Austin Sessions

Actor Sam Eidson, the lead in the dramedy Zero Charisma, hangs out with us for this episode. We talked about Game of Thrones, Coen Brothers movies, and his first starring role in Zero Charisma! Follow him on Twitter @sammyeidson. 

Chris Troutman, co-founder of the Austin Beer Guide and the Draught Punk podcast joined us at the ABGB to chat over some pints. We talked about balancing his family life with his passions, the evolution of the ABG, podcasts, comedy, and music! You can follow him on Twitter at several places: @AustinBeerGuide @BeerTownAustin @Draught_Punk.

Frontman Michael Kingcaid of What Made Milwaukee Famous hangs out with us and talks about the watching The Divine Fits play live, the worst traffic in the world, an infatuation with the Smashing Pumpkins, and the evolution of What Made Milwaukee Famous! Follow them on Twitter @wmmfamous and like them on Facebook! 

Director, writer, and editor Don Swaynos is our guest on this episode of Austin Sessions. In this session we talked to Don about filming in Austin, working with comedians, shooting Jesse Dayton music videos, and his hilarious directorial debut Pictures of Superheroes. Follow him on Twitter @DonSwaynos and go to his website to check out his other projects! 

Daniel and Lauren Goans from the band Lowland Hum are our guests for this week's session. They visited Texas on the last leg of their "Native Air" tour and stopped in Austin for the first Austin Sessions Presents music showcase. We met up before the show to talk about their music, touring, and how they met. They also played some songs off their new album! 

Karen Yates, Mike Woolf and Andrew Yates, the creative minds behind the production company Beef and Pie are this week's guests! In this session we discuss how these guys met, making documentaries, and collaborating with Austin Beerworks! Check out their website here, follow them on Twitter @beefandpie and give them a Like on Facebook! 

This weeks guest is Matt Sever, aka Matt the Electrician. Matt's ninth and latest album "It's a Beacon, It's a Bell" was recorded in a friend's garage and released last month. In this session we talk about his origins, touring, the evolution of the music industry plus Matt plays some songs! Follow him on Twitter @MattTheE and check out his website to catch a show! 

It's Austin Beer Week and we thought it fitting to release the second part of our GABF series. This episode has "on the fly" mini-sessions with Adam from Austin Beerworks,  Darren from Avery Brewing, and craft beer enthusiasts in town for GABF! These interviews were recorded at Great Divide Brewing, Breckenridge Brewery (on Blake), Freshcraft, and of course the Beerliner. 

Katie Graham and Andrew Matthews, directors of Zero Charisma are this weeks guests! The dark comedy centers on Scott, the game master of a fantasy role playing game, and his circle of friends. Scott is simultaneously dealing with a strained family life and hipster Miles, who he believes is an incsincere RPG tourist and the catalyst of all his problems. We talk about their background, moving from California to Austin, their previous work and much more! Zero Charisma is available on VOD, Amazon, iTunes, Vudu,​Google Play and Xbox! 

This episode features craft beer ambassador Tony Drewry! The Great American Beer Festival was this past weekend in Denver and coincided with our photographer Taylor's bachelor party which means…we went to Denver! We caught up with Tony on the NXNW Beerliner to chat him up over a "few" beers. Michael Peticolas (Peticolas Brewing) makes a surprise guest appearance. Follow them both on Twitter @BeerPedaler and @Peticolas. 

Comedian Bryan Gutmann hangs out with Jason and I for our latest session. Funniest Person (2007), the Just For Laughs festival, Moontower comedy festival, and Live at Gotham are just a few scores Bryan has under his comedic belt. We had a great discussion about comedy, Twitter, and (spoiler free) Breaking Bad! 

This week's guest is Adrian Whipp, owner of Lumiere Tintype. I met Adrian and his wife Loren one Saturday morning after an extremely filling meal at La Barbecue. Adrian met up with us at Hopfields to talk growing up in England, moving to Austin, and of course the art of tintype. Follow them on Twitter @Lumiere_Tintype and check out their website for more details! 

Owner of the Musicians Woodshed, Tony Walsh, is this week's guest on Austin Sessions. We talk about the Beatles, working in Hollywood, meeting Robin Williams, and his trek from London to the states!

For this Twitter fueled episode Jason, and I sat down with KLBJ's Dudley and Bob contributor and aspiring comedian Adam Wolf. Special guest host Mike Cullen joined us as we hung out at the Dig Pub and talked about comedy, Twitter, and random thoughts that might or might not make sense. Follow both Adam & Mike (@AdamWolf77 & @Cullenwitz) on Twitter! 

I met up with podcaster and broadcaster Charlie Hodge at Bone Daddy's for this week's episode. My conversation with Charlie bounced from working with Dudley and Bob at KLBJ, to producing his own podcast, to life as a dad. This episode has it all! Follow him on Twitter at @charlieFNhodge and subscribe to the Hodgecast!  

Adam Curry, the "Podfather" himself, is this week's guest!  From pirate radio, to MTV VJ, to co-inventor of modern day podcasting, Curry's broadcasting career has evolved in an incredible arc that currently has him parked in the "Drone Star State." Adam and John C. Dvorak host the No Agenda podcast, which deconstructs current news and media memes. Follow him on Twitter at @adamcurry and subscribe to the No Agenda podcast! 

The incredibly funny Lucas Molandes joins us for episode #20 of Austin Sessions! Lucas was Funniest Person in Austin in 2010, has performed on Comedy Central's Live At Gotham, and he's been a guest on two episodes of Marc Maron's WTF. 

For this week's session I sit down with graphic designer Chris Bilheimer. Aside from designing every Green Day album cover since 1997's Nimrod, he also fills his spare time as REM's full time artistic director. Special guest Christian Helms (Ep. #11), who introduced me to Chris, sits in! 

Casey and I met up with Johnny Goudie at the Buzz Mill for this session. Johnny's been in the Austin music scene since he was a teenager and has worked with an incredible list of musicians. In 2011 he started his "How Did I Get Here" podcast which interviews friends, musicians, and other folks in the entertainment biz. 

Jason and I sat down with Nick and Corey from the group Neuro Method for this session. A cross between electronica and dubstep, Neuro Method creates their own style and sound. We explore their past, their influences, and the evolutionary direction of music.