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- No Simple Road
- Nov 25, 2020
- 10:19 am UTC
No Simple Road is proud to have the one and only Keller Williams as our guest this week! Keller is a dynamo of sounds and sonic amazingness and is often described as a one-man-jam-band! He joins the NSR crew for a conversation about handling our mental heath and how he keeps it together, the ever…
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- Nov 20, 2020
- 9:15 am UTC
Heads Talking is here this week to make you feel good about being you. The Conductor pops in to give you all an update on what NSR has in store for you, the guests we have coming your way, and a little insight into why Birthdays are cool. Like, the coolest. No Simple Road will…
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- Nov 13, 2020
- 5:00 am UTC
This week on No Simple Road we are excited to bring you Sol Doc! Sol Doc’s lyrics reflect his close ties with the land in which he was raised and his carefree yet conscious lifestyle. Growing up in West Marin County on the rolling hills of Mt. Tamalpais looking out at the curling waves of…
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- Nov 7, 2020
- 9:59 am UTC
No Simple Road is back this week with another Heads Talking taking you on a journey through the hidden realms of other dimensions, rituals hidden and exposed, symbolism made manifest, the language of Magick, and leveling up your life. Or, a bunch ofHeads that are pretty baked talking about occult stuff… you decide!We welcome Jake…
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- Oct 30, 2020
- 5:00 am UTC
No Simple Road is proud to bring you Dogs in A Pile this week. Dogs in a Pile is the culmination of a love of music born from the deepest American roots of psychedelia, jazz, fusion, funk, traditional, and rock & roll. Sprung from the rich Asbury Park music scene in New Jersey, their serendipitous…
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- Oct 24, 2020
- 2:08 pm UTC
Heads Talking is back this week with Aaron, Mel & Apple talking about everything from UTI’s to being grateful for the little things. Think of this episode as a freeform jazz improv of conversation. We sit down, open the mics, and see where the muse leads us… where we seem to end up is almost…
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- Oct 16, 2020
- 5:00 am UTC
No Simple Road is stoked to bring you The Travers Brothership this week and a special surprise with Apple’s Dad before the interview! Twin brothers Eric and Kyle Travers have been making music and stunning audiences since they started playing music together at 7 years old. In 2012 the brothers formed their latest project, Travers…
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- Oct 9, 2020
- 5:00 am UTC
Heads Talking is back for your Friday with some special guests joining the crew. Jake from The Midnight, On Earth Podcast and Brynn from Vital Force Herbs join us in the studio for a little session of blowing off steam through conversation. Love and Fear, illusions, hope, as well as mysteries, god, and oneness. It’s…
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- Oct 6, 2020
- 5:00 am UTC
This week on No Simple Road we welcome Kate Wind and Mary Swick of the Mom & Me Astrology Podcast! This conversation completely blew our minds! Kate and Mary are a mother and daughter who have over 40+ years practicing Astrology and Feng Shui. In their podcast, they explore natal and celebrities charts, Feng Shui…
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- Oct 6, 2020
- 5:00 am UTC
This week on No Simple Road we welcome Kate Wind and Mary Swick of the Mom & Me Astrology Podcast! This conversation completely blew our minds! Kate and Mary are a mother and daughter who have over 40+ years practicing Astrology and Feng Shui. In their podcast, they explore natal and celebrities charts, Feng Shui…
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- Sep 28, 2020
- 11:15 am UTC
This week on No Simple Road we welcome Jim Nunaly of the Jim & Nell Band.This band of genre-busting artists delivers original music and stories, startlingly fresh arrangements, delivered with virtuosic improvisation. Featuring Jim Nunally on guitar, banjo & vocals, Nell Robinson on flute & vocals, Jim Kerwin on bass fiddle, Alex Aspinall on percussion,…
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- Sep 21, 2020
- 8:35 am UTC
Heads Talking is back for your Monday morning with Aaron doing another solo. He talks to us about connection with reality, dealing with the diet that we take in through our eyes and ears, how we’re a part of the world we see all around us, and more….No Simple Road intro song by:Chilldrren Of IndigoOutro…
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- Sep 16, 2020
- 5:00 am UTC
Max Davies from Kitchen Dwellers is our guest this week on No Simple Road! Montana-bred bluegrass outfit Kitchen Dwellers are captivating fans across the country with their high-energy live performances and unique approach to traditional music that fans have dubbed Galaxy Grass. Max spends some time with the NSR Crew talking about the recent Cabin Sessions and…
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- Sep 11, 2020
- 9:35 am UTC
Heads Talking is back with a single Head talking this week. It’s just Aaron this week sharing some love for those affected by the wildfires ravaging the West Coast right now and offers a little insight into how we can move forward through the pain and uncertainty to find healing.Leave us a 5 star review…
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- Sep 7, 2020
- 12:17 pm UTC
This week on No Simple Road we welcome Kenny Roby! Kenny knew from the start there would be a lot to say for his first solo album in seven years, the emotionally and musically expansive The Reservoir. So much had changed in his world and the world at large since his stately 2013 LP, Memories & Birds,…
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- Aug 31, 2020
