The Haute Garbage Podcast

Garreson is a folky, country-y, American-y troubadour with the voice of an angel. But he's also one of the absolute best hangs in the business, and that full range of talents and delights is on display this week. We discuss the energy exchange of live music, the relationship at the center of his forthcoming album Monte, the tragic fate of the common moth, and the works of Clive "The Cuss" Cussler. 

Music this week includes:

• "Mother" by Garreson (13:23)
• "River Valley" by Pelican Ossman (30:33)
• "Alright Now" by Garreson (40:27)
• "Never Let You Go" by Jojo Gold (52:36)
• "Psychic Pigs" by...well, Psychic Pigs (78:03)

In this special edition of the Haute Garbage Podcast, Drew sits down 1-on-1 with the newly minted CHAMPION of the Harry Mack Anomaly Cypher freestyle competition, A'Revolution! A'Rev is a renaissance woman: poet, performer, cybersecurity guru, MC, and founder of Sypher Saturdays (the premiere gathering of DJs and Freestylers here in PDX—and, yeah, she knows how it's spelled!). We talk about sharing the stage with a freestyle legend, the evolution of her artistic life, and what it means to go off the top and drop bars. 

Take 10 seconds and grab a pair of oven mitts before you dive into the second installment of our Treefort adventures...cause this one is HOT! We get cozy with a trio of Boise based artists that blew our socks off during the fest...and we sort of needed those socks, 'cause we underpacked. But TOTALLY WORTH IT if the tradeoff is hanging with producer duo Dose Amigos, Alt rock wizards MYLO BYBEE, and super shredders Dirt Russell. Here's the dope tunes we played this week:

• "Soonish" by Dummy (2:17)
• "Let 'Em Drip" by Dose Amigos (27:20)
• "Friends We Once Had" by MYLO BYBEE (49:43)
• "Equalizer" by Dirt Russell (75:09)

Portland effing LEGENDS Berzerk are on the show this week! It is not hyperbole to say that Berzerk is one of the most important punk bands in Portland's storied music history, dating back to the early 90s—and they are back in the game, recording new music and playing new shows, and they haven't lost their fastball even a tiny bit. Mandy, Yianna, and Tyler came in HOT with stories about toenail collections, shows with AFI and Bikini Kill, and drug-fueled confidence. Plus, incredible music this week by:

• Berzerk
• Stress Test
• Railing
• 1876
• Bondo

Treefort Music Fest is in the books, but the hits keep hitting here at HG! Andy, Drew, and a big, stupid, orange hat really got super lucky this year, with so many amazing bands sitting down for a lil' chin wag during the fest. So, for the next few episodes, we'll be featuring those conversations (along with some killer music) from our time in Boise, ID. We're kicking things off in style with interviews featuring Nick Delffs, The Apricots, and Henry Mansfield!

Enjoy this episode's music:

• "Fly on the Wall" by Screen Frogs (2:51)
• "Power and Position" by Nick Delffs (30:44)
• "Slow" by The Apricots (57:48)
• "Laugh Track" by Henry Mansfield (80:00)