Jam Space with Zac Crye

Mucho Drums is a powerhouse drummer, and overall incredible human. He's played for Great Electric Quest, El Perro, Gygax, and many others. His debut solo album 'Let it Rip,' is a high-energy rock and roll experience. We talk with Mucho about music, love, and family on today's episode of Jam Space Podcast.Follow Mucho @muchodrums support his album wherever you listen to music. Subscribe to the show for more content!Follow us @Jamspacepodcast

Guitarist Juho “Hässi” Hämäläinen from Muurame, Finland is best known for playing heavy Finnish language rock in the band Rane Rautiainen & Paha Kaksonen, as well as for his long running AC/DC tribute band Dirty Deeds Indeed. He is also a member of the hard rock band HA/DA.     With his debut single Bump The Hump Machine, released today under the artist name Hässi, Hämäläinen takes a cheerful detour into groovy instrumental music.   Watch the music video: https://youtu.be/o_S_TJESbjcListen to the single on music services (Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer, Tidal, Amazon Music etc.): https://push.fm/fl/hassi-bthmFeaturing a throwback episode to EP 47: Lynx (Old Blood)

Brian Fruge is the guitarists for Whether from Shreveport, LA. Follow them @whetherrulez Bandcamp: https://whether318.bandcamp.com Follow us @jamspacepodcast Hudu Akil: @huduakil

John Rosales is the singer/guitarist for Austin-based hard rock band Holy Death Trio. He also host the Stoic Rockstar YouTube channel. Follow @holydeathtrio @stoicrockstar

Also includes throwback EP 35: Warlung (Phil and George) New Finnish progressive rock band Kuumet prepares to release their debut album this spring. Now they have released the first single "Swithen" from the upcoming album.Listen to the single on music services (Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer, Tidal, Bandcamp etc.) https://push.fm/fl/kuumet-swithenLyricist Janne Koskinen's thoughts about the song:"I was thinking about the state of the world at that time: we had gone from real jungles to concrete jungles, where everyone fights for themselves and their own interests. The common good is just an idea that can be sacrificed, and it doesn't matter if it dies, as long as you get what you want. There is a tired, fatalistic tone to it, now that I think about it.Yes, it reflects on how people today live almost as if it were their last day. The fail-fast business ethic has taken hold in social thinking, and one's own good life is now the most important thing, and it doesn't matter if collective destruction is knocking at the door.What then, if we don't survive? It was such a lovely ride!”Kuumet started in 2019 in the aftermath of a tribute gig for a Finnish prog legend. The band, which was put together at the initiative of Vesa Ranta (ex-Sentenced, The Abbey, Cemetery Skyline), who had once hung up his drum sticks at the time, ended up with players from Oulu, including The Aeon, THJKB and Hietaketu. Musically, Kuumet operates on the more prog side of rock, the songs may be rambling, but avoiding the pitfalls of indulgent gimmickry. The influences are most found in the legacy of the sprawling rock bands of the 1970s and the more melodic side of heavy rock that rose to prominence in the 1990s.The songs also reveal the band's fascination with cinematic expression.Kuumet's debut album Nova depicts the struggle of modern man in time: it contains dystopian images, addictions and death, but also glimpses of hope here and there, whether in the form of a bright exploding supernova or the belief that life continues after man. https://www.instagram.com/kuumet.band/Kuumet @ Facebookhttps://www.youtube.com/@KuumetBand

John Gist is the host of Planet Desert Rock Weekend IV Featuring: The Atomic Bitchwax, The Devil & the Almighty Blues, Fuzz Sagrado, Freedom Hawk, The Quill, Throttlerod, The Well, The Heavy Eyes, Westing, Dirty Streets, Kaiser, Saturna, Isaak, Saint Karloff, High Desert Queen, Paralyzed, Bone Church, Familiars, and Phantom HoundLive at The Usual Place Ticket Link Here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/planet-desert-rock-weekend-vi-in-las-vegas-jan-29-feb1-2026-tickets-1254021715709Planet Desert Rock Weekend VI Playlist:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2EBcJHjbMeDokzdhXNSZS6?si=9d25404b7410444cFollow us @Jamspacepodcast

Featuring: Aaron Wall, Bone Church, Eric Calvert, John Rosales, Mike D, David Wilburn, Steve Colca, Nacho Maldonado, Dan Frick. John Gist, Stephen Bishop, John Quinn, Ross Brown.

