Alex Koford's guest appearances

Alex Koford

The Sound Podcast with Ira Haberman

No Simple Road

Ginger Anne's Jam Bands Podcast

The Jake Feinberg Show

Reed Mathis

John Medeski

Holly Bowling

Eric Krasno

Cris Jacobs

Karina Rykman

Neal Casal

Anders Osborne

Grahame Lesh

Bill Payne

Marco Benevento

Steve Kimock

John Morgan

Ross James

Ethan Miller

OwlTail

Drummer and leader talks about overcoming adversity in his life to become a stronger person and player. 

Drummer and leader talks about overcoming adversity in his life to become a stronger person and player.

The Alex Koford Interview 

Bandleader talks about the ebbs and flows of life during Covid and his musical philosophies as it relates to making his latest record. 

Bandleader talks about the ebbs and flows of life during Covid and his musical philosophies as it relates to making his latest record.

The Alex Koford Interview Set III

Robert Randolph

Jackie Greene

Karl Denson

Phil Lesh

Jason Crosby

Tony Leone

The Capitol Theatre #SaveOurStages

The Capitol Theatre #SaveOurStages: Janis Joplin, The Grateful Dead, Phish, David Bowie, Karl Denson, Jackie Greene, Ross James, Tony Leone, Robert Randolph, Jason Crosby, Alex Koford, Phil Lesh, Gov’t Mule

Dynamic musician talks about playing music in the age of COVID, overcoming his own anxiety on and off the bandstand and the resilience of humanity in the midst of crisis. 

Dynamic musician talks about playing music in the age of COVID, overcoming his own anxiety on and off the bandstand and the resilience of humanity in the midst of crisis.

The Alex Koford Interview Set II 

Colonel &amp; the Mermaids is a project from Alex Koford, a Bay area native who has been toiling for the most part at Phil Lesh's Terrapin Crossroads the last seven years and has been a part of The Terrapin Family Band amongst other side projects. Colonel &amp; the Mermaids is Alex's chance to create his own music, shape his own band's future and create his own future in the industry and community. That is no small task, but as you'll hear, it's one that he isn't taking lightly and one that he is prepared to invest a lot of time, energy and money. We sat down with Alex who is about to come east for a small tour and our conversation started when I asked what the sonic aim of the band is. If the effort, and indeed the music is any indication, I suspect we will be hearing from Colonel &amp; the Mermaids for quite some time. You can learn more about Colonel &amp; the Mermaids including tour dates at colonelandthemermaids.com.  Show Notes:   First Song: 00:14 - Out of Here Interview Begins: 06:28 Extro Song: 26:28 - I Do My Best to Keep From CrumblingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Colonel &amp; the Mermaids is a project from Alex Koford, a Bay area native who has been toiling for the most part at Phil Lesh's Terrapin Crossroads the last seven years and has been a part of The Terrapin Family Band amongst other side projects. Colonel &amp; the Mermaids is Alex's chance to create his own music, shape his own band's future and create his own future in the industry and community. That is no small task, but as you'll hear, it's one that he isn't taking lightly and one that he is prepared to invest a lot of time, energy and money. We sat down with Alex who is about to come east for a small tour and our conversation started when I asked what the sonic aim of the band is. If the effort, and indeed the music is any indication, I suspect we will be hearing from Colonel &amp; the Mermaids for quite some time. You can learn more about Colonel &amp; the Mermaids including tour dates at <a href="http://colonelandthemermaids.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">colonelandthemermaids.com</a>.  Show Notes:   First Song: 00:14 - Out of Here Interview Begins: 06:28 Extro Song: 26:28 - I Do My Best to Keep From CrumblingSee <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Alex Koford of Colonel & The Mermaids

