Shadyside Allstars: News

Every year at the end of August, Shadyside performs with a slew of local musicians (Indianapolis, Chicago & Louisville) at a benefit called Kammy's Kause. For those of you unfamiliar with Kammy's Kause, it is a free, 2-day music festival held on August 27th & 28th, 2010 dedicated to raising money and awareness for the rare chromosome disorder 4p- (aka Wolf-Hirschhorn Syndrome, WHS). In more techincal terms, it is caused by the partial deletion of the short (p) arm of chromosome 4. Please visit the Wolf-Hirschhorn site for more technical information about the syndrome.

Dear to our hearts is Kamdyn (Kammy) Hiner, daughter of Jared Hiner (Original State of Mind) and the reason for creating this benefit. She was diagnosed with 4p- in January of 2002. With only 600 +/- cases known of in the world and around only 150 in the United States, research is limited for this rare disorder. Therefore, with Jared's vision and the work of so many wonderful people, this festival has helped raise a tremendous amount of money for the 4p- Support Group. This fundraising directly assists the the program in supporting the other families that have a 4p- child. We urge you to read Kammy's Kause Letter Of Intent to learn how truly important this event is to the families affected by 4p- (WHS). You'll be happy to know this particular fundraiser is the largest 4p- contributor to date!

Because of this effort, the bi-annual conference for 4p- (WHS) will be hosted in Indianapolis in 2012. We are calling out to any and all whom can spare time, money and support. If you can't make it at the end of this month, please support any way you can. You can donate via the "Chip-In" widget as created by Kammy's Kause for online donations. $2, $10, $100, whatever you can spare. For those whom might consider a spnosorship, please download the sponsorship form. You can even bring your spare change to the next Shadyside show for our Kammy's Kause change bucket!

The show will be held at the American Legion Campgrounds just north of Fortville, IN (on Highway 13, one exit north of Verizon Wireless Music Center on I-69). Please visit the website to obtain custom directions.

We look forward to being part of something greater than ourselves in a few weeks. Won't you join us too?

Howdy Doody!

The week is just about over and I'm sure you're looking for an engagement to kich off your shoes and let down your hair. We've got just the environment and vibe for you to do so. This Saturday, June 5th, Shadyside will be funkin' it up at the Rathskeller in downtown Indianapolis.

The 19th century Athenaeum building is one of the most unique venues in Indy's downtown scenery. The Kellerbar has a great line up of import and domestic beers and wines. It's sure to please the most discriminating tastes. Please note this show is being held in the Biergarten which it is NOT an all ages area (21+). Shadyside takes to the stage at 7pm, followed by The Elect shortly after 8pm. Should there be questionable Indiana weather, the show will move inside and begin at 8pm rather than 7pm.

Show up early and get yourself a refreshing drink and some great food. We look forward to seeing you there. Enjoy the last day of the week!

What's the haps on the craps, people?!

Back from a short hiatus, Shadyside has got some great news and upcoming shows for 2010.

• On St. Patty's Day (Wednesday, March 17th), Hidden Relic & Upland Brewery Present: Shadyside Allstars w/Herbert Wiser at Booney's (Avon, IN). Booney’s is Indy's newest premier hot spot. Show will start at 9pm and there's NO COVER! When you thought it couldn't get any better, Booney's will be featuring $2.00 Pints of Upland Pale and other free tastings. The venue address is:

Booney's
8187 E. US Hwy 36 (Rockville Rd.)
Avon, IN 46123

For those of you who can’t make the event, the show will be streamed live at http://www.hiddenrelic.net/ and http://www.livestream.com/likeminds . Thanks to Joey Buttram and Hidden Relic for putting together this fun-filled evening.

• For the last two years, Shadyside has been blessed to perform at Summer Camp at three Sisters Park in Chillicothe, IL. With the help of our families and friends, we’ve rocked the set and put up the numbers to make our way to join in on the fun Labor Day weekend. We have the opportunity to make this the biggest year for Shadyside at Summer Camp. On Sunday, March 28th, the Allstars will need your assistance in voting them to Summer Camp. The On The Road Series will be held at Birdy’s Live:

Birdy’s Bar & Grille
2131 E. 71st
Indpls, IN 46220

We’re asking for all the assistance you can muster up for the evening. The evening starts at 8pm. Shadyside is taking the stage at 9pm.Invite your friends. Bring your neighbor. Tell your mother.

Aside from the aforementioned dates, we’ve got plenty of announcements coming for this year’s festival season. Stay tuned for more info!

We're a bit saddened by the drastic change in weather, but this time of year always gives us the chance to regroup and start writing new material. We're currently working on four new tracks, one of which is complete. It appears studio time will be coming in the New Year along with much more traveling and performing.

In the meantime, we'd like to direct your attention to an interview from this year's Kammy's Kause (www.kammyskause.org) with
Darrin Snider of Indy In-Tune (www.indyintune.com).
Every year we sit down with Big D and wax the subject of what Shadyside is currently up to or what future plans we've got in the mix. Inevitably, the interview becomes something more than standard fare. This year is without exception. In fact, it may be one of our best to date. We must inform you, however, to use discretion when listening to this episode as it contains adult content that may not be suitable for anyone faint of heart.

