This past week has been a busy one, and I'm excited to bring you all the teasingly delicious news of musicians to be featured. Every member I've met with in this week has continued to inspire me in different ways. Old friends, new friends, strangers. Each outlook on music, expression, style, the scene around them. Music is so broad, so encompassing. It enriches so many lives, from punks, to jazz, to the young, the elderly, the in-between. It's amazing to sit with each group of people and just hear about their take on music, their journey through the scene, and how it has completely changed their lives. Those intimate moments are what I hope to bring to you with Tri-State Jam. Not just the shows, the scene, the sound, but the true heart that comes with making music and following it with a passion. Immersing one's self in the culture. For loves, laughs, expression, anger, outlet, beauty. That is Tri-State Jam's goal, and I hope it resonates with each of you following the interviews of these musicians, and many more to come:
Eric and Kate Avey Waynesboro, PA
http://aveymusic.com/
Eric and Kate Avey met through music thirteen years ago, and from that day forward, their relationship has been as much about one another, their love and happiness, as it has about music.
"We know what we want to do, and we do it," Kate and
Eric share, and it's evident in the strong following Eric and Kate
have gathered. From their passion to their talent, it's no wonder why
these two have taken the local music scene by storm. Involved in
bands such as The Boro Boogie Pickers, The Reckoning, Mountain Ride,
and their duo, Strung Tight, the Aveys branch out across a collection
of bluegrass and acoustic bands, letting their souls and love speak
through music.This is nothing, however, compared to witnessing a special moment between just these two. Midst their personal photo-shoot, I watched a couple go from happy, posed smiles for the camera, to singing a duet in a brick alley wall, illuminated by a single lamp, and seeing only one another. Their voices, rich and lovingly haunting when melded together in a duet, melt your heart and express a love only music can put form to. Their story alone will warm a heart, but when shown through their passion for music, one can understand how they've come so far, and be inspired to follow what similar dreams they harbor in their own hearts.
Please stayed tuned in to Tri-State Jam for the Avey's full article and photo-shoot; complete information posts within a week, along with videos, tour dates, and more up-coming news.
Pooch and the Moochers Waynesboro, PA
Ty Clopper, Shane Huckle, Mark Thomas,
and Kyle Spencer (“Pooch”), jokingly tell me that they would
consider themselves “Comdey Rock.” And although they are really
an authentic garage-punk band out of Waynesboro, PA, the definition
of comedic definitely reflects the personalities of all band members.
Jumping from one stairwell to the next,
and showing off their mascots “dread head phred” and “kemo”
(two mounted deer heads in their studio), Pooch and the Moochers do
not lack in supply of optimism and happiness. Their musical talent
and passion, however, far exceed their supply of laughter, which is a
hard comparison to make.
Officially a four member group as of
April this year, the musical experience spanning all members goes
back years. They reflect on their individual beginnings, as well as
their official formation, all thanks to the Dawg House in Waynesboro,
PA, where they first met and played their first show together. Every
one of them agrees they are in it for the self-fulfillment, and the
happiness it brings them in the moment when they play. From an all
acoustic to band with five songs to now having twenty-four originals,
Pooch and the Moochers is wasting no time moving forward with their
musical plans.
Stayed tuned within the next few weeks
for upcoming shows, Pooch and the Moochers news, and the tell-all
story on how the name “Pooch and the Moochers” came to be.
2 Sides 2 Die South
Central PA
Started
back in 2005, known mainly from their time at the
shack-hole-in-the-hole in Waynesboro, PA dubbed “HellHouse”, 2
Sides 2 Die has evolved through sound, members, and location within
eight years; Zack Burkett has a lot to tell in his story about 2
Sides 2 Die, and where it's going from here. Also along-side him, new
member Gary Tritle, lending information on what is planned, and their
shared views on the release of life's frustrations when playing live.
Between
the albums Method to Madness, Doom and Gloom, and Fatal Flaw, 2 Sides
2 Die's sound has always remained heavy, angry, and sorrowful. Zack
shares his experiences leading to each album, and how it's not just
music and songs, but each album is also a story with a central theme.
From break-ups and feeling on top of the world, Zack also alludes to
new music focusing on betrayal, and being some of the heaviest and
angriest music 2 Sides 2 Die has yet released.
When
on stage, Zack and Gary both agree it is about being in the moment for
them; focusing on letting out their anxiety, the one place in the
world they feel at home. Although quiet, Gary resonates a powerful
energy that flows in sync's with Zack's, and the powerful suggestion of
their music to come is rich and enticing in the air.
Despite
the anger and the show they put on live, 2 Sides 2 Die is pushed
forward by optimism and determination.
“People
say the big question is 'Why,' but I say, 'why not?'” Zack says,
“You only live once, and I just want to make records.”
For
both of them, they are just anxious to be back on stage. Gary
explains, “It's the one place I feel I don't have to be quiet. I'm
just out to have fun.”
Remembering
that music is a release, 2 Sides 2 Die continues to push forward,
re-visiting old songs and beginning new ones.
Continue
to check back with Tri-State Jam within a month, for more information
on 2 Sides 2 Die, including where they are going from here, plans for
new originals, and how music increasingly assists in their lives and
their personal struggles.
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Along-side
the up-coming musicians, Tri-State Jam's photographer and journalist,
Coryn Rose, will be photographing the magic at Mountain Madness 5
this year, held at Four Quarters Farm, in Artemas, PA, from Sept 13th
to the 15th.
This is an EDM festival, and I would like to encourage all interested
Djs/Promoters/Music Enthusiasts to please seek me out about
scheduling your own interview/photo-shoot for a featured piece during
this time. This a prime opportunity to capture the music of a live
performance through the personal photographs, and allow an
in-the-moment feel to really come through the interview and article.
All
other musicians interested in scheduling an interview, please email
corynrose115@gmail.com if
you are located in the Tri-State Area. All bands outside of the
immediate base of Tri-State Jam (Hagerstown, MD) can schedule an
interview via phone, skype, or email. Please don't hesitate to initiate contact, even if only with questions or comments.
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