Reno music
Steve Funk – Dude Abides – S10 E23
Welcome, Contestants! Thanks for joining us once again. If you haven’t noticed, the COVID crisis has had an effect on the show – namely, they are late and much less verbose. We normally tried to get shows out before the weekend, to help promote the venues and live happenings. As that is much less of a priority these days, we are now going to just be publishing the shows on Mondays. There’s been shifts in all of our lives and it’s really much simpler to publish them on Monday. AND I promise to do my best to have something to say, even if it’s nonsensical, even if I’m feeling run-down and not up to it. (I hope somebody reads these. It’s the closest I’ve got to legitimate writing publication in the last 5 years.) Anywhoo….
Joining us this week is a voice any Renoite knows from infancy: the talented and gregarious Godfather of Reno Rock, Mr. Steve Funk. Steve took some time out of his busy travel schedule to stop in and- just kidding, It’s another Zoom Room show!! We did have a blast talking to Steve about his experiences in radio and music in Reno over the last few decades. The only problem was – not enough time!!! We had to force ourselves to stop talking so we could listen to the songs! (ok- like the pro he is, Steve Funk drove the bus for Rev. Rory and showed him how it’s done, even with a busted Winnebago like this show. Don’t worry, we’ll have him back)
Additionally, Steve brings us a sampling of his own original music over the years, including a little ditty about Reno that you’ll just have to listen to hear more about.
Stay safe. Wear your damn mask. “Don’t trust Whitey.”
Thanks for listening
Jason King Duo – S9 E36
Hello! Welcome back to the Worst Little Podcast. We’re here this week with the Jason King duo. Press play for some great blues and Americana from these scene legends!
The Jason King duo is Jason on guitar/vocals and Tommy on guitar. They’re just part of the great Jason King band. Follow their Facebook page to keep tabs on upcoming shows!
Thanks to this week’s guests and thanks to all our listeners and Patreon subscribers. If you like what we do head to our Patreon and donate. For $5 or more per month you get access to our exclusive weekly sound check show! Check back next week for our annual Christmas show. We’ll be telling wild stories and recapping an amazing year for Reno music. Thanks for listening!
Faith ReNo More – S9 E35
Hello loyal listeners! We took a couple of weeks off for Thanksgiving but we’re back this week with Reno’s very own Faith No More tribute band, Faith ReNo More! It’s a jam packed studio and show this week. Press play!
Faith ReNo More is Shaolin – Keys, Vince – Guitar, Ben, Nick – Bass, and Bryan – Drums. Be sure to give them a like on Facebook to stay updated on upcoming shows. Thanks to the band for being on the show this week!
We’re back next week with Jason Roxas and DJ Camz! Thanks for listening!
The Sonic Dead Halloween Special – S9 E32
Hello and welcome back to the Worst Little Podcast! We’ve got an extra spooky episode for you this week featuring our friends from Murderock and Candy Apples and the Razor Blades! Their new project is called the Sonic Dead and it’s as amazing as you’d expect from these seasoned rockers. Press play!
The Sonic Dead is: Fred McKennon (vox), Chris Alexander (guitar), Michael Ellis Robedeau (guitar), Keith Jewett (bass), Zach Johnson (drums), Bryan Cowell (acoustic guitar), and Olive Guzicki (backing vox). See them live November 8th at Shea’s with Franks & Deans and Just-In Beaver! Thanks to the Sonic Dead for being on this week’s show!
If you like what we do head to our Patreon! For $5 a month you get access to our super special pre-show/sound check show. Plus you help Rick keep the lights on. Thanks to all our patrons and listeners! We’re back next week with Sad Giants!
Dan Abbott and Let The Right One In – S9 E27
Hello and welcome to the Worst Little Podcast! This week we’ve got Reno newcomer Dan Abbott playing a bunch of spooky tunes and the cast of Good Luck Macbeth’s Let the Right One In. There’s zombies! There’s vampires! There’s time travel stories! Press play!
Dan Abbott hails from the East Bay and recently relocated to Reno. Dan talked with us about the inspiration behind his songs, his other bands, and events he has planned for Reno. Go say hi to Dan at Jub’s on November 24th for his next event, Knew Better Did it Anyway. It’s storytelling show where people get together and tell stories about their worst decisions in exchange for free drinks! We’ll keep you updated on Dan’s other upcoming events.
Don’t miss GLM’s Let the Right One In, opening October 4th and playing through the end of the month. Courtney, Jayten, and our good pal Joe Atack stopped by to talk about this spooky love story about a vampire and her friend Oskar. From the producers: Oskar is a bullied lonely teenage boy living with his mother on a housing estate at the edge of town, when a spate of sinister killings rock the neighbourhood. Eli is the young girl who has just moved in next door. She doesn’t go to school and never leaves the flat by day. Sensing in each other a kindred spirit, the two become devoted friends. What Oskar doesn’t know is that Eli has been a teenager for a very long time. Let the Right one is plays Thursday through Sunday until October 26th. Get your tickets ASAP here.
