Desolation Angel Radio

This episode is the last one before 1975 50th Class Reunion. There's details in here that you'll want to know if you're coming, and even if you're not coming, there's things in here for you too. We talk about things like tickets and sponsorship (Sponsorship is an umbrella term we use to talk about money for the scholarship to a 2025 Comstock grad, and covering the dinner for former teachers and admins that are coming). There's details on the menu, how the evening will go, parking, hotels downtown to stay if you want to stay downtown that night, and details on me needing pictures, and how you can participate, even if you're not coming with a short video interview I'll play that night. Karen, John, Diana, Mary, Jan, Pat, Steve, Gina are all in here in a group conversation. Plus music from back in the day, and a second half of the show you won't want to miss from a personal (mine) standpoint. Enjoy!   Kip

One of my favorite episodes of the year - the week before Memorial Day Weekend. This episode features a really good conversation with Julie Rockcastle, Jen Raines, Payge Olson, Isa Cardenas and Steve Rockcastle about the upcoming Great Blue Heron Music Festival on July 4th, 5th and 6th at the Heron and all the different activities, features and music that will be there that weekend; volunteering opportunities so you can be part of the inner workings of the festival and get a free festival pass; this upcoming Nature and Wellness weekend at the Heron and all the free (yes, free!) activities and workshops this weekend, and the Heron's annual May Day celebration on Sunday that really kicks the summer off! Plus music and cuts from Jim Donovan & The Sun King Warriors, Driftwood, Cool Cool Cool, Jimkata, Ryan Montbleau, The Rumble feat. Chief Joseph Boudreaux Jr., Sneezy, Max Childs, New Planets, Julia., Florencia & The Feeling, Beats Antique, Andy Frasco & The UN, Shadowgrass and The Gunpoets. An hour and a half well worth listening to. Enjoy! Kip

This week is always an exciting week for the podcast. The lineup announcement for the Great Blue Heron Music Festival, July 4th, 5th, 6th at the Heron in Sherman New York. There's a conversation with Julie and Steve Rockcastle, and cuts from 11 of the 34 bands and musicians that are going to be on the stages there: Andy Frasco & The U.N. Project, Cool Cool Cool, The Rumble feat. Chief Joseph Boudreaux Jr., Shadowgrass, The Dustbowl Revival, Beats Antique, Jim Donovan & The Sun King Warriors, PA Line, Jimkata, Gunpoets and Ryan Montbleau. Turn it up, enjoy and listen to the sounds of the summer coming at you. See you there!

This episode of the Desolation Angel Radio podcast, as I head into the 14th year with it, has everything, the whole nine yards, all of it and the kitchen sink. Everything.  Heron folks, listen up          In the first hour, you're going to hear Julie Rockcastle with a quick announcement about big happenings here at the end of January around the Great Blue Heron Music Festival, this summer. When the blind faith tickets are going on sale, when the volunteer apps will be out, the vendor apps, all of it, and sooner than you think (like within a week, right here at the end of January), and some music from Heron's past. Before that, you get to hear some of the new music I listen to that's been released this week, or within the last month. The second hour has an entire conversation, about an hour's worth of it, from John Stanaszek, Karen Sparks-Sperry, Diana Parker LaPiana, Mary Knect and Pat Fair Smith, and in that conversation you'll hear us talking about the 50th Reunion for the Comstock Class of '75 that's been set for this coming summer and some details around that.  And as always, great music in between everything Kip Desolation Angel Radio is published regularly, and can be found on Podbean, with a subscription (always free) and on Spotify, iHeart Radio, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music and every streaming service. Free. Always has been, always will be. 

Another one of my traditions. The last show of the year is always, as is this one, music that I listen to; at home, in the truck, at work, my own personal soundtrack of what gets me through the day, and is also a pretty good audio record of some great music in 2024.  There's some thanks from me, and some notes about the Comstock 75 bunch, and what we can look forward to there, and what we can look forward to with shows about the Heron once we hit late Winter and early Spring, but this is really just all music to turn up and enjoy. Happy New Year!  Y'all are awesome   Kip

The annual Desolation Angel Christmas show episode is up. Some really cool Christmas music, some old classics, and some versions of Christmas songs you've never heard before. In the first hour, a Christmas greeting from Julie and Steve Rockcastle, and big shoutout from the entire Heron Crew, and in the second hour, a Christmas greeting from some members of the Comstock Class of 75, with some words and updates about the 50th class reunion next year. . and as always, my personal Christmas message to you the listeners, and my thanks to you, and some words about the Nomad Project. Enjoy!

