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

Oct 11, 2023
Oct 11, 2023
50 min
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.

Sep 27, 2023
Sep 27, 2023
39 min
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.

Sep 13, 2023
Sep 13, 2023
46 min
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

Aug 29, 2023
Aug 29, 2023
38 min
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
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Aug 16, 2023
Aug 16, 2023
38 min
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.

Aug 2, 2023
Aug 2, 2023
45 min
Through floods, wind and lightning; boats, beaches and hurricanes; if your gear breaks down, there is no gig.

Jul 19, 2023
Jul 19, 2023
39 min
Wrong directions, last-minute gigs, stalkers, drunks and over-excited stripping fans. Isn’t show biz glamorous?

Jul 6, 2023
Jul 6, 2023
38 min
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

Jun 14, 2023
Jun 14, 2023
32 min
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.

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!🎶🌈