Best of Jam Space Podcast Vol 1 Featuring: Kyle Juett (Mothership,) Tom Frank (Duel,) Tony Reed (Mos Generator,) Todd Severin (Ripple Music,) and many more!

Finnish melodic death/doom metal band The Harbinger released a new EP 'Gates of Hell' via Inverse Records. Also a brand new music video 'Bleak Salvation' is unleashed today and it's available here: https://youtu.be/r7KIQF_zFGg LISTEN to 'Gates of Hell' EP on streaming services: https://push.fm/fl/the-harbinger-ep  WATCH Hollow music video: https://youtu.be/1VvGF_7o7B0 WATCH Sleepless music video: https://youtu.be/0ruWLSsza5I BIOGRAPHY:From the cracks of concrete hell, Kouvola, Finland, rises a new band with beautiful yearning doom metal melodies and crushing death metal riffs.  The band was formed in the cold winter of 2016. After some line up changes and finding their sound, the band released their first EP ”Shadows Dance” in three singles between 2020-2021. ”Dead Ends” EP was released in 2023 and it felt like the band had sharpened their sound and style. A New EP "Gates of Hell" was released in December 2025 via Inverse Records.

John Quinn is the drummer for the bands Secrets of Lost Empires and Mosara both based out of Phoenix, AZ. John and I discuss all of the work that Secrets has been up to this year and the upcoming GLORY OR DEATH RECORDS Friends and Family Showcase: Back-to-back concerts in Tempe, AZ and San Diego, CA June 7th and 8th Featuring Kelley Juett, Secrets of Lost Empires, Tzimani, Phantom Hound, Hudu Akil, Formula 400, and Great Electric Quest. Ticket Links here: Tempe: https://www.facebook.com/events/3750053211915097/ San Diego: https://www.burningbeardbrewing.com/.../glory-or.../489 Follow Secrets of Lost Empires @secretsoflostempires

Ryan Arnold is the bassist/vocalist for Weapon of Pride out of Tempe, AZ. Their recent music video release for the track "Crusades" is available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ridQzJ2gBCc They play tonight at Yucca Tap Room with Serpants in the Rainbow and Early Moods More info at weaponofpride.com

Wayne Rudell is the guitarist/vocalist for Fuzz Evil out of Sierra Vista, AZ. They recently released an album titled "New Blood" available here: fuzzevil.bandcamp.com

Ryan Garney is the vocalist for TX rockers, High Desert Queen. He is also a partner of Lick of my Spoon Productions. We talk their recent European Tour, their newfound bond with Mario Lalli, Ripplefest TX; and much more! Check out the band's recent split LP with Blue Heron from Ripple Music https://highdesertqueen.bandcamp.com/album/turned-to-stone-chapter-8-the-wake Ripplefest Tx Tix FESTIVAL TIX: https://bit.ly/faroutxripplefest PREPARTY TIX: https://www.eventbrite.com/.../ripplefest-texas-pre-party... AFTERPARTY TIX: https://www.eventbrite.com/.../ripplefest-texas... FB EVENT: https://www.facebook.com/events/1351567998746933/

Ross Brown is the guitarist for Vermilion Whiskey out of Lafayette, LA. They just released a record titled Crimson and Stone featuring Tommy Buckley on drums. Ross also runs Bougie Bologna - a 100-percent butthole-free bologna, and 10 South Productions - a multimedia outlet. They're playing the Freetown Boom Boom Room in Lafayette, LA tonight. Show details here: https://www.instagram.com/vermilionwhiskey/ https://vermilionwhiskey.bandcamp.com/album/crimson-stone

