Darabello and Bobolobo! – S9 E23
Welcome back to the Worst Little Podcast! We’re here this week to bring you something completely different! We’ve got solo cellist Darabello in the studio and we’re talking to the gals who organize Bobolobo Fest, an all local music festival happening at Wingfield Park. Press play for some real cool experimental tunes from our new pal Joseph Tatum!
Darabello is a solo project featuring the composition and innovative techniques of cellist, Joseph Tatum. Joseph has been playing cello for a verrrrry long time and it shows. Like his Facebook page to keep tabs on upcoming show dates and his upcoming album releases.
Also here with us are Emily and Sara from Bobolobo Fest. They gave us the lowdown on this brand new fest and announce some exclusive deals for our podcast listeners. Enter code local19 for 15% off tickets. The first 50 kids in attendance get a special goody bag.
Thanks to all our guests for being here! If you like what we do head to our Patreon. For $5 a month you get access to exclusive podcast content. We’re back next week with Buster Blue!
Cell and Xelena – Empress of the Impossible! – S9 E22
Welcome back to the show! We’re podcasting live from the recent past high above the best little music scene in the world! We’ve got the band Cell here this week along with our good pal Xelena – Empress of the Impossible. PLUS a special guest appearance by our old production assistant, Ian! Warning: shit gets REALLY weird. Press play!
Cell is Darian “Leon” Nielson- Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar; Darion “Dariboo” Jordan- Lead Guitar/Backup Vocals; Tyler Smelich-Lead Guitar/Quips between songs; Douglas “Doug-a-Chug” Jordan-Bass; Jonathan Louis- Drums/Percussion, and Vocals. These boys have been around just a few months and have a handful of gigs under their belts. Follow their Facebook to learn about future shows.
Xelena describes herself as a Transtastic Mentalist and Escape Artist. She’s here to promote Sweet and Lethal Burlesque. Their next show is August 21st at the Polo Lounge. Be sure to catch her live doing her signature mind fuckery!
Thanks to all of this week’s guests for spending their Monday night with us. If you like what we do head to our Patreon page. For $5 a month you get access to our exclusive sound check pre-show! Next week we’re back with one man powerhouse Darabello and the gals putting on Bobolobo Fest. Thanks for listening!
Heterophobia – S9 E21
Hello! Welcome back to Reno’s favorite podcast, as voted by Reno News & Review readers! We appreciate all the votes and we’ll keep working hard to bring you great shows featuring Reno’s vibrant art and music scene. Speaking of, this week we’ve got Heterophobia in the studio with a whole bunch of new to you songs! Press play!
Heterophobia is Cactus – Drum things; Bread Loaf (no relation to Meatloaf) – Bass; Alex, the Bald Ball Gazer – Guitar; Jace – Guitar/Vox.
Go like their Facebook and follow all their socials to keep track of album releases and show dates. They’re playing next at Everything Sucks Fest 2019 Day 2 at Shoe Tree Brewing Company in Carson City, at Jub Jub’s with Sarchasm, Slumped, and friend of the show Bat Country (click here for his episode!), followed by their appearance August 31st at Bobolobo Fest at Wingfield park. There’s also a new album coming soon! Thanks to Heterophobia for being here!
Again, big thanks to all of you who voted for us for best Reno podcast. If you like what we do head to our Patreon page and donate to the show. At the $5 level you get exclusive access to our weekly sound check pre-show! We’re back next week with brand new Reno band Cell. Thanks for listening!
WLP – NOW on Spotify!!!!
We are happy to announce that you can now listen to all the episodes of your favorite local music podcast on Spotify! Currently, we only have episodes going back to May, but you can access the Archives directly on our website!
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(chris) Fox and Friends – EXCLUSIVE – S9 E20
Helloooooooooooooooooooo, pod-fans! Hot off the presses, we’ve got some new developments to let you know about. We never fail to bring you some of the coolest new happenings around town! This week, it’s the release of Chris Fox‘s new solo album and the world premiere performance of Greg Burdick’s “Monessen Falls” at Good Luck MacBeth!
Once again, Good Luck Macbeth brings us something new and exciting; this time it’s in the form of the first production of the New Works Initiative, Greg Burdick’s “Monessen Falls“. We have a great time with actors, Aaron and Bryce, and director, Sandra Neace. Accomplished thespians around, they are all excited to bring to life the story of brothers Kip and Ethan. We don’t want to spoil the story too much, but from the GLM website:
Secrets buried deep are exposed. Old wounds are made fresh. And sibling rivalries scale new heights with potentially frightening consequences. Just as the town of Monessen has found a way to reinvent itself beyond the long-gone glory days of its Steel City heritage, so must two brothers… whose relationship has rusted, after years of neglect.
www.goodluckmacbeth.org
Chris Fox is also bring something new to the stages, and streets of Reno. Longtime punk troubadoor and Reno ambassador to the world, Fox has toured around the world and the nation with many bands for the better part of the last decade. (It’s really hard to catch him in town.) However, for the first time, Fox has put together a compilation of his own songs. Tracked and recorded entirely by his own bad self, the album is a tribute to … well, Chris. The live release was busking around town on Wednesday night and, bittersweetly, all the physical merch he had was sold out quickly! The rest of us will have to wait until Friday to BUY IT ONLINE!
