Jave Patterson

Staying local this 4th of July weekend and looking for something fun for the whole family? Here’s your ticket! Our friends at The Row (Silver Legacy, Eldorado, Circus Circus) are closing off the streets and firing up

Volbeat guitarist Rob Caggiano took some time off in Copenhagen during rehearsals for the forthcoming Volbeat tour with Slipknot to talk to Jave Patterson about the tour and album ‘Rewind, Replay, Rebound’, out August 2nd. Check out

Justin, the driving creative force behind Houston, Texas’ Blue October spent some time with Jave Patterson to promote the concert on Wednesday, June 12th at Cargo Concert Hall. Check out the full discussion below where Justin bears

Brother Weaze Pauly Shore stopped by the Rock 104.5 studios, new beard flashing (no, he hasn’t converted to Islam) to discuss the up’s and down’s of his career, reflections on working with the late Sam Kinnison, love

Arguably one of the greatest voices in rock in the 2000’s, Brent Smith of Shinedown took some time to speak with Jave Patterson On Demand about the rigors of touring, how to maintain a healthy work/life/rockstar balance,

Jesse James Dupree and his band Jackyl have been destroying the live rock world for decades, chainsaw in hand! Tonight, Jesse and his southern fried rock band Jackyl are bringing the singing chainsaw experience back to town

Shim Moore is now a solo artist. Simply known as SHIM, he’s done all the heavy lifting himself to re-ignite his music career with a bold new video and rocking new album (see the video for the

OOPS, yep…er, uh. We F’d up this morning and broadcast yesterday’s ‘Word That Wins’ (4/10/19) at 6 a.m., 7 a.m. and 8 a.m. We were smart enough to pull our heads out by 9 (and after two

Steven Wright will be in Reno on Saturday, April 13th and took some time to catch up with Jave Patterson On Demand. Check out the full interview and find the link to purchase tickets below. In the

Will the snow ever stop?!? That is the question I ponder here at Plumb and Kietzke as I watch a micro-snow shower pelt my window, this after a 70 degree Sunday and fun on the links at

Jave Patterson got some face time with local World Record holder, and Carson City resident Josh Thornton to discuss how he came to claim the honor of having 420 ants tattooed around his entire body, and shattering

Greetings F-ers (FUNDERS!)…many of you were lucky enough to win passes to our Platinum Pizza Party (big thanks to Pizano’s Pizza for the amazing pie- 20 of ’em!) and found out that our ‘secret artist’ was the

I’m not a fan of tattoos, not because I don’t like the body art, but because I’m a self-proclaimed ‘wuss’ and can’t do needles. I’m also not a fan of bugs (who is?), especially when the bug

The Sierra is rough country for cars. The inclines can do damage to transmissions, the salts and sand on the road in the winter can chip paint and lead to undercarriage rust, spring potholes can take out

Lamb of God guitarist Mark Morton took some time to catch up with Rock 104.5 on the eve of his solo tour and discuss working with Chester Bennington and a bevvy of other amazing artists (Jacoby Shaddix,

Avatar is known to have one of the most theatrical live shows touring clubs and theaters today, and they’ll be in Reno at Cargo Concert Hall on Friday night, June 7th.  Jave and weekend warrior Jessi had

‘Okies’ are a bit bassackward…I do some work in Oklahoma and lived for several years just south of the Texas/Oklahoma border, so I speak from a bit of knowledge. With all respect, Oklahoma folks are great, but

He’s played on the G3 tour, had a massive radio and video hit back in the 90’s with his band Dream Theater (remember Pull Me Under?) and is celebrating 30 years of touring the world as one

States search for some odd things to serve at their ‘Big Game’ parties (you know, that NFL event happening Sunday?!?). Our neighbors in California Googled Baked Chicken Breasts (WTF?!?)…and the Massachusetts’ culinary delight is gluten-free pretzels! The most

Alright women, if you really want your guy to sit through some of those terrible holiday chick flicks, perhaps try out this fun Hallmark drinking game invented by Brittany Graves on Facebook! FROM ASHES TO NEW INVADE

The Pennsylvania based band From Ashes To New play at Jub Jub’s tonight, opening for Bad Wolves.  The band stopped by the Rock 104.5 studios to discuss their latest album, the meaning of the hit song ‘Crazy’

