Worst Little Podcast

This week’s guests are two of the most badass drummers has Reno ever produced. Pierre Marche, notably of Screeching Weasel, Suckapunch and Stevedave; and Jason Thomas of December, Cranium, Kate Cotter and many others. Pierre has put together a new EP and a new lineup for the band he fronts – Irreplaceable Beings. The new lineup … Continue reading "Irreplaceable Beings: Full Circl...

We are back from the future and have a few more episodes until we present our 500th extravaganza! Inching us closer this week are surf rockers A Wormhole Could Kill Us All, who we will henceforth refer to as AWCKUA (like ‘aqua’, because they’re surfing the cosmic hot dog water with their high energy music). Matt … Continue reading "A Wormhole Could Kill Us All – Back F...

This week we have half, or possibly two fifth’s, of Triflin’ Bitches: The mild-mannered Scott Sherwood on bass and local lunatic Logan Bongiovani on guitar and vocals. Unfortunately, the normally rock-solid drummer, Scott Hauder, couldn’t make it at the last minute (Nick adds some shakers and beatbox here and there). Also absent from the proceedings … Continue reading "Attack of the Triflin’...

Welcome back, Renophiles! This week’s guests are session musicians Jonathan Louis and Darion Jordan from The Band Cell, friends of the show! The Band Cell has been on a few times before, which you can check out here and here. However, THIS time is even more specialer as we check out Jonathan’s solo drummer rock … Continue reading "Jonathan Louis – Hand Solo – S13 E2"

Happy New Year, friends and listeners! Welcome back! We are so happy to have one of the hardest working bands out there kicking off Season 13! The honed and road tested Boss’ Daughter! Bossy D is Jamie Locks (drums), Danny Paul (bass), and Chris Fox (lead singer and guitar).8 years deep in their prolific and … Continue reading "Boss’ Daughter – Endless PARTYTIME – S13 E1"

It’s the most wonderful time of the year at the Dogwater studios as we close out season 12 with our annual holiday family episode. That rare occasion that actual children are in the studio! We were bummed the Dowd’s caught a plague bug and couldn’t join the live show, but are pleased Reverend Rory could … Continue reading "Worst Little Holiday Special 2022"

Some people just don’t know when to stay down. As we wrap up Season 12, we thought we’d close out with a round-up of our most frequent regular guests. At the suggestion of Josiah Knight, this week’s episode is exclusively guests who have been on the show at least five times in the last 12 … Continue reading "The Five-Timers Club – Back for More"

What started as a Halloween Cramps cover band just over a year ago has become one of the hottest and most talked about Reno rock bands in quite some time: I’m talking about the haute trash rock group Pussy Velour! With Wolfgang on vocals, Claire on electric guitar, Cale bass and Quinn drums, Pussy Velour … Continue reading "Pussy Velour – Electric Chemistry"

Wham! Just like that: another day, another episode! Although it’s another week of canned music – this is the good stuff. Iconic Reno-based sound engineer Tom Gordon stops by to share with us more stories from behind the scenes in the glamorous life of an audio recording professional. Tom and Dr. D are celebrating 40 … Continue reading "Tom Gordon – For the Record – S1...

Well, hi there – does anyone still listen to this show? It’s been a few weeks since we put out an, between a holiday, new work schedules and a few bouts with COVID. We were so excited to bring you our friends, Slutzville, LIVE from the luxurious Dogwater Studios. But nay; the weather and automobiles … Continue reading "Slutzville – Trapped by Travesty"

This week is Marianarchy days 3 and 4, so who better to come in than the band with our beneficiary Andy Hernandez in it. No, not Los Pistoleros (although both guest are in that group), it’s a new country murder-ballad project by Murderock drummer Zachery Johnson, aptly dubbed MR. JOHNSON . That’s right metal/horror rockers: … Continue reading "Mr. Johnson – Twisted Mister"

Welcome back, O Constant Listener! Its always a good time with Todd Ballowe in the studio and we hope you enjoy this episode. We didn’t realize just how ling it has been since he’s been on the show, so there was a lot of catching up to do, on and off mic. Aside from being … Continue reading "Todd Ballowe – Eagle in the Henhouse"

