<p>This week's guest on No Simple Road is the one and only Ken Babbs and we couldn't be more honored! Ken is one of the original band of Merry Pranksters who, along with best friend Ken Kesey, became some of the psychedelic leaders of the 1960's and hosted The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Tests. Without the psychedelic foundation that they created No Simple Road simply would not exist!</p><br><p>Ken stops by to talk with us about his new book 'Cronies: Adventures with Ken Kesey, Neal Cassidy, The Merry Pranksters and The Grateful Dead', traveling across the country with The Merry Pranksters, not remembering the 60's, how to stay positive, and a whole lot more. </p><br><p>Remember to hang out after the conversation with Ken to catch up with the No Simple Road crew!</p><br><p><strong>NEW!!! No Simple Road Intro Music Performed and Created By </strong><a href="https://www.escapermusic.com/the-band" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>ESCAPER</strong></a></p><br><p><strong>FREE SHIPPING</strong> from <a href="https://shoptourbus.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Shop Tour Bus</a> Use The PROMO CODE: <strong>nosimpleroad</strong></p><p><strong>For 20% off </strong><a href="https://sunsetlakecbd.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sunset Lake CBD</a> PROMO CODE: <strong>NSR20 </strong></p><p><strong>For 25% off</strong> <a href="https://www.electricfishlights.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Electric Fish Lights</a> PROMO CODE: <strong>NSR</strong></p><p><strong>For 10% off your first month of Better Help </strong><a href="https://www.betterhelp.com/get-started/?go=true&amp;transaction_id=1029954caa9dc061b1a9081b661d5b&amp;utm_source=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=281&amp;utm_medium=Desktop&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_term=nosimpleroad&amp;not_found=1&amp;gor=start" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>CLICK HERE</strong></a></p><p><strong>For 20% off </strong><a href="https://www.gradyscoldbrew.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Grady's Cold Brew</strong></a><strong> </strong>PROMO CODE: <strong>NSR</strong></p><br><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong><em>INTRO MUSIC BY AND USED WITH OUR GRATITUDE AND THE PERMISSION OF:</em></strong></p><p><a href="https://www.circlesaroundthesun.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><em>CIRCLES AROUND THE SUN</em></strong></a></p><p><strong><em>OUTRO MUSIC BY AND USED WITH OUR GRATITUDE AND THE PERMISSION OF:</em></strong></p><p><a href="https://chilldrenofindigo.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><em>CHILLDREN OF INDIGO</em></strong></a></p><br><p>No Simple Road is part of <a href="https://www.osirispod.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>OSIRIS MEDIA</strong></a>. Osiris is creating a community that connects people like you with podcasts and live experiences about artists and topics you love. To stay up to date on what we’re up to, visit our site and sign up for our newsletter. Osiris works in partnership with JamBase, which connects music fans with the music they love and empowers them to go see live music!</p><p>Support this show <a target="_blank" rel="payment" href="http://supporter.acast.com/nosimpleroad">http://supporter.acast.com/nosimpleroad</a>.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

<p>We're super excited this week to have all the guys from Spunj as our guests on No Simple Road! Spunj is a high energy, multi-genre four-piece based out of Eugene, Oregon. Using their diverse musical backgrounds and tastes, Spunj sets to make their live shows not just a musical performance, but an experience. The band incorporates classic songwriting with sections of improvisation to seamlessly weave from genre to genre while keeping the energy high and always danceable. Since 2019, the band has toured the Pacific Northwest relentlessly growing from playing bars and college parties to playing established and respectable venues and festivals and opening for major jam acts such as Cycles, Universe Peoples, Dubtonic Kru and Twiddle.</p><p>We hang out and talk about how the band has come together and morphed over the years, the Pacific Northwest jam scene, how it feels to be up-and-coming, the influences that have created their unique sound, creating their soon-to-be-released string of singles, and so much more!</p><p>Head over to www.spunjmusic.com for tour info, merch, music, and more!</p><p><strong>SONG AT THE BEGINNING OF THE INTERVIEW: 'Sanity' - Single</strong></p><br><p>Remember to hang out after the conversation with Spunj to catch up with the No Simple Road crew!</p><br><p><strong>NEW!!! No Simple Road Intro Music Performed and Created By </strong><a href="https://www.escapermusic.com/the-band" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>ESCAPER</strong></a></p><br><p><strong>FREE SHIPPING</strong> from <a href="https://shoptourbus.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Shop Tour Bus</a> Use The PROMO CODE: <strong>nosimpleroad</strong></p><p><strong>For 20% off </strong><a href="https://sunsetlakecbd.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sunset Lake CBD</a> PROMO CODE: <strong>NSR20 </strong></p><p><strong>For 25% off</strong> <a href="https://www.electricfishlights.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Electric Fish Lights</a> PROMO CODE: <strong>NSR</strong></p><p><strong>FOR 10% off your first month of Better Help </strong><a href="https://www.betterhelp.com/get-started/?go=true&amp;transaction_id=1029954caa9dc061b1a9081b661d5b&amp;utm_source=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=281&amp;utm_medium=Desktop&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_term=nosimpleroad&amp;not_found=1&amp;gor=start" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>CLICK HERE</strong></a></p><br><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong><em>OTHER MUSIC BY AND USED WITH OUR GRATITUDE AND THE PERMISSION OF:</em></strong></p><p><a href="https://familymystic.bandcamp.com/album/home-in-your-heart" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><em>FAMILY MYSTIC</em></strong></a></p><p><strong><em>OUTRO MUSIC BY AND USED WITH OUR GRATITUDE AND THE PERMISSION OF:</em></strong></p><p><a href="https://chilldrenofindigo.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><em>CHILLDREN OF INDIGO</em></strong></a></p><br><p>No Simple Road is part of <a href="https://www.osirispod.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>OSIRIS MEDIA</strong></a>. Osiris is creating a community that connects people like you with podcasts and live experiences about artists and topics you love. To stay up to date on what we’re up to, visit our site and sign up for our newsletter. Osiris works in partnership with JamBase, which connects music fans with the music they love and empowers them to go see live music!</p><p>Support this show <a target="_blank" rel="payment" href="http://supporter.acast.com/nosimpleroad">http://supporter.acast.com/nosimpleroad</a>.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

