Gig Hoes
The good, the bad, the funny; the inside stories of being in a wedding band in the ’80’s and ’90’s as told by Marla Jo and Willa, two professional freelance musicians.
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Episodes
May 28, 2024
May 28, 2024
44 min
A very special episode with Mark “The Animal” Mendoza, the legendary bass player of Twisted Sister, who takes the Hoes through the ins and outs and ups and downs of the rock star life.
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credit of the month/week
New Old Music from Marla
https://open.spotify.com/album/5WZt8gTfi83BlJneoE0Z3w?si=oYtOcD1IQ-2tHjUp9paU4g
May 1, 2024
May 1, 2024
46 min
Taking a left turn, the Hoes interview comedian Susie Felber, who proves that you don’t have to be a musician to be a Gig Ho. Whether she’s performing in a club, a laundromat or a prison, Susie leaves them rolling in the aisles, even when there aren’t any.
Apr 10, 2024
Apr 10, 2024
42 min
From playing nightmare bowling alley gigs to heavy metal festivals for thousands of screaming fans, prolific guitarist, bassist and singer Tia Clark has seen it all, and lived to tell the Hoes about it.
Feb 13, 2024
Feb 13, 2024
49 min
What do you do when your instrument is bigger than you are? Renowned harpist Claudia Wigent brings ‘the coolest toy to the party’, but getting it in, out, up and down can be quite a challenge.
Jan 25, 2024
Jan 25, 2024
44 min
Special Video Version on Youtube! Street closures, flaming trucks, a bottleneck of human flesh: an in-depth look at one epic New Year’s gig in midtown Manhattan with the Hoes and podcast alumni Larry Ballereau and Warren Odze.
Jan 3, 2024
Jan 3, 2024
42 min
Just like the postman, neither sleet nor snow nor dark of night stops the Hoes from delivering holiday cheer.
Dec 6, 2023
Dec 6, 2023
53 min
Willa's brother Larry Bassen, the original club date rocker, tells tales of larcenous band leaders, Brazilian showgirls, epic practical jokes, and more.
Nov 22, 2023
Nov 22, 2023
46 min
Downed trees, mudslides, blizzards, ice storms, 12 hour traffic jams: sometimes the hardest part of the gig is getting home.
Credit Of The Week: https://youtu.be/pXxm1bHWN-4
Apple:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gig-hoes/id1691015332
Nov 8, 2023
Nov 8, 2023
51 min
Trumpet player and preeminent music agent Norman Spizz has seen it all, from dinner with Joe DiMaggio to ‘bark’ mitzvahs to primate ushers.
Oct 24, 2023
Oct 24, 2023
34 min
23 hour plane rides. Communicable diseases. Wrong side of the road mishaps. From Hawaii to Cancun to Thailand, from hurricanes to Hershey squirts, when gigging out of town, anything can happen, and usually does.
Credit Of The Week Link:
https://on.soundcloud.com/DrK3E
Winter Gigging
On the road again, the life we love is making music with my friends, and they were all in the band that day. Nothing better than doing an outdoor gig in Florida in the middle of February.
ah-hoey!🎶🌈