Season 14

It’s the most wonderful time of the year and our last episode of the season.  Join us for music, merriment and our final conversation of the year.  Rory’s youngest Billy was in studio but didn’t really have much to say while the adults carried on for an hour.  He seemed amused.  We welcome our intern … Continue reading "S14E42 The Christmas Episode- Naughty & Nice"

This week we have another new band! They are called inpatient, and they rip.  Sophia Shortz on vocals and keyboard, on guitars and scream singing Jacob McCoy, also on guitar Christopher Profera, with Sky Powers on bass and Quinton Bunk on drums.  Hardcore punk riot girrrl with art rock vibes might be a decent description … Continue reading "S14E41: inpatient – Musical Medication"

Our guests this week are a new duo on the scene from lifelong Renoites, powerhouse singer Kelly Proud (Almond Mocha Music) on keyboard, and funky drummer Adrian Rodriguez (Doctors of Feel Good). Taking their name from a Facebook comment, their goals are to get people laid and kill every performance.  They live next door to … Continue reading "#575 S14E40: Murdering Whore- Executing Plans"

This week we reminisce with the original cast and Starfish the intern for a cozy episode with friends and music from Chewie’s archive. He put together a show with bands on a 30-year-old flier for a barn burner in Susanville featuring 5 bands from Reno: Loadstar(exclusive for our Patreon members, patreon.com/worstlittlepodcast) who actually broke up right … Continue reading "S14E39 Chewie’s Thanksgiving Show: All the Way to Susanville "

A little bird told us that the  Good Luck MacBeth theatre had a fancy brunch fund raiser with music provided by Margy Ford and Steve Barron of the indie rock band Roxxy Collie. Due to an unexpected cancellation, their drummer and our host, Nick, thought it would be wonderful to hear one of his favorite acoustic … Continue reading "S14E38: Margy Ford and Steve Barron-the Birds & the Bees"

Season 14 episode 37! In a row?! Yup, that’s right, we’re back with late nineties Reno Britpop band; acrylic! Bill Conran and Robb Russo (Luke McMullan, Neil Edwards, Chris Davis, Steve Larkins, Gabe Larkins: not present) join us for literal coffee talk, the Cure’s new album and remembering the 90’s in Reno. Bowie, Love and … Continue reading "S14E37: acrylic – Before the Flood Of ‘97"

Lyric Morrow fronts The Griefs, her band with her dad, Jeremy Morrow on drums and her boyfriend Will Shamberger on guitar. Yep, that Will Shamberger from the Will Shamberger band out of Fallon. Jeremy was a guest with his band Merkin way back in season one! He has been on a couple other times as … Continue reading "#570 S14E35 The Griefs: All in the Family "

Our guest this week is the Reno punk rock power trio Hear You Me starring drummer Johnny, vocals, Carson on bass and Isaac on guitar and vocals. Fast and melodic, angsty and emotional. Super tight and fantastic gang vocals. In a few words, cool af. They are playing Sunday November 3rd at noon at the … Continue reading "S14E34 Hear You Me- Fleas the Season"

We had this weeks guest Richie Panelli on a few months back with Tha INTOXXIKATED PEDEZTRIANZ as a guest m.c. and he had to bail early. We really enjoyed his style and input. So we booked him for a full show. Richie has been working on his music for years and has many facets to … Continue reading "S14E33 Richie Panelli and Lucas Arizu-Chill AF"

This week on the pod, Dale Poune and Doug Sandall bring their high desert blues music to the Dogwater Studios. Both guys play acoustic guitar, both take turns singing songs and Doug plays the harmonica like Magic Dick from the J Geils Band.  Dale plays with Lacy J Dalton (including at the Grand Ole Opry!) … Continue reading "S14E32: Sandall & Poune – Double D’s"

This week’s guest is a familiar name, the fantastic Kat Heart on guitar and voice and her new trio with one of our heroes from the Atomiks, Luke Hoffman on standup bass and newcomer to the Dogwater studios, Erick Graham on drums. They are called Feral Heart, and they click man. We talk about how … Continue reading "S14E31 Feral Heart- Kat’s in the Cradle"

Our guest this week is a dear friend and crazy talented one man band, Paul Allen.  Reno indie acoustic outsider storyteller music with lyrics that are sometimes stark and bleak, humorous, trippy & a little heartbreaking . Paul has released his home recordings on Bandcamp and SoundCloud with Paul playing guitar and drums and double tracking … Continue reading "#565 S14E30 Paul Allen- Inside an Outsider"

Blast off with the OG WLP cast from the past, into the Wild Wild West with Mr. Johnson & His Loaded Dice. Zack Johnson on guitar and vocals, standup bassist JP Hogfat, man of (lap) steel Jonah Winchester, and Luci Inferno providing the heat of the beat.  Known for covering the Misfits in a western … Continue reading "S14E29 Mr. Johnson & His Loaded Dice: Honky Tonk & Dick Jokes"