- 9:28 am UTC
No Simple Road is extremely excited to have Scott Metzger as our guest this week! Scott is a full time member of the critically acclaimed, increasingly popular Joe Russo’s Almost Dead, and Circles Around The Sun. His various part time projects include the Gypsy Jazz influenced The Showdown Kids, and WOLF! (Royal Potato Family Records),…
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- Aug 24, 2020
- 12:04 pm UTC
Our guest this week on No Simple Road is the one and only Alex Jordan! In 2014, Alex began touring regularly with Midnight North, playing with Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Peter Rowan, and many others. In the fall of 2017, he began working on his debut solo record “The Subtle Exhibitionist” which was released in…
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- Aug 17, 2020
- 5:00 am UTC
Will Hanza from Escaper is our guest on No Simple Road this week! Will has performed on stage with musicians such as Jimmy Vivino (Basic Cable Band/Conan O’Brien), Aron Magner & Marc Brownstein (the Disco Biscuits), Joe Russo (Further, JRAD), Aaron Johnston & Jesse Murphy (Brazilian Girls), Andy Hess (Govt. Mule), Jason Lindner (David Bowie, Now…
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- Aug 8, 2020
- 12:38 pm UTC
This week on No Simple Road we welcome Russ Lawton to The Porch! Russ tours and records with a variety of musicians including Phish’s Trey Anastasio.Russ also tours with his fellow TAB band-member, Ray Paczkowski in the Vermont Funk duo, Soule Monde and has a new project out with Scott Metzger and Ray Paczkowski called LaMP! We…
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- Jul 30, 2020
- 5:00 am UTC
This week’s guest on No Simple Road is Michelle Pietrafitta of Banshee Tree! Banshee Tree, which plays music rooted in classical swing and jazz with funk, rock and jam themes layered in was the stand out band of Northwest String Summit 2019 for the whole NSR crew. Michelle joins us to talk about working on…
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- Jul 23, 2020
- 1:51 pm UTC
We’re back on The Porch again this week with another Head’s Talking. Mel, Apple, and Aaron get into talking about some of the recent’s, letters, and emails that have come their way through the show, discuss the depth of the Grateful Dead’s lyrics and what ‘that thing’ means to them, they share their feelings on…
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- Jul 17, 2020
- 5:00 am UTC
This week on No Simple Road we are excited to bring you Mojohand! Mojohand’s modern take on Cosmic Americana blends together the Folk, Country, Blues, and Improvisation infused Rock n Roll of the late 60’s and early 70’s with the Neo-Psychedelic sounds of today!We spend some time with Elijah and Ian hang out with us…
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- Jul 13, 2020
- 12:16 pm UTC
Heads Talking is back from a little break this week feeling renewed, refreshed, and a bunch of other ‘re’ words. Aaron, Mel, & Apple are happily broadcasting once again from The Porch after being relegated inside for the winter and get into a discussion about how they are feeling about NSR, the direction of the…
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- Jul 9, 2020
- 5:00 am UTC
No Simple Road is proud to have the legendary, one and only, Dave School as our guest this week! Dave is the bass player and founding member of Widespread Panic, record producer, songwriter, journalist, and just one hell of a kind human being! In the midst of all that’s going on Dave spends some time…
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- Jun 29, 2020
- 5:00 am UTC
Billy Strings has been hailed as the future of bluegrass, transcending tradition and genre with his high velocity, flat-picking guitar technique and intense, confessional songwriting and he’s here to spend some time with No Simple Road! This conversation is a lot like a river, flowing easily and at times taking us to unexpected places. Billy…
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- Jun 21, 2020
- 6:00 am UTC
Mark Levy from Circles Around The Sun joins No Simple Road this week! Once in a while a conversation happens that just feels like folks need to hear it. Obviously we want everyone to hear all of our episodes but this one in particular is important for all of us to not just listen to…
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- Jun 14, 2020
- 8:14 pm UTC
This week on Heads Talking we hang out with Jake & Brynn! This one goes deep into the Law of Attraction and manifesting your reality followed by a huge announcement! Earthdance Re/Evolution will be having a live stream on June 20th on YouTube with live music, commentary, and more! This one is for you Family!Please…
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- Jun 11, 2020
- 4:00 am UTC
This week on No Simple Road we get cheesy with our brothers The Higgs. The guys join us to talk about the release of their new live album ‘Rose Will Fall Mixtape’ and we do something a little different! Instead of a straight ahead interview we take a journey inside the minds of John, Jessie,…
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- Jun 7, 2020
- 5:42 pm UTC
We’re with Heads Talking this week! We’d just finished up talking to The Higgs for an episode coming soon and got into a great conversation about the unseen hand of the universe and how it moves important people into our lives, the importance of paying attention and mindfullness in what all things, how you may…
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- May 28, 2020
- 8:28 pm UTC
This week on No Simple Road we are stoked to bring you Hillary Grace from Fretland! Fretland just released their debut album on May 22nd and we catch up with Hillary to talk about creating from pain, having mental space to create beauty, living somewhere incredibly amazing, what it was like to finally make their…
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- May 24, 2020
