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🎙️ What’s the Reason for This? is the unfiltered, unexpected, and sometimes unhinged podcast where music meets mayhem. Hosted by Kodi and Shay, two jamgrass junkies with a knack for storytelling, this show dives into the heart of the bluegrass and jam band scene—with a few nitrous-fueled detours along the way. 🤠🎻 From parking lot legends and VIP miracles to deeply personal redemption arcs, each episode brings you wild tales, offbeat interviews, and honest conversations that explore the why behind the chaos. It’s about the music, the misadventures, and the magic that ties it all together.
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- 4 days ago47 min
Sister Sadie - Live From The Mishawaka - WTRFT S3E9
🔥🎻 We got out of the dungeon and took WTRFT up the canyon to the Mishawaka for Sister Sadie.And this one is all about the evolution of one of bluegrass’s most important all-female bands.What started as a one-night jam at the Station Inn in 2012 somehow turned into a real band, major awards, national touring, lineup changes, and a whole new version of Sister Sadie that might be their most interesting yet.We get into:👯♀️ How Sister Sadie started by accident 🏆 Winning IBMA Band of the Year and then immediately dealing with COVID and major lineup changes 🎙️ How Jaelee stepped in at just 19 years old and suddenly found herself singing with women she grew up looking up to 🪕 How Rainy brought a West Coast, jam-friendly edge into the band 🎻 How Katie’s jazz background opened up a whole new way of thinking about bass, theory, and stretching the music out ✍️ Songwriting, storytelling, harmonies, and how country and bluegrass keep bleeding into each other 📱 Why social media has become such a huge part of building the band’s personality and connecting with fans ❤️ And why the whole thing works because, underneath all of it, they really are a sisterhoodWe also talk about something that matters a lot to me as a girl dad: young women seeing other women absolutely ripping onstage.Because Sister Sadie isn’t just “an all-female bluegrass band.”They’re killer singers. Killer writers. Killer players. And they’re helping stretch what people think this music can look and sound like. 🔥And then, because apparently we couldn’t leave well enough alone, we finish with a rapid-fire round of “Which Sister?”😂🚗 Best driver 👗 Best dressed 🚔 Most likely to get arrested 🎭 Biggest drama queen 🧙♀️ Most likely to accidentally join a cult 🔪 Most likely to befriend a serial killer and not realize itYou know. Important journalism.🎧 Full Sister Sadie interview is live now 📍 Recorded at the Mishawaka AmphitheatreCome for the bluegrass.Stay to find out which sister is most likely to end up in a cult. 😂🎻🔥
- 1 weeks ago26 min
Buffalo Galaxy Session
🦬🌌 Buffalo Galaxy hit the dungeon for a WTRFT Session, and this one gets weird in exactly the right way.First of all, I somehow screwed up the intro badly enough that we had to do it twice. Strong start. 😂🔥Then the boys from Minnesota settled in and ripped through a set that shows exactly why “acid grass” fits them so damn well.🎶 In the session:🚂 “Life Is a Train” A full-speed opener about work, running on fumes, and riding the thing until it gives out.🎻 A Peter original Dark, gritty, and just a little ominous in the best way.🌄 “Think of What You’ve Done” A Stanley Brothers classic, complete with some very real concerns about surviving the high notes at elevation. 😂🌑 “Darker Now” A Buffalo Galaxy original that lets the whole spacey, late-night side of the band really come out.There’s also mandolin abuse, lost keys, oxygen jokes, shamanism, and the usual amount of dungeon nonsense. 🪕😂This is Buffalo Galaxy doing what they do best: tight picking, weird turns, big energy, and just enough cosmic dirt to keep it interesting.🎥 Full Buffalo Galaxy WTRFT Session is live now 🎙️ Full interview is live tooCome for the bluegrass.Stay for the acid trip. 🦬🌌🔥
- 1 weeks ago46 min
Buffalo Galaxy - Minnesota Jamgrass & Bluegrass - WTRFT S3E8
