PODCAST · music
Gig Tales
by gigtalespodcast
Gig Tales explores all of the insane things that happen during performances. Music, theater, dance.. there's always something out of the ordinary happening either on stage or in the audience that artists live to tell stories about.
Episodes
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071 - Doing Sound for the Cock
Ash & Terri recount their recent concert-going experiences and gigs, including critiques of venue layouts and a third party near-death experience.
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070 - Emergency Episode
Terri & Ash weigh in on the recent trend of performing artists being hit with flying objects.
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069 - Acute Benjamin Button’s Disease
Terri and Ash take a whirlwind journey through their gigs from Halloween through New Years!
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068 - Cacophony of Outrage
The ladies of Gig Tales air their grievances about Rolling Stone Magazine's recently released "200 Greatest Singers of All Time" list. Key takeaways include: there are many Bob Dylans, and the McCartney-Lennon theory of relativity was severely broken.
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067 - Lemonade on the Music Stand
Ash recounts her studio week which included recording 7 new original songs in 5 days and Terri shares how she blew Robert Plant.. a kiss.
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066 - DJ Saul McCartney
If you weren't lucky enough to see Paul McCartney on tour this Summer, have no fear! Terri describes her experience of seeing Sir Paul in so much detail, you'll feel like you were there. Plus, Ash updates on her recent gigs and concert-going experiences.
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065 - Pandemic Performance Art
The ladies of Gig Tales are back to talk about their first post-pandemic concert-going experiences, what happens when a living meme takes the stage and what it takes to be a professional raffle announcer.
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064 - Get Back
After a "brief" hiatus, Terri & Ash get back to podcasting with their review of The Beatles documentary, Get Back.
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063 - Two Grannies Complain About the Grammys
In the second of this year's Grammy-themed episodes, Ash and Terri review their predictions and discuss the show including the performance to award ratio and whether or not lip syncing should be allowed.
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062 - Two Grannies Predict the Grammys
In preparation for the upcoming Grammy Awards, the ladies take a crack at predicting the winners. They chat about who they hope will win, who they think will win, the cool music they discovered in the process of reviewing the nominees and how listening to new music makes them feel old. Play along...
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061 - The One with Russell James
Country singer-songwriter Russell James joins the ladies of Gig Tales to talk about his journey through many different bands and projects and what exciting stuff he has coming soon.
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060 - Questions Crockpot 6
After a brief hiatus, the ladies are back with a fan favorite - the Questions Crockpot. Listen and follow @gigtalespodcast on social media to play along!
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059 - The One with Kellianne Grady
Good friend of the podcast, Kellianne Grady, stops by this week to enlighten us on what it's like to teach music during a pandemic.
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058 - The One with April Cushman
Country singer-songwriter, April Cushman, joins Ash & Terri this week to chat about her latest projects and how inappropriately forward audience members can be.
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057 - The One with Kevin Herchen
This conversation with singer-songwriter Kevin Herchen will make you yearn for the days of quality liner notes and the anticipation of your favorite artist's new release.
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056 - The One with Nate Ramsayer and Ashley Gryta
Back by popular demand, the power couple that is Nate Ramsayer and Ashley Gryta return to share stories about inadvertently taking over choirs and why you shouldn't put your phone on airplane mode while in the audience at your boyfriend's gig.
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055 - Get On Up
The ladies of Gig Tales dedicate this episode to the late Chadwick Boseman's phenomenal performance as James Brown in the biopic, Get On Up.
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054 - A Giant Game of Saw
In this episode, Terri tells a tale that drives home the importance of artist riders and confirms the catastrophic potential of outdoor music festivals.
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053 - Tales from Beyond the Stage
In honor of Halloween week, we dedicate this episode to tales from beyond the stage. What would you do if a ghost joined you on stage? Ponder along with us in episode 53!
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052 - Angry Crowns
We're all familiar with John Lennon's famous quote about The Beatles being more popular than Jesus, but do you know the crazy extent of the fallout? In this episode, Terri covers all the intimate details of the affair.
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051 - Questions Crockpot 5
Gig Tales is back from hiatus with a fan favorite, questions crockpot!
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050 - The One with Anthony Healy
The piano man himself, Anthony Healy, joins Terri & Ash this week to talk about the wonders of playing in a piano bar and to teach us the right way to tip musicians.
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049 - The One with James Hewitt
James Hewitt of "Jim & Tim" (and various other groups) joins Ash & Terri to teach us what not to do when a singer holds the microphone out to the audience and tell other nutty gig tales.
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048 - Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Gig Tales
Terri & Ash spend this episode gushing over the recent release of Hamilton on Disney Plus and sharing some fun facts they learned from all of the online Hamilton rabbit holes.
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047 - The One with Greg Pelletier
Finally! Greg Pelletier, Gig Tales' #1 fan, recipient of mini-muffins and many shout-outs graces the podcast with his presence. Listen for Greg's accounts of unfortunate show choir pants and showing off his spelling skills in a Broadway show.
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046 - The One with Tim Buono
Country artist Tim Buono joins Ash & Terri this week to share exciting news about his recent record deal and a range of gig stories from playing at an apple orchard during a EEE outbreak to the time his band did nothing to help him from an unwanted stage guest.