- 7:44 pm UTC
This week on Heads Talking we are joined by our Oregon Family Jake and Brynn! We talk to Brynn about what herbs we should be taking to boost our immune systems, fire cider, and the potential of sitting with a tree to alleviate stress and we hear from Jake on raising our mindset and the…
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- May 20, 2020
- 5:36 pm UTC
This week on No Simple Road our guest is the one and only Brent Rademaker! Brent has been all around the music business from performing in bands like Beachwood Sparks and Gospel Beach to heading up his very own record label Curation Records! We get into some of Brent’s history with Neal Casal, why he…
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- May 17, 2020
- 4:52 pm UTC
This week on Heads Talking we head down south to talk with our Brother Alex (@noladead on IG) to hear from him about what’s goin down in his neck of the woods. We talk about adjusting to a new normal, the beauty of the online Grateful Dead community, finding your brothers through a podcast, thoughts…
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- May 14, 2020
- 4:02 pm UTC
California Psychedelia comes to No Simple Road this week in the form of Delta 89! Rafael Salazar joins us to talk about creating the new EP ‘Greetings From Delta 89’, how he’s had to re-channel his energies from performing live and finding joy there into new and untapped channels, how he’s coping with the current…
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- May 10, 2020
- 5:31 pm UTC
This week on Heads Talking we take part in celebrating the most important women in our lives… our Moms! First, we hear from Aaron’s Mom and talk a little bit about doing anything you put your mind to, then we talk to Apple’s Mommy to relive some stories from the distant past, and finally we…
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- May 6, 2020
- 4:38 pm UTC
This week’s guest on No Simple Road is none other than RJ Bee from the Helping Friendly Podcast, Osiris Media, and our partner in crime! We take some time from our quarantine blues to talk about RJ’s beginnings with Phish and The Grateful Dead, what possessed him to even think of starting a podcast network…
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- May 3, 2020
- 6:50 pm UTC
This week on Heads Talking we check in with The Grand Poobah of the No Simple Road Family all the way from Louisiana! We met Nate through the show and quickly became Found Family. In this episode he reminds us that optimism is the key, tells us his story of jumping on the bus backwards,…
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- Apr 29, 2020
- 8:36 pm UTC
Taraleigh Weathers is our guest this week on No Simple Road! This is exactly what we all need right now.. some solid advice on how to stay positive, feel connected to our community, and stay plugged in to the magic of the music we all love so much! Taraleigh talks to us about her Phish…
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- Apr 26, 2020
- 6:42 pm UTC
This week on Heads Talking we continue our check-in’s with members of the No Simple Road Family with the one and only Buzz! Buzz has been on the NSR bus since the very beginning and has become an integral part of the fabric of the Fam. We talk about how he’s doing with the QL…
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- Apr 22, 2020
- 4:27 pm UTC
You’re getting two for one this week! Three of the members of the Garcia Project join us! First Mik Bondy and Kat Walkerson join us to talk about recreating the sound of the Jerry Garcia Band, how Jerry’s music has affected and altered their lives, and how they put together their upcoming album ‘Spirit’. Then,…
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- Apr 19, 2020
- 7:08 pm UTC
This week we check in with one of the members of the NSR Family, Johhny B. We talk about consciousness needing an upgrade, what to do to keep your kids entertained, keeping things positive, finding dead snakes in nature, and a whole lot more.Please remember that the NSR Family are included in the ‘Struggling artist’…
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- Apr 15, 2020
- 4:37 pm UTC
This week’s guest on No Simple Road is the man behind the most iconic photos in music history, the one and only Jay Blakesberg. Jay talks to us about creating and finding those perfect moments to enshrine in history, what it was like to shoot Fare Thee Well, the Grateful Dead, and so many other…
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- Apr 12, 2020
- 8:18 pm UTC
Heads Talking is a snapshot of our reality bringing you inside our home and our world. We’re a month in to quarantine, Spring has sprung, and so have we! We talk a bit about gratitude, giving thanks for the little acts of kindness, dream about what we’d do if we had infinite time and money,…
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- Apr 7, 2020
- 7:13 pm UTC
Born from the fusing of seven uniquely talented Winnipeg, Canada based musicians, Apollo Suns have created arefreshing and innovative sound combining instrumental, rock, jazz and experimental music and this week Ed from the band is our guest! Amidst a global pandemic Ed talk to us about having their first American tour cut short due to…
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- Apr 5, 2020
- 7:13 pm UTC
This week on Heads Talking we continue our discussion of traveling down the rabbit hole of quarantine, stir-crazy-work-from-home-ness, keeping ourselves healthy, happy, and entertained, and talk about what we are each doing, watching, and listening to.Please remember that the NSR Family are included in the ‘Struggling artist’ category so consider Becoming a Patron through Patreon.com…
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- Mar 31, 2020
- 8:44 pm UTC
