Schoharie County’s first-ever progressive rock, metal and experimental jazz event, the Out of Bounds Music Fest, will take the stage in the Iroquois Museum’s amphitheater next Saturday, August 17, from 2-9pm.
Featuring prog rock, prog metal and experimental jazz fusion bands, as well as arts vendors, food and beverages, the event is sponsored by the nonprofit Schoharie County Arts.
Tickets will be available at the door.
“This is Schoharie County’s first prog festival, and it’s going to be an exhilarating, spellbinding musical experience,” said Jennie Mosher, a Schoharie County Arts board member and festival organizer.
“Prepare to be blown away by this incredible lineup of musicians.”
Out of Bounds will feature bands Haishen, Ampevene, Segundo Chino, Involute, Pocket Merchant, and The Undominated.
Each band will perform for about an hour.
Food will be available for purchase from At First Bite and The Creative Connoisseur, along with beer from Serious Brewing.
Schoharie County Arts received a $10,000 Audience Building Project grant from Lake Placid Center for the Arts, part of a regrant program supported by the New York State Council on the Arts with support from the Governor and New York State Legislature, which was used to host the festival, along with a series of workshops throughout Schoharie County and a performance earlier this summer by West African musician Zorkie Nelson and his group of drummers and dancers, Gballoi.
“We’re so excited to offer this unique festival to music lovers in Schoharie County and beyond,” said Schoharie County Arts President Lisa Ovitt.
“That’s part of our mission at Schoharie County Arts: to provide people in the area with new and exciting experiences.”
Schoharie County Arts seeks to broaden and enrich the quality of life in Schoharie County by developing and strengthening the arts through promoting cultural and arts-related activities.
For information about and tickets for the Out of Bounds Music Fest, go to https://www.schohariecountyarts.org/ or https://www.facebook.com/SchoharieCountyArtsNow.