SEASON 1
HOLZFEUER
ARNOCORPS
Episode 25
8/14/17
Between the time when the oceans drank Atlantis, and the rise of the sons of Arius, there was an age undreamed of. And onto this, Holzfeuer, founder and vocalist of the greatest band of all time, ArnoCorps tells the stories of high adventure of their Austrian homeland. From the first American appearance at 924 Gilman St. in Berkeley, CA that illustrated the importance of building hype around your band and your shows. Having Flex Magazine do a story on the band before the first show. Holzfeuermakes a show changing suggestion for 3 Gigs and the quest to understand heroic archetypes. With the election of Austrian born actor and body builder Arnold Schwarzenegger as Governor of California, and ArnoCorpsbreaking into mainstream news, but did this lead to being banned from the city of Sacramento? However, rising above this…the best show ever happened just this summer in London, England…on their latest tour to support their brand new E.P. “The Unbelievable”, out on Alternative Tentacles Records.
Find out more about ArnoCorps:
LISA DIXIE
GASHGASM
EPISODE 24
8/7/17
Austin, Texas vocalist and guitarist Lisa Dixie, talks about her influences, and playing her first house party at 12. Filling in as bassist for a band called Bionic Man, leaving on a tour at the last minute and incurring the worst roaming charges ever. Opening for Tsunami Bomb in Houston and Austin. The story of Austin’s Punk Rock Lottery and being a two time champion! How this led to the formation of Gashgasm. How the worst shows were the shows she wasn’t playing, but then again after thinking about it, the worst show was probably in Cleveland.
Find out more about Gashgasm:
facebook.com/gashgasm/
JESSE LUSCIOUS
THE PATHOGENS
BLATZ/THE CRIMINALS
THE GR'UPS/THE FRISK
EPISODE 23
7/31/17
East Bay Punk Rock Legend Jesse Luscious sits down and talks about his first band, Nun In A Honda playing a high school talent show with a controversial song about his guidance counselor. How three shows freaked out an entire college campus. Growing up in a political household, and using punk rock as a platform. How punk rock has aged and why it continues to evolve and survive. The particulars of EMO. The ongoing battle of Punks versus Nazis. How the best show he ever played was a just a giant prank his band played on an entire audience for a farewell show. How the worst show ever was either the one he never got to play…or the one he got to play with
Green Day and Voodoo Glow Skulls.
Find out more about The Pathogens:
facebook.com/thepathogens/
DIEGO MEDRANO
RAMONA
EPISODE 22
7/17/17
Diego Medrano of the band Romona tells us how getting out of a relationship and playing a show became a focus for his anger, and making all his friends over the course of 8 songs very uncomfortable. Playing a show with everyone that mattered, but having some unfortunate racial interactions in Tacoma, WA. Yet despite that, the people of Tacoma made up for it in the end.
Find out more about Ramona:
https://www.facebook.com/Ramona206/
RAY "ROCKET" CARLISLE
TEENAGE BOTTLEROCKET
EPISODE 21
7/10/17
Ray "Rocket" Carlisle of Teenage Bottlerocket takes a moment while mixing “Stealing The Covers”, their brand new cover LP out on Fat Wreck THIS week, to tell about practicing in his friends basement in Laramie, WY and playing house shows, and playing Gilman St. for the first time. Moving up the chain and opening for national touring bands in the ever changing local scene. How fast Teenage Bottlerocket took off in Laramie. The importance in feedback from bands you open for. Conquering San Francisco for the very first time. The story of Milo, the 9 year old Prom King of the Vans Warped Tour 2016. Returning to Fat Wreck after all this time. The Battle of the Bands not going the way you hoped it would and no matter how bad they always are, some towns you just have to play. Also, sometimes it’s easier to let people think you are from Miami.
Find out more about Teenage Bottlerocket:
DANIEL DART
TIME AGAIN
Episode 20
7/3/17
Daniel Dart, political activist, artist manager, singer and founder of Time Again tells us about getting a show before he even had songs, with a guitarist that had to be snuck into the shows, but knowing it was going to work. The feeling of playing a massive festival with 80,000 people, and how hard it is to share that with people. How much a life in music changes you forever, and what it’s like to have the city of Prague believe you have a serious drinking problem.
