SEASON 3
OOBLIETTE SPARKS
TSUNAMI BOMB
Episode 65
12/21/18
My sister and bandmate, Oobliette Sparks shares stories about her start in Spacebaby with Tsunami Bomb bandmate Gabe Lindeman and to my surprise… me! How that lead to Tsunami Bomb, which was going to be a weird super hero rock opera (no seriously). What it was like to be in a headlining band while in High School. The first time we sold out The Phoenix Theater in Petaluma, CA for The Invasion From Within album release show, and the moment we brought out new material for the first time in a decade on the east coast with Kate Jacobi. Then the worst moment being the show she watched us play without her for the first time.
For more about TSUNAMI BOMB:
https://tsunamibomb.net/
Robert Burke Warren
Episode 64
12/10/18
Robert Burke Warren talks about the first band he’s played in was at the age of 14. Playing in New York in the early eighties in a band with RuPaul, and another time while playing with The Fleshtones in France at a show that ended up spilling out into the street. Performing a Leonard Cohen cover set that was the stuff of legend. Then that one year performing Mountain Jam as Uncle Rock…
For more about ROBERT BURKE WARREN:
http://www.robertburkewarren.com
MOUNTAIN TAMER
Episode 63
12/5/18
The members of Mountain Tamer show up to talk about their first show being a pool party, and how one of the best shows ever was after moving to LA, and playing a show with Mondo Generator. Then the many, many misadventures in Las Vegas.
For more about MOUNTAIN TAMER:
https://www.mtntmr.com
ALEXANDRA MORTE
CHEYENNE AVANT
NIGHT SCHOOL
Episode 62
11/28/18
Alexandra Morte and Cheyenne Avant from Night School pop in to tell us about their first show playing the Rickshaw Stop and after struggling with bass problems, they found their old guitarist making out with some random guy. Playing Noise Pop opening for a band they loved at a sold out show at Bottom Of The Hill in SF. Then that one time they headlined a hardcore show…and half of the band got a bit too drunk to play.
For more about NIGHT SCHOOL:
https://www.facebook.com/nightscool/
MIKE TERRY
THE JUKEBOX ROMANTICS
Episode 61
11/19/18
This week Mike Terry, vocalist and guitarist for The Jukebox Romantics stops in and talks about playing mostly cover songs in 8th grade with no mics, before a real show at a community center that a few hundred people showed up to! The state of the punk rock scene, and how 2017’s performance at THE FEST 16 with a bunch of wrestlers was one of the best shows ever, but a house show at a meth house…was not so great. It’s also very hard to hide a fight on stage.
For more about THE JUKEBOX ROMANTICS:
https://www.facebook.com/TheJukeboxRomantics/
TOM MCFAULL
THE BAR STOOL PREACHERS
Episode 60
11/13/18
Tom McFaull of The Bar Stool Preachers calls in to tell stories about driving 6 hours across Britain to impress a booking agent for only 7 pounds 50 for 15 minutes in front of 13 people, and blew out two tires and a speeding ticket on the way home, a moment when your music touches someone personally and effects their life, and why we are dedicating this show to the Chris’s and Alex’s of every band.
For more about THE BAR STOOL PREACHERS:
http://thebarstoolpreachers.com/
ISAIAH J. RADKE III
RADKEY
Episode 59
11/5/18
Isaiah from Radkey, hops on the phone for a quick chat (our shortest episode yet) to share the stories of his first, best, and worst shows of all time. From thinking they were famous opening for Fishbone, to the crushing reality of only drawing two people to a show, the life of a performer is at the very least interesting.
For more about RADKEY:
http://radkey.net/
HALLOWEEN 2
DOMINIC DAVI
TSUNAMI BOMB
Episode 58
10/31/18
For our second Halloween special, our host Dominic Davi tells a haunting tale of an encounter with the paranormal while on a paranormal investigation at The Phoenix Theater in Petaluma, CA in 2010. What was down in the dark room under the stage? Did the EVP actually say what he thinks it said? We leave the answers up to you, but the story is told here, exactly as it happened all those years ago. Happy Halloween!
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CHUCK STATON
SENIOR DISCOUNT
Episode 57
10/30/18
This week we sit down with Chuck Staton from Senior Discount. The interview is from when Tsunami Bomb played with them in Boston earlier this year. He shares stories about struggling with a locking tremolo guitar on your first show ever, having a great show when the bassist quit on stage the night before but making the best of it. The science of being a funny band. When someone yells at your to “turn down your plates!” you pretend to masturbate on stage.
For more about SENIOR DISCOUNT:
https://www.seniordiscount.com
BONNIE BLOOMGARDEN
DEATH VALLEY GIRLS
Episode 56
10/22/18
DEATH VALLEY GIRLS’ frontwoman Bonnie Bloomgarden takes time to talk to us about the dilemma between playing their first show or go see The Rolling Stones. The joy of seeing your talented band mate kill it in another band. The fun things you find on the road. The one two punch of the difficulties of performing in the day time, followed by being terrified by the paranormal in San Francisco that evening. Yet still finding in yourself to explore the paranormal across the country.
For more about DEATH VALLEY GIRLS:
https://www.facebook.com/DeathValleyGirls/
THE SOLD! AND BONES
Episode 54
10/15/18
THE SOLD! AND BONES calls in and talks about how THE SOLD! joined forces with legendary SKULLS singer, BILLY BONES almost by accident, and how easy it all was. The wonders of the Maui Sugar Mill in Tarzana, and how it's one of the best places to play ever. What happens when a fight breaks out in a crowd that has your wives and girlfriends in it, and somehow getting taken out by your own bandmates. Also...what do you do when your instruments go flying?
For more about THE SOLD! AND BONES:
https://www.facebook.com/thesoldandbones/
JABBER
Episode 54
10/8/18
This week we talk to the Oakland, CA/Portland, ME based, JABBER! We hear about their first short but sweet set in the “Yellow Room”, first time show jitters, cover sets at The Fest in Florida, how the band is more like a vacation, and spitting is gross.
For more about JABBER:
https://www.facebook.com/jabberpunx/
TABBERT FILLER
DIRECTOR
Episode 53
10/1/18
This week on 3 Gigs, we chat with director Tabbert Fiiller, about his documentary on John Lydon and Public Image Ltd., The Public Image Is Rotten. We talk about his transition from cinematographer to the director's chair for the first time and the best time! As well as some of the struggles as being a cinematographer working with inexperienced directors.
For more about THE PUBLIC IMAGE IS ROTTEN:
https://thepublicimageisrotten.com/
AMY TAYLOR
AMYL AND THE SNIFFERS
Episode 52
9/1/18
Amy Taylor, vocalist for AMYL AND THE SNIFFERS calls in from Germany to share stories of playing her first show ever and the destruction of an audience members white pants. Living the high life backstage at a huge festival on only one beer, and the time two members got into a fight to keep from fighting on stage. In other words, just another tour for the Australian badasses.
For more about AMYL AND THE SNIFFERS:
https://www.amylandthesniffers.com/