12.07.09 THE TREKKY YULETIDE ORCHESTRA IN HOLIDAY PARADE, LONNIE WALKER AND RAFFLE PRIZES! Christmas at the Cradle is just over a week away, and we couldn't be more excited. If you weren't already jazzed enough about the show, we've got some exciting new developments to share with you:
1.The Trekky Yuletide Orchestra has been invited by the Town of Chapel Hill to perform on a moving float in this year's Holiday Parade. We're not kidding. GIANT MISFIT CHRISTMAS ORCHESTRA PLAYING ON A MOVING SOLAR-POWERED FLOAT IN A PARADE.
We're pumped about this opportunity and can't wait to make The Town of Chapel Hill proud. The parade starts at Morehead Planetarium at 10AM on Saturday, December 12 and moves toward Carrboro. Please be there to witness it so that later you can convince us that it actually happened.
2. We're happy to announce the last-minute addition of one of NC's finest bands to the bill for Christmas at the Cradle. Its Lonnie Walker from Raleigh. Yes!
3. Everyone likes presents this time of year, and we genuinely want you to walk away from the Cat's Cradle late Tuesday night with a gift of your very own. So, we're holding a raffle! Just buy a raffle ticket and you'll be in the running to win a wonderful gift from one of these amazing local businesses:
Carrburritos, Cat's Cradle, CD Alley, Faux Paw, The Lantern, Local 506, The Looking Glass Cafe, The Merch, Moshi Moshi, Nightlight, Orange County Social Club, Roulette, Southern Rail and Trekky Records. All money raised in the raffle will be directly donated to National Multiple Sclerosis Society. We'll also have coffee generously donated by Cafe Driade.
Trekky Records presents:
Christmas at the Cradle 2009
December 15, 2009 at Cat's Cradle in Carrboro, NC
The Trekky Yuletide Orchestra
Dexter Romweber
Stuart McLamb and Missy Thangs (of The Love Language)
Des Ark
Whatever Brains
Lonnie Walker
Organos
Veelee
Birds and Arrows
Mount Weather
Hosted by Billy Sugarfix
Doors at 7PM. Show at 7:30PM.
$8 Advance. $10 Day Of.
Proceeds benefit NMSS.
12.07.09 THE PHYSICS OF MEANING ANNOUNCE HOLDAY FOREVER TOUR The Physics of Meaning have been been taking a small break while lead Physic Daniel Hart tours the world with his other band, St. Vincent, but the Holidays are a great time to get back together with friends, and embark on a Holiday Forever tour!
The tour starts right here in Chapel Hill and takes Physics all the way down to Austin, TX, where the band will begin recording songs for their follow up to 2008's Snake Charmer and Destiny at the Stroke of Midnight. Dates below:
12-11 Chapel Hill, NC - Nightlight
12-12 Greensboro, NC - The Green Bean
12-13 Knoxville, TN - Pilot Light
12-14 Jackson, MS - Hal and Mals
12-17 Dallas, TX - City Tavern
12-18 Austin, TX - Hole in the Wall
11.18.09 CHRISTMAS AT THE CRADLE 2009!
We are very pleased to announce the details for this year's Christmas at the Cradle celebration, our fourth annual Christmas show.
We think we have the best bill we've ever had and can't wait to see how these excellent bands interpret Christmas tunes. As always, we'll have
The Trekky Yuletide Orchestra, our 25+ member Christmas super-group, as well as free snacks and drinks, a charity raffle with prizes from wonderful local businesses, classic holiday films, and a visit from the Bearded One himself, Santa Claus.
Every year the show is a benefit for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, and we are proud to keep that tradition alive this year. Here's the bands and details:
Trekky Records presents:
Christmas at the Cradle 2009
December 15, 2009 at Cat's Cradle in Carrboro, NC
The Trekky Yuletide Orchestra
Dexter Romweber
Stuart McLamb (of The Love Language)
Des Ark
Whatever Brains
Organos
Veelee
Birds and Arrows
Mount Weather
Hosted by Billy Sugarfix
Doors at 7PM. Show at 7:30PM.
