Wally Swiatly Talks Singing with Train & Simply Wally Band Origins | Hogpod Chicago Music Scene

🎙️ This week on the Hogpod Chicagoland Music Scene Podcast, we welcome Wally Swiatly of the Simply Wally Band! 🎶Mike Orfanos (Misquitos), Mike Dermont (Coterie), and Pete Jansons sit down with Wally and drummer Chris "Rhodesey" Rhodes to talk about:✅ Wally’s viral moment singing with Pat Monahan from Train✅ His journey from corporate bands to acoustic gigs✅ The story behind Simply Wally and how it all started✅ Favorite gigs from Vegas to Mez Restaurant✅ Thoughts on tribute bands, especially Huey Lewis & Phil Collins✅ Shoutouts to Regina Karma, Jeff Anthony, Pino Farina, and the Chicago music family✅ Upcoming gigs at Mez Schaumburg and Baker Community Center in St. Charles✅ Plus: The Mike Reno broken kick drum story 🤘Special shoutout to Beth Miller for booking and M.O.M. Cathy Dermont for the new Hog Pod creations!🧠 Follow Wally:Website: https://www.walllyswiatly.comFacebook:   / simplywallyband  ⏱️ Key Moments✅ 0:00 Wally performing with Train    • Wally Swiatly performs with Train  ✅ 8:27 Which musician burns the most calories?✅ 9:17 Mike's review of the movie Sinners✅ 13:30 Special Guest Wally Swiatly joins the show   / wallyswiatly  ✅ 19:38 Wally's train collection✅ 21:45 Wally sang with the band Train and singer Pat Monahan at House of Blues✅ 28:50 Wally's story✅ 33:23 Jeff Anthoney show clip    • HOG POD Podcast: Jeff Anthony Talks T...  ✅ 34:00 Corporate band shows vs. bars✅ 39:45 What is a corporate band?✅ 42:13 What is Wally’s favorite gig to work?✅ 43:40 What’s Wally up to now?✅ 44:42 Singing to tracks✅ 52:37 Ron Barnes — Drummer✅ 55:32 If Wally decided to do a tribute band, which one would it be?✅ 57:00 Huey Lewis and the News✅ 57:15 Soundtracks of a Generation✅ 59:48 Doug James Soundtracks of a Generation shout-out✅ 1:00:12 Beth Miller — Mike Reno story✅ 1:05:39 Wally’s upcoming shows https://www.wallyswiatly.com/shows✅ 1:07:20 Visit Wally   / wallyswiatly   https://www.wallyswiatly.com/✅ 1:10:34 Johnny Martinez✅ 1:14:30 Bongo Mike’s upcoming shows   / 2107639846347518  ✅ 1:15:10 Chris Rhodes — drummer for hire   / chris.rhodes.142     / renwildflowerofficial  ✅ 1:16:19 Next Coterie Event   / events   (Sep 28 at The Vixen)🎤 Support live music and come see Simply Wally live at:📍 Mez Restaurant (Schaumburg) - May 10📍 Baker Community Center (St. Charles) - May 17🔔 Subscribe for weekly Chicago music stories, jam band tales, and behind-the-scenes laughs from the scene!#HogpodChicago #SimplyWallyBand #WallySwiatly #ChicagoMusicScene #BongoMike #MikeDermont #PeteJansons #ChrisRhodesey #LiveMusicChicago #TrainBand #HueyLewis #ReginaKarma #BethMiller #CoterieBand #MOMCathyDermont #GarageBandLife #ArcadaTheatre #YachtRockNight #BrokenOar #MisquitosJamBand #ChicagoAcousticMusic