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Yahoo
27-05-2025
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Vermont musician's concert, podcast worlds come together with live event in Stowe
To be a full-time professional musician in Vermont means having to string together a lot of part-time gigs. Troy Millette does just that. The Fairfax native plays shows regularly, either solo or with his band the Fire Below. He works days in music therapy. He takes on occasional duties such as hosting the recent singer-songwriter competition at the Venetian Cocktail and Soda Lounge in Burlington. Millette's most high-profile work of the past few months might be the podcast 'Load-In Through the Back' that he hosts with help from friend and producer Pauly Varricchione. For the podcast, Millette has talked with local musicians as well as a host of nationally-known acts ranging from Five for Fighting, Arrested Development and Soul Asylum to Kevin Cronin of '80s hitmakers REO Speedwagon. Millette's gig life and podcast life come together May 2 in Stowe. Millette hosts a live 'Load-In Through the Back' podcast with 2000s rockers Wheatus, known for the song 'Teenage Dirtbag,' as well as songwriter and Americana musician Steve Poltz. Wheatus leader Brendan B. Brown, Poltz and Millette and his band will all play, as will the Washington, D.C. group Brian K. & the Parkway, in a pre-show busker-style performance. 'You gotta keep as many plates spinning as you can' to make it as a musician in Vermont, said Millette, who lives in Williston. 'I just want to be involved with as much as possible.' The podcast began last August with the goal of revealing stories about musicians that their fans might not have heard before. Cronin told Millette about the time he was trying to promote a show with the band Train by taking a photo on railroad tracks when he almost got run over by a train. Soul Asylum referenced the podcast's title by discussing one of the '90s band's most memorable concert load-ins, when they brought their gear into a venue past a crematorium during a flood. Millette and Varricchione usually play a pre-recorded song by the featured artist. Brown said he wanted to play a live acoustic set, so the idea for a podcast/concert was born. Millette expects the live discussion to be in more of a freewheeling, round-table mode than those recorded in a studio setting. 'Steve and Brendan B. Brown are such positive energies but in very different ways,' according to Millette. He said Brown is fairly laid-back while Poltz, who co-wrote Jewel's 1995 hit 'You Were Meant for Me,' is typically 'bouncing off the walls.' Millette acknowledges he sometimes feels overwhelmed with all of his musical duties, especially when he misses his life partner while spending so much time on the road. 'I don't know how many more 200-gigs-a-year-in-my-SUV I have in me,' said Millette, who turns 31 in May and played 189 shows in 2024. He said, though, that it's hard to resist the lure of a gig where he gets to have fun and hang out with friends, even if he only gets paid $50 and has to drive 50 miles to do it. WHAT: 'Load-In Through the Back' podcast and concert with Wheatus, Steve Poltz, Troy Millette & the Fire Below and Brian K. & the Parkway WHEN: 7 p.m. Friday, May 2 WHERE: Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center, Stowe INFORMATION: $45-$55. Contact Brent Hallenbeck at bhallenbeck@ This article originally appeared on Burlington Free Press: Vermont musician offers concert and podcast with Wheatus, Steve Poltz
Yahoo
02-04-2025
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Ahead of relaunch, KQRS has played nonstop Soul Asylum, R.E.M.
KQRS is teasing big changes. The station has been "under construction" this week, going DJ-free as it prepares for a format change that will be unveiled on April 3 at 6 a.m. On Tuesday, the station played Soul Asylum's "Somebody to Shove" on repeat through the morning, which some listeners on social media dismissed as an April Fool's Day joke. The band posted the playlist, asking, "What's going on at KQRS?" One commenter on Soul Asylum's post likened the repeating song to a '90s stunt where 93X played R.E.M.'s "It's the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" on repeat before unveiling a format change and rebranding as "The Edge." (The station reverted to the 93X name in 1997.) Then, on Wednesday, KQRS spent part of the afternoon playing "It's the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" on repeat. By the afternoon, it had resumed playing a mix of songs along with a prerecorded ad teasing that host and Black Crowes drummer Steve Gorman would be returning to the airwaves soon. The station's Wednesday playlist notably featured a mix of songs released in the '90s like Alice In Chains' "Man in the Box," Green Day's "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)," Counting Crows' "Mr. Jones," and Smashing Pumpkins' "Disarm," among others. It's a bit of a departure from its classic rock format that generally focuses on pre-'90s rock music. KQRS' shakeup began last month when KQ Morning Show co-host Brian Zepp was laid off, which caused fans of the radio personality to start a petition to bring him back. Details on what comes next at the popular classic rock station will be revealed on Thursday morning.
Yahoo
12-03-2025
- Entertainment
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Soul Asylum, Kiss the Tiger, P.O.S. headline 45th-anniversary celebration of 7th St. Entry
The calendar at 7th St. Entry has long been populated with local acts poised for national notoriety (as well as the First Avenue main room). This month, the big room will pay tribute to the smaller room in recognition of the Entry's 45th anniversary. First Avenue has announced a series of three underplays featuring local groups from different eras of the venue's illustrious history. Soul Asylum will headline a show on March 21 alongside the Mighty Mofos and Arcwelder. The following night, Doomtree rapper P.O.S. takes to the stage with Makr An Eris, a duo featuring Sophia Eris and Mark McGee. Transitioning from the 80s rock scene to the 2000s indie rap scene and onto more current groups, Kiss the Tiger will finish the three-day run with the Bad Bad Hats-adjacent Megasound and Eric Mayson. While it's not part of the run, some other revered locals, The Hold Steady, plan to play the Entry as part of a four-night run celebrating their breakthrough record Separation Sunday this May. Tickets are on sale now for the 45th anniversary celebration of 7th St. Entry.
Yahoo
28-01-2025
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Treasure Island announces multi-day music festival with Shakey Graves, Soul Asylum
The Music by the Mississippi festival, which Treasure Island Resort and Casino debuted last year, is getting bigger in its second installment. The 2025 edition will be a two-day affair headlined by Shakey Graves and Soul Asylum at Treasure Island Amphitheater on July 25 and 26. It's an expansion of last year's inaugural event, which was headlined by the Gear Daddies and BoDeans. On July 25, the festival will feature Shane Smith & the Saints, the James Whatton Band, and Trenton Fletcher. The shorter Friday night concert will be followed by a show starting at 1 p.m. on Saturday. It'll be headlined by Shakey Graves, the indie-roots project of singer-songwriter Alejandro Rose-Garcia. Soul Asylum, Wild Horses, Charlie Parr, and the Mike Munson Trio will also perform on Saturday. More artists will be added later, per Treasure Island. Tickets for the festival will go on sale Friday, Jan. 31. Unlike many other summer festivals, this one is priced like a fairly standard concert, with tickets starting at $40. A corporate-branded VIP ticket that includes free food, a private bar, and an elevated seating area is also available for $258. Single-day tickets go on sale March 4.