Big thanks to all of our guests for being here this week. We can’t wait to see more of all of you. If you like what we do please head to our Patreon page. For $5 a month you get access to our sound check pre-show featuring an exclusive song from all your favorite local artists. All the money goes to help Rick with studio operating costs, so show him some love. We’re back next week with another Reno newcomer, Kat Heart. Thanks for listening!
Myke Read & the Damn Ole Band – S9 E26
Hello! Welcome to the Worst Little Podcast in the world. This week we’re bringing you some great country tunes and some SERIOUS shenanigans from Reno’s own Myke Read & the Damn Ole Band! Press play!
Myke Read and the Damn Ole Band is: Myke Read – Vocals/Guitar; Pancho – Bass; Darla Lawless A.K.A. “The Pistol” – Vocals/Guitar; Jim “Lefty” Lewis – Drums; “Mad Dog” Mike Mitchell – Guitars. See them next October 26th at the Wayside Bar in Lemmon Valley.
Thanks to the band for being here this week. If you like what we do head to our Patreon page and kick Rick a few dollars. For $5 a month you get the extra special weekly sound check show just for subscribers. This week’s Patreon show is wacky and totally worth it.
We’re back next week with newcomer Dan Abbott and the cast of GLM’s Let the Right One In! Thanks for listening!
Four Stroke Baron – S8 E 40
Hello and welcome to the Worst Little Podcast! Rory, Nick and Rick are here to bring you our last show of the season with the excellent band Four Stroke Baron. Press play!
Four Stroke Baron is Kirk Witt on guitars and vocals, Matt Vallarino on drums, and Keegan Ferrari on bass. They’re described as an energetic blend of new-wave and heavy progressive rock. From the band: Four Stroke Baron aspire to bring forth a lively and refreshing new voice. The group crafts massive and immersive soundscapes juxtaposed over catchy, pop-like song structures. It is this penchant for blending familiar sounds and styles into something altogether new that has allowed the band to undergo a dramatic metamorphosis from their humble beginnings improvising in a shed outside of Reno, Nevada, to preparing for the debut of their second full-length album, “Planet Silver Screen,” on Prosthetic Records.
Be sure to like and follow them on social media for updated tour schedules and more! Big thanks to the band for being on the show this week!
There’s the usual amount of amazing shows happening in Reno this week and beyond. Here’s a couple of them:
Friday – Pink Awful / Skew Ring / Common Mishap at Virginia Street Brewhouse. 6PM 21+ $5
Saturday – Defected Drones/The Afraid/Lost Idea/Myke Read at Shea’s. 8PM 21+ $5
Beyond – Wednesday the 30th check out Death & Despair! Foxy Olive Goth Nite! This is a fun one. 8PM 21+ No cover.
Thanks as always for listening. Head to our Patreon if you support our work archiving Reno music. See you next week with Eden’s Sleeves!
sCHIZoPOLITANs – No One Listens – S8 E34
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Greetings and welcome to this week’s episode of The Worst Little Podcast! This week Rory, Kim, and Rick are here with Reno’s own cinematic avant-rockers, sCHIZoPOLITANs! Also joining us is Rémi Jourdan, founder of the music platform Tune Trax. Press play for some hardcore goofiness and stories that’ll haunt this band forever.
Xtevion – Vocals, drums, percussion, big black stick,samples; Andrew Jorgensen – Bass, Synth, backing vocals; Hector Urtubia- fretless bass, synth, programming
Schizopolitans is Xtevion, Andrew Jorgensen, and Hector Urtubia. Three men: one drummer, two bassists, three laptops, and a weirdo. Click through to the bands Tune Trax page to learn more about the band and to hear some of their top trax. See them next at HallowChristmasWeen 2018 at Pignic, December 21st.
Remi Jourdan – Founder of Tune Trax
Also here is Remi Jourdan, founder of Tune Trax. They provide a one-stop digital music platform targeted at independent musicians that provides artists the ability to import and share their songs, videos, photos, blogs, newsletters, and to promote their upcoming shows and albums releases, as well as selling albums and tracks, all within one dashboard. Click through to Tune Trax to learn more!
