Get ready for the 2nd annual Chenango Summer Jam
The Chenango Blues Association has announced its lineup for the 2nd annual Chenango Summer Jam, set to take place from noon to 9:30 p.m. Saturday on the East Park stage in downtown Norwich.
Set to perform are the Waydown Wailers, Conehead Buddha, Flow Tribe, Cris Jacobs Band and headliners Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad.
The Chenango Blues Association has been organizing and running the annual Chenango Blues Festival for more than 20 years now, the committee comprised of experienced music lovers. The committee opted to branch out last year with a free one-day summer festival, upon the suggestion of some newer committee members, and it was a popular event within the community. Blues Association President Eric Larsen said the stage in East Park has made events such as Summer Jam and the Free Summer Concert Series possible.
There is no cost of admission for day-long event - with gratitude extended to sponsors Preferred Mutual and Morrisville State College. The Blues Association committee encourages attendees to support local merchants for food and beverages, yet coolers with food or non-alcoholic drink may be brought into the park.
As East Park is a county park, the city’s legislation with regard to open containers will be in effect.
Park Place Restaurant and Lounge, however, will again have an outdoor beer and wine garden offering a view of the stage, while the Norwich Elks Lodge will hold a pig roast fundraiser the day of the event.
The Blues Association encourages attendees to bring blankets or chairs for seating.
Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad will return to Norwich for its second performance in two years - the band set to begin at 8 p.m. - this year headlining the event, bringing “your favorite sounds of the 50s, 60s, and 70s swirling together to create original dance music made to bring you bodily health and joy,” according to bassist and vocalist James Searl.
Said Searl, “We are always fascinated by how many small unique towns New York has to offer. All with their own culture, cool people, and awesome show of spirit at events. We love playing in tight communities. Chenango was all that and more. Norwich is a sweet town with sweet people.”
Searl stated that the varying characters of a community are what make that area special - characters including artists, musicians, dancers, painters, firemen, doctors and comedians, just to name a few.
“Plus, when a town is smart enough to know how much everyone enjoys free music, we know it is a town we want to hang out in.” Searl added.
Since Giant Panda’s last performance in Norwich, they have recorded two new albums that are in the process of being mixed and finished. The ensemble has toured the lands, and enjoyed time with their friends and family while not playing shows, said Searl.
The Cris Jacobs Band takes the stage at 6:30 p.m., offering sounds ranging from intense rock to hauntingly sweet psychedelia.
Jacobs - a songwriter, vocalist and guitarist - spent ten years as frontman for the Baltimore-based The Bridge, and is now playing and working with Jake Leckie on the upright bass, Mike Gambone - a former bandmate from The Bridge - on drums, Dave Hadley on the pedal steel guitar, and Ed Hough on vocals and percussion.
The members of the well-known New Orleans ensemble Flow Tribe will make their first appearance in Upstate New York for Summer Jam.
Lead singer and trumpet player K.C. O'Rorke said, “We’re definitely excited to spread our ‘backbone crackin’ music up to Norwich, NY.”
O’Rorke said the group’s sound is a blend of funk, rock and blues, with a little bit of latin thrown into the mix.
“You know, NOLA sounds,” he said, adding the washboard, harmonica, and trumpet contribute to the band’s full sound.
The band formed after high school, according to O’Rorke, but different members went to various colleges and the band’s drummer served in Iraq. After hurricane Katrina hit, all of their families were affected and they decided to move back to New Orleans to help the city and their loved ones - which is when the group opted to take music more seriously as a means to help out.
The six-man band is excited to get out of the south for a bit and experience what it’s like in central NY, O’Rorke added. Their stop at Summer Jam is a part of the group’s east coast tour promoting Painkiller, Flow Tribe’s May 2013 album release.
“We’ve got some crazy merchandise,” O’Rorke said. “We’re all decked out, we’ll have all our albums and everything ... we’ve got you covered.”
Preceeding Flow Tribe is Conehead Buddha, slated to start at 2 p.m. Conehead Buddha has been deemed one of the original genre-blending bands on the jam scene. The band has been known to infuse salsa, rock, trance-esque jams and ska into their performances.
Kicking-off the festivities at noon will be the Waydown Wailers, an original band made up of four musicians from various musical backgrounds. Each member has his own history and experiences, and their sound together has been described as “edge of the swamp rock, blues and jam with a twist of Americana.”
Appreciation is extended from the Chenango Blues Association to the Greater Norwich Foundation and the R.C. Smith Foundation. The second Summer Jam is also made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, which is administered by the Chenango Arts Council with support from Gov. Andrew Cuomo and NYS Legislature.
