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We have a great show for you this week with the fabulous R&B hip hop artist Erika Malone and her back up singers Monique and Tekia.
We start with the heaviest song, about loss and grief, and healing. All from Erika’s life experience. We hear both singing and rapping tunes with backing tracks and live vocals.
Erika is a charming woman with a beautiful voice, and her performances feel comforting, intricate and real. Having a long history of singing in Vegas shows and tribute acts etc., Erika is happy to be sharing her original music with us and on her new album to be released very soon. Monique and Tekia provide killer backup vocals and call and response parts. They are both super charming, fun, and solid in having Erika’s back, giving the songs a bigger and more dynamic sound. They are wonderful additions to an already powerful lead vocal.
We played the worst little quiz and this week’s Good Song Bad Song is by The Rolling Stones. We also celebrate taking first place for best local podcast (our 6th)in the Reno News & Review’s Best of 2026 readers poll. Thank you for voting for us. You rock!
We had a blast with this trio of very talented ladies. You will too. Erika Malone is on Facebook and Instagram and that’s where you can keep up with her schedule of performances and the new record’s release.
So press play and join us for a very intimate conversation with our new friends Erika, Monique and Tekia!Life is short and we love you.
The Zines are our guests this week. With Ava on vocals and additional guitar, Jack on drums, Ben on bass, also sings backup, Ryan lead guitar, and Davis on guitar who also sings occasionally. They are hard to pin down genre wise. Feist meets the Minutemen? Kinda? They are all really good players with a wide range of vibe. Their songs can be straight ahead rocking one moment then super funky for a bit then get dreamy and heavy and build up the energy to a glorious release.
Alternative music with heart and depth. Great tone and cohesive musicianship, great songs and grit. The Zines are just a really cool rock band. We are impressed and predict a loyal following for The Zines.
You can find them on Instagram @zinesband and your usual streaming platforms.
We play the worst little quiz and Good Song Bad Song . Does Jon think this Journey classic is good or bad? Listen to find out.
Ryan from The Zines had to catch a plane halfway through the show so we front loaded this episode with a bunch of songs with Ryan and they play a few more, minus Ryan, throughout. Enjoy! We did.Thanks for listening.
Truckee Californias favorite punk rock flight attendants Cori Elba and her bestie Layla Moheimani are back to rock WLP with a stripped down package of highly entertaining musical stories about Cori’s life, delivered with attitude, creativity and humor for days.
We had a blast catching up and learning about Laylas other band, (also with Cori) Scan Dolls and her songs about living with cancer. These ladies are hilarious and oozing with positivity while calling out the negative. Humor and heart are always a winning combination. Add talent and drive and you start to get what they are all about. That and having all the fun humanly possible.
We laugh and vibe with the duo about an array of subjects including Waffle House, the Beatles and the Brady Bunch!
This week’s band for Good Song Bad Song is Duran Duran. Which way will Jon go? Listen to find out.
So, take off with us for another voyage to Planet Weird with Cori and Layla’s rad music and delightful spirit.
Life is short and we love you.
We are back and this week we are joined by someone who many would call the dark queen of the Reno scene, an eclectic music club DJ and Recycled Records superstar Kat Blank! She gives us tracks from local killers Spitting Image, Whatitdoarchive, Clarko, the Colin Ross Band and a classic from Tex Williams. It was great to get to hangout with Kat and get her take on all things Reno and music.
Some subjects covered include, Dogwater Dicks longtime friendship, the record store and its many locations throughout the years and a very touching story involving Alice Cooper.
We play a round of the worst little quiz and Good Song Bad Song featuring Eddie & the Cruisers.
It was an amazing time full of laughs, music, Reno nostalgia and fun.
Press play and enjoy an hour with Kat Blank and WLP!
Life is short and we love you!
We are back and the doctors in session!
Sophia Shortz on vocals and keyboard, Jacob McCoy on guitar and vocals, also on guitar Christopher Profera, Skye Powers on bass and Quinton Bunk on drums. Together they’re collectively known as…. inpatient… the band…. outta Reno…
Yup all lower case. inpatient.
This quintet of awesome is some of our favorite new music to come out of Reno in a minute. A cool mix of garage rock, synthy new wave sonic outer space sounds that feel familiar and yet unlike anything else you’ve ever heard!
Their shows are a total blast and they have gotten even tighter since our last podcast together a year and a half ago. Their chemistry is amazing.