Find out more about Time Again:
https://www.facebook.com/wearetimeagain/
STACEY DEE
BAD COP/BAD COP
Episode 19
6/26/17
Stacey Dee, co-vocalist and guitarist for Bad Cop/Bad Cop takes a moment at the 2017 Vans Warped Tour Salt Lake City, UT stop to tell us about playing acoustically for the first time because no one would play in a punk band with her. How music was the only thing that ever mattered, and how it very literally saved her life. What it felt like to play in front of 5,000 people for the first time, and why the best show stories always seem to always be in Europe. Yet despite this fact, a small bar in the middle of nowhere of Germany was still pretty terrible.
Find out more about Bad Cop/Bad Cop:
http://www.badcopbadcopband.com/
SABRINA WORTHINGTON
THE APPLICATORS
Episode 18
6/19/17
Sabrina Worthington, lead vocalist for Austin, Texas punk band,
The Applicators stops by and tells us stories about playing the Blondie’s Skate Shop’s last show ever for a first show ever, and how The Applicators went from a side project to a full time project. The importance of promoting your own show, and building your own scene around your band without just using the internet. Creating an all-woman punk band when there were no all women punk bands in Austin! Performing in Italy at a club called Jack the Ripper. Dealing with the catcalling bro-dudes of Arizona, and playing a strip club,
after MCing a topless volleyball game.
Find out more about The Applicators at:
https://www.facebook.com/theapplicators/
SPIKE SLAWSON
ME FIRST AND THE
GIMMIE GIMMIES
Episode 17
6/12/17
Spike Slawson, lead vocalist for the world's premiere punk rock cover band, Me First And The Gimmie Gimmies, takes a moment while on tour in Denver, Co to talk about performing as Ace Frehley in a KISS cover band, the sordid tale of the Electric Banana, and the focus on the how you present vs. what you are presenting. Unself conscious fun fashion adventures in Cologne, Germany. Embracing the theater aspect of punk rock, and just how disastrous performing fireworks night at Pittsburg Pirates PNC Park really was.
Find out more about Me First And The Gimmie Gimmies at:
https://www.facebook.com/gimmegimmes/
BRANDON PASKI
Marketing Director for
KITS LIVE 105.3 FM
MY NEW LIFE
BOY KICKS GIRL
Episode 16
6/4/17
Brandon Paski, former Marketing Director for San Francisco, CA alternative radio station KITS Live 105.3 FM and formally the bassist for pop punk bands
Boy Kicks Girl and My New Life, sits down with us to tell us about playing a talent show and getting in trouble when sneaking in an extra song, playing the first Boy Kicks Girl show at 1am to no one, and his first Live 105.3 FM BFD at Shoreline Amphitheater with 18,000 people! How sometimes you have to make it all up as you go along, and never getting to see any band that plays your shows. How punk rock makes you ready for anything. The joy of opening for Blink 182, and what it felt like to sell out 25,000 people for BFD 2014 in advance at Shoreline Amphitheater for the first time (and still holding the record of the biggest show there of all time)! The best worst show in Buffalo, NY and having your drummer decide to leave a six week tour after two weeks with little to no warning.
Check out more on My New Life:
fb.com/mynewlifeband
Check out more on Boy Kicks Girl:
fb.com/boykicksgirl
JAY HUNTER RICHARDSON
DANGER FRIENDS
Episode 15
5/29/17
Jay Hunter Richardson aka Jay Danger from Danger Friends, while recording in the studio tells us about starting a band to perform at the high school talent show, but leaving out actually practicing as a band, never having met the singer, and not knowing how to play the chosen song…and getting third place out of three bands. Jumping into things he’s not quite prepared for. Becoming local legends based off one song and playing the single greatest house show ever. He also shares how Danger Friendssurvive the most devastating and heartbreaking shows ever.
Find out more about Danger Friends:
https://dangerfriendsusa.bandcamp.com/
Find out more about his comic Danger Wolf:
http://dangerwolfcomics.com/
CORBETT REDFORD
BOBBY JOE EBOLA
AND THE CHILDREN MACNUGGITS
Director of
TURN IT AROUND:
THE STORY OF EAST BAY PUNK
Episode 14
5/22/17
Corbett Redford, director of the new documentary "Turn it Around: The Story of East Bay Punk" and one half of the musical duo, Bobby Joe Ebola and the Children MacNuggits stops by 3 Gigs and shares how the Bay Area was once filled with Marijuana and Funk metal, and how he either played his the first show at a sandwich shop or between sets with Papa Roach. He shares what it was like playing wherever you could to reach people, the crazy genre hybrid bands of the 90s, the unique qualities of the San Francisco Bay Area Punk Scene with it’s mixing of cultures and multiple cities…opening up for Negativeland and having to convince them Bobby Joe Ebola wasn’t a real band. The creation of “irratainment” and having issues trying to play good shows in a particular town in Oregon.
