#59 Joey Burns (Calexico, Giant Sand)

HearSej

Seja talks to her guest Joey burns (Calexico, Giant Sand) about the all-encompassing topics Covid-19 and the US election as well as less intense topics such as lap steel tunings, his Willie Nelson collaboration, being positive and co-writing. Joey tells Seja about parenting his 8 year old twin girls, his goal of changing the world through music, writing in character and being influenced by the ocean and the desert. They chat about their love for the Tweedy show and Jeff Tweedy’s songwriting, Joey’s recent Grammy nomination and how to best communicate with an audience on and off stage. Joey’s strange show story was illustrated by Lara Canfield (@lalalian). You can see all podcast illustrations on instagram @hearsejpodcast or on the HearSej Facebook page.