The Alpine Camp Blog

Hello Campers! Happy New Year! We’ve already got a few shows on the books and will continue to book. 2017 will be the year of “Jam-Mericana” and we can’t wait to share it with you.... Read More

Hey Campers! The Alpine Camp had a great time performing at the Earthjam Fesival in 3 Rivers, CA on Sunday. Thanks to all of you who made it out with a special thanks to those... Read More

Hi campers! The big festival is this weekend. The best part will be The Alpine Camp on Sunday 5/8! We hope to see you all there. Please purchase tickets at Stubhub via the below link.... Read More

Alpine Camp is playing the Earthjam Festival on Sunday May 8th. Come see us! Follow the below link to purchase tickets.  http://www.stubhub.com/earth-jam-festival-tickets-earth-jam-festival-2016-general-admission-three-rivers-three-rivers-lions-club-5-6-2016/event/9564349/

Howdy partners, has its been a whole week already? The boys playing the Earthjam music festival in 3 Rivers, CA on Sunday May 8th. Pack it in a join us for music, art and some... Read More

Hi everybody, Although The Alpine Camp prefer the great outdoors, they have gone ahead and locked themselves up in the recording studio. They will not be emerging again until they’ve perfected their playlist for a... Read More

Last week the Alpine Camp got off their butts to play an open jam at the Sugar Mill. It was fun to see them just get up there and play without the whole song and... Read More

The Alpine Camp and friends took the RV into Los Angeles for a city camp out. We parked on 6th street just off Wilshire and pounded some beers in preparation for a show at the... Read More

Hey Campers, The Alpine Camp is in the midst of booking this year’s shows. In the meantime Charles has been tricking out the camper. Check out the new paint job. We can’t wait to take... Read More

Hey folks. The Alpine Camp had a great show at the Mint last weekend. To quote Darcy (Charles’ better half) “We’ve hit a milestone tonight. Girls are dancing.”  And now we can focus on the... Read More

This show is just over the horizon. Bring every girl you’ve ever met! 2/18 @ The Mint.

Welcome to 2016 campers! The Alpine Camp is kicking off the new year by laying down the first tracks for our newest tune. We’ve got a lot coming up this year. Stick with us for... Read More

The Alpine Camp is wishing the internet a very happy everything. Are your halls decked? Now get out there and start shopping for Christmas 2016.    

We are thankful for this year of new songs and a fun tour of shows. Hopefully you’ll be eating more than you should and taking a few extra naps this week. Don’t kill anybody for... Read More

Thank you Campers for stopping by The Mint this weekend. We hope you enjoyed the show. We’d like to take you home with us, we’d like to take you home with us… You know the... Read More

The Alpine Camp has got an LA gig on the books. There’s always something special about playing the hometown. We’ll be at The Mint on November 7th, opening for the Night Owls. Maybe they know... Read More

The Alpine Camp is excited to announce that The Taper’s Camp is live on the site. Click the link to hear live recordings of your favorite tracks. Just please keep it civil when you’re all... Read More

The Alpine boys had a great Summer. The west coast tour hit points from Santa Barbara to San Diego. Now an eclipsed Supermoom has wrung in Autumn and the guys are preparing to take a... Read More

Hi everybody! The Alpine Boys are wrapping up a successful tour of their latest album. That was a lot of fun and they are so happy so many of you enjoyed it. Now the guys... Read More

The Alpine Camp is looking forward to continuing their tour of the West Coast in San Diego. Let’s cross our fingers that these guys can resist the urge to continue on to Tijuana and destroy... Read More

Shad Wilhelm is the prolific drummer of the Alpine Camp. He took a moment here to introduce himself. Please find his thoughts below: When did you pick up your first instrument? Probably my mothers clarinet.... Read More

The Alpine Camp got a chance to play a full set at the Garage last night and it was great. Thanks Ventura even nowhere is somewhere! The band tours through San Luis Obispo on Saturday.... Read More

Saturday’s show was great. The band loved playing a venue where the people show up specifically to see live music. This time the set was short and sweet with no time for covers. Don’t worry... Read More

  By an act just shy of a miracle the entire band assembled for a full rehearsal yesterday. Saturday is going to be epic.  We’re coming for you Hotel Cafe!  

The lights are down and the ciurtain is up. The Alpine Camp has kicked off  a full schedule of live shows. Thanks for hosting the band Whiskey Richards, we had a great time. Next weekend... Read More

Please find an interview of Chris Bell, the ever talented and hilarious lead singer of the Alpine Camp below, Tell me about when music became a part of your life. I have always had melodies... Read More

These past few months The Alpine Camp has been preparing for the series of milestones laid before them in the months to come. This is the montage of mustering armies that precedes the battle. With... Read More

I checked in with Charles for an update on the Alpine Camp and here’s the news he had to deliver:  Dave: Charles, how are things going? Charles: So far so good, I originally thought we... Read More

Although the Alpine Camp is a young band, everybody involved is a seasoned professional. In recent weeks they have been working on an album composed of all new songs. Currently, it is to this end... Read More

Having been born in a forest and raised by wolves The Alpine Camp and friends stay true to their roots by taking frequent trips into the wilderness. After a short hike in, everybody unfolded their... Read More

The Alpine Camp is excited to be featured on Couch by Couchwest. Check out the site for a  behind the scenes look at Chris, Charles and Jeff performing $400 millionaire. The tinier the screen the... Read More

Chris and Charles are working hard on an entirely new set of original songs. Here they are keeping a tight schedule of creation and practice as they book live dates to play their new songs... Read More

    Chris Bell got a chance to work on his survival skills this weekend. Here he is trying to get a fire started by rubbing wood together. Luckily somebody else had a... Read More

There will come a time when Reese here will put a beer in his Alpine Camp Koozie but for now this will have to do. It’s really cool to play a part in this kid’s... Read More

A little while back our film maker friend Uriah Herr asked us if he could use one of our songs in his short film, Half Way Crooks: Point the Finger and we said, “yeah, cool,... Read More

The Alpine Camp has composed 7 new songs. We are currently recording tracks to communicate the songs to each other and work out the ideas behind them. I’m really excited about the results. We are... Read More

Look! We haven’t forgotten that we’re musicians and that we’re here to make more music, we promise! Jeff Interstella joined us to lay down a bunch of new scratch tracks. They’re all really good and... Read More

A quick thank you to Chris Bell of The Alpine Camp for having everybody over to get wasted in front our friend’s Dad on Sunday. Here’s Chris Bell standing as he watches something happen.

Allow me to introduce Jeff Stella, Alpine Camp Bassist. 
When you did pick up your first instrument? “I was six, I think, and it was a snare drum from Santa Claus…” Tell me about when... Read More

Happy 2015 everybody! Here’s a quick update from the Alpine front. We’re looking forward to the exciting year to come. This year I’ll be picking up a pair of Nikes with power laces, catching Jaws... Read More