Festival Nation with Marla Davies

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American Prankster is a deep dive with the iconic Wavy Gravy, unfolding his fascinating,historic and hilarious lifestory as an original Beatnik, comedy pioneer, hippie icon and pioneering activist who uses humor as a weapon.  

Sharing stories that even he’d forgotten with producer/host, Rainbow Valentine, of Disorganized Crime: Smuggler’s Daughter, Wavy gets down to the very nit of the grit and reminds us what it means to be human.

From Ben and Jerry’s ice cream to Woodstock to the Acid Tests and running a pig for president, Wavy Gravy is an essential part of American counter culture history and more. 

You will hear stories of his childhood, teen, army, college and beatnik years with Bob Dylan, Tiny Tim, Martha Graham plus tales of his comedy life with Lenny Bruce, Del Close, Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters and his friendships with music icons like Janis Joplin, Jerry Garcia, Mama Cass, Joan C. Baez and more! 

Wavy shares absurdist yarns from his lifelong activism using humor as a weapon, along with pals, Abbie Hoffman, Jackson Browne, the Yippies and traveling roadshows of hippies. Plus how psychedelic globetrotting led to the SEVA Foundation and Camp Winnarainbow.  Wavy’s 8+ decades of embodying American Pranksterism, inspiring millions down the tie-dye colored path of life and spreading his ethos of Basic Human Needs, is a fundamental part of American, comedy, activist, music, food and global history. Plus he’s hilarious and a born storyteller.

"When you get to the very bottom of the human soul, when the nit is slamming into the grit and you are sinking but you reach down to help someone else, that is when everyone gets high and you don't even need LSD to do that...and that's when I passed the acid test." – Wavy Gravy, American Prankster

"He's like our Rabbi..." - Trixie Garcia

American Prankster is a proud part of Pantheon Podcasts

Today host of 'Festival Nation' Marla Davies met up with Chris Ralles as Pat Benatar/Neil Giraldo's 2021 DeNovo Tour came to the historic San Jose Civic Auditorium on September 8th. The tour is criss-crossing the United States after a long Covid-hiatus. The San Jose show was the 6th show on this tour. Accomplished sideman/hired gun/professional musician, Chris Ralles, shares his stories about the new normal on tour, the music project he started during Covid called the Moondrops (hear the latest song - 'Waiting on the Moon' and his drumming career has allowed hime to live the dream.

For more on Chris:

https://chrisralles.com/

Music heard on today's episode:

John Waite - 'Missing You'

Pat Benatar/Neil Giraldo - 'Hit Me With Your Best Show' & 'Hell is For Children'

(Partial audience recordings from September 8, 2021 - San Jose Civic. Still pretty good quality from my iphone 11)

Moondrops - 'Waiting on the Moon'

Please share your favorite festival memories and you could be featured in an upcoming 'Festival Flashback'

Connect with me - marladavies.com and festivalnationpodcast.com or shoot me an email [email protected]. @festivalnationpodcast @nationfestival @pantheonpods @marladavies @chris_ralles_drums @benatargiraldo

Any music used in the Festival Nation Podcast is owned by the artist and used for education and illustration purposes only. All songs on this podcast can be found for purchase or streaming where ever you get your great music. Please pick up these amazing songs and support musicians.

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We will get by, we will survive - Peace! Love, Marla

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Today host of 'Festival Nation' Marla Davies met up with Dark Star Orchestra's Drummer Rob Koritz when the band visited the Bay Area in Spring 2021. It's a time of celebration as festivals and live music have begun to fill the air again. Rob shares his stories about playing drive in shows, his time with the DSO and reaching the milestone of 3,000 shows, his early days as a Dead Head and the inspiration to start his own podcast during the pandemic "The Music Plays The Band'

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-music-plays-the-band-w-rob-koritz-of-dark-star-orchestra/id1546664162

Music shared during this podcast:

Dark Star Orchestra 'Not Fade Away' All-Good Festival

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4_e2xOJnNw

Dark Star Orchestra 'Eyes of The World' Mountain Jam 2014

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D01baH2ObhQ

Please share your favorite festival memories and you could be featured in an upcoming 'Festival Flashback'

Connect with me - marladavies.com and festivalnationpodcast.com or shoot me an email [email protected]. @festivalnationpodcast @nationfestival @pantheonpods @marladavies #darkstarorchestra #gratefuldead

Any music used in the Festival Nation Podcast is owned by the artist and used for education and illustration purposes only. All songs on this podcast can be found for purchase or streaming where ever you get your great music. Please pick up these amazing songs and support musicians.

