“Hey hey jam heads — welcome back to Schecky’s Jam Bands, the podcast where we dive into the roots, grooves, and improvisational journeys of the bands keeping the jam scene alive. Today, we’re heading straight into the heart of Ohio to shine a light on a band that has built a reputation for explosive energy, fearless jams, and a fiercely loyal fanbase: The Werks.

If you haven’t given these guys a serious listen yet, trust me — you’re missing out on some of the most versatile, genre-hopping jams of the last two decades.”

“The Werks formed back in 2005 in Dayton, Ohio. The story goes that Chris Houser on guitar, Rob Chafin on drums, Chuck Love on bass, and Dave Bartoletti on keys came together out of a shared love for both jam titans like Phish and the Dead — but also for hard rock, funk, and electronic music.

As for the name ‘The Werks’? It started as a casual phrase in the band’s circle of friends — if something was top-notch, the whole package, they’d say it had ‘the works.’ When the band started gigging, the phrase stuck. They dropped the ‘the’ and stylized it as The Werks. A name that basically says: you’re gonna get everything — rock, funk, electronica, shredding jams — all in one show.”