Alex Koford of Colonel and the Mermaids &amp; Phil Lesh and the Terrapin Family Band joins us this week on No Simple Road! We talk about his band Colonel and the Mermaids, growing up on the inside of the Grateful Dead Family, following the fun, the connection between psychedelics and music, how he got the nickname ‘The Colonel’, and a whole bunch more!Head over to colonelandthemermaids.com for upcoming show info and news and stay tuned for his upcoming single “Out of Here” everywhere music streams.Also check out terrapinfamilyband.com for their tour info, news, and more!We want to shout out all of our new Patrons... JASON A., NATE B., TANNER K., EMMETT O., and all our Patreon supporters!!!! You are all amazing humans and we are forever Grateful!***THIS EPISODE IS SPONSORED BY THE AMAZING AND INCREDIBLE SHOP TOUR BUS, KUSHCO HOLDINGS, &amp; DEFYNE PREMIUM CANNABIS!!!!*SHOP TOUR BUS:* Visit shoptourbus.com or @shoptourbus on IG and pick up some wonderfully creative and beautiful Grateful Dead inspired shirts/hoodies. Use the code nosimpleroad for free shipping!!!!!!*KUSHCO:* KushCo Holdings is a publicly traded company under the ticker KSHB and the parent to innovative cannabis industry leaders such as Kush Supply Co., Kush Energy, The Hybrid Creative, and Koleto Packaging Solutions which offer a range of services and products for the legal cannabis industry including child resistant packaging and supplies, gases and solvents, vaporizer products, and branded solutions.Founded in 2010, KushCo Holdings has now sold more than 1 billion units and regularly sells to more than 5,000 legally operated medical and adult-use dispensaries, growers, and producers across North America, South America, and Europe. KushCo Holdings has presence in the five largest U.S. cannabis markets as well as sales presence in every major U.S. cannabis market, with offices in Canada and China. KushCo Holdings’ subsidiaries and brands provide exceptional customer service, product quality, compliancy knowledge and a local presence in serving its diverse customer base. Go to kushco.com/podcast to learn more.DEFYNE PREMIUM CANNABIS:Defyne Premium Cannabis here in Oregon with two locations to serving the most incredible premium cannibis around: HILLSBORO: 1775 SE Tualatin Valley Hwy. Hillsboro, OR. 97123 and FOREST GROVE: 3821 Pacific Ave. Forest Grove, OR. 97116Head over to defyne.life to learn about their products and get ahold of some sweet Defyne Premium Cannabis Swag!SHOW CREDITS:ENGINEERNORMAN MARSTON (norman7norman7@gmail.com) co-owner/operator of Wall of Sound Recording Chicago, ILWall of Sound Recording of FBand @wallofsound_recording on IGPRODUCERJUSTIN ELROD (justin.g.elrod@gmail.com)MUSICIntro Music - 'No Simple Road' written and performed by 'THE HIGGS' Check them out at: thehiggsmusic.comOutro Music by: THE CHILLDREN OF INDIGOCheck out their website Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/nosimpleroad. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alex Koford of Colonel and the Mermaids &amp; Phil Lesh and the Terrapin Family Band joins us this week on No Simple Road! We talk about his band Colonel and the Mermaids, growing up on the inside of the Grateful Dead Family, following the fun, the connection between psychedelics and music, how he got the nickname ‘The Colonel’, and a whole bunch more!Head over to <a href="https://www.colonelandthemermaids.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">colonelandthemermaids.com</a> for upcoming show info and news and stay tuned for his upcoming single “Out of Here” everywhere music streams.Also check out <a href="https://www.terrapinfamilyband.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">terrapinfamilyband.com</a> for their tour info, news, and more!We want to shout out all of our new Patrons... JASON A., NATE B., TANNER K., EMMETT O., and all our Patreon supporters!!!! You are all amazing humans and we are forever Grateful!***THIS EPISODE IS SPONSORED BY THE AMAZING AND INCREDIBLE SHOP TOUR BUS, KUSHCO HOLDINGS, &amp; DEFYNE PREMIUM CANNABIS!!!!*SHOP TOUR BUS:* Visit <a href="https://shoptourbus.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">shoptourbus.com</a> or <a href="https://www.instagram.com/shoptourbus/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@shoptourbus on IG</a> and pick up some wonderfully creative and beautiful Grateful Dead inspired shirts/hoodies. Use the code nosimpleroad for free shipping!!!!!!*KUSHCO:* KushCo Holdings is a publicly traded company under the ticker KSHB and the parent to innovative cannabis industry leaders such as Kush Supply Co., Kush Energy, The Hybrid Creative, and Koleto Packaging Solutions which offer a range of services and products for the legal cannabis industry including child resistant packaging and supplies, gases and solvents, vaporizer products, and branded solutions.Founded in 2010, KushCo Holdings has now sold more than 1 billion units and regularly sells to more than 5,000 legally operated medical and adult-use dispensaries, growers, and producers across North America, South America, and Europe. KushCo Holdings has presence in the five largest U.S. cannabis markets as well as sales presence in every major U.S. cannabis market, with offices in Canada and China. KushCo Holdings’ subsidiaries and brands provide exceptional customer service, product quality, compliancy knowledge and a local presence in serving its diverse customer base. Go to <a href="https://www.kushco.com/?utm_source=osiris&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=sponsored" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">kushco.com/podcast</a> to learn more.DEFYNE PREMIUM CANNABIS:Defyne Premium Cannabis here in Oregon with two locations to serving the most incredible premium cannibis around: HILLSBORO: 1775 SE Tualatin Valley Hwy. Hillsboro, OR. 97123 and FOREST GROVE: 3821 Pacific Ave. Forest Grove, OR. 97116Head over to <a href="https://www.defyne.life/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">defyne.life</a> to learn about their products and get ahold of some sweet Defyne Premium Cannabis Swag!SHOW CREDITS:ENGINEERNORMAN MARSTON (<a href="mailto:norman7norman7@gmail.com">norman7norman7@gmail.com</a>) co-owner/operator of Wall of Sound Recording Chicago, ILWall of Sound Recording of FBand @wallofsound_recording on IGPRODUCERJUSTIN ELROD (<a href="mailto:justin.g.elrod@gmail.com">justin.g.elrod@gmail.com</a>)MUSICIntro Music - 'No Simple Road' written and performed by 'THE HIGGS' Check them out at: <a href="https://thehiggsmusic.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">thehiggsmusic.com</a>Outro Music by: THE CHILLDREN OF INDIGOCheck out their website <a href="https://chilldrenofindigo.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Support this show </a><a href="http://supporter.acast.com/nosimpleroad" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://supporter.acast.com/nosimpleroad</a>. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Episode 79 - Speaking With The Colonel And The Mermaids: Alex Koford

You may recognize Alex Koford’s name, the front man of Colonel and The Mermaids,  because he spends most of his time as the drummer in Terrapin Family Band and Phil and Friends. Beyond those duties, he’s also the drummer at Terrapin Crossroads and plays in Cosmic Twang with friend of the show Ross James. We caught up with Alex after watching some his fun and frivolity on Instagram in Hawaii. We spoke to Alex just before two Phil shows in San Francisco. The conversation started when I asked him how he hooked up with Phil.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You may recognize Alex Koford’s name, the front man of Colonel and The Mermaids,  because he spends most of his time as the drummer in Terrapin Family Band and Phil and Friends. Beyond those duties, he’s also the drummer at Terrapin Crossroads and plays in Cosmic Twang with friend of the show Ross James. We caught up with Alex after watching some his fun and frivolity on Instagram in Hawaii. We spoke to Alex just before two Phil shows in San Francisco. The conversation started when I asked him how he hooked up with Phil.   See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.