08.30.10 LOST IN THE TREES RECORD DAYTROTTER SESSION
Lost in the Trees recently stopped by the famed Daytrotter Studios in Rock Island, Illinois, to record a few songs.
The band performed a few tracks from the new All Alone In An Empty House album, as well as an unreleased song called "An Artist's Song". Listen to the whole session here and download "An Artist's Song" here.
08.13.10 LOST IN THE TREES MUSIC VIDEO PREMIERE
We're very happy to share with you Lost in the Trees' very first music video, a haunting visual companion for "Walk Around The Lake", the lead single
from the new All Alone In An Empty House album. The video was filmed in the backyard of Trekky House I, our old headquarters, by our friend Jerry at Creato Destructo.
Filming day brought some unexpected weather for the band, which actually ended up being perfect for the video, adding a desperate chill to the images. Hopefully this icy video will cool your hot, Summer days. If you haven't yet, click on over to Spinner
to stream the new album in its entirety, and then click on over to order the album on vinyl or CD.
08.10.10 LOST IN THE TREES ALBUM OUT TODAY!
Lost in the Trees' new album, All Alone In An Empty House, hits record stores today, courtesy of Anti- and Trekky Records. So please take a few minutes
to stop by your favorite independent record store and pick up a copy on vinyl or CD. The album is also now available in Europe, for our across-the-pond friends, as well. If downloading is your thing,
the album is also available in MP3 form from Amazon and iTunes. If you'd like to preview the album before you buy it, the good folks at NPR Music have the entire record streaming right now. For our
Los Angeles friends, the band is playing an in-store show at Amoeba Music at 7PM tonight for free. Enjoy the album!
08.05.10 LOST IN THE TREES TAKE AWAY SHOW ON LA BLOGOTHEQUE
Lost in the Trees played two songs for the world renowned La Blogothèque while on tour in Montreal earlier this year. Here's the video proof of two beautiful acoustic performances. The band plays "Time Taunts Me" a song from the EP of the same name, as well as "Icy River", a heartbreaking new song that will be on the next Lost in the Trees album.
08.04.10 EMBARRASSING FRUITS IN THE STUDIO + ALBUM RELEASE PARTY
We're gearing up for the release of the brand new Embarrassing Fruits LP, and we can't wait for you to hear it! Frontier Justice will be out on September 21 in our signature LP+CD+MP3 package, but before you hold the record in your hands,
we wanted to give you a glimpse on the recording process for the album. Recorded over four days in late June at Duck Kee Studios in Mebane, NC, Frontier Justice was a two-speed affair.
After ripping through tracking for 12 songs in one day, the Fruits spent 3 days meticulously adding vocals, extra guitars, toy pianos and sitars. "Sweetener" as guitarist Joe Norkus would say. Check out this short behind-the-scenes documentary of the Frontier Justice experience.
We are also happy to announce the album release party for this magical LP, with a bill featuring an amazing triumvirate of Triangle music: Chapel Hill's Embarrassing Fruits, Raleigh's Lonnie Walker
and Durham's Midtown Dickens. The party will be on Friday, September 17 at the centrally located Duke Coffeehouse and admission will be absolutely free. This will be the first chance for you to get
your hands on a copy of the album, four days before the official release date. Also, folks will be able to take advantage of the Coffeehouse's wonderful BYOB policy.
How's that for Frontier Justice? Mark your calendars!
07.26.10 STREAM NEW LOST IN THE TREES ALBUM ON NPR
In a little over two weeks, Lost in the Trees' new album All Alone In An Empty House will be available from Anti- Records and Trekky Records.
A remixed and expanded version of the album we released in 2008, Empty House is a haunting mix of classical and folk music, centered around the
intensely personal songwriting of Ari Picker. You can pre-order the album now, but if you can't wait to hear it, you can now stream the album in its entirety
over at NPR Music. You can also download "Walk Around The Lake", absolutely free. Be sure to catch Lost in the Trees live, and check back soon for even more tour dates to be announced:
