posted Apr 24, 2013, 11:26 AM by janet rumble
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updated May 1, 2013, 12:52 PM by Tree House
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Clever wordplay, a biting wit, and stories that ache and explode with a gritty realism that everyone can relate to on some level. Yup, we got Ike Reilly coming by the Tree House and folks are already contacting us from far and wide, so don't wait on this one!
Turns out there are two kinds of people out there: those who've heard of Ike Reilly and those who haven't. Those who know him are straight-up, die-hard fans (and are painfully aware that this is a rare East Coast appearance). Those who aren't familiar with his music are in for an unbelievably great night -- and a small part of us wish we were in their shoes so we could discover Ike all over again.
Ike Reilly Saturday, May 18 Tree House Concerts Tickets: $30,00 (donation*; in advance only) Doors open at 6:00 pm, show starts at 7:00 pm BYOB (pretty please?)
SOLD OUT (See FAQ for waitlist info)*All proceeds, minus expenses, go to the artists
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posted Apr 24, 2013, 11:18 AM by janet rumble
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updated Apr 24, 2013, 11:55 AM
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We'd really like to thank Anais Mitchell and Jefferson for squeezing us into their busy East Coast tour, and for introducing us to singer-songwriter-storyteller (and all around good guy) Robert Sarazin Blake. We wish them all the best as they take their Child Ballads tour to the Midwest and beyond. And Anais: Good luck with the baby (may you never be cursed with a never-ending pregnancy!), and the move to Vermont. |
posted Nov 17, 2012, 9:58 AM by janet rumble
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updated Nov 23, 2012, 8:16 AM by Tree House
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It is happening, Tree House friends. Marah is coming to play an all acoustic Christmas show AND is bringing their new Mountain Minstrelsy band to boot. Come hear Dave & Christine get their jingle on and be blown away by a nine-year-old fiddle prodigy named Gus. It's gonna be a real barn burner! No microphones, just Central Pennsylvania Christmas hootenanny.
SOLD OUT
Marah/Mountain Minstrelsy Xmas Show! Saturday, December 15 Tickets: $20 (Donation*, in advance) Tree House Concerts 6903 Sycamore Avenue, Takoma Park, MD Doors open at 6 pm, show at 7 pm
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posted Sep 25, 2012, 9:48 AM by janet rumble
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updated Oct 4, 2012, 11:59 AM
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Not only did Magnapop tour with the likes of R.E.M., Throwing Muses, and Juliana Hatfield, Hatfield actually wrote a song honoring Ruthie Morris's energetic guitar playing. Called "Ruthless," it appears as a B side to the single My Sister recorded by The Juliana Hatfield Three.
Magnapop (Ruthie Morris & Linda Hopper) Saturday, November 3 Tickets: $20 (Donation*, in advance) Tree House Concerts 6903 Sycamore Avenue, Takoma Park, MD Doors open at 6 pm, show at 7 pm BYOB (And your love of "punk snarls and girlish sass"!)
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posted Sep 25, 2012, 9:25 AM by janet rumble
Thanks to all those who came out to see Gangstagrass at the VFW on Saturday. It was a total house party, and an awesome way to kick off a new season at Tree House Concerts. We're lining up more show for the fall, so please stay tuned... |
posted Mar 7, 2012, 5:03 PM by janet rumble
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updated Mar 21, 2012, 12:19 PM
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It’s been a few years since Dave Bielanko and Christine
Smith of the folk-punk/roots-rock band Marah landed in the central Pennsylvania
countryside, hunkered down in a farmhouse amid the academics, the Amish, and
the ATV crowd. Here they made a new start, one that ironically was built around
a bunch of cast-off instruments from yesteryear: a set of flea market drums, an
old organ picked up from an Amish second-hand store, a creaky piano that a
nearby church was giving away.
They pushed that piano all the way down a
country road. They kept on pushing, and it paid off. Life is a Problem, the band's self-described “folked-up mess of American rock and roll” released in 2010, was
praised as
“blissful, shambolic rock brilliance,” overflowing with
“skittering
hooks and pregnant refrains.” No Depression called it “the most honest, open and
human collection of songs Marah has yet produced.” A few of those songs, we're thrilled to note, were debuted right here at the Tree House. Since then, the two have put down some roots, literally
and figuratively, and have birthed a few more projects -- not to mention a litter
of goats. Later this spring, they’ll release not one but two new records.
Although very different in character, both were crafted the old fashioned way on reels of
tape, with a little help from rubbing alcohol, razor blades, and Q-tips. One is
a collection of new songs, the other has been dubbed the Mountain Minstrelsy project and stems from forgotten song fragments and lyrics from their neck of the woods documented in a book of the same name by Henry W. Shoemaker in 1931. We here at the Tree House cannot wait to hear what Dave and Christine
have been up to, and it’s all gonna go down at our satellite location at the VFW.
