorrow, Wednesday, October 8th at The Dosey Doe in The Woodlands, TX. Go to thisismatthewpayne.net for show dates and info, merch, and more. We have a great conversation about teaching English and Creative Writing for over two decades and switching gears to professional musician, his love of Townes Van Zandt, recording "Coyote Howlin Boues" live in the studio in one day, what he got from teaching, being a dad, playing gigs, writing songs, and much more.I had a great time getting to know Matthew. 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 and welcome to How Did I Get Here? From The Vault! Today we go back to episode 531 for a great conversation with Toad The Wet Sprocket frontman, Glen Phillips originally released on October 7, 2016. Below are my original notes form the show.  My guest for episode 531 is singer/songwriter, Glen Phillips! You might know Glen as the front man for Toad The Wet Sprocket and he was on the show like 4 years ago. Well, Glen has a gorgeous new album out, Swallowed By the New out today, Friday October 7th! He'll be touring through Texas next week go to glenphillips.com for tour info and to pick up the album. We have a great conversation about Swallowed By the New, the dissolution of his 23 year marriage, finding his happiness, accepting mortality, moving to Nashville and much, much more! 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! Eddie Angel, guitar player and founder of Mexican wrestling mask wearing, instrumental rock band, Los Straitjackets is my guest for episode 1517! Los Straitjackets have spent the last decade backing rock legend, Nick Lowe and have just released their first album of all-original material in over a decade, Somos Los Straitjackets on Yep Rock Records. They're hitting the road in the U.S. on their own after a gig with Nick Lowe this Saturday October 5th at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival. Go to losstraitjackets.com for tour dates, music, merch, and more. Eddie and I have a great conversation about the birth of the band, the origin of the masks (he even wore the mask during our Zoom meeting), why they play instrumental music, keeping the band going for over 30 years, playing and recording with Nick Lowe for over a decade, making Somos Los Straitjackets with producer Alex Hall, hearing The Beatles for the first time and much more. I had a great time getting to know Eddie. 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 and welcome to How Did I Get Here? From The Vault! Today we go back to episode 1364 for a great conversation with legendary keyboard player and songwriter, Roger Joseph Manning Jr. from Jellyfish, Beck, Imperial Drag, and many more originally released on March 5, 2024. Below are my original notes form the show.  Hello friends! Musical superhero, Roger Joseph Manning Jr. returns to the show for episode 1364! Roger's resumé includes co-piloting the likes of Jellyfish, Imperial Drag, The Lickerish Quartet, TV Eyes, and The Moog Cookbook, being Beck's touring keyboardist for over 25 years, and playing on thousands of recordings. In between all of his crazy gigs and sessions, he makes solo albums. His latest, the gorgeous, Radio Daze & Glamping is available now wherever you stream or download your jams. Go to Roger's linktree for videos, merch, CD's, and more. We have a great talk about his latest tour with Beck, production at shows, The Lickerish Quartet, staying inspired, songwriting, keeping up with modern music, and much more. I had a great time catching up with Roger. 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! We have a great, big show for you guys today. Singer-songwriter, guitar player, and writer, Steve Carter is my guest for episode 1516! We have a great conversation about Chris Gage and Christine Albert and their importance to our community, having his life saved by a Nazi war criminal when he was two weeks old, playing reggae in Baytown Texas in the 70's, meeting Bob Marley, playing in Stop The Truck, Freddy Powers Band, The Lotions, Pressure, and more, his Wordpress blog, losing his son, famous people he's met, his Bee Gees, Beach Boys, John Cale tribute bands, and much more. Find Steve on Facebook, Spotify, and read his writings on his Wordpress. I had a great time getting to know Steve. I'm sure you will too. Plus, Paige DeChausse and Nick Boettcher from The Reverent Few check in about  ROCK-N-ROLL FOR RESPTE CARE: THE PAM JAM an all-star night of music in support of Ashlyn Shanafelt as her mama undergoes Chemo treatment out in West Texas. This helps afford her the travel to & from to be with her mom during these times. The event is tomorrow, Wednesday, Sept. 24th at 8 pm at The Saxon Pub and feature performances from The Reverent Few, Dave Scher, Suzanna Choffel, Cari Hutson & Good Company, Scott Strickland and more. Get tickets, make donations, and more HERE! I love how Austin always comes together for it's own. We're lucky to live here. If you live in Austin, today, 9/23 is HAAM Day! There will be music all over the place in Austin from 6 am - 2 am. Go to myhaam.org for music listings. 