Thanks for downloading, liking, sharing and following Festival Nation on the Pantheon Podcast Network or where ever you listen to your podcasts.

We will get by, we will survive - Peace! Love, Marla

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Today host of 'Festival Nation' Marla Davies explores the 2020 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees, this year's snubs and musical highlights from the all-star jams over the last 34 years. Guests today are 3 Bay Area Rock DJ's -Radio Programming Consultant Dana Jang, The Breeze DJ Nicci Ross and Sunday Night Dead Host Grateful Don Potter and Host of 'Who Cares About The Rock Hall?' Joe Kwaczala.

The format for the show this year airing on HBO on Saturday November 7th will be different than year's past. It'll be more of a documentary format due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQnkggjPbwU

Please take our survey to win either a limited edition HBO Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Poster or a Doobie Brothers Live from the Beacon Theater Blue Ray:

http://pantheonpodcasts.com/survey

ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME FLASHBACK:

'While My Guitar Gently Weeps' - 2004

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SFNW5F8K9Y

'I Saw Her Standing There' - 1988

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kx4_bw9MCD4

'Roll Over Beethoven' 1986

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_ZESb_g7TE

Please share your favorite festival memories and you could be featured in an upcoming 'Festival Flashback'

Connect with me - marladavies.com and festivalnationpodcast.com or shoot me an email [email protected]. @festivalnationpodcast @nationfestival @pantheonpods @marladavies #rockhall2020 #RRHof2020 @Rockhallpod @joeKwa

Any music used in the Festival Nation Podcast is owned by the artist and used for education and illustration purposes only. All songs on this podcast can be found for purchase or streaming where ever you get your great music. Please pick up these amazing songs and support musicians.

Thanks for downloading, liking, sharing and following Festival Nation on the Pantheon Podcast Network or where ever you listen to your podcasts.

We will get by, we will survive - Peace! Love, Marla

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Host Marla Davies talks with FestForums Founder and CEO Laurie Kirby about the future of music festivals, how COVID-19 helped burst the festival bubble and the brave new world we're heading into and how film festivals are leading the way for music festivals.

https://www.festforums.com/home

FEST NEWS FLASH:

https://www.ivotedconcerts.com/

https://www.hbo.com/specials/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame

Please take our survey to win either a limited edition HBO Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Poster or a Doobie Brothers Live from the Beacon Theater Blue Ray:

http://pantheonpodcasts.com/survey

FESTIVAL FLASHBACK:

Song: Jack White - 'Hello Operator' (White Stripes Cover) - Sasquatch Festivals 5/2012

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHKBMXUBPmU

Please share your favorite festival memories and you could be featured in an upcoming 'Festival Flashback'

Connect with me - marladavies.com and festivalnationpodcast.com or shoot me an email [email protected]. @festivalnationpodcast @nationfestival @pantheonpods @marladavies #rockhall2020 #RRHof2020

Any music used in the Festival Nation Podcast is owned by the artist and used for education and illustration purposes only. All songs on this podcast can be found for purchase or streaming where ever you get your great music. Please pick up these amazing songs and support musicians.

Thanks for downloading, liking, sharing and following Festival Nation on the Pantheon Podcast Network or where ever you listen to your podcasts.

We will get by, we will survive - Peace! Love, Marla

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Host Marla Davies talks to Rock and Roll Photographer and Filmmaker Jay Blakesberg about the 'Skull and Roses' Festival that was scheduled for April 2-5, 2020. 'Festival Nation' and the Pantheon Podcast Network teamed up with 'Skull and Roses' for a podcast mini-series. This is one of the interviews from the archives that didn't air before the festival cancelled.

You'll get a peak into a pre-pandemic world and a 2020 concert season that could have been. On this episode you'll hear Jay's excitement about a promising festival season, a Grateful Dead touring museum, a favorite festival flashback and many Dead Tales.

https://www.rockoutbooks.com/

Songs:

Flaming Lips - Live October 12, 2020 - Oklahoma City

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCIpVApPUYM

Tedeschi Trucks Band with Trey Anastasio - 'Layla' - Lockin Arrington Virginia August 24, 2019

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tO1NB_yIZec

Also part of this mini-series will be upcoming interviews with JGB Band Melvin Seals and Dead & Company Oteil Burbridge.

We're also starting a new feature called 'Festival Flashback' - please share your favorite festival memories.