Our guest this week is the man behind the keyboards of The String Cheese Incident, Kyle Hollingsworth! Kyle and the NSR crew get into Kyle’s years with SCI, how he’s fairing through the beginnings of the global Pandemic, his new solo EP 2020, what it’s like to create with 5 others all with different perspectives,…
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- Mar 31, 2020
- 8:44 pm UTC
Our guest this week is the man behind the keyboards of The String Cheese Incident, Kyle Hollingsworth! Kyle and the NSR crew get into Kyle’s years with SCI, how he’s fairing through the beginnings of the global Pandemic, his new solo EP 2020, what it’s like to create with 5 others all with different perspectives,…
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- Mar 29, 2020
- 6:08 pm UTC
This week on Heads Talking we have a roundtable discussion with each of the members of the No Simple Road Family and frankly discuss how being ordered to stay at home has affected us. We give some advice on ways to stay sane while staying at home for an extended period, discuss Mel and Tam…
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- Mar 24, 2020
- 1:56 pm UTC
Our friends from New Tribe are an evolving collection of musicians, seekers, artists, writers and explorers engaging in psychedelic (“soul-revealing”) experiences. At the heart of this social experiment is a band, a catalyst. Their music seeks new ground through live and studio explorations, with roots in American musical traditions, reinterpreted for modern listeners.We hang with…
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- Mar 24, 2020
- 1:56 pm UTC
Our friends from New Tribe are an evolving collection of musicians, seekers, artists, writers and explorers engaging in psychedelic (“soul-revealing”) experiences. At the heart of this social experiment is a band, a catalyst. Their music seeks new ground through live and studio explorations, with roots in American musical traditions, reinterpreted for modern listeners.We hang with…
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- Mar 22, 2020
- 6:19 pm UTC
It’s evident that our reality has shifted from ‘normal’ to something other than that. This week we delve into our personal lives a little and discuss how The Great Hiatus is affecting us, our mental health, and our bodies. This is an open and honest conversation on The Porch about the state of affairs we…
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- Mar 17, 2020
- 8:43 pm UTC
We’re honored this week to have the one and only David Gans as our guest as part of our series heading up to Skull And Roses Festival! David s the co-author of the book Playing in the Band: An Oral and Visual Portrait of the Grateful Dead, and the host of the weekly syndicated radio show The…
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- Mar 17, 2020
- 8:43 pm UTC
We’re honored this week to have the one and only David Gans as our guest as part of our series heading up to Skull And Roses Festival! David s the co-author of the book Playing in the Band: An Oral and Visual Portrait of the Grateful Dead, and the host of the weekly syndicated radio show The…
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- Mar 15, 2020
- 6:31 pm UTC
This week on Heads Talking the No Simple Road crew takes a different road down the list of events that are happening to each and every one if us right now. We talk through our fears, our hopes, and what we see as an opportunity to make something that has never, ever been, before plus…
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- Mar 9, 2020
- 5:00 am UTC
Andy Frasco, of Andy Frasco and the U.N and Andy Frasco’s World Saving podcast returns to No Simple Road with a visit to the Schapladay Pad before his show at the Crystal Ballroom with Umphrey’s McGee. Andy and the crew go deep talking about Andy’s anxiety, dealing with loneliness, what it’s like to rise in…
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- Mar 9, 2020
- 5:00 am UTC
Andy Frasco, of Andy Frasco and the U.N and Andy Frasco’s World Saving podcast returns to No Simple Road with a visit to the Schapladay Pad before his show at the Crystal Ballroom with Umphrey’s McGee. Andy and the crew go deep talking about Andy’s anxiety, dealing with loneliness, what it’s like to rise in…
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- Mar 8, 2020
- 6:45 pm UTC
This week we tackle a couple articles starting with one from CNBC.com entitled, ‘Hoka made a running shoe so big you can’t even drive in it’ and follow it up wit a discussion about an article from The Motley Fool.com titled ‘Forget Cannabis: Psychedelic Medicine Is the Better Investing Opportunity’. Become a Patron through Patreon.com…
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- Mar 2, 2020
- 4:00 am UTC
This week as part of our lead up to Skull & Roses Festival we’re honored and excited to bring you the one and only Jeff Chimenti! Jeff’s played with so many great bands like Dead & Company, Voodoo Dead, Phil Lesh & Friends, RatDog, The Dead, Furthur, JRAD, Colonel Les Claypool’s Frog Brigade, and The…
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- Mar 2, 2020
- 4:00 am UTC
This week as part of our lead up to Skull & Roses Festival we’re honored and excited to bring you the one and only Jeff Chimenti! Jeff’s played with so many great bands like Dead & Company, Voodoo Dead, Phil Lesh & Friends, RatDog, The Dead, Furthur, JRAD, Colonel Les Claypool’s Frog Brigade, and The…
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- Mar 1, 2020
- 5:30 pm UTC
This week we tackle a hard hitting story from CNN.com entitled ‘A woman took 550 times the usual dose of LSD, with surprisingly positive results’. You aren’t going to believe how this one turned out and neither could we! We talk about the psychedelic experience as therapy, what it has done for us, and where…
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- Feb 25, 2020
- 4:00 am UTC
A chance meeting at Northwest String Summit last year lead up to this week’s guest, Karen Lasher, coming on No Simple Road. Karen is a music fan with a passion for helping the musical community bring the vibe and love of the music festival out into the world at large! We talk to Karen about…
