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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.
Thanks for listening.
Life is short and we love you!
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.
Life is short and we love you.
Horns up! This weeks guests are returning for their second appearance on the show. Featuring Scott on guitar and vocals Jerad guitar and vocals, Robert on drums and missing vocalist Dimitri are collectively known as CYANATE. Heavy metal journey men on the rise with direct support for well known metal acts and festival season right around the corner for 2026.
We catch up with them and hear three epic songs, each with different vibes. Cookie Monster vocals accompanied by beautiful singing in portions over complex and head banging riffs. Great tones and pure metal.
We recap Valentine’s Day and play Good song Bad song, with a selection from Eric Bourdon and WAR… yeah that one,iykyk. Who will guess Jon’s opinion?
Thanks for tuning in worst little listeners. Life is short and we love you.
Thanks for the tunes and hangout CYANATE!
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.
We’re back with a fantastic voyage to Africa with our tour guides, drummer Alexander Korostinsky and saxophonist Jammal Tarkington who played live and represented the BLC with the band Spitting Image for an international music festival featuring legendary OG punks DEATH. It’s a great trip with great music by WE’RE LOUD FEST performers Spitting Image, Chovu, Afro Simba and Twenty One Children.
Adventure, music, connection and magic are a central theme of podcast.
We absolutely loved having the guys on and loved archiving a little bit of history.
We hope you enjoy it as much as we did.
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!
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.
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!
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.
