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06.09.11  TRKfest 2011 LINEUP AND DETAILS ANNOUNCED!  Trekky Records is proud to announce the return of TRKfest, our annual Summertime blissfest, on Saturday, August 13th at Piedmont Biofuels in Pittsboro, NC. This year's festival will build upon the framework of the last three years, growing from a fledgling annual event to an essential expression of the North Carolina music scene, as well as the broader underground community. This will be the fourth 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 games, 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, August 14th, but, c'mon, its not going to rain on TRKfest! Performers: Bowerbirds Mount Moriah Midtown Dickens Hammer No More The Fingers Embarrassing Fruits Ryan Gustafson Yardwork Brice Randall Bickford Butterflies Vibrant Green and more to be announced! Other Attractions: Local art, crafts and clothing for sale Pants-off Dance-off Coffee Sack Race Musical Chairs Cake Walk Make Yr Own Tie-Dye TRKfest Shirt Sprinklers and Water Things Tour of Piedmont Biofuels Free Haircuts Shadow Puppets Bliss Tent ...and probably more! 06.06.11 LIVE! FROM TREKKY HOUSE II: BRICE RANDALL BICKFORD We continue our LIVE! From Trekky House video series today with a performance by Brice Randall Bickford. Bickford chose to play in the garden at Trekky House, strumming his electric guitar amidst the burgeoning tomoto plants and kale sprouts. Bickford's powerful voice pierces through the hypnotic wave of highway noise and the busy chatter of chirping birds as he plays "Songstress", the first single from his upcoming self titled album. The album will be out June 14, but if you're in NC, you can join us for the album release show this Saturday, and get your copy early! MP3: Brice Randall Bickford - Songstress [from the Brice Randall Bickford LP] 06.01.11 LOST IN THE TREES SELECTED FOR JEFF MANGUM'S ALL TOMORROW'S PARTIES FESTIVAL!  We're very excited to finally announce that our resident folk orchestra, Lost in the Trees, has been selected to play this year's All Tomorrow's Parties Festival, curated by Neutral Milk Hotel legend Jeff Mangum. The UK music festival was able to pry Mangum from his well-known reclusion to personally curate 3 days of music this December, and we're honored that he deemed Lost in the Trees worthy. The band will be sharing the stage with Fleet Foxes, Low, Superchunk and Jeff Mangum himself, in a rare solo performance. Tickets are on sale now, and you can go ahead and wish the band luck on their first trip across the pond! 05.26.11 LIVE! FROM TREKKY HOUSE II: PHIL COOK & HIS FEAT We continue our LIVE! From Trekky House video series today with a performance by Phil Cook & His Feat. Phil chose to take advantage of his one-man-band size and play in the upstairs bathroom of Trekky House. The magic, reflective reverb of the washroom was a perfect setting for Phil's tender rendition of "Ballad of a Hungry Mother", a song from his new album Hungry Mother Blues. You can order the album now from the Trekky Records Online Store. MP3: Phil Cook & His Feat - Ballad Of A Hungry Mother [from the Hungry Mother Blues LP] 05.24.11 PHIL COOK PERFORMS WITH BON IVER ON JIMMY FALLON Last night, Phil Cook accompanied his dear friend and former bandmate Justin Vernon for Bon Iver's performance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Phil played piano for a medley of covers, including Bonnie Raitt's "I Can't Make You Love Me" and "Nick of Time", as well as Donny Hathaway's "A Song For You". You can watch the video above. Phil Cook & His Feat's new album is out now and you can order it right here. 05.18.11 TREKKY RECORDS WELCOMES BRICE RANDALL BICKFORD!  We are thrilled to officially welcome Brice Randall Bickford to the Trekky Records family! Bickfords's new self-titled record will be released on June 14, 2011 in our signature 3-part package, featuring a vinyl record, CD and MP3 download, plus a beautiful hand-numbered jacket adorned with gold foil. We've been friends and fans of Brice Randall Bickford for years, hanging on every word of every song on every album he's released as The Strugglers. We couldn't be more excited to release this gorgeous album and welcome BRB to the fold. It’s been a decade since Brice Randall Bickford began performing under the name “The Strugglers”. In this time, he has released five albums, toured the world, and earned a reputation as a master of subtle, narrative songwriting. Bickford's dense, poetic lyrics imbue his compositions with an enduring vitality, rewarding the listener with additional layers of meaning upon each successive listen. Now 32, he has cast off “The Strugglers” moniker and recorded his most focused and nuanced full length to date. Collaborating closely with acclaimed producer Scott Solter (The Mountain Goats, Spoon, John Vanderslice), Bickford created a lush and detailed sonic landscape for his painstakingly crafted lines to inhabit. The bare-bones Americana sound of The Strugglers is traded for the crisp, studio driven production style of late 70’s pop-folk, heightening the emotion and coloring the mood of each composition.  1. Kindling 2. Working Woman/Lazy Demons 3. The Lamberth Annex 4. Danville 5. Clay Divorcée 6. Into Our Covers 7. Songstress 8. Every Time They Tagged You 9. Up Against The Hem 10. On The Caesura Of Paying Attention MP3: Brice Randall Bickford - Songstress [from the Brice Randall Bickford LP] 05.10.11 PHIL COOK & HIS FEAT ALBUM OUT TODAY!  Phil Cook & His Feat's new album, Hungry Mother Blues, is out today! You can order your copy from the Trekky Records Online Store, or if you live in the Triangle, you can pick it up at CD Alley, Bull City Records, All Day Records or Schoolkids. Only $12 for our signature 3-part package, which includes an LP, CD and MP3 download.  Order now! 04.19.11 LOST IN THE TREES TOUR WEST COAST  Lost in the Trees are hitting the Left Coast this Spring, with fresh copies of the newly reissued Time Taunts Me LP packed neatly in the van. You can order the 3-part package (Red LP, CD & MP3) now from us, or pick it up at one of the West Coast shows below: 04-19 Los Angeles, CA - The Echo 04-20 San Diego, CA - The Loft at UCSD 04-22 San Francisco, CA - Hemlock Tavern 04-24 Portland, OR - Music Millennium 04-24 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge 04-26 Seattle, WA - Tractor Tavern 04-27 Vancouver, BC - Media Club 05-13 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle MP3: Lost in the Trees - Tall Trees [from the Time Taunts Me LP] 04.18.11 THE RETURN OF WESTFALIA  Before Butterflies and Embarrassing Fruits, there was Westfalia. Started as a side project from their other high school band, Westfalia was a beautiful mess of clever lyrics and guileless experimentation that in some ways may only be possible when you are a teenager, growing up and learning what music can be. Westfalia was one of the chief reasons the Trekky Records was created, when we saw the raw genius of our high school mates and wanted to make sure it was documented and distributed. Now, nearly 10 years later, members Josh Kimbrough, Joe Norkus and Bobby Britt are reforming, playing a reunion show and releasing a 2 song cassette tape. We were surprised to hear the news, but then again, its part of the reputation of Westfalia to expect the unexpected. Sleep Talking / Worth The Wait will be released tomorrow, April 19. The cassette tapes are hand-numbered and feature two new Westfalia songs, one composed by Josh Kimbrough of Butterflies and one by Joe Norkus of Embarrassing Fruits. You can order one now from the Trekky Records Online Store, or pick one up in NC record stores tomorrow. The songs will also be available for download.  The band will be playing a single reunion show tonight in Carrboro, NC, at Johnny's, where the new tapes will also be available. For a intimate look into the process of the reformation and the creation of the new songs, scope this Trekky Records produced video experience: And you can stream the songs here: 03.15.11 NEW BUTTERFLIES SONG ON BLUE INDIAN COMPILATION  The Blue Indian, a Georgia Music Blog that periodically releases exclusive online compilations, recently asked Butterflies to contribute an unreleased song for their next comp, and the boys obliged. The compilations have featured artists like Karl Blau and LAKE and are completely free to download. "Bleak Was The Breeze" is Butterflies' retelling of the myth of Deadalus and Icarus and it was recorded in The Owl Room, Trekky Records' in-house recording studio. You can stream and download the song right now for free. Enjoy! 03.10.11 TREKKY RECORDS WELCOMES PHIL COOK & HIS FEAT! We are thrilled to officially welcome Phil Cook & His Feat to the Trekky Records family! Phil's new record Hungry Mother Blues will be released on May 10, 2011 in our signature 3-part package, featuring a vinyl record, CD and MP3 download. We met Phil Cook five years ago, when our house band Auxiliary House played a show with Phil's band Megafaun. We became fast friends from the very beginning, sharing an ecstatic love for the experience of music. Over the years, we've collaborated in many ways, but since Megafaun already has an amazing home at Hometapes, we never were able to work together directly. When Phil started recording and performing as Phil Cook & His Feat, both parties saw the opportunity to collaborate. Phil asked us to release his new record, Hungry Mother Blues and we replied with a breathless "yes". Hungry Mother Blues was recorded in a single day, during a rare North Carolina ice storm, in the back room of Phil's house. Its a beautiful, completly intrumental album that showcases what Phil does best: playing unbelievably complex songs with so much soul that they sound effortless. The vinyl record will be pressed at 45RPM for maximum sound quality, and the record jacket features original art from Catherine Edgerton of Midtown Dickens. We're offering a free download of "Ballad Of A Hungry Mother" to tide you over until the May 10 release date. Album cover and tracklisting below!  1. Frazee, Minnesota 2. Waiting 'Round The Oven Buns 3. Juniper 4. Lament and Lullaby (For The Sloane Sisters) 5. Sparrowander 6. Ballad Of A Hungry Mother 7. The Last Steam Engine Train 8. The Jensens MP3: Phil Cook & His Feat - Ballad Of A Hungry Mother [from the Hungry Mother Blues LP] 03.07.11 CAROLINA JUBILEE RETURNS FOR SXSW 2011  Trekky Records is headed to Austin! That's right, its the annual South By Southwest Music Festival, an overstimulating Summer Camp fever-dream that we music types look forward to all year. This year we'll be reprising our very special SXSW day party, a tribute to the music of North Carolina called Carolina Jubilee. The party is also presented by The Independent's Hopscotch Music Festival, which many are already affectionately calling "South By Southeast". Hopscotch will return this September to Raleigh, NC to showcase more great music from The Old North State. The lineup for this year's Carolina Jubilee is a mix of some of the most exciting bands from NC, as well as some of our comrades who have strong roots to the area. The event will be free to everyone, no SXSW cred needed. And for those who can't make the journey to Austin, we've partnered with the good folks at Lapcast TV to broadcast the event live on the internet, as well as most smartphones, so you can join us from anywhere in the world! Also, just to sweeten the deal, we'll have some free beer for folks to wet their whistles while they watch. The party is co-sponsored by an amazing alliance of NC record labels, including Holidays For Quince, 307 Knox and Churchkey. Details below: Trekky Records and Hopscotch present CAROLINA JUBILEE Friday, March 18. 1PM-6PM. Gallery Black Lagoon. 4301 Guadalupe St. Austin, TX. Free to all! Lost in the Trees Phil Cook and His Feat Midtown Dickens Daniel Hart Hi Ho Silver Oh Stay tuned for SXSW schedules for all Trekky Records artists, and see you in Austin! 02.11.11 EMBARRASSING FRUITS ANNOUNCE EAST COAST TOUR + STREAM ENTIRE ALBUM  Embarrassing Fruits are excited to embark on an East Coast journey this Spring, bringing Frontier Justice to every town they pass through. In celebration, we're now offerring a full stream of Fruits' latest album, for a limited time. Take a listen to the whole document, and if you like it, you can order the LP+CD+MP3 package straight from us. In other Fruits news, the band has a brand new song, "Come Home", featured on DiggUp Tapes' new Cassingles Vol. 1 compilation. You can stream the song here and order the split cassingle from DiggUp Tapes. Tour dates: 02-11 Raleigh, NC - Kings Barcade 03-09 Charlottesville, VA - Tea Bazaar 03-10 Richmond, VA - Gallery5 03-11 Baltimore, MD - The Windup 03-19 Greensboro, NC - Legitimate Business 03-23 Chapel Hill, NC - Nightlight 02.04.11 NEW EMBARRASSING FRUITS SONG ON TAPE COMPILATION Embarrassing Fruits have been busy spreading the gospel of Frontier Justice across the land, now with new member Thomas Costello on board, holding down bass duties. The band now has a fresh new song for you to hear, a part of DiggUp Tapes' very special Cassingles Vol. 1 compilation boxset. DiggUp Tapes is a group of dedicated cassette documentarians in Raleigh, NC, committed to archiving some of the brilliant music coming out of the Triangle area of North Carolina. Cassingles Vol. 1 will be released as a multi-colored, six-tape box set, featuring one band on each side of tape. The compilation features some of NC's most exciting music makers, including Veelee, Lonnie Walker, Yardwork and Whatever Brains. Fruits' contribution, "Come Home", is the band's most spacious effort to date, a laid back Southern rock anthem. You can stream the song now, and also come to see them play it live at the Cassingles Vol. 1 release party, February 11 at Kings Barcade in Raleigh. Also, you can order Fruits' new album Frontier Justice now from the Trekky Records Online Store. 01.13.11 LOST IN THE TREES REISSUE + TOURS WITH NEKO CASE AND BUTTERFLIES 