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! Erin Walter, Keri Cinquina and Andrew Solin from Austin, indie-rock band, Parker Woodland return to the show for episode 1515! Their new single "Get Me To The Show" is available today through 9/24 exclusively on their Bandcamp page with proceeds from the sales going to the Health Alliance for Austin Musicians for that time period. They're also in the middle of playing a bunch of Austin shows and shows in the southeast ending on Tuesday, September 30th at The Continental Club here in Austin. Go to parkerwoodland.com for show dates and info, music, and more! We have a great conversation about the importance of music in these troubled times, their recent tour of the midwest, touring together for the first time, Austin in the 90's, recording drums with Stuart Sullivan and vocals with Nöelle Hampton for "Get Me To The Show" with Andrew overseeing production and mixing, the effect of social media on our culture and much more. I had a great time catching up with these wonderful and talented folks. 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! Stella Maxwell from Austin, indie/art-rock band, Stella and The Very Messed returns to the show for episode 1514! Their latest album, Big Familiar is out this Friday, September, 19 on all streaming services on Double Helix records. They'll be celebrating with a release show at Soundspace at Captain Quack's this Saturday, September 20th with special guests Tearjerk and Molecular Steve. Go to stellaandtheverymessed.com for show info, music, videos, and more. Stella and I have a great conversation about making Big Familiar and creating with her band, writing songs as a "grown up", being a mom, her time in her family band, Cruiserweight, being an entertainer in the insanity of 2025, the strangeness of "Mutton Bustin'" (children riding sheep in the rodeo), the healing power of music, staying creative, and much more. I had a great time catching up with Stella. 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! British brothers, Henry and Reuben Smith from retro-futurist band, Sons Of Sevilla are my guests for episode 1513! Their second album, the dreamy Street Light Moon, produced by Adrian Quesada (Black Pumas) is available now on Ubiquity Records. They'll be on tour of the U.S. from September 17th - October 5th and playing in Austin on September 27th at Mohawk with Drugdealer and Skinshape for a Levitation Night Show. Click HERE for tour info, music and more. We have a great conversation about making their debut album, Lullabies For A Wildcat in their parents shed during 2020's lockdown, making Street Light Moon at Austin's Electric Deluxe Recorders with Adrian Quesada, and much more. I had a great time getting to know Henry and Reuben. 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! The mastermind behind Austin's Otis Wilkins and Otis The Destroyer, Taylor Wilkins returns for episode 1512! Otis Wilkins' latest album, Power of Stuff, drops on September 26th on all streaming services and vinyl on Spaceflight Records. They're celebrating the release of Power of Stuff on Friday, September 19th at Austin's 13th Floor. Find Otis Wilkins on Spotify and Instagram. Taylor and I have a great conversation about writing and recording Power of Stuff, getting off the "hamster wheel" of the music biz and getting back to making music for music sake, A.I., working with and without parameters, playing in bars, Ozzy, how Austin was always better a few years ago, his next album, and much more. I had a great time catching up with Taylor. 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! Recording artist, multi-instrumentalist, producer Jonas Wilson returns to the show for episode 1511! Jonas' latest album, the social and artistic statement, Smash The Control Machine drops on September 12th on Bandcamp, Apple Music, and vinyl on Mr. Pink Records. He'll also be celebrating the release with a dual release show with Evan Charles (listen to ep. 1510) on Saturday, September 13th at The Continental Club here in Austin. Go to jonaswilsonmusic.com for show info, music, videos and more. We have a great conversation about the rise of authoritarianism in the U.S. and it's parallels to 70's Argentina and how all of that informed Smash The Control Machine, how social media has convinced a generation that music is no more than a numeric popularity contest, "The Fourth Turning", getting into making videos and visual art, the real problem with Spotify, and much more. I had a great time catching up with Jonas. 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! Austin based singer-songwriter, Evan Charles returns to the show for episode 1510! Evan's latest album, the gorgeous Echoes At Dawn, co-produced by Jonas Wilson and Ricky Ray Jackson, comes out next Friday, September 12 on Mr. Pink Records. He'll be celebrating the release with dual release show with Jonas Wilson on Saturday, September 13th at The Continental Club here in Austin. Go to evancharles.net for show info, music, videos and more. We have a great conversation about making Echoes At Dawn with Jonas Wilson and Ricky Ray Jackson, leaning into his indie-rock influences, making the videos for the album, married life, The Let Down, writing, touring, and much more. I had a great time catching up with Evan. 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