Brazilian drummer and kick-ass rock n’ roller Ana De Ferreira joins Steve and James on the podcast to talk about the numerous bands she plays with, her passions and professions of music and crafting, the differences between growing up in Brazil and now living in the US, and a wild encounter with a spirit when she was younger.

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Singer, songwriter, guitarist and all-around awesome person Joy Clark joins Steve to talk about her religious homeschooling and upbringing in the New Orleans area, learning to play music in this setting and how it has shaped her art, the importance of coming out to her parents, and all the awesome opportunities that music is giving her today.
And a big thank you to Flipped Car Marketing for hosting this episode’s recording.

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This episode is a bonus episode with Louisiana Singer and former American Idol Top 20 Finalist Faith Becnel. It was recorded in late December 2019 before the Covid-19 pandemic fully hit America and the lock-downs started and also right before Faith went off to compete on that season of American Idol. This is the very first Crooked Conversations interview that Steven did and up until now has been unreleased to the public. We talk about her history growing up in Louisiana and performing music since childhood, her aspirations for American Idol and writing her own music, and more.
(Important Correction: in the intro to the episode Steven incorrectly identifies the recording date as early February of 2020 but that was based off of the file editing date, not the actual recording date)

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Louisiana Singer and former American Idol Top 20 Finalist Faith Becnel joins Steve and James to talk about her journey as a contestant on that show and the life lessons she learned from it, the extremes of the show biz lifestyle she experienced, her relationship with God and religious ideas, and her new path as a mother and educator.

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The conversation with LeTrainiump continues with him making bold life moves after his wife’s near-death experience, healthcare and abortion regulations, his mother’s death, the joy his wife and daughter bring him, paganism and Christianity, and 90s culture.

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New Orleans’ Prince of Pop LeTrainiump joins Steve and James to talk about growing up in Louisiana and feeling different, learning to play music and creating his brand, his time in a seminary and living overseas in Romania, and how his wife almost died from an ectopic pregnancy.

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Dave and Steve continue their conversation discussing Dave’s near-death experience, his theory on alternate realities, space and time travel, gigs at a nudist camp, and more.

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Delco legend Dreadless Dave, a music engineer, producer, songwriter, and musician, joins the podcast. He and Steve discuss the pros and cons of their differences in approaching music as a hobby versus a profession, their collaborations over the years, their upcoming single, and decades of friendship. It’s all noise.

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In tribute to our friend Noelani Musicaro, who just passed away after a battle with cancer, here is Steve’s first radio interview with her on her show “The Art of Kindness” on New Orleans’ radio station 102.3 WHIV FM from June 1st, 2019.
They talk about the origins of The Crooked Vines, their philosophies on kindness and love, the work Steve and his bandmates have done to make their music, and listen to a few songs from the first two albums. You even hear Steve talk about wanting to start this very podcast!
We hope you enjoy this episode and absorb some of the peace, love, and kindness that Noelani radiated.

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