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- Feb 25, 2020
- 4:00 am UTC
A chance meeting at Northwest String Summit last year lead up to this week’s guest, Karen Lasher, coming on No Simple Road. Karen is a music fan with a passion for helping the musical community bring the vibe and love of the music festival out into the world at large! We talk to Karen about…
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- Feb 23, 2020
- 1:49 pm UTC
We tackle the hard hitting news this week with a story fro CNN.com entitled, ‘If the governor signs this bill, Virginia will become the fourth state to ban hair discrimination’ followed by a story from Time.com , ‘Fist Bumps vs. Handshakes: How COVID-19 Does—and Doesn’t—Spread’ just to give a little of the hysteria around the…
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- Feb 17, 2020
- 5:30 am UTC
Honored and excited this week to bring all of you Drummer Jay Lane as part of our series leading up to the incredible Skull & RosesFestival in April! Jay has such a huge list of bands he’s played with including Primus, Rat Dog, Furthur, Bob Weir & Wolf Bros., The Rooster Conspiracy, The Golden Gate…
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- Feb 17, 2020
- 5:30 am UTC
Honored and excited this week to bring all of you Drummer Jay Lane as part of our series leading up to the incredible Skull & Roses Festival in April! Jay has such a huge list of bands he’s played with including Primus, Rat Dog, Furthur, Bob Weir & Wolf Bros., The Rooster Conspiracy, The Golden…
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- Feb 16, 2020
- 9:49 am UTC
This week’s Heads Talking is tackling the real news! We are joined this week by our friends Jake & Brynn from Earthdance Re-Evolution Festival and Vital Force Herbs to talk about a CNN.com article entitled ‘Florida City Shuts Down Part Of A Park Due To Annual Snake Orgy’ and follow that up with a deep…
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- Feb 10, 2020
- 7:14 pm UTC
We’re honored this week to have Visionary Artist Chris Dyer as our guest. Chris is a Peruvian-Canadian artist based in Montreal, Quebec. Chris parts straight from the vision of his heart with artistic themes that include oneness, consciousness, personal development, and kindness. He is known for his striking murals, logos, album covers, skate board decks,…
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- Feb 10, 2020
- 7:14 pm UTC
We’re honored this week to have Visionary Artist Chris Dyer as our guest. Chris is a Peruvian-Canadian artist based in Montreal, Quebec. Chris parts straight from the vision of his heart with artistic themes that include oneness, consciousness, personal development, and kindness. He is known for his striking murals, logos, album covers, skate board decks,…
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- Feb 9, 2020
- 6:25 pm UTC
This week on Heads Talking we take on a hard hitting story from Reuters.com entitled ‘Brain Freeze: Russian Firm Offers Path To Immortality For A Fee’. We get into some deep conversation around the nature of consciousness, immortality, The Singularity, and if we’d be okay with having our brains frozen to be brought back at…
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- Feb 3, 2020
- 5:00 am UTC
We’re extremely honored to have the one and only Big Steve Parish on No Simple Road as part of our lead up to Skull & Roses Festival. Steve Parish has been a primary member of the Grateful Dead family for 50 years. Steve first joined the band as a roadie in 1969. It wasn’t long before he…
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- Feb 3, 2020
- 5:00 am UTC
We’re extremely honored to have the one and only Big Steve Parish on No Simple Road as part of our lead up to Skull & Roses Festival. Steve Parish has been a primary member of the Grateful Dead family for 50 years. Steve first joined the band as a roadie in 1969. It wasn’t long before he…
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- Feb 2, 2020
- 6:15 pm UTC
This week we tackle a hard hitting news story from CNN.com entitled ‘The Candidates For Mayor In This Vermont Town: Two Dogs And a Goat’ and follow it up with a story from marketwatch.com ‘Hackers Are Ramping Up Attacks On Retirement Accounts: How To Keep Yourself Safe’. Leave us a 5 star review on Apple…
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- Jan 26, 2020
- 4:23 pm UTC
This week on Heads Talking we tackle the hard hitting news! First is a discussion coming from onezero.medium.com entitled ‘Wildlife Cameras Are Accidentally Capturing Humans Behaving Badly’ where we head down the rabbit hole on digital snooping, being listened to by technology and the advent of sex robots. Then, we discuss an article from foxbusiness.com…
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- Jan 26, 2020
- 12:55 pm UTC
Nick from Big Something joins the No Simple Road crew for a conversation about creating a set list with intention, the upcoming tour “The Royal Rumble’ with Andy Frasco, how having a diverse age range in band members creates a unique synergy, what it feels like to have fans that’ll follow your band from show…
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- Jan 26, 2020
- 12:55 pm UTC
Nick from Big Something joins the No Simple Road crew for a conversation about creating a set list with intention, the upcoming tour “The Royal Rumble’ with Andy Frasco, how having a diverse age range in band members creates a unique synergy, what it feels like to have fans that’ll follow your band from show…
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- Jan 20, 2020
- 3:07 pm UTC
This week we have the return of Guitarist Daniel Donato! From age 14, Donato has developed his brand of crisp, soulful, on-the-edge telecaster picking under bar lights, honing his skills and proving his mettle within the city’s prominent live music scene. All the while, a growing love of songwriting mirrored the pace of his ever-improving guitar…
