Podcasts by Worst Gig Ever with Geoff Garlock and Mike Pace
Geoff Garlock (Orchid, Panthers, The Year is One, UCB Theatre) and Mike Pace (Oxford Collapse, The Child Actors, Jungle Jesters) wallow in the crapulance of what it takes to be a musician, comedian, artiste in this world, with a different guest every week.
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So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish from 2014-05-23T14:49:33
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Dan Fetherston (Oxford Collapse, McDonalds, Surprisers) from 2014-05-16T17:43:25
We celebrate our 100th episode much the way we did our 1st, by bringing a member of one of our own bands on to talk about life and how to live it. This time it's Dan Fetherston, Oxford Collapse...
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Chris Norris (Combatwoundedveteran, Reversal of Man, Steak Mtn) from 2014-05-09T23:10:17
Limbs fly when Chris Norris jumps out of the back of the van and into "the studio" to bring forth the epic tale of Reversal of Man's ill-fated 2000 European tour. This one's a checklist of wond...
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Paul Delaney (Black Anvil, None More Black) from 2014-04-23T15:50:09
Mark McCoy (Charles Bronson, Das Oath, Failures) from 2014-04-18T20:05:49
There's going to be a "Youth Attack" when a couple of dudes in their mid 30's get together very far from Tony Victory's house to kibitz with the awesome Mark McCoy about some of the lowlights fr...
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Matt Rubano (Taking Back Sunday, The All-American Rejects) from 2014-04-01T18:02:57
Get a glimpse into the "Brotherhood of Session Bassists" when ace-rhythm man Matt Rubano pops 'n slaps his way through a bushel of blatant bad ones, from performing with children on The View...
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Noah Gardenschwarz from 2014-03-28T15:59:01
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Emmy Blotnick from 2014-03-14T19:18:13
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Chris Cain (We Are Scientists) from 2014-03-10T01:08
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Liberty DeVitto (The Billy Joel Band, Slim Kings, NYC Hit Squad) from 2014-02-21T17:49:06
Take a peek behind The Nylon Curtain when Liberty DeVitto - the man behind the backbeat to some of the most beloved songs of the 20th century - grants us exclusive access to his vast re...
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Mike Lawrence from 2014-02-13T21:02
It's a Coal Miner's Glove Steel Cage Tuxedo Street Fight when the very funny Mike Lawrence "Listen
Eleanor Friedberger (The Fiery Furnances) from 2014-02-07T19:19
It's a "Misty Mt. Mombaccus Hop" when the very talented, very funny Eleanor Friedb...
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Arthur Meyer (Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Pangea 3000) from 2014-02-01T19:07
Hilarity ensues as jack-of-all-comedic-trades Arthur Meyer "does panel" with the guys; sharing awful anecdotes about improvising at the New York I...
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Jason Hamacher (Frodus, Decahedron, Regents) from 2014-01-25T17:16
"The kids will have their say" when Jason Hamacher (drummer of Listen
Joyelle Nicole from 2014-01-16T23:00
Loveable stand-up Joyelle Nicole breaks bread with the boys "outside the perimeter" and shar...
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Dan Friel (Parts&Labor) from 2014-01-09T21:15
There's no bench fee when former Parts & Labor noisenik Dan Friel stops by "customer service" to chat about disastr...
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Dave Bluvband (UCB, The Chris Gethard Show) from 2014-01-03T21:40
We start 2014 off in style when comedy/film guy Dave Bluvband almost "makes it a minyan" with a number of kill...
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Josh Johnson (Rewind This!) from 2013-12-13T20:08
We've made sure to "record in SLP mode" when filmmaker Josh Johnson "fast-forwards" to discuss his awesome new VHS-centric documentary, Listen
Jena Friedman (The Daily Show, The Late Show with David Letterman) from 2013-11-29T18:26
Sweet 'n sour stand-up Jena Friedman does a tight 50 "hanging around craft services," and offers up an incredibly bizarre tale of how answering a Listen
Megan Neuringer (@Midnight, Best Week Ever) from 2013-11-24T16:13
When ace improviser/stand-up/actor Megan Neuringer (@Midnight, Best Week Ever), spends some time "on the casting couch," a gaggle of gre...