08-07 Santa Monica, CA - McCabe's Guitar Shop
08-09 Los Angeles, CA - Spaceland
08-10 Los Angeles, CA - Amoeba Music
08-12 Los Angeles, CA - Hotel Cafe
08-16 Chicago, IL - Millennium Park
08-17 Nashville, TN - James K. Polk Theater*
08-19 Raleigh, NC - North Carolina Museum of Art*
08-20 Charlotte, NC - Knight Theater*
08-21 Charlottesville, VA - Jefferson Theater*
08-23 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge
08-26 Chapel Hill, NC - Wallace Plaza^
* with Neko Case
^ with The Physics of Meaning
07.20.10 NEW EMBARRASSING FRUITS ALBUM ANNOUNCED!
Trekky Records is thrilled and honored to announce the details for the release of Frontier Justice, the new album from Embarrassing Fruits. In many ways, Frontier Justice is the first fully realized album from the band. After a series of line-up changes, album delays and promising EPs, this will be the first timely artistic statement from a now permanent trio: Joe Norkus, Lee Shaw and John Neville. Bassist Lee Shaw has risen to become an equal creative force in the band, which was previously an outlet for only Joe Norkus' catchy, textural rock songs. Shaw composed almost half of the songs on Frontier Justice, bringing his love for classic rock and aggressive pop into the deepening inventory of Fruits' strengths as rock songwriters. Both Norkus and Shaw expound upon the frustrations and joys of navigating the nebulous world of late 20s life in the over saturated, vanishing frontier of America.
Frontier Justice will be released on September 21 in Trekky Records' signature 3-part package, including a vinyl record, a CD and an MP3 download. This "everything you could ever need" package is an active attempt to prove that hard copy music is still important, and that taking the time to sit down and listen to a record is still a fulfilling experience. The CD and MP3 download are included so that you can successfully envelop yourself in the blissful distortion of Embarrassing Fruits' songs whether you're in your car, at your computer, or walking around town with your MP3 player.
If you can't wait until September 21 to hear some of Fruits' new songs, we sympathize, so we're happy to release the first single from Frontier Justice, "Long Distance Breakup Summer", a brooding love-circle anthem featuring lead vocals from bassist Lee Shaw. Full tracklist and video below:
1. Alien Bodies
2. Long Distance Breakup Summer
3. Car
4. Soda Jerk
5. Vanishing Frontier
6. Still Waiting
7. Someday
8. 2 Birds
9. Illuminati Rock
10. Drunkland
11. Slow Down
12. Total Betty
13. Sugar Train
14. Can't Love
07.09.10 TREKKY RECORDS ANNOUNCES HOPSCOTCH DAY PARTY
By now you've probably heard of Hopscotch, the incredible, three-day music festival that will overtake Raleigh, North Carolina this September. In its first year,
the festival seems already to be the Southeast's answer to South By Southwest. Public Enemy, Broken Social Scene and Panda Bear top the bill of over 120 bands playing the festival.
Hopscotch offered Trekky Records the opportunity to organize a day party during the festival, and we jumped at the chance. So, we are proud to unveil the details for DAY-DREAM, our very special day party.
The party will be held at The Pour House, one of the official Hopscotch venues, on Saturday, September 11 from 2PM to 5:30PM. Admission will be free for everyone, no wristbands required. Our bill is a
combination of bands on our record label and friends who will be in town specifically for the festival. More details and surprises to be announced!
DAY-DREAM
A Hopscotch Day Party
Saturday, September 11. 2PM-5:30PM.
Free.
06.14.10 TRKFEST 2010 SCHEDULE AND VENDORS
Our annual blissfest is rapidly approaching, and the pieces of the puzzle are really coming together. Today, we are happy to share with you the order
of events at TRKfest, as well as some of the wonderful vendors we will have down at Piedmont Biofuels to provide you with food, drink and keepsakes.
We have built a second stage this year, to maximize set times and minimize transition times, and there will be enough food for everyone to party with us
ALL day and catch ALL of the amazing music. We really encourage everyone to get down there early, as the sets from Vibrant Green, Ezekiel Graves and Yardwork
promise to be beautiful, revelatory experiences. Seriously. Also, make sure to drink your organic energy drink a good 15 minutes before the Pants-Off Dance Off, because you'll want to give it some time to take effect! Times below:
2:00 - VIBRANT GREEN
2:50 - EZEKIEL GRAVES
3:25 - YARDWORK
4:05 - Tour of Piedmont Biofuels
4:15 - RYAN GUSTAFSON
5:00 - BUTTERFLIES
5:40 - Musical Chairs Cake Walk
5:50 - VEELEE
6:35 - MOUNT MORIAH
7:15 - Tour of Piedmont Biofuels
7:25 - MIDTOWN DICKENS
8:10 - EMBARRASSING FRUITS
8:50 - Pants Off Dance Off
9:10 - HAMMER NO MORE THE FINGERS
10:00 - LOST IN THE TREES
10:50 - MEGAFAUN
In order to make your festival day as pleasant as possible, we've asked some of our favorite food-makers, drink-mixers and thing-creators
from the Triangle to come down and do what they do best: PROVIDE. We'll have delicious burgers and fries from OnlyBurger, handcrafted beers from
Carolina Brewery, fresh, local Greek fare from Angelina's Kitchen, beautiful repurposed clothing from Riverbasin Outfitters, boutique screen-printed apparel
from Flytrap Studios, and more! Make sure to bring some extra cash so you can patronize these fine local entities. We'll also have official TRKfest tie-dyed shirts and pint glasses!