<p>No Simple Road is stoked to have Mojohand returning to the show this week! Mojohand's modern take on Cosmic American Music 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.&nbsp;We hang out and talk all about the new album 'Songbook', everything that they have gone through in the past couple of years, how their community has thrived and grown, what the future has in store for them, and a whole lot more!</p><p>For tour info and more head over to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Mojohandjamband/about/?ref=page_internal" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">their Facebook page</a> and follow them on both FB and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mojohand.music/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">IG</a></p><p><strong>SONG AT THE BEGINNING OF THE EPISODE: "Here's To Hoping" off of the album 'Songbook'</strong></p><p><strong>SONG AT THE END OF THE INTERVIEW: "Why Oh Why" off of the album 'Songbook'</strong></p><br><p>Remember to hang out after the conversation with Mojohand to catch up with the No Simple Road crew!</p><br><p><strong>NEW!!! No Simple Road Intro Music Performed and Created By </strong><a href="https://www.escapermusic.com/the-band" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>ESCAPER</strong></a></p><br><p><strong>FREE SHIPPING</strong> from <a href="https://shoptourbus.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Shop Tour Bus</a> Use The PROMO CODE: <strong>nosimpleroad</strong></p><p><strong>For 20% off </strong><a href="https://sunsetlakecbd.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sunset Lake CBD</a> PROMO CODE: <strong>NSR20 </strong></p><p><strong>For 25% off</strong> <a href="https://www.electricfishlights.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Electric Fish Lights</a> PROMO CODE: <strong>NSR</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong><em>OTHER MUSIC BY AND USED WITH OUR GRATITUDE AND THE PERMISSION OF:</em></strong></p><p><a href="https://familymystic.bandcamp.com/album/home-in-your-heart" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><em>FAMILY MYSTIC</em></strong></a></p><p><strong><em>OUTRO MUSIC BY AND USED WITH OUR GRATITUDE AND THE PERMISSION OF:</em></strong></p><p><a href="https://chilldrenofindigo.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><em>CHILLDREN OF INDIGO</em></strong></a></p><br><p>No Simple Road is part of <a href="https://www.osirispod.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>OSIRIS MEDIA</strong></a>. Osiris is creating a community that connects people like you with podcasts and live experiences about artists and topics you love. To stay up to date on what we’re up to, visit our site and sign up for our newsletter. Osiris works in partnership with JamBase, which connects music fans with the music they love and empowers them to go see live music!</p><p>Support this show <a target="_blank" rel="payment" href="http://supporter.acast.com/nosimpleroad">http://supporter.acast.com/nosimpleroad</a>.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

