WE SHOULDN'T BE DOING THIS with Danny Bland Backstage Triage

Danny Bland is a novelist, haikuist, tour manager, master storyteller–and oh boy, he's got a lot of them. Danny got his start in the music industry as a guitarist in one of the earliest bands signed to Sub Pop, the label credited with birthing the Seattle grunge movement in the early '90s. Danny found himself in the throes of addiction by 1992 when his bandmate–at a loss for what to do–called Danny's father. These days, you can usually find Danny on tour with Dave Alvin, the MC5, or the legendary Steve Earle–who lost his son, Justin Townes Earle, to addiction in August of 2020. In this episode, Danny talks about his journey to and through addiction, and how he managed to continue his career in the music industry in spite of being one of the only sober people he knew at the time. Danny skillfully weaves stories into his message of helping yourself through service of others. He's liable to bring you to laughter, to tears, and back again before you even know what's hit you.