Podcast Episodes

What's in Your Rider?

Episode 224

Contract riders have the stigma of being reserved for only the über-elite – and über-pompous – bands. The reality is, though, that riders can be very useful and helpful devices in ensuring not only a…

Published on 6 years, 3 months ago

What is Your Band's Purpose?

Episode 223

If you were starting all over again with your band, what would you do and how would you do it? That’s the question Paul poses to Dave – and, by proxy, all of us – today. Listen as your two favorite w…

Published on 6 years, 3 months ago

The Final 45

Episode 222

How do you introduce new songs to your band’s setlist? This is a pretty loaded question, it turns out, and your two favorite weekend warriors chat through this. Seems it might even need some kind of …

Published on 6 years, 4 months ago

Eff That.

Episode 221

Are you in for a rollicking good time? Enjoying your summer, either playing in the streets or watching bands playing in the streets? That’s fun! Got a player who can’t stay in the pocket? What about …

Published on 6 years, 4 months ago

Trusting Your Fellow Musicians

Episode 220

Sometimes you get to go on stage with a band of musicians with whom you’ve played many times before. Sometimes you get to go on stage with musicians you’ve never met!

Both can be rewarding – and a li…

Published on 6 years, 4 months ago

The Definition of Great

Episode 219

How do you define “great”? More importantly: do you and your bandmates share that definition? If not, is there someone in your band to whom you all defer on that topic?

How do you make sure your band…

Published on 6 years, 5 months ago

I Really Wanted "Tiny Dancer"

Season 1 Episode 218

Wanna hear about some cool, new gear? Wanna learn a new twist on how to have your band wish someone a happy birthday? Wanna hear some geeky stuff about how Phish appears to time their sets? How about…

Published on 6 years, 5 months ago

Request-O-Rama

Episode 217

Need advice on using in-ears? Check! Want to learn how to play with a click? Check! How about managing all those wireless channels? Check!

Paul and Dave have have all sorts of tips for you… and then …

Published on 6 years, 5 months ago

Lost a Gig? You're Not The First

Episode 216

Play long enough and you’ll lose a booking, it’s just how it goes. The questions are: how do you handle it? And what can you do to help keep it from happening in the first place? (Psst: sometimes you…

Published on 6 years, 5 months ago

The Teen Town Edition

Episode 215

Where can you hear about Sweet Home Alabama, Sample In a Jar, Tower of Power and, yes, Teen Town in the same place? This week’s Gig Gab Podcast, of course!

Plus, for those of you who aren’t coiling c…

Published on 6 years, 6 months ago