Season 2 - Episode 2  :: "Testing, Testing 123... Revolutionary Radio w/ Patti Walsh"

Season 2 - Episode 2 :: "Testing, Testing 123... Revolutionary Radio w/ Patti Walsh"

Author: The Self Portrait Gospel January 15, 2026 Duration: 58:29

During the summer of 1990 (we discovered later after recording), a Minneapolis-based radio DJ (KAFI), artist, and musician by the name of Patti Walsh, shared an unforgettable season of spirituality, laughter, madness, and epic travel with the Sun City Girls as the "unlicensed" bus driver for the band's tour with the City of Lakes-based female rockers of political power, The Pseudonymphs. Both groups shared similarities, with each having sibilings in their lineups; they also had the same booking agent at the time, Peter Davis (another discovery later corrected). These cosmic coincidences weren't some meaningless detail that haphazardly appeared later down the road in life. These were details that would later behind memories of blissful youth, and creative chaos. Join us as we ride shotgun in a buckless seat as Walsh takes us on a journey through New Haven, CT, Boston, and Worchester, on an epic expedition whose destination is still in question.

  • We would also like to acknowledge the horrendous murder of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good that took place on January 7th. May her family receive peace and justice during this time.

It’s a strange and wonderful thing when a band becomes more than just music-a kind of shared language for those who find it. The Burning Nerve Ending Magic Podcast :: A Sun City Girls Story is an attempt to speak that language, to trace the contours of a group that defied easy categorization. Created by The Self Portrait Gospel, this series isn't a standard biography. Instead, it unfolds as a series of conversations and deep dives into the atmospheric alchemy of the Sun City Girls, treating their work as the spiritual institution of sound it truly is. You'll hear from those who knew them, played with them, or were forever changed by their records. Each episode leans into the poetic and the specific, celebrating the band's relentless creativity and the boundaries they pushed, not just in music, but in thought and performance. This podcast provides that consistent platform, a space where the band's peculiar magic isn't just explained, but felt. It’s for anyone who believes that certain art requires going all the way, and that the story of such a phenomenon is best told through many voices, all trying to capture something that, at its heart, remains beautifully indescribable.
Author: Language: en-us Episodes: 22

The Burning Nerve Ending Magic Podcast :: A Sun City Girls Story
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