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

Wednesday Oct 11, 2023

Balancing dual careers of educator and freelance musician and excelling at both, the multi-talented Larry Ballereau keeps the Hoes in stitches over the pitfall, pratfalls and perils of club dates.

Gig Hoes Episode 8: Origin Story

Wednesday Sep 27, 2023

Wednesday Sep 27, 2023

How did two girls become gig hoes? A cocktail waitress met an office temp at a band audition. Their roads crisscrossed as they rocketed to the middle of the pile, still there to this day, still happy to be making a living making music.

Wednesday Sep 13, 2023

Drummer Ricky Martinez shares some laughs about Sesame Street, celebrity weddings, body surfing drummers, battling rabbis and 'cheesecock'.
 
Link to Credit Of The Week: https://soundcloud.com/user-728644913/im-going-nowhere?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharinges
"I'm Going Nowhere" by Willa Bassen

Tuesday Aug 29, 2023

The Hoes share stories about tinnitus, laryngitis, concussions, puncture wounds, dog bites and slit wrists and conclude that gigging can be hazardous to your health.
 
Link to credit of the week- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XT48-LLs0tI
Who do You Love: BERNARD WRIGHT/ Vocals by Marla Adler
 
Gig Hoes Sound Cloud Profile
https://on.soundcloud.com/DrK3E
 
 

Wednesday Aug 16, 2023

From Chuck Berry to Ray Charles to a naked cast recording, the master drummer regales the Hoes with tales of Broadway, tv, and the pitfalls of getting from uptown to midtown.

Gig Hoes Episode 4: Gear

Wednesday Aug 02, 2023

Wednesday Aug 02, 2023

Through floods, wind and lightning; boats, beaches and hurricanes; if your gear breaks down, there is no gig.

Wednesday Jul 19, 2023

Wrong directions, last-minute gigs, stalkers, drunks and over-excited stripping fans. Isn’t show biz glamorous?

Gig Hoes Episode Two: The List

Thursday Jul 06, 2023

Thursday Jul 06, 2023

The Hoes discuss a hilarious list of one '80's orchestra leader's do's and don'ts for musicians.
Link to Credit of the Week
Hard to Love
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XT48-LLs0tI

Wednesday Jun 14, 2023

Welcome to Gig Hoes. Weddings or birthday parties, bar mitzvahs, corporate events, divorces, even a bris. What is a club date? Answer: all of the above. 

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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!🎶🌈

 

 

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