Lost in the Trees had an amazing 2010. They joined forces with Anti- Records, released a powerful new version of All Alone In An Empty House, toured the USA and Canada, filmed a Take Away Show in Montreal with La Blogotheque, filmed an NPR Tiny Desk Concert and performed in front of the United States Congress in DC, recorded a Daytrotter Session, shot their first music video, and even had a custom ale brewed in their honor. But worry not, Lost in the Trees is gearing up for 2011 to be even more special and spectacular. On February 01, 2011, Trekky Records will release the deluxe, re-recorded and expanded reissue of Lost in the Trees' Time Taunts Me. Trekky initially released Time Taunts Me as a seven-song EP back in 2007, which served as many listeners' introduction to Ari Picker's hauntingly unique and compelling brand of orchestral folk. The EP won glowing reviews; Pitchfork Media called it "orchestral and ambitious...[an] intensely lush collection", while PopMatters likened it to "the soundtrack to your favorite indie film". Time Taunts Me quickly went out of print. Over the past three years, between extensive touring and multiple releases, Picker found himself returning to the bedroom recordings of Time Taunts Me, fleshing out and augmenting the baroque compositions until they were as big as they sounded in his head. Picker also recorded three new songs, written during the Time Taunts Me sessions but never put to tape, expanding the seven-song EP into a proper full-length. This is Time Taunts Me the way Picker always envisioned it; and the way the world should hear it now. The album is a snapshot of a younger Ari Picker, searching for peace and shelter from external forces, discovering his musical voice and creating a vibrant, orchestrated sonic palette. Trekky Records is excited to present Time Taunts Me in our signature 3-part LP+CD+MP3 package. This is the first time the album will be available on vinyl, so we're celebrating by pressing the record on beautiful, red wax! Time Taunts Me can be pre-ordered now from Trekky Records' Online Store. You can also download the first single, "Tall Trees" right now for free, and make sure to catch the folk orchestra live in a town near you, including dates with Anti- labelmate Neko Case and Trekky labelmates Butterflies: 01-13 Gainesville, FL - Common Grounds# 01-14 Jacksonville, FL - Underbelly# 01-15 Orlando, FL - The Social# 01-16 Fort Lauderdale, FL - The Monterey Club# 01-17 Tampa, FL - The Orpheum# 01-18 Tallahassee, FL - Club Downunder# 01-19 Charleston, SC - The Charleston Pourhouse# 01-20 Macon, GA - The 567# 01-21 Asheville, NC - Sage Cafe# 01-22 Charlotte, NC - Snug Harbor# 02-13 Atlanta, GA - The Earl# 01-28 Carbondale, IL - Hangar 9 01-29 Chicago, IL - Old Town School of Folk Music 01-30 Columbus, OH - Wexner Center 02-01 Woodstock, NY - Bearsville Theatre* 02-02 Providence, RI - Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel* 02-03 Boston, MA - Wilbur Theatre* 02-04 Northampton, MA - Calvin Theatre* 02-05 Westhampton Beach, NY - Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center* 02-07 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge 02-09 Washington, DC - Black Cat *= with Neko Case #= with Butterflies MP3: Lost in the Trees - Tall Trees [from the Time Taunts Me LP] 01.11.11 BUTTERFLIES TOUR SOUTHEAST WITH LOST IN THE TREES  Butterflies will hit the road this Winter in support of their new album, Residual Child, supporting labelmates Lost in the Trees on a string of Southeast dates. Residual Child has been quietly winning the hearts of listeners all over North Carolina, and the boys are eager to share their intimate art-rock with comrades in other regions. In preparation for their arrival, please feel encouraged to download their infectious lead single, "Goodbye (Like A Stranger)" for free and watch them play the song acoustically on the porch of our label headquarters: MP3: Butterflies - Goodbye (Like A Stranger) [from the Residual Child LP] Tour dates: 01-12 Atlanta, GA - The Earl* 01-13 Gainesville, FL - Common Grounds* 01-14 Jacksonville, FL - Underbelly* 01-15 Orlando, FL - The Social* 01-16 Fort Lauderdale, FL - The Monterey Club* 01-17 Tampa, FL - The Orpheum* 01-18 Tallahassee, FL - Club Downunder* 01-19 Charleston, SC - The Charleston Pourhouse* 01-20 Macon, GA - The 567* 01-21 Asheville, NC - Sage Cafe* 01-22 Charlotte, NC - Snug Harbor* *= with Lost in the Trees 01.05.11 LIVE! FROM TREKKY HOUSE II: EMBARRASSING FRUITS Back in 2008, we started a live video project called LIVE! from Trekky House, the purpose of which was to capture musical performances taking place at our homebase, a giant complex in Chapel Hill that was our home, office, recording studio and workshop. We captured some wonferful moments: Lost in the Trees in the meadow, Embarrassing Fruits by the fire pit, Vibrant Green in the attic. We've since relocated to a new giant house, and now that we're settled here, we've decided to revive the series. So here's the second installment of LIVE! from Trekky House II: a seasonal, acoustic rendition of "Alien Bodies", the first track from Embarrassing Fruits' new album, Frontier Justice. MP3: Embarrassing Fruits - Long Distance Breakup Summer [from the Frontier Justice LP] 12.09.10 RAFFLE PRIZES ANNOUNCED FOR CHRISTMAS AT THE CRADLE  Our giant, annual holiday show is just one week away, and we've got a sleigh full of reasons for you to join us. We'll have some of North Carolina's finest bands playing their favorite Christmas tunes, a visit from Sinterklaas, snacks and drinks, decked halls with boughs of holly, and the legendary Christmas at the Cradle Raffle! Every year, we ask the wonderful local businesses of the Triangle to donate something special for the raffle, and every year they provide. All proceeds from raffle tickets directly benefit the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, so you can win a wonderful gift and help out a great cause. Here's some of the prizes this year: The Lantern - Dinner for 2 with Wine Pairings Townsend Bertram - Free Weekend Camping Equipment Rental ($150 value) Holidays For Quince Records - Record Package (10 Albums!) Odessa Records - Record Package CD Alley - $15 Gift Certificate + Shirt Nightlight - $15 Gift Certificate Moshi Moshi - Deluxe Facial Orange County Social Club - $25 Bar Tab The Pinhook - $20 bar tab and Unicorn Drawing Cat's Cradle - Free pair of tickets + Gift Basket Local 506 - 4 free tickets to Any Show Acme Restaurant - Dinner for 2 Carrburritos - 2 Free Burrito Vouchers You can go ahead and get your tickets for Christmas at the Cradle now, either ordering online, or stopping by Cat's Cradle or any of our fine local record stores. See you in a week! 12.06.10 LOST IN THE TREES ANNOUNCE TOURS WITH NEKO CASE, BUTTERFLIES  Lost in the Trees had a pretty amazing 2010. They joined forces with Anti- Records, toured with Plants and Animals, released a powerful new version of All Alone In An Empty House, performed a Take Away Show in Montreal, a Tiny Desk Concert in DC, and recorded a Daytrotter Session, filmed their first music video, and even had a custom ale brewed in their honor. But worry not, Lost in the Trees are gearing up for 2011 to be even more special and spectacular, starting off with a string of dates with Anti- labelmate Neko Case and Trekky Records labelmates, Butterflies. Mark yr calendars! Dates below: 01-07 New York, NY - Joe's Pub 01-12 Atlanta, GA - The Earl# 01-13 Gainesville, FL - Common Grounds# 01-15 Orlando, FL - The Social# 01-16 Fort Lauderdale, FL - The Monterey Club# 01-17 Tampa, FL - The Orpheum# 01-18 Tallahassee - Club Downunder# 01-19 Charleston, SC - The Charleston Pourhouse# 01-22 Charlotte, NC - Snug Harbor# 01-28 Carbondale, IL - Hangar 9 01-29 Chicago, IL - Old Town School of Folk Music 01-30 Columbus, OH - Wexner Center 02-01 Woodstock, NY - Bearsville Theatre* 02-02 Providence, RI - Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel* 02-03 Boston, MA - Wilbur Theatre* 02-04 Northampton, MA - Calvin Theatre* 02-05 Westhampton Beach, NY - Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center* * with Neko Case # with Butterflies 11.30.10 HOLIDAY SALE IN TREKKY RECORDS ONLINE STORE!  We're getting in the holiday spirit over here at Trekky Records! We just put up a giant Christmas tree and you can bet the egg nog has been flowing at TRK Headquarters. In honor of the season, we're having a huge sale in our Online Store. We've created some sweet package deals and cut some prices to celebrate our favorite gift-giving time of the year. Its a great time to pick up something for your music-loving friends and family, or finally pick up that record you've been meaning to get for weeks. Here's some of the specials we're offering:  Various Artists - Trekky Records Starter Pack The latest records from 5 Trekky Records artists for just $50!  Butterflies & Embarrassing Fruits - Residual Justice Butterflies' Residual Child and Embarrassing Fruits' Frontier Justice for just $22!  American Apparel Trekky Records Shirts (Various Colors). Rep for TRK for only $10  The Trekky Yuletide Orchestra - 5 for $50 Package A copy of A New Old Fashioned Christmas for all of your friends and family!  Butterflies - Nothing's Personal Now only $8!  Embarrassing Fruits - Community / Exploitation Now only $8!  Vibrant Green - Artless Yet Excellent Now only $8!  Screen Printed Posters (Including Fleet Foxes, Blitzen Trapper, Bowerbirds, Castanets, and all Trekky Bands) Now only $3! 11.29.10 THE dB's PLAY CHRISTMAS AT THE CRADLE, TICKETS ON SALE NOW Trekky Records is honored to announce that legendary jangle-pop veterans The dB's will play this year's annual Christmas at the Cradle show. Initially, we were lucky enough to snag dB's member and super-producer Chris Stamey for the show, but he was kind enough to assemble more dB's for the occasion. The dB's join an already stellar bill of extremely diverse North Carolina artists, who will all share their unique takes on Holiday music. Tickets for the show are now on sale for the show, and we generally sell out every year, so we highly recommend that you go ahead and order tickets online, or pick some up at the Cat's Cradle or any of our fine local record stores. Proceeds benefit the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Full details below: Christmas at the Cradle 2010 December 16, 2010 at Cat's Cradle in Carrboro, NC The Trekky Yuletide Orchestra The dB's The Old Ceremony Filthybird Phil Cook and His Feat The Tender Fruit Yardwork Cassis Orange In The Year Of The Pig Hosted by Billy Sugarfix Doors at 7PM. Show at 7:30PM. $8 Advance. $10 Day Of. Proceeds benefit NMSS. 11.23.10 BUTTERFLIES ALBUM OUT TODAY! We are honored today to release Butterflies' new album, Residual Child! The album is being released in one "everything-you-could-ever-need" package, complete with a vinyl record, a compact disc and an MP3 download code. The whole package is just $12, and as an added bonus, the first 25 copies come with a free Residual Child poster! We're very excited for you to hear this album, so for a limited time, we'll be streaming Residual Child in its entirety, so you can have a full preview. Click here to hear the whole album right now! 