<p>We are super excited to have Dogs In A Pile as our guests on No Simple Road 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 &amp; roll. Sprung from the rich Asbury Park music scene in New Jersey, their serendipitous convergence has made for the kind of kindred intuition its members had only once dreamed of. Described as “listening to a single moving organism,” the sum of its five parts represents an original journey into the peaks and valleys of psychedelic improvisation, all while remaining reminiscent of so much we love of life and music.</p><p>We catch up with the Dogs to talk about their upcoming tour of the Eastern part of the US, creating 'Not Your Average Beagle', realizing that you are doing what you always dreamed of, the responsibility of carrying the future of the jam scene, why responsibility is so damn hard to master, and a whole lot more!</p><br><p>For tour info, merch, music, and more head over to <a href="https://www.dogsinapileofficial.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.dogsinapileofficial.com</a></p><p><strong>SONG AT THE BEGINNING OF THE INTERVIEW: '<em>Look Johnny' </em>off the "Not Your Average Beagle"</strong></p><p><strong>SONG AT THE END OF THE INTERVIEW: '1/22/22 Cats Under The Stars&gt;Tillie' from the </strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/DogsInAPile" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Dogs In A Pile YouTube Channel</strong></a></p><br><p>Remember to hang out after the conversation with Dogs In A Pile to catch up with the No Simple Road crew!</p><br><p><strong>NEW!!! No Simple Road Intro Music Performed and Created By </strong><a href="https://www.escapermusic.com/the-band" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>ESCAPER</strong></a></p><br><p><strong>FREE SHIPPING</strong> from <a href="https://shoptourbus.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Shop Tour Bus</a> Use The PROMO CODE: <strong>nosimpleroad</strong></p><p><strong>For 20% off </strong><a href="https://sunsetlakecbd.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sunset Lake CBD</a> PROMO CODE: <strong>NSR20 </strong></p><p><strong>For 25% off</strong> <a href="https://www.electricfishlights.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Electric Fish Lights</a> PROMO CODE: <strong>NSR</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong><em>OTHER MUSIC BY AND USED WITH OUR GRATITUDE AND THE PERMISSION OF:</em></strong></p><p><a href="https://www.circlesaroundthesun.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><em>CIRCLES AROUND THE SUN</em></strong></a></p><p><strong><em>OUTRO MUSIC BY AND USED WITH OUR GRATITUDE AND THE PERMISSION OF:</em></strong></p><p><a href="https://chilldrenofindigo.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><em>CHILLDREN OF INDIGO</em></strong></a></p><br><p>No Simple Road is part of <a href="https://www.osirispod.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>OSIRIS MEDIA</strong></a>. Osiris is creating a community that connects people like you with podcasts and live experiences about artists and topics you love. To stay up to date on what we’re up to, visit our site and sign up for our newsletter. Osiris works in partnership with JamBase, which connects music fans with the music they love and empowers them to go see live music!</p><p>Support this show <a target="_blank" rel="payment" href="http://supporter.acast.com/nosimpleroad">http://supporter.acast.com/nosimpleroad</a>.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

We're extremely excited to have Reed Mathis as our guest on No Simple Road this week! After cutting his teeth in Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey and Tea Leaf Green, bassist extraordinaire Reed Mathis established himself in the Grateful Dead world with mem...

We're super excited this week to have George Fetner of George Fetner & The Strays' as our guest on No Simple Road. “There’s a lot you could say about the varied pursuits of guitarist/bandleader/composer George Fetner. But the most pressi...

We're honored this week to have Starfinder Stanley and Hawk from Owsley Stanley Foundation as our guests this week. While perhaps most widely known as the “Acid King” for his early role manufacturing the highest quality LSD to help fuel the psyche...

No Simple Road is super stoked this week to have Jamel Aka Jamal back on the show! Jamel is a Deadhead, positive light in the world, and creator of the best YouTube reaction videos ever. We talked with Jamel back in 2021 and promised each other that we...

No Simple Road starting 2022 strong with Karina Rykman as our guest !In 2016, Karina joined Marco Benevento's band on bass, replacing Dave Dreiwitz (Ween /Joe Russo's Almost Dead). In the many U.S. tours, trips to Japan and the UK since then...

This week you're getting two for the price of one! We start the episode with Lone Tree! Lone Tree is the rock band you never expected. Based in Nairobi, Kenya, this group of 5 international teens formed in 2016 to create a high-energy, powerful so...

Happy Holidaze No Simple Road Family! We are so stoked to have Paul Hoffman of Greensky Bluegrass as our guest on the show this week! Greensky has ushered us back into live music in 2021 and we thought there would be no better Holiday gift than to have...

We're incredibly honored this week to Have Mark Johnson of Playing For Change as our guest on No Simple Road. Mark Johnson&nbsp;is a Grammy award-winning producer/engineer and award-winning film director. For the past 20 years, Mark has worked...

