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The Load Out Music Podcast

From Rock Hall-of-Famers to Grammy winners and emerging artists on the cusp of greatness The Load Out Music Podcast is hosted by singer/songwriter Aaron Perlut and features intimate, long-form conversations with music artists.

Jun 3, 2026

Neil Salsich didn't set out to become a St. Louis music icon — he just never stopped loving music long enough to do anything else. The founding member of The Mighty Pines, a soul-inspired roots rock band shaped by the wide rivers and red-brick streets of their hometown, Salsich turned a lifelong obsession into a...


May 27, 2026

He’s a Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, one of Rolling Stone’s “100 Greatest Guitarists,” and at 85 years old, he’s still riding motorcycles, producing his own CBD oil, and regularly has more gigs on the books than most musicians half his age.

We sat down with the great Jorma Kaukonen for the latest episode of 


May 18, 2026

Rising singer-songwriter Amelia Day joined host Aaron Perlut on The Load Out Music Podcast for a wide-ranging conversation about her journey from Sumner, Washington — the self-proclaimed “Rhubarb Pie Capital of the World” — to Nashville, where she’s been building a reputation as one of indie folk-rock’s most...


Apr 26, 2026

In the 1980s, popular music in Georgia started to once again find its footing. There was a burgeoning hip-hop scene, an exceptionally talented group of up-and-coming R&B artists, and a collection of rock ‘n’ roll bands that included the B-52s and R.E.M. out of Athens, as well as the Black Crowes and Drivin’ N’...


Apr 20, 2026

We kick off Season 7 of The Load Out Music Podcast with the GRAMMY-nominated, multi-instrumentalist and PLATINUM-selling artist—Hunter Hayes. He’s an embodiment of a musician that embraces evolution and redefines boundaries who burst onto the scene with his PLATINUM-certified debut album and charted a unique...