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The Nature of Music Podcast

Sep 18, 2020

Guster guitarist and music industry sustainability leader, Adam Gardner, shares the story behind REVERB (including Bonnie Raitt’s role in its origins), talks about REVERB’s work reducing the climate and environmental impacts of concert tours, and tells a moving tale of two trips to Latin America that...


Jul 22, 2020

Peter Shapiro - whose journey as a concert promoter started at New York City's legendary "Wetlands Preserve" (a live music venue AND center of environmental activism) - shares the backstory about how he got involved in supporting climate change solutions and major Earth Day events.

Answering a question from a surprising...


Jul 2, 2020

Which new Tea Leaf Green song was originally titled "Climate Change", and which expresses keyboardist, Trevor Garrod's frustration with America's current immigration policies? 

What's the backstory to Tea Leaf Green's fan-favorite Nature-infused song, Kali-Yuga, and how did the band's mythology around "The Garden" suite...


Jun 23, 2020

What ALO song was inspired by the spark that ignited a California wildfire? Which was inspired by a San Francisco rainstorm? How do ALO's roots supporting environmental and social justice activism go all the way back to their days at UC Santa Barbara? Listen to Episode 3 of The Nature of Music Podcast for the answers to...


Jun 17, 2020

Nat Keefe of Hot Buttered Rum joins The Nature of Music Podcast for our first ever interview exploring the influence of Nature on his lyrics and songs. How was the band's origins inspired by Nature? What Hot Buttered Rum song comes from the world of legendary environmentalist author, Edward Abbey?  Listen to Episode 2...