Jason Earle talks about his favorite shows of the year 2024. This was an incredible year for The Marinade, including the pleasure of seeing a ton of live music. Part I recounts performances by Bob Dylan, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, and American Aquarium.
Kasey Anderson Again and Again | The Marinade Episode 180
Kasey Anderson is a singer and songwriter from Portland, OR, whose latest record To The Places We Lived is one of my favorites of the year and maybe my favorite thing he has done. Kasey and I always get lost in the good weeds when we chat and this conversation is a good example. Y’all, it is my pleasure to bring you for the third time, my conversation with Kasey Anderson.
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-marinade-with-jason-earle/id1281080492?i=1000682116858
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1anoQfUyIzQ57mhmfPJ2sY?si=5fcc18100c9a46d6
BJ Barham Again and Again | The Marinade Episode 179
BJ Barham is the creative force behind one of my all time favorite bands American Aquarium. BJ was on my short list of dream guests when I started this thing back in 2016 and I was thrilled that he agreed to be my very first Marinade guest!
American Aquarium released perhaps my favorite of their albums The Fear of Standing Still earlier this year. BJ is a man who is dedicated to his craft and each album showcases the growth he and his band have attained. He is an inspiration and I am honored to have gotten to know him a little over the years.
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Amythyst Kiah | The Marinade Episode 178
Amythyst Kiah is a Grammy-nominated songwriter whose Butch Walker produced record Still and Bright is one of my favorites of 2024. This follows her 2021 release Wary and Strange which has been my steady road trip companion ever since. I have wanted to sit down with Amythyst for years! This is an exciting episode for me and I’m so grateful for the opportunity. Everyone, it is my pleasure to bring you my conversation with Amythyst Kiah.
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Daryl Hance | The Marinade Episode 177
Daryl Hance is a songwriter and guitar player from Duval County, Florida, whose music has been in my life for over twenty years.
I first learned of Daryl during his time with the band Mofro, now J.J. Grey and Mofro. He hasn’t been with that band for a while and since gone on to carve a handful of wonderful solo records. I’ve long said his guitar playing is like a fingerprint. Maybe it’s the Florida boy in me. Maybe it’s the country boy in me. That swampy sound so few can capture with authenticity is hyper-present in Daryl’s work and I am ready for more and more.
Daryl’s latest record is called “Devil’s Millhopper,” it is available wherever you consume music, and you can buy a digital copy on bandcamp.com.
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Orange Blossom Revue 2024 | Jason's Journal
Photo by Jenn Ross
Marinade Media is at Orange Blossom Revue for the fourth year in a row! This is one of our favorite festivals and the lineup this year is once again stacked! Stay tuned to this space as well as our socials for updates throughout the weekend!
Graig Kreindler | The Marinade
Graig Kreindler is an award winning painter from Rockland County, New York whose work I find captivating for several reasons. We unpack my love for what he does in the episode but in short if you have listened to this show at all you know I love baseball more than most things in the world. The intersection of baseball and art is a sweet spot and I am so excited to bring you this conversation.
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Steve Silberman Revisited | The Marinade Bonus Episode
The great Steve Silberman passed away last week. In his memory we revisit his 2020 appearance on The Marinade. Steve was a mensch and he will be deeply missed.
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John Moreland | The Marinade Episode 175
John Moreland is our guest for Episode 175! I started listening to his music with 2013’s In The Throes and have been a huge fan ever since. He is a generational writer and his latest record Visitor may be the best example of that fact. We caught up via Zoom recently for a conversation about having a healthy relationship with technology, writing lines that connect, what it takes for John Moreland to punch a mother fucker’s lights out, and so much more! Everyone, it is my great honor to bring you my conversation with John Moreland.
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Chris Robeson | The Marinade Episode 174
After writing 1000 songs and recording several albums in solitude, Chris Robeson has finally released his debut album Euphoriphobia and it is outstanding. I love when a record has one foot in the world of singer songwriters and the other planted among indie rock giants. That’s what Euphoriphobia does. My conversation with Chris is about overcoming mental blocks, processing tragedy and fear, the craft of songwriting, and so much more! Everyone, it is my pleasure to bring you my conversation with Chris Robeson.
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Marinade Moments | Sturgill Simpson at Jack Rabbits in Jacksonville, FL, November 2, 2014
Shitty 2014 cell phone photo by Jason Earle
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Transcript
Welcome to Marinade Moments. I am your host Jason Earle and this is the show where I tell stories from a life well attended. I’ve been fortunate to take in a ton of cool events in my life. This is the space where we bond over the beauty of live music. On this episode I am going to tell the tale of seeing Sturgill Simpson at Jack Rabbits in Jacksonville, Florida on November 2, 2014. I’ll start by reading a piece I wrote right after the show and then add some context at the end. This post first appeared on my old blog Floridabout. Damnit, I miss blog culture.
