Rose Asteroid at Waterfront Park in Burlington Credit: Luke Awtry

Rose Asteroid, Waterfront Park, Burlington, Tuesday, May 27:

As more Burlington music venues close, the DIY route is a good one for bands to consider. Rose Asteroid, Burlington’s self-proclaimed “AlternaFunk Space Rock” power trio, are already way ahead of the game. With a small set of portable batteries and an unreasonably large set of amps, band members Marcus Bretto (guitar), Mats Thureson (bass) and Aidan Marble (drums) took to the open field between the FRAME and the Andy A_Dog Williams Skatepark. It was a near-perfect day on the waterfront. The skate park was packed, bikers filled both lanes of the Burlington Greenway, and the park itself was littered with lazy sun lovers. Rose Asteroid’s positive-energy instrumental music was equally well received by skaters, skate moms, frame climbers and casual sunbathers. The band even got a thumbs-up from Parks, Recreation & Waterfront employees passing by in their cart. I have only one piece of advice if you choose the renegade way: Leave the high-wattage tube amps at home. Your batteries will thank you.

This article appears in The Animal Issue 2025.

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Luke Awtry took the long way to becoming a professional photographer, with a path through music, technology and engineering, and he remains active in each. His first Seven Days assignment was on Town Meeting Day in March 2018, and he has since supported...