Ghost Canyon Fest Podcast

For the fourth episode of our 2026 series, Jeremy and Sean were joined by the legendary Steve Von Till - guitarist and co-vocalist of recently revived metal legends Neurosis and a prolific solo artist in his own right under both the Harvestman moniker and his own name. Steve is an institution in the world of heavy music, with a career spanning five decades. He’s also a genuinely sweet, open and th...

For the third episode of our 2026 series, Jeremy and Sean were joined by eight(!) members of the Austin-based repetition enthusiast collective Water Damage. Formed in 2018 by members of Spray Paint, Expensive Shit and Marriage, the group takes a laissez-faire approach to both recording and live performances, adapting its core across any number of configurations based on whoever is available. On an...

For the second episode of our 2026 series, Jeremy and Sean were joined by Tim Midyett, bassist and co-vocalist of the legendary Silkworm. Formed in Missoula, MT in 1987, bandmates and songwriting partners Midyett, Joel RL Phelps and Andy Cohen sought their fortunes in Seattle in 1990, where they would quickly recruit powerhouse drummer Michael Dahlquist. After an early run of brilliant albums, len...

For the first episode of our 2026 series, Jeremy spoke to Dearborn, MI's ambient/space rock legends Windy & Carl in advance of their upcoming run of shows here in the Denver area. Formed in 1993 by the husband-and-wife duo of bassist/singer Windy Weber and guitarist Carl Hultgren, their achingly beautiful minimalist compositions draw heavily from Spacemen 3, My Bloody Valentine and krautrock b...

For this episode of the Ghost Canyon Fest podcast, Jeremy and Sean were joined by Dan Caldas and Mike Kanin of the legendary Washington D.C. band Black Eyes. Formed in 2001, the dual-vocal/dual-bass/dual-drum band released an incredible self-titled debut through Dischord Records in 2003 which showcased their frenetic approach to dub-influenced post punk. After an extensive touring and recording sc...

For this episode of the Ghost Canyon Fest podcast, Jeremy was joined by Sam Prekop and Matthew Sage. Sam is a legendary guitarist and modular synth talent who has been creating music for over 25 years as both a solo artist and a member of The Sea and Cake. Matthew, in addition to releasing his own musical soundscapes as M Sage, is a co-organizer of OneStraw, which organizes performances across the...

For this episode of the Ghost Canyon Fest podcast, Jeremy and Sean are joined by our good friend and repeat Ghost Canyon Fest veteran Drew Bissell. Drew has appeared on the fest as a member of both New Standards Men in 2023 and Aseethe in 2024, as well as contributing greatly with single-day posters and other assorted graphics while also providing moral support for our questionable ideas. Drew is...

For this episode of the Ghost Canyon Fest podcast, Brian and Sean are joined by Dustin Travis White of American Motors. Their debut album Content was recorded by the legendary J. Robbins at Magpie Cage and is a must-listen for fans of Can-inflected post-punk and evocative lyrics about abandoned spaces and hollowed-out Americana. We talked to Dustin about meeting strangers in parking lots to buy mu...

For this episode of the Ghost Canyon Fest podcast, Jeremy and Sean are joined by Zachary Visconti and Gail McDonald-Crook of the Fort Collins indie rock collective safekeeper. A staple of the great Denver music scene, safekeeper began in 2018 as the brainchild of Zach and childhood friend Matt Scorca. Over the years the band has evolved across multiple incarnations, all built around Zach's songwri...

For this episode of the Ghost Canyon Fest podcast, Sean is joined by multi-hyphenate performance artist, guitarist and vocalist Meredith Haines of Chicago's Latter. Emerging from musical ideas that she recorded solo before linking up with drummer Jon Alvarado, this duo has exploded onto the Chicago noise rock scene and we're thrilled to be bringing them to the fest. Latter's debut album "My Body I...

For the inaugural episode of the Ghost Canyon Fest podcast, Jeremy and Sean are joined by Devin Rombough (vocals) and Matt Rinehart (bass) of Denver's own Suicide Cages. Formed when guitarist Mhyk Monroe began passing demos to Devin during the early days of the COVID pandemic and later joined by drummer Andrew Richo and former bassist Thom McLoughlin, they've quickly become an unstoppable force. B...