Order Now! You can also get the record at some of North Carolina's finest record shops, including CD Alley, All Day Records, Bull City Records and Schoolkids. In case you missed it, here's a lovely video of Butterflies performing "Goodbye (Like A Stranger)", one of the most infectious tracks from Residual Child: Butterflies have a couple special North Carolina appearances in December, and will be touring the South with Lost in the Trees in early 2011. Those dates will be announced soon. Come say hi to Butterflies!: 12-03 Durham, NC - Motorco Music Hall*# 12-10 Greensboro, NC - Legitimate Business# 12-11 Charlotte, NC - The Evening Muse 01-17 Tampa, FL - Orpheum* * with Lost in the Trees # with Veelee MP3: Butterflies - Goodbye (Like A Stranger) [from the Residual Child LP] 11.12.10 LIVE! FROM TREKKY HOUSE II: BUTTERFLIES Back in 2008, we started a live video project called LIVE! from Trekky House, the purpose of which was to capture musical performances taking place at our homebase, a giant complex in Chapel Hill that was our home, office, recording studio and workshop. We captured some wonferful moments: Lost in the Trees in the meadow, Embarrassing Fruits by the fire pit, Vibrant Green in the attic. We've since relocated to a new giant house, and now that we're settled here, we've decided to revive the series. So here's the first installment of LIVE! from Trekky House II: a lovely, acoustic, backporch rendition of "Goodbye (Like A Stranger)", the infectious new song from Butterflies. Butterflies' new album, Residual Child will be released on November 23 in our signature LP+CD+MP3 package, but you can get your copy sooner by attending the album release show, a packed-bill blowout occuring at Cat's Cradle in Carrboro, NC, on November 20. The show is free, and will feature performances by The Strugglers, Erie Choir, Cassis Orange and Wes Phillips as well as Butterflies. For now, enjoy the video, and please feel free to download the studio version of "Goodbye (Like A Stranger)". MP3: Butterflies - Goodbye (Like A Stranger) [from the Residual Child LP] 11.11.10 FULLSTEAM BREWERY TO UNVEIL LOST IN THE TREES BEER  Fullsteam Brewery in Durham, North Carolina, announced today that it would unveil an original, custom made, Forager beer in honor of Lost in the Trees, our resident folk orchestra. The Belgian Session Ale will be brewed with local figs picked from Raleigh's New Grass Gardens. Ari Picker of Lost in the Trees is a home-brewer himself, so this is an exciting honor for the band. The brew will be unveiled at Lost in the Trees' upcoming hometown show with Veelee at Motorco Music Hall on December 3. Starting that date, it will also be available at Fullsteam Brewery itself, so plan to stop by this winter to try it out! 11.11.10 CHRISTMAS AT THE CRADLE 2010! We are very pleased to announce the details for this year's Christmas at the Cradle celebration, our fifth annual Christmas show. We think we have the most exciting 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 2010 December 16, 2010 at Cat's Cradle in Carrboro, NC The Trekky Yuletide Orchestra Chris Stamey The Old Ceremony Filthybird Phil Cook and His Feat The Tender Fruit Yardwork Cassis Orange In The Year Of The Pig Hosted by Billy Sugarfix Doors at 7PM. Show at 7:30PM. $8 Advance. $10 Day Of. Proceeds benefit NMSS. 11.08.10 EMBARRASSING FRUITS' MUSIC VIDEO PREIMIERE! The time has come. Here is the world (wide web) premiere of the music video for "Vanishing Frontier", the swampy second single from Embarrassing Fruits' brilliant Frontier Justice LP. The video features a trio of skateboarding grim reapers causing havok in all sorts of places. Filmed and edited by Trekky Records' Will Hackney and starring Ross Connolly and TJ Maiani of Butterflies and Thomas Costello of Mount Weather, the production was extremely DIY: an in-house project made by friends. We hope you enjoy it, and after you're done watching it, please download the MP3 for free! You can also order the album, a beautiful LP+CD+MP3 package, for just $12 from the Trekky Records Online Store. Catch the Fruits live all over the Triangle: 11-11 Durham, NC - Motorco Music Hall (w/ Aminal and Duncan Webster) 11-18 Raleigh, NC - Tir Na Nog (w/ Americans in France and Kid Future) 12-04 Durham, NC - The Pinhook (w/ Cassis Orange, HOG, Hammer No More The Fingers) 01-07 Chapel Hill, NC - (w/ Wesley Wolfe and Wood Ear) MP3: Embarrassing Fruits - Vanishing Frontier [from the Frontier Justice LP] MP3: Embarrassing Fruits - Long Distance Breakup Summer [from the Frontier Justice LP] 10.13.10 NEW BUTTERFLIES ALBUM ANNOUNCED! Today we are pleased to share with the world the first taste of Butterflies' new album Residual Child! This album is the secret we've been dying to share with you, and in a few short weeks, we can. Residual Child will be released on November 23 in Trekky Records' signature 3-part package, with a vinyl record, compact disc and MP3 download. The album is a true studio album, painstakingly crafted over the last 8 months by lead Butterfly Josh Kimbrough and producer Patrick Jones. Jones became such an integral force in the recording process, that he actually ended up joining the band, bringing his expert ear for synth textures and dynamics to Butterflies' jazzy brand of guitar pop. Kimbrough's songwriting has never been more focused, dealing intimately with his personal thoughts, struggles and philosophies. Residual Child is a record about finding joy in simplicity, letting the complications of life melt away and reveling in simple, poignant gestures. The band will celebrate the release of the album with a very special release show on November 20 at Cat's Cradle in Carrboro, NC. Butterflies will be joined by an incredible group of North Carolina bands: The Strugglers, Erie Choir and Cassis Orange. The show is absolutely FREE. Below is the album cover, tracklist and first single from Residual Child. The song is called "Goodbye (Like A Stranger)" and we hope it will be your Autumn anthem. Enjoy!  1. Serious Fun 2. Sunday Afternoon 3. Goodbye (Like A Stranger) 4. Forklift 5. Guitarist's Theme 6. Guitarist 7. Sleepless 8. Tired Pose 9. Nothing To Lose 10. Canteen MP3: Butterflies - Goodbye (Like A Stranger) [from the Residual Child LP] 09.21.10 EMBARRASSING FRUITS ALBUM OUT NOW! We are honored today to release Embarrassing Fruits' new album, Frontier Justice! The album is being released in one "everything-you-could-ever-need" package, complete with a vinyl record, a compact disc and an MP3 download code. The whole package is just $12, and as an added bonus, the first 25 copies come with a free Frontier Justice poster! 
Order Now! You can also get the record at some of North Carolina's finest record shops, including CD Alley, All Day Records, Bull City Records and Schoolkids. We are hard at work putting the finishing touches on the music video for "Vanishing Frontier", one of the tracks from Frontier Justice. We'll release that to the world in a couple weeks, but here's a preview of what sinister insanity you can expect: 
And here's a look at the process of recording the album: Please join us today for a special, acoustic, release day in-store at our favorite local record store, CD Alley in Chapel Hill. Our friends Hammer No More The Fingers will also be playing and its completely free. More Fruits dates below: 09-21 Chapel Hill, NC - CD Alley (Release Day In-Store Acoustic Show!)* 09-23 Greensboro, NC - The Green Bean 10-07 Pittsboro, NC - Shakori Hills Music Festival 10-15 Raleigh, NC - NC State University 10-23 Raleigh, NC - Kings Barcade# 11-18 Raleigh, NC - Tir Na Nog * with Hammer No More The Fingers # with The Moaners MP3: Embarrassing Fruits - Long Distance Breakup Summer [from the Frontier Justice LP] 09.20.10 LOST IN THE TREES TINY DESK CONCERT  Lost in the Trees swung by NPR Music guru Bob Boilen's office to perform a Tiny Desk Concert on their last tour. They play three songs, packed tightly between stacks of records and office supplies. See the video and read Bob Boilen's words here. The folk orchestra is excited to hit the road again in a few days for an East Coast tour, featuring dates with Midtown Dickens, The Love Language and Elf Power. Check the dates below: 09-21 Pittsburgh, PA - Thunderbird Cafe 09-22 Oberlin, OH - The Cat in The Cream 09-23 State College, PA - Chronic Town 09-24 Schenectady, NY - Proctor's 09-25 Hamilton, ON James Street North Supercrawl 09-26 Waterloo, ON - Starlight 09-27 Toronto, ON - The Drake Hotel 09-29 Montreal, QC Casa del Popolo 10-01 Worcester, MA - Clark University* 10-02 Northampton, MA - Iron Horse Music Hall 10-03 Cambridge, MA - TT The Bear's* 10-05 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's* 10-06 New York, NY - Joe's Pub 10-07 Brooklyn, NY - The Bell House* 10-09 Charlottesville, VA - Tea Bazaar^ 10-10 Baltimore, MD - Metro Gallery^ 10-12 Washington, DC - Black Cat# 10-13 Charlotte, NC - The Evening Muse* 10-14 Greensboro, NC - Artistika* 10-15 Columbia, SC - The House 5 Points* 10-17 Charleston, SC - Culture Center Theater * with Midtown Dickens # with The Love Language ^ with Elf Power 09.17.10 EMBARRASSING FRUITS ALBUM RELEASE SHOW TONIGHT Tonight we celebrate the release of Frontier Justice, the new album from Embarrassing Fruits. Release shows are amazing events. They represent an inherent turning point for a band (and a label). It is the perfect night to reflect on where you've been, what it took to get there and where you may go in the future. We hope you'll join us tonight at Duke Coffeehouse in Durham, NC, for this very special release show. Frontier Justice will be available in stores and online on Tuesday, but we'll have the first copies available tonight. The album comes with a vinyl record, compact disc and MP3 download, all for only $12. The first 25 copies will also come with a free Frontier Justice poster, so make sure to get there early tonight! Another reason to arrive early tonight is to catch the two amazing bands who will be sharing the stage with the Fruits. Durham's Midtown Dickens and Raleigh's Lonnie Walker complete this amazing trinity of Triangle music. After the fantasy that was the Hopscotch Music Festival this past weekend, this bill is proof that the overwhelming amount of music coming from North Carolina never stops. It happens every weekend. Every night, even. The show is free and BYOB, so we're all in for a good time. Fruits have been all over the papers this week, here's a sample of some interesting reviews and interviews: The Independent Review The Daily Tar Heel Review The Mill Interview Mann's World Interview  09.15.10 NEW SINGLE FROM EMBARRASSING FRUITS Embarrassing Fruits' new album Frontier Justice comes out in less than a week! We are brimming with excitement over here at the Trekky office. The package looks beautiful, the record sounds great, and we're having a free release party this Friday with some amazing bands. In order to help you get as pumped as we are, we are releasing the second single from Frontier Justice today! The song is called "Vanishing Frontier" and its a brooding jam that showcases one of Fruits' great strengths: being aggressive and laid back at the same time. Look for the grim music video for "Vanishing Frontier" late next week and we'll see you this Friday as we celebrate our new album! If you missed it, here's a video of Fruits working on Frontier Justice in the studio: MP3: Embarrassing Fruits - "Vanishing Frontier" (from the upcoming Frontier Justice LP) 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 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. Lost in the Trees Midtown Dickens Sharon Van Etten Embarrassing Fruits Butterflies + special guests Justin Ruggiano 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. MP3 | Lost in the Trees - All Alone In An Empty House [from the upcoming All Alone In An Empty House LP] 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. 