ANywhoo… get out of here. Listen to the show. Have fun.
And: thanks for Listening!
Dustbowl Salesmen – Blame it on Ray Lamontagne – S9 E19
Hello and welcome! It was a bumpy ride this week at the Worst Little Podcast. This is the show of a thousand malfunctions (is Mercury still in Gatorade?), but we soldiered through to bring you this week’s episode from Reno swamp-grass band, Dustbowl Salesmen! There’s even a cameo by our favorite Rach-bot from Buster Blue and Failure Machine, and she’s got a brand new song to share with our listeners! Press play!
Dustbowl Salesmen is Ryan James and Jeff Nicholson, with Joe, Jeb, and Autumn, the other members who couldn’t join us this week. See them playing with Failure Machine and the Grimtones this Saturday, July 27th at West St Market. See Rachael next solo at Loud as Folk August 28th at Valhalla Lake Tahoe, and with Buster Blue (!!!) at Revision Brewing company for the Reno as Fuck 4th anniversary party. Find Rachael’s first album, Apricot Trees, on Spotify and Bandcamp.
Thanks to the band and to Rachael for the tunes and for riding this roller coaster with us, and Thanks for listening!
Jade Brodie – She Wrote That Last One on a Train – S9 E18
Hello and welcome back to the Worst Little Podcast! We’re here this week with Winnemucca based singer-songwriter Jade Brodie. We’ve got a ton of train songs this week. We love train songs! Press play!
Jade is from California originally but currently resides in Winnemucca working for the railroad. Her work influences her songwriting with many of her songs being about trains. Jade doesn’t have any shows planned in Reno soon but we will keep you updated about future shows! Big thanks to Jade for hanging out with us this week!
Go see some live music this weekend! Here are Kim’s picks:
Thursday – Basha & Gina Rose at Pitch Black Printing. Join our pals and podcast guest at the opening of Pitch Black on 4th st. All ages. 7PM No cover.
Saturday – Lit at Nite Artown: Literary Cabaret and Variety Show hosted by our pal and podcast guest Elisa Garcia! Don’t miss unique and sexy as hell Artown event! 21+ 6PM $5
Beyond – Monday July 22nd see Teenage Bottlerocket, Boss’ Daughter, The Shames in the Jub’s bar room! 21+ 8PM $14 at the door.
Thanks to all our listeners who voted for the Worst Little Podcast for the Reno News & Review’s annual Best of Northern Nevada contest. We appreciate your continued support! Thanks to all our Patreon donors. If you would like to help us create a permanent archive of Northern Nevada’s vibrant art and music scene please head to the Patreon and pledge a couple of bucks. For $5 a month you get access to our exclusive weekly sound check pre-show with special tracks from each week’s guest! We’re back next week with yet another Reno super-group, Dustbowl Salesman, featuring members of the Grimtones and Failure Machine!
JUST IN-Beaver and the Rhino! – S9 E17
Hello! Happy Independence Day! We’re excited to bring you one of the funniest episodes we’ve recorded in a Dogwater’s age. We are here with JUST IN-Beaver aka Spencer Eldridge. Backing him up is everyone’s good buddy, Lucca G Rhymes, and the Rhino is here too! Press play to hear the hilarious shenanigans of this bunch of exceptional hooligans!
Spencer has been playing as JUST IN-Beaver for about two years. When Spencer isn’t playing with his other band, A Wormhole Could Kill Us All, he keeps audiences laughing nervously while he sings us acoustic songs about boobs and bath salts. Lucca G also plays in A Wormhole Could Kill us All, as well as Reno’s most sexual band, Grimedog. Click through to follow all the bands on Facebook and learn where to see them next!
Also here is the Rhino! He’s been a DJ in Reno since forever and recently he’s parlayed that career into the charity work he is here talking with us about this week. If you’re not caught up, Rhino has been working on bringing his Golden Gate art car and Silent Disco to sick kids everywhere by touring to children’s hospitals. The Rhino is for the children, y’all. We’re happy to get the word out about his art car land speed record and fundraising activities for this amazing project. We will keep our listeners updated about future events!
Also! Kim wasn’t faking it last week when she called in injured! Here’s proof!
Thanks to all our guests for the ridiculous time. Get out and see some shows this week, Reno!
Be sure to check out everyone’s favorite monthly folk showcase, Loud as Folk this 4th of July Thursday! It’s our pal Spike McGuire’s album release party. See Cowboy Indian and Gina Rose open, too! 21+ 8PM No cover!
