Cover Stories

Brandon Padier covers “Friend of the Devil” by The Grateful Dead.

Show Notes

In this episode of Cover Stories, Brandon Padier covers “Friend of the Devil” by The Grateful Dead. We talk about the stigma of Grateful Dead as just a stoner band, what the band means to Brandon, 60s musicians revitalizing their careers in the 80s, some of our favorite jazz musicians and much more.

Brandon just released his latest album Brothers of the Flood. You can buy it on Bandcamp.

In this episode, we discuss:

  • The songwriting prowess of The Grateful Dead
  • Some of our favorite songwriters including Tom Petty and George Harrison
  • A career study of Eric Clapton
  • Miles Davis and other jazz musicians

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Join Texas music journalist Erik Casarez for a weekly podcast that invites artists to take deep dives into their favorite songs and perform them live in studio.