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- Jan 20, 2020
- 3:07 pm UTC
This week we have the return of Guitarist Daniel Donato! From age 14, Donato has developed his brand of crisp, soulful, on-the-edge telecaster picking under bar lights, honing his skills and proving his mettle within the city’s prominent live music scene. All the while, a growing love of songwriting mirrored the pace of his ever-improving guitar…
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- Jan 20, 2020
- 12:04 pm UTC
On Heads Talking we tackle the hard hitting news! This week we start with an article from reuters.com entitled, ‘Spotify Launches Playlists For Dogs Left Home Alone’ and then we get into an article form delish.com with the snappy title, ‘Step Aside Pickle and Turducken, Reuben Pringle Are Now A Thing’! And finally, we get…
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- Jan 13, 2020
- 4:00 am UTC
We’re honored this week to have the one and only Steve Kimock as our guest! While one can say that his genre is rock, no one niche has ever confined him. Instead, through the years, he’s explored various sounds and styles based on what’s moved him at the time, whether it’s blues or jazz; funk…
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- Jan 12, 2020
- 8:19 pm UTC
On Heads Talking we tackle the hard hitting stories! This week we talk about an article from www.abcnews.com entitled, ‘Marijuana Edibles Might Not Be As Safe As Originally Thought, Health Experts Warn’ and then get into a little something more comfortable with a story from telegraph.co.uk entitled, ‘Highly Sexual 100 Year Old Tortoise Helps Save His…
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- Jan 6, 2020
- 3:00 am UTC
Jon ‘The Barber’ Gutwillig, guitarist of the Disco Biscuits, is our illustrious guest this week on No Simple Road! We talk to Jon about his feeling of an “all new” Biscuits, creating the ‘Tractor Beam’ segments of their shows, throwing a huge festival like Camp Bisco, using psychedelics as a tool to help cure creative…
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- Jan 5, 2020
- 10:17 pm UTC
This week’s ‘Heads Talking’ takes on the hard hitting news. CNN.com gave us this gem: “Bedbugs Were Released in a Pennsylvania Walmart and now police are investigating” written by Alaa Elassar on 1/5/2020. We talk about the psychology of bringing bugs into Wally World, the rights of the bugs themselves, our own fears surrounding pests, and…
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- Dec 29, 2019
- 7:33 pm UTC
This morning we woke to news that my Dad had graduated from Earth. We had another episode ready for you all but No Simple Road has always been honest, open, real conversations. We’re jumping in head first into the grief process with the NSR Family listening. We talk about what has happened, what we’re feeling…
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- Dec 23, 2019
- 4:00 am UTC
The first mini episode of a little new something extra from the No Simple Road Crew. Each week we will take a new non-political topic and discuss our opinions, musings, pontifications, and extrapolations on a news article or noteworthy happening. This week Apple and Aaron discuss the news article: ‘Science Says Air Pollution Could be…
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- Dec 22, 2019
- 4:37 pm UTC
If told about a band that consisted of only keyboards and drums, one wouldn’t be faulted for thinking, “Where’s the rest of the group?” But one listen to Amendola Vs. Blades—the funky California-based duo of Wil Blades on Hammond organ and clavinet and Scott Amendola behind the kit—and all fears will be assuaged. Blades’s cutting solos…
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- Dec 16, 2019
- 9:31 pm UTC
This week’s guest is Noah Lampert! Noah hosts The Synchronicity Podcast which is a show dedicated to examining the subtle realities that connect us all. He speaks with new guests to find out their unique perspectives on life, reality and beyond and this conversation is no different! We talk about dealing with the ‘fake awake’ syndrome,…
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- Dec 9, 2019
- 6:29 pm UTC
With a penchant for wildly original songs drawing from timeless American genres such as roots, folk, Americana, and blues, the duo of Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear has risen from the coffeehouse circuit of their Midwest hometown of Independence, Missouri to international and festival sensation, releasing two albums and an EP in the five…
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- Dec 1, 2019
- 7:34 pm UTC
This week we talk with @fromthelot Mason Warner! Mason has created a wildly successful Instagram page that showcases all of the vintage Grateful Dead tees from days past and works now as an officially licensed creator of Grateful Dead merchandise. We get into his beginnings with the Grateful Dead scene, his new partnership with Designer…
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- Nov 24, 2019
- 1:04 pm UTC
This week’s guests is Martin from The Ballroom Thieves! Incorporating musical styles that range from Motown to classic rock and metal, Unlovely (their new album coming in February 2020) maintains the recognizable, nostalgia-tinged sound of The Ballroom Thieves’ previous outputs while pushing a heightened brashness. Since the release of their first EP and debut full-length,…
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- Nov 17, 2019
- 8:46 am UTC
This week’s guests are the guys from Jam In The Van! They are the solar powered mobile recording studio and YouTube Channel that’s changing the way the world discovers new music. Launched in 2011 as a backyard project inspired by a love for music festivals, JITV has since turned into a full-blown business venture for…
