The multi-talented Chris Beall has a new album coming out.
A podcast about creative people & their craft.
Myth vs. Craft sheds light on the process & inspiration that drive people to pursue and hone their craft.
I had the privilege of capturing a live, unplugged performance of the original song “Border Town Girl” by Phil Hurley.
Nash Edgerton tells me about how he and his brother Joel first fell in love with movies as kids and how he decided to become a stuntman. He shares how he started making his own mini-movie clips to help him get jobs as a stunt performer, and how this sparked an interest in filmmaking. This led to a handful of highly acclaimed short films and eventually, to his award winning feature film “The Square”, music videos for Bob Dylan and Brandon Flowers and his second feature film “Gringo.”
We talk about meeting Scott Ryan after watching a screening of “The Magician” at a film festival and their subsequent collaboration on the phenomenal TV show “Mr Inbetween” (FX).
Nash tells me about the importance of being fluid when directing, how he works with actors and how he prepares for each project.
The restaurant L'Oca d'Oro has been operating in Austin, Texas since 2016. This piece explores the philosophies and guiding principles behind their approach to food & service, their ethical sourcing practices and their commitment to paying a fair wage to all their employees.
Medley of songs performed live by The South Austin Moonlighters at The Saxon Pub in Austin, Texas on December 7, 2018.
Phil Hurley and Chris Beall of The South Austin Moonlighters play and showcase a first-year, 1953 Gretsch Duo Jet with original DeArmond Dynasonic pickups and compare it to a custom-made Banning Ladybird with TV Jones T-Armond pickups.
Phil Hurley and Chris Beall of The South Austin Moonlighters play and showcase a first-year, 1958 Gibson ES -335 with original PAF pickups and compare it to a 2014 Gibson ES-335 “Rich Robinson” limited edition model.
The incredibly talented Mark Lettieri speaks about his musical career and learning how to find balance making a living as a musician. He explains why he doesn’t regret taking even bad gigs early on in his career, which type of gig makes him nervous and which musicians he’d love to play with.
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![Josh Smith was the special guest during David Grissom’s show at The Saxon Pub in Austin, Texas on June 12, 2018.
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Josh Smith was the special guest during David Grissom’s show at The Saxon Pub in Austin, Texas on June 12, 2018.
The legendary Mike Campbell covers a number of topics that include how his father influenced his appreciation of music, the cultural impact of The Beatles’ performance on The Ed Sullivan Show and his approach to songwriting. He talks about the decision to leave the University of Florida to join Mudcrutch, how he collaborates with Tom Petty, fronting his club band The Dirty Knobs and his perspective on artistic evolution. He shares his thoughts on recording & producing music and how his favorite new guitars compare to his vintage instruments. He also tells us about his involvement with the Tazzy Animal Rescue Fund, which is a non-profit that rescues dogs, gets them medical attention and helps them find good homes.
Guitarist, singer & songwriter Phil Hurley of The South Austin Moonlighters shows us his favorite hollow body and semi-hollow body guitars:
Phil shares the stories behind the guitars and showcases how they sound through a 1965 Fender Vibrolux.
Toward the end of the video you can hear Phil play the same riff on the four guitars back-to-back on the bridge pickups (5:35), middle position (6:16), neck position (7:34) and overdriven (8:48).
World renowned drummer Jimmy Chamberlin reviews his musical upbringing and career. He tells us about his siblings’ eclectic music collection, his first few bands—including a polka band—and how he worked as a carpenter for a few years. He shares stories about The Smashing Pumpkins, the role each member played in the band and why he and Billy Corgan continue to work together to this day. Jimmy also describes the creative outlet he finds in playing jazz and the overlaps between music and technology.
Matt Schofield recounts how a video of B.B. King sparked his musical career, taking him from a tiny town in the English countryside to sharing the stage with Robben Ford and Buddy Guy. He shares the lessons he learned over seven years as a sideman in London and the challenges of songwriting and singing. He gives us his perspective on artistic evolution in the context of blues music and opens up about the grind of constantly being on tour.
David Grissom recounts his career in music, his approach to songwriting and why he thinks he’s had the success he’s had. He shares stories about his arrival to Austin in 1983 (or as he called it, “guitarland”) and how his career took off. He tells us about his time in Joe Ely’s band, playing with John Mellencamp and his thought process each time he reached a fork in the road, including passing on a gig with Rod Stewart to instead form Storyville.