STS9 on the Jam Scene Drama, Music Industry Economy & Making The Human Dream
Andy Frasco's World Saving Podcast
Andy Frasco
4.8 • 575 Ratings
🗓️ 9 December 2025
⏱️ 59 minutes
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Summary
Andy and Nick sit down with STS9's Hunter Brown and Alana Rocklin for a very jam band episode of the World Saving Podcast.
They dive into The Human Dream, STS9's new concept-leaning record, why it captures what Sound Tribe really sounds like in 2025, and how their Santa Cruz environment and the devastating Big Basin fire shaped the music.
They get honest about the modern jam band scene, from fan tribalism to former member Murph playing the old songs again, and why Hunter refuses to treat music like sports rivalries. There is also a frank talk about the brutal economics of touring, Red Rocks, and why even successful bands are rethinking how they hit the road as costs skyrocket.
Alana opens up about raising a kid while living the musician life, losing her home in the fire, and turning that trauma into bass lines and new songs. Hunter gets into mindset, hypnotherapy, "being a great number two," and what a more human music world could look like.
If you love STS9, jam bands, live music culture, or just unfiltered conversations about art, music, and survival, this one is for you. Like, subscribe, and share to keep the pod rolling.
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| 0:00.0 | On a scale 1 to 10, how safe is your drummer right now? |
| 0:04.3 | Oh, dude. |
| 0:04.9 | From an employment standpoint. How safe is he on job security right now? What's going on? Zax on 11, bro. He's got the hair. Have you seen him? No. Very good performer. He's a good looking? He gets up on the drums. He's got the best hair you've ever seen. Is he hot? He's a hot guy? good looking guy is a great drummer too i love it no it doesn't matter about being a good |
| 0:22.6 | who cares if he's good he's good he's got to be hair you've ever seen in your life. Is he hot? He's a good guy. He's a great drummer. Oh, love it. |
| 0:21.5 | No, it doesn't matter about being a good drummer. |
| 0:22.6 | Who cares to be good? |
| 0:23.3 | He's good looking. |
| 0:23.8 | I mean, there's not that many good looking guys |
| 0:25.4 | in the jam band scene. |
| 0:26.2 | I know. |
| 0:26.8 | I mean, look at this. |
| 0:27.6 | This whole band is good looking. |
| 0:30.4 | Soundtrives an attractive band Soundtrives is an attractive band |
| 0:31.7 | Yeah |
| 0:32.0 | We try man |
| 0:33.8 | They have a good looking crowd too actually |
| 0:35.3 | Yeah |
| 0:35.6 | One of the better looking crowds |
| 0:36.6 | In the jam band seeing |
| 0:37.4 | Way better than the disco biscuit crowd |
| 0:40.1 | That crowd's a little crunchy |
| 0:41.5 | That crowd's a little crunchy. They actually have women at their shows, which is kind of nice. We got the girls. I was going to say, we got the ladies. I would say, for me personally, I'm trying to come up to their level. Oh, you're trying to come up to your level. They're just rocking it. You're the badass, Alana. You're like, you're the rock star in this fucking thing. And we're back. Andy Frasco's World Same Podcast. I'm Andy Frasco. Hot off of a great interview from STS9. Wow. I didn't know. I thought they were just not going to talk and they fucking spilled the beans. They were a lot more open than I expected from what I've seen them on stage. They have kind of like an artsy persona. Yeah. Which they are artists. I can't stop thinking about the fucking Scottyty's weighing and fucking neil drama why i don't |
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