In the lead-up to the year’s first Tosco Music Party, Ryan and mark brought in the event’s creator, John Tosco, as well as Louis Beeler, founder of the popular Tiny Stage Concerts.

[CONTEST] We’re giving away two tickets to Saturday’s Tosco Music Party at Knight Theater. Just answer the following question: Vadim Kolpakov will be performing his brand of Russian Gypsy music on a seven-string guitar on Saturday. What American music icon has Kolpakov toured with in the past?

John Tosco answers the question in the podcast, so give it a listen and when you have the answer, email it to us at backtalk@clclt.com.

We talked to the duo about how each have grown their respective concerts from humble beginnings to renowned musical events. We also discuss what it was like for John to see his kids hit it big with Justincase, and talk beer with Beeler, who brews on the side.

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[From left] Louis Beeler, Ryan Pitkin, John Tosco and Mark Kemp.

Ryan Pitkin began his journalism career at Creative Loafing as an intern, later becoming the writer of CL's satirical column, The Blotter, and recently became the News Editor. Other publications he has...

Mark Kemp is Creative Loafing's former editor-in-chief, and the author of Dixie Lullaby: A Story of Music, Race and New Beginnings in a New South. He is currently the senior editor of Our State magazine....

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