Howlett and Dicus – Ever Evolving – S10 E15
Welcome back to the Worst Little Podcast! I’m so excited about this week’s guests!
Former Reno resident, Matthew Howlett, joins us this week from his home recording studio and childhood bedroom! Not content to let no stinkin’ plague keep him down – no! Matthew is recording and creating and releasing new content! Virtuall collaborations and Spotify tracks, oh my!
Our second guest is a former Reno native that you might recognize from past Reno bands like The Spark and Sophie and the Probiotics, Mister Andrew Dicus. A Reno-famous multi-talented artist, Dicus left us a number of years ago to get edumacated and is now successfully living in Brooklyn as an illustrator.
He recently has published a collection of his cartoons, “The Kings Highway“, through Baobab Press. It is available wherever indie books are sold (like Sundance Books – you can even get it online!) He was supposed to have come to Reno as part of a NATIONAL BOOK TOUR, but then this thing happened and he couldn’t leave Brooklyn. (So, I consider this Leg One of Dicus’ Nevada Media Junket. Very successful.)
See you next week with Spike McGuire of Loud As Folk and Ryan Goldhammer of Pignic and Noble Pizza.
Thanks for Listening!
Worst Little Podcast – Tracks From the Past – S10 E14
Getting back to our roots!
Podcasting through the quarantine hasn’t been easy. Along with any technical difficulties, life still keep happening. We have to reschedule our planned guest this week due to LIFE. So, we pulled out the old box of records and tapes in Chewie’s studio to bring you some reverberations of Reno’s vibrant musical past!
We chat about our lives during quarantine and how much doing the show without Kim is a drag. In between, everyone picked a local fave to play: Dirty Steve, Green Mondays, Gunshot Licker, Jesse Kapeghian, Sage’s Fire and The Atomiks,
We will be back next week with our good buddy, singer-songwriter Matthew Howlett; an old friend, the multitalented illustrator Andrew Dicus; and – KADILLAC KIM is back!!!
Again, thank you to Zoom, stay healthy, keep busy, eat out at a local restaurant… and thanks for listening!
Softsummer Coming on Strong – S10 E13
After one of the longest waits yet, Softsummer is finally on the podcast. We met Bryan Houck at the most recent winter Marianarchy, where he played a great set to an early crowd – so if you were one of those seven people, you know it was was worth the wait.
Softsummer is about to release a double LP on 4/24, so head over to the page and say hi while you wait to hear it later this week. YOu might even find some quarantine outtakes!
Sit Kitty Sit and the Mysteriously Late Podcast – S10 E12
nope – no mystery, actually. Rev. Rory is a dumbass and forgot to post it while repainting and doing trim in his house this weekend.
In case you’ve missed it, our guests Sit Kitty Sit have been on the show many times. Well, when fact checking, we realize we just talk about them a lot and it’s been a few years since they’ve actually been on ye olde WLP.
SKS has not been taking this quarantine sitting down. NO! They’ve managed to continue to wow their audiences with virtual sets via Zoom! (the very service they suggested to us to keep the podcast going in quarantine) Most recently, they had a rousing set with Mark Earnest of Vague Choir and Michelle Belle of The Grimtones. You should be able to check out those streams on the respective bands’ fb pages.
Mark and Michelle’s performances can be found in the ‘discussion of this page: https://www.facebook.com/events/251320739601890/
That’s all I got this week. Stay healthy. Stay Home.
Life is short and we love you.
Thanks for listening
Raksha Paksha and Other Made Up Words – S10 E11
Welcome all to the last, and late episode of our Women’s March. For the record – it was recorded in March, so nyah.
We are happy to have our good friends, a new and improved Raksha Paksha on the show this week. The duo is now a trio! Carolyn and Shaolin Gates are joined by multi-talented bassist, Kat MacMartin! Kat’s talents extend far past the bass, as you’ll hear in the interview.
Unfortunately, we weren’t able to rig it up for any live music, but the ladies did bring a few tracks for us to use. Their new album is due to come out sometime this year, as long as the planet doesn’t eat us all first. Head over to their Facebook page or the Raksha Paksha website in order to stay on top of their activities.
Well, I don’t have much else but a reminder to stay the fuck home, keep healthy, mentally and physically, and eat your greens for 4/20.
Thanks again to Zoom for hosting our podcast during the duration of the health crisis – totally not a modern plague.
Thanks for listening.
The COVIDtones – Live and Uninfected – S10 E10
…and we are BACK!
Like many of you, we were a little unprepared last week and made an 11th hour decision not to record the show. We do apologize to our scheduled guest, Andii Rose, for the late notice and hope to get her rescheduled later this summer. So in the meantime, do us a favor and check out the link to her FB and music.
This week we were able to utilize the technology of the FUTURE (now)!!!! A big thanks to Zoom Cloud Meeting Pro for being available to help us make this show happen even during a global health crisis. We have recorded a show in disparate locations and STILL had a great time.
Continuing with Week 3 of Women’s March, in a Worst Little Podcast first, we bring you The Grimtones in a live, teleconferenced episode of the show. If you know the show, you know Michelle Belle and Carter Stellon are longtime friends of WLP and co-conspirators with Dogwater Studios.
