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Episode 12: Rikki Styxx - The Two Tens/The Darts/The Dollyrots May 08, 2017

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Rikki Stixx from The Two Tens, The Dollyrots, and The Darts talks about starting a band, doing it for yourself, and how everyone else can suck it! Accepting that everyone sucks when they start out and the impact of social media pressure on new musicians! Remembering when The Two Tens opening for her husband's band, The Sonics! What it's like being part of a power drummer couple! She relates how special The Dollyrots are. How it's The Darts against the world! What it's like for Stephen King to tweet about your band. Getting stranded in the mountains during a white out blizzard and being saved by two random teens in flip flops! Also just what it was like being a high school teacher with a rock n roll secret! Official website: www.3gigspodcast.com Host website: www.dominicdavi.com **This episode was brought to you by Fresh Clean Tees! It's like a shaving club, only they bring you awesome t-shirts! Find them at freshcleantees.com, and get 20% off your first order by using the coupon code GIG **

Episode 11: Rafer Rawb - Happy Hardcore DJ May 01, 2017

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This week we sit down 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.

Official website: www.3gigspodcast.com Host website: www.dominicdavi.com ** This episode was brought to you by Fresh Clean Tees! It's like a shaving club, but they bring you awesome, affordable, clean t-shirts! Check out Fresh Clean Tees at http://www.freshcleantees.com/ and get 20% off your first order with the code "GIG" **

Episode 10: Andy Pohl - Sell The Heart Records Apr 24, 2017

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Andy Pohl, owner of Sell The Heart Records and member of Snipers visits 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.

Website: www.3gigspodcast.com Host: www.dominicdavi.com

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Episode 9: Gwendolyn & Lucy Giles - Dog Party Apr 17, 2017

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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. Official Website: www.3gigspodcast.com Host Website: www.dominicdavi.com

Episode 8: Rae Alexandra - Music Journalist Apr 10, 2017

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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.

Official Website: https://www.3gigspodcast.com/ Host Website: http://www.thedinosaurfactory.com/ ** This episode was brought to you by Fresh Clean Tees! It's like a shaving club, but they bring you awesome, affordable, clean t-shirts! Check out Fresh Clean Tees at http

Episode 7: Rob Black - Tail Light Rebellion Apr 03, 2017

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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.

Official Website: www.3gigspodcast.com Host Dominic Davi: www.dominicdavi.com ** This episode was brought to you by Fresh Clean Tees! It's like a shaving club, but they bring you awesome, affordable, clean t-shirts! Check out Fresh Clean Tees at http://www.freshcleantees.com/ and get 20% off your first order with the code "GIG" **

Episode 6: Adam Davis - Gnarboots/Link 80/DESA Mar 27, 2017

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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. Official website: 3gigspodcast.com Host Dominic Davi: dominicdavi.com

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Episode 5: Chris Shearer - Build Them To Break Mar 20, 2017

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We spoke to Chris Shearer from Build Them To Break just before their west coast dates, we hear about Canadian shows, being forced to play last, 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. Official website: https://www.3gigspodcast.com/ Dominic Davi: http://www.thedinosaurfactory.com/

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Episode 4: Jen Razavi & Poli Van Dam - The Bombpops Mar 16, 2017

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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. ** This episode was brought to you by Fresh Clean Tees! It's like a shaving club, but they bring you awesome, affordable, clean t-shirts! Check out http://www.freshcleantees.com/ and get 20% off your first order with the code "GIG" ** Official website: www.3gigspodcast.com Dominic Davi: www.dominicdavi.com

Episode 3: Jay Northington - Nothington Mar 15, 2017

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We catch Jay Northington, the vocalist and guitarist for the band Nothington while he's in an Uber, but he tells us stories about 4th Grade Talent shows, Nothington headlining their first show ever, the 10th anniversary show for Red Scare Industries, what it's like when your father finally gets it, the bittersweet memories of lost friends, band members pitching off limit tents in the middle of clubs, and how even the worst show can end up restoring your faith in humanity. **This episode is brought to you by freshcleantees.com! Enter the code "GIG" at your checkout and get 20% off your first order! ** Official website: www.3gigspodcast.com Dominic Davi: www.dominicdavi.com

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