When Cris Jacobs began dreaming about a follow-up to his critically acclaimed 2016 album Dust to Gold, he realized early on he'd have to do things differently this time around. His life had changed drastically since writing those songs: he'd toured extensively and attracted a legion of new, devoted fans; he'd come off the road into a world, with its divisive rhetoric and troubling headlines, he no longer recognized; and, most importantly, he'd gotten married and had his first child. Things had changed, and Jacobs had, too.The No Simple Road Crew spends some time talking with Cris about being a Dad, where is music comes from, growing up with Deadhead Parents, his $100 bet with his Dad, playing with Phil Lesh, and so much more!For tour news, merch, and info head over to crisjacobs.com***THIS EPISODE IS SPONSORED BY THE AMAZING AND INCREDIBLE SHOP TOUR BUS & DEFYNE PREMIUM CANNABIS!!!!SHOP TOUR BUS:Visit shoptourbus.com or @shoptourbus on IG and pick up some wonderfully creative and beautiful Grateful Dead inspired shirts/hoodies. Use the code nosimpleroad for *free shipping***!!!!!!DEFYNE PREMIUM CANNABIS:Defyne Premium Cannabis here in Oregon with two locations to serving the most incredible premium cannibis around: HILLSBORO: 1775 SE Tualatin Valley Hwy. Hillsboro, OR. 97123 and FOREST GROVE: 3821 Pacific Ave. Forest Grove, OR. 97116Head over to defyne.life to learn about their products and get ahold of some sweet Defyne Premium Cannabis Swag!SHOW CREDITS:ENGINEERNORMAN MARSTON (norman7norman7@gmail.com) co-owner/operator of Wall of Sound Recording Chicago, ILWall of Sound Recording of FBand @wallofsound_recording on IGPRODUCERJUSTIN ELROD (justin.g.elrod@gmail.com)MUSICIntro Music - 'No Simple Road' written and performed by 'THE HIGGS'Check them out at: thehiggsmusic.comOutro Music by: THE CHILLDREN OF INDIGOCheck out their website chilldrenofindigo.comcheck out this amazing video created exclusively for NSR!REDDIT AND OTHER COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTCOREY HURST (u/DogKnees2001 over on Reddit)LOGO DESIGNS AND RELATED ARTWORKJust Elrod (NSR Hand Logo)@wickedawesome (NSR Skulls)@hairofthewolf (NSR Van Logo)Leave us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or Google Play so more of us can find out about the show and this thing grows into a juggernaut of love, and laughs, and exploration of this long strange trip we call lifeJOIN THE NO SIMPLE ROAD FAMILY! Become a Patron through Patreon.com You can give as little or as much as you'd like and earn our everlasting appreciation and assist in realizing the vision of our collective.Follow us on Instagram: @nosimpleroad and remember to #nosimpleroad your pics, videos, merch, streams, whatever...Drop a "Like" and subscribe over on our NSR YouTube ChannelNo Simple Road is part of the Osiris podcast network. Osiris is creating a community that connects people like you with podcasts and live experiences about artists and topics you love. To stay up to date on what we’re up to, visit our site and sign up for our newsletter. Osiris works in partnership with JamBase, which connects music fans with the music they love and empowers them to go see live music.Bumper music by:https://www.hooksounds.comMusic: https://www.purple-planet.comSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/nosimpleroad. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.