Radio Venice S16.E13 – Season 16 Finale
with Balam Garcia
Who or what inspires you?
People with heart
Why do you love Radio Venice?
The community that it brings together
Favorite song right now?
“I Want You” by Marvin Gaye
Favorite album right now?
“Illmatic” by Nas
Latest hobby you picked up?
Growing food
Last thing you read?
“To You We Shall Return” by Joseph M. Marshall III
Best breakup song?
“Babe I’m Gonna Leave You” by Led Zeppelin
Best makeout song?
“One Mo’Gin” by D’Angelo
Favorite quarantine activity?
Making music
Favorite comfort food?
Pollo con Mole Poblano (chicken with black mole made in a style specific to the Puebla region of Mexico)
Favorite instrument …
My 2004 Sunburst American Fender Stratocaster
… and does it have a name?
Katana, cause it cuts straight to the heart
with Jollee
Who or what inspires you?
Bowie and a good coffee in the morning
Why do you love Radio Venice?
We love anything supporting live music
Favorite song right now?
Don’t Stop Me Now – Queen
Favorite album right now?
The Soundtrack to Scott Pilgram vs the World
Latest hobby you picked up?
Scuba diving
Last thing you read?
Sapiens
Best breakup song?
I Touch Myself – Divinyls
Best makeout song?
Anything Barry White
Favorite quarantine activity?
Watching True Crime and eating tacos
Favorite comfort food?
Bacon and eggs, hash browns … oh yes
Favorite instrument …
Cowbell
… and does it have a name?
Mr Walken
with The Aliens That Ate Hollywood
Who or what inspires you?
Black holes
Why do you love Radio Venice?
We love Radio Venice because they introduce us to new abductees
Favorite song right now?
“Cosmik Debris” by Frank Zappa
Favorite album right now?
“Probe You Night and Day” by The Uranus Kings … and Queens
Latest hobby you picked up?
Perfecting the Vulcan Mind Meld technique
Last thing you read?
The operational manual for The Venus Probe
Best breakup song?
“Take it Out Before You Go Go” by You Know Who
Best makeout song?
“Licking Your Tonsils” by The Flying Saucers
Favorite quarantine activity?
Abducting and mutilating cows
Favorite comfort food?
Barbecued celebrities
Favorite instrument …
The Venus Probe
… and does it have a name?
Slick Willy
Jollee
“Their sound is huge, lyrically it’s fun and she is a perfect
example of why women are born to rock”
– Tracey Moyle, Good Call Live Magazine
Known for her devilish sass and theatrical performance, Jollee takes you on a wild Wonder Woman Rock n Roll ride to the other side. Combining old school rock with heavy blues; these hard rockers are recreating history and making it their own with powerfully fierce vocals, heavy drum beats, unique guitar riffs and thick bass lines, Jollee’s innovative and energetic tunes are truly unshakable.
Hailing from Gold Coast, Australia these rockers are passionate, quirky, hella funny and put on a performance you won’t be forgetting anytime soon.
Jollee on Radio Venice
Radio Venice Season 16 Finale – April 11, 2021
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Balam Garcia
Balam Garcia is a Los Angeles based guitarist, composer, multi-instrumentalist, producer, arranger, mastering engineer, and mixing engineer. He combines groove-based styles such as Blues, Funk and Soul music with his Jazz and Classical music training and influences.
Born in the state of Veracruz, Mexico and raised in Los Angeles, California, it is no wonder that this culturally-mixed musician manages to incorporate such an eclectic variety of sounds into his playing and compositions.
His sounds are reminiscent of Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan’s blues guitar playing, combined with Herbie Hancock’s harmonically and rhythmically driven styles of improvisation, all the while, paying homage to the west coast Hip-Hop sounds of his hometown of Los Angeles–and the many world music styles he grew up listening to at home, including music from West Africa, India, Brazil, Cuba and his native country of Mexico.
Virtual Tips for Balam Garcia
PayPal: balamgarcia@gmail.com
Venmo: @Balam-Garcia
Cash App: $BalamGarciaRamirez
Balam Garcia on Radio Venice
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The Aliens That Ate Hollywood
The Aliens were formed at the request of David Catching (guitar player for Queens of the Stone Age/Eagles of Death Metal) to open up for his band Earthlings? at The Opium Den in Hollywood in November of 1998.
Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age, Eagles of Death Metal, Them Crooked Vultures) was in the audience of that first gig and requested The Aliens adjourn with him out to The Rancho De La Luna recording studio in Joshua Tree, California to take part in a series of recordings he had been doing called The Desert Sessions. The Aliens were featured in Desert Sessions Volume 6.
Virtual Tips for The Aliens That Ate Hollywood
PayPal.me/BarryConley
The Aliens on Radio Venice
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Radio Venice S16.E12
Drew Dolan
Years on the road as a nomad eventually brought Drew Dolan to the realization of his purpose: to connect people through music. This approach has combined a genuine need for cathartic creation that simultaneously draws a thread to the listener. With story-telling lyrics that are delivered with a soulful voice that travels from silky smooth to as gritty as gravel, his “true stories” matched with his keyboard playing groove their way into the ears and hearts of whoever listens.
With a style that has a firm foundation in his Chicago roots, Drew Dolan draws influences from all over the map. With hints of Bill Withers, Leon Russell, Dr. John, Ray Charles, The Meters to name a few, he bridges the gap between yesteryear and present day.
Virtual Tips for Drew Dolan
Venmo: @drewdolan84
Drew Dolan on Radio Venice
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King Baumgardt
King Baumgardt is coming up on it’s 20th anniversary, more or less, who’s counting. They said they never could decide on a band name, but it was always clear that both their names had to be included. They make their home in Frankfurt, Germany. Frankfurt, not known for it’s great support of their local musicians, loves these two as their own sons and daughters.
Matthias Baumgardt, born and raised in Frankfurt’s East End, formed his first band at 14 and the neighbors looked on and grew up with him as he moulded Frankfurt’s live music scene until it fit him like a glove. He brought Rock, Rock‘n Roll and Blues to us and made them accessible, touchable, danceable and live-able! Music – as a way of life.
In 2000, April King wandered into the short-lived, but legendary Blues and Beyond in Frankfurt. At the end of the evening, Matthias asked her where she’d been all this time. Her answer was, “Waiting for you to finally show up, I guess”. April brings with her an authenticity and an unstoppable voice, she has been compared to everything from stardust to cinderblocks, you have to decide for yourself.
King Baumgardt is in the studio right now! Setting down the psychedelic stuff. It’s not clear, when this is all over, where we will be playing the big stuff. The people we pay our royalties to are sucking us dry and every time the city gentrifies a neighborhood we loose another Honky-Tonk to play in, now in the Corona aftermath, most of our venues won’t even open up again.
King Baumgardt on Radio Venice
Radio Venice S16.E12 – April 4, 2021