No Simple Road

We’re honored this week to have the one and only David Gans as our guest as part of our series heading up to Skull And Roses Festival! David s the co-author of the book Playing in the Band: An Oral and Visual Portrait of the Grateful Dead, and the host of the weekly syndicated radio show The Grateful Dead Hour, and he currently co-hosts a radio show with Gary Lambert on Sirius XM's The Grateful De...

This week on Heads Talking the No Simple Road crew takes a different road down the list of events that are happening to each and every one if us right now. We talk through our fears, our hopes, and what we see as an opportunity to make something that has never, ever been, before plus we get a first hand account of the TOOL show here in Portland from Apple and Ryder and an in depth explanation of s...

Andy Frasco, of Andy Frasco and the U.N and Andy Frasco's World Saving podcast returns to No Simple Road with a visit to the Schapladay Pad before his show at the Crystal Ballroom with Umphrey's McGee. Andy and the crew go deep talking about Andy's anxiety, dealing with loneliness, what it's like to rise in success, relationships, being good to yourself and a ton more! Check out the Andy Frasco's...

This week we tackle a couple articles starting with one from CNBC.com entitled, 'Hoka made a running shoe so big you can’t even drive in it' and follow it up wit a discussion about an article from The Motley Fool.com titled 'Forget Cannabis: Psychedelic Medicine Is the Better Investing Opportunity'. Become a Patron through Patreon.com - That's how we are able to continue creating, connecting, and...

This week as part of our lead up to Skull & Roses Festival we're honored and excited to bring you the one and only Jeff Chimenti! Jeff's played with so many great bands like Dead & Company, Voodoo Dead, Phil Lesh & Friends, RatDog, The Dead, Furthur, JRAD, Colonel Les Claypool's Frog Brigade, and The Other Ones. We talk with Jeff about his early musical career, bringing people joy, having to learn...

This week we tackle a hard hitting story from CNN.com entitled 'A woman took 550 times the usual dose of LSD, with surprisingly positive results'. You aren't going to believe how this one turned out and neither could we! We talk about the psychedelic experience as therapy, what it has done for us, and where we see the clinical world fitting in with psychedelics. Become a Patron through Patreon.com...

A chance meeting at Northwest String Summit last year lead up to this week's guest, Karen Lasher, coming on No Simple Road. Karen is a music fan with a passion for helping the musical community bring the vibe and love of the music festival out into the world at large! We talk to Karen about her musical roots, her vision for the community that we all love so much, how to keep ourselves healthy thro...

We tackle the hard hitting news this week with a story fro CNN.com entitled, 'If the governor signs this bill, Virginia will become the fourth state to ban hair discrimination' followed by a story from Time.com , 'Fist Bumps vs. Handshakes: How COVID-19 Does—and Doesn’t—Spread' just to give a little of the hysteria around the Coronavirus some perspective. Become a Patron through Patreon.com - That...

Honored and excited this week to bring all of you Drummer Jay Lane as part of our series leading up to the incredible Skull & Roses Festival in April! Jay has such a huge list of bands he's played with including Primus, Rat Dog, Furthur, Bob Weir & Wolf Bros., The Rooster Conspiracy, The Golden Gate Wingmen, and many more! We talk to Jay about his journey into the world of the jam, what finally tr...

This week's Heads Talking is tackling the real news! We are joined this week by our friends Jake & Brynn from Earthdance Re-Evolution Festival and Vital Force Herbs to talk about a CNN.com article entitled 'Florida City Shuts Down Part Of A Park Due To Annual Snake Orgy' and follow that up with a deep conversation about health & wellness and what that means to each of us! Become a Patron through P...

We’re honored this week to have Visionary Artist Chris Dyer as our guest. Chris is a Peruvian-Canadian artist based in Montreal, Quebec. Chris parts straight from the vision of his heart with artistic themes that include oneness, consciousness, personal development, and kindness. He is known for his striking murals, logos, album covers, skate board decks, and illustrations, as well as cultivating...

This week on Heads Talking we take on a hard hitting story from Reuters.com entitled 'Brain Freeze: Russian Firm Offers Path To Immortality For A Fee'. We get into some deep conversation around the nature of consciousness, immortality, The Singularity, and if we'd be okay with having our brains frozen to be brought back at a later date. Leave us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or Goog...

We're extremely honored to have the one and only Big Steve Parish on No Simple Road as part of our lead up to Skull & Roses Festival. Steve Parish has been a primary member of the Grateful Dead family for 50 years. Steve first joined the band as a roadie in 1969. It wasn’t long before he became Jerry Garcia’s trusted gear handler and began to manage the Jerry Garcia Band. Over the years, Parish an...

