For this episode of the Ghost Canyon Fest podcast, Jeremy and Sean were joined by Dan Caldas and Mike Kanin of the legendary Washington D.C. band Black Eyes. Formed in 2001, the dual-vocal/dual-bass/dual-drum band released an incredible self-titled debut through Dischord Records in 2003 which showcased their frenetic approach to dub-influenced post punk. After an extensive touring and recording schedule, the band broke up in 2004 shortly before the release of their second album "Cough", which saw them add saxophone and push their sound further into experimental territory. They returned in 2023 for the 20th anniversary of their debut to huge acclaim, playing a handful of dates across the US and publishing a zine called Speaking In Tongues, which chronicles the history of the band and includes a selection of demos and live recordings documenting their original run.

Black Eyes will headline the Saturday, Aug 23 edition of the fest at Hi-Dive. Single-event and weekend passes are available now at ghostcanyonfest.com/tickets

Speaking In Tongues: Black Eyes 2001-2004 is available through Bandcamp:

https://blackeyes.bandcamp.com/album/speaking-in-tongues-black-eyes-2001-2004

You can also stay up-to-date via their newsletter:

https://blackeyesdischord.substack.com/

This episode features clips from "Someone Has His Fingers Broken" from Black Eyes and "False Positive" from Cough.

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For this episode of the Ghost Canyon Fest podcast, Jeremy was joined by Sam Prekop and Matthew Sage. Sam is a legendary guitarist and modular synth talent who has been creating music for over 25 years as both a solo artist and a member of The Sea and Cake. Matthew, in addition to releasing his own musical soundscapes as M Sage, is a co-organizer of OneStraw, which organizes performances across the Colorado Front Range and the southwest.

We at Ghost Canyon, along with Onestraw and Yardwork from Salt Lake City, are proud to be presenting performances by Sam and Matt this coming weekend - performing as a duo this Saturday July 12th, 2025 at The Hayloft in Longmont, CO and a Sam solo set at DMV in Denver on Sunday the 13th. Tickets for those shows are available at cached.media/onestraw.

Sam's most recent release is 2024's Drawing One Two

https://samprekop.bandcamp.com/album/drawing-one-two

M. Sage's new album "Tender/Wading" will be released on September 26th and is available for preorder at Bandcamp

https://msage.bandcamp.com/album/tender-wading

This episode features clips from "The Republic 3" from Sam's album The Republic and "Tender of Land" from Matthew's forthcoming Tender/Wading

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For this episode of the Ghost Canyon Fest podcast, Jeremy and Sean are joined by our good friend and repeat Ghost Canyon Fest veteran Drew Bissell. Drew has appeared on the fest as a member of both New Standards Men in 2023 and Aseethe in 2024, as well as contributing greatly with single-day posters and other assorted graphics while also providing moral support for our questionable ideas. Drew is a multi-instrumentalist who, in addition to his work in those bands, performs incredible drone/ambient music under the name Floating Cave.

Floating Cave's most recent release is Amulet Of Sound (2024 - The Garrote)

https://floatingcave.bandcamp.com/

https://newstandardsmen.bandcamp.com/

https://aseethe.bandcamp.com/

This episode features clips from "Encobijado" (from New Standards Men's Field Recordings from Late Capitalism, Vol. 10) and "First" (from Floating Cave's Continuum I)

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For this episode of the Ghost Canyon Fest podcast, Brian and Sean are joined by Dustin Travis White of American Motors. Their debut album Content was recorded by the legendary J. Robbins at Magpie Cage and is a must-listen for fans of Can-inflected post-punk and evocative lyrics about abandoned spaces and hollowed-out Americana. We talked to Dustin about meeting strangers in parking lots to buy music gear, the genius of Dave Berman and much more. American Motors will kick off the insanely stacked Sunday evening lineup of this year's fest at Hi-Dive. Single-event and weekend passes are available now at ghostcanyonfest.com/tickets

Content (2024) was a co-release from The Ghost Is Clear and Expert Work records.

https://americanmotors.bandcamp.com/album/content

This episode features clips from "(A Billboard Reading) Dissolve Jefferson" and "The Former Mall Anchor Store Call Center Blues"

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For this episode of the Ghost Canyon Fest podcast, Jeremy and Sean are joined by Zachary Visconti and Gail McDonald-Crook of the Fort Collins indie rock collective safekeeper. A staple of the great Denver music scene, safekeeper began in 2018 as the brainchild of Zach and childhood friend Matt Scorca. Over the years the band has evolved across multiple incarnations, all built around Zach's songwriting and production talents. From slacker rock anthems to lo-fi bedroom pop to spacey instrumental collages, safekeeper embodies the adventurous DIY spirit of the fest and we're thrilled to have them on this year.

safekeeper's most recent release is 2024's Halloweekender EP

https://thesafekeeper.bandcamp.com/album/halloweekender

This episode features clips from "Halloweekend" (from Halloweekender) and "Ono" (from 2022's the gravity between two celestial bodies)

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For this episode of the Ghost Canyon Fest podcast, Sean is joined by multi-hyphenate performance artist, guitarist and vocalist Meredith Haines of Chicago's Latter. Emerging from musical ideas that she recorded solo before linking up with drummer Jon Alvarado, this duo has exploded onto the Chicago noise rock scene and we're thrilled to be bringing them to the fest.

Latter's debut album "My Body Is My Sickness" is available now and "Hope You Love Her," the first single from their next release will debut on June 17th.

https://latterband.bandcamp.com/album/my-body-is-my-sickness

Features clips from "Callous" and "I Don't Owe You"

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For the inaugural episode of the Ghost Canyon Fest podcast, Jeremy and Sean are joined by Devin Rombough (vocals) and Matt Rinehart (bass) of Denver's own Suicide Cages. Formed when guitarist Mhyk Monroe began passing demos to Devin during the early days of the COVID pandemic and later joined by drummer Andrew Richo and former bassist Thom McLoughlin, they've quickly become an unstoppable force. Blending mind-bendingly tight metalcore riffage and outspoken, no-bullshit progressive values, Suicide Cages are already an institution in the Denver heavy music scene and we're thrilled to chat with them.

Suicide Cages' new EP "Live Without" will be released on July 7, 2025 through Braeburn Records.

https://suicidecages.bandcamp.com/album/live-without

Features clips from "Charm Offensive" and "Exit Interview"

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