137. LIFERS - Marc Solheim

Not all talent buyers are nice guys. To be honest, it’s a profession that seems to attract more than its fair share of bastards. But that’s not the case with our good buddy Marc Solheim — who went from being a welcome fixture on the Milwaukee concert scene to being a big-cheese booker for Chicago’s own Riot Fest without ever losing an ounce of his good humored charm (not to mention a single strand of his famously perfect hair). In fact, the guy’s filled with so much goodwill that he actually attended Local H’s very first show (at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater in 1990) and years later he was STILL willing to book the band. Anyway — on this episode we talk to Marc about serving food to Mark Slaughter at Alpine Valley, Stevie Ray Vaughan’s last show, flyering for “Jesus Christ Superstar”, working at The Rave, shows at The Unicorn, Corey Feldman’s bodyguard, Wesley Willis and The Frogs, Walter Schreifels’ three-peat weekend, vegan chimichangas, what goes into organizing a world class music festival, and a WHAT’S THE BEST?!? with Riot Fest headliners The Cure.