This episode, one of the last ones of the year, before the Christmas episode, covers some territory. In the first half, you'll find a discussion with John, Karen, Gina and Steve  about the upcoming 50th Class Reunion for the Class of '75, and some details about what's happening, what's coming and how to stay in the loop. If you're a class of 75 member and never listened before, tune in. The second half finds me playing some of my favorite cuts from this year.  Next week, the Christmas show.  Enjoy   Kip

This episode of the Desolation Angel Radio podcast finds me talking with Jim Donovan, of Jim Donovan & The Sun King Warrors about their upcoming album release party this coming Saturday, the 19th in Pittsburgh. We're friends, it's a fun conversation and all the info you need to buy the album, the attend the album release and to support independent music. Cuts from the new album, and older Sun King Warriors favorites, and a Rusted Root cut. Enjoy. Links below for buying the vinyl, and where to find it on streaming. Kip Sun King Warriors Album Release Campaign Indiegogo: https://igg.me/at/-SKW/x/5913291#/   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3dPHAO1Nv59ZCmG4HO0ySE?si=JWxbFNxsQl6qUdRnjV90IA Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/sun-king-warriors/1373127515

Summer is over, and my schedule is slowing down some. Time to get caught up, and back up to speed. This episode captures a conversation back in July for the Comstock 75 Breakfast Club. Myself, Diane Parker, Mary Knecht (O'Leary), Steve Schultz, John Stanaszek and Deb Corbeil (Doud). It's pretty fascinating getting caught up. The music wanders from the normal format for a CBC meeting, I picked it for this one, due to some things that have happened in my life in the last couple of weeks. Enjoy. It's Fall, so it's all back on schedule.    Kip

This episode of the podcast finds us with the Comstock Breakfast Club again, and it's an entertaining hour of myself, Diane, Tom and Steve talking about everything under the sun, and music from them, and John, Karen and Gina chipped in with some music suggestions too. Settle in, take a listen and enjoy.    Kip

This episode of Desolation Angel Radio finds us out at the Heron Grounds on Memorial Day weekend, talking with Payge Olson, Jen Raines, Domenic Rocco, Kristy Blask and Julie about volunteering for the Great Blue Heron Music Festival and the benefits, camaraderie, community and free festival admission that brings to people who want to attend that weekend, July 5th, 6th and 7th this year, and help out. Plus general information on camping and tickets, and where to go to find those.  Music from Rubblebucket, The Tan and Sober Gentlemen, Stolen Gin, Sam Bush, Driftwood, KidBess & The Magic Ring, Joslyn & The Sweet Compression, Jimkata and Couch, all can be seen on stage at the festival this year, along with others.  Desolation Angel Radio is produced and hosted by Kip Williams and can be found at the podcast site on Podbean, and streamed, downloaded and listened to on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts and all streaming services. 

This episode of the podcast finds the Breakfast Club getting together and Diana Parker LaPiana, Mary Knecht, John Stanaszek, Karen Sparks-Sperry and me, Kip,, got together, and it's a fun conversation. We talk about everything; going home being at the center of it, and there's a lot of great music they picked out. Enjoy and listen to the conversation.   Kip

This episode of the podcast gives an update on where some things are at with the Great Blue Heron Music Festival, this July 5th, 6th and 7th in Sherman, New York at the Heron. Some information about remaining camping spots in Green Lot, and the Large RV Lot, where we need volunteers and how to find more information, and some cuts and music from New Planets, Rasta Rafiki, Stolen Gin, Jimkata, Cool Cool Cool, The Probables,Kev Rowe, Mosaic Foundation, Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad, PA Line, Folkfaces and Jim Donovan & The Sun King Warriors.  Enjoy Kip Desolation Angel Radio is on Spotify, Amazon Music, iHeart Radio, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and all streaming services

This episode of the podcast finds the Comstock Breakfast Club 75 gathering for an Evening With Garfield. You'll have to listen to the episode to catch that context, but it's an enoyable hour with myself, Jill Baskerville, Steve Schultz, John Stanaszek and Mary Knecht, and some pretty tasty music and cuts bracketing that conversation, and if you listen all the way through, an important message from me, Kip. Enjoy   Desolation Angel Radio is available on Spotify,  Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, iHeart Radio and all streaming services for subscription, download, streaming and listening Kip