Unleashing their most audacious offering to date, Sargassus present their new EP, King of the Sun, a monstrous addition to their progressive death metal discography. These four tracks, composed in an intuitive manner in live jamming sessions and recorded in 2023, forge a unique sonic landscape that stands as testament to the band's unyielding artistic evolution. The members of Sargassus continue to refine their skills weaving intricate, complex musical structures with raw, powerful emotion. https://sargassus.com    https://www.facebook.com/sargassusband  https://www.instagram.com/sargassusband  https://sargassus.bandcamp.com  

Yucca Tap Room | Wed. Aug. 23rd APE MACHINE// Portland, OR //www.facebook.com/apemachinemusicGLITTER WIZARD// San Francisco, CA //www.facebook.com/glitterwizardwagonMOSARAwww.facebook.com/mosaradoomWEAPON OF PRIDEwww.facebook.com/weaponofpride-----6:30PM // ALL AGES // $15 adv - $20 day of https://www.simpletix.com/e/ape-machine-glitter-wizard-at-the-nile-und-tickets-137933?fbclid=IwAR3uBmnj_-0w2FiwthWLuP7MutDI7n9xon0LHtg1cQDv8-LLcyIHnlJlbnY

Dan Frick is the guitarist/vocalist for Formula 400 out of San Diego, CA. Their recent album release, 'Divination,' debuted at no.2 on the Doom Charts and is available on their bandcamp at formula400.bandcamp.com

Stephen Bishop is the guitarist/vocalist for Thunder Horse out of San Antonio, TX. Their new album 'After the Fall' hit number 1 on the Doom Charts this past month. We talk about their recent trip to Albuquerque for Burque City Rock Fest, and the upcoming 'Ripplefest Texas,' taking place in Austin, TX next month. Follow the band @thunderhorse_tx https://thunderhorse.bandcamp.com/

Cavern Deep is a slow, heavy band, founded 2019, by members from Zonaria and Swedish retro riffsters Gudars Skymning. The band released its first self-titled concept album through Interstellar Smoke Records to critical aclaim topping on #7 on The Doom Charts. The second album is called "Part II - Breach" and is a continuation on the concept of the first album and features Susie McMullan of Brume, Johannes Behndig of Sarcophagus Now and Thomas V Jäger of Monolord(On the bonus track).

Finnish one-man dark acoustic prog folk rock band Nobody released a new single 'Excommunicated'. The track is taken from the upcoming new album 'Hyperborean Ecstasy' which is set to be released on September 14th 2023 via Inverse Records. Listen to Excommunicated single on steaming services:​ https://listen.lt/NobodyExcommunicated  

The Stone Eye is a progressive sludge-rock band from Philadelphia (USA) which combines uniquely-glorious weirdness with clever musicianship Music Video for T.G.R. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbOdQgFTGdI https://thestoneeye.com/

Press Release from Electric Talon Records featuring the track for The Stone Eye's new music video 'T.G.R.' Check them out @ https://thestoneeye.com/

Condor is a progressive rock band from Southern California. They were featured on the most recent installment of the YouTube series, “Into the Ether,” from Realm Drifter Magazine. Check that out here: https://youtu.be/ACsSFpMS3ZA The band are set to release their new album with Glory or Death Records later this month. Follow them @condortheband and subscribe to the podcast!

My good friend John Quinn and I had a fun chat after an evening of delicious food and drinks. We talk about running a podcast, date nights, gumby, recording studios, and goals for the future. Follow me @huduakil

Nacho Maldonado is the guitarist/vocalist for So-cal's desert rock outfit, Mezzoa. They've recently released their album "Dunes of Mars," available here: https://mezzoa.bandcamp.com/album/dunes-of-mars-2 Follow them @mezzoa Follow me @huduakil

Buddy Donner is the lead guitarist for Great Electric Quest and also the man behind Glory or Death Records. The label is gearing up to release its third installment of the Bow to Your Master's tribute compilation series, paying homage this time to none other than Judas Priest. You can preorder the digital copy now or grab one of the many vinyl variants at gloryordeathrecords.com

