Nick Ramirez
#565 S14E30 Paul Allen- Inside an Outsider
Our guest this week is a dear friend and crazy talented one man band, Paul Allen. Reno indie acoustic outsider storyteller music with lyrics that are sometimes stark and bleak, humorous, trippy & a little heartbreaking .
Paul has released his home recordings on Bandcamp and SoundCloud with Paul playing guitar and drums and double tracking his voice for a hypnotic listening experience. Taking it all in is a delight to the senses.
There’s something deeply authentic in the exposition of the absurdity and emotional frustrations that we’re all living through , reported on in such a direct and unique style. Elliot Smith, Daniel Johnston, even the lyrics and tales of Devo come to mind. It’s a beautiful world for you.
Paul is a great artist, and we loved having him on.
Nick shares his live music packed weekend and reviews Kevin Smith’s new flick.
Reverend Rory made it to the show for a second week in a row, a rare treat these days. Thanks Rev!
We love you Reno! We love you worst little listeners!
Thanks for your support!
S14E29 Mr. Johnson & His Loaded Dice: Honky Tonk & Dick Jokes
Blast off with the OG WLP cast from the past, into the Wild Wild West with Mr. Johnson & His Loaded Dice. Zack Johnson on guitar and vocals, standup bassist JP Hogfat, man of (lap) steel Jonah Winchester, and Luci Inferno providing the heat of the beat.
Known for covering the Misfits in a western honky tonk style, the band’s original songs are just as infectious, hooky and spooky.
They’re always out on the road with 58 scheduled shows this year alone. All that playing has made this band super tight and able to deliver 4 hours of music if needed. Primarily a country act, the band crosses over to punk and rockabilly fans with ease.
You can find their upcoming shows and information on their facebook and instagram pages.
We talk about the Davis fire which at time of writing is still 0% contained. The band and Reverend Rory tell us about their ordeals with it and the community coming together for those affected.
It was another great reunion for the original hosts, and another great episode of fantastic music.
This weekend’s hot show is Sassabration in Carson City!
Hopefully we’ll see you there.
Thanks for listening.
Life is short and we love you.
S14E28: Hungry Like DeWolfe
This week’s guests are young Renoites who play Americana pop punk, new to the scene but steadily growing a grassroots fan base.
They’re fun. They might be singing about let’s say, the end of the world, but their sound feels like a happy summer jam.
Jesse Green (Cryptillians former drummer) heads up the band on guitar and vocals as well as primary song writer. Collin Logan on bass, Noah Petersen on guitar and Robby Davis on drums. Studious and easy going guys who love to play. They’re a tight unit with chemistry, musically and as friends.
They have a great sense of humor and with their podcast debut they of course play a neck and neck round of the worst little quiz. The middle school stories are top notch.
DeWolfe is playing the Shoe Tree Brewery in Carson City this Saturday September 6th and day one of Marianarchy XX at Cypress Music Hall Friday October 11. You can find them on Instagram @DeWolfeband and their YouTube channel.
We welcome Chewie back from his hiatus, discuss the end of our hot streak as RN&R’s readers best local podcast, revel in our 2nd place win and Nick recaps the Nowhere Nevada 10 year anniversary show. Thanks DeWolfe for a great episode and thank you dear listeners for being here.
Life is short and we love you.
S14E27 Nowhere Nevada 10 Year Anniversary! -Spoilers!
This week Nick and Dogwater Dick talk about the film Nowhere Nevada. A locally made feature length movie written by Marianne “Marianarchy” Psota, turn of the century Reno arts and music promoter, writer, muse and conduit.
Eight years after her passing the script was given to David Richards who, with the help of over 100 Northern Nevadans, directed what would become 2014’s best feature film at the San Francisco Global Movie Festival.
In celebration of the ten-year anniversary of the win, we hear tracks featured in the movie, by Max Volume, Andy Luna with Seasons of Insanity, Mister Vague, Los Pistoleros and The Shames, and the guys share memories and insights from working on the film. Rick produced over half the music in it and Nick had several contributions including music director and producer.
This episode is full of movie spoilers. Be warned. Not too much is given away but if you want to watch Nowhere Nevada knowing nothing about it, don’t listen to this until after you’ve watched it.
It was interesting having just Nick and Rick talking to each other, one on one, in the same room. Trippy but kind of refreshing. We hope you enjoy it. Nick is hosting a screening this Saturday August 31st at the Brewery Arts Center in Carson City with Reno rockers on the Nowhere Nevada soundtrack, Mark Earnest’s Vague Inc. and Los Pistoleros, before the film and a Q&A with the director and others following.
Come on out and see this crazy love letter from Marianne to the Reno music scene and the scenes love letter to her on the big screen with a fantastic Rock and Roll show to boot!
Life is short and we love you. See you at the movies!
S14E26: Anabelle & the Desert Scrubs- FOLKIN’ A!
Drummer and dad Clay, bassist and buddy, Miles and singer songwriter guitarist Anabelle, all packed up the van in Fallon and headed west to Reno and the Dogwater Studios for an another great WLP episode. This indie pop outfit was born out of Anabelle’s acoustic folk solo act that she started a mere four years ago at 12 years old.
This young lady has a beautiful voice, great tunes with both a seasoned presence and youthful exuberance. She’s driven. Her dad is her drummer, chaperone and driver. He’s super proud of his daughter and supports her dreams.
Anabelle’s homie Miles is new to the band and is still working out the kinks, but Clay assured him he is the man for the job.
We get the backstory, a few songs and a PG13 quiz.
They are playing this weekend’s Cantaloupe Festival in Fallon, Friday from 5:30-7pm. You can find them on Facebook and Instagram.
For a great up and coming songbird checkout Anabelle and the Desert Scrubs.
We hope you have a rocking week!