For further information on Chenango Summer Jam including camping, lodging, food and beverages, and ground rules, visit chenangosummerjam.org.
Set to perform are the Waydown Wailers, Conehead Buddha, Flow Tribe, Cris Jacobs Band and headliners Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad.
The Chenango Blues Association has been organizing and running the annual Chenango Blues Festival for more than 20 years now, the committee comprised of experienced music lovers. The committee opted to branch out last year with a free one-day summer festival, upon the suggestion of some newer committee members, and it was a popular event within the community. Blues Association President Eric Larsen said the stage in East Park has made events such as Summer Jam and the Free Summer Concert Series possible.
There is no cost of admission for day-long event - with gratitude extended to sponsors Preferred Mutual and Morrisville State College. The Blues Association committee encourages attendees to support local merchants for food and beverages, yet coolers with food or non-alcoholic drink may be brought into the park.
As East Park is a county park, the city’s legislation with regard to open containers will be in effect.
Park Place Restaurant and Lounge, however, will again have an outdoor beer and wine garden offering a view of the stage, while the Norwich Elks Lodge will hold a pig roast fundraiser the day of the event.
The Blues Association encourages attendees to bring blankets or chairs for seating.
Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad will return to Norwich for its second performance in two years - the band set to begin at 8 p.m. - this year headlining the event, bringing “your favorite sounds of the 50s, 60s, and 70s swirling together to create original dance music made to bring you bodily health and joy,” according to bassist and vocalist James Searl.
Said Searl, “We are always fascinated by how many small unique towns New York has to offer. All with their own culture, cool people, and awesome show of spirit at events. We love playing in tight communities. Chenango was all that and more. Norwich is a sweet town with sweet people.”
Searl stated that the varying characters of a community are what make that area special - characters including artists, musicians, dancers, painters, firemen, doctors and comedians, just to name a few.
“Plus, when a town is smart enough to know how much everyone enjoys free music, we know it is a town we want to hang out in.” Searl added.
Since Giant Panda’s last performance in Norwich, they have recorded two new albums that are in the process of being mixed and finished. The ensemble has toured the lands, and enjoyed time with their friends and family while not playing shows, said Searl.
The Cris Jacobs Band takes the stage at 6:30 p.m., offering sounds ranging from intense rock to hauntingly sweet psychedelia.
Jacobs - a songwriter, vocalist and guitarist - spent ten years as frontman for the Baltimore-based The Bridge, and is now playing and working with Jake Leckie on the upright bass, Mike Gambone - a former bandmate from The Bridge - on drums, Dave Hadley on the pedal steel guitar, and Ed Hough on vocals and percussion.
The members of the well-known New Orleans ensemble Flow Tribe will make their first appearance in Upstate New York for Summer Jam.
Lead singer and trumpet player K.C. O'Rorke said, “We’re definitely excited to spread our ‘backbone crackin’ music up to Norwich, NY.”
O’Rorke said the group’s sound is a blend of funk, rock and blues, with a little bit of latin thrown into the mix.
“You know, NOLA sounds,” he said, adding the washboard, harmonica, and trumpet contribute to the band’s full sound.
The band formed after high school, according to O’Rorke, but different members went to various colleges and the band’s drummer served in Iraq. After hurricane Katrina hit, all of their families were affected and they decided to move back to New Orleans to help the city and their loved ones - which is when the group opted to take music more seriously as a means to help out.
The six-man band is excited to get out of the south for a bit and experience what it’s like in central NY, O’Rorke added. Their stop at Summer Jam is a part of the group’s east coast tour promoting Painkiller, Flow Tribe’s May 2013 album release.
“We’ve got some crazy merchandise,” O’Rorke said. “We’re all decked out, we’ll have all our albums and everything ... we’ve got you covered.”
Preceeding Flow Tribe is Conehead Buddha, slated to start at 2 p.m. Conehead Buddha has been deemed one of the original genre-blending bands on the jam scene. The band has been known to infuse salsa, rock, trance-esque jams and ska into their performances.
Kicking-off the festivities at noon will be the Waydown Wailers, an original band made up of four musicians from various musical backgrounds. Each member has his own history and experiences, and their sound together has been described as “edge of the swamp rock, blues and jam with a twist of Americana.”
Appreciation is extended from the Chenango Blues Association to the Greater Norwich Foundation and the R.C. Smith Foundation. The second Summer Jam is also made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, which is administered by the Chenango Arts Council with support from Gov. Andrew Cuomo and NYS Legislature.
For further information on Chenango Summer Jam including camping, lodging, food and beverages, and ground rules, visit chenangosummerjam.org.
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