Wally Swiatly Talks Singing with Train & Simply Wally Band Origins | Hogpod Chicago Music Scene

🎙️ This week on the Hogpod Chicagoland Music Scene Podcast, we welcome Wally Swiatly of the Simply Wally Band! 🎶Mike Orfanos (Misquitos), Mike Dermont (Coterie), and Pete Jansons sit down with Wally and drummer Chris "Rhodesey" Rhodes to talk about:✅ Wally’s viral moment singing with Pat Monahan from Train✅ His journey from corporate bands to acoustic gigs✅ The story behind Simply Wally and how it all started✅ Favorite gigs from Vegas to Mez Restaurant✅ Thoughts on tribute bands, especially Huey Lewis & Phil Collins✅ Shoutouts to Regina Karma, Jeff Anthony, Pino Farina, and the Chicago music family✅ Upcoming gigs at Mez Schaumburg and Baker Community Center in St. Charles✅ Plus: The Mike Reno broken kick drum story 🤘Special shoutout to Beth Miller for booking and M.O.M. Cathy Dermont for the new Hog Pod creations!🧠 Follow Wally:Website: https://www.walllyswiatly.comFacebook:   / simplywallyband  

⏱️ Key Moments✅ 0:00 Wally performing with Train    • Wally Swiatly performs with Train  ✅ 8:27 Which musician burns the most calories?✅ 9:17 Mike's review of the movie Sinners✅ 13:30 Special Guest Wally Swiatly joins the show   / wallyswiatly  ✅ 19:38 Wally's train collection✅ 21:45 Wally sang with the band Train and singer Pat Monahan at House of Blues✅ 28:50 Wally's story✅ 33:23 Jeff Anthoney show clip    • HOG POD Podcast: Jeff Anthony Talks T...  ✅ 34:00 Corporate band shows vs. bars✅ 39:45 What is a corporate band?✅ 42:13 What is Wally’s favorite gig to work?✅ 43:40 What’s Wally up to now?✅ 44:42 Singing to tracks✅ 52:37 Ron Barnes — Drummer✅ 55:32 If Wally decided to do a tribute band, which one would it be?✅ 57:00 Huey Lewis and the News✅ 57:15 Soundtracks of a Generation✅ 59:48 Doug James Soundtracks of a Generation shout-out✅ 1:00:12 Beth Miller — Mike Reno story✅ 1:05:39 Wally’s upcoming shows https://www.wallyswiatly.com/shows✅ 1:07:20 Visit Wally .css-j9qmi7{display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-webkit-flex-direction:row;-ms-flex-direction:row;flex-direction:row;font-weight:700;margin-bottom:1rem;margin-top:2.8rem;width:100%;-webkit-box-pack:start;-ms-flex-pack:start;-webkit-justify-content:start;justify-content:start;padding-left:5rem;}@media only screen and (max-width: 599px){.css-j9qmi7{padding-left:0;-webkit-box-pack:center;-ms-flex-pack:center;-webkit-justify-content:center;justify-content:center;}}.css-j9qmi7 svg{fill:#27292D;}.css-j9qmi7 .eagfbvw0{-webkit-align-items:center;-webkit-box-align:center;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;color:#27292D;}