New Orleans actress, singer, producer and podcaster J.Mix (Jessica Mixon) joins Steven to talk about being open and honest on her podcast 'The Self-Aware Millennial', juggling creativity and entrepreneurship, and her new residency for “Multi-Hyphenate Mondays” at The AllWays Lounge in New Orleans. You can catch J.Mix’s podcast 'The Self-Aware Millennial' on all podcast platforms. You can find out more about Jessica, her podcast, and her production company Triple Threat Media on her website https://www.jessicamixon.com

Longtime friends Dreadless Dave and tattoo artist Michael J. Kelly join Steven on this episode of Crooked Conversations and they definitely get some drinking done while telling stories and sharing laughs. In addition to swapping party stories that involve drinking (among other things) they also talk about bathroom habits, music, and the Barbie movie.You can find out more about Michael and his art at https://michaeljkellyart.comThank you to Dreadless Dave for recording, mixing, and mastering this episode.

The third in a mini-series of interviews from this year’s Wild Things Family Reunion Festival, Steven talks with Kenny Jefferson about his band Hash Cabbage and where their name came from, why he classifies them as Kozmic Psychedelic American music, and his delta blues influences from growing up in Mississippi.You can find out more about Kenny and his band at https://www.hashcabbage.comThis episode was recorded live on Saturday November 18th 2023 at Gryphon’s Nest Campground in Springfield, Louisiana.Today’s episode is brought to you by Flipped Car Marketinghttps://www.flippedcarmarketing.com

The second in a mini-series of interviews from this year’s Wild Things Family Reunion Festival, Steven talks with Sam Price about the challenges of playing standup bass, splitting his time between different musical projects such as The Tanglers and Honey Island Swamp Band, and his own pursuits with his group Sam Price and the True Believers.You can find out more about Sam at https://sampricemusic.comThis episode was recorded live on Saturday November 18th 2023 at Gryphon’s Nest Campground in Springfield, Louisiana.Today’s episode is brought to you by Flipped Car Marketinghttps://www.flippedcarmarketing.com

The first in a mini-series of interviews from this year’s Wild Things Family Reunion Festival, Steven talks with Mr. Johnny Sketch himself Marc Paradis about what it takes to put on a camping festival such as Wild Things, the importance of getting out of the city and into nature, and marrying his music with his passions. Marc is a festival organizer and one of the leading members of New Orleans jam funk rock band Johnny Sketch and the Dirty Notes.You can find out more about both at https://www.johnnysketch.comThis episode was recorded live on Sunday November 19th 2023 at Gryphon’s Nest Campground in Springfield, Louisiana.Today’s episode is brought to you by Flipped Car Marketinghttps://www.flippedcarmarketing.com

The third in a miniseries of artist interviews from this year’s Fete Du Void festival, three of the members of New Orleans dream pop band Whisper Party! talk with Steven about the team mentality they all bring to the songwriting and performance of their music, how having other fulfilling careers allow them to be passionate about their project, and choosing the right outlets for their band. This episode was recorded live on Friday September 29th 2023 in Oakdale, Louisiana at Fete du Void. You can find out more about Whisper Party! at https://whisperpartymusic.comYou can find out more about Fete du Void at https://www.feteduvoid.comToday’s episode is brought to you by Flipped Car Marketinghttps://www.flippedcarmarketing.com

Experimental rock band Dana Ives returns to the podcast to sit down with Steven and talk about their upcoming Christmas Spectacular Music Festival at The Rabbit Hole in New Orleans on Saturday December 2nd and it’s unique combination of music, food drive, tattoos, pop-ups, and more. They also talk about music touring, Garfield the cat, and aliens among other things. You can find out more about Dana Ives at their website https://www.danaives.com Today’s episode is brought to you by Flipped Car Marketing https://www.flippedcarmarketing.com

The second in a miniseries of artist interviews from this year’s Fete Du Void festival, hip-hop pop duo SaxKixAve (comprised of artists Alfred Banks and Albert Allenback) talk with Steven about how their shared love of jazz based hip-hop grooves and humor helped bring them together, their recent internet video virality and the work it takes to make their sensational videos, and their shared desire to focus and bet on themselves with this musical project.This episode was recorded live on Friday September 29th 2023. You can find out more about SaxKixAve at https://www.saxkixave.comYou can find out more about Fete du Void at https://www.feteduvoid.comToday’s episode is brought to you by Flipped Car Marketing https://www.flippedcarmarketing.com

The first in a miniseries of artist interviews from this year’s Fete Du Void festival, femmetastic soul-pop band The Love Muscles sit down with Steven to talk about their sexually empowering music, their viewpoints on the culture surrounding sexual expression, and their goals as a band.This episode was recorded live on Friday September 29th 2023 in Oakdale, Louisiana at Fete du Void. You can find out more about The Love Muscles on their Instagram @thelovemusclesbandYou can find out more about Fete du Void at https://www.feteduvoid.comToday’s episode is brought to you by Flipped Car Marketinghttps://www.flippedcarmarketing.com

As a follow-up to episode 47 Nic Esposito shares an intimate and profound experience that occurred shortly after that episode aired and gives new meaning to everything that has happened to him since the motorcycle accident and his life going forward. Moving and intense, his recounting of that experience serves as a perfect epilogue to his previous tale and gives us much to contemplate about our own existence. Thank you Nic for sharing.