Friday – Pink Awful & Só Sol at The Loving Cup! 21+ 8PM $5
Saturday – Heterophobia! Rem Ved! Kelly McLeod! Blue Envy! at the Holland Project. All Ages 8PM $5-10 PWYC
Sunday – Fang / Mob Rule / Viva Revenge at Shea’s! 21+ 8PM $10/12
We hope you all have a safe and lovely 4th of July weekend. Don’t forget to head to the Reno News and Review to vote for us for best podcast! We appreciate all your votes and support! We’re off next week but back the week after that with newcomer Jade Brodie! Thanks for listening!
Knocked Down! – S9 E16
Hello! Welcome to this week’s Worst Little Podcast! We’re stoked AF to welcome first timers to the show, skate punks Knocked Down! They brought some high energy tunes and some hilarious quiz answers. Kim was MIA due to a party injury, so Rick, Rory, and Nick had to pick up the slack. We learn a ton about the dudes in the band and hear some rad tunes, including some brand new songs from their upcoming full length album. This is punk rock, folks. Press play!
Knocked Down is Chris Whaley (guitar/vocals) and Tony Heckerman (drums formerly of Melvin Makes Machineguns). Find them on Facebook, Instagram, and at their website for tour dates and more. We’ll keep our eyes on the band and let you know when they’re playing around these parts too! Thanks to Chris and Tony for being on the show and for supporting our shenanigans. Y’all were great!
If you like what we do head over to our Patreon page! For just $5 a month you get access to our weekly pre-show/soundcheck! This is exclusive content just for our Patreon subscribers! Can’t support the Patreon? Give us a vote for best podcast over at the Reno News & Review’s annual Best of Northern Nevada poll! Click here for details and find us in the “culture” section. While you’re there vote for all your favorite local businesses, musicians, bars, trivia nights and more!
Go support your scene. Here are Kim’s picks this week:
Thursday – Check out our friends Outlaw Kindred for The Hopback Sessions at Great Basin Brewery in Sparks. They’re gonna play a 3 hour set! Don’t miss it. Family Friendly. 7PM No Cover
Friday – Get Out (Sac), Lost Idea, Heterophobia, Impurities at Drophouse. Message for address. 8PM
Saturday – The Flesh Hammers with Vague Choir on the cellar stage at Alturas Bar. This is the Flesh Hammers first show in two years! Don’t miss it. 21+ 8PM $5
Sunday – Get out of town to support the Sacramento Punk Rock Flea Market featuring several Reno bands including Donkey Jaw, BLUNDERBUSST, and Los Pistoleros! All ages. Noon to 10PM. Full lineup on the event page. $3
Beyond – Wednesday, July 3rd kicks off the always epic DEBAUCH-a-ReNO featuring The Dickies & the Spits! Click through for more details including a full schedule and lineup!
Next Thursday, July 4th get ready for the barn burner that will be our good pal Spike McGuire’s album release and Loud as Folk! This month features our favorites Gina Rose and Cowboy Indian! 21+ 8PM $5 suggested donation to Art Spot Reno.
We’re back next week with Spencer Eldridge’s new project, Just IN-Beaver and The Rhino will be here talking about his Golden Gate Project! See you soon. Thanks for listening!
Spike McGuire and Fun Home – Graphic Drama – S9 E15
‘Sup, nerds.
It’s time for your weekly installment of the finest lowbrow art and culture that Reno can offer! This week’s antics are brought to you by FRIEND OF THE SHOW, Spike McGuire, and the cast of Fun Home, the Good Luck MacBeth summer musical! Director Jesse Briggs and actors Malary Engstrom and Imani Valle join us. Imani, a young version of the lead character, is one of the youngest guests we have had the pleasure of having on the show. SO, for the first half of the show is a riveting game of “Don’t Cross the Line!” Play along at home and guess who is the first to say something naughty!
Fun Home opens at GLM Friday, July 5 and runs through July 27, with 14 performances. The Artown opening weekend show is 90 minutes long and only one act, so be sure to get a drink at the bar… and then get a couple more drinks before you walk away. Livers gotta stay hydrated too!
THEE Spike McGuire is as entertaining as he is loquacious, as usual. Upcoming for him is a really big event – Loud As Folk at the 4th of July at Pignic, Spike will be releasing his new album! Following that, on August 28th, Spike will be headlining the Valhalla Boathouse Showroom!! Featured performers at this prestigious event include Sam Chase, Jesse and Jenny of Dead Winter Carpenters, Rach-bot and Buffalo Moses.
Coming up this weekend is a great show – The Grimtones at Taste of Chicago! ToC is celebrating their 3rd anniversary with a rock show! go see some rad folks and eat some good food, maybe ask for a shot of Malort and tell them the podcast sent ya!
Thanks for listening!
S9 E15
