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This week’s guests are all involved in this Saturday’s (July 11) Dancing in the Streets festival in Reno’s Midtown District. Johnny Bailey (Rigorous Proof) Ryan Goldhammer (Noble Pie) and trumpet player Brandon Dolph (Tha Exchange) all made it over to Dogwater Studios to play some songs and this year’s event.
Johnny and his band Rigorous Proof have a new album coming out as does Brandon and his group Tha Exchange.
We discuss local venues, Reno pizza parlors and GSBS with the Fab Four.
From fb: Mark your calendars for July 11th! Dancing in the Streets is back to turn MidTown Reno into a massive celebration of music, art, and community. Here is what you need to know:
MidTown Reno
Six Outdoor Stages: Everything from Latino and EDM to Afrobeats, Indie Rock, Disco, and Country.
Live Art: Watch incredible large-scale murals come to life in real-time.
MidTown Market: Shop over 100 local craft and artisan vendors.
Eats & Drinks: Enjoy local food trucks and exclusive specials from your favorite MidTown businesses.
Hours: 4:00 PM to 11:00 PM
Admission: Free (with VIP experiences available)
Thanks for listening.
Life is short and we love you.
See you at the show!
They have returned!
Hardcore Brunch roll call: Argyle on omnichord and vocals, Sue on guitar and vocals, Lid on secondary vocals, Clark on bass and Haley on drums.
They’re a ray of sunshine and shenanigans. They’re a funky spunky band with a tremendous sense of humor and fun.
It’s their second time on the show and they have progressed immensely with the right lineup of players.
They are a wonderful ray of light and joy, celebrating individual freedom and community, while punching up on oppression with intellect, humor and humanity. They get silly and it’s definitely contagious here at the Dogwater Studios.
You can connect with Hardcore Brunch on instagram @hcbrunch.
Kadillac Kim and Patrick return to their hosting chairs and we play a round of GSBS , AND The worst little quiz!
So join us for all the shenanigans, after all….
Life is short and we love you.Thanks for listening!
We’re back worst little listeners, with some big guests from the Northern Nevada music scene, indie rock quartet, Sad Giants.
We had them on over six years ago and were impressed by the quick poppy folky rock trio. As a four member group they are elevated with newest member Jeremy on guitar layering leads over a rock solid rhythm section.
Bobby’s vocals are great . They remind me of Bob Mould , the guys from No Means No, and D Boon of the Minutemen. Deep tamber and passionate delivery.
Jesse and Quintin are an interlocked and tight rhythm section, rounding out a great rock band, IMHO.
Sad Giants make us happy big time.
They’re playing the Alpine in Reno, Friday May 30th, with NOSEBONE and headliner Dave Masud with his all-star band, for his sophomore solo record Three Quarter Life Crisis release party. That’s a killer lineup.
We celebrate Kadillac Kim’s birthday, discuss 420, we also play a round of both Good Song Bad Song and the worst little quiz!
It was a total hoot and the music was excellent.
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.
Life is short and we love you!
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.
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!
Thanks for listening!
Ian, Brady, Raleighy, and Andrew are the band Hired Fun. Andrew on the drum kit, Brady on bass, Raleighy on guitar and Ian on throat. Straight out of Carson, crazy manic, loud and electric, Hired Fun have been plugging away at performing and recording their self-titled debut album on ToneMark Sounds label.
That being said, is exactly why they only performed one song from the record exclusively for our Patreon members. They want you to go and listen to it on all the streaming services!
But fret not, instead of a bunch of originals Hired Fun covers Descendents, Black Flag, Primus and Dogwater Dick’s favorite band ever.
It’s their second appearance on WLP so we skipped the quiz but talk extensively about our favorite candy, scary movies, indie movie theaters, and even religion! DUN DUN DAAAAH! Truly scary!
We frickin’ love this band.
Great dudes raging against the norm with their great sense of humor and the fury of their rock.
Check them out live on Halloween 10/31/25 at the Cellar at Alturas with Glitter Bats and special guests tba.
Kim has some hot shows for you, and Dogwater Dick invites you to the annual pumpkin carving party!
Thanks for listening y’all.
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!
Thanks for being you, and thanks for listening.
OMG you guys. Holy guacamole batman… it’s the return of the band formerly known as The Shames!! That’s right folks Scaught (also bass player for Elephant Rifle) on drums, Penny on guitar and vocals and Mikie on bass and vocals live at the Dogwater studios! With their new music and new band NOSEBONE !
We hear several brand spanking new songs and one blast from the past.
The band gives us the skinny on what lead to the new direction and the podcasts history with the ladies from The Shames a beloved Reno punk band.
It was great to catch up with a full house of hosts (including Thee Reverend Rory Dowd!) and guests. Ricks sister Gina is a big WLP fan and was with us live in studio to experience an episode being created. She picked a great week to do so. The Shames were the first music played on the podcast way back on episode two, so this our 603rd really felt full circle.
We skip the quiz in favor of music and get some upcoming shows in Reno and where you can catch NOSEBONE playing their first show in October. They are newly on Instagram @nosebonereno .
We had a blast and are completely stoked for this power trio of rockers and the future of the mighty NOSEBONE.
It’s our 600th episode!
To celebrate we had a party with our friends, Manchild Greg Gilmore, Spike McGuire, Roxxy Collie, the Grimtones, Larry Cooper, Glitter Bats, CandyApple&theRazorblades, Michael Tegio and good old uncle Nick!
Ten different live acts in one episode. What could possibly go wrong?
This was an amazing show and we want to thank everyone who played, everyone on the sound team, lord Stryse, thee reverend Rory, our hosts and guest hosts, interns past and present , and you dear listeners, thanks for listening. My apologies for not getting more pictures of everyone.
Fifteen seasons and 600 episodes! We love what we’ve accomplished and look forward to bringing you more Worst Little Podcasts for as long as the fates allow.
