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. Check out the TRKfest MySpace for more info! 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! Check out the TRKfest MySpace for more info! 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. Download from Trekky Records. Download from iTunes. Download from Amazon. 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: Megafaun Sorry About Dresden The Future Kings of Nowhere The Scene of the Crime Rovers North Elementary Rock & Roll Elf (Clarque Blomquist of The Kingsbury Manx) The International Grapevine Hosted by Billy Sugarfix 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: -Stereogum posted a nice photo of Daniel in their CMJ '08: It's a Photo Wrap. -Gothamist, whose CMJ showcase The Physics of Meaning played, posted an interview with the band, conducted by members of Wild Sweet Orange. -Free Williamsburg posted a few pictures and words about Physics' performance at the Forcefield PR Showcase at Pianos. -RCRD LBL posted a nice little feature on "Aeroplanes and Hurricanes", the lead single off of Snake Charmer. 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) Order now! Embarrassing Fruits Community / Exploitation Corner Order now! Butterflies Nothing's Personal Mind Games Order now! The Physics of Meaning Snake Charmer Aeroplanes and Hurricanes Order now! Lost in the Trees All Alone in an Empty House Fireplace Order now!