CBS San Francisco has helped provide links to get involved in helping our neighbors to the West, devastated by the Butte County fire which has all but destroyed the city of Paradise, California. Here’s how to get

Red Sun Rising recently played Aftershock 2018 in Sacramento. Jave Patterson took some time to catch up with their frontman Mike Protich to discuss the possibility of a West Coast run in 2019, the new, more ‘Beatle-esq’

Avenged Sevenfold just released a new EP featuring all the songs they’ve done for the ‘Call Of Duty’ video game franchise. Listen to this exclusive interview with Avenged Sevenfold’s master guitarist Synyster Gates. In it, Jave asks

Reno and the surrounding areas are in full-on Street Vibrations mode! Thursday, September 27th the most famous television police officer, Erik Estrada will act as the Grand Marshall on the Eldorado Plaza Stage at 6 p.m. for

Could this be perhaps the most entertaining way to market a band? The satanic-jokesters in Ghost have really gone to new lengths to do everything from announce new music to reveal new tour dates via the power

What would you do in order to make up to $1000 a day, making and eating pizza in the comfort of your own home? Well, make a video and apply, of course. According to pizza oven manufacturer

The Florida band Shinedown is known for writing raw, honest material and their new song “Get Up” is no exception. Jave Patterson spoke with Shinedown guitarist Zach Myers to discuss the new track and its message along

There’s a $20 t-shirt on Amazon that uses an optical illusion to make it look like you have HUGE CANS.  And it even works if you’re flat-chested . . . but only if you’re facing someone straight

I’m a big fan of the practical joke. Back in the days when the mighty Rock 104.5 was housed in the adobe mud palace of love up on Sutro and North McCarran, we had joke wars all

So this chick named Becky (@rebeccareilly__ on Twitter) posted this picture on her feed recently: After a few days, she posted pic number 2 (below) and the Twitter-sphere went nuts, accusing Becky of using Photoshop. I agree! What

Jave Patterson On Demand took a minute to catch up with legendary Scorpions guitarist Matthias Jabs prior to the start of their new US tour. In the interview below, Jave and Matthias talk about the (now temporary)

AD Doug Knuth took some time to sit down with Jave Patterson On Demand to discuss the endeavors of the University Of Nevada Reno Athletic Department, including the keeping of the cannon, football goals for fans and

Jave Patterson On Demand spent nearly 20 minutes getting up close and personal with Disturbed bassist John Moyer with a lengthy conversation about John’s early years with the Austin, Texas based band Soak, his involvement with San

Halestorm, In This Moment and New Year’s Day put on an amazing show in front of a sold-out show in Reno at the Grand Theater inside the GSR August 21st and Rock 104.5 was there for the

Ivan Moody has been in the news a lot over the last several years, and often not in the most positive of lights. The latest song from the Las Vegas band gives a big middle finger to

Juno award winning Canadian band The Glorious Sons recently released the somewhat controversial song S.O.S. Front-man Brett Emmons and the bands management felt they needed to get ahead of the narrative due to all the gun control

Raider Nation is looking East!  Maybe they’re getting tired of too much wine while training in Napa for the last 24 years, but it looks like Reno is the favorite come 2020 for summer training grounds for

Lzzy Hale is arguably the hottest, greatest female voice in rock in our generation. Jave Patterson took some time to speak with Lzzy about her current fashion habits, the pants she made for him a decade ago,

If you’ve been alive long, you know the pain of a bad breakup. When the split happens to a married couple who gave it their all to make things work, things can become very difficult.  Nothing More

It was on this day (August 13th) 21 years ago that South Park debuted on Comedy Central. The edgy, innuendo laden comedy series took the idea of The Simpsons to absurd new levels. In your opinion, which

Guess who’s crying because they just cancelled a regional show?!?  Sucks to say, but looks like Papa Roach this weekend up at the Hard Rock in South Lake Tahoe WON’T be happening! Here’s what the folks at

Hey, it’s Jave Patterson and I love nothing more than turning people on to new ROCK! Check out Jave Patterson On Demand every weekday from 3 to 7 p.m. on Rock 104.5. I’m so excited to be