More details will be trickling out every day! Make sure to check the TRKfest website for the most up to date information. Namaste.
05.17.10 MORE BANDS ANNOUNCED FOR TRKFEST 2010
As if you needed more reasons to get excited about this year's TRKfest, we are happy to announce the addition of our very own
folk orchestra Lost in the Trees, Charlotte's hyperactive Yardwork collective and rural-fingerpicking virtuoso Ezekiel Graves to
the already packed bill. Here's some essential details below:
TRKfest 2010
Saturday, June 26. 2PM-Midnight.
Piedmont Biofuels, Pittsboro, NC.
Performers:
Megafaun
Lost in the Trees
Hammer No More The Fingers
Embarrassing Fruits
Midtown Dickens
Mount Moriah
Veelee
Butterflies
Ryan Gustafson
Yardwork
Ezekiel Graves
Vibrant Green
Other attractions:
Local art, crafts and clothing for sale
Local food and drinks for sale
Pants-off Dance-off
Coffee Sack Race
Cool Kids Yoga Session
Musical Chairs Cake Walk
Sprinklers and Water Things
Tour of Piedmont Biofuels
Free Haircuts
Shadow Puppets
Bliss Tent
and probably more!
05.11.10 LOST IN THE TREES EMBARK ON US TOUR WITH PLANTS AND ANIMALS Lost in the Trees are excited to embark on their first full US tour this Summer with Canada's wonderful Plants and Animals.
The orchestral folk group will be promoting their upcoming album, All Alone In An Empty House, to be released on August 10
by Anti- Records and Trekky. The album will be available at these summer shows! Check the parties below:
05-12 Charlotte, NC - The Evening Muse
05-15 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle
05-18 Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge*
05-19 Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court*
05-20 Boise, ID - Neurolux*
05-21 Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios*
05-22 Seattle, WA - The Crocodile*^
05-25 San Francisco, CA - The Independent*
05-26 Visalia, CA - The Cellar Door*
05-27 Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour*
05-29 Tucson, AZ - Plush*
05-31 Denton, TX - Hailey's*
06-01 Austin, TX - Emo's*
06-02 New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jacks*
06-05 Atlanta, GA - The Earl*
06-06 Asheville, NC - The Grey Eagle*
06-07 Washington, DC - Rock and Roll Hotel*
06-08 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's*
06-09 New York, NY - The Bowery Ballroom*
06-12 Cambridge, MA - TT The Bear's Place*
06-13 Montreal, QC - Le Divan Orange
06-15 Toronto, ON - El Mocambo
06-16 Buffalo, NY - The Ninth Ward
06-19 Chicago, IL - Schubas
* with Plants and Animals
^ with Frog Eyes
05.06.10 THE PHYSICS OF MEANING ANNOUNCE SPRING TOUR
The mighty Physics of Meaning will be hitting the road in the South and Southwest this Spring. Lead Physic Daniel Hart will briefly
catch his breath from touring the world with his other band, St. Vincent, before taking his own outfit to a Southern town near you.
Daniel has been hard at work, piecing together his new album at various recording sessions all over the USA, and he'll be sharing
some of those new jams at these shows, as well. While joined by a full band and string section
for his North Carolina shows, Daniel will play the rest of the tour
dates with Physics as a duo, using a trash can drum set and a Dance
Dance Revolution dancepad-turned-stompable-beat-machine-and-bass-synth
to fill out the arrangements and at least provide something
interesting to look at. It will be much like the scene in "Big" where
Tom Hanks and Robert Loggia go to the toy store and play "Heart and
Soul" with their feet, except in this case Tom Hanks also plays violin
and Robert Loggia is a young woman with tympani mallets. Dates below:
05-06 Chapel Hill, NC - Nightlight
05-07 Greensboro, NC - The Green Bean
05-08 Durham, NC - The Pinhook
05-09 Raleigh, NC - Tir Na Nog
05-10 Knoxville, TN - Dan's House
05-11 Athens, GA - Farm 255
05-12 Tuscaloosa, AL - Egan's Bar
05-13 Jackson, MS - Sneaky Beans
05-14 McAllen, TX - Music Afterhours
05-15 Dallas, TX - Barley House
05-16 Lubbock, TX - Bash Riprocks
05-17 Las Cruces, NM - Equinox
05-18 Tempe, AZ - Yucca Tap Room
04.27.10 TRKFEST 2010 DATE AND PERFORMERS ANNOUNCED!!!
Trekky Records is proud to announce the return of TRKfest, our annual Summertime blissfest, on Saturday, June 26th at Piedmont Biofuels in Pittsboro, NC. This year's festival will build upon the framework of the last two years, growing from a fledgling annual event to an essential expression of the North Carolina music scene, as well as the broader underground community. TRKfest 2010 will feature a second stage, more bands, and a dedicated commitment to local businesses and environmental responsibility.