$8 Advance. $10 Day Of.
Proceeds benefit NMSS.
10.14.09 LOST IN THE TREES TOUR TO CMJ Lost in the Trees have been invited to play the infamous CMJ Music Marathon for the first time and they can't wait to
be 10 more people making New York City an overcrowded circus. The band has added a few more dates at their favorite places on the East Coast to make a nice little mini-tour, capped off by a hometown show in the historic Gerrard Hall in Chapel Hill, NC. Dates below:
10-22 Washington, DC - DC9
10-23 New York, NY - CMJ/Paste Magazine Showcase at The Living Room*
10-24 Boston, MA - Cafe 939
10-25 Freehold, NJ - The Studio
10-28 Chapel Hill, NC - Gerrard Hall (UNC)
*=with The Love Language
09.22.09 EMBARRASSING FRUITS TAKE PART IN DOT MATRIX PROJECT The Dot Matrix Project is a collective of documentarians based in Greensboro, NC, who graciously organize free concerts, and then photograph, record and film them for the artists.
They've already done amazing shows with our friends Hammer No More the Fingers and Sorry About Dresden, as well as many of Greensboro's finest bands.
We are happy to announce that our own Embarrassing Fruits will be getting the Dot Matrix treatment at The Green Burro on September 24 at 8PM.
07.20.09 NEW SONG FROM THE NEVER!
Our friends at Terpsikhore Records just released a wonderful compilation highlighting some of the best bands from the Triangle area of North Carolina, and The Never were lucky enough to be a part of the album. The Never's song, "Littlest Things" is exiting new territory for the trio, and its already received some kind words from the press:
"With its meticulous harmonies and layers, The Never's arch "Littlest Things" suggests Grizzly Bear striving for the stars."
-The Independent
"The delicate piano ballad “Littlest Things” is a pristine replica of the Beach Boys’ late emo phase via Chapel Hill’s The Never."
-The Daily Tar Heel
OK, enough talk...time to listen! Check out the TRK Mix Tape to hear the song right now!
07.20.09 EMBARRASSING FRUITS FEATURED ON THE STATE OF THINGS The State of Things, a wonderful radio show on local NPR affiliate WUNC, recently broadcast a great feature on music from North Carolina. A lot of great bands were mentioned and we were pleasantly surprised to hear a few words about our very own Embarrassing Fruits. Listen to the whole show here.
07.07.09 BUTTERFLIES SUMMER TOUR! Butterflies will be flying into a town near you this summer, supporting their latest album Nothing's Personal. Catch the band in all of their emotional, jammy glory:
07-09 Asheville, NC - The Garage
07-10 Knoxville, TN - Barley's
07-11 Louisville, KY - Derby City Espresso
07-12 Bloomington, IN - The Pour House
07-14 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
07-16 Akron, OH - The Matinee
07-17 Rochester, NY - Abilene
07-18 Boston, MA - PA's Lounge
07-19 New York, NY - Monkeytown
07-23 Baltimore, MD - Metro Gallery
07-24 Washington, DC - Comet Ping Pong*
07-25 Durham, NC - Bull City Headquarters
08-01 Greensboro, NC - The Grean Bean*
*=with Carol Bui
06.30.09 LOST IN THE TREES SUMMER TOUR! Lost in the Trees will be boarding our trusty Bluebird school bus and driving all over this beautiful nation, bringing its signature brand of grandiose orchestral folk music to the masses this July. With a fresh new pressing of their latest All Alone in an Empty House and a solidified live band, this promises to be a very special tour. Don't miss, tell yr friends:
07-04 Durham, NC - Eno River Festival
07-05 Richmond, VA - Plaza Bowl Duckpin
07-06 Charlottesville, VA - Tea Bazaar
07-07 Huntington, WV - V Club
07-08 Bowling Green, OH - Howard's Club H
07-09 Chicago, IL - Schubas
07-10 St. Louis, MO - Firebird
07-11 Lexington, KY - Natasha's Bistro
07-12 Knoxville, TN - Pilot Light
07-13 Nashville, TN - 3rd & Lindsley
07-15 Athens, GA - 40 Watt
07-16 Greensboro, NC - The Blind Tiger
07-17 Charlotte, NC - The Milestone*
07-18 Asheville, NC - Bobo Gallery
07-19 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle#
*=with The Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players
#=with The Kingsbury Manx
06.09.09 TRKFEST SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED
Our (now annual) super-special, psychadelic outdoor music festival TRKfest is coming up this Saturday, June 13th and we couldn't be more excited.
