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.
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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#twistedsister
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#vondashepad
credit of the month/week
New Old Music from Marla
https://open.spotify.com/album/5WZt8gTfi83BlJneoE0Z3w?si=oYtOcD1IQ-2tHjUp9paU4g
1 May 2024
Gig Hoes Episode 18: Susie Felber Interview
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.
10 Apr 2024
Gig Hoes Episode 17: Tia Vincent-Clark Interview
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.
14 Feb 2024
Gig Hoes Episode 16: Claudia Wigent Interview
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.
25 Jan 2024
Gig Hoes Episode 15: New Fear's Eve
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.
3 Jan 2024
Gig Hoes Episode 14: Hoe Hoe Hoe!
Just like the postman, neither sleet nor snow nor dark of night stops the Hoes from delivering holiday cheer.
6 Dec 2023
Gig Hoes Episode 13: Larry Bassen Interview
Willa's brother Larry Bassen, the original club date rocker, tells tales of larcenous band leaders, Brazilian showgirls, epic practical jokes, and more.
22 Nov 2023
Gig Hoes Episode 12: I Wanna Go Home!
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 (https://youtu.be/pXxm1bHWN-4)
Apple:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gig-hoes/id1691015332 (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gig-hoes/id1691015332)
8 Nov 2023
Gig Hoes Episode 11: Norman Spizz Interview
Trumpet player and preeminent music agent Norman Spizz has seen it all, from dinner with Joe DiMaggio to ‘bark’ mitzvahs to primate ushers.
25 Oct 2023
Gig Hoes Episode 10: On The Road Again
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
11 Oct 2023
Gig Hoes Episode 9: Larry Ballereau Interview
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.
27 Sept 2023
Gig Hoes Episode 8: Origin Story
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.
13 Sept 2023
Gig Hoes Episode 7: Ricky Martinez Interview
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 (https://soundcloud.com/search?q=I%27m%20Going%20Nowhere%20Gig%20Hoes)
"I'm Going Nowhere" by Willa Bassen
30 Aug 2023
Gig Hoes Episode 6:My Ears are Bleeding!!
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 (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 (https://on.soundcloud.com/DrK3E)
16 Aug 2023
Gig Hoes Episode 5: Warren Odze Interview
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.
2 Aug 2023
Gig Hoes Episode 4: Gear
Through floods, wind and lightning; boats, beaches and hurricanes; if your gear breaks down, there is no gig.
Wrong directions, last-minute gigs, stalkers, drunks and over-excited stripping fans. Isn’t show biz glamorous?
7 Jul 2023
Gig Hoes Episode Two: The List
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 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XT48-LLs0tI)
14 Jun 2023
Gig Hoes Episode One: It’s A Living
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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