THE INTERVIEW PODCAST

http://www.indypodcasters.com/indyintune/blogarchive.asp?article=196

Don’t forget about our upcoming show schedule. For those of you north of Indy, we’ll be traveling to Chicago to perform at the Goose Island Pub on Saturday, November 14th. We’d love to get everyone together and take a road trip. For those of you interested in traveling, please email roadtrip@shadysideallstars.com and we’ll get you in contact with others heading to Chicago.

Hope to hear from some of you soon. Keep in touch and enjoy the weekend.

peas and monkey knees,
Aaron, Blair, Will, Squirt & Chris

Once again, Shadyside is proud to be performing at the 2009 Kammy's Kause benefit Friday, August 28th at 7pm.

Kammy's Kause is the charitable music benefit for the purpose of raising money for research of the chromosome abnormality called 4p-/Wolf Hirschhorn. There are about 600+/- known cases in the world, so very little is known about this syndrome. The hope is to raise awareness about this syndrome, help with research, and assist families of children with 4p-. The money that has been raised the last 5 years has helped over 15 families attend the National Conferences for 4p-. There they received encouragement from other families of 4p- children and medical information from 4p- specialists who attend these conferences.

This free festival begins Friday evening and ends at midnight on Saturday. Donations are gladly accepted. Please visit Kammy's Kause for more information. We look forward to seeing you there!

Ladies and Germs!

We're proud to announce our inclusion in the inaugural Three heads Co. & A Greener Indiana event, Little Turtle Music & Arts Festival! Here's a little low down on the event:

"The 1st Annual Little Turtle Music & Arts Festival is a gathering of up to 5,000 to 10,000 of our closest friends and lovers of music and the arts, rallying support to create a more environmentally conscious community, state and country.

We plan to carry this out by featuring a wide range of professional musical entertainment and local artists. Along with the entertainment we plan to provide a platform for education, demonstrations, and presentations on an array of pressing environmental issues from alternative power and fuel sources, to watershed management, green legislation, the importance of reducing waste, and our ecological footprint.

Our hopes are to see a weekend long effort to reduce landfill waste (through zero waste concepts like recycling and composting) while giving green organizations and local merchants a chance to reap the benefits of such a large gathering.

Join us for a weekend of camping, eating, learning, relaxing and listening to GREAT MUSIC!"

We're looking forward to participating this year. We'd love for you to attend as well. Please visit the Little Turtle Music & Arts Festival for ordering tickets.

Check it out, yo! We'll be in down town Indy this Saturday night at the Earth House Collective with AyAwAscA.

Ladies and Gentlemen!

We'd like to announce the opening of our CD Baby site! We are proud to be able to distribute our newest studio release with CD Baby. Here you can order your copy of the self-titled, Shadyside Allstars, directly shipped to your house. There's a discount for ordering it online instead of at shows as well as a 10% discount for ordering multiple copies. Before you know it, Xmas will be right around the corner. Get your advance shopping done now!

Please visit our site at CD Baby soon!

After yesterday's fiasco of getting out trailer picked up, loaded and fianlly out of town, we drove straight ti Cincy on a mission of sorts. Squirt Jones was at the helm and Blair, Will, Aaron and Chris were left to annoy him the entire way. Whether it be flatulence or dim-witted chicanery, Squirt has to put up with it all.

We arrived safe and sound at Stanley's Pub, meeting our cohorts for the evening, The Bones Dupree Band. They're an energetic four-piece rom the Cincy area and know how to play some damn fine music. Look forward to working with them again.

Thanks to Steve and the crew for taking cre of us. Extra special thanks to Joe C and Ricky Bobby for bringing the new strooners. Peas and monkey knees.

 

After weeks of being without our Allen & Heath 16-channel sound board, we're happy to say we have the bad boy back in our possession and ready to rock for this weekend's shows! Now it's up to Squirt Jones to get it all put together and laid out.

We're moving up the charts at Reverb Nation! We're slowly gaining ground in the National Rock Chart (#121) and the Global Rock Chart (#465). We are always looking for assistance in boosting our numbers online. Check out the below widgets box. Here you can select a widget to put on your myspace, facebook or personal page to assist Shadyside. The more the merrier!

 

Check out new videos Will posted of our Music Mill show last Saturday. They feature a few of our originals and some select covers. Enjoy!

What's shakin'?!

We're happy to announcing this year's time slot for Summer Camp. We'll be appearing on the Campfire Stage at 11am on Saturday, May 23rd. There will be much advertising about Breakfast with Shadyside on Friday afternoon through the wee hours of Saturday. Keep your eyes peeled for the bananas. We'll be ready to rock the set with our strooners all morning long.

If you're going to be at the festival, let us know in advance. We'd be happy to hook up and hang out for sure. If you're unable to attend, send us some positive vibes via our guestbook, our msypace page or facebook account. See you soon!  

fleas and monkey knees,

Aaron, Will, Squirt, Blair & Chris