July Events

July 8th 7:30pm Stark Mountain Music Series, Jerusalem,VT
July 20th 10:00pm JP's Pub, Burlington, VT

Sparks Fly on Stark Mountain!

Literally!

Ten Rod Road opened the Stark Mountain Summer Solstice Celebration with a set of covers from artists such as Sherl Crow and John Hiatt, finishing up just as dusk was falling. As Eric, master of the keyboards was taking the stage, flame was set to the base of the bonfire, a ritual part of the annual event. As the flames grew and the tinder burned, the wind kicked up great swarms of sparks toward the sound company's gear and engulfing the stage. With the aid of partygoers and musicians waiting to play, the audio engineers moved their gear to safety and did their best to protect the stage. Fire extinguishers were available but not needed, there was never any serious danger of the fire getting out of control, but the sparks and smoke brought the show to a halt for a couple hours while the perhaps overly large celebratory pyre diminshed to a friendlier state. Because of the delay, the rest of the bands each had to shorten their sets, but everyone got to play and the 5th annual Stark Mountain Summer Solstice Celebration was one helluva bash!

Let us all sing a very loud song of appreciation to the Hall family for planning and hosting this kick-off to the summer season!

JP's Pub .................Now That was Fun!

17 East would like to offer a collective thankyou to the crowd and the outstanding staff at JP's Pub in Burlington last night. We all had a great time playing for you and hope to be back there soon. We were pleased to see so many of you come out and hang for the whole show.........even on a weeknight! We'd love to hear what you thought of the show and any other questions or comments you may have. Just click on the "comments" link at the bottom of this post.

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Stark Mountain Concert Series

The Stark Mountain Concert Series is slated to begin on Saturday July 8th @ 7 pm with an open mic hosted by 17 East and featuring the music of local songwriters. The shows will be held at the Jerusalem Schoolhouse on Jerusalem Road in South Starksboro. This historic town building's warm character and seating for about 50 guests make it a teriffic venue for coffee house style concerts. Refreshments will be available and a small donation will be accepted to help support the Schoolhouse for all in the community who use it.

For more information post a question here and we will answer it here, or you may email 17_east@rock.com

17 East Rocks @ Milton's "7th Annual Rock N' Roll Bash"

Many thanks to Mr. Ed DeVarney for hosting this teriffic event and to all of the folks who turned out to support local music. We were very happy to have the chance to get in front of the Milton crowd again and hope to see many of you again in the near future!