In this episode, I sit down with David Grubbs. We discuss his early years, his time in seminal bands such as Squirrel Bait, Bastro, and Gastr del Sol, as well as his extensive solo and collaborative catalog. We also discuss his work as an author and professor. Playlist: Gastr Del Sol - The Harp Factory On Lake Street (title track from CD on Table of the Elements) Gastr Del Sol - Dictionary of Handwriting (from Mirror Repair LP on Drag City) Bastro - Shot Me A Deer (from 7" on Homestead) Squirrel Bait - Kid Dynamite (from Skag Heaven LP on Homestead) David Grubbs - interview Gastr Del Sol - Dry Bones In The Valley (from Upgrade & Afterlife CD on Drag City) David Grubbs - Banana Cabbage (from Banana Cabbage, Potato Lettuce, Onion Orange CD on Table of the Elements) David Grubbs - The Bonsai Waterfall (from Prismrose LP on Blue Chopsticks) David Grubbs and Ryley Walker - The Madman From Massachusetts In An Empty Bar (from A Tap On The Shoulder LP on Husky Pants) The Underflow - I'll Try Anything Twice (from s/t CD on Corbett vs. Dempsey) Gastr del Sol ‎– The Wrong Soundings (from Crookt, Crackt, Or Fly LP on Drag City) Books: Records Ruin the Landscape: John Cage, the Sixties, and Sound Recording (2014) Now that the audience is assembled (2018) The Voice in the Headphones (2020) Other band references: Circle X - https://www.discogs.com/artist... The Endtables - https://www.discogs.com/artist... The Babylon Dance Band - https://www.discogs.com/artist... Happy Cadavers - https://www.discogs.com/artist... Maurice - https://www.discogs.com/artist... Malignant Growth - https://www.discogs.com/artist... Codeine - https://www.discogs.com/artist... Bitch Magnet - https://www.discogs.com/artist... This Heat - https://www.discogs.com/artist... John Fahey - https://www.discogs.com/artist... Tony Conrad - https://www.discogs.com/artist... Red Krayola / Mayo Thompson - https://www.discogs.com/artist... Ake Hodell - https://www.discogs.com/artist/184431-Åke-Hodell Ryley Walker - https://www.discogs.com/artist... Mats Gustafsson - https://www.discogs.com/artist... Ken Vandermark - https://www.discogs.com/artist... Labels: Drag City - https://www.dragcity.com Blue Chopsticks - https://www.dragcity.com/products?filter_label=BC Husky Pants - https://huskypantsrecords.band... Videos: Gastr del Sol - The Wrong Soundings (1995/09/23) Gastr del Sol - Dictionary Of Handwriting (1995/09/23) Gastr del Sol - Ursus Arctos Wonderfilis (1995/09/23)