“Marijuana, LSD, Psilocybin, and DMT/They all changed the way I see/But love’s the only thing that ever saved my life.”
-Sturgill Simpson in his wonderful song Turtles All the Way Down the Line
That was going to be my hook for this post. Shit, it does the trick, right? But during the process of ensuring that I quoted Sturgill properly, I Googled the lyrics to the song. Spend a couple of minutes with this-
I’ve seen Jesus play with flames in a lake of fire that I was standing in/Met the devil in Seattle and spent nine months inside the lion’s den/Met Buddha yet another time/And he showed me a glowing light within/But I swear that God is there every time I glare in the eyes of my best friend…
There’s a gateway in our minds that leads somewhere out there, far beyond this plane/Where reptile aliens made of light cut you open and pull out all your pain
Those lyrics ain’t exactly Top 40 material. Yet Sturgill Simpson humbly and graciously pointed out mid-set at Jack Rabbits last month that two artists had more than one album on the Billboard charts at the time of that show- Sturgill and Taylor Swift.
For juxtaposition’s sake-
‘Cause the players gonna play, play, play, play/And the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate/Baby, I’m just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake/I shake it off –Taylor Swift
Such is the good and somewhat befuddling of American society. We are huge and diverse and we sell out Jack Rabbits on a Sunday night for a guy who managed some semblance of mainstream success with lyrics like, When reptile aliens made of light/cut you open and pull out all your pain, while simultaneously making a multi-millionaire out of Kim Kardashian.
To each their own, but meanwhile Sturgill Simpson is our time and place’s answer to Steve Earle or Waylon Jennings or any number of transcendental talents who made us think about country music in a different way- genre-bending bad asses that completely reinvented tunes of a certain bent.
He undeniably sounds a lot like Waylon- a fact that Sturgill begrudgingly acknowledged mid-set when he declared that Jacksonville would be witnessing the last time that he would cover Watasha, and then proceeded to melt our faces with an outstanding version of Waymore’s Blues.
Comparisons aside, Sturgill Simpson stands soundly on his own two feet. There are few singers or songwriters in roots music who can hold a candle to Waylon Jennings. So far in his rise to prominence, Sturgill Simpson belongs in that breath. He put on the kind of show that keeps a working man out beyond his bedtime and leaves him buzzing for days subsequent. We witnessed slam poetry for the intellectual Southern set that night- a beautiful moment that is unlikely to be recaptured due to the size of venues that Sturgill now rightly commands. Here’s to hoping that the tides of popular sentiment allow the Sturgill Simpson’s of the world to keep pace with the starlets of pop.
I almost didn’t got to his show. My beloved Jacksonville Jaguars played the Cincinnati Bengals that day. I was a season ticket holder. I had a routine on those days. Since I’d be drinking a few beers I always got home right after the game and hydrated. Wound down and went to bed as early as possible so as to feel good the next day. A football game will take it out of you.
Just as I was settling in for the night, I got a Facebook message from an old friend. He had an extra ticket to see Sturgill at Jack Rabbits. Jack Rabbits is a tiny rock club. I got out of bed, dressed, and hustled over there on my bike.
Sturgill was on the precipice of really popping. Metamodern Sounds in Country Music had taken the Americana world by storm and the genre itself was finally getting its just due outside of a niche fan base. I don’t think anyone would have predicted the ark of Sturgill’s career going the way it did. An Anime soundtrack, two bluegrass records, his rebirth as Johnny Blue Skies. But, you knew something very special was happening.
I guess my main takeaway is one I don’t listen to as much as I should. Always go to the show.
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Rich Ruth | The Marinade Episode 173
Rich Ruth is a multi-instrumentalist and composer whose music blends elements of doom, stoner, drone rock into spiritual jazz. He has toured with S.G. Goodman and Circles Around the Sun and played with a murderers row of incredible collaborators. But it’s his latest record Water Still Flows that has a stranglehold on my attention lately. Y’all, I understandably get pigeonholed as an Americana fan. But I love stoner rock and jazz and so many genres. Every so often a record like this comes along and blows my mind. I am so grateful Rich agreed to sit down for an episode of The Marinade.
