Welcome back Dirtbags! I hope you’re having a great week. I’m super excited to be back this week with an all new episode of the podcast. I’m really sorry that we were off last week but I had far too much on my plate to get an Episode out in time, so if you were forced to listen to the sound of your tires on the blacktop on your instead of my dumb voice on your commute last thursday…you’re welcome I guess?
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What's up dirtbags! I had the best time with my guests this week. So much so that they convinced me to fly down to Nashville last minute to hang out with them during Americanafest. These two are hardcore road hounds and the sweetest people you'll ever meet. Very grateful to have had them on the podcast and to be able to call them my friends!
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Hey Dirtbags, thanks so much for listening and for being so supportive. You can help our friend Alex by sending money via Paypal or Zelle amatus8@gmail.com is the address for both.
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Hey there dirtbags! I'm excited for you all to hear this interview with Paisley Fields. Paisley grew up in a small town in Iowa and after finishing college moved to NYC. He’s had a remarkable journey in music and tells me about the first time he performed in college, about forming a band and touring in Japan, and like we usually do on A Dirtbag’s Guide, we talk about religion and religious trauma. His album Limp Wrist has been called an exploration of where rural queerness intersects with religion. It’s a really solid interview and I’m really looking forward to hearing what you all think of it!
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Mega Ran is a Guineess World Record-Holding, Philly born, Phoenix AZ Transplant. He's also a Nerdcore Hip-Hop Pioneer. He's a lot of things. Husband, Father, and he's someone I consider a friend of mine. I've had the opportunity to hang out with Raheem a few times and seen him live a few times as well. He's a charismatic and super engaging performer while also very genuine in his approach to everything from his love of video games to his ideas about acceptance and social justice. This dude is the real deal, and this was all apparent during my conversation with him back in the fall of 2022.
When we had this conversation, neither of us had met before, so it's really fun for me to listen back to it and hear us meeting for the first time. Whether you're familiar with his music or not, I think you'll really enjoy our conversation.
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Sorry this episode is a day late, but I'm making it up to you by making this episode a full new episode and not a ReAir even though it was supposed to be a ReAir week!
This episdoe RULES because it's with my homie Elise Okusami the heart and brain behind the band Oceanator. They have a new record "Everything Is Love And Death" out now on Polyvinyl records. It's an awesome album and Elise is the coolest person. Go listen to the record and buy it on Vinyl at Bandcamp!
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This episode was super fun. From the first time I got to see Small play I knew I wanted to have each member of that band on this podcast, and now I'm on my Pokemonesque journey of collecting them all. Thanks so much to Samm for being on my podcast and talking about music and life and tour and what not.
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Thanks as usual for tuning in to this episode of A Dirtbag's Guide To Life on The Road. This episode is a conversation with my pal Jefferson White that took place back in late 2020 and it was such a fun conversation I figured it was worth putting out again during one of our off weeks.
Jefferson is an actor originally from Iowa who's been in all your favorite things such as internationally famous show Yellowstone, the recent and highly acclaimed film Civil War as well as a large number of other great things. He's a very genuine human who has always been a positive hang when I've been around him.
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Hey Dirtbags! This week’s episode of A Dirtbag’s Guide to Life On The Road is a really special one. I got to sit down with Craig Finn of The Hold Steady a while back and talk about his life in music. From his first guitar lessons and being turned on to independent record stores, to what it takes to make a band like The Hold Steady be able to exist for 20+ years. I even got to deep dive into his process of writing the song that first pulled me into his songwriting and stories, Magic Marker.
It was a weird time in my life when I first heard that song, and I was really drawn to the hyper detailed story he was able to create within such a short format of a song.
I remember listening to Magic Marker over and over and thinking “man, I’d really like to talk to Craig about that song.” Life being the unpredictably poetic thing that it is, a few years later I was asked to guitar tech for them on some shows, and I eventually worked up the nerve to ask Craig to come on the podcast. He was enthusiastic at the idea and I’m super grateful for that. I’m also really grateful for the times I’ve been able to work with The Hold Steady and see how much fun they all have every single time they are on stage. It’s inspiring, and I suggest you see The Hold Steady, or Craig Finn live as soon as you have the chance.
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Joe Reinhart is what I want to be when I grow up. He's like the cool kid from down street who got into skateboarding and punk rock before everyone and was always down to teach you how to Kickflip or play the bass solo from Maxwell Murder. He's just fucking cool, and he's got a long track record of playing in cool bands (Algernon Cadwallader, Hop Along, Dogs on Acid) and helping other cool bands (Joyce Manor, Dr. Dog, Charles Ellsworth) make rad records. This was a fun conversation to revisit, and really made me want to hang out with Joe agin. I hope you all enjoy it!
