Few artists have committed to the ethic of apocalyptic – even gothic – Americana as completely as Colorado’s David Eugene Edwards. From his early work with The Denver Gentlemen and 16 Horsepower to the last two decades of material he has offered via Wovenhand, Edwards practically haunts every stage, and album, with spirits that are simultaneously spectral and Biblical. On this episode of the True Tunes Podcast, John J. Thompson sits down with Edwards in front of a live audience at the Audiofeed Festival in Champaign, Illinois to talk about his origins, his musical concepts, and his mystical perspectives on everything from the nature of art and humanity to the essence of spirituality and redemption.
Then we crank up the jukebox to hear some other seminal apocalyptic music – and consider the value and purpose of provocative art in general. What is it that is being hidden, revealed, discovered, or avoided, when we drop the needle these days?
Full Show Notes and a special Apocalypse Rocks Playlist are available HERE or at TrueTunes.com/Wovenhand
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Loving The Alien: JJT & Allan Aguirre Talk Bowie (Plus Scaterd Few & Spyglass Blue on the Jukebox)
Special Edition: Couples Skate (Jukebox Takeover)
Wild Harbors in Paris: Safety Is Overrated
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More ”Alternative” Than You’ll Ever Be (Randy Layton’s Long Strange Trip)
@45RPM Charlie Peacock Revisited (From The Vault)
@45RPM U2’s Achtung Baby Jukebox Rewind
Outsider Art w Finster & Yingst + Mountain Goats on The Jukebox (True Tunes Live)
Tonio K. Walks On: Notes From A Lost World
Drew Holcomb Comes To Class
@45RPM Calling Out The Ghosts: JJT & Michelle Thompson (The Wayside) + Producer Matt Goldman (Underoath, Luxury) discuss new music
Prog Rock, Complex Art, & Cultivating a Discerning Ear: Neal Morse’s Epic Journey
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Beatles & Outlaws: Ken Mansfield Comes Down From The Roof
Phil Cook’s Spiritual Helpline (From Bon Iver, Hiss Golden Messenger, & Megafaun to Gospel Glory)
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