This week we tackle a hard hitting news story from CNN.com entitled 'The Candidates For Mayor In This Vermont Town: Two Dogs And a Goat' and follow it up with a story from marketwatch.com 'Hackers Are Ramping Up Attacks On Retirement Accounts: How To Keep Yourself Safe'. Leave us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or Google Play so more of us can find out about the show and this thing gr...

This week on Heads Talking we tackle the hard hitting news! First is a discussion coming from onezero.medium.com entitled 'Wildlife Cameras Are Accidentally Capturing Humans Behaving Badly' where we head down the rabbit hole on digital snooping, being listened to by technology and the advent of sex robots. Then, we discuss an article from foxbusiness.com titled, 'Feds Crack Down On Emotional Suppo...

Nick from Big Something joins the No Simple Road crew for a conversation about creating a set list with intention, the upcoming tour "The Royal Rumble' with Andy Frasco, how having a diverse age range in band members creates a unique synergy, what it feels like to have fans that'll follow your band from show to show, what it's like to wrangle an entire festival with 'The Big What', and a whole ton...

This week we have the return of Guitarist Daniel Donato! From age 14, Donato has developed his brand of crisp, soulful, on-the-edge telecaster picking under bar lights, honing his skills and proving his mettle within the city’s prominent live music scene. All the while, a growing love of songwriting mirrored the pace of his ever-improving guitar chops. We talk to Daniel about going home at age 25,...

On Heads Talking we tackle the hard hitting news! This week we start with an article from reuters.com entitled, 'Spotify Launches Playlists For Dogs Left Home Alone' and then we get into an article form delish.com with the snappy title, 'Step Aside Pickle and Turducken, Reuben Pringle Are Now A Thing'! And finally, we get a little recap on Ryder's recent trip to Israel and the imapct that journey...

We're honored this week to have the one and only Steve Kimock as our guest! While one can say that his genre is rock, no one niche has ever confined him. Instead, through the years, he’s explored various sounds and styles based on what’s moved him at the time, whether it’s blues or jazz; funk or folk; psychedelic or boogie; gypsy or prog-rock; traditional American or world fusion. Threaded through...

On Heads Talking we tackle the hard hitting stories! This week we talk about an article from www.abcnews.com entitled, 'Marijuana Edibles Might Not Be As Safe As Originally Thought, Health Experts Warn' and then get into a little something more comfortable with a story from telegraph.co.uk entitled, 'Highly Sexual 100 Year Old Tortoise Helps Save His Endangered Species'. https://abcnews.go.com/Hea...

Jon ‘The Barber’ Gutwillig, guitarist of the Disco Biscuits, is our illustrious guest this week on No Simple Road! We talk to Jon about his feeling of an “all new” Biscuits, creating the ‘Tractor Beam’ segments of their shows, throwing a huge festival like Camp Bisco, using psychedelics as a tool to help cure creative bocks on the road, and a ton more!!!!!!! For tour news, merch, and info go to: w...

This week's 'Heads Talking' takes on the hard hitting news. CNN.com gave us this gem: "Bedbugs Were Released in a Pennsylvania Walmart and now police are investigating" written by Alaa Elassar on 1/5/2020. We talk about the psychology of bringing bugs into Wally World, the rights of the bugs themselves, our own fears surrounding pests, and give some little knows tips and info on the dreaded bedbug...

This morning we woke to news that my Dad had graduated from Earth. We had another episode ready for you all but No Simple Road has always been honest, open, real conversations. We're jumping in head first into the grief process with the NSR Family listening. We talk about what has happened, what we're feeling right now, and what you all mean to us followed by the one and only interview of my Dad,...

The first mini episode of a little new something extra from the No Simple Road Crew. Each week we will take a new non-political topic and discuss our opinions, musings, pontifications, and extrapolations on a news article or noteworthy happening. This week Apple and Aaron discuss the news article: 'Science Says Air Pollution Could be Making you Sad' by Alex Lubbin - Dec 19, 2019 from Vice News Sen...

If told about a band that consisted of only keyboards and drums, one wouldn’t be faulted for thinking, “Where’s the rest of the group?” But one listen to Amendola Vs. Blades—the funky California-based duo of Wil Blades on Hammond organ and clavinet and Scott Amendola behind the kit—and all fears will be assuaged. Blades’s cutting solos and deep bass lines make for a thick stew of soulful harmony a...