Northern California's Decent Criminal has been steadily making a name for themselves since 2014, and in the wake of releasing their new DC/EP on Sell The Heart Records, guitarist/vocalist Brian Gellman stopped by to share his first, best, and w

Episode 72: Steadfast HTX

Jan 4th, 2021 52m 7s

Hailing from Houston, TX, the band STEADFAST HTX dropped their debut album, "Transmitters" right at the start of the pandemic, but they drop by to talk about their first, best, and worst shows of all time.... and oddly enough, diabetes.

Episode 71: The World/Inferno Friendship Society

Jul 2nd, 2020 19m 24s

While recording an episode for the Alternative Tentacles bATcast, at the AT headquarters I was able to talk to the infamous members of The World/Inferno Friendship Society about their first, best, and worst shows of all time. It's a short one,

Episode 70: Mel Levy - Luckie Strike

Jun 13th, 2020 57m 54s

Absolute legend, Luckie Strike vocalist Mel Levy comes out of retirement to share some stories about some of the concerts she performed in her touring days. Including what it was like to wake up in Houston, TX and find their van and trailer gon

Episode 69: Squeaky Inhell & Hal Ninethousand - Year Of The Fist/Cut-Rate Druggist

Apr 29th, 2020 1h 25m

This week we sat down with Squeaky Inhell and Hal Ninethousand from Year Of The Fist and Cut-Rate Druggist to talk about the music scene in the wake of the COVID-19 shutdown, the two stories of how they met, blowing out butterflies so you aren'

Episode 68: Crimson Riot!

Apr 21st, 2020 1h 9m

Every wonder what it’s like to be a pop punk band when your day job is being a premiere Las Vegas cover band? Ever wonder what it would be like to ACTUALLY be a family band? How about what it would be like for your band winning not one, but two

Episode 67: Brenna Red - The Last Gang

Apr 14th, 2020 49m 22s

This week we talk to Brenna Red from Fat Wreck Chords recording artists, The Last Gang! We talk about how the band has been dealing with their tour plans cancelling, but also the story of her first shows, her best shows, and her worst shows of

Libby Lux - Bridge City Sinners

Apr 7th, 2020 42m 57s

We're back! Season 4 starts with a bang with Libby Lux from Bridge City Sinners! Sharing stories of their first show, best show, and worst show along with how sheltering in place has effected Bridge City Sinners plans for the year. Website: h

Episode 65: Oobliette Sparks - Tsunami Bomb

Dec 21st, 2018 1h 13m

My sister and bandmate, Oobliette Sparks shares stories about her start in Spacebaby with Tsunami Bomb bandmate Gabe Lindeman and to my surprise… me! How that lead to Tsunami Bomb, which was going to be a weird super hero rock opera (no serious

Episode 64: Robert Burke Warren

Dec 10th, 2018 54m 30s

Robert Burke Warren talks about the first band he’s played in was at the age of 14. Playing in New York in the early eighties in a band with RuPaul, and another time while playing with The Fleshtones in France at a show that ended up spilling o

Episode 63: Mountain Tamer

Dec 5th, 2018 31m 17s

The members of Mountain Tamer show up to talk about their first show being a pool party, and how one of the best shows ever was after moving to LA, and playing a show with Mondo Generator. Then the many, many misadventures in Las Vegas. Offici

Episode 62: Alexandra Morte & Cheyenne Avant - Night School

Nov 26th, 2018 20m 28s

Alexandra Morte and Cheyenne Avant from Night School pop in to tell us about their first show playing the Rickshaw Stop and after struggling with bass problems, they found their old guitarist making out with some random guy. Playing Noise Pop

Episode 61: Mike Terry - The Jukebox Romantics

Nov 19th, 2018 46m 40s

This week Mike Terry, vocalist and guitarist for The Jukebox Romantics stops in and talks about playing mostly cover songs in 8th grade with no mics, before a real show at a community center that a few hundred people showed up to! The state of