They recently released their debut E.P., Trauma Bond, on all platforms and are on Instagram for social connection. @inpatient.reno
We talk about everything from the recent Friends of P benefit, local bands with mad game, our GSBS band STP to high school angst and bicycle porn!
It’s a crazy fun show with a bunch of crazy fun folks.
We’re not doctors but we recommend an aural dose of inpatient.
Life is short and we love you!Thanks for listening!
This week we have no further information for you. If you thought you’d just check the blog, see what it’s all about on the worst little this week, I’m sorry to inform you that you’ll just have to press play. Sorry for the inconvenience. It’s been a pleasure to serve the greater northern Nevada communities.
This may just be our last show ever. https://linktr.ee/metaftm
Thanks for listening. I guess.
This week, returning for a second time, we have black metal band Vakker on the show. Celebrating women in the Reno music scene we have Erin on the vocals, with her guy, Ryan on drums, Chris on guitar and Noah on bass.
Black metal is a genre we have had on the show a few sporadic times. Being a rookie I had a vague stereotype of what I thought black metal was about. Probably from movies about Norwegian black metal and satanic stuff. That’s not what Vakker is about at all. The music is about mourning, grief and loss, something the band knows a lot about. We discuss that and a vast array of topics.
We hear one long epic track in two parts. It’s like a short film for your third eye. Dark and haunting but also beautiful and cathartic. Like a soundtrack to the struggle of uncertainty and fragility of life.
They’re charming, intelligent, humorous and a great hang. Great to have them back.
Good Song Bad Song this week is from Pink Floyd. Place your bets!
Thanks for listening.
We return this week with our continuing celebration of rad women doing cool stuff! We are joined by acoustic singer songwriter Kasey Christensen with Liam Kyle Cahill and Reno Poet Laureate Elisa Garcia.
We catch up with Kasey and Liam, a musical power couple hosting open mics, recording new albums and playing shows all over the country. Their music is sweet and thoughtful. Reflections on the human condition and stories from their lives. Smart, experienced and open to exploring both music and the world, the most endearing quality they share and exemplify is authenticity. They aren’t making music to please anyone but themselves and that’s why it’s pleasing. It’s real.
That is who Elisa is as well. Her poems are insight into which she’s been, is and even who she’s aspired to be. Being awarded the Reno Poet Laureate title is proof of her hard work on her thoughtful writing, consistently putting herself out there and a genuine connection to her audience.
We find out what it means and what life is like being the Reno poet laureate. We get to hear a couple of poems as well.
We play a truly kismet round of Good Song Bad song featuring Alanis Morisette, and preview some upcoming shows at Shims Tavern.
We had a blast hanging out with these beautiful artists. Thanks for sharing Kasey, Liam and Elisa. You can find all three on the socials and streams.
Kicking off our annual celebration of women in the Northern Nevada music and arts scene we bring you return of Raksha Paksha! With Shaolin on piano and lead vocals, Kat plays killer fiddle and bass and the incomparable rhythmist Carolyn on drums, Raksha Paksha quits their hiatus and catches us up on their continuing musical journey.
Their open and airy compositions feel like little Rock operas with clever tales of life’s lessons and mysteries.
Piano rock is like its own special genre. Tori Amos, Elton John, Sit Kitty Sit; Raksha Paksha fits right in.
So join us for a vast array of topics including alternative Xmas, health and their soon to be released second full length album.
We play 2 rounds of Good Song Bad Song, Kim’s Cult Corner and give Kat the worst little quiz. So much fun!
You can find Raksha Paksha on all the streaming apps and they are dusting off the socials and plan to be more active out there on the internet.
A wonderful time was had by all. We hope you a have a ball with us and thank you for listening. Life is short and we love you! Happy Women’s March!
We’re back with Scott from CYANATE on guitar, ”Rae”Rachel with gritty vocal & John on bass, both members of Lincoln Skinz and Steve on drums to form the band Dirt Weasel. With a mix of Grunge Punk Thrash and Metal their songs vary in style but are always aggressive, sometimes funny and vocals reminiscent of Hole, L7 or Betty Blowtorch. In fact, Rae’s vocals get compared to Courtney Love so often that they went ahead and cover Hole’s Violet. They mentioned they cover Nirvana too, so we begged for a cover from them too.
Thanks Dirt Weasel!
We play Good Song Bad Song featuring Beastie Boys.
You can find Dirt Weasel on fb and ig.