Hey, kids: Do you like Nine Inch Nails? Ministry? Skinny Puppy? Foetus? If so, put on your dancing boots because this episode is for you. We are joined by longtime Renoite, now a Midwest émigré, Jason Hollis. Through the miracle of Zoom we were able to catch up a bit with the founder of Reno … Continue reading "Jason Hollis – Industrial Age – S12 E30"

And we’re back! (once again…) Shifting directly into high gear, we have most of a great, high-energy band on this week. 3/4 of Last One Down was able to join us in the studio and play some tracks from their latest release, “Failing Dreams.” If you like 90s punk; if you like pop punk; if … Continue reading "Last One Down – Big R.A.F Energy – S12 E29"

WLP ON THE ROAD: Nick Drives the Bus for Eddie and the Subtitles Welcome ladies and gentlemen to another WLP on the road episode! This time out Nick is tapped to drive the bus for Eddie and the Subtitles! (for this blog their name shall henceforth be referred to as EatS!) Join us as legendary SoCal … Continue reading "WLP On The Road #2: Bus Driver – S12 E28"

WLP ON THE ROAD: Nick and Rory’s bromantic encounter with MC Chris Welcome loyal listeners to a very special episode of the Worst Little Podcast! A bold new “ on the road“ approach to episodes is experimented with by our hosts Nick and Rory on their first solo(no wives) Bromantic adventure to see The Randy … Continue reading "Bromancing the Stone – S12 E27"

As summer winds down, our guests this week are still heating things up with their sexy, sexy music. Kat Heart’s Fresh Hot Mess brings it good. A foursome congealed out of dreams and desire, they keep a busy schedule in different configurations. (This sounds sexual, but it totally is not) This is a sexy sexy … Continue reading "Kat Heart’s Fresh Hot Mess – Get You Some -S12...

It’s a great week here at the Worst Little Podcast. We welcome back our co-conspirator and cohost, Kadillac Kim! We also welcome into the hallowed Dogwater Studios, Reno’s own Trouble Show, a blues rock band that has also survived the trials of the pandemic and is ready to rock your face. Trouble Show is Brek … Continue reading "Trouble Show – Get Your One-Way Ticket &#8211...

This weeks episode is brought to you by The Cellar at Alturas’ live show booker, sound man, public relations director, and a local musicians best friend, Dennis McDonald . He and his son Uriah stopped by ye olde Dogwater Studios to discuss the ins and outs, highs and lows, ups and downs of a ten … Continue reading "Up from the Cellar: Dennis McDonald Picks 6 – S12 E24"

The six headed beast, Phat Mark, is a little like a cult; if you ask for, “Phat Mark” they respond, “We are all Mark.” Don’t let that scare you off, they’re not looking to recruit. They’re just hilarious folks who play jazzy funk pieces: keys, bass, drums , and horns!! The tech crew (Annamouse, Ian, … Continue reading "Reno’s Phat Mark : Pretty, Hot, And Temptin...

Fully loaded episode, please. All three toppings, please. That’s right: THREE guests this week, each with their own solo album. And by “solo album” we mean it – each of these musical monsters have largely played all the parts on their albums, in addition to writing the whole durn thing. First up, we welcome back … Continue reading "Tom, Nick and Dave – Man Solo...

Welcome back friends and faithful listeners! We welcome back a familiar duo! You might remember them from such bands as The Letdowns, Frontier City Sounds, Viva Revenge, Los Pistoleros and Donkey Jaw! Zack Ryan and Kody McKinley have been rocking Reno together since they were kids. Well, they’re all grown up and killing it. Zack has … Continue reading "The Sweet Life of Zack and Kody –...

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 … Continue reading "Jen Scaffidi and Carson Cessna – Don’t...

This week we have one of the hardest working bands in Northern Nevada, The Will Shamberger Band! Straight out of Fallon, this rock quartet , who we (WLP) haven’t seen in 11 months, has been busy delivering their songs to the people. Saving theaters, recording albums and melting faces. Seriously, their lead guitarist Charlie is … Continue reading "Good Will Shamberger – S12 E19"

Buffalo Moses comes around again, bringing with him a whole new bag of tricks and songs. A true troubador, par excellence, Bryan Jones is always creating and crafting more words and songs that he kindly shares with us today. He has a song for literally EVERY occasion, even if sometimes he says it’s about something … Continue reading "Buffalo Moses – Antique Camera – S12 E18...