Find out more about Bobby Joe Ebola and the Children MacNuggits:
http://bobbyjoeebola.com/
Find out more about Turn It Around: The Story of East Bay Punk:
https://eastbaypunk.com/
KEVIN MCCRACKEN
SIREN
RUSH & ATTACK
CAUGHT
Episode 13
5/15/17
Bay Area punk rock drummer Kevin McCracken stops by 3 Gigs and talks about singing for his first band ever and not being able to face the audience, the developing early days of the Santa Rosa and north bay punk scene, the "peanut butter sandwich" thing, the evolving punk scene and how social media has effected communication, how the punk rock community has influenced his business model at Social Imprints, the politics of punk rock and Siren, making your show an event, and reuniting Siren to perform a memorial for a mentor and friend, and how confrontations with local extremist vegans while on tour can lead to a very uncomfortable show.
For more details about SOCIAL IMPRINTS:
http://www.socialimprints.com
For more about SIREN:
https://sirentheband.wordpress.com/
For more more about RUSH & ATTACK:
https://rushandattacksf.bandcamp.com/
For more about CAUGHT:
http://www.caught.bandcamp.com
RIKKI STYXX
THE TWO TENS
THE DOLLYROTS
THE DARTS
Episode 12
5/8/17
Rikki Stixx from The Two Tens, The Dollyrots, and The Darts talks about starting a band and doing it for yourself, and how everyone else can suck it. Accepting that everyone is terrible at first and the impact of social media on new musicians! The Two Tens opening for her husband’s band, The Sonics. Being part of a power drummer couple. How special The Dollyrots are. The Darts against the world. Stephen King tweeting about your band. Getting stranded in the mountains during a white out blizzard. Saved by two random teens in flip flops and what it was like being a high school teacher with a rock n roll secret.
Find out more about Rikki Styxx at
http://rikkistyxx.com/
For more about The Two Tens
http://www.thetwotens.com/blog/
For more about The Dollyrots
http://www.dollyrots.com
For more about The Darts
http://www.thedarts.us
RAFER RAWB
HAPPY HARDCORE DJ
EPISODE 11
5/1/17
We spoke with Rafer Rawb, a Happy Hardcore DJ from San Francisco, who tells us about the days of being down to play in front of anyone, anywhere, anytime. Getting cut short at a Santa Cruz Houka Bar, his love affair with Happy Hardcore, learning the ropes of being a DJ, and finally performing side by side with his mentor and hero. Learning to read the crowd, feeling the vibe and creating a story, and a drug related gang turf war in Gult, CA.
For more info on DJ Rafer Rawb:
soundcloud.com/rafer-rawb
soundcloud.com/thehardcorebay
ANDY POHL
SELL THE HEART RECORDS
(he would later join)
TSUNAMI BOMB
EPISODE 10
4.24.17
Andy Pohl, owner of Sell The Heart Records and member of Snipersvisits 3 Gigs and talks about building the courage to perform for the first time, terrible clothing choices, having your heroes love your band, local music scene politics, an in-depth look at the art of starting a new band, how to pick bands for your label, and strange things afoot in Madera, Ca.
For more info on SELL THE HEART RECORDS:
http://www.selltheheartrecords.com/
Hear more Kalifornia Redemption:
GWENDOLYN & LUCY GILES
DOG PARTY
EPISODE 9
4.17.17
Sisters Gwendolyn & Lucy Giles of the band DOG PARTY take a quick moment right before their spring break tour to tell us about opening for Agent Orange at a smelly dive bar show as 4th and 6th graders, seeing people mosh for the first time, performing with your siblings, the search for an instrument that doesn’t involve the mouth, falling in love with thunderous beats, the life changing suggestion to actually play together, the hunt for a band name, touring stadiums with Green Day, playing different size crowds, merch table dynamics, no one knowing who you are, being lectured before playing a church show, and being paid a penny per person at a show, and guys being rude at shows, people quantifying their compliments and being creepers.