6:00 The Love Language 5:15 Lost in the Trees 4:30 Hammer No More The Fingers 3:45 Schooner 3:00 Caltrop 2:15 Birds and Arrows Free to all! No SXSW cred needed. 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. 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: 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: Order from Trekky Records. Download from Trekky Records. Download from iTunes. Download from Amazon. 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: 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: Order from Trekky Records. Download from Trekky Records. Download links for iTunes and Amazom MP3 Store coming soon! 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!: 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 09.16.08  THE PHYSICS OF MEANING ALBUM OUT TODAY  The Physics of Meaning's Snake Charmer and Destiny at the Stroke of Midnight is out today! You can get it at a variety of places: Order from Trekky Records. Order from Amazon. Order from Best Buy. Order from Borders. Download from Trekky Records. Download from iTunes. Download from Amazon. Download from Emusic. 09.09.08 LOST IN THE TREES ALBUM OUT TODAY  Lost in the Trees' All Alone in an Empty House album is out today! You can get it at a variety of places: Order from Trekky Records. Download from Trekky Records. Download links for iTunes and Amazom MP3 Store coming soon! 08.05.08 EMBARRASSING FRUITS EP OUT TODAY  Embarrassing Fruits' The First Time EP is out today! You can get it at a variety of places: Order from Trekky Records. Download from Trekky Records. Download from iTunes. Download from Amazon MP3 Store. 07.16.08 THE PHYSICS OF MEANING HAS A NEW ALBUM The Physics of Meaning is Daniel Hart, member of St. Vincent and John Vanderslice's band. Daniel has written an amazing concept album called Snake Charmer and Destiny at the Stroke of Midnight that we will be releasing (with Daniel's own Bu Hanan Records) exactly 2 months from today. The album tells the story of a serpent who wants desperately to become a human being, set against a backdrop of magical forests, wishing wells, a king's army and the hypnotic melodies of the last real snake charmer on earth. The album was recorded by Mark Paulson (Bowerbirds, The Rosebuds) and features contributions from Annie Clark (St. Vincent), Adam Baker (Annuals) and members of Megafaun and Des Ark. Cop the album 09.16.08 but listen to a free song right now!: 07.09.08 LOST IN THE TREES HAS A NEW LP We are happy to announce the release of the newest album from everyone's favorite folk orchestra, Lost in the Trees. The new record is called All Alone in an Empty House and it is an intensely personal collection of classical/folk songs concerning traumatic relationships with parents and family. Recorded by Ryan Pickett (My Morning Jacket) and lead tree Ari Picker, the album will be released in one all-encompassing super format featuring a vinyl record, compact disc and digital download. We are thrilled to bring you this package and hope that it will become the new standard format for music lovers, starting 09.09.08. We'll reveal more details soon, for now enjoy "Fireplace" from the new record: 07.08.08 THE NEVER ANNOUNCE SUMMER TOUR The Never are back to their second home (the road) for the next few months, which means they're probably coming to a town near you. Prepare to hear a whole lot of The Never's upcoming followup to Antarctica, tentatively set for a February 2009 release. All dates: 07-10 Wilmington, NC - The Whiskey* 07-11 Charleston, SC - The Pour House* 07-12 Columbia, SC - New Brookland Tavern* 07-13 Charlotte, NC - Snug Harbor* 07-14 Athens, GA - Tasty World* 07-15 Nashville, TN - The Basement 07-16 Bloomington, IN - Bear's Place 07-17 Bowling Green, KY - Bread and Bagel 07-18 Kansas City, MO - Korruption 07-19 Manhattan, KS - Edesia's Bakery 07-24 Des Moines, IA - Vaudville Mews 07-26 Chicago, IL - The Bottom Lounge 07-28 Kalamazoo, MI - The Peace Center @ WMU 07-30 Pittsburgh, PA - Shadow Lounge 07-31 Hamden, CT - The Space 08-01 Boston, MA - The Lily Pad 08-02 New York, NY - The Mercury Lounge 08-03 Philadephia, PA - Millcreek Tavern 08-04 Washington, DC - Black Cat 08-05 Norfolk, VA - The Boot 08-16 Carrboro, NC - The ArtsCenter$ 08-20 Garner, NC - Swift Creek Coffee 08-20 Greenville, NC - Spazzatorium 08-21 New Bern, NC - The Music Box 08-23 Pittsboro, NC - Carolina Brewery 08-24 Boone, NC - Black Cat 08-26 Thomas, WV - The Purple Fiddle 08-27 Harrisonburg, VA - Clementine's 08-28 Fredericksburg, VA - The Loft 08-29 Blacksburg, VA - The Lantern 08-30 Greensboro, NC - The Blind Tiger *= with Cary Ann Hearst $= with Un Deux Trois 06.30.08 THE PHYSICS OF MEANING DAYTROTTER SESSION  Our dear friends over at Daytrotter are the best website on the internet for great exclusive session recordings from the best bands around. Trekky's newest addition, The Physics of Meaning recently stopped by the Daytrotter Studio in Rock Island, IL for a session and we have the wonderful result for you right here. The session includes two songs from the upcoming Trekky/Bu Hanan release Snake Charmer and Destiny at the Stroke of Midnight, as well as a song from Physics' self titled debut and an unreleased song called "Annabelle Lee" which is an Edgar Allen Poe poem set to music in honor of the Day of the Dead. All four songs are available for free download at Daytrotter. The Never have also done a Daytrotter Session, one of the first that the site ever released, actually. You can scope that here. 06.25.08 TREKKY RECORDS WELCOMES THE PHYSICS OF MEANING We are thrilled to announce that Trekky Records will be releasing the next record from one of our favorite bands, The Physics of Meaning. The band is led by violin virtuoso Daniel Hart, also a frequent member of St. Vincent, John Vanderslice and The Polyphonic Spree. More details to come, right now we just want to welcome Daniel and Physics to the Trekky Family and let you know to look out for a new record from Physics, to be released by Trekky and Daniel's own Bu Hanan Records on September 16. 06.16.08 EMBARRASSING FRUITS HAS A NEW EP Listen up! We would like to humbly yet boldly anounce the release of a new 5-song EP from Embarrassing Fruits, widely known as one of the "hardest bands around". It is called The First Time and is packaged in a beautiful, 3-color screen printed digipak made by Embarrassing Fruits and The Trekky Records Printing Company. The EP is the first release of recordings made in The Owl Room, the official in-house studio of Trekky Records. The CD will be available 08.05.08, but here's the title track to get you PUMPED: 05.13.08 LIVE! FROM TREKKY HOUSE  We are proud to announce a new online video series filmed by our dear friend Jon Mackey. It is called LIVE! from Trekky House, and as you might have guessed it involves the artists of Trekky Records playing live at our house. You'll see all sorts of terrain and environs, and lovely acoustic and alternate versions of songs from Barghest, Butterflies, Embarrassing Fruits, Lost in the Trees, The Never, Vibrant Green, Wil Donegan and more. The first video will be released next Monday! Scope the teaser trailer: TREKKY RECORDS ANNOUNCES TRKfest  We're getting into that special time of year: Outdoor Festival Season. We here at Trekky Records are not ones to sit out on anything, so we're throwing our own! We've named our extra-special one day outdoor festival "TRKfest" which we are pronouncing "trek-fest" but really you can call it whatever you like as long as you come. We've asked the excellent bands in our collective as well as some of our friends bands from the Triangle to join us for 10 hours of glorious music on May 31. Here's the bands: The Never Bowerbirds Endless Mic Megafaun Embarrassing Fruits Hammer No More the Fingers Butterflies The Future Kings of Nowhere Barghest Wil Donegan and the Americans Vibrant Green We'll kick things off at 2PM and roll right on thru Midnight. There will also be food, snacks, games, giant chess, crafts, art and all sorts of other things. Can't wait to see you there! 03.24.08 ENDLESS MIC HAS A NEW MIXTAPE  Endless Mic and Trekky Records are proud to announce the release of The All New Super Exclusive Al Gore Bongwater Mixtape Volume One. The mixtape reflects some material the boys found time to record during their hectic schedules supporting their most recent release, Baby Geniuses. Written and recorded over the course of a month, much of the mixtape features first-take verses, spontaneously composed during late night recording sessions. Listeners may recognize re-imaginings of beats from the likes of Daft Punk, Missy Elliot, Pink Floyd, 50 Cent, and others. Al Gore Bongwater Club also includes contributions from Geechi Suede of Camp Lo and FreeBass 808 (AKA the Apple Juice Kid), on a remix of "Brother" by Endless Mic's hometown friends Annuals. The mixtape, as a musical format, has always been a liberating medium, freeing up artists from the constructs of standard LPs. The format is also a way to reach listeners and fans more directly. For that reason, The All New Super Exclusive Al Gore Bongwater Club Mixtape Volume One is available for download right now, for free. 03.07.08 TREKKY RECORDS ENDORSES BARACK OBAMA  Obama meets with Trekky Management in the meadow behind their house in Chapel Hill, NC After months of intense deliberation, and visits from presidential candidates Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, John Edwards and (Google) Ron Paul, Trekky Records has decided to endorse Senator Barack Hussein Obama for President of the USA. The much sought after Trekky endorsement generally ripples out into a 3 or 4 point jump in the polls, so we hope to see Obama's numbers increase in the coming weeks. 02.07.08 THE INDEPENDENT ON LOST IN THE TREES  The Independent has published a lovely article about Lost in the Trees and Ari Picker's non-profit organization, Project Symphony. Read it online here. 01.25.08 TREKKY RECORDS BLOG  Trekky Records has entered the blogging world, so get yr RSS feeders armed and ready for action. Here you can connect to the less official side of the Trekky Records Empire with random musings, fun finds on the intra-net, documentation of our screen printing projects with the Trekky Records Printing Company and all sorts of other things. Be sure to check back here for more relevant news about our artists and projects. Thanks everyone! 12.05.07 The Trekky Yuletide Orchestra Returns! 
