The Lochiel Hotel, 1927 - 2005 Biography  It all started when Slaughterhouse Blues was formed in the spring of 2002 by accident at the Blues Society of Central PA’s blues jam at the Lochiel hotel.  At the Lochiel “jammers” sign a list and are then called to the stage in the order that they have signed up.  The five original members of Slaughterhouse Blues jammed for the first time as a group at the Lochiel.  After our four song set it was evident that a band was formed.  Within days we started practicing weekly and quickly began gigging.  In the beginning Slaughterhouse Blues had a two-guitar attack.  A year later Dan Mowery, one of our original guitar players, relocated to Florida to go to recording school.  For the next five years Slaughterhouse performed jobs and recorded two CD’s as a four piece band.  In September of 2007 the band decided it was time to stop performing as Slaughterhouse Blues.  Shortly there after three of the original members, with the exception of Tony Formica our original singer, formed The Wyzer Trio.  The heart of The Wyzer Trio is its rhythm section.  Blaine Weisser on bass guitar and Tom Dawes on drums.  Blaine and Tom started playing together in their first band while in high school.  They have been playing together on and off for over 30 years now.  Jason Suter, who has been playing locally for that past 9 or 10 years, handles the guitar responsibilities in the band.  All members of The Wyzer Trio have played in many other successful local bands.  However, this band provides everyone an opportunity to play the music they love.  For our live shows The Wyzer Trio bills the band as a “blues influenced jam band”.  We do this as to not mislead people into thinking this is a traditional Chicago, Delta, or other type of traditional blues band.  This is the The Wyzer Trio, we like to jam, and we like to play music in a way that we find enjoyable.  It is very important to us that our audiences enjoy our music and that we enjoy playing it.  That being said, The Wyzer Trio has the highest amount of respect for the blues tradition.  We study the founders of the music and hold in high regard those that are continually trying to preserve this wonderful art form. With tons of gigs and two CD’s from our previous project together the band is very excited to see where this new direction will take us.  Have no worry; we definitely will continue to bring the same intensity and love of music to the stage with us every time we play.  Sometimes uncharted territory makes the trip that much more exciting, for both the passengers and those who drive the train…