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The strangest gig I‘ve ever played: tales from the studio and the stage. Hosted by Chris J Norwood. Each episode Chris interviews a different musician to hear the true stories about all the strange, weird, wild, wacky, terrible and/or amazing gigs we have to take in order to make it as freelance and gigging musicians.
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Tuesday Sep 19, 2023
Tuesday Sep 19, 2023
The man with a million bands, John Dufilho, is this episode's guest! You may know him from The Deathray Davies, or you may know him from The Apples in stereo, or you may know him from Motorcade, or you may know him from Clifffs, or you may know him from Corner Suns, or any other of the amazing bands John has been a part of. An insanely talented musician, singer, songwriter, and producer, John also tells about his newest solo venture as John Buffalo and the circumstances surrounding the writing and recording process for the new album, out this November. And finally we hear a harrowing tale from John that involves near certain death...and a sandwich.
Tuesday Aug 22, 2023
Tuesday Aug 22, 2023
The Strangest Gig podcast is back from summer hiatus! This month's guest is local DFW music luminary Jeff Liles. Jeff currently works as the artistic director for Kessler Presents. He was also a member of legendary Dallas bands Cottonmouth, TX and Decadent Dub Team, the later of which was featured on the famed "The Sound of Deep Ellum" compilation put out by Island records in the late 80s. If there were a Mount Rushmore of the Dallas music scene, Jeff would be on it. We were honored to have him on the podcast.
www.kesslerpresents.com
Tuesday May 16, 2023
Tuesday May 16, 2023
Denton musician Spencer Wharton, a.k.a. The Wharbaby, stops by to talk about his band The Infamists and how keeping a band together for 10+ years, especially in Denton, is pretty damn impressive. We also hear the story of how he saved his best friend from a couple of swingers at a biker bar.
Check out his bands The Infamists and Spencer Wharton & The Static Creatures.
Tuesday Apr 18, 2023
Tuesday Apr 18, 2023
DJ/Producer Jay Sustain stops by to fill us in on what the gigging scene is like as a DJ. To use vinyl or not to use vinyl. How to pump up a crowd. And how the wrong song choice at a wedding can really ruin someone's day!
Tuesday Mar 21, 2023
Tuesday Mar 21, 2023
Mason Adams didn't even pick up the guitar until 7 years ago. When he did, he immediately started writing songs and put a band together. In their relatively short existence, folk/rock americana band, The Mason Adams Project has already garnered quite a lot of success. But even relative new comers are subject to a strange gig or two!
www.masonadamsproject.com
Tuesday Feb 21, 2023
Tuesday Feb 21, 2023
This one's a doozy! DFW based concert photographer, Andrew Sherman, joins us to tell the tale of his past life as a musician living in Los Angeles and playing in a band for the sometimes highly controversial comedian Andy Dick. Hear how Andy Dick's shocking humor almost got him arrested at a gig in Florida. And hear from Andrew what it was like getting to play at the infamous Woodstock 99 Festival!
Be sure to check out Andrew's own podcast "Dallas Famous", which you can listen to on Deep Ellum Radio or wherever you get your podcasts.
www.deepellumradio.com/dallas-famous-podcast
Tuesday Jan 17, 2023
Tuesday Jan 17, 2023
Noted singer/songwriter and producer, Salim Nourallah stops by the podcast to tell the gig story of getting drowned out by Journey playing over the PA at a soccer stadium. We also hear about his time as producer for alt-country pioneers, the Old 97's. And finally, Salim talks about his current projects, including his most recent album "A Nuclear Winter", out May 2023, which he co-produced along with Marty Willson-Piper, former long-time member of the Australian psych-rock band, The Church.
www.salimnourallah.com
Tuesday Dec 13, 2022
Tuesday Dec 13, 2022
We continue our conversation with Derek Webb and hear the story of his early time in Caedmon's Call and facing a sea of ska kids. We also hear about the gig that changed the course of Derek's career. It's fascinating stuff! Please check out Derek's new album "The Jesus Hypothesis", as well as the newly re-recorded Caedmon's Call self-titled album, out now.
www.derekwebb.com
Tuesday Nov 08, 2022
Tuesday Nov 08, 2022
Derek Webb has had a 30 year career in the "Christian Music Business". The first 10 with folk/rock CCM band Caedmon's Call and the last 20 as a solo artist. In part 1 of our conversation Derek gets into why the term "Christian Music" is problematic, navigating life as a middle class musician, and his love of playing house shows. He also talks about teaming back up with his old bandmates in Caedmon's to re-record their debut self-titled album. And finally we hear the strange gig story of a mid-performance confrontation at a show in Dallas that I was actually witness to.
Check out Derek's new album "The Jesus Hypothesis" at www.derekwebb.com
Tuesday Oct 11, 2022
Tuesday Oct 11, 2022
Part 2 of my conversation with Matt "The Cat" Hillyer, lead singer and songwriter from Eleven Hundred Springs. Matt tells the story of touring with his first band, Lonestar Trio, and doing it all the wrong ways.