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No Simple Road is a Grateful Dead Podcast highlighting musicians, artists, writers and fellow members of the psychedelic, jam band, festival and Grateful Dead communities.
The gang talks about how 'No Simple Road Podcast' received its name, the merits of breaking the rules while songwriting, when artists deliver a moment of clarity in their music and how to be complicated without being pretentious, among other things.
Aaron skipped lunch but planned to have Chicken Parmesan for dinner.

• Bill Laurance - Red Sand
• King Tubby - Zion Gate Dub
• Leon III - Fly Migrator | 1
• Frank Zappa - Stink-Foot
• Reggie Watts - Space Is A Place
• Minus The Bear - Absinthe Party At The Fly Honey Warehouse
• Polyrhythmics -Lord Of The Fries | 1
• Tame Impala - Alter Ego
  

1. Guest pick from Aaron Schafer of No Simple Road Podcast

This episode was originally recorded live on August 21st, 2022

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Galaxy Jams Reacts is a program where musicians, music fans and industry professionals listen to and discuss hand-picked and fan-picked music together. Submit your favorite song to be featured on our program and check out our upcoming livestream schedule at www.galaxyjamsreacts.com
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Galaxy Jams Reacts is produced by Michael Mahgerefteh and E.J. Toudt from the Starfire Studios in Norfolk, Virginia

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Jesse Miller is a Philadelphia-based musician best known as the Bassist, Sampler and Modular Synth player for the instrumental electronic jam band, Lotus. Lotus has influences of classic electronic dance music, funk, post-rock and dance-rock. Over the years, their unique musical blend of electronica with jam music has helped forge a new path in the jamband landscape, influencing many younger bands in the scene.
The gang talks about the songwriting approach to turn electronic songs into a live instrumental performance, using auto-tune as a tool - not a crutch, when long droning bass parts lend itself to the other parts over top of it, how Jesse's side project 'Octave Cat' came to be, and why Fred Again makes Mike drive around in the car like a sad boy - among other things.

Jesse prepared some latkes the day before so he cooked up a couple of those for lunch but was waiting for some green chili to cook up that he was going to eat after the show.

• ZHU - In The Morning | 1
• Daft Punk - One More Time
• Bicep - Waterfall | 2
• STS9 - Metameme
• Fred Again - Bleu (better with time)
• DAPHNI - Crimson | 2
• King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard - Interior People
  

1. Fan Pick by Nate Levine from Norfolk, Virginia
2. Guest Pick by Jesse Miller from Lotus

This episode was originally recorded live on October 9, 2022

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Galaxy Jams Reacts is a program where musicians, music fans and industry professionals listen to and discuss hand-picked and fan-picked music together. Submit your favorite song to be featured on our program and check out our upcoming livestream schedule at www.galaxyjamsreacts.com
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Galaxy Jams Reacts is produced by Michael Mahgerefteh and E.J. Toudt from the Starfire Studios in Norfolk, Virginia

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Pantheon Podcast Network is the largest music podcast network in the world. Christian Swain is also the co-creator and host of Rock N Roll Archaeology

The gang talks about whether the music or the members is what defines a band, the pros and cons of having politically charged material as an artist, creating music for the setting you desire, and Taco Bell at 2 AM, among other things. Lots of great and in-depth conversations with Christian, The Rock and Roll Archeologist.

Christian had a "Dinosaur Sandwich", a Vietnamese Banh Mi sandwich with Chicken, for lunch.

• Led Zeppelin - Four Sticks | 1
• Rush - Freewill | 2
• David Bowie - Station To Station | 3
• Rhino Bucket - Beat To Death Like A Dog | 4
• The Clash - London Calling | 3
• Tiny Tim - Tiptoe Through The Tulips | 5
  

1. Fan Request by Christy Alexander Hallberg, host of the Rock Is Lit podcast
2. Fan Request by Matthew Szczepanski, host of the Audio Judo podcast
3. Guest Pick by Christian Swain of Pantheon Podcasts
4. Fan Request from Chris Czynszak, host of Decibel Geek podcast and organizer of the Rock N Pod Music Podcast Expo
5. Fan Request by Thessaly Lerner, host of American Prankster: Wavy Gravy's Life Story podcast.
   