This episode of the Desolation Angel Radio show finds up talking about this latest reveal of artists in the lineup, showing us the full roster, this last Wednesday, the 6th. Discussion and talk about the bands and artists, about tickets and where to purchase them, about volunteer opportunities and signing up for that, and about vendor, both merch and food, applications being open. We hear from artists like PA Line, Tiger Maple String Band, The Probables, Folkfaces, KidBess, Kev Rowe, Jim Donovan & The Sun King Warriors, Farrow, Cats on Holiday, The Tan and Sober Gentlemen, The Mosaic Foundation, Stolen Gin, Rubblebucket, Sam Bush, New Planets, Le Winston Band, New Planets, Joslyn & the Sweet Compression, Couch, Driftwood and Cool Cool Cool We talk also about the other artists on the bill; Donna the Buffalo, Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad, The Town Pants, Buffalo Zydeco, Rasta Rafiki, Rollin' Rust, Phunkademic, Blue Sky, Leftover Stew, Richie Stearns, Eastern Boys In Western Shirts, and Bill Ward. Enjoy. Desolation Angel Radio is also available free on Spotify, Amazon Music, iHeart Radio, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and all streaming services for streaming, listening, downloading and subscription for free.  Kip

This episode of Desolation Angel Radio, on the heels of the Great Blue Heron 2024 lineup announcement on Wednesday, has an interview with Julie Rockcastle where she talks about each band, and what they bring to festival, and the story behind bringing them in, and cuts from each of them; Donna The Buffalo, Sam Bush, The Town Pants, Rubblebucket, Couch, Cool Cool Cool, Driftwood, Jimkata, Stolen Gin, The Tan and Sober Gentlemen, Joslyn & The Sweet Compression, Le Winston Band, Rasta Rafiki, The Rollin' Rust, Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad....music from all of them. Plus information on how to purchase tickets. Enjoy Kip Desolation Angel Radio is available on Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, iHeart Radio and every streaming service for streaming, subscription, download and listening

This episode of the podcast finds me, Diana, and Mary talking about some very heartfelt, intense and personal "stuff", with some good observations about roots, and small town, hometown roots and bonds and working to keep those vibrant, and today and how they help get through things. The music? It's all based on Fast Car by Tracy Chapman, which we'd all heard performed at the Grammy's 3 nights before, and it took off from there with everyone contributing songs that still have impact after all this time. Selections from me, Diana, Mary and from Gina, Steve, Tom, Karen, Paula, the whole bunch chipped in. Tune in for a couple of hours, it's what long term friendship and support sound like, and I couldn't be a luckier human being. Kip Desolation Angel Radio is available on Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, iHeart Radio, Google Podcasts and all major streaming services for subscription, download, streaming and listening. 

This episode finds Payge Olson and I talking about the ticket sales for this year's Heron, July 5th, 6th, and 7th and how people can get the lowest ticket price of the season by purchasing now on blind faith without knowing the lineup, but just knowing they're going to be there, the mechanics of that, and the routes to the ticket site, and some conversation around what volunteering looks like this year. No lineup announcement yet, and there aren't any cryptic clues in the music surrounding the conversation, just music that sounds good, and that myself and Payge like. Kip Desolation Angel Radio is available to streaming, listening, downloading and subscription on Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and all streaming services as well

This episode finds me talking with, interviewing. . me. This is one of the rare shows in that in-between period of January and February that lets me stretch myself a bit with what I talk about, and with what I play, in between the talking segments, the music that I listen to myself and like. You'll find out exactly what the Nomad Project is, and exactly where it came from, the events of the last 7 years that drove it. You'll find out that the Heron is putting tickets on sale this coming week for this year's Great Blue Heron Music Festival, and you'll hear about the Comstock bunch, and what we have coming up. If you're a friend of mine from the Heron, or someone from the Comstock Breakfast Club, you're going to hear yourself name checked and thanked for some things you don't know you're due thanks for, and you'll find out, due to those same events, where my incredible sense of loyalty comes from. Enjoy! Kip Desolation Angel Radio is available for streaming, listening, downloading and subscription on Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and all streaming services.

