The third annual The Mad Tea Party Jam, presented by Appalachian Jamwich, takes place June 19-22 in Hedgesville, WV. The music and arts festival will be headlined by Papadosio, two nights of The Werks, two nights of Dopapod, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, The Mantras and more.The event will host multiple stages, an electronic dance tent, and late night music to 5AM and later. The arts will also be a prevalent component to the experience and patrons can enjoy looking through a transformative art gallery, exploring art installations, and watching live art being created before their eyes at the main stage. The optical delights don't end there, because each night the crowd will transform into outlandish characters for our nightly costume contests and Friday night's Futuristic Burlesque Fashion Show. Fire performers will be lighting up the night sky, hoop troupe performers will make LED lights melt before your eyes, and aerial performers will hang gracefully from the stage. Workshops teaching how to hoop, do yoga, play guitar and more will also be available to enhance your experience at the festival.The Mad Tea Party Jam takes place on beautiful land with two ponds, a stream and swimming hole. Also on the property is a Bavarian style villa and stone courtyard that hosts the VIP/Artist area. The intimate environment allows musicians to roam the property and rub shoulders with attendees. The magical venue and kind vibes bring us together to love one another and transform our energies into a single creative collective.General admission tickets are currently at their 2nd tier price of $85 and VIP tickets are available for $185. A limited amount of tickets at this tier are available and may sell out. VIP tickets include preferred camping with the bands, VIP hospitality area, 3 private acoustic sets by bands T.B.A., T-shirt, poster, and laminate.The official lineup includes some of the most talented, fastest growing bands in the Northeast Jam Scene:PapadosioThe Werks - TWO NIGHTSDopapod - TWO NIGHTSPigeons Playing Ping PongThe Mantras - TWO NIGHTSConsider the Source - TWO NIGHTSBig Daddy Love - TWO NIGHTTurkuaz - TWO NIGHTSTAUK -TWO NIGHTSRon Holloway BandE.L.M. - TWO NIGHTSMoogatu - THREE NIGHTSThe Shack Band - TWO NIGHTSManitoaVagabond SwingFletcher's GroveBroccoli SamuraiDeaf SceneDELTAninePeople's Blues of RichmondKing of BelmontGalaxy DynamiteKR-3B Side ShuffleThreesoundThe Brummy BrothersPlaegroundLITZHeady RuxpinTweedAarodynamicsBunk BuddhaBat's Dynamic Strings BandSupersylumWicked SwayLee TurleySol FrequencyThe BraesJordan August BandYPSETInterstellar SoulNoetic PullBetty & the BadassesAnnexation of Puerto RicoARTISTS AT LARGE:Ron HollowayFareed HaqueFans can find more information and order tickets at www.themadteapartyjam.com
Art and Music Festival The Mad Tea Party Jam, presented by Appalachian Jamwich, announces its return in 2015, taking place June 18th-21st. This marks its fourth year and annual celebration of love, art, and music in the beautiful mountains of Hedgesville, WV. It returns to the original venue of Ashton Farms, also known as "The Bavarian Villa," named for the red-roofed German style home situated on the romantic property.
The festival was originally created to celebrate the anniversary of Appalachian Jamwich creators Elise and Taco, and this year will mark their fifth wedding anniversary. The event is unique in many ways, but is made distinct by its strong underlying themes of love, unity, and selflessness. While it hosts workshops dealing with art, yoga, and nature, it is made "transformational" by its amazing participants. Attendees are encouraged to dress in costume and express themselves freely and artistically.
The event will once again host multiple stages featuring the best up-and-coming talent in the music scene amongst an array of genres such as jam, jamtronica, funk, and bluegrass. Last year's The Mad Tea Party Jam hosted Papadosio, The Werks, Dopapod, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, Turkuaz, Tauk, The Mantras and more. An art gallery featuring visionary artists will be constructed in a central location and live artists will once again be creating art all weekend. Performance artists such as hoopers, fire performers, and aerialists will join the menagerie of optical delights.
The 2015 lineup has not yet been announced and "blind" tickets will be available for sale beginning Wednesday October 20 on their website. There will only be 200 of these pre-sales available and only 1500 total tickets available for the entire festival. Last year the festival was filled to capacity, so in order to maintain the intimate atmosphere with optimal accommodations, there will a cap on ticket sales.
The blind tickets are $70 for General Admission and $170 for VIP. The VIP experience includes preferred camping, a lush lounge with snacks and refreshments, VIP only port-o-potties, merch, and more TBA. This year the festival will be offering a new camping option for ticket buyers, a "Group" option for $20 extra, where you will be given a roped-off section for you and 7 other friends with your own private port-o-potty.
Please visit the website to purchase tickets www.themadteapartyjam.com and stay tuned for more information as it is announced.
Art and Music Festival The Mad Tea Party Jam, presented by Appalachian Jamwich, announces the second wave of its musical lineup today January 12th. Headliners and dear friends The Werks will be returning and playing two nights, and are joined by the soulful sisters of Rising Appalachia, two sets from jam giants The Heavy Pets, two sets from Primate Fiasco, two sets of Jelly Bread, The Fritz, and The Shack Band.