Photo by Cecilia Rogue Photos
For more info on DOG PARTY:
http://dogpartylive.tumblr.com/
RAE ALEXANDRA
MUSIC JOURNALIST
Episode 8
4.10.17
Music Journalist Rae Alexandra tells us about convent school girls, epic hair metal, spontaneous trips to Southampton Tanning Salon punk shows, the tiniest dance floor in the world, and reading the meanest review ever of the worst show ever in London, England.
Check out Rae's new project, Movie Ruiner at her website https://www.movieruiner.com/
ROB BLACK
TAIL LIGHT REBELLION
Episode 7
4.3.17
Today on 3 GIGS, Rob Black from Tail Light Rebellion! He tells us about the two books he’s writing, how the modern scene is stronger than ever, touring as a two piece, playing in a jazz funk swing band only to still get complaints for being too loud, playing last at a Vermont Bluegrass Festival, drinking moonshine on stage, performing for more people then you think you are, the weirdest show ever in Houston, and the second largest Raggedy Anne Doll Collection in Texas.
For more on Tail Light Rebellion check out:
ADAM DAVIS
Vocalist//Guitarist
GNARBOOTS
DESA / LINK 80
Episode 6
3.27.17
We talk to Adam Davis, vocalist of Gnarboots and guitarist for DESA and Link 80, and hear his stories about 'Wortstock’ Barn shows in Gilroy, CA, accidentally being invited to teenage house shows, a moment that it all comes together in Switzerland and all that’s left of the show is a poster in the kitchen, when security storms the stage to perform themselves, chugging half & half while sweaty, random homeless guest musicians, memorial shows for an iPod, the art of purposefully getting a negative reaction out of your own audience, boycotting the headliners of your own show, getting banned from clubs, and trying to destroy Dominic’s bass amp.
For more on Gnarboots check out weareallgnarboots.com/
To see Adam's artwork check out xadamdx.com/
CHRIS SHEARER
BUILD THEM TO BREAK
Episode 5
3.20.17
We spoke to Chris Shearer from Build Them To Break just before their west coast tour dates, and we hear about Canadian shows, being forced to play last when you are barely ready to play first, rolling around in glass, playing marathons first thing in the morning in front of fully naked people, forgetting half the drum set for a college show, and playing a church when Satan is clearly on your side.
For more on Build Them To Break check out
buildthemtobreak.com
For more on Chris Shearer's artwork check out
chrisshearerdoesart.com
POLI VAN DAM
&
JEN RAZAVI
Vocalists/Guitarists
THE BOMBPOPS
Episode 4
3.16.17
We spoke to Jen Razavi and Poli Van Dam from The Bombpops while they were on tour driving through the desert, and they told us all about playing a High School Battle of the Bands, and then ruining that High School Battle of the Bands forever. Las Vegas adventures, playing in the middle of nowhere, legendary punk houses, European shows, drunken turtles,
and rallying from a hang-over by showtime.
For more on The Bombpops check out
thebombpops.com/
JAY NORTHINGTON
Vocalist/Guitarist
NOTHINGTON
Episode 3
3.15.17
We catch Jay Northington, the vocalist and guitarist for the band Nothington in an Uber and he tells us stories about 4th Grade Talent shows, Nothington headlining their first show ever, the 10 year anniversary show for Red Scare Industries, what it’s like when your father finally gets it, bittersweet memories of lost friends, band members pitching off limit tents in the middle of clubs, and how the worst show can end up restoring your faith in humanity.
For more on Nothington check out
nothington.com
AIXA VILAR
Drummer
GO BETTY GO
Episode 2
3.14.17
Our guest today is the drummer for Go Betty Go, Aixa Vilar! Hear about 10 year old birthday parties, Miguel's Hell House, musical workshops for Japanese exchange students, the changing music scene, and how no matter how long you've been a band the worst show can happen at any time.
For more on Go Betty Go check out
gobettygo.com/
JOE ESCALANTE
Bassist
THE VANDALS
Episode 1
3.13.17
Today we sit down with Joe Escalante, the bassist for the legendary Orange County punk band, The Vandals to talk about his "3 gigs". Find out about his rockabilly past, how The Vandals got their start, the glory of European squats, and military mosh pits! Also how one of the best shows ever ruined Europe for The Vandals and why bands should avoid Cleveland, Ohio.
For more on The Vandals check out
vandals.com