This week’s guests are young Renoites who play Americana pop punk, new to the scene but steadily growing a grassroots fan base.  They’re fun. They might be singing about let’s say, the end of the world, but their sound feels like a happy summer jam.  Jesse Green (Cryptillians former drummer) heads up the band on … Continue reading "S14E28: Hungry Like DeWolfe"

This week Nick and Dogwater Dick talk about the film Nowhere Nevada. A locally made feature length movie written by Marianne “Marianarchy” Psota, turn of the century Reno arts and music promoter, writer, muse and conduit.  Eight years after her passing the script was given to David Richards who, with the help of over 100 … Continue reading "S14E27 Nowhere Nevada 10 Year Anniversary! -Spoilers!"

Drummer and dad Clay, bassist and buddy, Miles and singer songwriter guitarist Anabelle, all packed up the van in Fallon and headed west to Reno and the Dogwater Studios for an another great WLP episode. This indie pop outfit was born out of Anabelle’s acoustic folk solo act that she started a mere four years … Continue reading "S14E26: Anabelle & the Desert Scrubs- FOLKIN’ A!"

We’re back and live in the studio with rap rockers INTOXXIKATED PEDEZTRIANZ with Jordan Huss “Rellik 444” (MC and screamer), Johnny Fernandez (Evil Ash) guitar, Jimmy Guthrie (Machine Gun Vendetta) guitar, Dubl‘Z (MC) and featuring Reno hip hop legend Richie Panelli (MC) who came in for his collab with TIP.   These dudes tear up the … Continue reading "#560 S14E25 THA INTOXXIKATED PEDEZTRIANZ: Rock, Rap & Feztivalz"

This week we have a special zoom call with lead singer and guitarist of United Defiance, Clinton Smith. Zooming in from Crockett California just a few miles away from most of his bandmates and rehearsal studio, Clinton shares his tales of being a lifelong punk rocker, 20 years with UD and his other band he … Continue reading "S14E24 United Defiance: 20 Years and Forward "

Welcome back worst little listeners! Five piece progressive metalcore group CYANATE join us this week for a truly brutal head banging thrash session.  With Jerad Mochel on guitar, Tim MacDonald on bass, Scott Schlingheyde also on guitar, Robert Landers on drums, headed by Dimitri Macouin lead vocals.  We hear tracks from their self titled debut … Continue reading "S14E23 CYANATE: Hashtag Butt Stuff"

We’re back from Rick’s summer break and ready to pod the cast again! Back in the saddle with our new friends from Winnemucca, High Desert Habit. With Cassandra Luvlee on bass, “OG” Orin George on drums and Eric Mercado on guitar and vocal.   We get some tracks from their upcoming album recorded at Tin Roof … Continue reading "S14E22 High Desert Habit: Good Grief "

We had a cozy healing session with thee magic man himself Mr Larry Cooper.  Larry is a talented multi-instrumentalist whose musical hustles include being the bassist for artsy pop rockers Roxxy Collie and often sitting in with his homies in the Grimtones or maybe you’ve been blown away by his solo work. His debut solo … Continue reading "S14E21 Larry Cooper: Must Die"

This week’s guests are industrial dark wave songsters Voidsinger. Casey Fritz and Rob Pelikan’s music is like Love and Rockets mixed with New Order and maybe a dash of Ministry’s With Sympathy. Incorporating hip hop and grunge and just about any genre they like. They have made ten albums in a year and a half. … Continue reading "#555 S14E20 Voidsinger "

We are back with a brand new episode featuring dark wave goth vibers WITTIKKA. This trio consists of Daniel on guitar Dave on drums and computer programs, and James on bass and vocals. Dave points out that James is the visionary front man providing lyrics as well. James insists it’s a group effort.  Their sound … Continue reading "S14E19 WITTIKKA- Dark Wavers"

This week we’re celebrating Dads! Nicks dad Nick and Nicks grown kid Quinn Ramirez, joined by KOZZ’s star DJ, Max Volume (Glenn Bailey) and his son, our friend Johnny Bailey of the ripping rock group Rigorous Proof shoot the shit about rock musicians, cars, podcasts, family upbringing and of course what being a dad means. … Continue reading "#553 S14E18 FATHER’S DAY! With Johnny Bailey, Max Volume, Nick & Quinn Ramirez"

We had our friend Dennis McDonald on last year, where he came on the show and played us tracks from 6 of his favorite bands who have graced the Cellar Stage at Alturas bar on 4th street, Dennis’ dream job here in the biggest little city. The episode was a hit, and some listeners wanted … Continue reading "#552 S14E17 Dennis McDonald: DJ DMac and the State of the Cellar "