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- Nov 10, 2019
- 3:00 am UTC
Colin Frangicetto is an artist and guitarist for the experimental rock outfit Circa Survive. Colin came to hang out on The Porch with us this week to talk about his art, his recent journey to The Amazon and encounter with Ayahuasca, how that journey has affected his perceptions and his life, his career with Circa…
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- Nov 3, 2019
- 1:55 pm UTC
This week’s we sit down on The Porch with the guys from Amoramora. Amoramora is a working, traveling, multi-purpose quartet playing an eclectic mix of improvisational gumbo – blending and stirring together integral aspects of Psychedelic Rock, Funk Fusion, Bluegrass, Jazz & Soul. We talk about their individual musical beginnings, finding ‘that moment’, working hard…
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- Oct 27, 2019
- 4:29 pm UTC
This week’s guest is Jesse Farar from Old Salt Union! Jesse Farrar (for the indie rock heads – yes, he’s related – Son Volt front man Jay Farrar is Jesse’s uncle) brings an alternative rock spirit as well as his unique formative experiences as a hip hop producer and bass player for a national tour of…
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- Oct 20, 2019
- 5:23 pm UTC
This week’s guest is Billy B., better known as Cactus Jesus or @hermitcrabbb on IG. This is an extremely information packed episode! Billy has dedicated his life to educating himself and others as to the medicinal and mind expanding benefits of psychedelic cacti, healthy living, and cultivation. We talk about his journey into the realm…
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- Oct 13, 2019
- 11:17 am UTC
It’s the 25th Anniversary year of The String Cheese Incident and we had the pleasure of sitting down with percussionist and wizard Jason Hann before the show at the Cuthbert Amphitheater in Eugene. We talked about how doing interviews with strangers has become the new ‘normal’, dug deep into how Jason first got the gig…
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- Oct 6, 2019
- 8:13 pm UTC
We got a chance to hang out with The Lost Monarchs and talk about synchronicity creating their band, having multiple layers of meaning to the name of a band, transcending friendship into brotherhood, creating a’concept’ album, and a whole bunch more!!! The Lost Monarchs are a San Diego California-based jamband. The quartet is known for…
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- Sep 29, 2019
- 11:09 am UTC
Jason Gershuny, co-author of ‘100 Things every Phish Fan Should Know And Do Before They Die’ hangs out on The Porch with us this week! We dig deep into his musical roots with the Grateful Dead and his moment of understanding, getting duped by Phish on Halloween, writing the book for Phish fans, maintaining a…
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- Sep 29, 2019
- 11:09 am UTC
Jason Gershuny, co-author of ‘100 Things every Phish Fan Should Know And Do Before They Die’ hangs out on The Porch with us this week! We dig deep into his musical roots with the Grateful Dead and his moment of understanding, getting duped by Phish on Halloween, writing the book for Phish fans, maintaining a…
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- Sep 22, 2019
- 2:50 pm UTC
This week’s guest is the one and only Grahame Lesh! We caught Grahame in a rare week off and got to spend some time talking about the upcoming Midnight North tour, playin in the band in Europe, creating a musical family through synchronicity, growing up Lesh, and a whole bunch more! Midnight North starts their…
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- Sep 15, 2019
- 3:07 pm UTC
This week’s guest is Jeese Langlais from Town Mountain!! Town Mountain is Langlais, Barker, vocalist/guitarist Robert Greer, fiddle player Bobby Britt, and bassist Zach Smith. Since releasing their debut album Original Bluegrass and Roots Country in 2007, they’ve have made a name for themselves in bluegrass and roots circuits and have amassed a sizable catalog of original…
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- Sep 8, 2019
- 2:15 pm UTC
This week we sit down as a Family in tribute to Neal, and share our memories and thoughts on the passing of our Brother. So much joy, incredible music, and sweet vibrations came from this singularly talented and soulful individual. His passing rocked our community and serves as a reminder of the preciousness of life,…
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- Aug 31, 2019
- 3:00 am UTC
The Chilldren Of Indigo return to No Simple Road this week! When we talked last they gifted us with the outro music you hear every week on the show. This time we talk about where they’ve gone since we talked last, what it’s like to manage their own record label ‘Umbrella Records’, dealing with the…
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- Aug 25, 2019
- 4:25 pm UTC
We are back this weekend with part 2 of our trip to the coolest festival Washington State has ever known… Summer Meltdown! This week is filled with goodness like interviews with High Step Society (45;45:00) and Spafford (01:21:00), a live podcast from the Forest Stage by yours truly No Simple Road (02:03:00), and finally, an…
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- Aug 21, 2019
- 3:00 am UTC
We caught up with Rob Barraco from Darkstar Orchestra while we were at Northwest String Summit. He was so gracious with his time and sat with us for almost an hour so we figured this one needed to stand alone. Rob has played with so of our favorites like Phil Lesh & Friends, The Dead,…
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- Aug 17, 2019
- 5:48 pm UTC
We’re back from a much needed break with Part 1 of our recap of Summer Meltdown! This marathon episode is packed with goodness! Jump in the car with us as we head to Darrington Music & Bluegrass Park for the most amazing festival Washington has ever known! We’ve got interviews and live music from Sara…
