Episodes

Friday Jul 21, 2023
Desolation Angel Radio - July 21st, 2023 -CBC75
Friday Jul 21, 2023
Friday Jul 21, 2023
This episode of the podcast sees me checking in with the Comstock Breakfast Club 75 edition. Steve Schultz, Jill Baskerville, Gina Thomas (Hammond) and John Stanaszek makes it in at the beginning to say Hi before having to attend to things he had going on that evening. Musically, it's a set of absolute masters. Artists that were relevant then, and still relevant and putting out new creative works now. Sit back, enjoy and listen. Once again, old friends that are a lot more than old friends, as we talk about some pretty deep relevant things.
Desolation Angel Radio is available for listening, streaming, downloading and subscription on Spotify, Amazon Music, iHeart Radio, Apple podcasts, Google podcasts and every major podcast collection and streaming service.
Kip

Tuesday Jul 18, 2023
Desolation Angel Radio July 18th 2023 - Stranger in the Valley episode
Tuesday Jul 18, 2023
Tuesday Jul 18, 2023
This episode of Desolation Angel Radio takes me to an interview with Gregory Haley, an old friend, who's just published a novel, Stranger In The Valley. It's a good conversation about the book, where it came from, and some of the ideas and complex interwoven stories in the narrative, and an enjoyable conversation between old friends.
The music this episode is selected with a definite end in mind, every cut, every piece has a connection to a literary piece or pieces, and there's a definite prize for the person, or group that can figure that puzzle out.
Desolation Angel Radio is available for streaming, downloading, listening and subscription on Spotify, Amazon Music, iHeart Radio, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and all streaming services.
Kip

Saturday Jul 08, 2023
Desolation Angel Radio July 7th, 2023
Saturday Jul 08, 2023
Saturday Jul 08, 2023
This episode of the podcast is music, pure and simple. New music, new cuts, new releases and cuts from upcoming albums being released over the next 2 months. The music I listen to loud that makes me smile, and makes my heart sing. Great Blue Heron was last weekend, and it's another week before the Comstock Breakfast Club 75 meets, so it's a chance for me to go back to my roots, to where the podcast began, and just play music that I like and you probably will too. Turn it up. Loud.
Kip
Desolation Angel Radio is available for streaming, downloading, listening and subscription on Spotify, iHeart Radio, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music and all streaming services

Thursday Jun 22, 2023
Desolation Angel Radio June 22nd,, 2023 Comstock 75 Breakfast Club Summer Edition
Thursday Jun 22, 2023
Thursday Jun 22, 2023
A couple of weeks ago, Diane Parker LaPiana, Mary Knecht (O'Leary), Tom Bennett, Jill Baskerville and myself got together for one of our monthly Comstock 75 Breakfast Club meetings. We went on a bit. I've edited down over 2 1/2 hours of conversation between the 5 of us (yes, we can talk) to about an hour and surrounded it on either side with some great summer music from back in the day picked by all of us. It is, when you listen, a lot more than old friends just catching up and talking about what happens. It's the sound of connection, and friendship and decades of lives. Anymore, when it all comes down to it, that's what really counts. So turn it on, stream it, enjoy and we'll get together again real soon
Kip

Monday Jun 05, 2023
Monday Jun 05, 2023
This episode is chock full. We talk about workshops, activities, vendors (both food and merch) and volunteer opportunities at the 30th Great Blue Heron Music Festival coming up here in less than 25 days. We have a good interview with Avi and Uma, who are facilitating the upcoming inaugural Intentional Camping weekend at the Heron, the first of 4 this Summer, coming up here in a couple of weeks, and what's it's about and how you can be part of that weekend. We even talk about the 2nd annual Barnapalooza, the Heron Pre-fest party held next door to the Heron Festival grounds, and what that's about and how you can attend.
Music throughout the episode from bands playing at the30th GBH Music Festival: Peter Rowan, Folkfaces, Tiger Maple String Band, Smackdab, St. Vith, Root Shock, Orquesta La Muralla, Driftwood, Miller and The Other Sinners, Mo' Mojo, PA Line and New Planets.
(Bonus segment: Near the end, I have some time, and you get to hear what I listen to, what Kip listens to, when the weather turns, and the windows are down and I'm singing along, loud, the music that makes me love music and always have)
Desolation Angel Radio is available on Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and all podcast collection services for streaming, listening, subscription and download

Wednesday May 24, 2023
Desolation Angel Radio - Great Blue Heron Music Festival/Heron Memorial Day episode
Wednesday May 24, 2023
Wednesday May 24, 2023
This episode of the Desolation Angel Radio podcast is a full one. Information about the upcoming May Day at the Heron and the Celebration of Life for Tammy Rayborne, both this upcoming Memorial Day weekend. Information about volunteering and tickets for the 30th Great Blue Heron Music Festival. In-depth interviews with Steve Rockcastle, Dave Weinberg, and Renee Manning.
Music from bands you'll hear at the festival. Peter Rowan, Couch, Henhouse Prowlers, The Tan and Sober Gentlemen, Keller and the Keels, Farrow, Driftwood, Kevin Kinsella, Donna the Buffalo, Kaleta and Super Yamba, Dr. Bacon and Jim Donovan & The Sun King Warriors.
Enjoy
Kip
Desolation Angel Radio is available on Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and all podcast services for streaming, subscription, downloading and listening

Friday May 19, 2023
Desolation Angel Radio May 19th 2023 - Robert Dean Interview
Friday May 19, 2023
Friday May 19, 2023
This episode of the podcast finds me interviewing Robert Dean, an author out of Austin, Texas that I knew when we both lived in New Orleans. (He's also known as Bobby Hilliard)
His new book, Existential Thirst Trap is one of the better I've wrapped my head around in a while, and one I highly recommend. Listen in as we talk for an hour about where the book comes from, the soul and state of writing in 2023 and being who we are, head on off into talking about common experiences living in New Orleans, about growing up in Great Lakes (he's from Chicago, I'm from Michigan, halfway between Chicago and Detroit) and just generally have a good time. Listen to the episode, buy the book. There's some great music in here this week too.
Kip
Desolation Angel Radio is available on Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts and all podcast services for streaming, subscription, download and listening.

Friday May 12, 2023
Desolation Angel Radio May 12th 2023 - Great Blue Heron Memorial Day edition
Friday May 12, 2023
Friday May 12, 2023
This episode of the podcast finds us talking to Julie Rockcastle and Minde Hankins about the upcoming opening weekend of the season, Memorial Day weekend with Sunday being Heron May Day 2023 and the Celebration of Life for Tammy Rayborne on Saturday. As well, a good conversation with Les Ticknor where we talk about his history with the Heron, going back to the first one, and we wind up talking about ways of supporting sober people at the Heron. There's a short segment with me at the end about volunteer opportunities, and Spring work that has started now.
Music from bands that will be at the Great Blue Heron 30th this upcoming summer on June 30th, July 1st and 2nd. Driftwood, Folkfaces, Jim Donovan & Sun King Warriors, Peter Rowan, Kevin Kinsella, Kaleta, The Probables and Farrow.
Desolation Angel Radio is available on Spotify, iHeart Radio, ,Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and all podcast streaming services for subscription, download, streaming, listening and more.
Thank You
Kip