Sunhouse Healers set to perform reunion show at The Cache Venue

Many friendships die. Very few get back together. Even fewer come back to what made them friends in the first place.

Nearly 20 years ago, a trio of friends — Josh Johnson, Ryan Boyce and Jarad McDonald — set out to simply make music — the same music which tore them apart six years ago. 

They're older and wiser now — ready to take the stage again to perform the music they love. 

The Sunhouse Healers will be joined by Katie Jo Olsen in the band's reunion show at The Cache Venue in Logan on Saturday.  

"The circumstances of our breakup I think just came from a little bit of burnout," said Johnson, the lead singer and guitarist for the Sunhouse Healers. "I was playing in two different bands and it takes a toll on your personal life."

Johnson said the issues for the breakup didn't stem from a personal situation within the band, but rather came from being too busy.

"Although you're in a constant state of musical creation and creativity, something usually has to give and unfortunately it was Sunhouse," Johnson said. "We came back together because we missed the songs and all of us were in a good place in time to come back to it."

Collectively the trio recognized the base of their friendship was through the music they created years earlier. 

"We all realized very quickly how much we all had missed it and what it was that brought us together in the first place," Johnson said. 

Katie Jo Olsen, who will open for the Sunhouse Healers, has a long history with the members of the band.

"Josh Johnson is like a brother to me," Olsen said. "I love their music. Whether or not you are into their style or genre, you can't deny that this band is solid."

Johnson had equal praise for Olsen's musical efforts. 

"I can't remember a time that I haven't known Katie Jo," Johnson said. "Her musical style comes from a very personal space and she feels the songs she writes and sings. I'm very proud of her as a friend and as a musical companion." 

Both artists hope to leave an impact on a historic night at The Cache.

"I just hope my solo sound is enough to warm up a crowd for a rock band of this caliber," Olsen said. "I am very honored that they trust me with this task."

Johnson said he hopes to move people with the reunion. 

"I hope people will remember having a great time and be moved in some way," Johnson said. "With the current atmosphere of the world right now, people all gathered together in one place that can appreciate and enjoy an evening of music together as one — in spite of any differences they may have — is a really good thing to share."