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Timmy Mislock (The Antlers, Hedwig and the Angry Inch) from 2013-11-15T20:17
Self-proclaimed "gun for hire" Timmy Mislock "moshes it up in the orch...
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Vladimir Caamano from 2013-11-08T19:10
Unique named stand-up Vladimir Caamano stops n' chats with us and as a result, an unexpectedly touching conversation emerges. Plenty of laffs abound as we...
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Ben Rayner from 2013-11-01T16:29
British-born photographer Ben Rayner drops by "the darkroom" to "develop some terrible prints" and lets us how this kid obsessed with punk and hardcore got in...
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Eliot Glazer (It Gets Betterish, Best Friends However) from 2013-10-25T20:47
We go "deep, deep undercover" when funnyman Eliot Glazer shows up in the "sixth floor ...
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Freddy Cricien (Madball, Hazen Street) from 2013-10-18T19:56
"Demonstrating his smile," Freddy Cricien of legendary New York Hardcore band Mad...
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Michael C. Maronna&Danny Tamberelli (The Adventures of Pete&Pete) from 2013-10-12T14:31
"The Greks bring gifts" when Michael C. Maronna and Listen
Todd Goldstein (ARMS, The Harlem Shakes) from 2013-10-04T15:26
Singer/songwriter/graphic designer Todd Goldstein "stretches out in the weight room" with a couple of cruel catcalls; from a disastrous early ARMS solo sho...
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John Frusciante from 2013-09-27T18:30
John Frusciante is many things: improviser, comedian, Listen
Adam Hann-Byrd (Little Man Tate, Jumanji) from 2013-09-20T22:03
We "make a little movie magic" with actor/writer Adam Hann-Byrd as he "pulls back the curtain" to reveal that not all that glitters is gold in H...
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Sheng Wang from 2013-09-11T19:48
Taiwanese Texan comic Sheng Wang "takes the bike lane" over to "the studio" with a houndstooth folder of humiliation; from attempting to entertain college...
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Danny Lee Allen (The Drums, Youth Group) from 2013-09-08T15:18
"Thunda from down unda" Danny Lee Allen heads "in through the out door" armed with a bundle of terrific turds. From playing to no one in Poughkeepsie while Listen
Mike Still from 2013-08-30T22:38
Improviser extraordinairre Mike Still joins us to "break 'em off somethin'" and discusses fast times at variety shows and renaiassance fayres, c...
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Jonah Bayer (United Nations, The Lovekill, Alternative Press, Going Off Track) from 2013-08-23T22:07
The line's around the corner at the Euclid Tavern when writer/musician/podcaster Listen
Nick Prueher&Joe Pickett (Found Footage Festival) from 2013-08-16T20:16
All bets are off when likeminded brothers-in-arms Nick and Joe from the Found Footage Festival "step...
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Beth Hoyt (My Damn Channel Live, Teachers' Lounge) from 2013-08-10T15:03
Beth Hoyt - an actress, comic, YouTube supertzar, and former host of the very funny Listen
Annie Hart (Au Revoir Simone) from 2013-08-02T19:11
The lovely and talented Annie Hart "made time for tea" with us to share stories of her band Au Revoir Simone (barely) perfoming in a cage in the center o...
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Katie Notopoulos (BuzzFeed) from 2013-07-26T16:03
BuzzFeed editor Katie Notopoulos "chats in a private room" with us about the origins behind Listen
Darin and Greg Bresnitz from 2013-07-19T16:10
Double trouble hits "backstage" in the form of Darin and Greg Bresnitz - tastemaking twins who DJ, book show...
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Justin Williams from 2013-07-13T16:29
Remember how Sam Kinison was a comic AND a professor (in Back to School)? Okay, so he wasn't both at the same time, but this week's guest is! Listen
Jeremy DeVine (Temporary Residence Ltd., Sonna) from 2013-06-24T16:04
Smooth talking man of many talents Jeremy DeVine hangs "backstage" and spills on the less desirable side of managing his long running record label, <...
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Tim Dillon from 2013-06-24T15:45
Jocular stand-up Tim Dillon signs up to do a tight 60 on some horrific gigs of both the comedic and day job sort. From fending off angry law school ...
