The Dead Trees
bring you a bit of early Christmas Cheer with their ditty
“Sit Fuzzy”
NPR featured
Dead Trees song “OK
Standby” as their Song of the Day
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=97302965&sc=nl&cc=sod-20081121
“the group already has an
innate understanding of the way great rock 'n' roll can combine the absurd
with the vulgar without seeming to try too hard.....it sure is easy to love
the way his band sounds.”
The
boys continue their US tour with Little Joy as they
make their way West

King of Rosa on Milan
Records the follow up to their much loved Fort Music EP this
fall
Filter Mag 88%
“...occasionally, something
authentic and great emerges, and this is one of those...this is music that
is made by guys who love music, and it’s a love that’s
genuinely infectious.”
Blurt:
“…the Dead Trees would be held up as one sterling example of
what's good about indie rock in 2008. There's something magnificent in the
simplicity of their songs, which catch you up in the first listening, the
group additionally excelling in the diversity of their musical styles and
tempos.”
Listen
to SIT FUZZY!
Check
out Live Front Porch JAM of Shelter on ran on RCRD LBL
Check
out Day trotter: Find out about The Dead Trees AND the Van!
Listen
to Shelter from King of Rosa!
Their LIVE show is not to be missed!
Nashville
Scene:
“Conveying the feeling of smoking a much-needed cigarette on a
rain-soaked porch as the sun peeks over the horizon, they're particularly
skilled at creating a loose, informal vibe while simultaneously showing off
great chops……. Like The Replacements on a good night, they
strive to intoxicate their audience with reckless abandon, and the result,
more often than not, is cacophonous rock 'n' roll orgasm.”
Pop
Drivel:
“People are raving about The Dead Trees live shows. Not
surprising, since their music swaggers, drenched in young southern
guitar-driven vigor.”
Philly Girl About
Town:
“King Of Rosa is a whip-smart debut with the twang of laid-back
country, rock, and pop songwriting. If 'rocksteady' were a qualifiable term
to describe indie-rock with a little Pavement drag, and a whole lot of Jeff
Tweedy-esque vocal style, then Dead Trees could easily be penned in as
taking their steadily-paced beats to a brand new level of cool. “
Bring Me Up:
“There's no artifice here, not much "production" to speak of, just a
bunch of good musicians doing what comes naturally on a batch of
deceptively elegant songs.”
Indiecision:
“What I
like about it is its bare-bonesed rock sound. The melody is familiar but
the execution is energetic.”
Imagine
Echoes:
“Ever wonder what you would get if you added a
layer of Americana and Grime to The Beatles' Rubber Soul? I doubt you have,
but just in case you're the type who likes to experiment, it would sound
like The Dead Trees. The sounds lends back to the golden era of pop rock in
the 60s with solid and memorable melodies, with enough edge and ruckus to
make it modern”
Tour
dates with Little Joy!
NOV 20- Smith’s Olde Bar- Atlanta, Georgia
NOV 21-
Exit/In- Nashville, Tennessee
NOV 22- Duck Room at Blueburry
Hill - St. Louis, Missouri
NOV 24- Jackpot Music Hall -
Lawrence, Kansas
NOV 26- The Lounge @ Elm Street - Dallas,
Texas
NOV 28- Warehouse Live- Houston, Texas
NOV
29- The Parish -Austin, Texas
NOV 30 - Tulsa, OK - Cain's Ballroom
2nd Stage
DEC 02 - Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge
DEC 04 -
Scottsdale, AZ - Martini Ranch
DEC 05 - San Diego, CA - H.O.B. - 5th
Street Side Stage
DEC 06 - Costa Mesa, CA - Detroit Bar
DEC 07
- Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour
DEC 09 - San Francisco, CA - Slim's
DEC 11 - Seattle, WA - El Corazon
DEC 12 - Vancouver, BC - The Plaza
Club
DEC 13 - Portland, OR - Berbati's Pan
When it all
started out, Matthew, Noah, Tad and Michael weren’t really a
‘band’ exactly but the fruits this “not band” ended
up being the much loved Fort Music EP earlier this year.
Last
spring, The Dead Trees self released Fort Music EP was
widely supported through the Coalition of Independent Music Stores and
landed these friends from Boston to supporting Albert Hammond, Jr. on a
national tour. They just about burned down the Metro in Chicago, abandoned
a broken down van somewhere in Iowa (which is heavily chronicled in
Daytrotter.com) along the way playing shows that LA’s The House Of
Blues in LA and Webster Hall in NYC.
The band plan on touring
in support of King Of Rosa throughout the fall/winter
of 2008, and into 2009.
|
|
|
|
Matthew Borg - guitar
Noah Rubin - drums/vocals
Tad Dahlhoff - bass/vocals
Michael Ian Cummings - vocals/guitar