The Great Unscrolling: Schedules Revealed + A Deep Dive with Head to the Roots

🚨Warning: This Newsletter May Cause Spontaneous Dance Moves

Schedules are out. Setlists are stacked. Your friends are already group-texting about who’s bringing the cooler. It’s August at Hey Dude After Hours, and things are getting dangerously awesome.

We’ve got:

🎶 Back-to-back bangers at Big G Jam (set times = posted)

🎤 A soulful interview with Anthony from Head to the Roots (spoiler: it’s deep)

🎟️ A season pass raffle that will make you do a happy dance

🍂 Plus Fall Down is fully loaded and ready to leaf you breathless (yep, we went there)

Grab your schedule, hug your friends, and stretch those hammies — it's almost time to rage responsibly in the woods.

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🎶 Big G Jam – August 15–17 at The G Lodge

Two days. Two stages. A field full of family, friends & freaky-good music.

Let’s get weird, wholesome, and wonderfully loud together.

🎟️ TICKETS:

$80 Early Bird Weekend Passes

Camping Pass Required – Tent, van, or RV? Add yours at checkout

🎫 Physical tickets now available for both event’s! Please reach out to Darren Gauger or Chaz Santucci
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🗓️ Big G Jam 2025 Schedule

FRIDAY, AUGUST 15

4:30–5:30 PM – Brian Lindsay Band (Pavilion Stage)

5:30–6:30 PM – Amaryllis Duo (Wagon Stage)

6:30–7:30 PM – Mike Brown Solo (Pavilion Stage)

7:30–9:00 PM – Public Water Supply (Wagon Stage)

9:00–10:30 PM – Eli Flynn & The Everymen (Pavilion Stage)

10:30–12:00 AM – PA Line (Wagon Stage)

SATURDAY AUGUST 16

12:00–1:00 PM – Keaney (Wagon Stage)

1:00–2:00 PM – Allison Burchell (Pavilion Stage)

2:00–3:00 PM – Side Eye (Wagon Stage)

3:00–4:30 PM – Herby Heines Band (Pavilion Stage)

4:30–6:00 PM – Kelley’s Heroes (Wagon Stage)

6:00–7:30 PM – Papa Muse (Pavilion Stage)

7:30–9:00 PM – Mike Brown Band (Wagon Stage)

9:00–10:30 PM – Head to the Roots (Pavilion Stage)

10:30–12:00 AM – Dopamine Machine (Wagon Stage)

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🎒 Big G Gives Back

Doing Good While Getting Down

This year, we’re teaming up with the Hannibal Backpack Program to help make sure local kids have what they need when school’s out.

We’ll be raffling off a 2026 Season Pass, and we’re collecting school supplies and donation baskets all weekend long.

So while you’re packing your cooler, toss in some crayons or a notebook — let’s party with purpose. 💛

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🍂 The Fall Down – September 12–14

Cool nights, warm tunes, and the kind of energy that feels like your favorite hoodie and a fresh cider.

This isn’t just a fest — it’s a front porch party in the woods with a soundtrack that hits just right. Roots, rock, folk, and late-season grooves across two stages.

Lineup? Loaded. Vibes? High. Leaves? Changing. Let’s send off summer the best way we know how — together, with a banjo solo echoing through the pines.

2025 Lineup:

Miller & The Other Sinners • Frieght • Tin Lizard

Drew Kiddoo & The Blackouts • Adrianna Noone

The 86’ers • Dirt Turtles • Cast Iron Cowboys

Texas Headphones • Brian Elam Band • Randy McMillen

Rachel Kroft Collective

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🗓️ The Fall Down 2025 Schedule

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12

5:00–6:00 PM – Randy McMillen (Pavillion Stage)

6:00–7:30 PM – The 86’ers (Wagon Stage)

7:30–9:00 PM – Adrianna Noone Band (Pavilion Stage)

9:00–10:30 PM – Freight (Wagon Stage)

10:30–12:00 AM – Miller and the Other Sinners (Pavilion Stage)

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13

1:00–2:30 PM – Rachel Kroft Collective (Pavilion Stage)

2:30–3:30 PM – Los Pajaritos (Wagon Stage)

3:30–4:30 PM – Tin Lizard (Pavilion Stage)

4:30–6:00 PM – Texas Headphones (Wagon Stage)

6:00–7:30 PM – Dirt Turtles (Pavilion Stage)

7:30–9:00 PM – Drew Kiddo & the Blackouts (Wagon Stage)

9:00–10:30 PM – Cast Iron Cowboys (Pavilion Stage)

10:30–12:00 AM – Brian Elam Band (Wagon Stage)

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🌻 From the Estate: Gauger House, Fay Flower Farm & The G Lodge

🍅 CSA Boxes Now Available

We’ve officially launched CSA shares! Enjoy weekly boxes full of fresh, local produce, herbs, and other seasonal offerings —grown right here with care.

