Today we’re talking about RIDING THE WAVE. Dealing with slumps/downturns and learning to keep where you’re at in perspective. The importance of focusing on your own process rather than number-centric goals. Musical obsessions & the lyricism of Tom Waits. Creating a physical space & world building for your creative work. The importance of cultivating and slow cooking. Taking incremental steps towards tackling your fears and hangups and anxieties, and the confidence that comes from confronting them. And MORE!!

Join me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/calverosings

Sign up for my newsletter: http://eepurl.com/gTKUn1

Take a songwriting lesson with me: https://songwritingwithgabe.wordpress.com/

Pay what you want on Bandcamp: https://calverosings.bandcamp.com/

Paypal donation: https://paypal.me/calverosings 

Follow me on these things:

Geraldine Quinn's 10 Funniest Things On The Internet: https://amp.theguardian.com/culture/2022/may/19/geraldine-quinn-the-10-funniest-things-i-have-ever-seen-on-the-internet

This Is Your Afterlife: The Unknown Is Our Only Hope https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-unknown-is-our-only-hope/id1526740014?i=1000556290839 

Say hi: iamcalvero [at] gmail.com

Today we’re talking about accepting your own path, the choices that you’ve made yourself, while also accepting the life unlived…the paths you didn’t take, the choices you didn’t make. We’re also talking about dealing with negativity, especially when other people seem to echo your own self destructive inner monologue. Getting through depressive episodes. Finishing things and letting them go. And more!

Join me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/calverosings

Sign up for my newsletter: http://eepurl.com/gTKUn1

Take a songwriting lesson with me: https://songwritingwithgabe.wordpress.com/

Pay what you want on Bandcamp: https://calverosings.bandcamp.com/

Follow me on these things:

Say hi: iamcalvero [at] gmail.com

Islands in the Stream by David Dayen:

In today's episode, I am finally getting back to the narrative of the pod and breaking down the mental & physical health issues I was struggling with that led me to leaving Chicago. This one may be a difficult listen but I decided to be as open as possible to show what can happen when you continue leaving mental health issues unaddressed...when you keep prioritize your work and your career as number one. Also talking about the film Whiplash and our cultural pathology to suffer for your art, and to put yourself through hell in order to Be Great. 

Join me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/calverosings

Sign up for my newsletter: http://eepurl.com/gTKUn1

Take a songwriting lesson with me: https://songwritingwithgabe.wordpress.com/

Pay what you want on Bandcamp: https://calverosings.bandcamp.com/

How I Made I Hate When I Think About You: https://youtu.be/ThK_jbMV-zY 

Follow me on these things:

Say hi: iamcalvero [at] gmail.com

Hey hey, back at it! Today, among other things, we're talking about the discomfort that comes from asking for things, finding confidence in your path, finding value & self worth beyond clout & numbers, getting over depressive episodes, navigating the ups & downs of a creative career, the dangers of focusing too much on numbers & metrics .... as artists & creatives, we get a lot of pressure under capitalism to always be on, to constantly be growing. But I'm here to remind you...you don't always have to be on :) 

Join me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/calverosings

Sign up for my newsletter: http://eepurl.com/gTKUn1

Take a songwriting lesson with me: https://songwritingwithgabe.wordpress.com/

Follow me on these things:

Say hi: iamcalvero [at] gmail.com

Alright, we're back!! Forgive the clickbaity title. Today we're talking about abandoning the concept of "following your dreams," something that's often tied to a capitalist fever dream of anxiously chasing the next level of success. This is all about accepting yourself, accepting your path, being present as an artist and as a person in the now, enjoying the process and thriving right now, instead of holding out for something to happen to you, that movie moment where you "make it." See it as a pep talk. Plus, lots of rambles and updates. It's good to be back :)

Join me on Patreon to support my work and get weekly bonus content like songs, vlogs & blogs, playlists, behind the scenes snippets & more: https://www.patreon.com/calverosings

Sign up for my newsletter: http://eepurl.com/gTKUn1

Take a songwriting lesson with me: https://songwritingwithgabe.wordpress.com/

Stream my new(ish) single Black Rain: https://smarturl.it/calveroblackrain

Follow me on these things:

Say hi: iamcalvero [at] gmail.com

In today's episode, among other rambles, we're talkin' about my journey into mixing my own music, accepting your own workflow without getting bogged down, the balance of creative and manual work that goes into making a piece of art, getting outside your comfort zone without SPIRALING, Tik Tok, why we can get so dependent on media, dealing with trolls, the art of letting go and much more!

Join me on Patreon to support my work and get weekly bonus content like songs, vlogs & blogs, playlists, behind the scenes snippets & more: https://www.patreon.com/calverosings

Sign up for my newsletter: http://eepurl.com/gTKUn1

Take a songwriting lesson with me: https://songwritingwithgabe.wordpress.com/

Follow me on these things:

Say hi: iamcalvero [at] gmail.com

In today's episode, I begin telling the story of when I had to leave Chicago, starting with when I got publicly shamed on stage by a semi-famous comedian for singing an admittedly sub-par version of "Total Eclipse of the Heart." This two parter is hopefully a cautionary tale about what can happen when serious mental health issues are left ignored and unaddressed. Also talking about the dark side of Hustle Culture and its strange positivity about "failure", the importance of checking in with yourself & your feelings, how we tend to valorize people just because they are successful or rich, the parallels between comedy and music and much more! 

Join me on Patreon to support my work and get weekly bonus content like songs, vlogs & blogs, playlists, behind the scenes snippets & more: https://www.patreon.com/calverosings

Sign up for my newsletter: http://eepurl.com/gTKUn1

Take a songwriting lesson with me: https://songwritingwithgabe.wordpress.com/

Sign up for Dave Maher's Hella Immaculate newsletter: https://thisisdavemaher.substack.com/welcome

Follow me on these things:

Say hi: iamcalvero [at] gmail.com 

Today's episode is about making my song When I Was Ur Love....also, among other things: why I think Nothing Compares 2 U is the greatest pop song of all time, how to be a better artist by listening for the details, why The Beatles' production was so revolutionary, the pressure of constantly using social media to cultivate our "personal brands", and most importantly remembering my friends Max Perenchio and Ryan Brady. 

Support me on patreon & get exclusive content and songwriting demos, including the original demo for When I Was Ur Love: https://www.patreon.com/calverosings

Finding Your Inner-Max: https://mailchi.mp/7e255cbe0189/finding-your-inner-max

Sign up for the Calvero Newsletter:

Follow me on these things:

Today's episode is all about the songwriting & production behind Vanishing Streets! Plus general thoughts/rambles about songwriting, production and recording, finding your voice, and finding creative epiphanies through collaboration. 

Support me on patreon & get exclusive content and songwriting demos: https://www.patreon.com/calverosings

Sign up for the Calvero Newsletter:

Follow me on these things:

In The Muppet Movie, Kermit the Frog is on a quest to make it in show business...driven by the simple dream to make millions of people happy. Today I'm looking deeper into the questions: why do we make things? Why do we put things out into the world, and why can it be so hard to let things go? Looking into the tension between a drive to create a legacy, to make a mark, and the pure joy and happiness that comes from the creative process. Also talkin' 30 Under 30 lists, Jim Henson, Jim Carrey in Jim & Andy, Michael Jordan, Michael Jackson's insecurities about Prince, The 40 Year Old Version, and more! 

Support me on patreon & get exclusive content and songwriting demos: https://www.patreon.com/calverosings

Stream & share my new song WAIT:

Sign up for the Calvero Newsletter:

Follow me on these things: