Worst Gig Ever with Geoff Garlock and Mike Pace
102 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 10 years ago - ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsGeoff 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
May 23, 2014 14:49 - 16 minutes - 9.67 MBAfter one hundred (give or take) episodes, a seven-part web series, and innumerable references to “the promise of the West,” WORST GIG EVER has come to an end. A heartfelt thanks to all of our guests, listeners, sponsors, and everyone who shared stories or made them happen; we got a lot out of this and we hope you did, too. Check out some of our parting thoughts in this brief epilogue ep. We shall be seeing you in other projects soon, so please GET HOME SAFE!
Dan Fetherston (Oxford Collapse, McDonalds, Surprisers)
May 16, 2014 17:43 - 1 hour - 41.9 MBWe 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 drummer extraordinare, steamed cheeseburger enthusiast and caretaker of the oldest haus in Brukelyn, who reminds us of the time the Collapse decided to "jam" onstage in front of a paying audience instead of playing their songs. We also talk about the demise of the OC and our most annoying habits, de...
Chris Norris (Combatwoundedveteran, Reversal of Man, Steak Mtn)
May 09, 2014 23:10 - 1 hour - 44.4 MBLimbs 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 wondrous worsts, from towed vans and missed merch to suspicious squats and gross grub. We also discuss Chris' transition from the "sexless" world of self-righteous hardcore to behind-the-scenes in the hardcore world of BDSM and the art therein. Lots of fear and self-loathing on this week's WORST GIG EVE...
Jared Van Fleet (Voxtrot, Beirut, Yellow Ostrich)
April 29, 2014 19:19 - 1 hour - 35.7 MBThere’s gonna be “more keys in the monitor” when journeyman musico Jared Van Fleet “sustains” a trip to the studio to debate house sound guys vs. bringing your own, giving up music to become a “businessman,” how start-ups are like bands, lifestyles vs. deathstyles, and ultimately balancing a 9 to 5 with the touring life. More than a couple fifteen minute smoke breaks on this week’s WORST GIG EVER!
Paul Delaney (Black Anvil, None More Black)
April 23, 2014 15:50 - 1 hour - 40 MBSomebody's gonna get their head kicked in tonight when Black Anvil/None More Black bassist Paul Delaney shows up in the alley behind "the studio" armed with a sock full of quarters and a bunch of bone-crushing, slap-happy worst gig tales. From European skinhead madness to Floridian "Pantera skin" malevolence - with a few internet-related threats and stops in Queens in between - Paul takes us on a tour of some tuff turf, as only a man who plays in two bands with the word "black" in their nam...
Mark McCoy (Charles Bronson, Das Oath, Failures)
April 18, 2014 20:05 - 59 minutes - 34 MBThere'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 from his time in seminal bands like Charles Bronson and Das Oath. Scary European squats, coping with onstage injuries, playing with bandmates you've never met, being influenced by MAD Magazine, and performing in shorts are just a few of the pathways we'll go down. Bundles of buttflaps on this week's W...
Rob Blatt
April 04, 2014 15:44 - 1 hour - 39.4 MBIt's a belly to belly suplex of bone-crushingly brutal baddies when Rob Blatt (aka "Bobby Phobia") joins us in the squared circle for a no-holds barred talk about pro wrestling, music, and sideshow performing. From a makeshift, disastrous tour with his college band, to wrestling in a dog-collar match, to the ins and outs of transporting a homemade bed of nails, Rob covers a lot of interdisciplinary crummy gigs with the bravura of a seasoned color commentator. Gaggles of grappling on this w...
Matt Rubano (Taking Back Sunday, The All-American Rejects)
April 01, 2014 18:02 - 1 hour - 43.7 MBGet 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, to performing for children at Tommy Hilfiger's son's birthday party, to a very bizarre audition for 30 Seconds to Mars. Matt also divulges his love for improv and stretches his comedic chops like a new pair of heavy gauge D'addarios on this week's WORST GIG EVER!
Noah Gardenschwarz
March 28, 2014 15:59 - 48 minutes - 27.5 MBWe're halfway to a minyan when comic Noah Gardenswartz shows up with a tale of terrible stand-up tour, bookended by two very similar (and very bad) gigs at synagogues. Among other things, Noah's got a unique approach to Jewish humor and is equally informed by his upbringing in Denver and Atlanta and coming up in "urban" rooms (don't worry, plenty of bar mitzvah discussion in there, too). Lots of l'chaim on this week's WORST GIG EVER!
