Festival Nation - EP: 14 -  Rock Photographer Jay Blakesberg

Festival Nation - EP: 14 - Rock Photographer Jay Blakesberg

Author: Pantheon Media October 24, 2020 Duration: 1:05:24
Host Marla Davies talks to Rock and Roll Photographer and Filmmaker Jay Blakesberg about the 'Skull and Roses' Festival that was scheduled for April 2-5, 2020. 'Festival Nation' and the Pantheon Podcast Network teamed up with 'Skull and Roses' for a podcast mini-series. This is one of the interviews from the archives that didn't air before the festival cancelled. You'll get a peak into a pre-pandemic world and a 2020 concert season that could have been. On this episode you'll hear Jay's excitement about a promising festival season, a Grateful Dead touring museum, a favorite festival flashback and many Dead Tales. https://www.rockoutbooks.com/ Songs: Flaming Lips - Live October 12, 2020 - Oklahoma City https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCIpVApPUYM Tedeschi Trucks Band with Trey Anastasio - 'Layla' - Lockin Arrington Virginia August 24, 2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tO1NB_yIZec Also part of this mini-series will be upcoming interviews with JGB Band Melvin Seals and Dead & Company Oteil Burbridge. We're also starting a new feature called 'Festival Flashback' - please share your favorite festival memories. Connect with me - marladavies.com and festivalnationpodcast.com or shoot me an email festivalnationpodcast@gmail.com. @festivalnationpodcast @nationfestival @pantheonpods @marladavies @skullandroses @deadandcompany @gratefuldead @jayblakesberg Any music used in the Festival Nation Podcast is owned by the artist and used for education and illustration purposes only. All songs on this podcast can be found for purchase or streaming where ever you get your great music. Please pick up these amazing songs and support musicians. Thanks for downloading, liking, sharing and following Festival Nation on the Pantheon Podcast Network or where ever you listen to your podcasts. We will get by, we will survive - Peace! Love, Marla Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There's a particular energy that exists only in a field full of strangers united by a beat, a lyric, a shared sunset. Festival Nation with Marla Davies captures that intangible feeling in every episode. Hosted by the seasoned Bay Area radio voice Marla Davies, this podcast digs into the vibrant culture surrounding music festivals, far beyond just the lineup posters. Conversations here feel like the best kind of festival chat: spontaneous, insightful, and deeply connected to the music. You’ll hear from artists about what it’s really like to step onto that stage, from cultural figures who shape the scene, and from dedicated fans whose stories are the heart of the experience. Together, they explore how these temporary communities are built and why that festival spirit lingers long after the last chord fades. It’s about the enduring power of music to bring people together and create lasting memories. This Pantheon Media production is for anyone who has ever felt that collective rush or wonders what magic happens behind the scenes. Each episode is a reminder that the music is just the beginning of the story.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 38

Festival Nation with Marla Davies
Podcast Episodes
Festival Nation Ep. 9:  SoFa 'Virtual' Music Festival - San Jose [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 51:15
Host Marla Davies explores the SoFa Music Festival - SIP - Shelter in Place Edition. The Music Festival/Street Fair held in April usually attracts between 3,000-5,000 people who travel to the South First Area of Downtown…
Festival Nation:  Ep 8:  ARockagedden Fest Day 3 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 37:06
Festival Nation Host Marla Davies takes you to day 3 of a Virtual Festival - ARockagedden 2020. She's come up with the ultimate setlist of bands whose songs reflect these crazy times. You'll hear live performances and so…
Festival Nation EP. 7: ARockagedden Fest Day 2 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 31:13
Festival Nation Host Marla Davies takes you to day 2 of a Virtual Festival - ARockagedden 2020. She's come up with the ultimate setlist of bands whose songs reflect these crazy times. You'll hear live performances and so…
Festival Nation EP. 6: ARockaggedden Fest Day 1 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 33:17
Festival Nation Host Marla Davies takes you to day 1 of a Virtual Festival - ARockagedden 2020. She's come up with the ultimate setlist of bands whose songs reflect these crazy times. You'll hear live performances and so…
Festival Nation EP. 5: Coronavirus Causes Cancellations [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 47:28
Host Marla Davies tackles the difficult discussion of the Coronavirus COVID-19 and how it's turning the Festival World upside down and inside out. The words postpone, reschedule and cancel have suddenly become commonplac…
Festival Nation EP: 4: Skull & Roses Interview with Steve Parish [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 35:06
Festival Nation Host Marla Davies interviews Steve Parish who'll be performing at Skull & Roses April 2-5 at the Ventura County Fairgrounds as part of our Pantheon Podcast Network Mini-Series. On today's episode Parish t…
Festival Nation EP. 3: Skull & Roses Interview with Steve Kimock [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 51:20
Host Marla Davies talks with Rock Guitarist Steve Kimock about his love of music festivals including the upcoming Skull & Roses festivals, Jam Cruise, playing rock 'n roll in Japan, his yearning to play the oud and how h…
Festival Nation EP. 2: Skull & Roses Interview with Dennis McNally [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 53:57
Host Marla Davies talks with Dennis McNally - Author, Historian and Long-Time Publicist for the Grateful Dead and Promoter for the Upcoming Skull & Roses Festival at the Ventura County Fairgrounds April 2-5, 2020. The 4t…
Festival Nation EP. 1:  Skull & Roses Interview with Grahame Lesh [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 55:03
Host Marla Davies talks to singer and guitar player Grahame Lesh of Midnight North who will perform at Skull & Roses the weekend of April 2-5 for the 4th Anniversary at the Ventura County Fairgrounds. Midnight North rece…
Festival Nation: Skull & Roses 2020 Trailer [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 7:23
Festival Nation here on the Pantheon Podcast network is excited to feature an upcoming mini-series on Skull and Roses. Skull & Roses is a multi-day festival which celebrates the music and community that formed around ico…