The Heavy Desert Podcast

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Ripplefest 2025 - Talking With Fans & My Personal Recap Sep 25, 2025

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Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I talk with fans at Ripplefest 2025 on Day Four of the festival to get their reactions to the weekends event. I also give my recap to what was an amazing event. Tune in and subscribe!

Good Spirits Sep 24, 2025

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Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome Brandon, Luke and Derek of the band Good Spirits out of Shreveport, Louisiana. They dropped their new album The Greenseer on August 1st and is a great dose of some psych/stoner rock. We talk about their latest album, their influences, some of the bands they’re digging right now and much more. Tune in and subscribe!

Wayne, Joey & Preston of Fuzz Evil Sep 23, 2025

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Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome back to the show Wayne, Joey and Preston of Fuzz Evil. They have been quite busy the past several months, releasing a new album, going on tour and contributing the upcoming Kyuss tribute album. We talk about all that, and even dig into some horror movie talk. So make sure to tune in and subscribe!

Ryan Garney of High Desert Queen - Road To Ripplefest Texas Sep 18, 2025

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Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast The Road to Ripplefest Texas continues as I welcome Ryan Garney, lead singer of High Desert Queen, to the show. We dig into the background of the band, their recent European tour, who has the best beer the U.S. or Europe and much more! It’s the last Road To Ripplefest episode before the event, so make sure to tune in and subscribe!

Insomniac - Road To Ripplefest Texas Sep 17, 2025

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Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast The Road to Ripplefest Texas continues as I welcome Van Bassman, lead singer and guitarist for the band Insomniac, who will be performing at this year’s fest. We chat about the backstory of the band, the tragic loss of their band mate Mike Morris, their debut album, Om Moksha Ritam, that came out on September 5 via Blues Funeral Recordings, and much more! Make sure to tune in and subscribe!

Shun - Road To Ripplefest Texas Sep 16, 2025

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Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast The Road to Ripplefest Texas continues as I welcome Matt, Jeff and Bo of the band Shun who will be performing at this year’s event. We chat about their influences, their latest album Dismantle that came out in July of 2024 and was a smash hit, their search for a new drummer and much more! Tune in and subscribe!

Valley of the Sun - Road To Ripplefest Texas Sep 15, 2025

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Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast The Road To Ripplefest Texas continues as I welcome Ryan, Chris and Johnny of the band Valley of the Sun to the show. They will be performing at this year’s fest and they took the time out of their busy schedule to chat with the show. We talked about their influences, their recent European tour, their latest album Quintessence and much more! So make sure to tune in and subscribe!

Up & Coming Band: Ever Age Sep 11, 2025

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Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome a young and up & coming band from Canada, Ever Age, to the show. Aiden, Neil & Eli released their self-titled debut in August and we talk all about that, their influences, playing live and more! So make sure to tune in and subscribe!

Blue Heron Sep 10, 2025

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Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome Mike Chavez, Ricardo Sanchez and Steve Schmidlapp, three-quarters of the band Blue Heron, to the show. We cover all sorts of stuff from their influences, to an upcoming European tour, to a new release coming out in October, their involvement in the upcoming Nine Inch Nails Redux album and much more! They will be very busy in the upcoming month and we cover it all and more! So make sure to tune in and subscribe!

Jadd Shickler of Blues Funeral Recordings & Magnetic Eye Records Sep 09, 2025

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Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome Jadd Shickler, Label Director for Blues Funeral Recordings and Magnetic Eye Records. He talks about how he started out in the business from sifting through records at the local college radio station to where he is now, as both the lead singer of Blue Heron and his involvement with the labels. He also talks about how signing bands to a label has evolved so much over the years and he also previews a slate of upcoming projects for both labels. So make sure to tune in and subscribe!

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