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  • Genre: Indie / Other / Visual

    Location Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US

    Profile Views: 74595

    Last Login: 7/12/2011

    Member Since 6/1/2004

    Website http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LnRpbnl1cmwuY29tL3BhcGVydHJlZXNmYg==

    Record Label Obvious Bandits

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    ....Papertrees.. is an idea that is constantly evolving. They began with Allison Polans writing, strumming a guitar, and vocalizing some songs but has now grown into a family of sounds. The core crew also consists of long-time member Alec Meltzer (drums, percussion), Phil D'Agostino (upright bass), Carl Cheeseman (electric guitar), and Nate Gonzalez (organ, keys and accordion). We've had the beautiful pleasure of performing with Deirdre Loughridge (cello) and Andrew Lipke (organ, keys) for several moons as well. We are excited for the fullness of music we can send to you in soundwaves..... Keep checking back soon for more new, full band recordings... .... People say really nice things: .... "The music that Papertrees creates has a folk vibe with a jazz-esque undertone. If that's not enough to spike your interest how about check out Allison Polans’ voice? Allison sings with such a rich timbre and warm tone that definitely makes all in earshot take notice." - Foreverlostinasong.com...... "“Feist and Jason Molina made a baby?” No, that’s not gossip from the indie rock world—that’s what local gal-with-guitar Allison Polans wrote in the “Sounds Like” section of her MySpace page. It’s actually a pretty apt summation of her music: There’s both a sophisticated, sorta-jazzy tinge to her husky voice and arrangements (that’s the Feist gene), and an affecting, world-weary vibe in her simple, folky acoustic strumming and heartsick lyrics (that’s the DNA of Molina, of Songs: Ohia and Magnolia Electric Co. fame). Don’t be surprised to hear little tiny bits of Chan Marshall (aka Cat Power), PJ Harvey and Brandi Carlile in Polans’ delivery. But this growing baby seems talented enough to stand all on her own soon enough." ..(M.A.G.) - Philadelphia Weekly...... "...a budding songwriter backed by familiar faces and soon to be plagued by Cat Power comparisons." ..(Doug Wallen) - Philadelphia Weekly.. .... "If you’re looking for a good acoustic act that has no immediate plans to leave the city I speak so highly of, you should check out Allison Polans. Her music is brutally honest without making the listener feel excluded, a quality seldom encountered in the world of young musicians. With her soulful voice and addictive charm, Polans is best experienced live." ..(Jon Weiner) - CampusPhilly.org.. ...... ..Members of papertrees are also members of Hezekiah Jones, Johnny Miles, The Jesse Lundy Band, The Spinning Leaves, Suzie Brown, David Janes, Wes Mattheu & The New Way Down, and many more! Be sure to check those bands out too! Papertrees is always looking for more shows so we can crowd your stage and make you smile... .... papertrees (and Allison solo) has shared the stage with many wonderful folks such as Hezekiah Jones, Sweetheart Parade, Mark Silver, Mason Porter, Sisters 3, The Great Unknown, The Spinning Leaves, Roomtone, Elevator Parade, Nicole Atkins & The Sea, April Smith & The Great Picture Show, Devin Greenwood, Hoots & Hellmouth, Kind of Like Spitting, Frida Hyvonen, The Feverfew, Andrew Lipke, Amy Pickard, Rarebirds, Bettie Seervert, This Radiant Boy, Early Day Miners, Alphabet Army, Shelley Short, Wes Mattheu and The New Way Down, Hop Along Queen Ansleis, Franzschubert, Kristi Rae, Adam Arcuragi, Walker Lundee, Phonograph, Cowmuddy, The New Time, Natalie Walker, Caught in Motion, Quintero AND MORE!.... ....*************************************************************** ..Amazing News::: Brat Productions & rock bands: Toothless George, Devin Greenwood, Franzschubert, Danny McKane, & Allison Polans (papertrees) have won the 2007 Barrymore Award for The Ted and Stevie Wolf Award For New Approaches to Collaborations!!!!!!! .. *************************************************************************************.......... *For booking inquiries please email: PAPERTREESMUSIC@GMAIL.COM...... ..........View Papertrees's EPK.......... .... .... .... ..