This episode finds me talking to Julie Rockcastle and Jim Donovan, and we talk about how the Eclipse event in April out at the Heron, on April 7th and 8th. A weekend of activities, Jim Donovan and the Sun King Warriors on Sunday night with a full set, food trucks, camping available all at the Green Heron Farm and Event Center, home of the Great Blue Heron Music Festival. All the information you need about what's going to be happening that weekend, and how you can buy tickets and be there. A whole lot of music about the Sun, the Moon and the Stars, which we need right now with all of us in the grip of this winter storm. Enjoy! Kip Desolation Angel Radio is available for streaming, downloading, and listening here, and on Spotify, iHeart Music, Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and all streaming services. 

This first episode of Desolation Angel Radio for 2024 finds me in a conversation with Diane Parker (LaPiana) and Mary Knecht, both long term friends from back in Comstock days. (Seriously, watch Dazed and Confused, that was our lives). There's a few tunes in there this episode that are inspired by last night being 12th night and the start of Carnival/Mardi Gras season down in New Orleans. Enjoy the conversation, everyone is welcome.   Kip Desolation Angel Radio is available for streaming, downloading, listening on Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts and all major streaming services

This episode of the podcast finds me interviewing someone who I have an over 50 year history with. A former teacher and coach of mine in high school, and always a mentor, Coach Jack Runchey. It's his birthday today, and he has a book coming out, publication date Jan. 5th, called Asparagus! Robbie's Quest to Make The Team, and from the interview, what sounds like a fascinating book. We go all over the map in the interview, not just the book, but going back to Comstock, memories, other people we both know, catching one another up on our lives in just about every aspect. Plus there's music that's Michigan-centric, and tied to those eras. Enjoy and hour and half with us, and listen, stream or download.  Kip Desolation Angel Radio is available on Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and all podcast streaming services for subscription.

This is one of the last episodes of the year, and it's nothing but Christmas music, and holiday and Christmas messages from the Heron Family, all recorded back at the Heron Holiday party earlier this month, You'll hear Julie, Payge, Dom, Josh, Kooney, Marie, Ryan and Katie all with messages for you. Merry Christmas and Thank You Kip

This episode is literally heartwarming. A meeting of the Comstock Breakfast Club '75, the last one before Christmas, and the connection is obvious. John led a discussion asking everyone what their favorite Christmas memories of Kalamazoo and Comstock were. There's family memories, neighborhood memories, and so much laughter and love. John Stanaszek, Tom Bennett, Diane Parker LaPiana, Steve Schultz, Jill Baskerville and Mary Knecht (O'Leary) and myself spent an hour plus laughing, and smiling and remembering. This is one of the last 2 episodes of the year. Listen, stream, download, and share the living hell out of it.    Kip 

As promised, the second  half of a 2 part episode. The music I listen to everday; at home, in my earbuds, in the truck. The soundtrack of my life and what I enjoy, really like, listening to. A good way to wrap up the year waiting for the 2023 Comstock Breakfast Club 75 wrapup episode (we're meeting tomorrow) and the 2023 Heron  wrap-up episode (The holiday party is this weekend, and trust me, I'll get some things from everyone and do a final episode for that one for the year, too!)   Kip

This episode is simple, all music. It's a Part 1 of 20plus artists I listen to daily, that provide the soundtrack to my life, and gives you a peek into my brain and what I consider the music and artists I relate to best and gives me a sonic diary. Enjoy. Pt. 2 coming this week.   Kip

This one's a special one. On top of being Thanksgiving weekend, and right after my birthday, for the first time in a year, you get to actually find out who picks out what music and why they do. I have Diane Parker, John Stanaszek, Steve Schultz, Gina Hammond all talk about what they're picking out and why. Tom Bennett send one in with why he wanted it as did Jill Baskerville. It's a first, because up until now, I've never said who picked what out and why, and the conversation took a pretty intimate, profound turn as people revealed things about themselves. As well, being this close to Thanksgiving and my birthday, I find myself talking about some pretty personal things. Tune in, and give it a listen. I think you'll find yourself knowing us better. (And any Comstock person, this is for you to listen to, there's a message for all y'all in there too).  Desolation Angel Radio is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts, iHeart Radio and all streaming services for subscription, downloading, streaming for free.  Enjoy  Kip

