The Kernal (Joe Garner)

Wheels Off with Rhett Miller

Rhett Miller

Music, Performing Arts, Arts

4.9 • 609 Ratings

🗓️ 9 November 2021

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

The Kernal, also known as Joe Garner, joins Rhett from his home in Jackson, TN to talk about the making of his new record Listen To The Blood, why he enjoys writing short stories, and the importance of having fun while playing music. Joe tells Rhett the story behind the red suit that started The Kernal, and the songwriting process that brings his soulful, classic sound to life. Joe Garner is a singer-songwriter from Jackson, Tennessee who performs under the moniker The Kernal. With a storyteller's eye and sly sense of humor, The Kernal's unique country flavor delves deep into everything from family dysfunction, to road trips, to matters of the heart. He has released three studio albums and one live album. His latest release, Listen To The Blood, will be released in January 2022. Wheels Off is brought to you by Osiris Media. Hosted and produced by Rhett Miller. Co-produced by Kirsten Cluthe in partnership with Nick Ruffini (Revoice Media). Editing by Justin Thomas. Production Assistance by Matt Bavuso. Music by OLD 97’s. Episode artwork by Katherine Boils. Show logo by Tim Skirven. This podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. You can also ask Alexa to play it. Please leave us a rating or review on iTunes. Revisit previous episodes of Wheels Off with Rosanne Cash, Rob Thomas, Will Forte, Lydia Loveless, Allison Moorer, Ted Leo, Paul F. Tompkins, Jen Kirkman, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Osiris.
0:03.8	Welcome to Wheels Off, a show about the messy reality of the creative life.
0:09.0	I'm Rhett Miller.
0:10.7	That's when it got wheels off.
0:13.9	We started up and we ain't gonna stop.
0:16.9	Oh, I like you.
0:17.9	I could not.
0:19.4	That's when they got wheels off. Joe Garner is the Colonel.
0:23.6	The Colonel is Joe Garner.
0:27.6	It's probably technically a band.
0:32.6	It's kind of a character that he put together,
0:34.6	and this is the third album of a trilogy, with that project.
0:38.9	I'm sorry, I'm not trying to put words in Joe's mouth.
0:41.9	I'm just trying to sort of explain what's happening here, what you're getting into.
0:46.6	But Joe is a great songwriter.
0:49.1	These songs are really cool and weird and subversive, but maybe not on their face.
0:53.9	Maybe on their face you think this sounds like 60s, 70s old school country when country
0:59.0	was last really good.
1:01.5	But his stuff is really good.
1:02.7	His new record listened to The Blood.
1:04.7	I was able to hear an advance of it, and it's great.
1:09.4	His new video for Fight Song is out in the world already featuring
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