The Trekky Yuletide Orchestra, "America's Premiere Independent Christmas Band", returns for another year of extreme
Holiday Cheer. The orchestra has enlisted even more musicians and now numbers over 20 people. The TYO is a Christmas band made up up various members of
bands on Trekky Records. 3 new songs have been recorded by the Orchestra, you can stream and download them here.
This Holiday Season also marks the return of the legendary "Christmas at the Cradle" show at Cat's Cradle. With an amazing canon of bands playing Christmas music, a wealth of amazing prizes to be raffled, Santa Claus, Mrs. Claus, cookies, sweet treats, coffee, hot chocolate and Christmas movies, we are 100% sure you can't miss this show. Details below: 12-19 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle w/ Portastatic Annuals Ivan Rosebud (of The Rosebuds) The Moaners Midtown Dickens I Was Totally Destroying It Schooner Hammer No More the Fingers Robo Sapien Sweater Weather Proceeds benefit the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Buy tickets at local record stores CD Alley and Schoolkids Records, or online here. 10.26.07 The Never on tour with Annuals and Manchester Orchestra 
The Never are about to embark on a East Coast tour with Manchester Orchestra and Annuals.
They will be playing mostly new material from their upcoming, untitled album, but also songs from their latest release,
Antarctica. Here's the tour dates:
10-26 Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn * 10-27 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle * 10-28 Washington, DC - Rock and Roll Hotel * 10-30 Philadelphia, PA - North Star Bar * 10-31 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom * 11-01 Boston, MA - Great Scott * 11-02 Harrisburg, PA - Lower Paxton Youth Center 11-03 Haverford, PA - Haverford College # 11-05 Detroit, MI - Shelter * 11-06 Chicago, IL - Subterranean * 11-07 Minneapolis, MN - Varsity * 11-09 Upland, IN - Taylor University * = dates with Manchester Orchestra and Annuals # = dates with Japanther So come on out, hear new music from The Never, scope the new "Fish Umbrella" T-shirts (in the Trekky Store soon), and pick up a homemade, screen printed poster commemorating each show of the tour. 09.18.07 Endless Mic's Baby Geniuses out now! 
Make sure to roll over to your favorite local record store to find out what all the babies have been talking about: its Endless Mic's brand new album, Baby Geniuses!
Zano and Stu! have enlisted beat-wizard Deez on this, their long awaited follow up to 2005's Cave Livin'. If you'd like to find the
new album waiting for you in your mailbox, just order it from us! Enjoy everyone!08.30.07 Trekky Artists to play Local Wildlife Benefit  Friday, August 31 - 7:30PM NonCanon Dirty 5 Thirty The Strugglers Butterflies Shakermaker Saturday, September 1 - 7:30PM Fin Fang Foom Transportation Hobex Big Fat Gap Embarrassing Fruits Sunday, September 2 - 4PM Dolorean Roman Candle The Never Boxbomb David Karsten Daniels Red Collar Ships Order tickets here. 08.16.07 TRK Week of Shows! If you live in the Triangle, Trekky Records has more music for you this week than is healthy. Actually, no, its very healthy. From today til Saturday you can see 6 Trekky bands for only $18! 08-15 Butterflies, Embarrassing Fruits @ Nightlight (w/ Jason Dove) 08-16 Wil Donegan and the Apologies @ Local 506 (w/ Megafaun, Digitata) 08-17 Endless Mic @ Cat's Cradle (CD Release Show w/ Akrobatik, Jozeemo) 08-18 The Never, Auxiliary House @ Cat's Cradle (w/ Annuals) 07.11.07 Auxiliary House Announce East Coast Tour Trekky Records' Official House Band, Auxiliary House (AKA Aux House), will be embarking on an East Coast tour this July and they want to party with YOU: 07-17 Chapel Hill, NC - Nightlight 07-18 Norfolk, VA - The Boot 07-19 Washington, DC - Black Cat 07-20 Philadelphia, PA - Green Line Cafe 07-21 Brooklyn, NY - Galapagos 07-25 Athens, GA - Caledonia 07-27 Charelston, SC - The Map Room 07-28 Wilmington, NC - Bella Festa 06.24.07 Endless Mic's Watching Your World EP out now in Digital Outlets!
Eager for a taste of Endless Mic's Baby Geniuses? Well now to don't have to wait til September 4 to hear what your third
favorite rap group has been cooking up. Starting today, the Watching Your World EP is available in all major online music outlets: iTunes, eMusic, Napster, Rhapsody, Insound, and even in
Trekky's own Digital Store. So click on over to whichever you use. Cheap and instant, this release is for those of us who love instant gratification.
The 4-song EP features the lead singles from Baby Geniuses as well as an Online Only B-side and an instrumental version of "Watching Your World" for you freestlyers and mixtapers. To preview some of the music and generally get pumped for Baby Geniuses,
check out Endless Mic's new website and MySpace, which have been specially redesigned in honor of the upcoming album!Endless Mic embark on an East Coast Tour on Friday: 06-29 Richmond, VA - Nara 06-30 Arlington, VA - Galaxy Hut 07-05 ASbury Park, NJ - Asbury Lanes 07-06 Harrisburg, PA - Lower Paxton Youth Center 07-08 Columbus, OH - High Five 07-13 Greenville, SC - 21 Eleven 08-17 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle (CD Release Show) 06.15.07 Endless Mic to release Baby Geniuses 08.21.07! Watching Your World Trekky Records' resident rappers will release their follow up to 2005's Cave Livin' on 08.21.07. In their second full-length release from Chapel Hill's Trekky Records, Endless Mic's Baby Geniuses establishes a new standard and sound for North Carolina hip hop music as well as unleashes artists who (get this) actually enjoy hip hop. These babies are growing up, and they believe in "Rap for Rap’s Sake". Devoid of self-righteous jabs at the mainstream and lackluster yearnings for Golden Age boom-bappery, Endless Mic fashions a truly unique creation, at once innovative and accessible, that refuses to follow the precedent set by independent or mainstream rap albums. Baby Geniuses is packed with satire. Notice the tounge placed firmly in cheek as cliche rap-isms are recontextualized into the jokes they truly are ("Is he the illest on the mic since Big passed away?"). Endless Mic also deconstruct the rapper-as-demigod function, insisting that just because they are better rappers, doesn’t mean they are more important than you ("You can stay at Endless Mic’s House"). Watching Your World If you can't wait til late August to get your paws on new music from Endless Mic, we understand. So to preempt the release of Baby Geniuses, we have the Watching Your World EP, a digital only release featuring two songs from Baby Geniuses as well as a B-Side that doesn't appear on the record. The EP will be released 06.24.07 and avalable for your downloading ease at iTunes, Emusic and everywhere else you download. You can also get it straight from us through the download program in the Trekky Records Online Store. See Endless Mic live (you want to): 06-29 - Richmond, VA - Nara 06-30 - Arlington, VA - Galaxy Hut 07-05 - Asbury Park, NJ - Asbury Lanes 07-06 - Harrisburg, PA - Lower Paxton Your Center 07-08 - Columbus, OH - High Five 07-13 - Greenville, NC - 21 Eleven 08-17 - Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle 06.03.07 Summer Sale in the Trekky Store! To celebrate those Summer days (and those Summer nights) we're having a sale! So click on over to our Online Store and check out some Specials and some reduced prices. Its a good time to get your Summer jams for minor clams. 05.16.07 Lost in the Trees' Time Taunts Me EP 15% Off at Insound.com! 
Praise for Lost in the Trees and Time Taunts Me: "Orchestral and ambitious...[an] intensely lush collection." -Pitchfork Media "A sublime blending of Prokofiev's "Peter and the Wolf" with a dash of Vivaldi and the vocal stylings of a suaver Ben Gibbard from Death Cab." -Entertainment Weekly "Melodic chamber-pop that is as musically ambitious as it is lyrically precious." -All Music Guide "Sounds a lot like the soundtrack to your favourite indie film." -Pop Matters "Startlingly gorgeous arrangements." -IGN "Sure to be the surprise of 2007." -The Phill(er) 04.17.07 Lost in thr Trees on NPR  NPR featured Lost in the Trees as interlude music during Talk of the Nation on April 11, 2007. All this really means is that, without knowing it, millions of people heard "Lost in the Snow" last week. 04.10.07 The Never, Butterflies and Embarrassing Fruits on WUAG Comp  WUAG-Greensboro is at it again. Releasing one of those amazing 2-disc compilations featuring amazing national acts and amazing local acts. This year's effort is called Taylor 25: A Nostalgic Retrospective and it features live, in-studio recordings of national stars like Man Man, Oakley Hall, Richard Buckner and David Bazan, as well as local stars, including Trekky's own The Never, Butterflies and Embarrassing Fruits! For full tracklisting and more information, check out the Pitchfork article that went up today, celebrating the release. And don't forget to catch the local release shows for the comp, also featuring Trekky bands: 04-12 Greensboro, NC - Two Art Chicks Butterflies The Royal Sun I'll Think About It 04-14 Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506 The Never Emperor X Embarrassing Fruits 04.06.07 Lost in the Trees Pitchfork review!  Pitchfork Media today published a review of Lost in the Trees' Time Taunts Me. It got a 7.1, which we are very happy with! Thanks to those guys and we hope that everyone else is also enjoying the record, as well! 03.20.06 Lost in the Trees' Time Taunts Me out today!
Praise for Lost in the Trees and Time Taunts Me: "A sublime blending of Prokofiev's ''Peter and the Wolf'' with a dash of Vivaldi and the vocal stylings of a suaver Ben Gibbard from Death Cab." -Entertainment Weekly "Sounds a lot like the soundtrack to your favourite indie film." -Pop Matters "Sure to be the surprise of 2007." -The Phill(er) "Truly beautiful and shyly tragic...a touching treat for all." -Losing Today Magazine "Big and orchestral blend with intimate and folksy to create a compelling and vaguely menacing landscape — like dark thunder clouds rolling over meticulous fields of wheat." -3hive "I have to admit it´s really something I´m going mad about. I´m completely charmed with the sound..." -Get Echo "By far, one of the most engaging EPs I’ve heard this year." -The Yellow Stereo "Time Taunts Me is one of the most unique and beautiful things I've heard so far this year." -Out the Other "Completely solid on every level." -Smother.net Various live occurrences and events: 03-22 Chapel Hill, NC - Wetlands Dancehall (CD Release) (w/ Prayers and Tears, The Strugglers) 03-23 Durham, NC - Live on NPR (The State of Things) 03-23 Raleigh, NC - Bickett Gallery 03-29 Somerville, MA - PA's Lounge 04-15 New York, NY - Piano's 05-11 Brookline, MA - Brookline Tai Chi MP3: Lost in the Trees-Tall Trees [from the Time Taunts Me EP] MP3: Lost in the Trees-I've Always Loved the Fall [from the Time Taunts Me EP] 03.01.06 Lost in the Trees' Time Taunts Me available online today!
