No Simple Road
More than just a Grateful Dead Podcast, more than a music and culture show, something other than a family of cosmic wanderers.... Join the hosts of No Simple Road as they dive deep into the world of psychedelic exploration, music, art, and spirituality. Each week, they bring you captivating interviews with musicians, artists, authors, and visionaries from all walks of life. Join them on their long strange trip!
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Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear - Taking To The ...
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...
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The Ballroom Thieves - Stealing A Dance
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...
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Jam In The Van - On The Road
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...
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Colin Frangicetto of Circa Survive - Becoming T...
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...
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Amoramora - Feeling More
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, Fun...
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Jesse Farar of Old Salt Union - Making Somethin...
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 h...
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Jason Hann of The String Cheese incident - Wrap...
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...
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The Lost Monarchs - Seeing The Forest Through T...
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 bun...
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Author Jason Gershuny - Reading The Book
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...
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Grahame Lesh - Heading North At Midnight
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, grow...
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Jeese Langlais of Town Mountain - Picking The G...
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 ...
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In Memory Of Our Brother Neal Casal - A Circle ...
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...
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The Chilldren Of Indigo - Reaching The Next Level
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 the...
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Summer Meltdown Part 2 - We Have Melted
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...
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Rob Barraco of Darkstar Orchestra - Bring Out T...
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...
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Episode 115 -We Have Melted: Summer Meltdown Pa...
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 ha...
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Episode 114 - Traveling The Cosmos With Paracosmic
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...
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Episode 113 - On The Road With Goose
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...
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Episode 112 - Taking In The View From Northwest...
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...
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Episode 111 - Pt.1 -Taking In The View From Nor...
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...
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Episode 110 - Creating Circles With Peter Shapiro
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 o...
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Episode 109 - Life Is Live With Greg Ormont Fro...
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...
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Episode 108 - Being Fearless With Annabel Lukin...
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...
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Episode 107 - Getting To The 13th Note With Mar...
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 drea...
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Episode 106 - Finding The Space Between The Not...
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 dee...
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