This will be the third annual TRKfest. The event began as a one-off fundraiser for the Trekky Records Collective in 2008, but has transformed into an annual event, returning each year by popular demand. As always, the festival will take place at Piedmont Biofuels, a charming industrial biodiesel plant and organic farm nestled into the beautiful Pittsboro countryside. With the help of Piedmont Biofuels and The Abundance Foundation, we will attempt to minimize the ecological impact of the festival, reducing waste and emphasizing local and sustainable foods and drinks.
In addition to the music, the day will be bursting with other activities. Attendees will be able to play volleyball, cool off under the sprinklers, vibe out in the Bliss Tent, purchase local clothing and crafts, tour the biodiesel facility and dance til they collapse, all while listening to some of the finest music North Carolina has to offer.
Admission will be a $10 suggested donation. No person will be turned away. This is a family friendly event! The rain date is Sunday, June 27th, but, c'mon, its not going to rain on TRKfest!
Performers:
Megafaun
Hammer No More The Fingers
Mount Moriah
Embarrassing Fruits
Midtown Dickens
Veelee
Butterflies
Ryan Gustafson
Vibrant Green
many more to be announced!
Other attractions:
Local art, crafts and clothing for sale
Local food and drinks for sale
Pants-off Dance-off
Coffee Sack Race
Cool Kids Yoga Session
Musical Chairs Cake Walk
Volleyball
Sprinklers and Water Things
Tour of Piedmont Biofuels
Free Haircuts
Shadow Puppets
Bliss Tent
and probably more!
03.04.10 LOST IN THE TREES FEATURE IN THE INDEPENDENT
This week's Independent Weekly has the full story on Lost in the Trees and the release of their new version of All Alone In An Empty House.
Check out the print edition, or click here to read online. While you're there, make sure to read about the new releases from
Des Ark, Megafaun and The Love Language (some of our favorite bands), featured in the same article.
02.23.10 LOST IN THE TREES SIGN TO ANTI- RECORDS
We are very excited to share that Lost in the Trees has signed to Los Angeles, CA label Anti- Records. After five years of development
in the Trekky Records Collective, our dear little folk orchestra is ready to grow into a new and more powerful animal. We're excited to take the next step with the band and we'll still be closely involved in
the growth of the project. Anti- has an amazing
reputation as an artist-friendly record label and they've released some of our favorite records by Tom Waits, Elliott Smith, Neko Case and many others. This spring,
Anti- will release a new and expanded version of All Alone In An Empty House on vinyl and CD, worldwide. Ari Picker,
the mastermind behind Lost in the Trees, has been hard at work this winter, revamping and enhancing the recordings with North Carolina producer Scott Solter
(The Mountain Goats, Superchunk, Spoon, St. Vincent). The new release will also feature two new unreleased songs.
We'd like to thank the amazing musical community in North Carolina for making this possible. Without the support of an amazing network of fans and bands, Lost in the Trees wouldn't
have this opportunity to share their music with a wider audience. Stay tuned for more news on the way, and make sure to catch the band on their mini-SXSW tour:
03-13 Atlanta, GA - Star Bar
03-15 Athens, GA - Caledonia
03-18 Austin, TX - Trekky Records presents: Carolina Jubilee*
03-19 Austin, TX - Billions SXSW Showcase#
03-21 Shreveport, LA - Hayride Diner
05-15 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle
*=with The Love Language, Hammer No More The Fingers and more.
#=with Liars, Shearwater, Quasi and more.
02.22.10 TREKKY RECORDS PRESENTS CAROLINA JUBILEE, A NORTH CAROLINA SXSW DAY PARTY
Trekky Records is proud to commemorate our first trip to the annual South By Southwest Festival with our very own day party!
Carolina Jubilee will be an afternoon-long celebration of the music of North Carolina, curated by Trekky Records. Co-sponsored by
Merge Records, Holidays For Quince, Churchkey and 307 Knox, the showcase will be a great communion of bands and friends from
The Old North State. Festival-goers and free-loaders alike can come see for themselves if there is indeed "something in the water"
in North Carolina. Details below:
Trekky Records presents CAROLINA JUBILEE
Thursday, March 18, 2010. 2-7PM.
Hyde Park Parlor, 4301 Guadalupe St., Austin, TX.
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.
Embarrassing Fruits Frontier Justice
LDBS
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Lost in the Trees All Alone in an Empty House
Walk Around The Lake
