Psychedelics and Music: Aaron Schafer's Thoughts on the Intersection of Two Powerful Forces

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12/20/22 • 95 min

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

Guest pick from Aaron Schafer of No Simple Road Podcast

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

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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

Guest pick from Aaron Schafer of No Simple Road Podcast

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

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