🔥🦬 This episode basically rose from the ashes.We had some technical issues right out of the gate, the podcast gods tried to kill it, and somehow Buffalo Galaxy still made it through the smoke and into the dungeon. 😂💻🔥Honestly, that feels pretty on brand for a band that spends half its life keeping a tour bus alive.🦬🌌 Buffalo Galaxy finally made it into the dungeon, and this one goes from Minnesota bluegrass to full-on acid grass chaos real quick.I first caught these guys at a pre-party in Minneapolis during my birthday run last year, snuck away from poster line for a couple songs, immediately called Shay, and said, “We need this band on.”Fast forward and now they’re actually here. 😂🔥We get into:🪕 How Buffalo Galaxy came together in the Twin Cities scene 🎻 The Midwest bluegrass and jam roots that shaped their sound 🌌 Why “acid grass” might actually be the best description for what they do 🚌 Life on the road in Martha, their glorious airport-shuttle-turned-tour-bus 👨👧👦 Zach becoming the official Band Dad, booking shows and keeping the whole circus moving 🎸 Adam joining the band and somehow looking like he’s been there forever after only a handful of shows 💸 The very real economics of touring, ticket sales, merch, gas, repairs, and eating shit until the math finally starts working 🚐 Bus breakdowns, blown tires, white-knuckle drives and all the glamorous parts of “living the dream”And then we get to the road stories.😂 One guy gets left at a Wisconsin gas station with no phone 💦 Another bass player puts his hand in what he thinks is leaking fuel and discovers it is definitely not fuel ☠️ Somebody drinks antifreeze because apparently this episode needed one more terrible decisionWe also talk about why supporting independent bands actually matters.🎟️ Buy the ticket 👕 Buy the merch 📱 Share the tour dates 🎥 Take a video 🤘 Tag the band ❤️ Help your local scene growBecause behind every “cool tour” is usually five dudes in a shuttle bus fixing something in a parking lot and wondering how much a new coil pack costs.We also get into their new live release Don’t Pet the Fluffy Cow Vol. 2, the process of digging through live recordings, and why Buffalo Galaxy is a band you really need to hear in the room.🎧 Full interview is live 🎥 Go check out the WTRFT Session 🦬 Follow Buffalo Galaxy and go see them when they roll through your townCome for the acid grass.Stay for the antifreeze. 😂🪕🌌
- 3 weeks ago20 min
The Fretliners - When The Kettle Sings Session
🔥🪕 The Fretliners took over the dungeon for a WTRFT Session, and this one is the perfect companion piece to When the Kettle Sings.They came in swinging with songs off the brand new record, stripped down around the mic and played the way this band does best: live, loose, and ridiculously tight.🎶 In the session:🌲 “Whippoorwill” A groovy opener that immediately sets the tone.🐢 “Snapping Turtle” An instrumental Sam literally wrote after finding a giant snapping turtle while out with his mandolin. Which is already weird enough.Then we made it even dumber.There’s a perfect little knock in the song that I immediately decided needed a confetti cannon 💥🎉 and then Tom had the brilliant idea to hit the second one from behind the band.So naturally, “Snapping Turtle” got the full DOUBLE CONFETTI CANNON treatment. 😂🎉💥🎉Completely unnecessary.Absolutely worth it.🍂 “Autumn Rivers Bend” A beautiful one about life on the road, time moving too fast, and wanting to get back home to the person you love. ❤️🌌 “Hole in the Sky” One of my personal favorites off the album and another reminder of how damn good these guys sound live.This session is exactly why I love having bands in the dungeon.No huge production. No bullshit. Just great songs, great players, a microphone, and apparently enough confetti to permanently ruin my carpet. 😂🎥 The full Fretliners WTRFT Session is live now 🎧 When the Kettle Sings is out nowGo watch the session. Go listen to the record.Then go support the damn band. 🔥🪕🎙️
- 3 weeks ago52 min
The Fretliners - When The Kettle Sings - WTRFT S3E7