Not only are there going to be awesome games, vendors, food and activities, but our absolute favorite bands will be playing from 2PM to Midnight! We want you to be there
the whole time to see these amazing musicians, but we understand if that's not possible so we made this nifty little time schedule for you:
2:00 - The Never
3:15 - The Strugglers
4:00 - Vibrant Green
4:30 - Mount Moriah/Liza Kate
5:30 - Butterflies
6:15 - Midtown Dickens
7:00 - Embarrassing Fruits
7:45 - Des Ark
8:30 - Pants-off Dance-off
9:00 - Hammer No More the Fingers
9:45 - Ivan Rosebud
10:15 - Lost in the Trees
11:00 - Megafaun
As with all rock shows and heady, outdoor festivals, times are subject to changes, switches and approximations. These should be real close, though.
05.14.09 THE PHYSICS OF MEANING COVER THE SMITHS
The folks over at The Music Slut have curated a wonderful tribute to Morrissey (and those other dudes in The Smiths) and are revealing it for free download, day by day all month. They were kind enough to ask our own The Physics of Meaning to contribute a cover and destiny has finally been revealed! Daniel Hart chose "The Boy With The Thorn In His Side" from The Smiths' classic The Queen Is Dead album, transforming it from a dancey lament to a baroque soliloquy. The compilation also features songs from our dear friends Pattern is Movement and Deleted Scenes so stay tuned to The Music Slut for those tracks.
Download the song here!
And just for fun, listen to the original here.
04.21.09 EMBARRASSING FRUITS TOUR SOUTHEAST Embarrassing Fruits will hit the road this Spring in support of their new album, Community / Exploitation. Following in the footsteps of last year's The First Time EP, the new long player has been receiving extremely warm praise from writers all over the place. Catch the band's deafening live show at these places:
04-23 Greenville, NC - Spazzatorium
04-24 Wilmington, NC - The Soapbox
04-25 Athens, GA - The Rye Bar
04-26 Asheville, NC - New French Bar
04-29 Charlottesville, VA - Tea Bazaar*
04-30 Richmond, VA - Rumors
05-01 Baltimore, MD - Talking Head
05-07 Raleigh, NC - Tir Na Nog
05-15 Chapel Hill, NC - Nightlight
06-13 Pittsboro, NC - TRKfest
08-08 Sanford, NC - That Thing We Did Fest
*=with Lost in the Trees
04.20.09 TRKFEST 2009 ANNOUNCED!
On May 31, 2008, The Trekky Records Collective put on its first music festival. After the single sun-drenched day and warm summer night, it became clear that this would not be a one-time event. Back by popular demand, we present the second annual TRKfest Music Festival on Saturday, June 13.