Mike D is the guitarist for Age of Truth out of Philly. Their album, "Resolute," is streaming now on Spotify. Follow them @theageoftruth

Come see Hudu Akil on our Texas Tour 10.06 - Wild Hare - Texarkana, TX 10.07 - Valhalla - Austin, TX 10.08 - Division Brewery - Airlington, TX 10.09 - Deadhorse Saloon - San Angelo, TX huduakil.com

John Quin is the drummer for Mosara, Phoenix-based doom rockers. The release party for their new album, “Only the Dead Know Our Secrets,” is at the Yucca Tap Room on Saturday, October 1st with Loserfir, Kolapsian, and Via Vengeance. Order the new album now Mosara.bandcamp.com Follow me @huduakil

Texarkana Songwriters is a series of compilation albums featuring singer/songwriters from Texarkana, TX, and the surrounding areas. The event was founded by Jase Bryant of Canaan, and we both joined forces to record and document the entire experience. Follow me @huduakil

David Wilburn is the bassist/vocalist for Arugula out of southern California and also runs Realm Drifter Magazine an online publication centering on hard rock bands. Follow the Realm Drifter youtube channel to keep up with his awesome video series 'Into the Ether.' https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-akDBulq_OyjQCXwRgdwg Follow us @huduakil Tour Dates 10/05 - Raves - El Paso, TX 10/06 Hi Tones - San Antonio, TX 10/07 Valhalla - Austin, TX 10/08 Division Brewery - Arlington, TX (Heavy Mash 2022) 10/09 Deadhorse Saloon - San Angelo, TX

Steve is the guitarist and vocalist for the band Destroyer of Light in Austin, TX. They will be playing Ripplefest Texas at the Far out Lounge in Austin, TX July 21 - 24. Follow them @destroyeroflightofficial Follow Ripplefest TX @ripplefesttexas Follow me @huduakil Subscribe to the podcast! jamspacepodcast.com

Bone Church is a heavy-blues-based, acid-laced hard rock and roll band from Connecticut. They are gearing up for Ripplefest Texas in Austin, TX, and their tour surrounding the show with Mother Iron Horse and Snake Mountain Revival. Follow Them @bone_church @ripplefesttexas @playithighplayitloud @huduakil jamspacepodcast.com

Lance Gordon is the mastermind behind 'Mad Alchemy Liquid Lights,' and has performed liquid light shows for concerts all over the country. He will be providing the liquid light performance for Ripplefest Texas in Austin, TX July 21 - 24th at The Far Out Lounge @themadalchemyliquidliteshow @ripplefesttexas @playithighplayitloud jamspacepodcast.com

Hudu Akil reflect on a WILD Saturday night in Tempe, AZ, their show with Dirty Streets and El Perro at Yucca Tap Room, the crazy events of the night, and the debauchery that ensued. The band will be on short hiatus for the summer as they work on several projects. Next up is Psycho Las Vegas with Old Fashion Assassin on August 19th at Resorts World Casino in Las Vegas, NV. Follow me @zaccrye Subscribe to the podcast! jamspacepodcast.com

Ryan Garney is the singer for High Desert Queen from Austin, TX. The quartet recently released their debut album "Secrets of the Black Moon"," via Ripple Music in October of last year. We talk about their run with Sasquatch, and their very recent European tour. Follow them @highdesertqueen Follow me @zaccrye jamspacepodcast.com huduakil.com

Justin is the Guitarist/Vocalist for Dirty Streets a band from Memphis, TN with an instant-classic rock vibe. Their track "Good Pills," recently hit one million streams on spotify; they've recently released two music videos in the past month; and they are currently touring to support their new album coming out this fall. Check out "Get Out" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsS_R4PnycE Check out "Alright" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOMycQHEQsc Follow them @dirtystreets Follow me @zaccrye jamspacepodcast.com

The band recaps their last shows before taking an extended break to record their new material. Featuring Buddy Donner (Glory or Death Records, Great Electric Quest, Sabbath Buddy Sabbath) Follow me @zaccrye Subscribe to the podcast! www.jamspacepodcast.com Realm Drifter Arugula Video Premier https://youtu.be/wZatLFSPG7k

Chris and Ethan are the rhythm section for the Heavy Psych band Warlung from Houston, TX. They are currently in route to Phoenix to kick off their "Trip out West Tour" tonight in Mesa, AZ on their way to Heavy Psych Sounds Festival which is happening simultaneously in Los Angeles and San Francisco, CA. Follow them @Warlung Follow me @Playithighplayitloud

On todays episode we have the first installment of “Local Legend with John Quinn” a new show hosted by John where he interviews local players in the Sonoran Desert music scene.