Life is short and we love you. Thanks for listening.
S14E24 United Defiance: 20 Years and Forward
This week we have a special zoom call with lead singer and guitarist of United Defiance, Clinton Smith. Zooming in from Crockett California just a few miles away from most of his bandmates and rehearsal studio, Clinton shares his tales of being a lifelong punk rocker, 20 years with UD and his other band he plays drums with System 86.
In fact we get a couple tracks from them and United Defiance. You can find them on all the usual platforms.
Both NorCal punk bands play Reno often and most notably Reno Punk Rock Flea Market events. Thanks Kim!
Driving and positive with an emphasis on moving ever forward, through the ups and downs. Especially the downs and the growth that can come from them. Great talk, fun quiz too!
Kim gives you the hot shows coming up and Nick recaps the first night of Nowhere Nevada’s 10th Anniversary Screening. There will be a second screening in Carson City August 31st at the Brewery Arts Center. Also, sadly we say goodbye to Pongo. Rick and Carlos, from everyone, sorry for your loss. We will miss you Pongo. You truly were a good dog.
Ah technology, thank you for making this possible. Thank you, Clinton, United Defiance and System 86, for another great episode. Thank you cast and crew. Thank you, worst little listeners, life is short, and we love you.
S14E23 CYANATE: Hashtag Butt Stuff
Welcome back worst little listeners!
Five piece progressive metalcore group CYANATE join us this week for a truly brutal head banging thrash session.
With Jerad Mochel on guitar, Tim MacDonald on bass, Scott Schlingheyde also on guitar, Robert Landers on drums, headed by Dimitri Macouin lead vocals.
We hear tracks from their self titled debut album and they rip.
They’re opening up for The Convalescence and the infamous Green Jelly at Virginia Street Brewhouse this Sunday (July 28). Don’t miss out on this banger rock spectacle.
We get to the core of this twelve year old band who are taking it up a notch with a huge sound and bigger gigs, tighter than leather pants and hitting the road in October.
They’re hella funny too, we have an excellent truncated quiz full of giggles. #buttstuff.
Thanks for making us a part of your week. You make Reno rock and we celebrate you. Thanks for the metal CYANATE! And thank you dear listener. Life is short and we love you !
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S14E22 High Desert Habit: Good Grief
We’re back from Rick’s summer break and ready to pod the cast again! Back in the saddle with our new friends from Winnemucca, High Desert Habit. With Cassandra Luvlee on bass, “OG” Orin George on drums and Eric Mercado on guitar and vocal.
We get some tracks from their upcoming album recorded at Tin Roof Recordings in Fallon.
Grief, love and loss are often themes, stories of real-life experiences. Eric says it’s how he releases his grief, through music, and hopes he can reach others who are dealing with it. It’s very human and relatable. Pretty catchy too.
We also find out how Ricks annual trek to Oakland California for the Mosswood Meltdown turned out. Kim and Nick talk about MidTown’s Dancing in the Streets. We have nice deep, hard R rated quiz and of course, your upcoming hot shows.
Another solid episode with a rocking country band who are always grinding and hitting the road again soon. You can find them on all the usual platforms and socials. Thanks for hanging out with us y’all.
Life is short and we love you!
S14E21 Larry Cooper: Must Die
We had a cozy healing session with thee magic man himself Mr Larry Cooper.
Larry is a talented multi-instrumentalist whose musical hustles include being the bassist for artsy pop rockers Roxxy Collie and often sitting in with his homies in the Grimtones or maybe you’ve been blown away by his solo work. His debut solo album LARRY COOPER MUST DIE is out on all major platforms and vinyl records are on the way.
It’s a journey through recovery and Larry plays nearly every instrument on it. It is soulful, mixing styles and influences the whole way through, keeping the listener engaged. Sometimes the songs arrive from moments of clarity and immediate improvisation. Others are written meticulously. Must Die leaves quite the impression. It is a concept album and should be experienced as such. It reveals a real person and true artist.
We shoot the shizzy on the two and a half years it took to get the album out and the reasons for its creation. Larry dives deep within himself revealing struggles, enlightenment and hope.
The conversation was heavy and funny with huge heart and sincerity .
We get a couple tracks from the record and a couple live in studio performances.
Larry is now a five timer on the show; therefore, we felt no need to quiz him again.
Big daddy Rory says farewell for now, after hosting the last three episodes. We of WLP salute you Rev. See you next hall pass.
Thanks for a great episode, Larry. We love you. Thanks for listening folks, we love you too.
#555 S14E20 Voidsinger
This week’s guests are industrial dark wave songsters Voidsinger. Casey Fritz and Rob Pelikan’s music is like Love and Rockets mixed with New Order and maybe a dash of Ministry’s With Sympathy. Incorporating hip hop and grunge and just about any genre they like. They have made ten albums in a year and a half. It’s freaking crazy. They chalk up their prolific output to chemistry.
Rob brings the goth new wave vibe and Casey brings the grunge and punk vibes both sharing a rebellious outsider point of view. They’re also joined by Casey’s computer, leaving them to figure out how they’d do a live show but that is definitely on their to do list. We had a great time getting to know Voidsinger and hearing their eclectic tunes. You can find them on all the usual platforms.
We play a fantastic round of the quiz and of course your upcoming hot shows.
It’s been great having our host with the most Reverend Rory back, in fact the whole original cast made it in this week. Always a treat.
ALSO, from the internet: Our friend and recent guest Dan Abbott of Bobby Joe Ebola & the Children MacNuggits has a kickstarter campaign in its last few days. Please consider donating and pre ordering their latest and most ambitious album yet. The musicianship is top notch and the comedy is hilarious. Link here: http://kck.st/45BqmyZ
Have a great week everyone and thanks for making us a part of it. Life is short and we love you.
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