{"id":11440,"date":"2019-06-14T19:50:08","date_gmt":"2019-06-14T19:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/?p=11440"},"modified":"2019-06-14T19:50:08","modified_gmt":"2019-06-14T19:50:08","slug":"tune-up-for-live-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/2019\/06\/14\/tune-up-for-live-music\/","title":{"rendered":"Tune Up For Live Music"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ketch\u2019em Alive and Jazz in the Park will begin<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

By Dana DuGan<\/em><\/p>\n

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Ketch\u2019em Alive, one of the many live music events in the Wood River Valley, celebrates summer with music outdoors. Painting credit: Will Caldwell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

One of the most quintessential activities in the Wood River Valley is the weekly event known as Ketch\u2019em Alive. Held Tuesdays throughout the summer at Ketchum\u2019s Forest Service Park, the free concert series will celebrate its 20 anniversary with an array of musical flavors. The weekly event is sponsored by the City of Ketchum and a variety of supporting businesses.
\nThe dance party is something of a local tradition, in which partiers of all ages mix it up, dancing and socializing. Artist Will Caldwell, the longtime producer of the event, creates a lineup he hopes will appeal to everyone, featuring visiting musicians and some local favorites.
\n\u201cTwenty years ago, in order to book bands, I had to have them send me a CD,\u201d Caldwell said, referring to an old-fashioned mode of music known as a compact disc. \u201cWe also didn\u2019t have e-mail, either. The Internet wasn\u2019t even mainstream. Now I\u2019m listening to bands online, and seeing their videos, which is helpful.\u201d
\nThere was no advertising budget or word of mouth back in 1999, either.
\n\u201cI used to go live on the radio to get people to come out,\u201d Caldwell said, laughing. \u201cWe started with local bands. A couple of bands from Boise and Twin Falls came early, too. They were all Idaho bands, mostly. The Heaters had taken a hiatus, and then they reunited for the show and now play every year.\u201d
\nSome changes over the years include the addition of an opening band. Generally, youth bands or singing groups take the stage at 6:30 p.m., with the headliner coming on at about 7:30 p.m. Early vendors cooked onsite and sold beer and wine. Now, Washington Street is closed between the Limelight Hotel and Forest Service Park for food trucks and full bars. The size of the crowd has increased over the years, too.
\n\u201cIt was a small group at first,\u201d Caldwell said. \u201cYoung people didn\u2019t catch on right away, then they\u2019d hang on the street but not come in. Now, all ages are mixed in. Kids and parents are dancing together. I put that on the poster, and that says where we are now. It\u2019s the dynamic that\u2019s unique to Ketch\u2019em Alive.\u201d
\nCaldwell is always excited about the lineups he creates for the season. This year he mentioned Kuinka.
\n\u201cThey really have high energy, great for dancing, and they play original music,\u201d Caldwell said. \u201cThe Gene Avaro Band comes highly recommended. Scott Pemperton is a really good band from Portland. That\u2019s big. Tumbling Dice is this year\u2019s tribute show [local musicians who pick a different band each year to master] made up of Johnny Valenzuela, Chip Booth and Paul Gregory.\u201d
\nKetch\u2019em Alive is only one of Caldwell\u2019s projects, though; he also produces Jazz in the Park, held at Rotary Park alongside the Big Wood River in Ketchum.
\nEach week will feature another jazz band, usually from Boise or the Valley. On July 14, jazz singer Darynn Dean, from Los Angeles, will perform.
\n\u201cOne of our supporters who lives in L.A. is helping to bring her here,\u201d Caldwell said. \u201cThat\u2019ll be a treat.\u201d
\nCaldwell has yet another project being introduced this season. In association with Mitzi Meacham of Music & Me, he will facilitate a jam session at the Hailey music studio on Bullion Street.
\n\u201cWe\u2019ll jam with live chords and loops,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s an experiential guided jam session, and instructional for any age. People can bring their own instruments or use the keyboards and drums provided. It\u2019ll be fun music on the streets of Hailey.\u201d
\nThe Guided Improv Jam will be held every Thursday at 6:30 p.m. It starts this week on Thursday, June 13.<\/p>\n

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Ketch\u2019em Alive, Tuesdays<\/strong>
\nJune 18 Pandas and People, from Boise, with Hurdy Gurdy Girls
\nJune 25 Tumbling Dice \u2014 Rolling Stones tribute band
\nJuly 2 Swagger \u2014 Irish rock from Salt Lake City
\nJuly 9 Scott Pemberton Band \u2014 electric guitar virtuoso, from Portland, Ore.
\nJuly 16 Kuinka \u2014 modern Americana\/electronic, from Southern California
\nJuly 23 Pixie and the Partygrass Boys \u2014 joyous folk pop, from Salt Lake City
\nJuly 30 Gene Avaro Band \u2014 soul, funk, electronic, from Arizona
\nAug. 6 Lukewarm \u2014 Lost River Disco
\nAug. 13 The Heaters \u2014 classic rock dance party<\/p>\n

Jazz in the Park, Sundays<\/strong>
\nJune 23 Alan Pennay and friends
\nJune 30 Frim Fram Four, from Boise
\nJuly 7 Nicole Christensen Group, from Boise
\nJuly 14 Darynn Dean, from Los Angeles
\nJuly 21 Mitchell-Gregory Project
\nJuly 28 Idaho Falls Big Band<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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