Episode 60: TJ - The Bar Stool Preachers

Nov 13th, 2018 25m 27s

Tom McFaull, vocalist for The Bar Stool Preachers sits down with 3 Gigs Podcast to tell us stories about driving 6 hours across Britain to impress a booking agent for only 7 pounds 50 for 15 minutes in front of 13 people, and blew out two tires

Episode 59: Isaiah J. Radke III - Radkey

Nov 5th, 2018 13m 58s

Isaiah from Radkey, hops on the phone for a quick chat (our shortest episode yet) to share the stories of his first, best, and worst shows of all time. From thinking they were famous opening for Fishbone, to the crushing reality of only drawing

Episode 58: THE HALLOWEEN SPECIAL 2

Oct 31st, 2018 21m 58s

For our second Halloween special, our host Dominic Davi tells a haunting tale of an encounter with the paranormal while on a paranormal investigation at The Phoenix Theater in Petaluma, CA in 2010. What was down in the dark room under the stage

Episode 57: Chuck Staton - Senior Discount

Oct 30th, 2018 30m 30s

This week we sit down with Chuck Staton from Senior Discount. The interview is from when Tsunami Bomb played with them in Boston earlier this year. He shares stories about struggling with a locking tremolo guitar on your first show ever, having

Episode 56: Bonnie Bloomgarden - Death Valley Girls

Oct 22nd, 2018 37m 47s

DEATH VALLEY GIRLS’ frontwoman Bonnie Bloomgarden takes time to talk to us about the dilemma between playing their first show or go see The Rolling Stones. The joy of seeing your talented band mate kill it in another band. The fun things you fi

Episode 55: The Sold and Bones

Oct 15th, 2018 28m 55s

Host Dominic speaks with The Sold and Bones, the new project by Billy Bones, the legendary front man of The Skulls and the band The Sold! Sharing how the band came together by accident, and how much fun it is to do. Stories of the Maui Sugar Mi

Episode 54: Jabber

Oct 8th, 2018 50m 14s

This week we talk to the Oakland, CA/Portland, ME based, JABBER! We hear about their first short but sweet set in the “Yellow Room”, first time show jitters, cover sets at The Fest in Florida, how the band is more like a vacation, and spitting

Episode 53: Tabbert Fiiller - The Public Image Is Rotten

Oct 1st, 2018 25m 15s

This week on 3 Gigs, we chat with director Tabbert Fiiller, about his documentary on John Lydon and Public Image Ltd., The Public Image Is Rotten. We talk about his transition from cinematographer to the director's chair for the first time and

Episode 52: Amy Taylor - Amyl And The Sniffers

Sep 24th, 2018 22m 14s

We are back! Season 3 started with a website only special article episode 51 with Sean Yseult of WHITE ZOMBIE, but our first regular podcast episode picks up with the fantastic Amy Taylor, vocalist from Amyl And The Sniffers! Website: www.3gi

Episode 50: Arturo Barrios & Jason Camacho - Audio Karate

Apr 23rd, 2018 29m 10s

Audio Karate stops in for our season 2 finale, and Art Barrios talks about his first show at 14 years old, at an abandoned house, and filling in for Audio Karate (called The Goons back then) as their singer, while Jason Camacho joined The Goons

Episode 49: Commander Angel Nova & Leftenant AR-7 - The Phenomenauts

Apr 16th, 2018 1h 2m

Commander Angel Nova & Leftenant AR-7 from The Phenomenauts stop by to share the origins of the band as street musicians, and Leftenant AR-7 being built for a Christmas show with The Vandals in San Diego with a mystery opener. How the best show

Episode 48: Shawn Peter - Ghost Town Rebellion

Apr 9th, 2018 19m 22s

Shawn Peter, vocalist and guitarist for GHOST TOWN REBELLION shares with us the difficult path the band took to come together, and a first show that was also was kind of the worst show, since they surprised a crowd that may have expected someth