Upcoming Shows
Thurs June 19th
West Newbury Concert Series West Newbury, MA
6:30pm
Sat June 21st
Lilac Hedge Farm Rutland, MA
5:00pm
Fri July 4th
Amesbury Fireworks Celebration Woodsum Farm Amesbury, MA
5:00pm
Sat July 12
Valley Pub Whitinsville, MA
7:00pm
Sat July 19th
Newburyport Brewing Co. Newburyport, MA
6:00pm
Sat July 26th
Dancing on the Land Wilmington, VT
5:00pm
Sat Aug 2nd
Terrapinfest Gardner, MA
6:00pm
Sat Aug 23rd
Decklyn's Gloucester, MA
8:00pm
Sat Aug 30th
Private Party American Legion Gardner, MA
6:00pm
Sat Sept 13th
Dana Farber Benefit Princeton, MA
3:00pm
Sun Sept 14th
Wachusett Mountain BBQ Fest Princeton, MA
3:00pm
Sat Sept 27th
Hollis Hills Farm Fitchburg, MA
5:30pm
Sat Oct 18th
Newburyport Brewing Co. Newburyport, MA
6:00pm
Sat Nov 1st
Inglewood Harborside Gloucester, MA
9:00pm
Sat Nov 15th
Valley Pub Whitinsville, MA
8:00pm
Fri Nov 28th
Firefly's Marlborough, MA
9:00pm
Sat Dec 20th
Wachusett Brewery Westminster, MA
6:00pm
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About Us
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Way Up South has been tearing up the New England club and festival scene and rapidly gaining a reputation as an explosive live band with a deep well of compelling original music and stellar musicianship.
Fresh vocal harmonies, instrumental virtuosity, and dynamic energy transference between the musicians and the audience are the hallmarks of Way Up South. Way Up South's expansive sound incorporates a maturity and musicianship that weaves in and out of southern, blues, country, jazz, and Americana rock—music whose precision and finesse still retain the loose spacey qualities that epitomize improvisational rock bands. This style has earned them the right to call their music "Big Sky" sound. |
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Our Music
Way Up South rocks classics bands like The Allman Brothers, Little Feat and The Grateful Dead, but they truly shine in the crafting of their own soulful, original tunes. Check it out on Spotify.
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Lead vocalist, guitarist and songwriter Charley Carrozo says of the album Big Sky:
“Most of all, we made a record that represents our aspirations and passions. That is why we are all so proud of this record. The album was recorded with no restraints on the music...
The sound of Way Up South is supposed to be felt as much as heard, just like at a live show, and between the mixes and the performances, I think we achieved that with this first album.”
“Most of all, we made a record that represents our aspirations and passions. That is why we are all so proud of this record. The album was recorded with no restraints on the music...
The sound of Way Up South is supposed to be felt as much as heard, just like at a live show, and between the mixes and the performances, I think we achieved that with this first album.”
Videos
Stay Dance Go
Stay Dance Go
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River of Soul
River of Soul
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Slip Into Summer
Slip Into Summer
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Ain't Life Strange
Ain't Life Strange
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Band Members
Chris Nemitz
Keyboards, Vocals 
Jack Howard
Drums, Vocals |
Charley Carrozo
Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Vocals |
Brian Girard
Bass Guitar, Vocals 
Paul Ferguson
Electric Guitar, Vocals |
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In the News
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“Highlighted by superb vocals and excellent musical arrangements, Way Up South knows the meaning of a hook and exhibits their considerable songwriting process song after song."
- Metronome Magazine, January, 2016 
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The album’s leadoff track, ‘Further On’, an “epic” according to Boston’s 92.5 The River Homegrown Music Showcase host, Crozby, “takes the conceit of a damaged friendship - perhaps literal, perhaps something less platonic - and takes that hope of that friendship as its emotional catalyst, each note pushing skyward in spiraling patterns, plateauing mid-song before escalating again. It’s a song steeped in optimism and the positive vibe gives the music sprawl a sense of power.”
- Victor Infante, Worcester Telegram and Gazette
- Victor Infante, Worcester Telegram and Gazette
“The guitars loll like a river, punctuated by strained notes and fills that evoke the moment before the gunfight in an old-time Western. The sound – which the band refers to as 'Big Sky’– conjures images of the music stretching out across wide deserts and grand vistas, disappearing into the horizon."
- Worcester Telegram and Gazette (of the album track "Ghost")
- Worcester Telegram and Gazette (of the album track "Ghost")
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