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Boulevards | The Marinade Episode 172
Boulevards is the nom de plume of Jamil Rashad whose latest record Carolina Funk: Barn Burner on Tobacco Road is among my favorites of the year. As Jamil puts it, “He did not want to be a carbon copy and make the same record as my favorite influences growing up. The objective was to make a record that was creative, raw, infectious, syncopated basslines, tight drums, punchy horns that brings a soulful element to the funk.” Objective accomplished. This is as fresh and interesting a record as I have heard in a long time.
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Will Kimbrough Returns | The Marinade Episode 171
Will Kimbrough is kind of a living legend. He’s written and played with Jimmy Buffett, produced Todd Snider, is a touring member of Emmylou Harris’s band, and on and on. His latest solo record For the Life of Me was released on May 3, 2024. We caught up via Zoom back in June for a conversation about his work with post-traumatic growth organizations Songwriting With: Soldiers and the Warrior PATHH Program, writing with Jimmy Buffett, his wonderful new album, balancing all of these various plates, and so much more.
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Milky Chance | The Marinade Episode 170
Milky Chance (Philipp Dausch and Clemens Rehbein) is our guest for Episode 170 of The Marinade. Milky Chance is a chart-topping, genre defying band from Germany whose debut single “Stolen Dance” made them a household name back in 2013. They have gone on to release four excellent full length records including 2023’s Living in a Haze. Y’all, this opportunity is a huge thrill for me.
I loved “Stolen Dance” from the first listen and am honored Clemens and Philipp sat down with us for such a thoughtful conversation. We caught up at Bonnaroo 2024 in the media tent behind The What Stage. Thank you so much to everyone who listens to The Marinade and makes these opportunities possible. Everyone, my conversation with Philipp and Clemens of Milky Chance.
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Drayton Farley | The Marinade Episode 169
Drayton Farley is a singer and songwriter from Alabama whose most recent record Twenty On High continues to be a favorite of Marinators everywhere. Twenty on High was produced by Marinade guest Sadler Vaden who of course plays guitar in Jason Isbell’s 400 Unit. The Alabama native cut his teeth playing open mics while working on the railroad and went on to become one of the favorite songwriters of your favorite songwriters. We caught up with Drayton at Laurel Cove Festival just outside of Pineville, KY, for a conversation about his connection to fans, the production touch of Sadler Vaden, the importance of a familial support system, and so much more.
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Josh Morningstar | The Marinade Episode 168
Josh Morningstar is a singer and songwriter originally from Maryland who now makes his home in Knoxville, Tennessee. Even if you don’t yet know the name, you probably know the work. Josh Morningstar is a heavyweight writer. He has co-written with the likes of Kendell Marvel and Hayes Carll and has written several tunes for Cody Jinks including the smash hit “Must Be the Whiskey.”
Josh is a creative and personal inspiration. I am incredibly grateful for this opportunity. We caught up with Josh via Zoom and connected like old friends. I have been so excited to bring this one to you.
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Alisa Amador | The Marinade Episode 167
Alisa Amador is a bilingual singer and songwriter based in Boston. Her debut full-length record Multitudes is a journey through genre and language that delights at every turn. It’s a personal yet universal piece of art born of determination and self-discovery.
Alisa was the winner of NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert competition in 2022 at a time when she was about ready to hang up her music dreams. She is an inspiration and an absolute delight as a conversationalist. I am so excited to bring you my conversation with Alisa Amador.
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Laurel Cove Festival 2024 Day Two | Jason's Journal
As part of our Grounded Summer tour I am in Pineville, KY, covering Laurel Cove Festival.
If you are new to The Marinade, maybe you went to Laurel Cove, this came across your social media feed and you wanted to relive the weekend, welcome. I’ll give you a little context for the show. The Marinade is a free-flowing conversation about the creative process with creative people. Each episode we welcome musicians, actors, comedians, authors, visual artists, filmmakers- anyone who creates art to talk about how and why we make stuff.
The bulk of our work looks like me, Jason Earle, sitting down with an artist and talking about process. We are also fortunate to cover live creative events like this one. My goal is to bring you along for the ride.
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Laurel Cove Festival 2024 | Jason's Journal
As part of our Grounded Summer tour I am in Pineville, KY, covering Laurel Cove Festival.
If you are new to The Marinade, maybe you went to Laurel Cove, this came across your social media feed and you wanted to relive the weekend, welcome. I’ll give you a little context for the show. The Marinade is a free-flowing conversation about the creative process with creative people. Each episode we welcome musicians, actors, comedians, authors, visual artists, filmmakers- anyone who creates art to talk about how and why we make stuff.
The bulk of our work looks like me, Jason Earle, sitting down with an artist and talking about process. We are also fortunate to cover live creative events like this one. My goal is to bring you along for the ride.
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