Thanks to all our guests for being on this week’s show. We look forward to seeing you around this great city. Speaking of great, check out the rad shows happening in Reno this weekend:
Thursday – Kayla Meltzer & Honest2Goodness at HQ. 7PM 21+ No cover
Drouth, Dissidence, Ozymandias, & Flesh to Dust at Shea’s. Ozymandias was last week’s guest! 8PM 21+ $5
Friday – Captured! By Robots at Jub’s. Show up and check out the drumming competition! 7PM 21+ $10
Re-Inroduce Yourself at HQ feat. Faith ReNo More & The Moron Brothers at HQ. Check out Reno’s best Faith No More and NOFX cover bands! 7PM 21+ No cover.
Saturday – Have a cozy fun time on the 2018 Reno Onesie Crawl! Get your cup at Headquarters Bar in advance for only $5. Cups go up to $10 day of the crawl. 8PM 21+
Sunday – Gen Why & Gutter Villain // More TBA // LIVE! Texas street punks GEN WHY are on tour in support of their newly released debut record, THE ROTTEN FEW! Catch them alongside Oklahoma’s GUTTER VILLAIN, live at the Headquarters on 11/18/18! 8PM 21+
Thanks for listening! If you like what you hear please click through to our Patreon! We’re back next week with the cast of the Golden Girls musical!
DJ Camz – Sleep Rock With Me – S8 E31
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Hello and welcome to the sick show! We’re all falling apart here at the Worst Little Podcast and the show is running with a skeleton crew this week, but Nick and Rick are here with Mikie Shame and the new intern to bring you DJ Camz! It’s her first time on the show and she brought her favorite Reno tunes and tales. We’ve got gangbang ettiquite, sleepwalking stories, and a whole lot of dirty Reno secrets! Press play!
DJ Camz with original art courtesy of the new intern!
Reno historian DJ Camz has been playing in Reno for more than 10 years and has been a fixture in the Reno live music scene for the last two decades. Boy does this girl have stories. Thanks for gracing our humble studios this week, Camz. We’ll see you this weekend at Pignic for Van Halen’s Haunted Hotel Room and Wednesday night at Headquarters for the Pussy Party, HQ’s weekly ladies night!
There are some really great events happening this week and next leading up to Halloween! Check out some of these:
Thursday – The Sam Chase & The Untraditional/Willy Tea Taylor/Greg Gilmore at The Saint. 21+ 7PM
Get your pop punk on at Gold Steps Fall Tour with Till I Fall at HQ 21+ 8PM No cover.
Friday – The only place to be this Friday is Recycled Records’ 40th Anniv. Party! with The Alarm & Kevin Seconds! at Jub Jub’s. Come down and Fuck yer’ Day with some god damn rock legends. 21+ 7PM NO COVER!
Saturday – Head to the Generator this Saturday for the first day of Haunted Mini Golf. Family friendly from 2 to 9PM. Music by podcast favorites Lex White and Lucas Paul. $7 with costume, $10 without. Repeats on Wednesday the 31st!
Drink-182: Halloween at HQ is back! Singalongs and drink specials all night. 21+ 8PM No cover
Sunday – Wind down your weekend at Spaghetti Western II: A Fistful of Spaghetti featuring podcast guest Gina Rose at Pignic. Spaghetti feed, live music, and a movie on the patio! 21+ 6PM
Keep an eye on all our social medias for all the events we think you should be paying attention to. Thanks to our newest Patreon donor, Tom from The Habituals! If you support recording and archiving Reno music for free and forever please become a Patreon donor today! We’re back next week with Murder Rock, just in time for Halloween! Thanks for listening!
Erin Drive – Young Shredders – S8 E25
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Greetings and welcome to the Worst Little Podcast! We’ve got newcomers Erin Drive in the studio this week. They’re here talking about their new EP recorded by our own former intern Ian Laughlin (contact him here if you’re interested in recording with him!). Listen up as Nick tries to keep us all under control and for some grungy, good old-fashioned rock and roll.
Erin Drive
Keep an eye out on their social media for upcoming shows. We hope we’ll see them at the next Marianarchy. Thanks a lot for hanging out. We will keep an eye on you guys!
Get out this week and see some stuff. Here’s Kim’s picks:
Friday – Jenni Ojibwe / Britt Straw / Kayla Meltzer at St. James Infirmary 8PM 21+ $5
Saturday – Get Slovenly! rock’n’roll dance party at Shea’s 10PM 21+ No cover.
Sunday – Dirty Rugs + MAMM LIVE at Pignic! 8PM 21+ No cover.
Beyond – Wednesday, September 5th check out The Vibrators, The Shames, Infirmities, The Grimtones at Jub Jub’s 7PM 21+ $7
Saturday September 8th don’t miss a very special showing of Turn It Around: The Story Of East Bay Punk at Craft Wine & Beer featuring a special performance by Kevin Seconds. 7PM 21+ $5 suggested donation.
Thanks for listening! We’re off next week for Labor Day but we’ll be back with local singer-songwriter Matt Bushman on September 10th!
