St. Louis '90s legends Stir to play Delmar Hall
Lead singer Andy Schmidt wasn't sure he'd ever be back on stage with Stir after an accident left him in a coma.
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Lead singer Andy Schmidt wasn't sure he'd ever be back on stage with Stir after an accident left him in a coma.
"Dwight's Daily Dose of New Music": Sulo in Solo
A new oral history depicts the chaos and community that built the beloved concert venue
Event planner Mike Kociela laments, “The rest of the country is gobbling up all the bands.” Mike Kociela’s old band, New World Spirits, got signed to Universal Records in the mid-90s. They were chewed up and spit out by the label a couple of years later. By 1997, he had formed his own production company and was blazing a new trail in the events industry. Since then, he has been producing large-scale events that range from 1000 to 500,000 attendees. One might think that getting dumped by a major-label would be his career low-point, but covid-19 has taken over that spot. His entire indust...