Strange things happen in the desert. Mystery lights, Dead Horse Mountains, snake tales and alien sightings. Ghost towns, outsider artists, sagebrush trails and singing sand dunes. Luckily for us, we have the oral histories of Ken Layne and his field guide Desert Oracle, a handy gem published in Joshua Tree starring the macabre, weird and wild stories of the southwest desert. Starting Weds, Oct 31 at Ace Hotel & Swim Club, Ken relays the strange tales, weird facts and local legends for an evening round the campfire. We believe.
Read on for a mini-series of folk lore from Ken himself or follow along here.
What if Crowleyan magick is bad? The Solar Lodge outpost in the California Desert is what we’re talking about. Also: Brendan Maze calling in from Arizona on a bad line. And: A very short desert-noir collaboration via Twitter with John Lurie.
Now is the time for DESERT ORACLE RADIO, and this time we’re all going to Skinwalker Ranch. And we’re going with Jeremy Corbell, director of the new documentaryHunt for the Skinwalker. Listen live on KCDZ 107.7 FM in the High Desert, or subscribe to the podcast and get new episodes on Friday nights.
It’s Episode #029, for your listening enjoyment. Sure is busy around here this week. Apparently there’s a music festival down in the Low Desert. And: We remember the late, great Art Bell, with some help on the Wild Card Line from Jason P. Woodbury … who also happens to be the author of an interesting article in the current DESERT ORACLE, about the Casa Grande Domes. As for the call-in line, call…
It’s springtime and the High Desert is very busy—not just with visitors taking Instagram pictures, but with the creatures, the creatures waking up and crawling out and feeling frisky, as they say.
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Sure is nice to get on the road and get out of town. So we’ve heard, anyway. Let’s get in one of these cars and head out to the Mojave Wilderness, a night drive. Never know what’ll happen out here. In this second episode from the little desert trailer, we have RedBlueBlackSilver on the scene, in the Outpost Project JT yeller trailer, during the recent Curate Joshua Tree’s “FOUND!” show. You’re…
People sure are talking a lot about UFOs these days. Haven’t heard so much about this persistent mystery for decades. Why now, why again? We’ve got three all-new tracks from Joshua Tree’s own RedBlueBlackSilver tonight, and in the order in which you’ll hear them, they are: “Telescope Peak,” “Sunburst,” and “Dirty Devil River.” Everybody should have a swim, or maybe a sand bath, in the Dirty Devil…
Our 23rd episode on the 23rd day of the month, what could be finer? We’re taking a trip out to Camp Cady on the Mojave River, whether we’re welcome or not, and regardless of what happened with Mr. Pantages. And what about those beautiful California Desert National Monuments billboards on the 62? Breanne Dusastre from the 29 Palms Inn tells us why wild desert is good for the critters and good for…
What is it? Why are we always going on about it? Well here it is, Episode #020, take it. PLUS: Brendan Maze phones in, regarding the claims of labor violations at his High Desert online-fulfillment center. Enjoy three new tracks by Joshua Tree’s RedBlueBlackSilver: “Occulation,” “Virgo Cluster,” and “Radio Galaxy.” We shall direct you, shortly, to a listenable directory of these tracks. Also…
