Around The Campfire: Aaron Kamm and the One Drops [VIDEO RELEASE]
(Aaron Kamm at Summer Camp by Tara Gracer) Aaron Kamm and the One Drops merge flavors of Roots Reggae, Mississippi River Blues, Improv-laced Jams, and Soulful Vocals to create a truly unique sound on every song, speaker, and stage. And everybody’s favorite small stage was the home of that unique sound on Sunday of […]
Around The Campfire: Joe Hertler and The Rainbow Seekers [VIDEO RELEASE]
(Joe Hertler at Summer Camp by Max Dashevsky) Joe Hertler & The Rainbobw Seekers’ Michigan flavored soul, funk, bounce and feel-good pop holds our hand as he helps explain all of life’s highs and lows. The blessings and sadness that we all experience in this crazy trip we call life. Backed by the merry bunch […]
Around The Campfire: lespecial feat. Kris Myers [VIDEO RELEASE]
(Luke Bemand of lespecial at Summer Camp by Tara Gracer) Two-time Summer Camp artist lespecial has made a major impact on the jam scene with their heavy future groove sound. Spacey and bass-y, this band has the ability to bend genres to their needs combining hip-hop with progressive rock over a bed of electronic soundscapes, […]
Camp Counselor Sasha Wraps with Mummy Cass [ARTIST INTERVIEW]
Camp Counselor Sasha Wraps with Mummy Cass (Mummy Cass at Summer Camp by Tony Vasquez) This is a video we couldn’t keep under wraps any longer. While all the members of Here Come the Mummies may remain anonymous, it’s no mystery this band knows how to get a crowd dancing. Camp Counselor Sasha (Grateful Gypsies) […]
Around The Campfire: Saxsquatch [VIDEO RELEASE]
(Image of Saxsquatch by Shatter Imagery) Things were getting very Harry Saturday night as Saxsquatch made his Summer Camp Music Festival debut on the Campfire Stage at SCamp20. It might be hot just like an oven at Three Sister’s Park in August at times, but Saxsquatch forever keeps things cool. His primal blend of originals […]
Around The Campfire: BOOGIE T.RIO [VIDEO RELEASE]
(Image of Boogie T. by Carlie Adair) Boogie T has already made a name for himself in the EDM scene as a solo artist known for his heavy wubs and intense bass drops, but as he ventured into other genres combining face melting guitar solos with his electronic flair, the three-piece live band Boogie T.rio […]
Kool Mikell Drops His “Summer Camp Anthem” ft. Kris Myers, Willie Waldman & Tommy D
Summer Camp super-security-specialist-slash-emcee, Kool Mikell (otherwise known simply as Mo) released his own “Summer Camp Anthem“! This track is a collaboration of all-star talent with Kris Myers featured on percussion, legendary trumpeter Willie Waldman on brass, plus iconic producer/engineer Tommy D with the bass. The founder of Summer Camp itself, Ian Goldberg credited as the […]
Camp Counselor Sydney Reunites with the SCamp Fam
Camp Counselor Sydney Reunites with the SCamp Fam (photo credit of Aaron Bradley) Words… I could think of a list of words to describe Summer Camp 2021, hot, uncertain, magical, amazing, transformational… the list could go on for pages but if only one word could be chosen, it would be refreshing. That’s probably not the […]
Best. SCamp. Ever. with Camp Counselor Sasha
(images courtesy of Grateful Gypsies) Wow SCampers, just wow. It’s been a few weeks since we left Three Sisters Park and I’m still reeling from what I’m already calling the best SCamp ever. Cheers to 20 years, indeed! It felt so damn good – dare I say cathartic? – to be back home at Summer […]
“Underplayed” and Women in EDM Culture with Maddy O’Neal and MedusA
(photo credit of Treevalds Productions) Dance music has always been about expression and acceptance. Starting in the early 80’s, black, latino, and queer communities embraced eachother in big cities, like Chicago, Detroit and New York City, while dancing to electronic music. House music and techno was just beginning to become popular in night clubs in […]