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Riverfest 2010
August 5, 6,
7, 8
Chasin' Mason
Aug. 5 from 6:00 to 8:00
p.m.
Riverside
Park, Watertown, WI
Watertown Daily Times article
Chasin'
Mason will get a second chance to make a
first impression when it performs at Riverfest on Aug. 5 from 6:00 to 8 p.m.
The band was supposed to make its Riverfest debut last year, but the show had to be canceled due to inclement weather. Donn Trampe, bass player for Chasin' Mason, said the band is looking forward to getting the chance to finally play at Riverside Park in front of a Watertown crowd.
"It looks like it is going to be a great festival, the grounds are awesome and we just look forward to getting the chance to actually play this year," Trampe said. "It should be fun."
Trampe added that Chasin' Mason was disappointed that it was unable to perform at Riverfest in 2009, but the band felt even worse for the fans who expected an entertaining show.
"It was a real disappointment," Trampe said, referring to the canceled show. "But we felt worse for the fans that had driven all the way out and camped out and were ready for us to play."
Trampe describes the music that "Chasin' Mason plays as a high-energy mix between country and rock." He said the band's music has also been compared to the sounds of U2.
"If you are familiar with the band U2, down in Nashville they kind of refer to our sounds as 'Y' all 2," Trampe said. "We just try to put on the best show we can. It's a real highenergy performance. We just kind of throw everything out there and leave nothing behind."
Country music can be an acquired taste, but Trampe says festivalgoers don't have to be a fan of that particular genre to have a good time.
"We get a lot of country converts at our shows," Trampe said. "We get a lot of people at the end of the show when we go down and hang out a little bit and meet some people we'll hear, 'I hate country music but I love you guys.'"
Chasin' Mason plays about 200 shows per year and has performed at such gatherings in 2010 as Summerfest in Milwaukee, the Franklin Civic Celebration in Franklin, the Ashippun Firefighters Picnic in Ashippun and Summer Sounds in Cedarburg. The Wisconsin-based band has also sold 15,000 independently released CDs. The songs of Chasin' Mason include "The Road," "Heartland," "Ago" and "We Ain't Easy."