Marah Saturday, April 14 Tickets: $20 (donation*) Takoma Park VFW Post 350 6420 Orchard Ave. (near New Hampshire & Eastern) Doors open at 7:00 pm, show starts at 8:00 pm No BYOB (the bar will be open at the VFW) Please bring cash (credit cards not accepted)
* All proceeds, minus expenses, go to the artists All photos by Suzanne Davis
http://www.marah-usa.com/
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posted Feb 15, 2012, 8:10 AM by Tree House
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updated Feb 16, 2012, 5:22 AM by janet rumble
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We don’t know about you, but with spring just around the corner our thoughts are turning to … indie rock! Lucky for us, the Dirty Names have arrived with the purpose of bringing back the lost art of pure Rock n Roll -- with a modern twist. This up-and-coming band, based out of Annapolis, is made up of four young men who have been playing music since they could shake a rattle: Harrison Cofer, Matt Rose, Kit Whitacre, and Sam Wetterau. The boys have been touring pretty much nonstop all over America this winter to support their newest EP, Sweat Box, and we are pumped that we were able to find a spot on their busy itinerary.
The Dirty Names are rarely mentioned without a reference to the Rolling Stones, and truth to tell there is a bit of Jagger swagger there. But these guys have the chops to back it up, and we’re all in for a spectacularly high energy evening. Needless to say, this is no sit-down show, folks, so we’re taking it to the VFW (thanks to everyone at the VFW -- again! -- for being so welcoming to us). Takoma Park’s VFW Post 350 is located just a few blocks from the Tree House, and since it's a slightly larger venue, it enables us to host a few more people. Plus, they have a bar! (So no BYOB this time.) And it's got a great vibe and the show is still very much a Tree House event.
"So visceral, so pleasantly nasty, so simultaneously emotive and cool." -- Mountain Xpress "This is turn up the volume, blow-out-the-dust, drive-with-your-windows-down music." -- Big Medicine "These guys have not only the skill, but the moxy needed to bring it home." -- DC Rock Live
Saturday, April 21 Tickets: $17.50 (donation*) Takoma Park VFW Post 350 6420 Orchard Ave. (near New Hampshire & Eastern) Doors open at 7:00 pm, show starts at 8:00 pm No BYOB (the bar will be open at the VFW) Please bring cash (credit cards not accepted)
* All proceeds, minus expenses, go to the artists
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posted Feb 3, 2012, 6:51 AM by Tree House
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updated Feb 3, 2012, 7:11 AM by janet rumble
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Whether performing as an acoustic duo or a full fledged Honky-Tonk five piece, the Honeycutters are, at the heart, the musical collaboration of singer/songwriter Amanda Anne Platt and lead guitarist/ producer Peter James. While their sound has drawn comparisons to such artists as Graham Parsons and Emmylou Harris or Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, Platt and James produce a refreshingly unique blend of Americana music that is comfortingly familiar while being entirely original. The Honeycutters' music is driven by compelling lyrics and
singer/songwriter Amanda Platt's 'perfectly unadorned' and 'recklessly
beautiful' voice. Lead guitarist and producer Peter James' seamless harmonies
and tasteful instrumentation complement Platt's singing. We can't get enough of
their first full length studio release 'Irene', and we're thrilled to host them
at the Tree House.
“Platt has obviously grown up listening to the country and
Americana music greats, and yet has a sound all her own, using an honest but
sweet and twangless delivery.” -- Bold
Life
“Old school country in the truest sense, ‘Irene’ is full of
real emotion, family history, quick wit and strong liquor.” -- Mountain Xpress More info: Upcoming shows
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posted Oct 29, 2011, 10:04 AM by Tree House
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updated Oct 29, 2011, 10:28 AM by janet rumble
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Jenny Owens Youngs' world is a lush aural landscape populated by gut-thumping bass lines, electric guitars, sunny keys, booming horns, digital drum tracks and even flute, glockenspiel and even a full string section at times. Youngs says her spirit animals are Johnny Cash, Kate Bush, Tom Waits, and Jack White. What do these disparate musicians have in common? “They are excellent bad asses,” she says.
“Funny, smart and quirky. A truly unconventional singer-songwriter.” -- NPR
“I can’t remember the last time I heard a sophomore album that captured me in the way Transmitter Failure does.” -- Washington Post More info: Upcoming shows |
posted Aug 6, 2011, 7:52 AM by janet rumble
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updated Aug 12, 2011, 3:50 AM
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Jesse Malin is like a cat with nine lives, evolving from hardcore thrasher to glam punk front-man to punk/folk singer-songwriter over the last three decades. Malin will be play an acoustic set with Derek Cruz, one quarter of his current band, The St. Mark's Social. We're really looking forward to his rockin' stories of messengers and misanthropes, hipsters and hypocrites—and as always, his constant themes of redemption, nightlife, heartbreak, and survival.
"A skilled arbitrator between classic rock and punk, [perhaps] a little more sympathetic towards the boisterous aims of the latter." - Playlouder
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