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Aaron Pfenning (Chairlift, Rewards) from 2013-06-20T15:42
Waltzing into "the green room" like an angelic Duff McKagan, charmed multi-instrumentalist Aaron Pfenning pulls up a console table and shares tales...
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Colt Cabana from 2013-06-13T21:25
Inimitable pro wrestler Colt Cabana shows up in the "locker room" to cut some awesome promos on his stint in the WWE, slugging it out on the indy circuit in ...
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Adam Wills (Bear in Heaven) from 2013-06-08T15:43
Multi-talented multi-instrumentalist Adam Wills from the band Bear in Heaven materializes "backstage" to tell terrifying tour stories about being pelted wi...
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John Murray (30 Rock, Death by Roo Roo) from 2013-05-29T15:11
John Murray is a man of many talents: improviser, actor, film afficionado. He's also sang, danced, and served cheeseburgers at Johnn...
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Jess Rotter (Rotter and Friends) from 2013-05-23T15:55
Supernatural starchild/illustrator/PR maven/record collector Jess Rotter joins da gang to ring in the 50th Anniversary episode of the show with tales of viol...
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Dan Klein (Pangea 3000, Teen Wheels, Rejected Pitches, The Jerry Seinfeld Program) from 2013-05-18T16:05
Comedic persona Dan Klein swoops into "the studio" with a delightful assortment of abominable gigs; from performing sketch in his...
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Anthony Roman (Radio 4, Garden Variety) from 2013-05-09T16:13
Three's company when fellow exiled Long Islander Anthony Roman dips "backstage" to chat in-depth about the world's most resourceful skinhead terrorizing his band Garden Variety, as well as how t...
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Walter Schreifels (Quicksand, Rival Schools, Gorilla Biscuits) from 2013-04-27T16:30
Man of the hour, tower of power, and a musical influence on both Mike and Geoff, Walter Schreifels stops "backstage" to "break down" a few of the crummier gigs he's had in his illustrious career...
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Mike Edison (I Have Fun Everywhere I Go, Dirty! Dirty! Dirty!) from 2013-04-21T20:19
Sultan of sleaze/professional provocateur/author of I Have Fun Everywhere I Go and ˆ, Mike Edison skids "backstage" with a dirty laundry sack f...
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Justin Chearno&Scott DeSimon (Pitchblende, Turing Machine) from 2013-04-12T20:17
Armed with a complete list of shows played, old friends Justin Chearno and Scott DeSimon stop by "the studio" after work to share tall tales from their formative days in the early 90s indie rock...
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Anthony Atamanuik (30 Rock, Death by Roo Roo) from 2013-04-07T16:28
Professor of the profane, improv all-star Anthony Atamanuik slides into first while feelin' something burst, sharing all sorts of sordid and (lite...
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Tyler Rann (Midtown) from 2013-03-31T16:18
Guitarist/singer/sharp dressed man Tyler Rann graces us with his presence to share some tuff gigs from his days in influential late nineties/early aughts New Jersey-based pop-punk practioneers <...
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The Lady Aye from 2013-03-22T19:43
"Sweetheart of the Sideshow" Lady Aye sits down to share a slew of awful gigs; from performing with hack comics in Jersey to breathing fire at the All-Ameri...
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Sean Tillman (Har Mar Superstar, Sean Na Na) from 2013-03-17T20:06
The singular Sean Tillman bounds "backstage" with a bounty of bad ones, from being pelted with coins while supporting the "Chi Peps" in Australia, to getting arrested after opening for Incubus, ...
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Max Silvestri from 2013-03-08T22:58
Comedian Max Silvestri drops by to gab on bombing in front of his parents, eating it at weird New England comedy competitions and in front of older, bitter...
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Andy Shernoff (The Dictators, lots of other stuff) from 2013-03-01T20:01
Andy Shernoff, bassist/songwriter for the legendary New york proto-punkers the Dictators, makes an appearance "in the pit" and mesmerizes us with tales of ...
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Phoebe Robinson from 2013-02-23T17:51
The lovely and talented Phoebe Robinson makes a pitstop "backstage" to rhapsodize on dealing with racism and sexism in the stand-up scene and work...