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045 - The One with Ashley Gryta
After a brief hiatus, Gig Tales is back with the fabulous Ashley Gryta who shares stories about singing for video game soundtracks, how to educate clueless choir directors and what vocal cords really look like.
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044 - Accompani-Misses
Terri & Ash journey back to their High School gigs in honor of 2020's graduating seniors.
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043 - Good Penis Between Us
Since live music is still at a halt, Ash & Terri cover the final two episodes of The Bachelor spin-off, Listen to Your Heart.
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042 - The One with Laura Betinis Healy
Singer and music teacher Laura Betinis Healy joins Terri and Ash to discuss which details you should ask for when accepting a fill-in gig and to reminisce about times when dressing up for gigs was a thing.
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041 - Questions Crockpot 4
Gig Tales is back with comfort food from the crockpot! Play along with this special quarantine edition of the classic questions crockpot.
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040 - Mini Muffin Money
This week, Ash & Terri venture into the tales that take place between gigs with a discussion about The Starship - a commercial jet turned pleasure palace that transported some of the biggest acts of the early 70's to and from their gigs.
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039 - Crack Team of Writers
Terri & Ash shift gears to include reviews of virtual gigs and music-based TV shows in this new world where in-person gigs no longer exist. Terri also digs into the recent scandal surrounding the Grammy Awards.
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038 - What's in Your Bass Case?
In their first socially distanced episode, Ash covers Johnny Cash's famously recorded gig at Folsom Prison and Terri gives tips for how to get through quarantine with the help of a Pringles can.
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037 - The One with Tom Osgood
Gig Tales assistant producer extraordinaire finally makes his way to the other side of the mic to share tales from his days drumming and running sound. Listen as Tom Osgood takes us everywhere from a band road trip to Ohio to a rocky boat gig in Boston Harbor.
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036 - Severely Religious
Terri reveals the sordid truth about what happened to the Fleetwood Mac member who went missing before a gig in NYC.
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035 - Debussy Degroupies
Ash & Terri dive into the history books (read "internet") to tell the tale of what happens when a famous rock band gets really sick of each other and starts getting really petty while on tour.
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034 - Ma-ma-ma-my Corona
Ash and Terri discuss the Corona Virus' impact on gigs and other germy gig tales.
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033 - The One with Amanda Cote
The hilarious and talented songstress, Amanda Cote, stops by to share the gig tales she has collected over hundreds of shows as well as advice on appropriate volume.
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032 - Questions Crockpot 3
A listener favorite is back for a third installment! In the Questions Crockpot, Terri & Ash attempt to stump each other with thought-provoking questions related to music and gigs. Follow Gig Tales Podcast on social media to play along and share your answers.
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031 - The One with Amanda McCarthy & Tom Shubsda
Singer-songwriter Amanda McCarthy stops by with Tom Shubsda to retell stories of way too intense audience members and why all percussion matters.
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030 - Smoke on the Water
Ash delves into the history books to tell the story of how Frank Zappa inspired Smoke on the Water and Terri shares a recovered memory that relates to one of her past gig tales.
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029 - The One with Nic Tuttle
Nic Tuttle stops by to talk about gig disasters from the amateur sound guy's perspective.
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028 - The One with Jared Holaday
Ash & Terri invite college classmate and well-rounded musician, Jared Holaday into the pod attic this week to share stories of wedding gigs gone wrong, the glamour of touring and why you should never touch someone else's instrument without consent.
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027 - Once
Ash gives updates from her last gig, her trip to Nashville, and seeing Brandi Carlile at the Ryman. Terri covers the recent outing of radio station programming that prohibits two female artists being played back to back.
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026 - Questions Crockpot 2
Back by popular demand! Terri & Ash attempt to stump each other with thought-provoking questions related to music and gigs. Follow Gig Tales Podcast on social media to play along and share your answers.
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025 - Which One is the Melody?
Ash talks about getting paid in hats for a 90's party at an unconventional venue and Terri remembers a National Anthem gig that never happened. Other topics include a review of the new Little Women movie and a discussion of which part is the melody in the Friends theme song.
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024 - Holiday Hangover
As the Holiday Season comes to a close, Terri & Ash reminisce about gigs of holidays past including dance routines in Santa parades, college "chior" disasters, and a New Year's Eve gig worth blowing a horn at.
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023 - The One with Ken Budka
Ken Budka, singer, songwriter, guitarist, all-around annoyingly talented musician, joins Terri & Ash to caution against how messy gigs with kids can get and to share the importance of a fresh post-gig meal.
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021 - Questions Crockpot 1
In this very special episode, Ash & Terri ask each other tough gig/music related questions.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many episodes does Gig Tales have?
Gig Tales currently has 70 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
What is Gig Tales about?
Gig Tales explores all of the insane things that happen during performances. Music, theater, dance.. there's always something out of the ordinary happening either on stage or in the audience that artists live to tell stories about.
How often does Gig Tales release new episodes?
Gig Tales has 70 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.
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Who hosts Gig Tales?
Gig Tales is created and hosted by gigtalespodcast.
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