Ep336: Mario Lalli & The California Desert Rock Scene

Mario Lalli has been a pioneering voice in the California Desert Rock scene, from throwing generator parties to founding bands like Yawning Man, Fatso Jetson & Across The River and inspiring hundreds of others. Today Mario shares stories and perspective of the high times in the low desert. Topics include: Interview start Is Mario a record collector? His early years, family tastes and music Mario working on album art and projects His parents going from Opera Singers to restaurant owners Mario and his 1st band moving to LA & lessons learned The genesis of the Desert Generator Parties What were early lessons that were learnt the hard way Dealing is a-holes at the generator parties The music at the Generator Parties The ugliest generator party (police, injuries, arrests, etc) When did the desert music scene start attracting record labels and entertainment companies? “Do well but don’t do too well” The challenges of succeeding but not meeting other people’s expectations Example: The way Nirvana reacted to success Enabling the music scene through facilitating parties Does Mario have control of all his music? What are they reissuing from the CD-only releases for Fatso Jetson Does he know where all the multitrack and master tapes are? What happened with Across the River and SST Records? Interview wrap up Extended interview available here: www.Patreon.com/VinylGuide Listen on Apple: https://apple.co/2Y6ORU0 Listen on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/36qhlc8 Follow our Podcast: https://linktr.ee/vinylguide Facebook: www.Facebook.com/VinylGuide Instagram: www.Instagram.com/VinylGuide Support our show: www.Patreon.com/VinylGuide If you like records, just starting a collection or are an uber-nerd with a house-full of vinyl, this is the podcast for you. Nate Goyer is The Vinyl Guide and discusses all things music and record-related