This episode of the podcast catches up in the first hour with KerryKate Able, a good friend, and a great singer and performer who wrote, directed, produced and debuted a brand new important work here in Buffalo, Hoarding Hope (and can also be caught in another production in town, and singing basically everywhere). It's an important powerful piece of work and a thoroughly delightful conversation. The music in the first hour is all about show tunes and Broadway musicals, and her and my love of them. The second hour focuses on the the greatest rock and roll band in the world, The Rolling Stones, and Hackney Diamonds, the newest album and yes, they're still putting out great music with some incredible collaborations, and my own other tastes in music and goes into blues, jazz, r & b, and the other niches you may not know that I love and listen to everyday along with the gritty r & b and country tinged rock that everyone knows I love.  Desolation Angel Radio is available free on Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Apple podcasts, Google podcasts and every streaming service for subscription, streaming, downloading and listening.  Enjoy  Kip

This episode of the podcast finds another meeting of the Breakfast Club. Diane Parker LaPiana, Tom Bennett, Steve Schultz and myself got together last week. The conversation ranged, and got pretty in depth, as we talked about life, love, loss,, a gathering that took place lately. and everything else. Those 3 picked the bulk of the music. In the back half of the episode, you're going to find a world premiere. After 7 years of not writing and not performing, I put together a spoken word piece and it's in here. (Comstock folks, and my present day Heron crew don't know that I wrote and performed regularly when I lived in New Orleans) and I picked the back half of the music, (there's even a tune specifically dedicated to Diane, Mary, Lola, Laurie, Gayle, all of you, that whole bunch) and if you listen real close, there's a story and a message in that set.  Kip Desolation Angel Radio is available for streaming, listening, downloading and subscribing on Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and every major streaming service.   

This episode goes into a category of music I love. Music I discovered, listened to, musicians I got to know when I lived in New Orleans. An entire show of music, that unless you live there, that unless you dive deep into that style of music, probably haven't heard. It will be next week before we have a meeting of the Comstock Breakfast Club 75 (and there's information in this one about Lola's service on Friday the 29th and how to see it or listen to it and information on helping her family out), and it will be a couple of weeks before I do a wrap up show for the Heron 2023 season, so we're still doing music that I love and listen to, and is part of the fabric of my life.  Enjoy, Kip Desolation Angel Radio can be found on Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Google podcasts and all streaming services for listening, downloading and subscribing

This episode opens with a short 3 song tribute set and takes off into a couple of hours of new music, music that I love and is the soundtrack of my day. Music from Steve Earle, Lucero, Jason Isbell,  Sturgill Simpson of course and new tracks from brand new albums or upcoming albums from Morgan Wade, Margo Price, Zach Bryan, Lydia Loveless, Lincoln Durham, Grace Potter, Ashley McBryde, Caleb Caudle, Chris Stapleton, Grace Potter and a whole lot more.  Enjoy Desolation Angel Radio is available on Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and all major streaming services for download, streaming, listening. Kip

This episode of the podcast calls itself "just music", but that's probably an understatement. In recognition of 30,000 listeners, of being both national and international, it's a thank you from me to you. A throwback to when it started 13 years ago, and all music, the music I listen to everyday, loud, my tunes, the things that get me through a day, so there's of course Lucero, both starting it and closing it, and Jason Isbell, Sturgill Simpson (always those 3) and Chris Stapleton, Ryan Bingham, Beth Hart, Lucinda Williams, Cross Canadian Ragweed, Reckless Kelly, Lincoln Durham, The Revivalists, The Record Company, Social Distortion and originals like Steve Earle, John Mellencamp and Bruce sneaking in and dueting with a couple of people. The Gaslight Anthem, Allison Russell, Elle King, Ashley McBryde. The music that built this podcast, and is the soundtrack of my life. For anyone who knows me, yup, the songs are picked on purpose because each of them holds a piece of me, and if you put the pieces together, there's a very true narrative in them. Enjoy, and Thank You, all of you, Thank Y'all. . so much Kip Desolation Angel Radio is on Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and every major streaming service.  Again, thank you

This episode of the podcast sees me checking in with the Comstock Breakfast Club 75 edition. Steve Schultz, Jill Baskerville, Gina Thomas (Hammond) and John Stanaszek makes it in at the beginning to say Hi before having to attend to things he had going on that evening. Musically, it's a set of absolute masters. Artists that were relevant then, and still relevant and putting out new creative works now. Sit back, enjoy and listen. Once again, old friends that are a lot more than old friends, as we talk about some pretty deep relevant things.  Desolation Angel Radio is available for listening, streaming, downloading and subscription on Spotify, Amazon Music, iHeart Radio, Apple podcasts, Google podcasts and every major podcast collection and streaming service.  Kip

