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. #markmendoza #twistedsister #marktheanimal #vondashepad credit of the month/week New Old Music from  Marla https://open.spotify.com/album/5WZt8gTfi83BlJneoE0Z3w?si=oYtOcD1IQ-2tHjUp9paU4g  

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.

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.

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. 

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. 

Just like the postman, neither sleet nor snow nor dark of night stops the Hoes from delivering holiday cheer.

Willa's brother Larry Bassen, the original club date rocker, tells tales of larcenous band leaders, Brazilian showgirls, epic practical jokes, and more.

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 Apple:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gig-hoes/id1691015332

Trumpet player and preeminent music agent Norman Spizz has seen it all, from dinner with Joe DiMaggio to ‘bark’ mitzvahs to primate ushers.

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

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.

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.

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 "I'm Going Nowhere" by Willa Bassen

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 Who do You Love: BERNARD WRIGHT/ Vocals by Marla Adler   Gig Hoes Sound Cloud Profile https://on.soundcloud.com/DrK3E    

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.

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?

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

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.