Kaki King
March 21, 2014 18:13 - 1 hour - 39.9 MBWe head "down to the crossroads" with amazing guitarist/songwriter/person Kaki King, who delivers worst gig tale goods with the classic trifecta of accidents, innapropriate venues, and food poisoning. We also delve into Kaki's appreciation of new age music, her drumming skills, performing with the Foo Fighters, how she deals with press, and performing at school graduations. Fonts of fingerpicking on this week's WORST GIG EVER!
Emmy Blotnick
March 14, 2014 19:18 - 51 minutes - 29.5 MBFunny lady Emmy Blotnick takes a break from applying lipstick and joins us “in the Belly Room" to share stories of performing stand-up in warehouses, working for an old hag, writing for Nikki and Sara Live,meditating, and generally flying by the seat of her pants. We’re all eating it on this week’s WORST GIG EVER!
Chris Cain (We Are Scientists)
March 10, 2014 01:08 - 1 hour - 41.6 MBThe black leather driving gloves come off when We Are Scientists bassman/resident jokester Chris Cain enters "the band area" with KO-kaliber tales of slagging off in the U.K. press, fighting other bands, hosting awards shows, and being a "rock star dad. We also get into WAS's patented brand of comedy "behind the music," and celebrate the release of their brand spankin' new album, TV en Francais. "Bass in your face say peace see ya later" on this week's WORST GIG EVER!
Taylor Negron
February 28, 2014 20:26 - 56 minutes - 32.1 MBIt most definitely doesn't "smell like Sao Paolo" when actor/comic/playwright/songwriter Taylor Negron "delivers a pizza" in the form of some incredible stories from his thirty-plus years in the business. From attempting to do stand-up in Alaska to playing multiple deliverymen in some of the most beloved comedies of the 1980s to his uneasy relationship with Rodney Dangerfield on the set of Easy Money to "smelling crack" while shooting Nothing But Trouble, Taylor dispenses equal doses of mys...
Liberty DeVitto (The Billy Joel Band, Slim Kings, NYC Hit Squad)
February 21, 2014 17:49 - 58 minutes - 33.4 MBTake 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 reservoir of worst gigs from his thirty years playing drums with Billy Joel. From crew members hilariously sabotaging songs and Spinal Tap-esque drum riser malfunctions at huge arena shows to loading their own gear in the early days while driving around in rental cars and throwing McDonalds shakes at one anothe...
Mike Lawrence
February 13, 2014 21:02 - 1 hour - 34.7 MBIt's a Coal Miner's Glove Steel Cage Tuxedo Street Fight when the very funny Mike Lawrence "hits a spot" on the "Spanish announcers' table" and slings his own bag o' tricks into the ring. From working and eating at McDonalds, to listening to the Red Hot Chili Peppers, to what changes when you start earning a living from comedy, Mike's got an anecdote for 'em all. Also we talk pro wrestling. Lots and lots of pro wrestling. Tons of Typhoons and Earthquakes on this week's WORST GIG EVER!
Eleanor Friedberger (The Fiery Furnances)
February 07, 2014 19:19 - 1 hour - 35.7 MBIt's a "Misty Mt. Mombaccus Hop" when the very talented, very funny Eleanor Friedberger drops in with a baker's dozen of fantastic bad gigs. From playing festivals with the Fiery Furnances at 10:20am to smashing bottles over the head of the singer of Jet to violent "European-style" diarrhea attacks to "that time of the month" happening onstage, Eleanor lets it all hang hilariously out. We also talk of sibling rivalry and how her music has brought her parents back together, as well as her t...
Arthur Meyer (Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Pangea 3000)
February 01, 2014 19:07 - 1 hour - 37.6 MBHilarity ensues as jack-of-all-comedic-trades Arthur Meyer "does panel" with the guys; sharing awful anecdotes about improvising at the New York International Auto Show on behalf of the 2013 Ford Taurus, farting in the theater during Bad Teacher, touring with the "bad boys of sketch" Pangea 3000, and the ins and outs of writing for Jimmy Fallon. Arthur also gives a couple of "rock recommendations" and attempts to figure out if he could fit everyone he's ever met in one stadium. Bellowsfull...
