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 Jake Cotler, Dave Bell and Louis Peek. The company has filmed over 1,000 bands in remote locations across the United States. With new sessions everyday of the week M-F, Jam in the V...
Nov 17, 2019•1 hr 42 min•Ep. 129
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 Survive, and so much more I’d be typing all morning. This is a deep and heady conversation… After our intro the interview starts at the 01:14:00 mark for those of you that like to skip ...
Nov 10, 2019•3 hr 36 min•Ep. 128
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 and seeing the fruits of your labor, realizing that you're doing the thing you always dreamed of doing, the responsibility of th...
Nov 03, 2019•2 hr 5 min•Ep. 127
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 The Four Freshmen. We talk about creating a String Band from 'nothing', how Jesse believes that Pop Music is the most free of art forms, and then get into a discussion about anxiety, depression, and...
Oct 27, 2019•2 hr 15 min•Ep. 126
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 with The String Cheese Incident, the rigors of tour life, and a whole lot more! For String Cheese Incident tour news, merch, music, and more head over to http://www.stringcheesein...
Oct 13, 2019•2 hr 1 min•Ep. 124
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 improvisational "jamming" within their original songs which some reviewers and fans have compared to The Black Crowes, Grateful Dead, Phish, and The Allman Brothe...
Oct 07, 2019•2 hr 28 min•Ep. 123
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 family while still grooving at shows, and a ton more. You can find his book on Amazon or your local book dealer! ***THIS EPISODE IS SPONSORED BY THE AMAZING AND INCREDIBLE SHOP TOUR BUS &...
Sep 29, 2019•2 hr 4 min•Ep. 122
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 Fall tour soon!! For tour info, merch, and other news head over to midnightnorth.com ***THIS EPISODE IS SPONSORED BY THE AMAZING AND INCREDIBLE SHOP TOUR BUS & DEFYNE PREMIUM CANNABIS!...
Sep 22, 2019•2 hr 6 min•Ep. 121
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 songs. They’ve toured with a who’s who of like-minded artists, including Ralph Stanley and His Clinch Mountain Boys, the Del ...
Sep 15, 2019•2 hr 4 min•Ep. 120
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, the impression we’ve made on others, and the importance of reaching out our hand if our cup is empty. This is a celebration of the man who touched our lives and made the rhythms tha...
Sep 08, 2019•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 119
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 people that are closest to you, going down the rabbit hole with DMT, and what they've created since we talked last! Funky.... Soulful..... Psychedelic........ Head banging... Hip hop? With influences t...
Aug 31, 2019•2 hr 1 min•Ep. 118
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 amazing interview with Umphrey's McGee and Doom Flamingo Bassist Ryan Stasik (03:00:14)! Plus music by all of these bands and some outro music by Pigeons Playing Ping Pong...
Aug 25, 2019•4 hr 21 min•Ep. 117
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, Darkstar Orchestra, Chris Robinson and the new Earth Mud, The Zen Tricksters, and so many more!!! We sat and talked about his entire life's journey into the music world of The Grateful Dead, what it was like gr...
Aug 21, 2019•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 116
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 Clarke of Dirty Revival (45:55:00), Nahko Bear (01:29:00), Dirtwire (02:10:00), and finally a campsite interview and music from Portland's own Hillstomp (02:57:00). If you were lucky enough to ...
Aug 18, 2019•3 hr 45 min•Ep. 115
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 soundscape. Forming through the deep seeded dreams of 4 individuals (Travis Soto, Norman Leo Meginley, Ashton Slater, Brandon Cooke), Paracosmic began in 20...
Aug 08, 2019•2 hr 10 min•Ep. 114
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 memorable and danceable; an organic and easy-to-love mix of funk and contemporary folk, with touches of reggae, jazz, blues, and rock. We hang out and ...
Aug 04, 2019•2 hr 8 min•Ep. 113
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, laughter, and commentary. There's even an interview with Pigeon's Playing Ping Pong's youngest and most dedicated fans... Simon and Darla! These ki...
Jul 31, 2019•3 hr 49 min•Ep. 112
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 it along with us! We’ve got interviews this week with singer, songwriter, Michael Kirkpatrick, we take a stroll with Raina Mullen from Ghost Light, sit down and chat with Zane Kesey about his pops, and sett...
Jul 29, 2019•3 hr 8 min•Ep. 111
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 venture successful, and a ton more!! Peter Shapiro is an American club owner, concert promoter, filmmaker, magazine publisher and entrepreneur from New York City. He is widely known as the promoter for Fare Thee Well:...
Jul 21, 2019•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 110
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 kid gave him a solid foundation, and a whole bunch more! Pigeons Playing Ping Pong is a band whose very existence is rooted in the unyielding quest for joy and positive energy. Blending infectious funk grooves, ps...
Jul 14, 2019•2 hr 17 min•Ep. 109
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 more I’d be here all day trying to summarize. Annabel works with Cloud 9 Adventures which is the premier provider of international concert vacations at all-inclusive re...
Jul 07, 2019•2 hr 23 min•Ep. 108
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 find the 13th note, and a whole bunch more!!!! Marco is the founder and recording engineer of Fred Short, a recording studio in Upstate New York, and a member of the rock groups Benevento/Russo Duo and Joe Russo's...
Jun 30, 2019•2 hr 25 min•Ep. 107
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 groove, and much, much more! Andrew Hendryx is a mandolinist from Guilford, CT. His musical career started in 1997 playing mandolin for the Alan Smithee Band out of Elon, NC, later moving to NY...
Jun 26, 2019•2 hr 31 min•Ep. 106
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 a band that free flowing and equal, remembering a catalog of over 1000 songs, creating musical fun, and a whole bunch more! The Rumpke Mountain Boys combine signature vocals, a unique command of string ins...
Jun 23, 2019•2 hr 8 min•Ep. 105
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 into the hands of the real fans, how he and his Brother Dusty decided to create a movement, what the whole scene means, how Phish was the start of something wonderful and a bunch more! ...
Jun 16, 2019•3 hr 20 min•Ep. 104
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 way Jerry Garcia was a role model for him, keeping needs & wants simple, what it takes to be successful, and much more. Dennis McNally is the former Grateful Dead publ...
Jun 09, 2019•1 hr 53 min•Ep. 103
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 up their own all-original mix of prog rock, country Americana and funk since early 2017. Hot off recording their first full-length album, "Wildheart", the band brings their own ...
Jun 02, 2019•3 hr•Ep. 102
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 quality down time, climbing the Mt. Everest of transcribing the Tahoe Tweezer jam, and a whole bunch more! Texture, nuance, and a gift for dexterous high-wire improvisation are the hallmarks of San Francisco-based clas...
May 26, 2019•2 hr 13 min•Ep. 101
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 Mark. We talk about how he balances success and humility, what it means to him to do better and be a better person, allowing energy to flow and the communion with the crowd, the beauty of Circles Aroun...
May 19, 2019•3 hr 4 min•Ep. 100
Tim and Josh From The Moves Collective hung out with us for a little mid-week session! We shared some soup and smoke and talked about how their collective has transformed from gypsy-americana into what it is today, teaching through making music, the community surrounding jam music, what it means to be a person who decides to give it their all for the vibe, how pizza is Josh's favorite song, and a bunch more! The Moves Collective are a funk heavy ameridelic jamband based in Ocean Beach, Californi...
May 16, 2019•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 99
