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The Summit Shack Does Not Disappoint

Great people, great music, and great environment.

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The Summit Shack Does Not Disappoint
Ian Charland

Recently I collaborated with a friend to write, "6 Reasons The American Spirits Are Keeping Garage Bands Alive." This article was dedicated to a garage band, American Spirits, out of Bowling Green, Ohio. Well, I feel like they deserve a follow up article and I am going to share my experience at the Summit Shack.

The Summit Shack is the garage that hosts many of their entertainment events. They allow a platform for comedians, DJs, acoustic artists, and other live bands to perform as well. I attended an event called Fauxchella that had all of the above.

Apart of performing is having a good audience. The people here showed support and the band members certainly did as well. They invited people to their garage to have a platform for creativity and innovation. Bringing the community together to experience intimate entertainment was really a priceless event.

The environment made me feel like I was time traveling to the past. Creating a visual culture and atmosphere that people want to be in and be apart of changes the whole experience for everyone participating. I did not feel like I was in 2017 because these individuals created a setting that felt timeless. I even asked myself if this was something my parents would have been doing when they were my age.

The music was impressive. When I wrote the first article I had only listened to the demos by American Spirits. I enjoyed the demos but was curious how the live music sounded. Wow, let me tell you how well they did without sounding like I am "fan girl-ing" my friends too much. They were amazing! I felt like I was at a concert with a big stage and I was lucky enough to be standing really close to, but it was actually in a garage where practically everyone had great view of the band. For a band that has only been together for a short period of time they sounded very cohesive and it was obvious they work well together. I enjoyed seeing their excitement and energy as they performed. In addition, the music artists and comedians they brought in performed well also. People were laughing, dancing, and sharing memories with each other.

With all of that being said I think you all should check out their social media accounts for when the Summit Shack is having their next event. You do not want to miss out on this free entertainment!

Support local music and help keep alternative garage rock alive; The American Spirits upcoming bar shows (or catch them at the Summit Shack every week):

9/15/17 @ Howard’s H Club (Bowling Green, OH) w/ Pat Egan & The Heavy Hearts.

10/6/17 @ Ottawa Tavern (Toledo, OH) w/ Nylon Twos.

Follow their social media for updates:

IG: @americanspiritsband

Twitter: @mericanspirits

Bandcamp: theamericanspirits.bandcamp.com (6 song demo posted 4/30/17)

Bookings/email: theamericanspiritsoh@gmail.com

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