11.30.2009
Video: Embarrassing Fruits In The Studio
Embarrassing Fruits are hard at work on songs for their new album, the follow up to this year's Community / Exploitation. Here's a nice glimpse into what the boys have been working on. Filmed by the band at the studio in Elon, NC, the video diary shows the band recording vocals, cowbell and incorporating a hit viral video into their promising new batch of songs.
11.19.2009
The Duke Chronicle on Trekky Records, Trekky House and Christmas at the Cradle
Today The Duke Chronicle published a nice article about Trekky Records, our home and headquarters, and our upcoming Christmas at the Cradle show. The print edition also features a bunch of silly, Christmas-themed photographs of Martin Anderson and Will Hackney that are worth checking out. Thanks to the Chronicle and their wonderful Recess section for writing about music.
11.18.2009
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 are 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.
11.04.2009
Trekky Records' Guide to Troika 2009
Every year the good folks of Durham do a giant favor for the good folks of the Triangle by putting on the Troika Music Festival. A weekend-long, multi-venue circus of local music, all for only $20. Pretty much every Trekky Records artist has played the festival at some point, and this year we are honored to have both Butterflies and Embarrassing Fruits involved. If you're having trouble choosing between which worthy artist you'll be catching at any given point, here's our official guide to Troika: our recommendations, or at least just where we'll be at over the course of the weekend. Also, here's a great preview video featuring music from Embarrassing Fruits:
THURSDAY
7:45PM | Megafaun (Durham Central Park)
Our dear friends and brilliant musicians who turn everything they touch to gold. Come see their warm, celebratory blend of folk, blues, old time, drone and everything that is good in this world at this lovely outdoor, nighttime show at Durham Central Park. DO NOT MISS.
11:00PM | Bowerbirds (DPAC)
Our other dear friends who compose gorgeous songs that say exactly what we are thinking about how we interact with our world. Deceptively complex music that sounds as simple and true as if it has been around for centuries. This show will be in the cavernous Durham Performing Arts Center, so it'll be quite an experience.
FRIDAY
7:45PM | Liza Kate (West End Wine Bar)
Liza Kate is actually from Richmond, VA, but since she calls excellent local record label Holidays For Quince home, she is welcomed with open arms in the Triangle. Her songs are quiet, beautiful, contemplative, precious, intimate and well worth seeing live in order to hear every little detail.
10:30PM | Embarrassing Fruits (Marvell Event Center)
Our own Embarrassing Fruits have become a cherished rock band in the Triangle, and we couldn't be happier to see people connecting with their magnetic brand of distorted pop music. They are hard at work on their new record and will be playing new songs you've never heard before. Rejoice! This will be Fruits' first year playing the festival.
12:30PM | Dex Romweber Duo (Trotter Building)
Dexter has become a legend not only in these parts, but also everywhere else through his work with Flat Duo Jets as well as his extensive solo work and collaborations. Artists such as Jack White, Neko Case and Chan Marshall have sung his praises, but don't take their words for it, come see for yourself. Dexter plays with his sister Sara in the Duo.
SATURDAY
2:30PM | Mount Moriah (Trotter Building)
Mount Moriah features Heather McEntire and Jenks Miller, who run the aforementioned Holidays For Quince label. They play pretty, slow, transcendent Southern rock and they get their name from the road right by our house. Start yr Troika day off right with this early show.
8:30PM | The Tender Fruit (West End Wine Bar)
Led by the tender voice of Christy Smith, this band is criminally unknown. One of the many undiscovered treasures teeming about in the Durham city streets. Guitar, drums, piano. Simple and powerful.
9:30PM | Veelee (Duke Coffeehouse)
Matt and Ginger of Veelee cover a lot of ground for a two piece. Drums, guitars, synths and guy/girl vocals swirl around slightly sinister pop songs. The result is both charming and meaningful. They'll sound great through the powerful sound system at Duke Coffeehouse.