Praise for Lost in the Trees and Time Taunts Me: "A sublime blending of Prokofiev's ''Peter and the Wolf'' with a dash of Vivaldi and the vocal stylings of a suaver Ben Gibbard from Death Cab." -Entertainment Weekly "Sure to be the surprise of 2007." -The Phill(er) "Truly beautiful and shyly tragic...a touching treat for all." -Losing Today Magazine "Big and orchestral blend with intimate and folksy to create a compelling and vaguely menacing landscape — like dark thunder clouds rolling over meticulous fields of wheat." -3hive "I have to admit it´s really something I´m going mad about. I´m completely charmed with the sound..." -Get Echo "By far, one of the most engaging EPs I’ve heard this year." -The Yellow Stereo "Time Taunts Me is one of the most unique and beautiful things I've heard so far this year." -Out the Other "Completely solid on every level." -Smother.net Various live occurrences and events: 03-03 Boston, MA - Berklee Cafe (CD Release) 03-10 Brooklyn, NY - Galapagos Art Space (w/ The Never, Butterflies) 03-22 Chapel Hill, NC - Wetlands Dancehall (CD Release) (w/ Prayers and Tears, The Strugglers) 03-23 Durham, NC - Live on NPR (The State of Things) 03-23 Raleigh, NC - Bickett Gallery 03-29 Somerville, MA - PA's Lounge 04-15 New York, NY - Piano's 05-11 Brookline, MA - Brookline Tai Chi MP3: Lost in the Trees-Tall Trees [from the Time Taunts Me EP] MP3: Lost in the Trees-I've Always Loved the Fall [from the Time Taunts Me EP] 2.21.06 Trekky video on nTune.tv  2.19.06 Now introducing... 
Digital downloads! You can now purchase digital music through the Trekky Records Online Store! We decided
to join the digital age this afternoon. We still think you should buy CDs, but if you absolutely can't, we still want you to have the music. So, you can now purchase downloads of full albums or individual tracks from Trekky artists. Right now The Never's Antarctica is available, and the whole catalog will be going up before long.
If you've already downloaded some of this stuff, and want to throw us a few cents, that'd be much appreciated, as well. Coming soon you'll be able to purchase
unreleased and exclusive tracks through the store, so stay tuned!
2.16.06 All sorts of things. Check the store for new goods. We should have new music, shirts, tote bags and other knick-knacks over the next few months. Don't forget to pre-order your copy of Lost in the Trees' Time Taunts Me EP on March 1 from the online store. You can get it before everyone else gets it on March 20, the proper release date. Endless Mic is putting the finishing touches on their newest release, officially titled Baby Geniuses. We've been in the studio with them the last few days and you guys are really going to be blown away. In anticipation of the record, cop yourself a Baby Blocks T-Shirt. Trekky is planning its trip down to the fabled South By Southwest Festival in Austin, Texas. Let us know if you want to party down there. 01.11.07 Playing shows like it's our job. The Never 01-13 Carrboro, NC - Open Eye Cafe 01-26 Columbia, SC – The Art Garage 01-27 Charlotte, NC – The Evening Muse 01-28 Asheville, NC – Ragtime Vintage Clothing 01-29 Rocky Mount, VA - Franklin County High School 01-30 Salem, VA – Olin Theatre 01-31 Cleveland, OH – The Spot @ Case Western Reserve University 02-01 Mount Pleasant, MI – Rubbles 02-02 Albion, MI – The Coffee House 02-03 Ann Arbor – The Neutral Zone 02-05 Oberlin, OH – Cat in the Cream 02-06 Pittsburgh, PA – Mr. Roboto Project 02-07 Columbus, OH – Otterbein College 02-08 Harrisonburg, VA - James Madison University 02-11 Thomas, WV – The Purple Fiddle 02-15 Norfolk, VA – Relative Theory Records 02-16 Mechanicsville, VA – Atlee High School 02-20 Bloomington, IN – Art Hospital 02-21 Chicago, IL – Beat Kitchen 02-23 Milwaukee, WI – Stonefly Brewery 02-24 Kalamazoo, MI – Kraftbrau 02-25 Lansing, MI - Mac's Bar 02-26 Urbana, IL - The Iron Post 02-27 Upland, IN - Taylor University 03-06 Richmond, VA - Hyperlink Cafe 03-11 Washington, DC - The Red and the Black 03-22 Wilmington, NC - Soapbox Laundro-lounge Butterflies 01-13 Carrboro, NC - Open Eye Cafe 01-14 Arlington, VA - Murky Coffee 01-23 Greenville, NC - ECU Pirate Underground 02-15 Greensboro, NC - The Space 03-09 Brooklyn, NY - Laila Lounge 03-17 Austin, TX - Plush (SXSW Festival) Embarrassing Fruits 01-19 Greensboro, NC - The Flat Iron (CD Release 02-16 Chapel Hill, NC - Nightlight 03-01 Norfolk, VA - Relative Theory Records 03-04 Brooklyn, NY - Trash Bar 03-09 Richmond, VA - Hyperlink Cafe 12.19.06 Christmas shows are the best. Thanks to everyone who came out and helped us sell out the Cat's Cradle last night. We all had great fun and we hope you did, too. We also raised a ton of money for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and that is really important to us. THANK YOU. If you still want to help or haven't heard our 18-piece orchestra's christmas album, you can still get it in stores everywhere as well as online at the Trekky Store. We can still ship it to you before Christmas! Stay tuned for Christmas festivities in 2007! 11.21.06 A New Old Fashioned Christmas in stores in one week!  The Trekky Yuletide Orchestra presents A New Old Fashioned Christmas 10.23.06 The Never on Daytrotter.com! 
10.18.06 The Never on Pitchfork Media! Click on over to Pitchforkmedia.com to see a track review of "When You're Gone" by The Never. The unreleased song was recorded as a part of The Never's Daytrotter Session at Daytrotter.com which will be released on Monday, October 23. They will join the ranks of such artists as Of Montreal and Bonnie "Prince" Billy as Daytrotter alumni. Be sure to hit Daytrotter on Monday and download (for FREE) 3 songs from Antarctica as well as "When You're Gone". 09.27.06 AuxiliaryHouse.com!  We are proud to announce the launch of our new sister site, AuxiliaryHouse.com! AuxiliaryHouse.com will serve not only as the official website of Auxiliary House, Trekky's collective super-group, but also as an outlet for both the creative and informal aspects of the Trekky Records Collective. The main focus will be the blog, which will serve as an informal outlet for anything written (music criticism, ranting, proclamations) by anyone in Aux House or the Trekky Records Extended Mafia. There is also a section to display the work of artists in the collective, including Joe Norkus (Mortar and Pestle, Embarrassing Fruits) and Noah Smith (The Never). So check it out, and get to know us a little better, because we want to know you. 09.14.06 Auxiliary House to open for Beirut!  w/ Beirut September 22 Duke Coffeehouse 09.05.06 Don't miss The Never on tour! Sep 06 - New York, NY - Pianos Sep 09 - Boston, MA - Great Scott Sep 11 - Pittsburgh, PA - The Quiet Storm Sep 15 - Youngstown, OH - Cedars Lounge Sep 16 - Ann Arbor, MI - The Heidelberg Sep 17 - Lansing, MI - The Temple Club Sep 18 - Kalamazoo, MI - Kalamazoo Student Cooperative Sep 20 - Madison, WI - Cafe Montmarte Sep 21 - Dekalb, IL - The House Cafe Sep 22 - Chicago, IL - South Union Arts Sep 30 - West Asheville, NC - Spellbound Books We've also got some amazing local shows in the works, if you're here in NC. 08.16.06 Indy Article.  08.14.06 Updates! Trekky Records We just finished recording our Christmas album for this upcoming Holiday Season. Everyone on the label joined together to form a super-orchestra that was worthy of playing your favorite Christmas songs. We can't release many details now, but we can say that it inspired the Christmas spirit in all of us, even though it was 100 degrees outside.  Trekky Records Showcase! --The Never --Endless Mic --Vibrant Green --Auxiliary House --Big Ron August 23rd~The Flying Anvil~Greensboro~8PM~$5 The Never The guys are busy sharing their new book and album with everyone in the country. Here's their upcoming tour: Aug 15 - Charleston, SC - The Map Room w/ Say Hi To Your Mom Aug 18 - Columbia, SC - Jammin Java Aug 19 - Augusta, GA - Blue Horse Music Hall Aug 23 - Greensboro, NC - The Flying Anvil (Trekky Records Showcase) Aug 24 - Winston-Salem, NC - Elliot's Revue w/ Sugar in the Dirt Aug 25 - Raleigh, NC - Raleigh Music Hall w/ Hymns Aug 27 - Norfolk, VA - Relative Theory Records Aug 28 - Richmond, VA - Hyperlink Cafe Aug 29 - Charlottesville, VA - Starr Hill Music Hall Aug 30 - Washington, DC - Grog and Tankard Sep 2 - Philadelphia, PA - World Cafe Live w/ Settle Sep 5 - New York City , NY - Rockwood Music Hall Sep 12 - Pittsburgh, PA - The Quiet Storm Sep 15 - Youngstown, OH - Cedars Lounge Sep 17 - Lansing, MI - The Temple Club Sep 19 - Chicago, IL - Big Horse Lounge Sep 21 - Dekalb, IL - The House Cafe Sep 22 - Chicago, IL - South Union Arts Sep 29 - Asheville, NC - UNC Asheville Sep 30 - West Asheville, NC - Spellbound Book The band has also recorded sessions with Daytrotter which is probably the hottest online music site in the country right now. Look for a few songs to be up in the coming weeks. Endless Mic Zano and Stu! just finished the last installments on their new home studio and are hard at work on their follow up to Cave Livin'. Live shows will be few and far between, so make sure to catch them at the Trekky Records Showcase on August 23rd, in Greensboro. Auxiliary House Trekky Records' Official House band is blessing audiences with a lot of live shows lately. Expect to see that continue. Also, Auxiliary House will soon have its own website with a lot of amazing things that will make you say "Wow!". 07.28.06 Press press press! Trekky and The Never have been getting some cool press lately, here's a selection for all who are interested: The Never live on NPR - Be sure to listen on Friday, July 28 @ 12:30 PM! The Never-Antarctica Review - Review in The Independent by Brain Howe. Trekky Records in The Herald Sun - written by Robbie Mackey of Cities fame. 07.25.06  Antarctica the long awaited book and album from The Never. Click here to order. 07.23.06  And now you know.Auxiliary House recently played live on the air on WUAG Greensboro on the program Radio Greensboro. All songs played are available for free download in the Aux House section of the site. Here is the featured song:  auxiliary house-animal song live on WUAG 06.26.06 The Never on "The State of Things" Be sure to tune in to "The State of Things" if you live in the NC/VA/SC area to hear The Never performing live! Here's the broadcast area: WUNC, 91.5 FM Chapel Hill WRQM, 90.9 FM Rocky Mount WUND, 88.9 FM Manteo/Columbia Monday-Friday at Noon; Rebroadcast at 9:00 pm; Saturday at 6:00 am WSNC, 90.5 FM Winston-Salem Monday-Friday at Noon WZRU, 88.5 FM and 90.5 FM, Roanoke Rapids Monday-Friday at 7:00 pm WNCW Radio, 88.7 FM, Spindale 100.7 FM, Charlotte 97.3 FM, Greenville 92.9 FM, Boone Saturday at 7:00 am WVTF Radio, a service of Virginia Tech, Roanoke Radio IQ 89.7 FM, Roanoke and Charlottesville 1260 AM, New River Valley 89.9, Ferrum Saturdays at 5pm and Sundays at 4pm 06.26.06 The Never leave home! The Never left for a month long tour in their biodiesel bus! It's quite a vehicle. Here's the band and friends getting her ready for the road:  building a loft for the bus  they got the whole world, in their van  what bands do on the road  the whole crew: alex, ari, jonny, joah, noah, jones, matt The Never's Antartica Tour is here! The band will be coming to a town near you equipped with some string players and a Church bus that runs on biodiesel. 6.28 - Pittsburgh, PA 7.01 - New York, NY 7.02 - New York, NY 7.03 - Boston, MA 7.05 - Worcester, MA 7.06 - Asbury Park, NJ 7.07 - Pittsburgh, PA 7.10 - Thomas, WV 7.14 - Ypsilanti, MI 7.15 - Lansing, MI 7.16 - Indianapolis, IN 7.20 - Louisville, KY 06.07.06 Sorry for the lack of updates recently, we've been busy moving into our new offices! Trekky Headquarters is now a 6-room compound in Carrboro, North Carolina. Our staff has increased 3-fold so we intend to bring you many exciting things this Summer. Here's a little update on all of the bands and what they are up to: Alvarez Painting is busy writing their second album, and preparing the limited release of a 4-song EP recorded at Track and Field Studios in Carrboro. Endless Mic is busy opening for the best hip hop acts in the country. They continue work on their follow-up to Cave Livin', which will be due out in the Fall of 2006. New Endless Mic merch is on the way and will be available in the Trekky Records Online Store. Mortar and Pestle is back in action, writing new music and playing a few well-placed shows. If you don't have Oak in the Acorn yet, order it right now! The Never are fulfilling their role as the hardest working band in North Carolina, touring endlessly. If you live on the east coast, they WILL play near you. We told them not to play so much, but they were just so excited to promote their new book and album, Antarctica, they couldn't help themselves. The main leg of the Summer tour is beginning June 15th and will feature the full lineup of The Never, as well as a small string orchestra to help them pull off those grandiose string arrangements. The band will also be traveling in a converted church bus that runs on vegetable oil. If you don't know much about biofuel, check out Biodiesel.org. It's cheaper and better for our environment! Also, new merch is coming! We've got two new shirts and a wealth of buttons and stickers. You can't wait! Antarctica will be nationally released on July 25th, but you can order it now from the Trekky Records Online Store for a discounted price! 04.19.06  Wednesday, April 26th:
Mortar and Pestle with Elf Power and The Instruments @ Local 506 in Chapel Hill, NC Mortar and Pestle in Chapel Hill! This is the triumphant return of Mortar and Pestle, who have been on a short hiatus. What better way to return than playing a show with
all of the Elephant 6 people. These are people that know where Jeff Mangum is hiding! They will go on at 9, so get there early!