We've upped the ante in many ways, but hope to retain the same communal, inclusive and casual spirit that made last year so special. The festival will once again happen in one day at Piedmont Biofuels, a biodiesel plant in Pittsboro, NC. Here's what we have for you:
Performances by
Megafaun
Lost in the Trees
Ivan Rosebud
Embarrassing Fruits
Hammer No More the Fingers
The Never
Des Ark
Midtown Dickens
Butterflies
The Strugglers
Mount Moriah + Liza Kate
Vibrant Green
DJ_TRK
Other special things
Volleyball
Local Art and Crafts for sale
Local food and drinks for sale
Pants-off Dance-off
Human Rubberband
Coffee Sack Race
Cool Kids Yoga Session
Group Bottlecap Mosaic Mural
Information and Literature from local organizations
Tour of Piedmont Biofuels
Free Massages
Free Haircuts
Shadow Puppets
Bliss Tent
Cake Walk
...and probably more!
04.14.09 THE OWL ROOM COMPILATION VOLUME ONE
Members of the Trekky Records Collective created The Owl Room Recording Cooperative in the Summer of 2008, trying to apply a classic, membership based coop system to a recording studio. Members help cover the rent of the studio and contribute whatever equipment they have to create a whole studio that all can share. Since then, The Owl Room has become a homebase for recording demos, full albums and live sessions.
Here we present The Owl Room Compilation Volume One, an assortment of tracks recorded exclusively in The Owl Room, including three songs from the first Sessions at the Owl Room recording session. The homemade compilation will be available at all Trekky bands' shows, and you can also order it from our Online Store.
Joe Norkus - Sunday Morning (Rise)
Tracklist:
1. Joe Norkus - Sunday Morning (Rise)
2. Hi Ho Silver Oh - Perjury
3. Joah Tunnell - Monster
4. Spaghetti Western - cold cold hours
5. Wil Donegan - Over You
6. Greasy Joan - Dancing to a Different Tune
7. Emperikal Evaden$e feat. Slim Chimney and Sweet William - Willing Partner
8. Butterflies - Wanna Fight?
9. Vibrant Green - Baby Pumpkin
10. The Never - Vampire
11. Jon Mackey - Did You Ever Really Love Me
12. The Big Picture - Firepower
04.13.09 AUXILIARY HOUSE REUNITES!
Trekky Records' mammoth gothic folk collective supergroup, Auxiliary House, went on hiatus in March of 2008 after a killer show with Fleet Foxes and Blitzen Trapper. Shortly before the break, the band recorded
a song for the third installment in Pox World Empire's excellent Compulation series. Compulation Volume One featured songs from The Rosebuds, Des Ark, The Nein and Portastatic. Compulation Volume Two kept rolling with tracks from Work Clothes, Bellafea, David Karsten Daniels and The Kingsbury Manx.
Now we have Compulation Volume Three featuring some of our favorite NC bands, including The Strugglers, Midtown Dickens, Un Deux Trois and our very own Aux House.
To celebrate the release of the comp, Auxiliary House has decided to wake up, shake off its furry coat and roar once again, reuniting for a single show at Local 506 on April 25. The show is the official release show for Compulation Volume Three and Midtown Dickens, Filthybird and Bull City will also be playing. Lucky for you the $8 admission price includes a free copy of the new compilation.
Please enjoy the brand new song from Auxiliary House:
"Fill Me Up"
04.08.09 EMBARRASSING FRUITS' JOE NORKUS RELEASES FREE MUSIC Embarrassing Fruits' Joe Norkus just released Community / Exploitation with his proper band,
but he just can't stop recording things here at Trekky Headquarters, so he's begun releasing solo material under his given name. He borrowed a digital 8-track recorder about a week ago and now we have the Digital Hiss EP available for free download online.
You can also stream it on his MySpace page. While you're there, check out his other free online releases, Livin' in the Wrong Times and Covers.
03.24.09 EMBARRASSING FRUITS ALBUM OUT TODAY Embarrassing Fruits' Community / Exploitation album is out today! You can get it at a variety of places:
Buy from Triangle Record Stores.
Order from Trekky Records.