95.1 FM KNVC is community radio programmed for the people by the people, headed up by Steve Funk and Will Houk who, much to our pleasure and invite, dropped by the Dogwater Studios to give us the four one one on what’s happening with their totally rad homegrown radio station in Carson City.  For one … Continue reading "S14E16: KNVC 95.1 FM: On The Air With Funk & Houk"

This week for our 550th episode, we have a personal hero of ours, family man, talented athlete, songwriter and brilliant guitarist Dave Berry of the well known rocking funk outfit Jelly Bread.  We first talked with him way back in the first season of the podcast, 2011, towards the end of his then band PufferBilly.  … Continue reading "#550 S14E15 Dave Berry: Long Road Driven "

This week we have a great zoom chat with Tyler Edwards from the NorCal metal group Greybush.  Tyler says the name is because they’re men of a certain age and the changing colors not unlike the foliage in the fall. This isn’t their first rodeo in the music scene and with age comes experience and … Continue reading "#549 S14E14 Greybush- Tyler Goes To Knob Noster"

Holy shit! This week’s guests hail from one of our musical sister cities, Nevada City California. With Tony on drums, “Poop”Nick on guitar and demonic vocals and Sage on bass. Devine Defecation are a tight dirty chunky Cookie Monster, stoner deathcore Heavy Metal thrash band,(I think that covers it) that are not to be poo … Continue reading "S14E13-Divine Defecation: Talkin’ Sh!t"

We’re halfway through our Women’s March and this week we’re joined by our friend and local folk rock hero Kat Heart! We were going to have one of her bands (Sierra Sirens, Kat Heart and the Business) on but the stars just didn’t align for that. Not to worry, Kat packed up her pedal board … Continue reading "S14E9 Kat Heart- Wild At Heart"

Our annual Women’s March continues with the soulful folk sounds of Kasey Christensen accompanied by her boyfriend, local folk hero Liam Kyle Cahill!  We had a ball getting to know this talented singer songwriter with her beautiful vocals and heartfelt songs.  Kasey also owns the popular restaurant Sűp so we talk a bit about that, … Continue reading "S14E8- Kasey Christensen with Liam Kyle Cahill: Rock Soup"

After illness and snowstorms, we are back! Kicking off our annual Women’s March salute to local ladies who make music, we have a blast from the past, singer songwriter Robin Robinson! Robin and Nick were friends back in the 90’s, attending open mics and local shows at old school Reno venues like the Blue Lamp … Continue reading "#542 S14E7 Robin Robinson-Burgled by Katherine Hepburn "

For Valentines we get bromantic. Three rad dudes from established Reno bands like Ostracized, Grimedog and Filipendejo among others, Lucas Grimes guitar and vocals, Tyrell Cruz bass and vocals and Kevin Montoya drums and vocals are the new super group and power trio BANG MARRY KILL. Funky and reminiscent of funny jam acts like Ween, … Continue reading "S14E6: Bang Marry Kill- Thank You So Hard"

We had a rocking good time hanging out with Trevor Lame-Vocals, Guitar Cheyenne Cha Cha-Bass and Jake Sticks-the drummer who are now collectively known as brand new baby low fi sonic punk band Drought. Only a half a year in the life of Drought and they’re already landing some great gigs and of course their … Continue reading "S14E5-Drought: High and Dry"

This week on WLP we welcome Nevada City’s No Healer with Justin on drums, Barry guitar and vocals, and Blake on bass. They are a genuine, sonic garage, kickass rock and roll outfit. With influences like the Stooges, Dead Moon and the Sonics this power trio knows how to keep it raunchy, hooky, fast paced … Continue reading "S14E4: No Healer-Nutria"

We are back with folkin’ funny lady Canyon White! After a lengthy discussion about colonoscopies and cheeseburgers, we dive right into catching up with this longtime northern Nevada musical nomad, and friend of the show. Canyon always has a full schedule including hosting open mic sessions, radio shows and acoustic performances.  She is embarking on … Continue reading "S14E3: That’s What She Said-Canyon White"

Howdy Reno neighbors and neighborenos! We are back with a fresh new band to meet and explore. It’s 2024 and the young folks are still punk rocking for the betterment of mankind and for the sheer fun, absurdity and love of it all. These antiwar, pro equality anarcho-punx, Death Means Profit are comprised of Lilith … Continue reading "S14E2: Death Means Profit: High Desert Crust Punks"

Welcome back and happy new year! Season 14 kicks off with the hardcore metal act The Latest Fashion!  With local luminaries in the Reno music scene, Chris Tuffino on drums, Benjamin Tyler Brown on bass, Tony Jensen on guitar, Corey Nuckolls also on guitar, and Jeremy Granata bringing the monster vocals. They’re all amazing musicians … Continue reading "#536 S14 E1 Hardcore ‘24: The Latest Fashion "