9PM, $8
  Friday, April 28th:
Endless Mic with L.E.G.A.C.Y., The Remix Project and L in Japanese @ the Cat's Cradle in Carrboro, NC This will be a sold out show. Endless Mic will do a short set of their own material, backed by a full band, and also freestyle/destroy all competition. This will be a very interesting Endless Mic show.
8:30PM, $8
See you there!
Love,
TRK 04.10.06  WUAG-18 Watts is Better than None Compliation 04.05.06 Check the shows page: Pay attention or you're going to miss a good show. In particular, come out this Sunday, April 9th to se one of the rare full-band Vibrant Green shows. They will be playing with our dear friends the Physics of Meaning as well as our old friends Eyes to Space at Wetlands Dancehall. 8 o' clock early show! 03.27.06 Various things: Thanks to everyone who came out last night to help us sell out the ArtsCenter. It was our best CD release to date. (Maybe cause there was a book too?) If you're not in North Carolina, be sure to watch the shows page for The Never coming to your town. They'll be touring heavily in preparation for the national release of Antarctica. Get your copy now and you can tell all your friends you had it months before it blew up! You can now order it in the online store now. Shirts will be up there soon! In Endless Mic news, the group will be contributing their unreleased song, "Down", to the latest of the always stellar WUAG Greensboro Compilations. There will be an amazing CD Release party on April 29th in Greensboro with like, literally all of our favorite bands. We're talking Cities, Blank Blank and the Wilson Street Warriors and Megaband (They play music while playing the video game Mega Man!) Check the shows page for all details. Also, we'd like to announce that Mortar and Pestle is back from hiatus and ready to impress you again. See their triumphant return on May 5th in Greensboro with Kind of Like Spitting. 03.21.06 Last reminder: AT THE ARTSCENTER. 03.08.06 Little bits of news: In case you were wondering about the new names on the shows page, the new addition to the Trekky Mafia is Embarrassing Fruits! The band is made up of Joe Norkus (Mortar and Pestle, Westfalia, Straight No Chaser), John Neville (Straight No Chaser) and newcomer Andie Baker. They are based in Greensboro and are going to be playing around, so go see them. Auxiliary House also will be playing one of their rare shows. April 2nd at the Nightlight in Carrboro, NC. It's a great bill and you never know what to expect with Aux House... Tickets for The Never's Antarctica book/album release show are now sale at Schoolkids and CD Alley in Chapel Hill. Definitely get one early or reserve your tickets now because we anticipate a sold out house. 03.07.06  To ensure that you get a chance to see this show, reserve tickets! Read the policy carefully and you can reserve up to 5 tickets for the show. We expect to sell out, given the response so far, so please act early because this show won't happen again. 02.27.06 Shows! Keep your eyes on the shows page as this Spring will contain a lot of awesome shows for The Never, Endless Mic, Vibrant Green and Alvarez Painting. Wednesday, March 1st The Never at West End Wine Bar in Chapel Hill, NC, with members of Vibrant Green and Alvarez Painting. Saturday, March 4th Alvarez Painting at Joe and Jo's in Durham, NC, with Gist and Deep Sea Diving. Endless Mic at Wetlands Dancehall in Chapel Hill, NC, with L in Japanese and Crash Victim. 02.23.06 Congratulations to Endless Mic for their honorable mention in the 2005 Indy Music Awards. Cave Livin' received second place in the category of Best Hip Hop Record, behind some guys named Little Brother. Thanks for voting everyone! 02.20.06 Very sorry that the site was down for a couple of days...it surely won't happen again. We are in the process of switching things over to a new server so there may be a few little mishaps here and there, but ultimately it will be beneficial as there will be new and awesome features on the site. We'll let you know what they are as they near completion! There are new shows on the shows page! Check 'em out... 02.12.06 And now I'm old.We wanted to share some of The Never's Sizl Gallery performance in January since few got to actually experience it. Here's Ari Picker performing a song from his Singer/Songwriter EP.  ari picker-sarah's song live from sizl art gallery 02.05.06 She's the dream i've had for years.Here's a clip from Vibrant Green's CD Release Show at the Cat's Cradle. Artless Yet Excellent is available in stores now as well as online.  vibrant green-sweetheart live from the cat's cradle 01.25.06 The nominees for the 2005 Indy Music Awards are in and Endless Mic's Cave Livin' has been nominated for best hip-hop album. These nominees are based on votes sent in by people so thanks for writing in Endless Mic. Now all you have to do is actually vote. Just click here to vote. 01.24.06  Artless Yet Excellent the long awaited second album from Vibrant Green. Click here to order. 01.19.06  This Saturday the 21st remember to come on out to the Vibrant Green Artless Yet Excellent CD release show. Cities and Ben Davis are playing also, so you have absolutely no reason not to come. See you there! 01.15.06 The return of Trekky Web Exclusives!Trekky exclusives are done with their winter holiday, so look forward to even more exclusive demos, live tracks, video clips and unreleased songs. Today's exclusive is the first single from The Never's upcoming Antarctica. At this point it is only available online, but it will be on college radio very soon. Feel free to download and share:  the never-cavity from the upcoming antarctica storybook album 01.10.06  This Friday the 13th we will officially make available the first single from the Never's Antarctica called "Cavity". It will be available here on trekkyrecords.com as well as the Never's MySpace page. Enjoy! 01.03.06  We now have the details confirmed for the CD release of Vibrant Green's newest full-length, Artless Yet Excellent. Saturday, January 21 Vibrant Green Cities Ben Davis @ the Cat's Cradle in Carrboro 01.03.06 Happy New Year!: The Never acoustic! Ari Picker will join the Never tonight in an acoustic set at Sizl Art Gallery in Carrboro, NC, at 8 PM. Hope to see you there!. 12.28.05 Vibrant Green! Important dates! The official release date of Vibrant Green's Artless Yet Excellent has been set for January 24. The album will then be available in stores, but you can also pre-order the album starting January 1, the first day of the year of 2006. Another special way of getting the album a few days early is to come on out to the CD release show at the Cat's Cradle on January 21. There you will see the triumphant return of Vibrant Green as a full electric band, an event unseen for years. We'll see you there. 12.21.05 Show announcement!: The Never acoustic! Ari Picker will join the Never in an acoustic romp through Antarctica on January 3rd at Sizl Art Gallery in Carrboro, NC. More cryptic details to come... 12.14.05 Show reminder!: Nightlight show this Saturday! Robosapien The Physics of Meaning Pattern Is Movement Aimee Argote (Des_Ark) Carol Bui Alvarez Painting Live at the Nightlight in Chapel Hill, NC. Starts at 8 o' clock sharp! $5 12.04.05 I played my best for him.Well it is the month of Christmas so we decided to get in on the early celebration action as well. Here's Participation Award rehearsing for the Trekky Christmas Sessions to get you in the spirit. Remember, Trekky Records Christmas, a two-disc compilation of Christmas songs from everyone on Trekky Records, is still available in the online store. There are 18 songs and all proceeds benefit the National Multiple Sclerosis Society:  participation award-little drummer boy live from the trekky xmas sessions 12.01.05 Lots of little things: -Endless Mic welcomes new member! Endless Mic just released their Trekky debut, Cave Livin', but don't expect them to just relax now. While also playing shows to support their current album, the guys are hard at work on their next album, with new producer and fellow Greensboro resident Deez joining the group on production. Trekky is honored to welcome Deez to Endless Mic and the Trekky Mafia. -Songs from Antarctica finally available! That's right, we are finally revealing a couple of the songs from The Never's upcoming music/art/book project, Antarctica. They are most easily available on The Never's MySpace page. We will be successively releasing more and more samples of the album, so check back here for updates on that as well as other news on Antarctica. -Trekky Radio Updated! The Trekky Radio playlist has been mixed up and updated, with new songs from current and upcoming releases as well as some of this season's past exclusive downloads. Just click the Trekky Radio icon on the top of the page to launch it. 11.29.05 Trekky Records is proud to officially announce the upcoming
release of Artless Yet Excellentthe long awaited second album from Vibrant Green. Recorded over two years ago with John Plymale (Superchunk, Portastatic, Two Dollar Pistols) at Overdub Lane, Artless Yet Excellent is the realization of potential. Vibrant Green began as three brothers, mere teenagers, playing cover songs in their small house in coastal North Carolina. The product, after years of writing and recording, and a significant hiatus, is the fully grown skill of a songwriter (Stephen Tunnell) and the harmony and dynamic of a band that is seemingly strengthened by the bond of brotherhood. There are rock songs, there are acoustic songs. This is the modern rock album: distinct and familiar. It is what you have been waiting for. Vibrant Green is back. Overrated Ice Cream As a precursor to the triumphant return of Vibrant Green, gain a new friend and listen to some of the new record on MySpace.com:  Vibrant Green 11.26.05 This is Endless Mic to Tower: Thanks to everyone for coming out to the Cat's Cradle last night for the Endless Mic CD Release Party. How about that rap battle at the end? Needless to say, Zano and Stu killed it. If you didn't have enough cash to get a copy of Cave Livin' or you just forgot, you needn't worry. You can still order is from trekkyrecords.com, in our beautiful online store or pick it up at your local record store. Remember it won't be in stores until the official release on November 29th. Support Endless Mic! Call in to your local college radio station and request songs from Cave Livin'! 11.20.05 The Joe Norkus Experience.Here's Joe Norkus (Mortar and Pestle, Westfalia, Straight No Chaser) live at the Nightlight in Chapel Hill. If this is not the only it is one of the few solo Joe Norkus performances. This song is unreleased and not available on Joe's Singer/Songwriter EP:  joe norkus-untitled live from the nightlight 11.14.05 Here are some show reminders for you and just you:
 Tuesday, November 15th: The Never Anarctica Art Opening
@ UNC Student Union Come enjoy an acoustic performance of songs from Antarctica, The Never's upcoming multimedia art project, while treating yourself to free food and an eyeful of guitarist Noah Smith's lovely paintings. It's a free event! Preorders for Antarctica will be accepted.
