Chagall Guevara: Revolutionary Art, Halcyon Days, & Long-Play Redemption (+ a Squint Jukebox Meltdown)

The musical highways and byways of this great land are littered
with the bedazzled corpses of countless, failed, one-shot rock
bands. How many of them, though, would be able to enlist the
support of thousands of fans three decades after their demise and
raise over $140,000 to mix and master a long-lost live recording
– and – release a new studio album – and – celebrate it all with
a blistering live show at none other than Music City's hallowed
Ryman Auditorium? That’s what Nashville’s Chagall Guevara just
did. True Tunes’ John J. Thompson was invited to the band’s
secret Music City rehearsal lair for an extended conversation
about everything from their origin in the late 80s to their
unlikely resurrection during a global pandemic. Steve Taylor,
Dave Perkins, Mike Mead, and Lynn Nichols are our guests on this
episode of the True Tunes Podcast as we contemplate Halcyon Days,
memory, and just how amazing “failure” can sound in the right
hands.


On the Jukebox, we take a listen to Taylor’s long-lost Squint
Entertainment label and how he channeled his artistic frustration
and lessons learned into an artist development story that
launched one of the biggest global hits of the 90s; (Sixpence
None The Richer’s “Kiss Me,”) as well as Burlap To Cashmere, LA
Symphony, Chevelle, and more. (Full music list and more can be
found on the SHOW NOTES PAGE at TrueTunes.com/halcyon.) 


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