These bands will be joining the lineup with already announced bands Turkuaz, two sets of Earphunk, three sets of TAUK, two sets of Aqueous, Vibe and Direct, Brokedown Hustlers, and Mojoflo.
This marks its fourth year and annual celebration of love, art, and music in the beautiful mountains of Hedgesville, WV. It returns to the original venue of Ashton Farms, also known as "The Bavarian Villa," named for the red-roofed German style home situated on the romantic property.
Today Appalachian Jamwich also releases a promotional video by Super Chill Productions, sharing the story of how the festival came to be and the underlying mission and message. The video features clips from all years as well as interviews with the organizers and The Werks. The festival was originally created to celebrate the anniversary of Appalachian Jamwich creators Elise and Taco, and this year will mark their fifth wedding anniversary. The event is unique in many ways, but is made distinct by its strong underlying themes of love, unity, and selflessness. While it hosts workshops dealing with art, yoga, and nature, it is made "transformational" by its amazing participants. Attendees are encouraged to dress in costume and express themselves freely and artistically.
An art gallery featuring visionary artists will be constructed in a central location and live artists will once again be creating art all weekend. Performance artists such as hoopers, fire performers, and aerialists will join the menagerie of optical delights.
Tickets are currently at $90 for General Admission and $190 for VIP. The VIP experience includes preferred camping, a lush lounge with snacks and refreshments, VIP only port-o-potties, merch, and more TBA. This year the festival will be offering a new camping option for ticket buyers, a "Group" option for $20 extra, where you will be given a roped-off section for you and 7 other friends with your own private port-o-potty.
Please visit the website to purchase tickets www.themadteapartyjam.com and stay tuned for more information as it is announced.
Music and Arts festival The Mad Tea Party Jam, presented by Appalachian Jamwich, has announced the dates for their 5th annual event. The unique 3-day festival will take place June 16-19, 2016, at a new venue, Four Quarters Interfaith in Artemis, PA. This premiere venue of the Northeast features shaded camping, showers, flushing toilets, swimming holes, and a beautiful "vibration" built by years of spiritual love and respect for the land.
The Mad Tea Party Jam was originally created to celebrate the wedding anniversary of Appalachian Jamwich creators Elise and Taco, and the theme of love, unity, and selflessness runs throughout every aspect of the event. Every year is made better by the dedicated staff and participants that come together to show their love and support for music, art, and each other.
Creativity and self-expression is encouraged and visual arts play a large role in the overall experience. There are costume themes each night with great prizes and performance artists such as a fire troupe and hoop troupe.
The festival's mission statement follows Appalachian Jamwich's heart and purpose to lift up the talented people in our community that deserve recognition. Musical lineups include some of the best up and coming bands on the scene, and often for multiple sets during the weekend so that they can play more songs, better showcase their talent, and best of all, mingle with the attendees. Past Mad Tea Party Jam lineups have included The Werks, Consider the Source, Dopapod, Papadosio, Rising Appalachia, Moogatu, ELM, TAUK, and many more.
The 2016 lineup has not yet been announced and ticketing information will be available very soon. For more information on Four Quarters Interfaith please visit https://www.4qf.org
The Mad Tea Party Jam, presented by Appalachian Jamwich, has announced on Dec. 6th, 2016, that the annual music festival will be returning in 2017 on the weekend of June 15-18th, to Four Quarters Farm in Artemas, PA.
"The new venue was a great move for us and we are excited to host Mad Tea Party at Four Quarters once again," says co-founder Elise Olmstead. This premiere venue is nestled in a hundred year-old forest fostered by the Interfaith owners and members who have immense respect for the land. Four Quarters Interfaith Sanctuary features shade, flushing toilets, showers, a beautiful "Stone Circle" that will host the main stage, and more.
The Mad Tea Party Jam was created originally to celebrate the anniversary of founders Elise and Taco Olmstead. They will be celebrating their 7th wedding anniversary this year. The festival is not just a lineup, but an experience marked by love, community, and creativity.
The musical lineup has not yet been announced. "Blind Faith" tickets will go on sale Tuesday December 13th.
Appalachian Jamwich presents The Mad Tea Party Jam, taking place June 15-18, 2017, at Four Quarters Farm in Artemas, PA, has announced their initial lineup on February 14th, 2017. The Valentine's Day announcement is to symbolize the promoters' love for each other, their attendees, and everyone who is involved with the annual festival.
The initial lineup includes 3 nights of Papadosio, 2 nights of TAUK, 3 nights of BIG Something, an Electric Love Machine Led Zeppelin Tribute set, 2 sets from Spafford, 2 nights of LITZ, and Porky's Groove Machine. This will be many bands' return to the festival, but the first year that Papadosio will be in attendance for all three nights. They will not be playing any other festival that same weekend.
" 9 years ago I proposed to Elise, over a candlelit dinner," says Taco Olmstead, co-founder. "Two years later we were married on the banks of the Potomac River, surrounded by family and friends. The theme of the wedding was Alice in Wonderland, so began a yearly celebration." Founders Elise and Taco Olmstead will be celebrating their 7th wedding anniversary this year. The festival is not just a lineup, but an experience marked by love, community, and creativity.