Jason Hamacher (Frodus, Decahedron, Regents)
January 25, 2014 17:16 - 1 hour - 41.1 MB"The kids will have their say" when Jason Hamacher (drummer of Frodus/Decahedron/Combatwoundedveteran/Regents/Battery) shows up "at the Wilson Center" with a literal suitcase full of super-memorable worst gigs. From infiltrating Latino biker gangs in Montana to playing high school graduations in Nebraska to gutting skinheads in DC to what lead to the break-up of Frodus, Jason delivers the goods. Not content with a buttload of killer 90's punk/hc tales? We also discuss Jason's time in Syri...
Joyelle Nicole
January 16, 2014 23:00 - 1 hour - 35.8 MBLoveable stand-up Joyelle Nicole breaks bread with the boys "outside the perimeter" and shares a slew of great gnarly gigs including performing for redneck racist bar regulars named Kermit, her first ill-fated headlining show in Georgia, and dealing with shady promoters. In addition, there's plenty of real talk about accomplishments, self-image, jealously, the inevitable comparisons to peers, strip clubs, and advice from Dave Chappelle. Heaps of healthy humanity on this week's WORST GIG EV...
Dan Friel (Parts & Labor)
January 09, 2014 21:15 - 1 hour - 38.2 MBThere's no bench fee when former Parts & Labor noisenik Dan Friel stops by "customer service" to chat about disastrous van breakdowns en route to SXSW, communal eating in crazy punk houses, coming up in New York during the heady days of the mid-aughts, the eventual "extreme hiatus" of P&L, and the benefits of touring as a solo artist. It's a gaggle of grumpy old men on this week's WORST GIG EVER!
Dave Bluvband (UCB, The Chris Gethard Show)
January 03, 2014 21:40 - 1 hour - 37.3 MBWe start 2014 off in style when comedy/film guy Dave Bluvband almost "makes it a minyan" with a number of killer kuts that include dressing up as Elmo and hanging around Times Square when he was fifteen, growing up as an orthodox Jewish city kid, bombing as a stand-up, and generally being a man out of time. Plus, a special appearance by film critic Gene Shalit and the definition of "chugim!" A motherload of mitzvahs on this week's WORST GIG EVER!
SUPER SPECIAL LIL’ HOLIDAY BONUS EP!
December 13, 2013 20:47 - 12 minutes - 7.11 MBMike ‘n Geoff ask for a minute of your time…to get wet ‘n wild in the holiday spirit! Check out all the episodes of WORST GIG EVER: TV! here. GET HOME SAFE FOR 2014!
Josh Johnson (Rewind This!)
December 13, 2013 20:08 - 57 minutes - 33.1 MBWe've made sure to "record in SLP mode" when filmmaker Josh Johnson "fast-forwards" to discuss his awesome new VHS-centric documentary, Rewind This! (which is coming to DVD on January 14th and it is up for preorder now. There is the standard DVD release and a DVD/VHS combo). Josh is a font of information on this once ubiquitous format and tells us about meeting tape die-hards who scower yard sales and thrift stores for undiscovered diamonds in the rough that never made the transition to DVD,...
Jena Friedman (The Daily Show, The Late Show with David Letterman)
November 29, 2013 18:26 - 59 minutes - 33.9 MBSweet '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 Craigslist ad led to her acting in a feature film in Italy. She also tells us about writing for late night, why she nixed her plans for film school, fellow comic Mike DeStefano's words of wisdom, and how she deals with hecklers. Find that missed connection on this week's WORST GIG EVER!
Kid Millions (Oneida, Man Forever)
November 25, 2013 19:21 - 1 hour - 38.1 MBSweetheart of the rodeo Kid Millions (Oneida, Man Forever, People of the North, Spiritualized) drops in to "give the drummer some" and delivers an worst gig tale of monumental proportions that involves an eleven band bill in a creepy old hotel in the Santa Cruz mountains where a river runs through it, literally. Kid also speaks on Oneida's storied history, entertaining annoying British "journos," what Williamsburg was like before the Goldrush of '01, and the idea of "going for it." Spend a...