🔥🪕 The Fretliners are back in the dungeon, and more importantly, their brand new album When the Kettle Sings drops TODAY.This episode is all about the record.We dig into the two-year process behind it, how the band wanted to capture something more raw and alive, and what happened when T Bone Burnett and Daniel Tashian helped bring that vision into focus. 🎙️🔥Instead of building the album piece by piece, The Fretliners leaned into what they already do best:🎻 Playing together in a room 🎙️ Gathering around a single mic 🚫 No click tracks 🎧 No headphones 📼 Real tape 🔥 Real performancesThey walked into the studio for three days and came out with 15 songs recorded, letting the imperfections, movement, and chemistry of the band become part of the record instead of trying to polish all of it away.We go track by track through some of the stories behind When the Kettle Sings, including:🐢 “Snapping Turtle” and the actual snapping turtle that inspired it ❤️ “Stitch Up My Heart” and the deeply personal story behind the song 👻 The unexplained sound captured at the end of that recording 🎙️ Molly Tuttle joining them on “Josephina” 🎻 Stuart Duncan coming in and absolutely doing Stuart Duncan things 🌧️ The Grateful Dead connections hidden inside “Bells of Rafael” 🤠 Riders in the Sky appearing on “The Stone” 🔥 Why “Storms” went from a last-minute addition to the opening trackAnd we talk about how this album represents where The Fretliners are right now after everything that has changed, evolved, and grown since their first record.There’s a lot of history on this thing. A lot of emotion. A lot of incredible players.But underneath all of it, When the Kettle Sings still sounds like four dudes standing around a microphone playing the hell out of some songs.And that might be the coolest part.🎧 When the Kettle Sings is OUT TODAY.Go listen to the record. Go buy the vinyl. Go support the band.Then come hang out with us in the dungeon and hear how the whole damn thing came together. 🪕🔥🎙️👉 thefretliners.com
- 3 weeks ago58 min
Grassfed Bluegrass - Riley and Miller - WTRFT S3E6
🌱🎻 Grassfed Bluegrass is growing up fast, and Riley and Miller came on WTRFT to talk about how the hell they’re pulling it off.They went from bluegrass fans and festival volunteers to building their own festival on the Outer Banks and basically learning everything as they go. 😅We get into:🎟️ Booking bands 🏕️ Finding the right venue 🍺 Beer, vendors and logistics 🚽 The extremely glamorous world of porta potties 📱 Social media and marketing 👕 Merch 🚗 Parking 💸 Ticket sales 😬 And the constant feeling of “oh shit, we actually have to make this happen”We also talk about how Billy Strings helped pull them deeper into bluegrass, how volunteering at other festivals taught them what happens behind the scenes, and why they’ve built Grassfed around community, quality, good people and doing things the right way. 🌱❤️🎶And of course, we tell the story of how I met Riley and Miller…🥶 Freezing in line in Asheville 🥃 Shooters 📜 A Billy Strings poster 😂 Me folding that poster directly in front of Miller 😳 Miller looking at me like she had just witnessed a felonySomehow, years later, those same people decided it would be a good idea to bring me in to emcee their festival. 🎤🔥This year’s lineup is stacked:🔥 ShadowGrass 🪕 East Nash Grass 🧭 Broken Compass 🏡 Front Porch 🎻 All She Wrote 🌹 Red Bud 🎶 Pickety Split 🚐 Podunk RamblersEight bands. Two stages. One day. 🌱🎶🔥🎧 Full episode with the founders of Grassfed Bluegrass is live now📍 Nags Head, North Carolina 🎟️ Use code WTRFT at grassfedbluegrass.com for discounted ticketsCome for the bluegrass. Stay to find out why anyone thought giving me a microphone was a good idea. 😂🎤🌱
- Oct 12, 202645 min
Water Tower - Punk Rock Bluegrass - WTRFT S3E5