This episode was originally recorded live on October 6, 2022

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Galaxy Jams Reacts is a program where musicians, music fans and industry professionals listen to and discuss hand-picked and fan-picked music together. Submit your favorite song to be featured on our program and check out our upcoming livestream schedule at www.galaxyjamsreacts.com
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Galaxy Jams Reacts is produced by Michael Mahgerefteh and E.J. Toudt from the Starfire Studios in Norfolk, Virginia

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That Eric Alper Show SiriusXM Host and Publicist, Eric Alper

The gang talks about live music making a huge comeback, why people are upset that Billie Eilish doesn't know who Van Halen is, the huge importance that cultural context plays towards a song and why Eric Alper loves Jerry Lee Lewis, among other things.
Eric Alper had nothing for lunch, but during the show, he was eating Skittles. Because it contained everything that he wanted ... “sugar, sugar, and more sugar.”
Show quote:
“It was an honor and a pleasure and absolutely, let’s do it again.” - Eric Alper

• Rush - Red Barchetta
• Frank Zappa and The Mothers - Camarillo Brillo | 1
• Jerry Lee Lewis - Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On | 2
• Thelonious Monk Quartet - Misterioso | 3
  

1. Fan Pick by Ari Fink, senior director of music programming at SiriusXM
2. Guest Pick by Eric Alper
3. Fan Pick by Dennis McNally, publicist for The Grateful Dead

This episode was originally recorded live on January 23rd, 2023

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Galaxy Jams Reacts is a program where musicians, music fans and industry professionals listen to and discuss hand-picked and fan-picked music together. Submit your favorite song to be featured on our program and check out our upcoming livestream schedule at www.galaxyjamsreacts.com
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Galaxy Jams Reacts is produced by Michael Mahgerefteh and E.J. Toudt from the Starfire Studios in Norfolk, Virginia

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The String Cheese Incident is an American jam band from Telluride, Colorado and formed in 1993. Their music has elements of bluegrass sounds, as well as rock, electronica, calypso, country, funk, jazz, Latin, progressive rock, reggae, and psychedelia.

The gang discusses hyper maximalist music, when a song compels you to take action, how the physical position of an instrument can make all the difference and using your tools as effectively as possible to connect with yourself and the audience, among other things.

Jason had Apple Slices and a Cliff Bar for lunch.

• Osibisa - Woyaya | 1
• Mark Ronson & The Business Int'l ft. Boy George - Somebody To Love Me | 2
• Brotherly - System | 3
• Toto - Africa | 4
• Lionel Hampton - Flying Home | 5
• Ojos Del Brujo - Color | 3
• Fela Kuti - Zombie | 6

1. Fan Pick from Russ Lawton of Trey Anastasio Band
2. Fan Pick from Kyle O'Quin of Portugal. The Man
3. Guest Pick from Jason Hann of The String Cheese Incident
4. Fan Pick from Scott Bernstein of Jambase
5. Fan Pick from Kelly Smith of the 'String Cheese Incident Fans' Facebook Group
6. Fan Pick from Kris Hodges, creator of Floydfest

This episode was originally recorded live on October 14, 2022

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Galaxy Jams Reacts is a program where musicians, music fans and industry professionals listen to and discuss hand-picked and fan-picked music together. Submit your favorite song to be featured on our program and check out our upcoming livestream schedule at www.galaxyjamsreacts.com
Check out all of our social links here
Support the show here
Galaxy Jams Reacts is produced by Michael Mahgerefteh and E.J. Toudt from the Starfire Studios in Norfolk, Virginia