Andy Frasco's World Saving Podcast

Andy Frasco's entire band joins for an unfiltered AMA session while touring through St. Louis. With special guest Matt Jalbert from Tauk filling in on guitar, the guys tackle your burning questions about everything from tour arrests to favorite shrimp dishes.

Topics Discussed:

• Lead guitarist's knee injury and 4-month recovery timeline
• Guest guitarists filling in throughout the tour
• "What's your favorite shrimp dish?" and other hilarious fan questions
• "Who leaves the toilet seat up on the tour bus?" - tour confessions
• Band members' arrest stories from multiple countries
• The wildest venues they've played across America
• What each band member wants to be remembered for

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Taylor Meier of Ohio folk-rock sensation CAAMP joins Andy Frasco for an unforgettable conversation about making it in music without overthinking it. From Athens coffee shops to Columbus arena shows, Taylor shares his band's incredible journey.

Episode Highlights:

- How CAAMP recorded their debut album in a Ford dealership with a Windex bottle counterweight - The band's philosophy of never using setlists and reading the room every night - Taylor's mentor Jesse Henry - the long-haired folklore figure who taught songs, not scales - Why overthinking kills creativity and how tequila saved their first record - Stories from the road: $700 casino wins and pre-show dice games - The journey from 200 people at Casa Nueva to selling out Columbus's Nationwide Arena - Working with Phil Cook, Waxahatchee, and other North Carolina music legends

Website: www.caamptheband.com

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Andy Frasco interviews an actual Sasquatch! The 7-foot tall, saxophone-playing cryptid known as Saxsquatch shares incredible stories about life as Bigfoot in modern society, from his musical family tree to raising Baby Little Squatch on tour.

Topics Discussed:

• Growing up in a Sasquatch family with Grandfather Bigfoot
• Meeting girlfriend Thick Foot at a chess game during a rave
• Raising their 4-year-old Little Squatch while touring in a minivan
• Why he started wearing glasses (spoiler: he was scaring babies)
• Getting a government laser license for his live shows
• Selling out venues across America including Cervantes Ballroom
• Wild encounters with humans at festivals and in the woods
• His 13-year sobriety journey and finding peace through music

Visit Saxsquatch at: https://www.saxsquatch.com/

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Nick Gerlach and Drew Birch take over hosting duties while Andy tours the East Coast. The duo breaks down the week's wildest stories and Andy's meteoric rise to family-friendly rock stardom.

Topics Discussed:

• Dean Cain (aka Dean Tanaka) signing up as an ICE agent despite playing the ultimate illegal alien
• Andy Frasco's Levitt Pavilion show breaking all-time attendance records with 7,000 fans
• Ice Cube's new War of the Worlds movie achieving a perfect 0% on Rotten Tomatoes
• Why musicians need to stop complaining about having to pay for promotion
• The cringe factor of political merchandise and celebrity endorsements
• Flamingos' new album "De Estrada" dropping September 12th

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Andy and Nick celebrate Andy's biggest songwriting success as Snoop Dogg performs "Let It Run" (written by Andy and Chris Gelbuda) with Zac Brown Band. Chris calls in with exclusive details from the Hollywood recording session.

Episode Highlights:

• Snoop Dogg and Zac Brown collaborate on Andy & Chris's song "Let It Run"

• Behind-the-scenes stories from hanging with Snoop in Hollywood

• Hilarious debate: Which jam bands would US Presidents follow?

• Wild tales from Nantucket's billionaire beach scene

• Bill Belichick spotted at the Chicken Box with his 24-year-old girlfriend

• Summer festival tour updates and the reality of backstage culture

• Nick's upcoming Widespread Panic after-party in Asheville

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Grahame Lesh sits down with Andy Frasco and Nick Gerlach to discuss the monumental task of organizing the Golden Gate Park Grateful Dead 60th anniversary celebration. Graham opens up about processing his father Phil Lesh's passing while honoring his legacy through music.

Topics Discussed:

• The "10,000 sit-ins" concept and musical directing challenges
• Processing grief while celebrating Phil Lesh's incredible life
• Growing up in the Grateful Dead community and finding his own musical path
• The impact of Terrapin Crossroads on Bay Area musicians
• The Grateful Dead legacy as a "tree with many branches"
• Behind-the-scenes stories from a life in the Dead family
• Building community through improvisational music

Links: Grahame Lesh: https://www.grahamelesh.com Midnight North: https://midnightnorth.com

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Andy Frasco and Nick Gerlach welcome Outside Lands founders Rick Farman (Superfly) and Allen Scott (Another Planet Entertainment) for an inside look at creating one of America's most successful music festivals. The founders reveal the three-year process of convincing San Francisco to allow amplified music after dark in Golden Gate Park and share the story of booking Radiohead as the first band to break the 7pm curfew.

• The current state of music festivals and why multi-genre festivals are surviving
• How Bonnaroo's success inspired the creation of Outside Lands
• The $5 million annual park fee and tens of millions in production costs
• Leaving fence gaps for feral cats and other unique SF requirements
• Why they believe festivals need to spare no expense and do things right
• Their philosophy on booking emerging artists before they blow up
• White whale artists they've chased (Prince, Fleetwood Mac, Led Zeppelin)

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Nick Gerlach flies solo while Andy's in Nashville, bringing you conversations about AI music, unanswered phone calls, and drummer/fragrance entrepreneur Isaac Teel's guide to smelling good and staying spiritual.

Topics Discussed:

• Nick's thoughts on AI band Velvet Sundown and why it's "inevitable but won't replace real artists"
• The great band name theory - why all band names after 1992 are terrible
• Isaac's Forever Sinclair fragrance line and why cologne's alcohol content is ruining your game
• Drake's fake abs, BBL rumors, and general weirdness as a "theater kid trying to be tough"
• NYC vs Denver life - why the pizza will never be the same but the fruit here slaps
• Balancing spirituality with Denver's party scene - "love people enough to leave them alone"
• TAUK's evolution, writing new music, and their August 16th Levitt Pavilion show

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Andy Frasco and his band spill tour secrets: String Cheese crew fights, swearing fines, and epic chaos!

Andy Frasco and his band deliver the wildest tour stories yet in this no-holds-barred episode. From crew conflicts at major festivals to getting fined hundreds for swearing at family shows, the boys share the real deal about life on the road.

Topics Discussed:

• The String Cheese Incident crew showdown at The Caverns
• Getting fined $250 per F-bomb at family-friendly shows
• Band dynamics and relationships on tour
• Epic tour stories from Steamboat to private shows
• Behind-the-scenes crew interviews and tour life reality
• Motivational advice from each band member
• The challenges and rewards of touring as a family

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Dominic Lalli and Jeremy Salken of Big Gigantic join Andy and Nick to discuss the realities of maintaining an electronic duo for 17 years, from creative processes to tour economics.

Topics Discussed:

• The "Mamba Mentality" approach to consistent music creation and band longevity
• How Dom balances family life with intensive music production schedules
• The true costs and challenges of touring in 2025's changed music landscape
• Building Rowdy Town into Red Rocks' premier electronic music festival
• The pressure and expense of maintaining cutting-edge visual production
• Finding and developing collaborations like their work with Ash (Ashnikko)
• Partnership dynamics and trust in a two-person creative and business relationship

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