Originally, they were supposed to come on to promote and upcoming show (with Sit Kitty Sit… who showed us the Zoom app so we can do their podcast in a couple weeks), shich has since been cancelled …. (but according to sources, MAY still happen over the interwebz, so stay tuned). So, we hung out and talked about their release from last December, the plague COVID-19 health crisis, and how we’ve all been faring in lockdown.
They also treat us to some actual live acoustic music! We get just a couple songs off the CD “Nine Lives” (which you can check out everywhere online), but mostly, we get whole new iterations, unique utterances, of some great Grimtones tunes.
Live we say in the show, we hope everyone out there is staying safe and isn’t in dire need of anything. Most importantly, we do encourage everyone to wash their hands and stay home as much as possible – especially resident nurse, Kadillac Kim! If nothing happens, we did our jobs.
We also wanted to list some important information here too, regarding public assistance if you or anyone you know is facing financial jeopardy during this time. Please avail yourself of these resources:
If you need to apply for Unemployment Insurance, or want to simply find out if you are eligible, officials suggest applying right away and thank you for your patience in this time of need and uncertainty. You can apply at http://detr.nv.gov
If you need help resetting your UIB password or username, please visit http://gov.nv.gov/Forms/Unemployment/
If you want to apply for SNAP (food stamps) or Medical coverage, and the Governor encourages every Nevadan without insurance to apply (so no one is without adequate medical care at this time), please apply for your benefits at http://dwss.nv.gov
Washoe County School District and the Food Bank of Northern Nevada are continuing to serve pickup meals for all children 18 and under at area elementary schools and middle schools. Get more information at https://www.washoeschools.net/Page/14379
Keep your nose clean – and thanks for listening.
Kat Heart/Kid Rocker – S10 E9
Hello! Welcome to this week’s Worst Little Podcast! We’re here with two amazing ladies, Kat Heart and Melanie to talk about life in the Reno music scene and Kid Rocker. I can’t think of a better combo for our second week of Women’s March. Press play!
Kat has been playing in Reno for about a year and a half now. Catch her weekly at Rue Bourbon and occasionally at open mic night at Pignic! She’ll be performing this Friday at Rue Bourbon with next week’s podcast guest Miranda Rose!
Our good friend Melanie is here to talk about Kid Rocker, a non profit started by friend of the show Lucas Paul. Their mission is to provide music education and performance opportunities to at risk kids in our community. Head to Facebook for more info.
Big thanks to Mel and Kat for hanging out with us this week! It was a great time! Join us next week for our third week of Women’s March shows featuring Miranda Rose. Thanks for listening!
Tenacious Double D – Nowhere To Go But Up – S10 E8
Hello and welcome to this week’s show! Kicking off this year’s Women’s March shows are our good pals Juggs Black and Kans Gas of the amazing and hilarious Tenacious D cover band, Tenacious Double D! We’re talking sister fights, new Festivus traditions, and mustache rides. Press play!
Big thanks to Tenacious Double D for hanging out this week. We laughed til we cried. We’re back next week with Kat Heart and a special surprise guest! In the meantime head to some shows! Check out the following:
Thursday – Loud As Folk: Jade Brodie tour kickoff/Revision Beer Release at Pignic! 21+ 8PM $5 donation to the SPCA
Saturday – The Grimtones “Band-iversary” with Black Leather Outlaw at Alturas Bar. 21+ 8:30PM $5
Thanks for listening!
Sex Devils – Whack-a-doodle – S10 E7
hey, kid. wanna dance and fuk shit up?
The Sex Devils invaded the studio and pissed all over everything this week. Not Literally, NO! no no no…. but like, HELLA metaphorically.
Los Pistoleros/ The Lucitones / The Sex Devils / Grimedog
Upcoming events:
2/28 Bryan McPherson in Reno w/ Spike McGuire, Só Sol
2/29 Skate Jam 7
2/29 Mo Troper, Nick Eng, Sad Giants at Holland Project
Thanks for Listening!
THEE Saturday Knights – Skate Tough Or Go Home – S10 E6
It’s a full studio of screaming monkeys this week! Thee Saturday Knights lays down some awesome music in-between keeping the gang in stitches. but wait! There’s more! After a rousing first segment about goat husbandry in the High Sierras , we get treated to a fantastic double dose of their high-octane music.
Joining our thrash garage rockers is good buddy Spencer Eldridge of Reno Skate Alliance. RSA helps new skaters learn skills and get access to gear. They meet weekly at different skate parks in the area and all ages and skill levels are welcome to join them.
Speaking of SKATING – WHERE WERE YOU WHEN SK8 JAM? Reno’s premiere skating event, SK8 Jam is back for it’s 7th year of all things skating, DIY, contests, bands and fun! 12noon -12mid, all-ages, $15 each. Music featuring Boss’ Daughter, Protected Left, The Shames, Thee Saturday Knights, Heterophobia, Landon Wordswell, BLACK CROSSES, Ratz On Acid, Ummm Jr, Hired Fun, and Opposite Ends .
You can also catch Thee Saturday Knights at Sheas on Tuesday 2/25 with The Delta Bombers and The Reckless Ones; next month they will be playing with Eddie and the Subtitles at the CD release party! Skate, don’t run. Go.
And: For the record – I am listening and my microphone does not smell like pee (unless I’m used to Uncle Rickey’s scent).
Thanks for Listening.