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Geoff Rickly (Thursday, United Nations) from 2013-02-15T19:34
On the eve of his solo tour, Thursday frontman Geoff Rickly swings by the "studio" to talk about his acclaimed band's highest highs and lowest lows. And boy, are those tales terrific; from book...
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Carla Rhodes (with special guest Cecil Sinclair) from 2013-02-09T19:27
Carla Rhodes - perhaps the world's only self-proclaimed "rock ventriloquist" - settles down "backstage" to talk about bombing in front of a class of fir...
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Christian Owens (Bad Girlfriend, Bishop Allen) from 2013-02-03T15:56
Sassy sprite Christian Owens, singer/guitarist of the awesome all-girl band Bad Girlfriend comes on down to share an EPIC tale of the "local benefit s...
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Worst Gig Ever Live! with We Are Scientists and Gene Shalit from 2013-01-27T16:28
It's s very special episode of the show taped LIVE in front of a studio audience as part of NYC PodFest! Join Mike and Geoff and their guests, Keith and Chris from the popular rock 'n roll act ...
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Ilana Glazer&Abbi Jacobson (Broad City) from 2013-01-18T23:42
Quotable Queens of quomedy Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson make a special appearance "backstage" to yak about the comedy community in New York, deal...
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Matt LeMay (Get Him Eat Him, Pitchfork) from 2013-01-13T16:35
Former Get Him Eat Him frontman and freelance writer Matt LeMay arrives backstage with a ton of torturous tour tales; everything from getting elect...
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Craig Rowin (It's That Episode, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire) from 2013-01-05T16:38
Crazy cook (er, kook) Craig Rowin takes a break from watching tv to hash about running for Student Council, slaving away at awful "DataComm"-esque companies, turning down work, looking up "comed...
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John Liam Policastro (New Lows, Vice) from 2012-12-21T22:23
Start the New Year off right with an assblast of chaotic craziness from John Liam Policastro of Boston-based hardcore punks, New Lows. Some ...
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Jermaine Fowler from 2012-12-16T20:00
Comedy comes naturally to wunderkind Jermaine Fowler, who swings by with a stocking-load of some of the shittiest worst gigs we've heard yet; from sl...
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Sam Jayne (Love As Laughter, Lync) from 2012-12-08T00:16
Dirty debutante Sam Jayne brings his twenty-some-odd years worth of playin' shows to the program this week, touching on everything from his time in legendary NW teenage indie punk phenoms Lync, ...
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Dan St. Germain from 2012-12-02T17:11
Force of nature Dan St. Germain hunkers down with some fruit salad and a couple great tales of eating it onstage in far-flung locales like J...
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Jared Warren (Big Business, Melvins, Karp) from 2012-11-18T17:40
Gentle giant Jared Warren makes a pitstop at WGE headquarters to yak about the big business behind playing in Big Business and the Melvins, among others. There's also plethora of stories from h...
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Julie Klausner (How Was Your Week? I Don't Care About Your Band) from 2012-11-18T17:25
Ubermenschy writer/entertainer Julie Klausner gives us the scoop on how her improv, sketch, and video beginnings got her where she is today, while ...
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Tanlines (Eric Emm&Jesse Cohen) from 2012-11-11T18:38
Tanlines is a group on the rise, but in this episode, brothers from another mother Eric and Je...
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Pam Murphy (The C Word, Like Me) from 2012-11-04T22:11
"Loveable curmudegon" Pam Murphy makes an appearance on the show this week, convivially complaining about everything from her rental car, Los ...
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Keith Murray (We Are Scientists) from 2012-10-28T16:06
Keith Murray: women want him, men want to be him, large animals aren't that crazy about him. The We Are Scientists frontman yaks about the band's early days playing shitty gigs with comedians, ...
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Andy Beckerman&Mark Bisi (Wrestling Team) from 2012-10-21T20:40
Tag-team action as Mike and Geoff take on the wonderfully weird comedy duo of Mark Bisi and Andy Beckerman, better known as Wrestling Team. Mark 'n Andy ...
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Ben Whitesides (The Joggers) from 2012-10-15T02:17
The Joggers' singer/guitarist, Ben Whitesides, makes an appearance this week to t...
