Ashland

Apple Jam

A picture I don't really remember taking...

OHHHH MAN, Apple Jam was awesome! For those who don’t know, Apple Jam is a 3 day music festival outside of Ashland, Oregon and put on by our friends in the band Karrgo Bossajova. We had the pleasure and honor of opening up this year’s festivities with a killer 2 hour set. After getting everyone amped for the weekend, we proceeded to get wild and crazy dancing around the festival bonfire and mingling with the other musicians and festival-goers.

We left the fest to play a show (see later post) and came back to enjoy another night of partying. On Sunday there was a scheduled “free jam” but the sound engineer for the festival had to go, so we came to the rescue and set up our PA to project the sounds for the day. Unfortunately rain ended the jamming early, but by then I was pretty much cashed anyways after seeing the sun rise only a few hours before. The weekend overall was super fun, and I can’t wait to come back next year!

PS We have recordings from this show…if you want to get a copy write a comment or email us at booking@achachay.com and tell us a good (creative) reason why we should send you a copy for free!

Ashland with Karrgo Bossajova

One of the best parts about touring is returning to the same places and playing with friends (or for friends) you’ve made on the road in the past. Our second show in Ashland, Oregon was one such show. Once again we played at the amazing Caldera Tap House and with our groovetastic friends Karrgo Bossajova.

The night was great. We had a big turn out of music-loving, dancing happy shiny people thanks to the Karrgo guys and they absolutely rocked it. They have some great funky tunes including the crowd favorite “I’m Going to Eat Your Brains, and Steal Your Knowledge”. We also played a great set and managed to yet again take the 2 free drinks and stretch them into free beer!

The night was far from over after the show. We ended up partying and laughing it up with the Karrgo guys til the sun came up. Highlights included a few hysterical (and terrible) organ jams and Jordan told a few of the longest unentertaining stories ever told. He even claims to have been in a dream state while telling them.

Once again Ashland was bad ass! Check out Karrgo Bossajova on myspace.com/karrgobossajova

Great day for a funk band… Let’s have two!

beautiful Ashland

It’s a beautiful day for a funk band. Let’s have two!  Ashland is such a beautiful town.  If I didn’t know better when driving around I would think I was in the Swiss Alps.  The town just has a lot of character.  People are very friendly and make you feel at home.  The Caldera Tap House was no different.  Dave went out of his way to make sure we had everything we could need.  Everything from lodging to food to brews.  We stayed with the guys from the band Karrgo Bossa Jova.

They had a house on the out skirts of town so we could jam late and enjoy ourselves. We had a couple great nights hanging out with the guys from the band. We got to make some great music and just had a great time hanging out. I love Oregon!

That night's set list went over well