Connect with me - marladavies.com and festivalnationpodcast.com or shoot me an email [email protected]. @festivalnationpodcast @nationfestival @pantheonpods @marladavies @skullandroses @deadandcompany @gratefuldead @jayblakesberg

Any music used in the Festival Nation Podcast is owned by the artist and used for education and illustration purposes only. All songs on this podcast can be found for purchase or streaming where ever you get your great music. Please pick up these amazing songs and support musicians.

Thanks for downloading, liking, sharing and following Festival Nation on the Pantheon Podcast Network or where ever you listen to your podcasts.

We will get by, we will survive - Peace! Love, Marla

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Host Marla Davies talks with Talent Buyer Chris Porter about the upcoming 'Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival' and how the San Francisco iconic festival is reinventing itself virtually. It's a chance to watch from home or virtually from a tarp in you own backyard on Saturday October 3, 2020 from 5p-8p EST or 2p-5p PST. The day will be filled with new performances, archival sets and crowd sourced footage.

https://www.hardlystrictlybluegrass.com/

We also tap into some of the other fall festivals and reconnect about their virtual experiences.

https://www.farmaid.org/festival/about-the-festival/

https://www.bonnaroo.com/

https://www.locknfestival.com/

Please keep in touch - [email protected]

@nationfestival

@festivalnationpodcast

@pantheonpodcast

Peace and talk to you next time!

Marla

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Host Marla Davies talks with Vinnie Dombroski from Sponge who performed at the July Mini-Fest (Formerly the Herd Immunity Festival) in Wisconsin July 16-19, 2020. This was the first rock festival featuring major acts to take place since the pandemic started. You'll hear a first-hand account from Vin about his experience at the Festival, speculations about how small clubs can survive this pandemic, how Sponge has survived and thrived since the 1990's and Vinnie's love of amps and loud music.

Songs:

'Plowed' - Sponge - Live Emerald Theater in Mt. Clemens Michigan -2014

http://www.spongetheband.com/

https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2020/05/dave-grohl-irreplaceable-thrill-rock-show/611113/

You'll also get updates on upcoming cancelled and rescheduled festivals.

https://www.sturgismotorcyclerally.com/

https://www.locknfestival.com/

http://www.hardlystrictlybluegrass.com/2020/

https://skullandroses.com/

Please connect with me - marladavies.com and festivalnationpodcast.com or shoot me an email [email protected]. @festivalnationpodcast @nationfestival @pantheonpods @marladavies

#rocknroll #spongetheband #weareeverywhere

@locknfestival @hardlystrictlybluegrass

Any music used in the Festival Nation Podcast is owned by the artist and used for education and illustration purposes only. All songs on this podcast can be found for purchase or streaming where ever you get your great music. Please pick up these amazing songs and support musicians.

Thanks for downloading, liking, sharing and following Festival Nation on the Pantheon Podcast Network or where ever you listen to your podcasts.

We will get by, we will survive - Peace! Love, Marla

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Host Marla Davies talks with Nathan Morin - the deodorant king of Chicago about his latest product, Grateful Dead Deodorant. Nathan is a deadhead and says the music and spirit of the Grateful Dead have influenced my company's core principles of service, veganism and organic agriculture.

Join us as we talk about the power of live music, love of festivals and deodorant,

https://northcoastorganics.us/ - order your Grateful Dead deodorant today and get 30% off by using the code FestivalNation and please share the link with friends

Also hear an update on upcoming cancelled and rescheduled festivals.

https://www.locknfestival.com/

https://www.sfoutsidelands.com/

https://www.bottlerocknapavalley.com/

http://www.hardlystrictlybluegrass.com/2020/

https://fans.com/

https://www.nugs.net/

https://stringsummit.com/

https://www.dead.net/fare-thee-well

https://skullandroses.com/

Please connect with me - marladavies.com and festivalnationpodcast.com or shoot me an email [email protected]. @festivalnationpodcast @nationfestival @pantheonpods @marladavies

#rocknroll #gratefuldead #weareeverywhere #gratefuldeaddeodorant #420

@outsidelands @locknfestival @fansbelonghere @bottlerocknapa @hardlystrictlybluegrass

@nugsnet @headcountorg @stringsummit

Any music used in the Festival Nation Podcast is owned by the artist and used for education and illustration purposes only. All songs on this podcast can be found for purchase or streaming where ever you get your great music. Please pick up these amazing songs and support musicians.

Thanks for downloading, liking, sharing and following Festival Nation on the Pantheon Podcast Network or where ever you listen to your podcasts.

We will get by, we will survive - Peace! Love, Marla

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