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The Heavy Desert Podcast

I talk all things in the heavy/desert/stoner rock genre. From interviews, recommendations, and concert reviews. Discover a whole new world of rock music with me, your host, Dan Sierras. And remember, keep digging and you’ll find the underground!

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48:15

Dirty Streets - Justin Toland

The Heavy Desert Podcast ·

2026/01/08

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast The Path To Planet Desert Rock Weekend continues as I welcome Justin Toland, vocalist, guitarist and founder of Dirty Streets, who will be performing at this years event. Justin talks about how he snuck in to a studio with his first band at 14 years old with the janitor of the studio to record his first material, how he and their bassist Thomas Storz found their drummer Andrew Denham, who was 17 years old at the time, what Dirty Streets has coming up on the horizon

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43:13

Ditch

The Heavy Desert Podcast ·

2026/01/07

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome Douwe de Wilde and Eric Hazebroek of the band Ditch to the show. They released their second full length album, The Traveler, in February of 2025. And it is one of my favorite releases from the year! We talk about their influences, how they came together, their plans for the future and much more! If you haven’t heard The Traveler yet, get it in your ears, then check my interview with the fellas!

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47:20

Remaining Daze

The Heavy Desert Podcast ·

2026/01/06

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome Cliff Stevens and Martin Aneyba of the Bolivian band Remaining Daze. They recently released their debut, self titled release on November 7 of 2025 and it is a great debut! We talk about Cliff’s move from Pennsylvania all the way to Bolivia, how the band formed, their big plans for the coming year and much more! If you haven’t heard their album check it out, then check out my interview with the guys!

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52:28

2025 4th Quarter Top 10 w/Mark Richard of The Jam...

The Heavy Desert Podcast ·

2026/01/05

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome back to the show Mark Richard of The Jam Yeti Music Blog as we countdown our Top 10 releases of the fourth quarter of 2025. We always have a great time sharing some of our favorite albums of the previous three month along with some honorable mentions. We even have a handful of listener lists to share as well. If you’re looking for some great new music to listen to, look no further and check it out!

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34:22

December New Release Recap

The Heavy Desert Podcast ·

2025/12/31

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I recap some of the releases from the month of December. I rundown releases in order of the date released with a little preview from each release from bands that include Palm Desert, Sun Empress, Slowbot, Bygone, Sydona and many more! It’s the final episode of the year, so enjoy some of these releases that dropped during the last month! Tune in and subscribe!

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52:23

Phantom Hound - Path To Planet Desert Rock Weekend

The Heavy Desert Podcast ·

2025/12/30

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast the Path to Planet Desert Rock Weekend continues as I welcome Jake Navarra, founding member, guitarist and vocalist of the band Phantom Hound, who will be performing at the upcoming event. We talk about his influences, the backstory of the band, what it was like releasing their debut album at the beginning of the pandemic, what the plans are for the band leading up to Planet Desert Rock Weekend and beyond, and much more. I had a great chat with Jake, so make sure to

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36:25

Paralyzed - Path To Planet Desert Rock Weekend

The Heavy Desert Podcast ·

2025/12/29

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast the Path to Planet Desert Rock Weekend continues as I welcome Florian Thiele, drummer for the German band Paralyzed, who will be performing at the upcoming event. We talk about his influences, how he met lead singer and guitarist Michael Binder to eventually form the band, the excitement about coming out to the U.S. for the first time and much more. I had a great conversation, make sure to tune in and subscribe!

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28:41

Special Christmas Episode

The Heavy Desert Podcast ·

2025/12/23

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I have a special Christmas episode. I asked previous guests if they had a special Christmas memory that was music related. Whether they got that album they always wanted, that record player, an instrument, concert tickets or if they have a special music related tradition. Some of the contributors include Wayne Ruddell of Fuzz Evil, Trip Shumake and Eric Garcia of The Heavy Eyes, Ryan Garney of High Desert Queen, Colin Peterson & John Piotrowski of Shadow of

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26:23

Gran Moreno - Ricardo & Christian Rodriguez

The Heavy Desert Podcast ·

2025/12/18

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome brothers Ricardo and Christian Rodriguez of the rock duo Gran Moreno. Playing music since they were little, Ricardo and Christian have now played festivals such as Levitation Austin and Ripplefest Texas and are set to release their debut album, El Sol, on January 17th of 2026. These guys are only moving up and I had the pleasure of chatting with them and hope you enjoy it as well! Tune in and subscribe!

