Gig Nightmares

Carlos Drouet is a singer from New Jersey. Having taught himself how to sing working for tips on public transit buses as a kid in Ecuador, he has been singing and playing guitar in a handful of local cover bands for the past few years, most notably Faith in Chaos.

In today’s episode, Carlos tells nightmare stories from working with a former guitarist who would curse band members out onstage, stop songs and start them over if any mistake was made, cancel gigs hours before they’re scheduled to start, cancel gigs in the middle of said gig as they’re performing, and much more on GIG NIGHTMARES.

You can catch Carlos with Faith in Chaos at their next gig on April 12, 2025 at O’Leary’s Publik House in Jersey City, NJ.

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Brian Silver is a bassist from New Jersey known as the bandleader of NJ-based tribute act 80’s Revolution. Throughout the 70’s and 80’s, Brian rocked the East Coast as bassist for The Flossie Band and played many shows alongside iconic acts of the day.

Today’s episode of GIG NIGHTMARES has Brian telling the bizarre story of how he was scouted for The Flossie Band, the many drunken antics of band members, a near-disaster flying to a gig in a ice storm, and how getting kicked out of his own band led him to form 80’s Revolution.

https://www.80srevolution-nj.com/

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Michael Brown is a heavy metal guitarist/vocalist from Baltimore, MD. Since 2011, he has been the frontman for the technical thrash/death metal outfit Nuclear Tomb, as well as playing guitar and touring with bands like Ixias and Total Maniac.

In today’s episode, Michael gives insight into the realities of European DIY touring, dealing with drunks at gigs, having to borrow other bands’ gear when your equipment blows up, and much more on GIG NIGHTMARES.

•You can catch Michael at the Metro Gallery in Baltimore opening for Coroner + Deceased on 3/6/25, on tour with Nuclear Tomb this April, or at Rage of Armageddon on 8/31/25•

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Nathaniel Kinsey is a multi-instrumentalist and life-long fan of hard rock + heavy metal music. He’s been playing in bands his whole life and over the years has opened for notable 80’s rock acts like L.A. Guns, Stephen Pearcy (Ratt), and Faster Pussycat. 

Like many youths growing up in the 80's and 90’s, Nathaniel had dreams of someday being on MTV and, as fate would have it, he ended up getting his wish, but probably not in the way he expected. 

In today’s episode of Gig Nightmares, Nathaniel tells all about the infamous onstage band breakup that would go on to become a viral video and land his band on Rob Dyrdek’s MTV show Ridiculousness. 

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Jimmy Waldo is an American keyboard player, songwriter, and producer. He has recorded and performed with several notable rock and metal bands, including New England, Alcatrazz, Quiet Riot, Warlord, and Blackthorne. Over his 45+ year career, he’s traveled the world playing some of the biggest arenas opening for bands like KISS and worked with some of the biggest names in rock music.

In today’s episode, Jimmy tells a few of his Gig Nightmares, including driving 5 hours to a gig at a nonexistent club, breaking up fights between band members backstage, nearly being ousted from his own band, the unexplained disappearance of Alcatrazz’s first album master recordings, and much more.

https://www.alcatrazzofficial.com/

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Teeze/Roughhouse is an American hair metal band from the 1980’s Philly Metal Scene, notable for their big manes of hair, loud amps, multi-color shredded outfits, guitar spins, blood spurting, stage antics, and tons of makeup. While signed to Columbia/Sony Records, they toured the United States opening for bands like Skid Row, Kix, Ace Frehley, Blue Oyster Cult, Cinderella, Vince Neil of Motley Crue, Steven Adler of Guns N’ Roses, & Eddie Money. In addition to appearing in magazines like Faces, Hit Parader, Metal Edge, Kerrang, Raw, Metal Forces, Billboard, Circus, and RIP, their music has also had rotation on MTV’s Headbanger’s Ball as well as placement in TV shows like General Hospital.

In today’s episode, bassist Dave Weakley and guitarist Gregg Malack tell stories from the wilder side of the 80’s, including drunken antics, fistfights in parking lots, fistfights onstage, stage antics gone wrong, and much more on Gig Nightmares.

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Ricky and the Ricardo’s is not your average Schuylkill County cover band. Taking inspiration from Me First and the Gimme Gimmes with their rapid-fire punk interpretations of a wide range of songs, Ricky and the Ricardo's play the songs you didn't even know you wanted to hear and don’t want to admit you know all the words to.

From gigs in snowstorms, gigs being raided by LCB agents and state police, fill-in gigs with no monitors, and showing up to the wrong town for gigs, the Ricardo’s tell it all and finally answer the long-awaited question as to which one of them truly is Ricky.

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Jawn Whitten is the frontman of Shockwire, a heavy metal comedy band from northern Ontario. He’s known for creating viral content online, dating back to 2013 with the rock band Super Quest, and once again to new audiences with Shockwire songs like “I Drive the Speed Limit Cause There’s Drugs In The Car”.

In this week’s episode, Jawn tells us stories of sabotage, Peter Steele impersonators, bowel movements in venue bathrooms, Sebastian Bach’s drunken antics, and the reality of internet fame.

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Brett Anspach is a 25 year old multi-instrumentalist and producer from Pine Grove, PA. He got his start as a professional musician singing and playing guitar throughout the tristate area in his original band Ultraviolent, joining NJ deathcore outfit Monument of a Memory on drums for a national tour, and eventually touring the world as a guitarist with the Stars Wars-themed metal band Galactic Empire.

In today’s special fan-requested episode, Brett tells us of a recent Gig Nightmare encountered with Galactic Empire in which the band found themselves stuck with the worst bus driver in the galaxy (or at the very least, Rome).

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Gene Babula is a bassist who’s played with bands like Hotshot, Bad Monkey, The Reckoning, and The Control Freaks. He’s been actively gigging in the PA/NJ music scene for decades, but Gene may be more well-known in some circles (and courtrooms) for how he’s dealt with certain unsatisfactory situations. 

From lodging his prized BC Rich bass through a club’s ceiling to smashing video poker machines, Gene tells it all and more on today’s episode of GIG NIGHTMARES.

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