<p>We are extremely honored to have Bill Payne of Little Feat as our guest on No simple Road this week! Payne, who co-founded Little Feat with the late, great Lowell George 35 years ago, has been Little Feat’s keyboardist – and its pilot – throughout the band’s existence, writing and singing such beloved classics as "Oh Atlanta," "Day or Night," "Time Loves a Hero“ and ”Gringo,“ while ”steering a ship that was rudderless," as he puts it. He’s also contributed to hundreds of records as a sideman. The list of the artists Payne has recorded with is as lengthy as a small-town telephone book, ranging from Jackson Browne to Beck to Jimmy Buffett – and that’s just some of the "B"s.</p><p>As you can guess Bill has no shortage of stories to tell and we get down to business immediately in this wonderful conversation. We talk about creating the new single 'When All Boats Rise', getting the band back together, leaving The Doobie Brothers to rejoin Little Feat, how it feels to be going back to his musical roots after all these years away, and so much more!</p><br><p>For more on Bill and Little Feat head over to: <a href="https://www.littlefeat.net/welcome.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.littlefeat.net</a></p><p><strong>SONG AT THE END OF THE CONVERSATION: the single 'When All Boats Rise' by Little Feat</strong></p><br><p><strong>FOR FREE SHIPPING</strong> from <a href="https://shoptourbus.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Shop Tour Bus</a> Use The PROMO CODE: <strong>nosimpleroad</strong></p><p><strong>For 20% off </strong><a href="https://sunsetlakecbd.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sunset Lake CBD</a> PROMO CODE: <strong>NSR20 </strong></p><p><strong>For 25% off</strong> <a href="https://www.electricfishlights.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Electric Fish Lights</a> PROMO CODE: <strong>NSR </strong></p><p><strong><em>INTRO MUSIC BY AND USED WITH OUR GRATITUDE AND THE PERMISSION OF:</em></strong></p><p><a href="https://www.circlesaroundthesun.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><em>CIRCLES AROUND THE SUN</em></strong></a></p><p><strong><em>OUTRO MUSIC BY AND USED WITH OUR GRATITUDE AND THE PERMISSION OF:</em></strong></p><p><a href="https://chilldrenofindigo.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><em>CHILLDREN OF INDIGO</em></strong></a></p><br><p>No Simple Road is part of <a href="https://www.osirispod.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>OSIRIS MEDIA</strong></a>. Osiris is creating a community that connects people like you with podcasts and live experiences about artists and topics you love. To stay up to date on what we’re up to, visit our site and sign up for our newsletter. Osiris works in partnership with JamBase, which connects music fans with the music they love and empowers them to go see live music!</p><p>Support this show <a target="_blank" rel="payment" href="http://supporter.acast.com/nosimpleroad">http://supporter.acast.com/nosimpleroad</a>.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

We are so excited to have Damion "Yella P" Pearson from Memphissippi Sounds on No Simple Road this week! One fated summer night in 2017 the paths of two uniquely gifted and talented Memphis musicians aligned in a club on Beale Street. Cameron...

This week we are extremely excited to have John Lee Shannon of Circles Around The Sun on No Simple Road! We sit down with John to discuss how he landed the gig with CATS, how synchronicity has become more commonplace, how he met Neal Casal and how Neal...

We're honored this week to have Gary Waldman as our guest on No Simple Road. Gary is Neal Casal's long-time friend and manager as well as the executive producer of 'Highway Butterfly: The Songs Of Neal Casal' and the founder and Exe...

We're stoked this week to have Ethan Miller of Howlin Rain as our guest on No Simple Road this week! Over nearly 20 years, Howlin Rain may have become the quintessential independent American rock ’n roll band: a steam-spitting Hydra of cranked gui...

We’re so excited to have Andy Frasco on No Simple Road for his 3rd time and we're basically going to therapy together with this conversation! We jump right to the action this week and start digging into why Andy has such a hard time accepting his ...

Nic Clark had a fairly unconventional childhood, which is perhaps one reason why his first album, Love Your Life / Songs for the Whole Family, came out youth-centric.&nbsp;&nbsp;It wasn’t that he wasn’t supported— in fact, his mom got him the c...

The third album from Maggie Rose, Have a Seat is the work of a phenomenally gifted artist showing the full extent of her power. After years of honing her chops and making her name as a force-of-nature vocalist, the Nashville-based singer/songwriter has...

We are so stoked to have Pat Ferguson as our guest on No Simple Road this week! Pat Ferguson is a nationally recognized guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist. His sound channels Americana, Bluegrass, and Folk and is deeply influenced by his Upper Mississ...

We're stoked to have Grant Livingston as our guest on No Simple Road this week! Grant Livingston is a singer/songwriter who delivers immersive grooves and contemplative lyricism in the form of transcendental folk music. His debut album, Grant ...

We are extremely excited to Have Waynard Scheller of Rainbow Full Of Sound as our guest on No Simple Road this week! Waynard and Rainbow Full Of Sound are an east coast GD cover band, which in October will start a 21 show run in homage to the complete ...

We are super excited to have Family Mystic on No Simple Road this week! Family Mystic is a local Portland, Oregon based collection of community cultivators, visionaries and some incredible musicians. Playing free shows in parks and local squares around...

We are extremely excited to have Vince Herman as our guest on No Simple Road this week! Things are just more fun when Vince Herman is around, and since helping co-found Leftover Salmon over a quarter century ago, Leftover Salmon shows have always been ...