🔥 Water Tower 💦 finally made it into the dungeon and this one is equal parts bluegrass, punk rock, busking, internet chaos, and good old fashioned DIY hustle.These guys call themselves punk rock bluegrass, which sounds confusing until you hear the story.They started with traditional string music, punk rock roots, DIY flyers, busking on freeway off ramps, and a whole lot of figuring it out as they went. Then the pandemic hit, touring disappeared, and somehow that pushed them even harder into building a community online. 🎶 We get into:🪕 How Water Tower went from square dances to punk rock bluegrass 🚦 Busking on LA freeway off ramps at 6 in the morning 🎻 How the current lineup found each other through busking and random musical collisions 🎸 Why Bela Fleck, Punch Brothers, punk rock, jazz, and old time music all somehow fit in the same universe 📱 How they built an online following without losing the human connection ❤️ Kenny’s approach to dealing with internet hate by giving people more kindness instead of more bullshit 📸 How Jessica became the secret weapon behind their content and helped turn the band into a digital machine 🤝 Collaborations with artists like Sierra Ferrell, Nick Hexum, John C. Reilly, and more 🎟️ The very real challenge of turning views into actual people buying ticketsThe funniest part might be that half this band basically met because somebody was busking in somebody else’s spot. 😂But underneath all the chaos, this episode is really about community, persistence, and refusing to wait for permission.Water Tower built this thing from freeway ramps, sidewalks, livestreams, liquor stores, social media, and a lot of weird little moments that somehow kept stacking into something bigger. And through all of it, their whole philosophy is pretty simple:Love the music. Love the people. Keep showing up. ❤️🎶🎧 New episode with Water Tower is live nowGo watch it. Go listen to it. Buy the ticket before the day of the show.And if you see somebody busking on an LA off ramp at 6 a.m. maybe don’t ignore them. They might end up at Telluride. 😂🔥
- Oct 5, 20261h 1m
Jon Stickley - Chords For Callum - WTRFT S3E4
🎸🔥 Jon Stickley finally made it onto WTRFT and this one goes DEEP.We talk Broke Mountain, learning bluegrass on the fly, the difference between East Coast and Colorado bluegrass, the influence of Jeff Austin, and what happens when a guitar player gets so good that he starts casually discovering new things he didn’t even know he could do. 😂We also get into:🪕 The absolutely ridiculous Broke Mountain lineup 🎶 Going from punk and indie rock to flatpicking bluegrass 🏔️ How Colorado changed the way he heard the music 🔥 Playing the Jeff Austin tribute and trading licks with Courtlyn 🥁 Why the Jon Stickley Trio basically said “nah” to the normal bluegrass rulebook 🎸 Building a sound around weird rhythms, different chords, and late-night festival chaos 🤝 Playing with Larry Keel and trying to make your heroes laugh onstageAnd then the episode takes a much more personal turn.Jon opens up about his son Callum, his STXBP1 diagnosis, and how his family turned one of the hardest moments of their lives into Strings for Callum, using the music community to raise awareness and money for research. ❤️That part really says everything about this scene.When somebody needs help, people show up. We also talk about Jon’s new teaching platform, where he’s taking everything he learned the hard way and breaking it down for the rest of us regular wooks who need the video slowed down another 37 times. 😂🎸 🎧 New episode with Jon Stickley is live nowGo watch it. Go listen to it. Support Team Callum.And if you’ve ever wondered how somebody becomes an absolute monster on guitar, apparently the answer is practice for 20 years and then still tell everyone you’re figuring it out. 😂🔥
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🎙️ What’s the Reason for This? is the unfiltered, unexpected, and sometimes unhinged podcast where music meets mayhem. Hosted by Kodi and Shay, two jamgrass junkies with a knack for storytelling, this show dives into the heart of the bluegrass and jam band scene—with a few nitrous-fueled detours along the way. 🤠🎻 From parking lot legends and VIP miracles to deeply personal redemption arcs, each episode brings you wild tales, offbeat interviews, and honest conversations that explore the why behind the chaos. It’s about the music, the misadventures, and the magic that ties it all together.
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