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Podcast: (Don't) Quit Your Day Job
Episode: Episode 172 with Mark Tremalgia (Little Caesar, The Cruzados): I Have Basically Been a Replacement Guitar Player My Whole Career
Description: In this episode, we talk to our friend Mark Tremalgia (Little Caesar, The Cruzados) about his recent shows with Little Caesar and Junkyard, doing only weekend tours rather than longer tours for financial reasons, sharing backline and loading gear on your own versus having techs, and the difference between a "has been" or an "almost was". Plus, collapsing label support, the mental impact of playing smaller places, reliving the past as a band versus as a fan, and guitar skill as judged by sales success.
Mark is a working musician in LA, playing in Little Caesar and The...