Wizard Colors

Jen Scaffidi and Carson Cessna – Don’t Call It a Comeback – S12 E20

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Jen Scaffidi and Carson Cessna - Don't Call It a Comeback - S12 E20
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It’s always awesome to welcome old friends back in the hallowed halls of the Dogwater Studios, especially these two: Jen Scaffidi and Carson Cessna. Jen and Carson are 2/3 of the perennial Carson rockers Blunderbusst and all of the noise sorcerers known as Wizard Colors. True to form, Jen brings a whole slate of new new songs for us to listen to this week.

Jen Scaffidi., smiling as she plays a hollow-body guitar
Jen Scaffidi – always having fun

Per usual, while on hiatus, they have still been hard at work crafting songs about life and self. They are set to head into the studio to create yet another full-length and are approaching it in a novel way for them. lovely and talented Carolyn Gates is on hiatus and could not make it out, but we love her, wish her will hand hope to see her again soon.

Carson Cessna looking at the camera disappointedly, long shoulder length ash-blonde hair, black t-shirt
Carson knows what you did and is disappointed in you.

Hope you’re having a holiday. Thanks for listening.

Jen Scaffidi – Fresh Hugs and Otter Pop Memories – S11 E21

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Jen Scaffidi - Fresh Hugs and Otter Pop Memories - S11 E21
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What can I say about Jen Scaffidi that hasn’t already been said in hushed tones whenever she’s not around? I could say that she is an accomplished singer/songwriter, as a solo act or in one of many bands. I could say she is as comfortable playing indie/pop as she is generating noise-core. And I could also say she is truly one of the most supportive people I’ve ever known in my life. But that would be a bit much and sound like ass-kissing, so I won’t say any of those things.

Jen Scaffidi Smiling in a black tank top in Studio A
Jen Scaffidi

It really was a lit of chaotic fun to have Jen in the studio with us again. SHE was particularly excited to know that we were breaking in our newest intern on this episode. That’s right – RaggMopp is out of school and able to stay out late enough to get to be our slave work for a great education in podcast production. (For free.) She doesn’t get to say much – but know that she is there getting us pens and coffee at a moment’s notice.

Scaffidi will be making some noise up at Canvas Cafe, with a solo set at 1pm on Friday 06/25. Check out the Worst Little Grid below or on Instagram (or even on Twitter) for more shows in the coming week. Don’t see your show? Let us know on any social media or send the info to at our Grid email!

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Worst Little Grid - Weekend of 06/25-06/26/21 Venue Act Time Cover Age Dates https://www.patreon.com/worstlittlepodcast worstlittlegrid@gmail.com Fri 06/25/21 Alturas Bar NV/DC with Hollywood Trashed 8:00 pm $0 21+ The Bluebird Animal Party! @ House Friday: West Coast Ravers Takeover 8:30 pm $10 Reservation, Price at door may vary 21+ Canvas Cafe (VC) Buffalo Moses & Jen Scaffidi 10:00 am & 1:00 pm $0 Great Basin Brewing Co Whitney Meyer 7:00 pm $0 Noble Pie - Summit Grown Folk Fridays - Spike McGuire 9:00 pm $0 Sat 06/26/21 10 Torr Distilling and Brewing 10'N'SONIC: Patio Music Series Presents: Buffalo Moses 7:30 pm $0 21+ 7th Street Station Greg Gilmore & The Fever Dreams (Live Show Debut!) 8:30 pm $15 ticketed, limited capacity Black Rabbit Mead Company Black Rabbit Presents: Zack Ryan 8:00 pm $0 21+ The Bluebird Return to Andriods Dungeon 8:30 pm $10 21+ Email to worstlittlegrid@gmail.com if you have an event listing you'd like to see here
Worst Little Weekend Grid 06/25-06/26/21
Worst Little Grid - Weekdays of 06/27-07/01/21 Venue Act Time Cover Age Dates https://www.patreon.com/worstlittlepodcast worstlittlegrid@gmail.com Sun 06/27/21 The Library Open Mic Comedy with Noel 8 pm sign-up 8:30 pm show $0 21+ Alturas Bar Sounds of the City: Lenny El Bajo 5 pm $0 21+ Tue 06/29/21 Coffee N' Comics Open Mic Comedy with Bobby Benedict 5:30 pm sign-up 6 pm show $0 The Office of Hughes & Porter Open Mic Comedy with Norm Enlow 8:30 pm sign-up 9 pm show $0 21+ Wed 06/30/21 The Library Open Mic Comedy with Vickie Gordon 7:30 pm sign-up 8 pm show $0 21+ Thu 07/01/21 Alturas Bar Comedy Night with Paul Spock 9:00 pm $5 21+ Email to worstlittlegrid@gmail.com if you have an event listing you'd like to see here
Worst Little Weekday Grid 06/25-06/26

Wizard Colors – Dutch Rudder – S5 E37

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Brand new year! Same old dick jokes!

The Worst Little Podcast – S5 E38 – Download Link

Starting the year of with some magical musical machinations is Wizard Colors, a Carson City NV noise band, featuring Jen Scaffidi and Carson Cessna, noted Sierra Nevada musical outlaws. “Noise band” might throw you off, sounding like some frenetic Phillip Glass/Mike Patton fantasy band, which is not unheard of, but Wizard Colors is something else. Randomly ambient audio-structure creation, might be a better way of looking at it. Yeah, I know it’s weird, but listen anyway, because it’s good for you!

Jen Scaffidi and Carson Cessna of Wizard colors, creating ambient noise.

aural sculpture genesis involves shoegazing

The pedalboards of Wizard Colors

because science-y magic

Wizard Colors has been a regular participant at MEAT – Reno Noise Night, a monthly gathering of noise aficionados, as have Cessna and Scaffidi individually. This weekend, they will be performing with Will Hendricks and N8ive, at RNN’s new home at the Holland Project. You can hear a little more about these performers in the episode. Reno Noise Night’s monthly events are at the beginning of their fourth year and are definitely unique events. Literally, not one is the same as the next, even were they to have the same performers, which doesn’t always happen.

Also on the show, we have the treat of one Quentin Ramirez, heir to Nick Ramirez III, Reverend Rory’s left-hand man. Quentin couldn’t make it in for the Christmas show, but he made it for the new year! It’s good to see him again, now that he’s old enough to be on the show. Though scoring high marks in the nerd and video game department, he had a rough time with the quiz – but not as rough as Nick did listening to his answers!

Quentin and Nick Ramirez, in a one armed hug and smiling.

Couple of fine looking gents

Quentin and Nick intensely staring at the camera while gesturing.

Ramirez Crew ain’t nothin’ ta fugg wit… jedis and shit…

So to sum up, if you like close listening to improvisational music in the dark, or are intrigued by what you here on the episode, go check out Wizard Colors at Holland Project, Friday Jan. 9 at 8pm. Quentin was rad. Oh, and yeah – we talk about what we remember and don’t remember about Nick’s bachelor party. SUPER NFSW. Might want to pot the volume down on that segment.

Carson Cessna and Jen Scaffidi in a candid affectionate pose while smiling.

the happy chewy center of the brooding darkness

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