Solar Haze from Southern California chatted with me in the midst of their west coast tour. They will be playing with us in Mesa on the 26th of this month alongside Warlung, Loserfur, and Secrets of Lost Empires.

Chocolate Mike is the guitarist for LOSERFUR. Catch them May 26th at The Nile Underground with Secrets of Lost Empires, my band Hudu Akil, Warlung, and Solar Haze. Enjoy the tunes! Follow LOSERFUR @loserfur Follow me @huduakil Subscribe to the podcast www.jamspacepodcast.com

Mucho and I discuss his printing business, "Mucho Printing," and all of th things coming up with Great Electric Quest.

John and I discuss Jack White's new record "Fear of the Dawn," released on April 8th. John being a long-time friend and a bit of a White enthusiast like myself, I was really looking forward to discussing the album with him. We also chat about what's going on with his band Holy Death Trio as they get ready for Desert Fest New York City. Follow them @holydeathtrio Follow me @zaccrye  Subscribe to the podcast! 

Kelley Juett is the lead guitarist for the band Mothership out of Dallas, TX. We discuss his recent move to the Phoenix valley, maintaining a long distance relationship with his band, and all the awesome things on the horizon for Mothership including Desertfest NYC! Follow Mothership @mothershipusa Follow Me @zaccrye Subscribe to the podcast!

Farewell has recently burst into the Southern Arizona doom scene. The bassist, CJ, and I discuss preparing their debut, the southern AZ music scene, SLEEP, and much more! Follow them @farewell_az Follow me @zaccrye Subscribe to the podcast!

John Quinn is the drummer for Mosara and Secrets of Lost Empires; two heavy-hitters of the Sonoran desert scene. We talk about upcoming projects with both of his awesome bands as well as his new podcast for drummers. Follow Mosara @mosaraband Follow Secrets of Lost Empires @secretsoflostempires Follow me @huduakil @zaccrye

The band discusses landing a vinyl deal with Glory or Death Records, playing in different bands and the constantly changing band dynamic. Follow us @huduakil

Aiwass is Psychedelic blues and ominous doom through the bloodshot eyes of Aleister Crowley. Phoenix, AZ. Est. MMXX. Perfect for fans of Black Sabbath, Kyuss, Monolord, and Electric Wizard. They play with Monolord on March 25th at Rebel Lounge. https://aiwassband.bandcamp.com/

Old Blood is an Acid Doom/Psychadelic Occult Rock band based in Los Angeles, CA. They are set to embark on the second leg of their, 'Acid Doom Across America Tour' of the US, stopping with us in the Phoenix valley at Starlight Lounge in Glendale, AZ this SAturday, March 5th. Follow them @olbloodband @oldbloodgroup Follow me @huduakil Subscribe to the podcast!

Preorder "Weight of the World" here: https://bit.ly/30mhxM0 "The record you are listening to now, Weight of the World, was a ten month struggle that was finalized in June of 2021. An eight song, full length album that embodies the bands love for heavy, rock-influenced psychedelic music. Lyrically, Weight of the World carries the band's philosophical concerns about the decadence of human society filtered through the fears of an unknown world after this pandemic ends. Heraclitus, Albert Camus, Sigmund Freud and many mythological aspects of our heritage (with a deeper meaning), such as Sisyphus and Prometheus, blend in a way and fulfills in rhymes what our vision for this world is about; solidarity, peace and understanding." https://www.instagram.com/the_same_river_band/