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Amber Nelson from 2012-10-07T17:06
Funnywoman Amber Nelson gabs with us about the ins and outs of stand-up and improv in New York, being seduced by directors, performing with her mom, growing up in Saudi Arabia, and then goes on ...
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Ezra Feinberg (Citay, Feast) from 2012-10-01T00:19
This week we welcome Ezra Feinberg, mastermind behind San Francisco/New York-based soft-psych juggernaut CITAY. Ezra entertains us with tales of playing mental institutions in Massachusetts, va...
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Micah Sherman (The PIT, Please Be Seated) from 2012-09-23T20:37
Jokes abound when master improviser Micah Sherman joins Mike and Geoff to talk about doing disastrous stand-up in "urban" rooms (and why he doesn't do stan...
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Dave Hill (Tasteful Nudes, Valley Lodge) from 2012-09-17T02:50:22
Virtuouso musician/comic (or comic/musician) Dave Hill plops down with Mike and Geoff to ponder amps, pedals, his myriad of musicial experiences both goo...
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Chris Gethard (The Chris Gethard Show, A Bad Idea I'm About To Do) from 2012-09-09T15:50
Man about town Chris Gethard stops by WORST GIG EVER to chat extensively about mid 90's Northeast pop-punk, the power of failing, what really happened with Big Lake, the freedom of his ...
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Nic Offer (!!!, Outhud, The Yah Mos) from 2012-09-02T18:25
Between !!!, Outhud, and The Yah Mos, Nic Offer's been playing squats, punk houses, clubs, festivals, and arenas for going on twenty years. Nic hunkers down with Mike and Geoff to talk about se...
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Myq Kaplan from 2012-08-26T23:47
There's plenty of punnery when the hilarious Myq Kaplan drops "backstage" to pontificate on the difficulty of opening for bands, roasting old Italian men (and coffee at Starbucks), performing co...
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Chris Urbanowicz (Editors) from 2012-08-19T14:02
You probably know that former Editors guitarist/keyboardist/pro wrestling obsessive is a talented bloke who helped bring his band to the forefront of the UK "indie" scene with his uncanny abilit...
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Jodi Lennon (Exit 57, The Tame Show, Asssscat) from 2012-08-12T17:59
The relentless upbeat Jodi Lennon stops by WORST GIG EVER to spread some P.M.A. and somehow gets away with it! Jodi traces her history from the Chicago improv scene to the Big Apple and landing...
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Andy Adler (Crystal Stilts) from 2012-08-05T19:51
Andy Adler, erstwhile bassist for Crystal Stilts, pontificates on regional snacks and sodas, breaking bass strings and blowing up amps shows, Irish cops, and playing at sushi places. The ins an...
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Jake Fogelnest (Squirt TV, Best Week Ever, Alt Nation) from 2012-07-28T16:15
The veritable Prince of All Media, Jake Fogelnest welcomes us to his posh hotel room to chat about his beginings as a 15 year old wunderkind interviewing Cypress Hill in his bedroom on public ac...
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Jon Fine (Bitch Magnet, Vineland, Don Caballero) from 2012-07-22T20:20
Jon Fine - mild-mannered media analyst by day, axe-slinging paragon of post-whatever indie rock by night - shares tales from his more than twenty years of slugging it out in the trenches in an a...
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Pete Schultz (Saturday Night Live, Crisis Bureau) from 2012-07-14T17:23
Gentleman Pete Schultz has an ideal WORST GIG EVER pedigree: he used to play in a hardcore band called Crisis Bureau, slugged it out in the trenches with a bunch of shit jobs, and now writes for...
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Zach Lipez (Freshkills, VICE) from 2012-07-08T15:28
Freshkills frontman and VICE scribe Zach Lipez pa...
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Will Hines (Upright Citizens Brigade) from 2012-07-01T15:34
Longtime UCB improv/sketch/stand-up guru Will Hines begins this episode like a songbird and quickly transforms into a "Little Buddha," dispensing choice tidbits about zen and the art of motorcyc...
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Sam Axelrod (The Narrator, The Future of What) from 2012-06-22T20:00
Sam Axelrod drops "backstage" with multiple tour diaries in tow, cherrypicking his favorite worst gigs and recalling each in graphic detail. Follies in Japan? Got 'em. Promoters shaming the ba...
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