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51:17

Shadow of Jupiter - Colin Peterson & John Piotrowski

The Heavy Desert Podcast ·

2025/12/17

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome guitarist Colin Peterson and vocalist John Piotrowski of the band Shadow of Jupiter to the show. Shadow of Jupiter has been very active since their debut album Porta Coeli came out in 2023, including playing Ripplefest Texas, Rhüne Mountain Fest, Grand Rapids Doomfest and many other gigs. They’re slated to play next year’s inaugural HUFR-Fest in Denver, Colorado and are eager to release their follow up album early summer of 2026. What started out as fun

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31:02

Mojave Experience Festival - Patrick Brink

The Heavy Desert Podcast ·

2025/12/16

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome back to the show, lead singer and guitarist of the band Volume and the creator of next year’s inaugural Mojave Experience Festival, Patrick Brink. Patrick talks all about the unique festival he is putting on next year on March 20th & 21st. Some of the bands scheduled to perform include Earthless, Dead Meadow, John Garcia, Yawning Man, Nick Oliveri’s Death Acoustic, Howling Giant, Borracho and many more! Make sure to tune in and subscribe!

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33:50

Malkasian

The Heavy Desert Podcast ·

2025/12/11

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome Sean Malkasian, lead singer, guitarist and founder of the band Malkasian to the show. They recently released their new album, Heavy Blues on October 22nd and it’s amazing! We chat about that, some of his influences, his path to the band that he has now and much more! Make sure to tune in and subscribe!

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42:15

November New Album Recap

The Heavy Desert Podcast ·

2025/12/10

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I recap some of the new releases from November that I listened to. Not a countdown, but more of a rundown from the release date at the beginning of the month to the end, with a little taste from each album. I cover new releases from Burning Sister, Beastwars, Bogwife, Astralplane, Acidsitter, Stone Nomads, Winds of Neptune and many more! Make sure to tune in and subscribe!

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28:37

The Lunar Effect

The Heavy Desert Podcast ·

2025/12/09

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome Josh Neuwford and Brett Halsey of the band The Lunar Effect, who recently released their latest album, Fortune’s Always Hiding, on October 24 that is amazing! We talk all about it, their influences, the backstory of the band and much more! Make sure to tune in and subscribe!

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35:54

Call of the Beast Radio - Drew Dupuis

The Heavy Desert Podcast ·

2025/12/04

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome Drew Dupuis, host of The Call of the Beast Radio Hour on The Rage Online. Drew’s hour long program plays music straight from the heavy underground and we talk all about it! We talk about some of the bands that got him into the genre, some of his favorite albums from this year and much more! For a show only in its infancy (about 5 months) Drew has big plans to help spread the word of this amazing scene! Tune in & subscribe!

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44:11

Concerts With Chris - Chris McGowan

The Heavy Desert Podcast ·

2025/12/02

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast the show welcomes back our concert correspondent Chris McGowan for another Concerts With Chris Episode. We talk about a lot of the shows Chris has been to in the last few months, including Ripplefest, Castle Rat, Pink Fuzz, The Sword, Wolfdozer, Black Sunrise, Bonehawk, Kal-El and many more! We also talk about what he’s looking forward to in the upcoming months. He also talks about how to help out the scene and some of the local venues. Tune in and subscribe!

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39:46

The Heavy Eyes

The Heavy Desert Podcast ·

2025/11/26

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast The Path to Planet Desert Rock Weekend continues as I welcome Tripp Shumake and Eric Garcia of The Heavy Eyes, who will be performing at next year’s fest. Tripp and Eric talk about their influences, the scene in Memphis, their upcoming European tour in 2026, and possibly a new album coming up next year as well! We dig into a lot and you won’t want to miss it! Tune in and subscribe!

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42:53

Winds of Neptune

The Heavy Desert Podcast ·

2025/11/25

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome Ross Westerbur, Kevin Roberts and Mike Alonso of the band Winds of Neptune. Winds of Neptune dropped its debut self-titled album on November 21st and it is flat out amazing! We dig into their influences, their history in the music industry before they formed Winds of Neptune, their backstory of jamming in Kevin’s basement doing covers to where they are now with the release of their new album, and Ross even drops some sage wisdom for those that wanna take

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33:10

Westing (Formerly Slow Season)

The Heavy Desert Podcast ·

2025/11/24

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast The Path to Planet Desert Rock Weekend continues as I welcome Daniel Rice and Cody Tarbell of the band Westing (formerly known as Slow Season), who will be playing at next year’s fest. Daniel and Cody talk about their influences, the backstory of the band, some of the side projects they’ve been involved with, their plans for the future and much more! Make sure to tune in & subscribe!

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43:38

Verona Florrist

The Heavy Desert Podcast ·

2025/11/20

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome Joe Narducci guitarist, vocalist and founding member of the Toronto based band Verona Florrist to the show. These guys just released their self titled, debut album on October 1st, and it is amazing! Joe talks about starting this new band after being with another band for several years, about the creative process, and he has a pretty funny story about coming across the Canadian/American border in which he was told to BRING some “substances” with him next

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