🌼 Monthly U-Pick Pop-Ups

These pop-ups are blooming with fun — flower fields, fresh tunes, handmade goodies, and sunshine you can dance in.

Join Gabi (our resident flower boss + vibe wrangler) as she petals to the metal curating music, vendors, and moments that’ll stick like sap in your summer memory bank.

It’s the kind of event that grows on you — and yes, we mean that literally. 🌸

💍 Weddings at the Gauger Estate

Looking for a space that feels rooted, wild, and fully customizable? The Gauger Estate offers indoor/outdoor venues, forest sites, a garden oasis ceremony space, and full weekend rentals for weddings, reunions, retreats & more.

📅 Now booking 2026–2027

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💼 Volunteer Opportunities

Want to be part of the behind-the-scenes magic?

We’re offering a limited number of volunteer spots for both Big G Jam and The Fall Down.

Help with setup, breakdown, or day-of flow—and enjoy the weekend as part of the crew.

CLICK THE LINK TO LEARN MORE !

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🎤 Artist Spotlight: Head to the Roots

We caught up with frontman Anthony Siciliano of Head to the Roots ahead of their set at Big G. Here’s the full interview:

Interview with Anthony Siciliano (Head to the Roots)

1. For those new to Head to the Roots — what’s the heart behind the project?

The heart behind HTTR is a desire to share music that brings about a joy and connection, personal to the listener, so that they are left feeling in a positive way.

2. You’ve played The G Lodge before — what is it about that place that keeps you coming back?

The music-loving people, those high pines in the forest, the fun stages, and the warmth from the staff and crew.

3. What themes or messages do you find yourself returning to in your songwriting?

These songs are full of star stuff, love for humanity, love for individuality, love for the planet, and contemplations of being human, being here, and being now.

4. Who are your biggest influences — musically or spiritually?

Lyrically: Dave Matthews, Paul Simon, Bob Dylan.

Spiritually: Bob Marley, Carlos Santana, Xavier Rudd.

Musically: all of the above—and about 100 more I haven’t named!

5. Your sound feels like a road trip through the mountains — is that intentional?

Love to hear that! Yeah, it’s intentional. Road trips can bring personal transformation. I want the music to feel like that—a journey that sparks growth and beauty.

6. What does your creative process look like these days? Songs first? Vibes first?

Guitar groove and vibe first. Once it feels good under the hands and in the body, everything else flows from there.

7. What kind of energy are you bringing to Big G Jam this year?

Punky reggae rock and roll feel-good folky freak-out energy!

8. What’s a live moment that’s stuck with you — one of those ‘goosebumps’ shows?

I once saw Santana at the House of Blues in Vegas—serious juju. But also, our solstice set at G Lodge felt cosmic. The crowd and band became one, and something greater took over. One of the greatest feelings ever.

9. If someone’s never been to The G Lodge, what would you tell them makes it special?

There are lovely people wandering those serene, secluded grounds—and it’s easy to make a new friend. The sunsets are pretty magical, too.

10. What’s something people might not expect about your music or performances?

How energetic the show can get—and that we often bring out the didgeridoo, an aboriginal instrument that adds a wild, thunderous sound.

11. What’s next for Head to the Roots after Big G?

We’ve got new music debuting live that’ll help shape the next record. Plus, touring through the rest of the year—and we’ll be announcing a reggae tribute show this fall.

12. If your music were a natural element — fire, water, air, or earth — which would it be and why?

Water. It’s emotionally fluid, and each song carries a new emotional wave. But all the elements show up—and each band member brings a different kind of energy to the mix.

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That’s your August dispatch. All killer, no filler.

Catch you in the middle of the music.

– Hey Dude After Hours & The Gauger Estate Crew