This episode of Desolation Angel Radio takes me to an interview with Gregory Haley, an old friend, who's just published a novel, Stranger In The Valley. It's a good conversation about the book, where it came from, and some of the ideas and complex interwoven stories in the narrative, and an enjoyable conversation between old friends. The music this episode is selected with a definite end in mind, every cut, every piece has a connection to a literary piece or pieces, and there's a definite prize for the person, or group that can figure that puzzle out. Desolation Angel Radio is available for streaming, downloading, listening and subscription on Spotify, Amazon Music, iHeart Radio, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and all streaming services.  Kip

This episode of the podcast is music, pure and simple. New music, new cuts, new releases and cuts from upcoming albums being released over the next 2 months. The music I listen to loud that makes me smile, and makes my heart sing. Great Blue Heron was last weekend, and it's another week before the Comstock Breakfast Club 75 meets, so it's a chance for me to go back to my roots, to where the podcast began, and just play music that I like and you probably will too. Turn it up. Loud. Kip Desolation Angel Radio is available for streaming, downloading, listening and subscription on Spotify, iHeart Radio, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music and all streaming services

A couple of weeks ago, Diane Parker LaPiana, Mary Knecht (O'Leary), Tom Bennett, Jill Baskerville and myself got together for one of our monthly Comstock 75 Breakfast Club meetings. We went on a bit. I've edited down over 2 1/2 hours of conversation between the 5 of us (yes, we can talk) to about an hour and surrounded it on either side with some great summer music from back in the day picked by all of us. It is, when you listen, a lot more than old friends just catching up and talking about what happens. It's the sound of connection, and friendship and decades of lives. Anymore, when it all comes down to it, that's what really counts. So turn it on, stream it, enjoy and we'll get together again real soon   Kip

This episode is chock full. We talk about workshops, activities, vendors (both food and merch) and volunteer opportunities at the 30th Great Blue Heron Music Festival coming up here in less than 25 days. We have a good interview with Avi and Uma, who are facilitating the upcoming inaugural Intentional Camping weekend at the Heron, the first of 4 this Summer, coming up here in a couple of weeks, and what's it's about and how you can be part of that weekend. We even talk about the 2nd annual Barnapalooza, the Heron Pre-fest party held next door to the Heron Festival grounds, and what that's about and how you can attend. Music throughout the episode from bands playing at the30th GBH Music Festival: Peter Rowan, Folkfaces, Tiger Maple String Band, Smackdab, St. Vith, Root Shock, Orquesta La Muralla, Driftwood, Miller and The Other Sinners, Mo' Mojo, PA Line and New Planets.  (Bonus segment: Near the end, I have some time, and you get to hear what I listen to, what Kip listens to, when the weather turns, and the windows are down and I'm singing along, loud, the music that makes me love music and always have) Desolation Angel Radio is available on Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and all podcast collection services for streaming, listening, subscription and download

This episode of the Desolation Angel Radio podcast is a full one. Information about the upcoming May Day at the Heron and the Celebration of Life for Tammy Rayborne, both this upcoming Memorial Day weekend. Information about volunteering and tickets for the 30th Great Blue Heron Music Festival.  In-depth interviews with Steve Rockcastle, Dave Weinberg, and Renee Manning. Music from bands you'll hear at the festival. Peter Rowan, Couch, Henhouse Prowlers, The Tan and Sober Gentlemen, Keller and the Keels, Farrow, Driftwood, Kevin Kinsella, Donna the Buffalo, Kaleta and Super Yamba, Dr. Bacon and Jim Donovan & The Sun King Warriors.  Enjoy Kip Desolation Angel Radio is available on Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and all podcast services for streaming, subscription, downloading and listening

This episode of the podcast finds me interviewing Robert Dean, an author out of Austin, Texas that I knew when we both lived in New Orleans. (He's also known as Bobby Hilliard) His new book, Existential Thirst Trap is one of the better I've wrapped my head around in a while, and one I highly recommend. Listen in as we talk for an hour about where the book comes from, the soul and state of writing in 2023 and being who we are, head on off into talking about common experiences living in New Orleans, about growing up in Great Lakes (he's from Chicago, I'm from Michigan, halfway between Chicago and Detroit) and just generally have a good time. Listen to the episode, buy the book. There's some great music in here this week too. Kip Desolation Angel Radio is available on Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts and all podcast services for streaming, subscription, download and listening.