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- Aug 7, 2019
- 10:04 pm UTC
Ash Slater from the California Interstellar Cosmic Funk outfit known as Paracosmic is our guest this week! Paracosmic is a collaborative project of musicians from various parts of California and The United States. The band’s sound can be described as a funk-based improv flow, incorporating rock and blues with a keen taste for the psychedelic…
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- Aug 4, 2019
- 6:00 am UTC
Our guest this week is the one and only Goose! Goose is an indie-groove band based out of Norwalk, Connecticut. Rick Mitarotonda is the guitarist-singer-songwriter whose folky, hummable melodies are supported by Peter Anspach on guitar/keys, and a deep-pocket rhythm section of Trevor Weekz on Bass and Ben Atkind on drums. The band’s music is both…
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- Jul 31, 2019
- 12:03 am UTC
We continue our journey to Northwest String Summit today with interviews with Banshee Tree, Good Morning Bedlam, Trout Steak Revival, The Deep Fried Pickle Project, and a chat with Andy Hall from the Infamous String Dusters. Interspersed in the episode is music by Yonder Mountain String Band, Fruition, Chris Pandolfi, Banshee Tree, and much rambling,…
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- Jul 28, 2019
- 5:03 pm UTC
We have something really cool for all of you thins week… part 1 of our journey to Northwest String Summit!!! We are the ‘Official Podcast of Northwest String Summit’ and we went there with a mission… to bring those of you who went to the festival back there and to take those who couldn’t make…
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- Jul 21, 2019
- 6:00 am UTC
We’re extremely honored this week to have the one and only Peter Shapiro as our guest. Peter talks with us about his first Grateful Dead experience and how it shaped the rest of his life, owning his first venue and what it took, creating a movie on Dead lot, what it takes to make a…
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- Jul 14, 2019
- 2:55 pm UTC
Our guest this week is the one and only (scrambled) Greg Ormont from Pigeons Playing Ping Pong. We talk to Greg about what it means to give 100%, how to balance work and life in a way that’s meaningful, realizing that at some point we have to take care of ourselves, how being a theater…
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- Jul 7, 2019
- 8:38 am UTC
Annable Lukins joins us this week for a super, extra special No Simple Road!! This is one of those conversations that stops us in our tracks. We talk to Annabel about making her Father proud, finding her way to Cloud 9 Adventures, being fearless, living passionately, being ‘The Artist Whisperer’, parenthood, sobriety, and so much…
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- Jun 30, 2019
- 3:49 pm UTC
We got a chance to sit down with Marco Benevento before the JRAD show in Eugene and talk about his new solo album ‘Let It Slide’, telepathy in the Benevento Russo Duo days, coming up with a universal song, what it feels like to have your dreams fully happening, being egged on by Joe to…
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- Jun 26, 2019
- 6:00 am UTC
Andrew Hendryx is our guest this week! We get into him finding the mandolin in his favorite music and wanting to learn to play, creating his new album ‘Deep River’, giving space in your playing for space between the notes to sing, digging deeper to create the most beauty possible, knowing how to color the…
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- Jun 23, 2019
- 2:53 pm UTC
We’re super excited this week to have The Rumpke Mountain Boys as our guest and we can’t wait to see them doing a late night set at Northwest String Summit here in a few weeks! We get into some strange and beautiful territory talking about everything from creating a 2 hour live album, being in…
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- Jun 16, 2019
- 3:51 pm UTC
A very special DOUBLE EPISODE this week!!!! First we have a super interesting interview with the brains behind the Face Value Ticket Movement, Brando Rich from Cash or Trade. Then, we get into a recap/trip report of last week’s Dead & Company shows at The Gorge! We talk to Brando about taking the tickets back…
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- Jun 9, 2019
- 6:00 am UTC
Author, Historian, and Music Publicist Dennis McNally makes a return to the Porch for a more relaxed and quiet conversation than when we talked at Skull & Roses Festival. We cover topics like his journey through post book depression and where that lead him, why the Grateful Dead and spirituality are so intertwined, in what…
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- Jun 2, 2019
- 2:40 pm UTC
The guys from the genre-blending Portland, OR-based band, Lost Ox, joined us on The Porch for a conversation around growing up listening to The Dead, their first LSD experience at a show, how being in a band mirrors romantic relationships, realizing that you’re playing in the band, and much more! Lost Ox has been cooking…
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- May 26, 2019
- 4:46 pm UTC
We spend the morning talking with Holly Bowling this week! She took some time out of a well earned break to talk with us about how Ghost Light became a band while hanging out for the very first time, having laser focus inside the jam, being a music nerd, what it means to have some…
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- May 19, 2019
- 4:54 pm UTC
This is a huge milestone episode for No Simple Road! Not only is Drummer, Mark Levy from Circles Around The Sun our guest, but this is our 100th Episode! We start the show with a walk down memory lane and a bit of commentary on the past 99 trips followed by a 100th-episode-worthy conversation with…
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