Megan Neuringer (@Midnight, Best Week Ever)
November 24, 2013 16:13 - 1 hour - 37.1 MBWhen ace improviser/stand-up/actor Megan Neuringer (@Midnight, Best Week Ever), spends some time "on the casting couch," a gaggle of great worst gigs emerge; from acting in a nightmarish New York City tour bus "ride," to summering as a dancer at a local theme park, to getting heckled by obese soccer moms, Megan's got an entire ouevre of classics. It's an embarrassingly entertaining episode of WORST GIG EVER!
Timmy Mislock (The Antlers, Hedwig and the Angry Inch)
November 15, 2013 20:17 - 1 hour - 37.2 MBSelf-proclaimed "gun for hire" Timmy Mislock "moshes it up in the orchestra pit" with dozens of doozies that involve his time playing guitar in The Antlers; everything from inappropriate audience participation to full-on band silent treatmenst to van panic attacks; an overall sense of "tour war" pervades this mercenary's tales. Equally as engaging is the story of how Timmy has hung up his indie rock boots...for an opportunity to play on Broadway in the theatrical adaptation of Hedwig and th...
Vladimir Caamano
November 08, 2013 19:10 - 57 minutes - 32.7 MBUnique named stand-up Vladimir Caamano stops n' chats with us and as a result, an unexpectedly touching conversation emerges. Plenty of laffs abound as well, for we do get a cherry of a terrible show in the form of the World's Worst Sweet Sixteen Party as well as the origin of Vlad's comedy catchphrase. And we also delve into dads, striving for authenticity, fear, anger, therapy, growing up in the South Bronx, and some of Connecticut's finest liberal arts colleges. Heaps of higher ed. on ...
Ben Rayner
November 01, 2013 16:29 - 55 minutes - 31.8 MBBritish-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 into shooting everything from Vice photo spreads to weird bands to high fashion stuff. Along the way he throws us some classic awful SXSW gigs from his band Throwing Up - in which he moonlights as a drummer - and fills us in on how his jetsetting lifestyle actually works. We also hear about Geoff's photo shoot for his Bass Player magazi...
Eliot Glazer (It Gets Betterish, Best Friends However)
October 25, 2013 20:47 - 1 hour - 37.3 MBWe go "deep, deep undercover" when funnyman Eliot Glazer shows up in the "sixth floor bathroom of Bobst" to offer a few outstanding and epic worst gigs. From slaving away at the Entenmann's Factory in the backwater of Bay Shore, Long Island, to dealing with the freshman roommate from Hell, to gardening while listening to the Rent soundtrack - and all of this fuels Eliot's creative video visions (and podcast) - this one's jam-packed with serious L.I. lore, references to specific old age home...
Freddy Cricien (Madball, Hazen Street)
October 18, 2013 19:56 - 1 hour - 44.2 MB"Demonstrating his smile," Freddy Cricien of legendary New York Hardcore band Madball stops by "the pit" to drop some terrible tour tales (and presumably some suckas) including playing in flip-flops to no one in Nag's Head, North Carolina one night and later to 120,000 at the uropean Dynamo festival (while nursing a killer cold). Along the way Freddy touches on his band's infamous reputation, the importance of the ethnic makeup of the original NYHC scene, some awful jobs he's had, singing l...
Michael C. Maronna & Danny Tamberelli (The Adventures of Pete & Pete)
October 12, 2013 14:31 - 1 hour - 37.4 MB"The Greks bring gifts" when Michael C. Maronna and Danny Tamberelli - more affectionately known in some circles as Big Pete and Little Pete - swing by "craft services," baclava in hand, to dispense tales from their time in the worlds of tv, film, the stage AND music! You want stories from the set of their landmark Nickelodeon show The Adventures of Pete & Pete? Check. Maronna's torturous tale of getting "Eli Roth'ed" on the set of Cabin Fever? It's here. Tamberelli playing bass in Televi...
Todd Goldstein (ARMS, The Harlem Shakes)
October 04, 2013 15:26 - 54 minutes - 30.9 MBSinger/songwriter/graphic designer Todd Goldstein "stretches out in the weight room" with a couple of cruel catcalls; from a disastrous early ARMS solo show performing in front of a potential girlfriend and a father/son "fan" combo, to slugging it out on the road with his old band Harlem Shakes while supporting douchebag headliners, to having a coincidentally named 2013 internet meme generate new interest in the since deceased Shakes. Goldstein also graces us with the do's and don'ts of mak...
