Quarantine Cocktail Hour

There are a lot of facets in the base. They only seem to be becoming less bonded and more polarized as weeks go by.  Whether this is because of the weather, or just conspiracy theory, tread lightly out there. Things are complex right now. Also, Creedence! Be easy.

Streeter Johnson is a creative force of nature. The pioneer of legendary ghetto tech band Mormon Livers Are Expensive, the founder of cultural megalith The COT, and now the driving force of relaxtronica band Fresh Prints. But on his journey Streeter had to find his own way through the culturally fallow fields of South West Idaho, cultivating a grab bag of cultural seeds along the way to sow the garden that would reap his musical blossoming. Poetic, huh? Well, you think that's good, you should listen to the interview. 90's music revisited, putting kids to bed, and grabbing a beer with Neil Young. And the fizzling of white supremacy, maybe. Be easy.

This is not a New Years episode. Kind of. QCH welcomes you to 2021 with a set of jams that were selected over a month ago apropos of nothing New Years. Then whist rambling buzzed and adrift, we accidentally make somewhat New Years themed episode. Guess it's just in the air. Roadrunners, the Great Basin, West Central Idaho, gratitude, and stacking the cheese. Be easy.

Well, after a nice long stint in sunny California, it's time for the QCH road show to get back to God's country. And not a moment too soon. COVID is blowing up like a Cali mega-fire and recent rains brought out my least favorite vermin en masse. But, before we pack the van, I gotta go check in on one my favorite haunts, a Berkeley record shop. Catharsis achieved. Be easy. 

The need for control is a spectrum. Some have none, some have enough feel good goin' with the flow, others need to be masters of their domain. COVID has disrupted the continuum. Where do you sit? How will you adjust? How will you help your COVID companions deal? Let have a drink, listen to some tunes, and talk it out. And why California is such a massive fire hazard. Be easy. (This is take 2 for those in the know).

Follow "QCH Season 2" playlist on Spotify for all the tunes updated weekly.

The need for control is a spectrum. Some have none, some have enough feel good goin' with the flow, others need to be masters of their domain. COVID has disrupted the continuum. Where do you sit? How will you adjust? How will you help your COVID companions deal? Let have a drink, listen to some tunes, and talk it out. And why California is such a massive fire hazard. Be easy.

Road trippin' across the lonely expanse of the northern Great Basin really gets one thinking about how small we are. Taking your usual podcast routine on the road really forces you to engage with your process in new ways. Do these things connect? Who cares! Tune in, pour over ice, and vibe out to this weeks heady ep. Be easy.

For all the tunes, updated weekly, check out QCH Season 2 playlist on Spotify.

The second installment of the QCH spinoff interviews real, interesting humans about the song, album, or musical experience that broke their aural levee. In this episode, we talk with Ross Big Dog Parsons about growing up in mountain towns, finding community in punk rock, and the day he lost his mind virginity to The Refused. Be easy.

Is QCH going on the road? Hard telling. My head is about to explode thinking of the logistics. So, I'm going to take a minute, have a drink, listen to some tunes, and reminisce about late night drives across the desert. Join me, won't you? Be easy.

The election is over (thank God) and COVID is back with a vengeance (damnit...). But so is QCH! So tell your friends (via text) then stay in, make yourself a drink, and listen to some sunny, escapist music for cold weather quarantining. New: Follow the QCH Season 2 playlist on Spotify to keep the tunes in rotation.