Josh Martin
S16E03: Vince Gates- Play Your Own Music!
We are back with a report from the school walkout at the top of the episode and a local hero of ours. Recording engineer, musician, singer songwriter, from The Floyd and Faith ReNo More, owner of Play Your Own Music in Carson City…. it’s Vincent Gates!
Starting on a 4 track at age 14, Vince has made making music his life. We hear tunes from bands, solo artists and the man himself. Join us for selections by The Atomiks rockabilly, Crush Story indie pop, Broken Salvation funky prog dark metal, Bert Hazel, Visible Ghost Machine modern 2025 prog stoner metal, Georgia Maestro alt rock, lush vocals, Vincent Gates Americana Rock about the BLC.
Great music for a great hang with a great dude.
Thanks for sharing with us Vince.
Life is short and we love you.
Thanks for listening.
S16E01: Donkey Jaw -Jawbreaker
We are back worst little listeners, and we kick off our 16th year of podcasting with the superb punk rock sounds of one of our absolute favorite bands, the mighty Donkey Jaw!
Zack sings lead and shreds the guitar as does Sean who also sings secondary vocals. Jared and Kodeus on bass and drums are tight and fast, holding down their smoking grooves.
We had Zack and Kodeus on way back in season one or two when they were The Let Downs and still in high school, so we’ve been watching them grow and conquer the Northern Nevada music scene for a decade and a half.
Chewie, Patrick, Nick and Rick are the hosts for our grand premiere, sharing holiday stories and rocking the fuck out to some of the best dudes out there doing the thing. You can find them on Facebook and Instagram, @donkeyjawreno and everywhere on the streams. We love you Donkey Jaw, and we love you dear listeners! It’s great to be back! Viva WLP!
S15E41: Season Finale! – Worst Little Xmas ‘25
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays worst little family! It’s been a helluva year and as is our tradition, we’ve reached the final episode of 2025, our 15th season, and it’s our Xmas office party live from the recent past!
Join Reverend Rory, Chewie, Patrick Starfish, Dogwater Dick, Doc G and Uncle Nick with their friends and family for a wild ride to the heart of the spirit of the season. With music by Breck Lee Durham, and a fun tribute to the Ramones and Santa Clause.
We hope your holidays are filled with love and joy. Have a happy new year and we’ll hang again in January for our 16th journey around the sun together on the Worst Little Podcast in the World. Life is short, we love you, thanks for listening.
S15E40- Xelena Empress of the Impossible & One Ton Dually- One Hell of a Birthday
Our guest this week is Xelena; Emperess of the Impossible, serving up a bizarre and mysterious presentation of magic and as Xelena calls it, Mindfuckery. No spoilers here, but we had a helluva time as we always have with the emperess. It’s been around five years since our last mindfuck. We get the 411 on her new group the Mindfuckery Trio.
We also get a sneak peek at the upcoming One Ton Dually record, discuss the origins of ECV, recap Marianarchy XXI and celebrate Reverend Rory’s birthday!
All our hosts are here and even an extra intern!
We’ll catch you next week with our family xmas episode and season closer.
Life is short and we love you.
Thanks for listening.
S15E39: Crime Wife- Rock Noire
Just a few more episodes to go this season/year and we have the honor and pleasure of debuting a brand-new band from old friends Joe Atack on guitar and lead vocals and drummer and backing vocalist Steven Sperber from Weapons of Mass Creation, and new friend Jennifer Kim, Steven’s wife, on bass and backing vocals. This indie rock trio is called Crime Wife.
With their extra time that is in limited supply, the group found themselves ready to make their introduction to the world. First on our podcast and next, on stage this Saturday at MARIANARCHY XXI music festival at Shims tavern on 3rd street in Reno.
They picked the name because it had the noire vibe of their music and aesthetics. They have great songs from the heart with an alternative jammy, vast, dreamy sound with many epic tunes with twists and turns and multiple different sections keeping the listener engaged. Joes’ guitar rarely plays the same licks twice, Joe explores the song and creates a beautiful tapestry with Stephen’s masterful drumming holding it together, while Jennifer plays juxtaposing bass licks that fit the song in clever and interesting ways. They’re a great arty rock trio and we can’t wait to see the whole set with samples and all the bells and whistles of their live performance.
You can find Crime Wife on Facebook and Instagram. @CrimeWifeband.
Thee Reverend Rory Dowd reunites the original WLP cast and has the lowdown on this year’s Marianarchy show.
We hope you can make it out to the show.
Viva Marianarchy!
Life is short and we love you. Thanks for listening.
S15E37: NIGHTBRAIN-It’s Not Cute Anymore -or- The Booty & The Brain
This week we had the pleasure of finally meeting the Quincy, California band NIGHTBRAIN. We first heard of this killer band a few months ago when we interviewed It’s Not Cute Anymore, also from nearby Northern California, then again when The Sand Gators were on, a band Alex, NIGHTBRAIN’s keyboard player also plays in.
The buildup was genuinely deserved.
With vocalist Suzanne’s beautiful voice, Alex’s brilliant keys, Nathan’s gorgeous guitar, Emanuel’s tight grooves on drums, and Chris masterfully thumping the bass, NIGHTBRAIN has a big, full, funky, jazzy, and sexy 70’s retro sound.
