NTS aired an episode dedicated to the music of Howlin Rain on 22 September 2021. Howlin Rain has been played on NTS over 10 times, featured on 9 episodes and was first played on 15 July 2018.

This San Francisco, California group was formed in 2004 by Ethan Miller of Comets on Fire with Ian Gradek. John Moloney (of Sunburned hand of the man) joined the group to record the first album, self titled and released by Birdman Records. This has caught comparisons with the early Grateful Dead and the ear of label impresario Rick Rubin.

Upon Moloney's departure in 2006 the group…