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Adam Gregory Pergament and Venice Gas House Trolley: Press (click here PRESS KIT for bios, cover sheet and hi-res pics or scroll down for complete list and links to articles) "...very chill yet gripping. The band [Venice Gas House Trolley] is on a mission to bridge the gap between poetry and music and does so.... ...some hip jive cat daddy." Gapers Block Presents: Transmission (Chicago, IL) "[Venice Gas House Trolley's self-titled debut CD] Unites beat-style poetry with a variety of instrumentation [and] successfully formulates a new juxtaposition of the interactions of spoken word with complimentary rhythms. Budding with potential. (9 out of 10 stars)" Maximum Ink {Wisconsin's Music Magazine} (Madison, WI) "These are no frail photocopy-folk tunes, but rather legends and tales drawn from a deep well of historical experience; stories that place the listener into the leather boots of the prospectors and drifters they depict. When you hear music created by an American ghost, it gets you to your bones. Right down to the fiber of that human part of you." Emmie Magazine (Madison, WI) [to download the complete article please click here ARTICLE; to view the complete magazine please click here EMMIE MAGAZINE] "Words flowing over bass and drums thrumming jazz, groove, folk, country, blues, psychedelic, jam. Man!" The Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA) "...Venice Gas House Trolley combines spoken word poetry with organic live music creating a cutting edge, one-of-a-kind expression." 365ink.com (Dubuque, IA) "Unique and inspiring.... Pergament has garnered a significant reputation as a fresh voice full of passion and creativity. ...Refreshingly progressive and urban in the best sense of those words. ...Simultaneously commanding and relaxing. ...An always interesting surreal mix of music and voice." Rick's Cafe (Wisconsin's Regional Music News) "[Adam Gregory Pergament is] one of the most unique and riveting performers on the Midwestern musical and artistic landscape. The group [Venice Gas House Trolley] is on the cutting edge of the nationwide expansion of new forms of spoken word and includes two Madison-area Music Award finalists. The band is unique, theatrical and musical." DeKalb Chronicle (DeKalb, IL) "I was almost at once "wowed" by the music. The music, when combined with the words and the personalities of the performers blended to create both a mellow performance and yet at the same time an intensely engaging one. You had a bit of the beatnik era sound, some 60's vibes and some great blue moments. This event felt like a musical bacchanal!" Audience Review at The 2007 Minnesota Fringe Festival [For more reviews please click here] "This is the kind of show you just want to disappear inside of for a
while and forget the outside world. This kind of show makes that
possible, if only for an hour. This kind of show also makes you want to
create a better world where more shows just like this can live and
grow. We could all use a little of the aggressive innocence Venice Gas House Trolley is peddling.
If they came back, I'd go again. And you know I don't say that about too many shows." Matthew Everett; official 2007 Minnesota Fringe Festival Blogger [To read the complete review please click here] "The Trolley is the latest vehicle for Adam Gregory Pergament, local poet extraordinaire, known for his jarring lyrical rants set to music. Few people in this scene are as creative as Pergament, who turns music into performance art." Isthmus Newspaper (Madison, WI) July 2008: The Telegraph Herald, Dubuque, IA - go to http://www.thonline.com/article.cfm?id=208618 July 2008: Tristate 365ink, Dubuque, IA May 2008: City Pages, Wausau, WI - "The Beat Generation Is Back" music pick of the week in "Highlights" section Mar. 2008: Gaper's Block:Slowdown (Chicago Area Music Blog On-Line) - "Front Page" Preview of Adam Gregory Pergament show - go to http://gapersblock.com/slowdown/archives/2008/03/02/January 2008: Madison Magazine, Madison, WI -"Venice Gas House Trolley to light up Paradigm" -http://www.sheboygan-press.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008801100309 December 2007: Dane 101.Net (Madison and Dane County Arts and Entertainment Blog) -State of Madison Music 2007: Venice Gas House Trolley (click here for link)
December 2007: The Isthmus, Madison, WI November 2007: Emmie Magazine (Madison, WI)
November 2007: Maximum Ink (Wisconsin's Music Magazine, Madison, WI September 2007: The Onion, Madison, WI September 2007: The Isthmus, Madison, WI http://www.thedailypage.com/music/article.php?article=8268 Feb. 2007: Gaper's Block:Transmission (Chicago Area Music Blog On-Line) -Preview of Venice Gas House Trolley show - go to http://www.gapersblock.com/transmission/archives/concert/ Dec. 2006: Rick's Cafe, Central Wisconsin's Music News, Wisconsin, USA Nov. 2006: The Wisconsin State Journal Oct. 2006: Rick's Cafe, Central Wisconsin's Music News, Wisconsin, USA
Oct. 2006: Rick's Cafe, Central Wisconsin's Music News, Wisconsin, USA
-Chime Collective Monday Sessions at Madison Center For Creative And Cultural Arts Sept. 2006: Rick's Cafe, Central Wisconsin's Music News, Wisconsin, USA
Jun. 2006: Rick's Cafe, Central Wisconsin's Music News, Wisconsin, USA
in "Around Town" column
Homeless Co-Operative Newspaper Sept. 2004: Rick's Cafe, Central Wisconsin's Music News, Wisconsin, USA -Feature article "Poetry In Motion" and cover story Poetry in Motion article1page.pdf Poetry in Motion article2page.pdf with StoneFloat {features}:
-Featured on "Center Stage" in the Entertainment section
http://www.journaltimes.com/nucleus/index.php?itemid=4672 -Featured act in "The Source" entertainment section
http://news.postbulletin.com/newsmanager/templates/?a=248589&z=0
-Lead in "Beet Stew" section of Rockford area music and entertainment on-line guide June 2005: Beet Cafe, Rockford, IL -Lead in "Features Section" of Rockford area music and entertainment on-line guide
http://beetcafe.com/ -Lead feature article "StoneFloat is Beats, Rhymes and Much More" and interview in Entertainment Section
Jan. 2005: The Rock River Times, Rockford, IL
-Feature story in Vibe Entertainment section http://www.rockrivertimes.com/index.pl?cmd=viewstory&id=9196
Dec. 2004: The Emmie Independent Music Magazine, Madison, WI -Feature story and interview http://www.emmiemagazine.com/articles.php?articleID=15
June 2006: Maximum Ink Music Newspaper, Wisconsin, USA
-Mention as featured band in article on the North Pinckney Street Block Party
Apr. 2006: The Capitol Times, Madison, WI -Mention as feature band in article on the North Pinckney Street Block Party
Apr. 2004: Rick's Cafe, Central Wisconsin's Music News, Wisconsin, USA Operative Newspaper
-Honorable mention in Dane County's top bands of '05 column
www.madison.com
-High-lighted event of the week
Dec. 2004: Madison Wisconsin Independent Media Center -On-line article http://madison.indymedia.org/newswire/display/20672/index.php
Dec. 2004: Susan Masino's Wisconsin Music News -High-lighted event
Dec. 2004: The Rock River Times; Vibe entertainment section -Mention in Rockford, IL community newspaper http://www.rockrivertimes.com/index.pl?cmd=printstory&id=8854&cat=7
Nov. 2004: Rick's Cafe, Central Wisconsin's Music News, Wisconsin, USA
-Primary recommendation in The Thin Column Nov. 2004: The Core Weekly, Madison, WI -Best Bet pick of the week
Nov. 2004: The Madison Observer, Madison, WI -Mini-Spotlight selection Nov. 2004: The Isthmus (on-lne), Madison, WI -High-lighted event on front page of web-site
-Mention in News About Town column
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