Gonzo Live

John Gonzalez of MLive in Michigan talks to Joshua Davis of "The Voice" 2015. The Michigan native appeared on the Season 8 premiere (Feb. 23, 2015). He sang Dylan's "I Shall Be Released," which caused Adam Levin and Blake Shelton to turn their chairs as potential mentors. Joshua chose Team Blake. This audio post podcast begins with a snippet of his performance. Listen at the 52 second mark for a f...

John Gonzalez of MLive in Michigan talks to Joshua Davis of "The Voice" 2015. The Michigan native appeared on the Season 8 premiere (Feb. 23, 2015). He sang Dylan's "I Shall Be Released," which caused Adam Levin and Blake Shelton to turn their chairs as potential mentors. Joshua chose Team Blake. This audio post podcast begins with a snippet of his performance. Listen at the 52 second mark for a f...

Realtor Doug Houseworth of Alanson in Northern Michigan wrote a blog recently for Pure Michigan about his 12 poems dedicated to four seasons in Michigan. It took him four decades to write a series of 12 poems to match 12 photos, one for each month. Doug talked to MLive's John Gonzalez about the reaction he received regarding the blog, which was posted Jan. 26, 2015. Here is the Pure Michigan post:...

Comedian Frank Caliendo appeared Sept. 25, 2014, on The Huge Show. He talked about his many impersonations, and even did a few voices for Bill "Huge" Simonson. Listen to his impression of Morgan Freeman, who is talking about Derek Jeter's final game. Caliendo performs Oct. 10, 2014, at the Forest Hills Fine Arts Center. More details at http://fhfineartscenter.com/indexday.html

John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman are leading a bus trip to the Microwbrew & Music Festival, Aug. 22 and 23, from Grand Rapids to Traverse City. Cost is $100 per person, which includes VIP ticket to the festival and round trip accommodations on a deluxe Motor Coach. John and Amy talked to event organizer Sam Porter of Porter House Productions. More details at http://promotemichigannews.blogspot.com/20...

John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman talked to Michigan craft beer educator Ben Darcie, who is once again leading his popular Grand Rapids Beer Tasting Classes. The 9-week class schedule begins Aug. 4, 2014 at Harmony Brewing in Grand Rapids. Classes are held once a week. There is no cost to register; however, it costs $10 once you attend the class and includes group tastings each week. Darcie will be te...

John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman talked to Michigan craft beer educator Ben Darcie, who is once again leading his popular Grand Rapids Beer Tasting Classes. The 9-week class schedule begins Aug. 4, 2014 at Harmony Brewing in Grand Rapids. Classes are held once a week. There is no cost to register; however, it costs $10 once you attend the class and includes group tastings each week. Darcie will be te...

Bobby Benser, who owns several businesses on Mackinac Island, is celebrating the 127th anniversary of Original Murdick's Fudge on Mackinac Island. The first 127 customers will receive a free slice of fudge on July 27, 2014. Murdick's also is offering free shipping on orders through July 31. John Gonzalez also talked to Bobby about the new Pink Pony Ale at the Chippeaw Hotel's Pink Pony. Go to www....

John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman are leading a bus trip to the Microwbrew & Music Festival, Aug. 22 and 23, from Grand Rapids to Traverse City. Cost is $100 per person, which includes VIP ticket to the festival and round trip accommodations on a deluxe Motor Coach. John and Amy talked to event organizer Sam Porter of Porter House Productions. More details at http://promotemichigannews.blogspot.com/20...

Amy Sherman of the "Great American Brew Trail" joined John Gonzalez on his "Going Gonzo Show" podcast. The show was recorded July 22, 2014. The two of them are co-hosting a motor coach bus trip to the Traverse City Microbrew & Music Festival on Aug. 22-23, 2014. The roundtrip tour departs from Grand Rapids and returns to GR each day. More details at http://promotemichigannews.blogspot.com/2014/07/...

John Gonzalez appeared on "The Ron Jolly Show" to talk about MLive and his job of traveling the state looking for Michigan's Best. John is in town for the 88th National Cherry Festival. He was on the air July 4, 2014. More on the Ron Jolly Show at http://wtcmradio.com/programs/ More on the National Cherry Festival at http://www.cherryfestival.org/ More on Michigan's Best at http://www.mlive.com/mi...

