Cody Canada is back in the driver seat. After the dissolve of his legendary Red Dirt band Cross Canadian Ragweed, Canada has found new life on the road with his group, Cody Canada and the Departed. Canada and band will make a stop in Santa Barbara wine country when they visit Standing Sun Winery on Wednesday, August 19, in support of their new album, HippieLovePunk. I caught Canada on the phone as he was descending from the mountains, and he opened up about touring, Red Dirt music, and Sandy Hook.
Glad we got a hold of each other. We were coming out of the mountains. The whole schedule’s been shifted. This is our first day out of Idaho.
How’d Idaho? I love it. I’ve been going up there for 10 years every year, about this time every year. We’re in Salt Lake City today.