The festival also falls on the weekend of the 50th anniversary of the Monterey Pop Festival, which was said to kick of the "Summer of Love," which will be the theme for this year's Mad Tea Party Jam. "We hope it truly kicks off a summer filled with love for everyone who attends," says Elise
2017 will be the second year Mad Tea Party Jam takes place at Four Quarters Interfaith in Artemas, PA. This premiere venue is nestled in a hundred year-old forest fostered by the Interfaith owners and members who have immense respect for the land. Four Quarters Interfaith Sanctuary features shade, flushing toilets, showers, a beautiful "Stone Circle" that will host the main stage, and more.
General Admission tickets are now on sale for $120 and VIP tickets are on sale for $220. All tickets include camping, and VIP tickets include premiere camping closest to stages , bathrooms and showers, a VIP viewing area by the main stage, an official merch package, and more TBA.
Another final lineup announcement will be made in early March, after which the ticket prices will go up.
Learn more at www.themadteapartyjam.com.
The Jamwich presents Mad Tea Party Jam 7: Family Revival has announced the release of a limited amount of blind faith ticket sales -- tickets available for an early bird price preceding any musical lineup announcement. The festival will take place June 14-17, 2018, at a new venue, the Harpers Ferry Adventure Center in Purcelville, VA.
This location started as the rafting, tubing, and kayak trip and rental company "Butts Tubes" in 1997, then evolved into "BTI Whitewater" in 2005, which has grown exponentially since including a re-branding in 2012, but still maintains the same beloved charm and familiarity. The property has added many activities and facilities in this time, including a bath house, cabins for rental, a zip line course, an aerial obstacle course, and a lovely wooden stage (to be the Mad Tea Party Jam 2nd stage) on the top of a mountain overlooking the Potomac River. The views from its heights are breathtaking, and the charming town of Harpers Ferry can be seen just across the river.
The Mad Tea Party Jam is an annual gathering of love, created by The Jamwich founders Taco and Elise in celebration of their wedding anniversary. This year will be themed "Family Revival" with the intention to reunite with friends and family, make new friends and invite more souls into the family, and "revive the flame of love in our hearts that never stopped burning," describes Elise. This year's focus will be on spending quality time with each other in a no-frills, action-packed environment.
Past Mad Tea Party Jam lineups have included Dopapod, Papadosio, The Werks, TAUK, BIG Something, LITZ, The Fritz, Twiddle, and many more. "Expect some of your favorites to return," hints Elise. There is no set date for a lineup announcement at this time, as the organizers are taking care to create a quality schedule and experience that Mad Tea Party attendees are accustomed to.
Blind Faith tickets are $100, general admission and including camping. There will be no VIP option this year. Kids 15 and under are free. Cabin sales will be purchased separately and are not available at this time, keep your eye out for an announcement about cabin sales and other possible add-ons. Go ahead and plan your rafting trip with your buddies in the meantime!
Buy tickets here. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-mad-tea-party-jam-7-tickets-42010917786
Psychedelic funk band LITZ has just released a new single "Summertime Blues" in anticipation of their EP The Bigger Picture Vol. 1 due to release on December 21, 2019. LITZ fans may recognize the feel good track from their live repertoire, as they have been spreading their "cure for the Summertime blues" live at festivals this past Summer and recently came off a whirlwind month-long tour all over the country at venues including Larimer Lounge in Denver, CO, The Pour House in Charleston, SC, and Nectar's in Burlington, VT.
LITZ was formed in 2013 with their roots heavy in jam and funk, led by vocalist, keyboard player and saxophone/flute player Austin Litz. The band has since tightened up their sound and member lineup with his brother Logan Litz on bass, Dan Gellerman on guitar, and Nick Thrasher on drums. Their instrumental skills have been skyrocketing and they are always pushing the envelope of their sound by experimenting with improvisational, psychedelic, and electronic elements. LITZ is proving to stand in a genre all their own.
"Summertime Blues" was recorded at Riot City Studios in Morgantown, WV, with Tommy Bailey. Additional production on the track was done by Will S. and Austin Litz. The song has sing-a-long lyrics with poetic depth, and an upbeat bounce along with complex saxophone work that is the star of the show of this track. When asked about the inspiration behind this song, Austin said "'Summertime..' is about the realities of a touring musician and the sacrifices made, reminding us why we are out here doing this, which is ultimately to bring music to the fans and to the world." In explaining the overall theme and message of the song he cites the lyrics "...climbing up velvet, dangling for the view, we traveled the world, to bring this to you...finding is a journey, bleeding hands at my side, stain velvet red, it's my last kiss goodbye, again and again."
"Summertime Blues" serves as just a small preview of the EP The Bigger Picture Vol. 1 that is to come in late December, be sure to join the celebration at their EP Release December 21, 2019 at Pearl St. Warehouse in Washington, DC, with support from Radii. RSVP to the event here and listen to the new track for yourself below or on Soundcloud. The track will be released on all major streaming services in the next couple of weeks.