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This episode was a whole lotta fun. I've known Cody for 5 or 6 years now and the more I get to know him the more I think he's rad as fuck. We grew up in the same corner of Arizona but he's about 10 years younger than me. What I noticed most about Cody when I first met him was his passion for the music he plays and the bands he's played in, and watching him live has always been pretty infectious. You can tell he's not someone who takes the opportunity to perform lightly and tries to make the most of it each time he gets. Cody has recently started his own podcast, Visceral Musings, and I was lucky enough to be a guest on there recently, so it was nice to flip the script back around and be interviewing him this time around. I hope you all dig it!
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What's up dirtbags! This is one of my all-time favorite interviews and I felt like it's a really good time to hear this conversation with my friend Genevieve Smith. We recorded this in the late summer of 2020 and so much of what we talk about is still very relevant now. Genevieve has always been good at reminding me to stay hopeful, and I hope this conversation does the same for you.
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This episode is kinda unique. My friend and business partner in Burro Borracho Records, Mark Ricks aka MC Busstop interviewed me while I was in the middle of a crazy touring run last year after I had been robbed in San Francisco. This is that interview, but because it's over a year old, I decided to cut in some new updates throughout the episode to kind of get you up to speed on what's been going on in my world since we went off the air last year. If you're a long time listener or fan of my music, I think you'll dig this episode a lot. If you're interested in what it's like being a DIY touring musician with all of the unpredictable ups & downs you'll probably really dig this one as well.
Burro Borracho Records recently put out our friend Regan Ashton's debut full length record "Infinite Pest" on vinyl, you should buy it!
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Jordan Jensen is one of the funniest people I've ever had the pleasure to meet. We recorded this podcast a week or two before the 2020 election and it's crazy to listen to it now nearly 4 years later and compare where we were with where we are. I don't know if it's good or not, but it's definitely interesting.
Very shortly after meeting Jordan I knew it wouldn't be long before she was being recognized and praised by a much larger audience and in the time since we recorded this podcast she's started touring nonstop, released her first comedy special, and launched a very funny podcast with fellow comedian Ian Fidance. Check her out on Instagram, and Patreon.
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It's rare that I get to have a conversation where I become best friends with someone recorded, but sometimes that's what having a podcast is all about. I knew when I first met Blake that he was a super cool dude, but it wasn't until this conversation that we realized how much our musical journeys, and tastes were aligned. It was this conversation that made me start thinking about having Blake produce my next record and then a few months later he did produce my next record (more on that later). Enjoy this hang with my bud Blake Tallent.
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Be sure to check out the new record form Sarah Shook & The Disarmers. Blake's guitar work on It Is masterful, and it goes with River's amazing songwriting so well.
Blake has worked with these artists in recent years as well: MYFEVER, MIGHTMARE, Dustin Price, Logan Pilcher, Landry Lowrimore, Supermoon, Weston T. Hine, Pretty Embers, Jalen Reyes, This Frontier Needs Heroes, Charles Ellsworth, FAIDERS, and many others
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One of my best friends in the world and one of the best humans I know returns to A Dirtbag's Guide and we get to hang out and be pals and talk about music, rock and roll, and guitar amps! It's a great trip down memory lane and feels like two pals hangin, because it is!
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After a LONG hiatus, we're back! I got a chance to sit down with my friend Wes Johnson of Archive Recording in Salt Lake City and talk about his journey from pre-teen punk to well journeyed ranger of the lands of twisting knobs and pushing faders. Wes and I have been friends for a long time now, and it was great to talk a little bit about his journey!
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Hell yes! I'm really stoked I'm getting this episode uploaded in time and even though it's kind of late at night, I really enjoyed editing this episode. Clipper and I had a real genuine conversation that covered a whole lot of ground and I'm just stoked we were able to make it happen.
At a certain point Clipper mentions some writing he did while on tour back in the day, and you can read that HERE!
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Columbia and I go back quite a ways and it seems kind of absurd to me that it's taken this long to get him on the podcast, but as I say in this interview at a time that makes even less sense than now, no use crying over spilled milk. I've always appreciated Columbia's work ethic and his songwriting and performing chops. if you get a chance to catch him live either with the band or solo, I highly suggest doing that!
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I don't know if I say this often enough, but I'm so lucky to be able to have these conversations with such interesting people! Tobi is no different. We immediately got along and started to build a rapport and from there it grew into a beautiful conversation about the ups and downs of a life pursuing your showbiz dreams. She's a force and I think you all will love this one!
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