7PM, free
Wednesday, November 16th: Mortar and Pestle with Robosapien, Heros Severum and the Gunshy
@ Wetlands Dancehall (corner of Rosemary and Henderson) Mortar and Pestle in Chapel Hill! This is a rare occurence and we are thrilled to be hosting Greensboro's finest at Chapel Hill's finest new venue. If you haven't seen them lately, M+P have a vast store of new material that they will be playing (and holy hell it is good) so come out to partake in that. Also playing are Robosapien (insane electronic hip-hop from Chapel Hill), Heros Severum (amazing girl/guy vocals backed by intense math rock from Athens) and the Gunshy (Tom Waits proxy from Chicago).
9PM, $6
Friday, November 25th: Endless Mic CD Release Show
@ the Cat's Cradle Cave Livin' is almost here! Come celebrate its release (in stores November 29th) at the Cat's Cradle with an enormous post-Thanksgiving hip-hop throwdown. You'll be able to buy Cave Livin' at the show. Also playing are Saavy&Merlin, Social Memory Complex, Adam Rottin and Addictive Nature. Hosted by L in Japanese.
8PM, $6
See you there!
Love,
TRK 11.13.05 Wharf neck.A wharf neck is a person who spends too much time on the foggy docks. Mortar and Pestle is someone who is magical. Here is M+P live in Greensboro at their CD release show for Oak in the Acorn playing an unreleased song. Use this clip to get pumped up for M+P's show at Wetlands on Wednesday, November 16th:  mortar and pestle-wharf neck (not yet released) live from gate city noise 11.06.05 In fall I'm back in Carolina.A private rehearsal from our fellows in Westfalia, preparing for Christmas recording at Auxiliary House:  westfalia-snowball fight live from auxiliary house 10.30.05 From deep within the vaults.A private rehearsal from our fellows in Participation Award, our favorite secret band:  participation award live from a bedroom 10.27.05 News from our Comrade up North! Former Straight No Chaser guitarist Jesse Ainslie has recently joined the touring band for Castanets (Asthmatic Kitty) which will be traversing our great nation this Fall and Winter. If you haven't heard Castanets, you are missing out. They make you feel like you are in a barn, or a swamp, in a really good way. Check the Asthmatic Kitty site for those tour dates. Jesse's own band, Friends Band, will soon be recording an album up in Brooklyn...we'll surely keep you posted on when and where that is available. 10.26.05 Go to shows! They are what you live for! This is a big weekend. Here's all of the Trekky happenings before Halloween, and then a new show that we just confirmed: Friday:The Never at Gerrard Hall on the UNC-Chapel Hill campus with the Capulets, and Sullivan. UNC students get in free and its only $3 for others. Starts at 7 PM. That's early! You can go to the 80s danse afterward if you want. Saturday:Alvarez Painting at the Nightlight with the electric circus known as Boyzone and Opening Flower Happy Bird. This is going to be really fun, and there may be a sweet after party if you're lucky. New Show Announcement!: Alvarez Painting will be playing with Little Brazil (Landon from Desaparecidos and the Good Life's new band) and Statistics (Denver, also from Desaparecidos) and a fella named Shane Kelly at Local 506 in Chapel Hill on November 8th. All the bands seem really great so if you are over 18 (you know who you are) you should come on out. 10.23.05 We'll rule it all!Mortar and Pestle recorded a few extra songs in their Oak in the Acorn sessions, and here's one of them, a bangin' instrumental, one of M+P's earliest songs:  mortar and pestle-this pen from the oak in the acorn sessions 10.16.05 Joah Joah!Here's a distorted little number from Joah Tunnell that was recorded for his After The Party EP but not released:  joah tunnell-this broken hand from the after the party sessions 10.15.05 Show announcements/reminders: The Never at Gerrard Hall on the UNC-Chapel Hill campus with the Capulets, and Sullivan on October 28th. UNC students get in free and its only $3 for others. Starts at 7 PM. Alvarez Painting at the Nightlight with Sentai, a new band featuring ex-members of Black Eyes (Dischord Records), the electric circus known as Boyzone and Opening Flower Happy Bird. October 29th. Mortar and Pestle at Wetlands Dancehall on November 16th! This will be a really amazing show: we've got Greensboro's favorite band, M&P, as well as the Gunshy (a raspy voiced Chicago folkman), Heros Severum (fine Athens math rock) and local freak-hop group Robosapian. For real, you don't want to miss it. 10.09.05 Video video!i hope this works for you. this should be the first of many exclusive video clips available on the site:  the never-can't get it out of my head (elo cover) live from sizl art gallery 10.06.05 News from our Comrade down South! Choose Your Own Adventure news: Russell Holbrook, the man behind Chapel Hill's most missed instrumental rock band, has been working dilligently on a number of interesting projects down in Georgia. One to announce right away: Russell is busy composing the score for a film called "Actors", which was written by and will be directed by Joe Leonard, a recent NYU graduate. We at Trekky are very excited about seeing what this will be like so we'll let you know whenever we know more news regarding the project. 10.02.05 Alternation and alteration..here's something a bit different...a live recording:  choose your own adventure-come on down to street/you are listening to wxdu live from somewhere in america 09.27.05  Trekky Records is proud to officially announce the upcoming
release of Cave Livin', the latest effort from our newest group Endless Mic.We've been listening to the album constantly at Trekky headquarters and you're just going to love it. Maiani and Bell self recorded the 12 song album which will be officially released on November 29th. We know that's a long time to wait, so if you're eager, you can preorder the CD starting September 27th. Endless Mic will celebrate the official release on November 25th at the CD release show at the Cat's Cradle in Carrboro, NC, where you can also get the album a few days before the release. Wake Up Son! Madman 09.26.05 A day late and a dollar tall.here's your next treat...and a treat is truly is:  vibrant green-the barn dance unreleased song chronicling the traumatic temporary loss of joah 09.20.05 If you're into the internet phenomenon known as MySpace, feel free to add all of your Trekky friends to your friends list. They'll surely approve your friendship, and that kind of validation feels really good. Here's who's on: Trekky Records Mortar and Pestle The Never Endless Mic Alvarez Painting Auxiliary House 09.16.05 Something new to look forward to. Whenever you see this icon it means you are getting a free download only available on the website. This could be an unreleased song, a video clip or anything else that we can think of to give you. There should be a new one
about every week. Let's say...Sundays. Sundays it is. But, we'll have a head start this week, so here's your special gift: westfalia-washington's fountains unreleased song from the lost westfalia sessions 09.12.05 A new batch of shows are posted (with more to come) and you really should go to all of them. At least put them all on your calendar: The Never at the Shakori Hills Music Festival with over 40 bands, including Tift Merritt, the Avett Brothers, and Two Dollar Pistols. You can even camp out for all four days of the event and hear not only the Never but a lot of great bluegrass. Bobby Britt is notorious for popping up somewhere at Shakori Hills, so watch out. Mortar and Pestle at the Corndale House in Greensboro with Dig Shovel Dig, and RC Pro Am on October 14th. It's a house show y'all. Alvarez Painting at the Nightlight with Sentai, a new band featuring ex-members of Black Eyes (Dischord Records). Apparently they are known for playing a pretty wild show somehow involving lots of lights. Find out what that could mean on October 29th. Also, Jessie Ainslie (Straight No Chaser) will be playing with Castanets at the Athsmatic Kitty CMJ Showcase in New York City. Check out his current project, Friends Band. Speaking of CMJ Showcases, the fellows at Hello Sir Records will have one this year on Sptember 15 at the 169 Bar in NYC, so if you're in New York, check that out as well. 09.03.05 You all must be aware of the very current tragedy in Louisiana. People are continually dying and few seem to be helping. Please donate here to the Red Cross. Any amount can help. Do it now because it will soon be too late. It is much more important right now than any other use of your money. If you are thinking about ordering something from Trekky, don't. Donate the money right away. 08.12.05  Just another reminder. Remember to dress nicely. 08.05.05 The Lost in the Trees website is being continually updated. In fact, there is a new mp3 available of Vibrant Green's Humor Me that was produced by Lost in the Trees as well as some of Ari's own songs. Go on over to the site to check it out and check back frequently because Ari will be constantly updating. 07.29.05 Thanks to all who weathered the lightning storm and came to the show last night. If you didn't find what you were looking for at the merch table, try ordering online where everything is in stock. Further details on The Never's art show at Sizl Art Gallery in Carrboro, NC: You will be able to pre-order The Never's upcoming album/storybook Antarctica. Be the first to get a look at the amazing art for the book and ensure that you are one of the first to get the upcoming record! 07.23.05 There will be a rock show this Thursday, July 28th to break the monotony of summer. Present will be Trekky bands Alvarez Painting, Lost in the Trees and Vibrant Green as well as The Keep. It will be at Nightlight at 9:30 PM. Come on out. Speaking of Lost in the Trees, Ari has a new website that is currently being constructed so check that out as it forms. 07.21.05 Hello evryone, hope summer is treating you well. The site is essentially finished now. Almost all of the band sections are completed (including dozens of free mp3s). Things will continue to be added daily so check back whenever you feel like something new. Attention ladies and gentlemen of class: On August 20, The Never will be presenting the art featured in the companion book to their upcoming album, Antarctica, at Sizl Art Gallery in Carrboro, NC. Come see the art (all by Never guitarist Noah Smith) and listen to the new album. There will also be acoustic performances and readings from the book. This will be an exclusive chance to see the Antarctica project which won't be out for months. Attire is semi-formal. Further details will be available here. Here's a sample of some of the art:     Trekky would like to thank Rick and everyone else at De La Luz for running a great venue that will surely be missed. We've had many great shows there and we'll never forget it. -Trekky 05.26.05 It's time for you to get out: this weekend. At De La Luz in Carrboro Alvarez Painting will be playing with Endless Mic and Cities. It will be the CD release show for Alvarez Painting's Forecastle Helm. If you're not doing any thing else this weekend, check out Metamorphoses, a play presented by One Song Productions. It will be at Old Playmakers Theatre on UNC campus. It goes up Thursday through Saturday and its quite good. -Trekky 05.01.05As you can see there have been a few changes around here. Endless thanks to John Carey for the new design. Check out his Twisted Sun Graphics to see some amazing photography and web design. If you have any comments or suggestions about the site, email info@trekkyrecords.com and let us know. The site is not technically completed. A few band sections are not up yet. But we felt that there was enough to keep you busy while we finish it. Check out the new online store! You can now order by credit card online and have your own shopping cart. All you have to do is create an account, its unsettlingly easy. Don't forget to come out to Alvarez Painting's CD Release Show on May 27th at De La Luz in Carrboro. Forecastle Helm will be available for a nominal fee and the other bands are Cities and the Keep. Hope to see you there! -Trekky |
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