John Gonzalez spoke with New York Times Best selling author Doug Stanton, a native of Traverse City who is the founder of the National Writers Series. Appearing during the National Cherry Festival will be author Diana Gabaldon, who is know for her wildly popular Outlander series. The speaking engagement/conversation is July 7, 2014 at the City Opera House. More details at http://nationalwritersser...

John Gonzalez recorded this podcast on June 5, 2014, while driving SB on I-75 near Grayling, Michigan. His producer Judi put it online. National Doughnut Day 2014 is Friday, June 6.

John Gonzalez catches up with his producer, Judi. They have not talked a lot since he has been on the road searching for Michigan's Best Doughnut for MLive. This podcast was recorded March 28, 2014.

John Gonzalez interviewed Steven Curtis Chapman, who is on his "The Glorious Unfolding" tour with The Afters and Josh Wilson. He performs March 13, 2014 in Grand Rapids and March 14 in Flint.

John Gonzalez of MLive and his producer Judi catch up with Emily Richett of Richett Media. She was a regular guest co-host on the show every Tuesday. She has some exciting news to share! More on the Going Gonzo Show at https://www.facebook.com/GoingGonzoShow More on Emily at http://richettmedia.com/

John Gonzalez of MLive talks to Paul Starr of I'm a Beer Hound and Stephanie Moon of the Lansing Lugnuts about the April 5, 2014 "Beerfest at the Ballpark" at Cooley Law School Stadium. John Gonzalez is host of the "Going Gonzo Show." https://www.facebook.com/GoingGonzoShow

Scott Graham of the Michigan Brewers Guild was a guest on the "Going Gonzo Show" on Feb. 18, 2014 and talked about this weekend's Michigan Winter Beer Festival in Comstock Park. More on the festival at http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2014/02/2014_winter_beer_festival_orga.html#incart_river More on the Going Gonzo Show at https://www.facebook.com/GoingGonzoShow

John Gonzalez of MLive.com talks to Amy Sherman of "Amy on the Trail" about the debut of the Terra Tavern Burger on Feb. 20, 2014. They are co-hosting the event at 5 p.m. as part of "Cool Brews. Hot Eats" 2014 and GR Beer Week. More details on GR Beer Week at http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2014/02/gr_beer_week_2014_complete_lis.html#incart_river More on the Going Gonzo Show...

John Gonzalez of MLive talked to Paul Beachnau, the executive director of the Gaylord Tourism Bureau. They participated in the Frosty 5k as part of AlpenFrost, Feb. 8, 2014. John talked to Paul about tourism in Gaylord, as well as all the winter activities you can do. Gaylord leads the lower peninsula with more 139 inches of snow this season. And counting. They also talked about John's quest run 1...

MLive's John Gonzalez catches up with his producer, Judi, about her experience at the Groundhog Day Marathon in Grand Rapids. He also talks "American Idol" 2014, which begins Hollywood Week today.

John Gonzalez of MLive interviewed Lauren Solomon of Clinton Township, who appeared on this year's Season 18 of "The Bachelor." She was eliminated on Week 4 after being turned down for a kiss by bachelor Juan Pablo Galavis. She is a composer and former broadcasting/journalism student at Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids. More on the Bachelor: http://topics.mlive.com/tag/the-bachelor/in...

John Gonzalez of MLive and Amy Sherman of the Great American Brew Trail got a chance to meet up with Garry Boyd of HopCat to preview the 6th Anniversary Party and the limited edition release of Oil Rigger Russian Imperial Stout. The release party begins at noon Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014. A crack fry eating contest is planned in the afternoon. More details at http://hopcatgr.com/ or on MLive.com http...

On today's "Going Gonzo Show," John Gonzalez of MLive talks to Paul Starr of I'm a Beer Hound. They run down some upcoming beer events, including the Art & Craft BeerFest (Jan. 31, Feb. 1) in Lansing, and Beer and Bacon (Jan. 27 & 28) in Mason and Jackson. John also talks about the 6th Anniversary Celebration at HopCat (Jan. 25) in Grand Rapids.

John Gonzalez of MLive talked to Megan Stern (Molly) and Luke Smith (Smee) of "Peter and the Starcatcher" on Jan. 22, 2014. The production is in Michigan for shows Jan. 22-26 at the Wharton Center in East Lansing. More on the show at http://www.whartoncenter.com/events/detail/peter-and-the-starcatcher More from John Gonzalez of MLive at http://www.mlive.com/lansing-entertainment/index.ssf/2014/01/...