John Frusciante
September 27, 2013 18:30 - 59 minutes - 34 MBJohn Frusciante is many things: improviser, comedian, podcast dude, musician, funky monk. He brings his ecletic personality and fun antics "under the bridge" and tells some epic tales of joining the world's worst Smashing Pumpkins-inspired bar band, getting a tv sketch show right out of college and how that fell apart (and the subsequent movie that came out of it), and the general frustrations behind stopping and starting with both music and comedy. Gallons of getting freaky styley on this...
Adam Hann-Byrd (Little Man Tate, Jumanji)
September 20, 2013 22:03 - 1 hour - 38.9 MBWe "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 Hollywoodland - in fact there are a couple of nice-sized turds here and there. From having "fart wars" with Leslie Nielsen, to dealing with primadonnas on the backlot, to having to pee while during a love scene with Emmanuelle Chriqui, to just wanting to be a regular kid, the man Jodie Foster coined "Little Man Tate" has stories for days (including a...
Sheng Wang
September 11, 2013 19:48 - 1 hour - 38.8 MBTaiwanese Texan comic Sheng Wang "takes the bike lane" over to "the studio" with a houndstooth folder of humiliation; from attempting to entertain college students on the night of the Vice Presidential debate, to performing for old white people in a "barn-like" structure, to not being quite sure he actually did contractually obligated stand-up on a debauched pot-brownie enabled cruise. Sheng also divulges how he's "turning over a new leaf" and lightening up on his hard partying ways. Lots ...
Danny Lee Allen (The Drums, Youth Group)
September 08, 2013 15:18 - 1 hour - 37.4 MB"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 his band Youth Group's hit single reaches the top of the charts in their homeland of Australia to getting pelted with change in New Zealand to having the guys from Rancid sing "Happy Birthday" to him at "Mr. Brett"'s house after Youth Group signed to Epitaph Records. Lots of original Aborigines on this week's WORST GIG EVER!
Mike Still
August 30, 2013 22:38 - 1 hour - 35.1 MBImproviser extraordinairre Mike Still joins us to "break 'em off somethin'" and discusses fast times at variety shows and renaiassance fayres, cruel casting directors, and bummer basement-waterproofing telemarketers. He also tells us how he deals with the success of others and divulges the innerworkings of improv teams. Plenty of "please sir, may I have some more?" on this week's WORST GIG EVER!
Jonah Bayer (United Nations, The Lovekill, Alternative Press, Going Off Track)
August 23, 2013 22:07 - 1 hour - 38.8 MBThe line's around the corner at the Euclid Tavern when writer/musician/podcaster Jonah Bayer "sets up on the Campbell's Chunky sidestage" and gives us some skullcrushingly bad gigs, including actual bleeding skulls, innerband turmoil, open flames, the some of the depressing realities of playing on the Warped Tour with his old band The Lovekill. We also delve deep into the curmugeonly old punk dude talk, which inevitably leads to One-Life Crew coming up. A lot. This is for you Cleveland, o...
Nick Prueher & Joe Pickett (Found Footage Festival)
August 16, 2013 20:16 - 1 hour - 40.6 MBAll bets are off when likeminded brothers-in-arms Nick and Joe from the Found Footage Festival "step behind the swinging saloon doors" with a bevy of brutal beauties! These cultivated curators of only the coolest and craziest VHS ephemera touch on the time they put on their video/comedy show in a technical school cafeteria during lunch and how they've competed with televised football and mechanical bulls games at sports bars, as well as all of the technical foibles that happen along the way...
Beth Hoyt (My Damn Channel Live, Teachers' Lounge)
August 10, 2013 15:03 - 55 minutes - 31.8 MBBeth Hoyt - an actress, comic, YouTube supertzar, and former host of the very funny My Damn Channel Live - stays "home alone" with Mike and Geoff and spins some sordid stories involving awful auditions and something called ZooTube. There's also an in-depth conversation about "makin' it" on YouTube, Beth's love for the Home Alone franchise and Mike's volcanic hatred for the first sequel, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York. Kelvins of Kevin on this week's WORST GIG EVER!