Not only are they tight as musicians but they’re also lifelong high school friends, two sets of brothers, who have played music most of their lives. Suzanne from neighboring Westwood Ca. joined the brothers a couple years back, bringing her years of vocal training, including opera, to the band.
They’re young, highly skilled players offering new music with a throwback lounge vibe. Emanuel says it’s music for the booty and the brain. Truth.
We absolutely loved having them join us at Dogwater Studios.
We packed the episode with music and skipped the quiz. Kadillac Kim has some show recommendations and Nick reminds everyone to save the date for Marianarchy XXI coming up December 6th.
You can find NIGHTBRAIN at nightbrainmusic.com and on all the usual socials and streams. You can catch them live in Reno on New Year’s Eve w/ The Sand Gators at Cypress Music Hall. Ring in the new year by dancing your ass off!
Life is short and we love you. Thanks for listening.
S15E36: Cryptilians – Tales from the Crypt
This week we welcome back Crypilians, a punk rock trio who is fast, tight and a total kick in the ass. High energy with a purist heart, straight up authentic punk. The band has gone through many different iterations but the latest trio of Lanny on vocals and guitar, who is the visionary and songwriter for the band, with Greg on bass and Craigslist find Jake on drums. All three are very talented musicians who play with precision and genuinely care about their performances. Having fun is also what it’s all about.
We get a bunch of songs, live in studio, play a round of the worst little quiz and get the 411 on Cryptilians upcoming shows including
11/23 @VSB with Teenage Bottlerocket, FEA! and Sam Russo.
We had a blast rocking out with Cryptilians, you will too.
Life is short and we love you.
S15E35: Heterophobia – Funeral Potatoes
We were stoked to welcome back one of our absolute favorite groups, Heterophobia! With Jace, guitarist & vocals, Bread (Brett) the bassist and Master Cactus killing the drums.
Their sound feels like frantic melodic post punk rock with emotion. Jace has a passionate strong yet fragile vocal quality with intelligent lyrics and skillful creative technical guitar work, while Bread’s bass weaves a complimentary, yet differing line as opposed to just following the root notes, combined with Cactus’s solid and intricate beats Heterophobia has a unique, distinctive sound that’s all their own.
Of course, with a name like Heterophobia they’re loud and proud queer punks with charm, humor, and camaraderie, that would explain being together for a decade with no sign of slowing down. They’re tight and hangout with each other outside of the band. That’s rad.
They’re celebrating their ten-year anniversary this Friday at the Alpine with Donkey Jaw, Vakker and newbies Flicker & Fade. Music starts at 8pm. All Ages!
We enjoy a bunch of tunes and talk about all kinds of stuff including movies, pizza guys, thanksgiving and funeral potatoes!
You can find Heterophobia on all the platforms and socials.
Happy Aluminum Anniversary fellas!
Life is short and we love you!
Thanks for listening!
S15E29 Hardcore Brunch- Champagne Pride and Joy
This week we have the brand new “fake” band Hardcore Brunch. They say that because they just joined forces and each take turns doing solo songs and have a few where they all play together. While they each shine individually, magic happens when they’re functioning as a band. Argyle plays the omnichord and sings. Sue plays guitar and sings. Haley also plays guitar, the cajon box drum and sings as well.
Their songs are uniquely thoughtful, sometimes deep and often hilarious. It’s official y’all, Hardcore Brunch has rehearsed,been documented on the Worst Little Podcast, and have been selected by thee Spike McGuire to play a festival, you are a real band.
Jamie from the Brewery Arts Center joins us to give us details on the aforementioned festival coming up this Saturday in Carson City.
Nevada Pride A Capital City Celebration is the continuation of the Sassabration fest started at Sassafras restaurant and now hosted at the Brewery Arts Center. With an huge outdoor stage and black box theater stage, vendors, community outreach and donkey rides?!? Holy shit!
Here’s a flyer with the stacked lineup and set times.
We have a full house of laughter, chaos and love in store for you folks.
All that and more right here, this week on the five time first place local podcast returning champs according to the Reno News and Reviews’ Best of Northern Nevada poll 2025, the Worst Little Podcast in the World!
Life is short and we love you!
Thanks for being you, and thanks for listening.
S15E28: Failed Fates – Humanity Gets An F
This week we rock out with Failed Fates a kickass band blending hardcore punk and doom metal. Madi plays rhythm guitar, Tom with guitar and screams, Eric on drums and newest member Michael on bass.
Reporting on the mucky muck of life. Reflections of a dark twisted society. Both punk and metal but not necessarily thrash. It’s unique and we really dig it here at the podcast.
We learn origins of Failed Fates and listen to several tracks from their self-titled debut album.
They are playing out a lot in the Reno metal and punk scene and are on all the platforms and streams services. We discuss local events like the recent concert at UNR for Hot August Nights, ballon races and their landing in Dick’s front yard, and that thing in the desert getting rained out.
Join us for some hard and heavy music from authentic funny dudes. Another great episode.
Life is short and we love you.
Thanks for listening.