02.12.09 LOST IN THE TREES ON FREE VALENTINE'S DAY COMPILATION Shuffle Magazine has put together a compilation of love-related songs for St. Valentine's Day and were gracious enough to include "Fireplace" by Lost in the Trees. Nothing says "I love you" like actually saying "I'll take true love and cut it up with scissors." The compilation also features songs from our dear friends and neighbors Horseback, Hammer No More the Fingers, Schooner and many more. Download if for free here.
02.04.09 EMBARRASSING FRUITS HAVE A NEW ALBUM Embarrassing Fruits follow up their critically acclaimed The First Time EP with their first full length album, Community / Exploitation. To celebrate the release there will be an amazing
CD release show at Local 506 in Chapel Hill, NC, with Sorry About Dresden and Blag'ard on March 20, 2009. The album will be out 03.24.09 but listen to a free song right now:
"Corner"
01.23.09 THE PHYSICS OF MEANING EMBARK ON US TOUR The Physics of Meaning are circling the States in support of their new concept album, Snake Charmer and Destiny at the Stroke of Midnight, so make sure to check them out in a town near you!
02-05 Chapel Hill, NC - Nightlight
02-06 Greensboro, NC - Green Bean
02-07 Easley, SC - Steddy's
02-08 Athens, GA - Farm 255
02-09 Tuscaloosa, AL - Egan's
02-10 Baton Rouge, LA - Red Star
02-11 New Orleans, LA - Circle Bar
02-12 Austin, TX - Hole in the Wall
02-13 McAllen, TX - The Incubator
02-14 Dallas, TX - Evan's Place
02-15 Dallas, TX - The Cavern
02-16 Lubbock, TX - Rocky La Rue's
02-18 Tempe, AZ - Chyro Arts
02-19 Los Angeles, CA - Senor Fish
02-21 Long Beach, CA - The Prospector
02-22 San Francisco, CA - The Hemlock
02-23 Portland, OR - Ash St. Saloon
02-24 Seattle, WA - High Dive
02-25 Nampa, ID - Flying M Coffeegarage
02-26 Provo, UT - Velour
02-27 Denver, CO - Lion's Lair
03-01 Chicago, IL - Darkroom
03-02 Bloomington, IL - Art Hospital
03-03 Pittsburgh, PA - Brillo Box
03-05 Brooklyn, NY - Union Hall
03-04 State College, PA - Bar Bleu
03-06 Philadelphia, PA - Green Line
12.12.08 CHRISTMAS AT THE CRADLE THIS MONDAY
We are proud to present our 3rd annual Christmas at the Cradle concert. The show is an excercize in excess, with too many amazing bands, too many amazing activities and too much holiday cheer.
As always, the show is a benefit for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and is held at the Cat's Cradle in Carrboro, NC.
Expect to get your photo taken with Santa, see some classic holiday movies, win some raffle prizes from wonderful local businesses, drink some free coffee, eat some free sweet treats and generally explode with Christmas delight. The Trekky Yuletide Orchestra will return
to the stage in a larger and more grand form than ever before, with a dozen more string, horn and woodwind players in tow. And of course, stellar Christmas sets from some of the finest bands in North Carolina, who are:
It all goes down Monday, December 15 at 7PM. Order tickets here.
11.18.08 BUTTERFLIES ALBUM OUT TODAY Butterflies' Nothing's Personal album is out today! You can get it at a variety of places:
Buy from Triangle Record Stores.
Order from Trekky Records.
Download from Trekky Records.
Download links for iTunes and Amazom MP3 Store coming soon!
11.10.08 BUTTERFLIES HAVE A NEW ALBUM Butterflies present their debut album, Nothing's Personal for your listening pleasure. To celebrate the release, there will be a joint
CD release show with The Physics of Meaning on November 21 at Duke Coffeehouse in Durham, NC. The album will be out 11.18.08 but listen to a free song right now!:
"Mind Games"
11.04.08 VOTE TODAY
If you haven't voted yet, stop everything and go do it now. Find your polling place here.