Annie Hart (Au Revoir Simone)
August 02, 2013 19:11 - 57 minutes - 33.1 MBThe 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 of a roller rink, getting heckled by the group going on after them, the trials and tribulations of using a drum machine and .wav files, and being a mom who tours in a band. Au Revoir Simone's new album Move in Spectrums plops September 24th, chumps! Gallons of grace on this week's WORST GIG EVER!
Katie Notopoulos (BuzzFeed)
July 26, 2013 16:03 - 1 hour - 37 MBBuzzFeed editor Katie Notopoulos "chats in a private room" with us about the origins behind her hilarious Tumblr blogs, "weird Twitter," absurdist comedy as related to the Internet, and the summer she spent working as a parking garage attendant. Reams of RAM on this week's WORST GIG EVER!
Darin and Greg Bresnitz
July 19, 2013 16:10 - 1 hour - 41.9 MBDouble trouble hits "backstage" in the form of Darin and Greg Bresnitz - tastemaking twins who DJ, book shows, produce stuff (including their own Snacky Tunes podcast), and thoroughly enjoy food culture. The terrible twosome share some of their own torturous tales, which including urinating and defecating while DJing in front of thousands in Europe, losing iPods in ass pockets, playing in early 2000s Boston screamo bands, and the love of foodstuffs their parents instilled as them (did we me...
Justin Williams
July 13, 2013 16:29 - 1 hour - 35.7 MBRemember 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! Justin Williams "spends a period in the teachers' lounge," giving us a leisurely dissertation on balancing comedy and academia (in a conversation funnier than it is academic). There are some great worst gigs in there as well, such as performing for locals deep in Queens, growing up in Missouri and then moving to Long Island, loving pro-wrestling, stu...
Jeremy DeVine (Temporary Residence Ltd., Sonna)
June 24, 2013 16:04 - 1 hour - 43.7 MBSmooth talking man of many talents Jeremy DeVine hangs "backstage" and spills on the less desirable side of managing his long running record label, Temporary Residence Ltd (home of Explosions in the Sky, Coliseum, and Mono, among others). He also shares a few killer road stories, from a tormented tour managing stint to dealing with asshole sound guys, out of control smoke machines, and rocking out in rug stores. Post-hardcore tales for a post-hardcore world on this week's WORST GIG EVER!
Tim Dillon
June 24, 2013 15:45 - 1 hour - 36.2 MBJocular 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 students, to telling jokes in bookstores and halfway houses to selling copiers and giving tours on a double-decker bus, to being a comic who's gay but not a gay comic, Tim has anecdotes and life lessons for days (and a voice to match). Lots of Long Island love on this week's WORST GIG EVER!
Aaron Pfenning (Chairlift, Rewards)
June 20, 2013 15:42 - 53 minutes - 30.5 MBWaltzing into "the green room" like an angelic Duff McKagan, charmed multi-instrumentalist Aaron Pfenning pulls up a console table and shares tales of major label excess, Fleetwood Mac-esque backstage brawls with bandmates who happen to be exes, rebuffing movie stars, and playing something called "running charades" at Macaulay Culkin's house. Reams of reverse rough gigs on this week's WORST GIG EVER!
Colt Cabana
June 13, 2013 21:25 - 1 hour - 42.4 MBInimitable 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 both the States and the U.K. (where he's wrestled in front of six people as well as in venues such as barns, fields, and backywards), comedy in wrestling, his awesome Art of Wrestling podcast his bar mitzvah, and how the internet made all this possible for him. Lots of chair shots and flaming tables on this week's WORST GIG EVER!
Adam Wills (Bear in Heaven)
June 08, 2013 15:43 - 1 hour - 39 MBMulti-talented multi-instrumentalist Adam Wills from the band Bear in Heaven materializes "backstage" to tell terrifying tour stories about being pelted with bottles at the Redding Festival, staying with a cadre of ugly gay men, and performing after the screening of an "accidentally racist" documentary. We also talk about how he went from a playing in a "nights and weekends" band to being in an all-out touring machine after he turned 30. The tide is rising on this week's WORST GIG EVER!