This episode of the podcast finds us talking to Julie Rockcastle and Minde Hankins about the upcoming opening weekend of the season, Memorial Day weekend with Sunday being Heron May Day 2023 and the Celebration of Life for Tammy Rayborne on Saturday. As well, a good conversation with Les Ticknor where we talk about his history with the Heron, going back to the first one, and we wind up talking about ways of supporting sober people at the Heron. There's a short segment with me at the end about volunteer opportunities, and Spring work that has started now. Music from bands that will be at the Great Blue Heron 30th this upcoming summer on June 30th, July 1st and 2nd. Driftwood, Folkfaces, Jim Donovan & Sun King Warriors, Peter Rowan, Kevin Kinsella, Kaleta, The Probables and Farrow.  Desolation Angel Radio is available on Spotify, iHeart  Radio, ,Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and all podcast streaming services for subscription, download, streaming, listening and more.  Thank You Kip

Tonight as we continue to bring voices, your voices, our voices to these days we live in, and gain perspective on what Covid-19 is doing to our lives, two more fascinating interviews. Brian McGolgan, a friend out of New Orleans, with an extensive background in the city's music; DJ at WWOZ, worked at Tipitina's. We talk music, especially on this JazzFest in Place weekend and he does have some stories (possibly one of the funnier ones I've ever heard about Mac (Dr. John) and his unique use of language), about R&B music. For anyone outside that city, you think you know music? Take listen and get an education, and we talk about live music forward after this is over.Skip Clark joins us tonight as well. A PdD and Professor of history and specifically, his concentration and classes he taught in the history of Europe during the Bubonic Plague years, the Black Death. He brings insight and expertise very few others can or could and we talk about that period, and it's lessons for today.As always, it's free to stream, download or listen to, just head out on the link. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tonight, in the ongoing series of bringing different voices, your voices, our voices to the Covid-19 epidemic that's changing our lives, two really interesting interviews. Dwayne Brashears, from down in New Orleans, former program director at WWOZ (best radio station in the country) and we talk everything; JazzFest (which would be going on now), Mardi Gras culture, Mardi Gras Indians and Super Sunday, how Covid-19 is and will affect musicians, venues, restaurants from here forward, and as a long time Burning Man attendee, Dwayne and I talk cancelled festivals. (Annnddd of course, being a bit homesick, the intro music tonight is Galactic, and the outro is Allen Toussaint, and Mac (Dr. John). Our other guest is my good friend Elizabeth Whitacre, Buffalo resident and small business owner, and also probably one of the best card readers I know, we talk that, and what she saw beforehand, and keeps seeing now, and we talk about effects on small business, and we talk about trauma response, and keeping a business alive during this time. Free to download, stream or listen to, always. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tonight, we did our normal Sunday show with Greg Haley. Couple of things here. For those who know Greg and I, take a listen, because tonight, we were just "us", it's like sitting around at camp listening to the two of us get going on a normal roll on the things that he and I are known to talk about, regularly, economics, politics, society, and our take on all of it. About midway, both he and I do have some messages, a message for Brushwood folks that it would be worth your time to listen to. There's actually a pretty personal message from me to anyone who knows me near the end, and the music tonight? Well I got a little carried away, and there's a dance party at the end. Enjoy. Free to download, stream, listen to, always. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tonight, we bring some more light to the darkness. 3 beautiful human souls talking about art, mental and emotional support and wellness and resources, creativity, and some spiritual insights. Cynthia Voegel talks about art, 14th century art, and how previous epidemics informed and shaped art, and how that applies to today, and what may come, and has some very kind things to say about one of her mentors, Dr. Ken Payne (and we talk haircuts)Jessica Ewanic talks about trauma support, and emotional support peer to peer, and has a very comprehensive list of resources available, counseling available, phone numbers for everything from domestic violence, abuse, sexual assault, addiction and substance abuse, suicide hotlines (and we talk French Onion Soup)Jeci Skywalker talks about some of the spiritual underpinnings of what's occurring, shadow work so necessary to (gently) confront and staying healthy, well and creative through this, using personal creative processes (and we talk brunch)All 3 souls bring some true light and hope to what's happening, some resources and information. (And in the course of doing this one, I wind up revealing a whole lot of how I got from Kip BC [before Corona], who now seems like a couple of "me's" and a lifetime ago, to