Brokedown Podcast

Nov 22 2024 135 ep. 130 mins 234

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Bringing you a regular dose of Grateful Dead music, news, and discussion.

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Sean Thompson's Weird Ears

Nov 22 2024 206 mins

Greetings, Dead Freaks! My guest this episode is Nashville, based guitarist Sean Thompson. We talk bout his background in Nashville, his local scene, and his solo project, Sean Thompson's Weird Ears. Naturally, we get into some Good Ole Grateful Dead along the way.

Remembering Phil Lesh

Nov 05 2024 205 mins

With the help of a few friends, I pay tribute to the late Phil Lesh.

Jeremy Kizina

Oct 08 2024 161 mins

In this episode I chat with guitarist, Jeremy Kizina, about his return to guitar and his recent release "Our Ghosts Follow". We dig into his background as a touring musician, his wide-ranging influences, and, of course, the Grateful Dead. I sneak in a couple of new music recommendations at the top of the show and there's a terrific mix of Dead in the back half.

LP Giobbi

Sep 24 2024 139 mins

I'm back again with the terrific LP Giobbi on the show. We talk about her new album, "DOTR", her Garcia remixes, her live sets, and how the infectious family vibes of the house music scene is not so far off from the Grateful Dead family. Stick around afterwards for some good old Grateful Dead.

Getting Heavy with Jeffrey Alexander

Aug 27 2024 152 mins

Back again with Jeffrey Alexander to talk about all the recent and upcoming Heavy Lidders activity along with my recap from Deep In The Valley fest. There's also a killer mix of tunes waiting for you after the interview so dig on in and enjoy!

Dave Harrington's Skull Dream

Aug 13 2024 149 mins

Dave Harrington (Darkside, Taper's Choice) joins me to talk about his latest solo album, "Skull Dream" out now on his new label, Maximum Overdub. We take the time to catch up on a few projects he's worked on since we last spoke, including Taper's Choice and, very recently, playing Garcia's Alligator guitar onstage. I cut off a couple slices of his music and then wrap things up with

Andy Logan of Grateful Guitars

Jul 30 2024 169 mins

BrokedownPod returns with new music, a great guest, and some good old Grateful Dead. Andy Logan, founder of the Grateful Guitars Foundation and steward of Jerry Garcia's Alligator guitar joins me to discuss the mission of the foundation, the magic within these special instruments, a new benefit album, and the upcoming show to support the foundation.

Mikey Wehling

Mar 19 2024 145 mins

Back at last with a fresh episode and a terrific guest, St. Louis picker, Mikey Wehling. Wehling has taken to the dobro in recent years which you can hear on his latest releases, Camp Scout Vol. 1 & 2. We get into that, his days with Messy Jiverson, some classic flat pickers, a bit of Phish, and some good old Grateful Dead.

Matt Valentine Returns

Jan 16 2024 189 mins

We're back again for a new year with a special episode that features the return of Matt Valentine (Wet Tuna, MV & EE) to the podcast. We get kind of out there on this long chat but, along the way, we talk about long form music as a practice, the fiddlyness of envelope filters, and then zoom in on the upcoming Wet Tuna/Dunza split 7" release. Lastly we talk about the one hundred min

Daniel Bachman

Dec 12 2023 143 mins

This episode features a long awaited conversation with Daniel Bachman. Don't fret the early audio issues, we cross that hurdle, skim through a little local Virginia stuff, and get into the making of his latest record "When The Roses Come Again" and so much more. This includes the incredible "Stop MVP" benefit album Daniel helped put together with WarHen records. You can hear all ab