10.30.08 THE PHYSICS OF MEANING TAKE OVER CMJ The Physics of Meaning joined the hundreds of bands rolling through New York City this past weekend for the annual CMJ Music Marathon. The festival can be treacherous, but this year it treated the Physics Boys very, very well. Here's some videos, photos and kind words.
KEXP, the wonderful radio station based in Seatlle, WA, asked Daniel and Co. to play a set live on the air during CMJ. If you weren't lucky enough to tune in to hear it live, KEXP was nice enough to film a video and make it their Video of the Week. Here's The Physics of Meaning performing "We Were Made for This World" off of their new album, Snake Charmer and Destiny at the Stroke of Midnight:
KEXP also conducted a very saucy interview with the band:
10.30.08 LOST IN THE TREES IN UPTOWN MAGAZINE Lost in the Trees were recently featured in Charlotte's Uptown Magazine in a piece titled Vinyl is Back by Bryan Reed, alongside The Rosebuds, Bellafea, The Avett Brothers, Waumiss and other North Carolina bands who have released beautiful vinyl records this year. The article starts on page 36 here.
Lost in the Trees' new vinyl album, All Alone in an Empty House, is available now and waiting for you to order it from the Trekky Records Online Store.
10.29.08 DANIEL HART ON CONAN O'BRIEN
Daniel Hart of The Physics of Meaning lent his violin skillz to our dear friends Annuals for their performance on Late Night with Conan O'Brien last night. Daniel played on many songs on Annuals' new album Such Fun so you should check it out! Here's the video of the performance:
10.21.08 FIRST ANNUAL PROJECT SYMPHONY CONCERT Project Symphony is a non-profit organization started by Ari Picker of Lost in the Trees which commissions modern classical composers to write symphonies for charity. The organization's first
annual concert is being performed November 1, 2008 at Hill Hall on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The performance will consist of Ari Picker's first symphony, titled Symphony No. 1 in C Minor as well as a performance by Lost in the Trees as well as Phil Cook of Megafaun.
Visit ProjectSymphony.org to purchase tickets before the show, as we expect it to sell out before the day of.
Check the TRK Mix Tape to hear "MVT II. Sketch", a Lost in the Trees song that is also a section of Symphony No. 1 in C Minor.
09.23.08 THE PHYSICS OF MEANING ANNOUNCE FALL TOUR The Physics of Meaning are circling the States in support of their new concept album, Snake Charmer and Destiny at the Stroke of Midnight, so make sure to check them out in a town near you!
09-28 Greensboro, NC - Square One
09-29 Athens, GA - Go Bar
09-30 Tuscaloosa, AL - The Mellow Mushroom
10-01 New Orleans, LA - The Circle Bar
10-02 Baton Rouge, LA - Red Star Bar
10-03 McAllen, TX - Music After Hours
10-04 Austin, TX - The Mohawk
10-05 Dallas, TX - The Cavern
10-06 Dallas, TX - Ariel's House
10-07 Lubbock, TX - Whiskey Dix
10-08 Phoenix, AZ - Modified
10-09 Lake Forest, CA - The Gypsy Lounge
10-10 Los Angeles, CA - Pehrspace
10-11 San Francisco, CA - Kimo's
10-12 Portland, OR - Towne Lounge
10-13 Seattle, WA - The Funhouse
10-14 Nampa, ID - Flying M Coffeehouse
10-15 Provo, UT - Velour
10-16 Denver, CO - Old Curtis St. Bar
10-17 Omaha, NE - Barley St. Tavern
10-18 Chicago, IL - AV-aerie
10-19 Bloomington, IN - Bear's Place
10-20 Pittsburgh, PA - Garfield Artworks
10-21 State College, PA - Chronic Town
10-24 Philadelphia, PA - Green Line Cafe
10-26 Alexandria, VA - The Lab All Ages
Various Artists The Owl Room Compilation
Sunday Morning (Rise)
