The BreezeWay is an important part of the Henceroth household of Salem; not so much the house part as the hold, the progeny part.

Jesse and Royal Henceroth, the twin sons of one of Salem’s most proficient and prolific performers, Bill “The Professor” Henceroth, formed The BreezeWay in 1996 with their friend Jared Lawrence. They moved to Portsmouth, Ohio in 2000, and then on to Nashville, in 2004, and along the way have raised the level of family musical achievement.

Bill Henceroth plays guitar and bass and sings solo, in duets, trios and with the Mark Scheuring Band, currently playing open mics three nights a week (see the JamBrain Events calendar).

The BreezeWay is an alternative rock band, performing electronically and acoustically. Jesse Henceroth plays drums, vox and harmonica, Royal sings and plays guitar and keys, and Jared Lawrence plays bass and keys and sings. Their music reflects all their influences, from Johnny Cash and Lou Reed, to The Ramones and the Foo Fighters.

(They didn’t mention their dad; bad boys! but proud papa has plenty to say about them:)

“The band has toured Europe several times and extensively all over the US and Canada; licensed music to MTV to use on shows like “Made” and “My Super Sweet 16;” performed at the SXSW music festival three times in Austin, TX; performed at events for Jerry Springer (performing music, not guests, haha!); released 10 official albums, plus various songs on 8 different record label compilations; had a song nominated for GMMA rock song of the year; toured with Days of the New, Kip Winger, FreakBass, Sponge, Mark Curry; and the list goes on………

Their music can be downloaded at iTunes, iTunes Canada, Napster, Rhapsody, and most all download services. The band’s myspace page is “thebreezewaymusik ” and their indie music label is Henceroth Music Group.”

The boys come home occasionally, too. The BreezeWay is playing August 28 at the Wing Warehouse (formerly Stooges) in Salem — with Salem’s OhM (starting an east coast tour) and Chief Greenbud (who does humorous songs about weed) — and then has two Saturday shows in Geneva-On-The-Lake.