Kip AC [After Corona] and what's happening now for me, and what may be forward, didn't intend that one, but it turns out well.) So, in that effort to bring voices, your voices, our voices, a chorus of voices, and provide a living document of what these times are doing to the collective us, and how we're responding, that's tonight's show, a couple of hours of thoughtful, insightful, intentional conversation by these 3 to help light a candle, to go with all of your candles against the darkness. Free to stream, listen to, download or subscribe to, all paywalls are down, it's free.Kip See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tonight, we brought a chorus of voices in, Kristina Murray, Gretchen, Cate and Frank Dalton, TJ Laffan, Eric Vazquez, Skip Clark, Cathi Wilson, Gary Faulkenbery and Tammy Criswell. . all to just give their love to you all, to Brushwood and to Teresa, and put their voices towards telling everyone to stay safe, and we'll all be together again. Just give it a listen, and hear your friends. Free to download, stream or listen to. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tonight, the show is my once a week solo show, information and resources you can use to navigate these days we live in, some help hopefully, no matter where you live, and my own observations on what I see every day, every week out there, my own hopes, fears and feelings about what I'm seeing and see looking ahead. And tonight, of course, Jackson Browne, who's been diagnosed with Covid-19, and John Prine, one more time, when he gets to Heaven. Free to download, stream and listen to. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tonight, we continue to bring voices, your voices, our voices to the events shaping what's happening around us. Quick hello's and words from people like Pockets Holland, Big Rob (Rob Stoddard), Todd Huslander and Julie Rockcastle and Steve Rockcastle. Shout-outs to all of you this Sunday evening, and messages of hope. Free to download, stream, listen to, and here for you to connect with voices you want to hear. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tonight we continued our mission of bringing different voices, your voices, our voices to the Coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic, and how it's affecting all of you, and provide some information, resources and hope. Tonight, it was Kristina Murray on the interview, as we talked about radical acceptance, trauma response, hope, different people's responses, and some tools to cope with all of it. Tune in, enjoy. Free to download, stream and listen to. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tonight we continued our week of looking at mental and emotional wellness and recapped some of the free resources that are now available and have sprung up to help people cope with, get through some of the anxiety, stress and fear and depression that this crisis is bringing into people's lives, and doing so gently, and without judgment and just being of service. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tonight, we continued to bring voices, different voices, your voices, our voices to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and how we're all dealing with it. This week, we'll concentrate and focus on mental and emotional wellbeing and coping with the anxiety, unease and fear that this pandemic is bringing to everyone's lives. Tonight, Jim Balmer, whom I've known 40 years, and has been in field of health services, addiction recovery and mental health for 40 years. Turns out that there's a lot that 12 Step programs have to offer that crosses over from addiction to isolation and quarantine, and Jim and I talk about some of those resources that are available to you, resources that are free that have sprung up online and virtually, literally exploded in the course of a month, and that not only can you, or an addict, recovering or not use, but that anyone can use to deal with fear, dread, the loss of control, and the feelings of being isolated and trapped that this entire thing has brought about. Free to download, stream or listen to, no paywalls, and also available on Spotify, iHeart Radio, iTunes, Apple Podcasts and more for free. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tonight, Sunday, we continued our series of bringing voices, your voices, our voices, to how we’re responding to the Covid-19 crisis with the return of Greg Haley, a Sunday show regular. In a wide-ranging conversation we talked about things like health care and what it will look like beyond this, the higher education system and what changes may occur there, and economic and societal look-aheads. He brings a thoughtful perspective, and one filled with hope, because along with fighting the current fight we have, we all have to look ahead, and Greg does. And fittingly, because I do open and close every show with a song, and not just any song this show. Bill Withers, gone this week from Covid-19, live at Carnegie Hall, now dark, and you do want to listen and sing along at the end as he leads the audience in Lean On Me, because that’s what we all need to do right now, so sing, brothers and sisters, sing it loud. Sing it so I can hear it in Buffalo, and we all can hear one another. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.