11:30PM | Butterflies (Bull McCabes)
Butterflies also make their Troika debut this year, and we're excited for people to hear what Trekky's finest emo-art-jazz-pop band can do. Josh and the boys will be playing many new songs from their upcoming album, which is in the process of being recorded right now. As always, you'd be a fool not to stick around for the inevitable disco jam that Butterflies shows generally erupt into. You've been warned/tipped off.
See you in Durham!
THURSDAY
7:45PM | Megafaun (Durham Central Park)
Our dear friends and brilliant musicians who turn everything they touch to gold. Come see their warm, celebratory blend of folk, blues, old time, drone and everything that is good in this world at this lovely outdoor, nighttime show at Durham Central Park. DO NOT MISS.
11:00PM | Bowerbirds (DPAC)
Our other dear friends who compose gorgeous songs that say exactly what we are thinking about how we interact with our world. Deceptively complex music that sounds as simple and true as if it has been around for centuries. This show will be in the cavernous Durham Performing Arts Center, so it'll be quite an experience.
FRIDAY
7:45PM | Liza Kate (West End Wine Bar)
Liza Kate is actually from Richmond, VA, but since she calls excellent local record label Holidays For Quince home, she is welcomed with open arms in the Triangle. Her songs are quiet, beautiful, contemplative, precious, intimate and well worth seeing live in order to hear every little detail.
10:30PM | Embarrassing Fruits (Marvell Event Center)
Our own Embarrassing Fruits have become a cherished rock band in the Triangle, and we couldn't be happier to see people connecting with their magnetic brand of distorted pop music. They are hard at work on their new record and will be playing new songs you've never heard before. Rejoice! This will be Fruits' first year playing the festival.
12:30PM | Dex Romweber Duo (Trotter Building)
Dexter has become a legend not only in these parts, but also everywhere else through his work with Flat Duo Jets as well as his extensive solo work and collaborations. Artists such as Jack White, Neko Case and Chan Marshall have sung his praises, but don't take their words for it, come see for yourself. Dexter plays with his sister Sara in the Duo.
SATURDAY
2:30PM | Mount Moriah (Trotter Building)
Mount Moriah features Heather McEntire and Jenks Miller, who run the aforementioned Holidays For Quince label. They play pretty, slow, transcendent Southern rock and they get their name from the road right by our house. Start yr Troika day off right with this early show.
8:30PM | The Tender Fruit (West End Wine Bar)
Led by the tender voice of Christy Smith, this band is criminally unknown. One of the many undiscovered treasures teeming about in the Durham city streets. Guitar, drums, piano. Simple and powerful.
9:30PM | Veelee (Duke Coffeehouse)
Matt and Ginger of Veelee cover a lot of ground for a two piece. Drums, guitars, synths and guy/girl vocals swirl around slightly sinister pop songs. The result is both charming and meaningful. They'll sound great through the powerful sound system at Duke Coffeehouse.
11:30PM | Butterflies (Bull McCabes)
Butterflies also make their Troika debut this year, and we're excited for people to hear what Trekky's finest emo-art-jazz-pop band can do. Josh and the boys will be playing many new songs from their upcoming album, which is in the process of being recorded right now. As always, you'd be a fool not to stick around for the inevitable disco jam that Butterflies shows generally erupt into. You've been warned/tipped off.
See you in Durham!
11.02.2009
Joe Norkus offers free Halloween EP
Embarrassing Fruits' Joe Norkus continues his prolific history of amazing, free, home-recorded music with a new Halloween EP, titled Hollerin' Haints, available now for free download. Yes, he was a few days late on this, but who says you can't celebrate your holidays anachronistically? Enjoy these seven eerie new songs, and if you're hollerin' for more, check out Joe's classic Livin' in the Wrong Times and Digital Hiss, also available for free from Trekky's arch-nemesis label, Sufficient Records.
Also, check out the video for "Casper" from Hollerin' Haints, composed of public domain footage from the golden age of American culture:
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