Behold the prodigal sons of Asbury Park, NJ! It's a total joy to welcome red-hot buzz band DOGS IN A PILE to the Upful LIFE. This colorful conversation with all 5 members went down mid-Feb. '25, during Jam Cruise 21. Though DOGS are somewhat of a young band, their meteoric ascent certainly shreds for itself. So I wanted a peek behind the curtain, to see what makes these boys tick, and find out what it's like riding a rocketship into jam-scene success. Wrangling together all the Dogs’ cats into one cruise cabin during the biggest rager of the year is no small feat, however these dudes were definitely stoked to connect, and once we got established they really opened up. Dogs In A Pile proved a humble, humorous, hungry pack; after wrapping the insightful chat these Jersey boys definitely felt like my new homies. So much so that I chased the Dogs convo with the return of my oldest/dearest pal Jason Abrams (J.A.), who comes back to the Upful podwaves talkin’ summer tours and a whole lot more. 

• 0:00   -  ep.088 preview


• 03:45 -  SPONSOR - Down By The River @ Cactus Jack’s CO 7/19


• 06:00 -  The Upful Update 


• 11:15 -  Introducing: DOGS IN A PILE


• 17:45 -  INTERVIEW / Dogs [44 min]


• 1:01:30 - Crossover to JASON ABRAMS 


• 1:07:15 - CONVERSATION w/ J.A. [55 min]


• 2:02:30 -  Afterglow, ViBE Junkie JAMZ

Dogs In a Pod topics include: Jam Cruise then and now, band origin story, Asbury Park scene, Danny Clinch, West Coast vs. East Coast audiences/energy, family lineage, Grateful Dead, responding/reacting/handling increasing success/popularity, and more. Huge Thanks to Jeremy Kaplan (keys/vox), Brian Murray and Jimmy Law (guitar/vox)· Joey Babick (drums), and Sam Lucid (bass/vox); appreciate y’all carving out some boat time for Unc, keeping it a buck, and delivering a cool improvisational convo.

DOGS IN A PILE bio

"I'm On Fire" [Bruce Springsteen] - Hanll house edit

After that round-robin situation, get ready for the grand return of J.A.! My hometown homie and best bud of 35 years, lifelong Springsteen Stan, noted Jerzadelphia Phishtorian, glam-rock guru, and pro-wrasslin’ encyclopedia sits down for another classic one-on-one. Jason Abrams makes his record 6th appearance on the Upful LIFE program to discuss select summer tours, Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame class of ‘25, Bruce, the current state of Guns n’ Roses, GD60 in SF this August, BMFS, plus the usual nans and hijinks listeners have come to love from the legend J.A.!

• “Spread That Feeling [All Around]” - Nikki Glaspie & the Homies. (PLEASURE cover) - 5/4/25 Maple Leaf Bar, NOLA


• “Look Johnny” - Dogs In A Pile - 1/28/25 - SLC, Utah

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