  • Members

    Allison Polans (guitar, vocals).. Alec Meltzer (drums, percussion).. Phil D'Agostino (upright and electric bass).. Carl Cheeseman (electric guitar).. Nate Gonzalez (keys, accordion).. .... Other great contributors include or have included (if you've been in the studio or on stage with us, we consider you family!): Deirdre Loughridge (cello), Andrew Lipke (keys), Ben Snodgrass (electric bass), Jason Fraticelli (upright bass), Dan Putrino (electric bass), Rocco Renzetti (electric bass, guitar), Shane Leddy (upright bass), Ross Bellenoit (guitar), Aleksander Yaker (keys), Devin Greenwood (keys), Joel Rose (keys), Raphael Cutrufello (vocals), Gretchen Lohse (violin), Andy Keenan (pedal steel), Bevin Caulfield (vocals), Annachristie Sadler (vocals), Gary Lebiedzinski (drums, percussion), Chris Bathgate (mandolin) AND Suzie brown (vocals)!

  • Influences

    Songs: Ohia, Magnolia Electric Co., Feist, Astrud Gilberto, Neil Young, Patsy Cline, Azure Ray, Cat Power, Belle & Sebastian, Johnny Cash, June Carter, The Magnetic Fields, Mirah, Neutral Milk Hotel, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Etta James, Portishead, Hayden, The Microphones, Grandaddy, Otis Redding, Doug Martsch, Amy Winehouse, The Weeds, The Beatles, Sondre Lerche, Sufjan Stevens, Red House Painters, Sigur Ros, Bjork, John Vanderslice, Jason Anderson, Madeleine Peyroux, Elliott Smith, Bob Dylan, The Floorbirds, Hanne Hukkelberg, Andrew Bird, Beck, Beulah, Wilco, The Unicorns, Langhorne Slim, Hezekiah Jones, Andrew Lipke, Joshua Pride, Bevin Caulfield, Annachristie Sadler, Red Heart the Ticker, and more Friends and Family! Also: the Environment, Listening to people unseen, Mornings, Late nights w/ little sleep, What can and cannot be seen, and Wanderlust.

  • Sounds Like

    A taste of something cabaret-style sassy mixed with your Jewish grandmother's record player and Johnny Cash's mistress; and often, melodic mixtures of layers and swells

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    Hi there Papertrees
    We have been given an opportunity to enter our songs into Catapult Song Contest 2011 presented by Underground Talent and we are hoping you can help by voting for our songs. There are over 1000 entrants from across Australia and to make it to the next step, we need to get into the Top 50.
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    Thanks heaps T&D.

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Bio:

Papertrees is an idea that is constantly evolving. They began with Allison Polans writing, strumming a guitar, and vocalizing some songs but has now grown into a family of sounds. The core crew also consists of long-time member Alec Meltzer (drums, percussion), Phil D'Agostino (upright bass), Carl Cheeseman (electric guitar), and Nate Gonzalez (organ, keys and accordion). We've had the beautiful pleasure of performing with Deirdre Loughridge (cello) and Andrew Lipke (organ, keys) for several moons as well. We are excited for the fullness of music we can send to you in soundwaves.

Keep checking back soon for more new, full band recordings...

People say really nice things:

"The music that Papertrees creates has a folk vibe with a jazz-esque undertone. If that's not enough to spike your interest how about check out Allison Polans’ voice? Allison sings with such a rich timbre and warm tone that definitely makes all in earshot take notice." - Foreverlostinasong.com


"“Feist and Jason Molina made a baby?” No, that’s not gossip from the indie rock world—that’s what local gal-with-guitar Allison Polans wrote in the “Sounds Like” section of her MySpace page. It’s actually a pretty apt summation of her music: There’s both a sophisticated, sorta-jazzy tinge to her husky voice and arrangements (that’s the Feist gene), and an affecting, world-weary vibe in her simple, folky acoustic strumming and heartsick lyrics (that’s the DNA of Molina, of Songs: Ohia and Magnolia Electric Co. fame). Don’t be surprised to hear little tiny bits of Chan Marshall (aka Cat Power), PJ Harvey and Brandi Carlile in Polans’ delivery. But this growing baby seems talented enough to stand all on her own soon enough." (M.A.G.) - Philadelphia Weekly

"...a budding songwriter backed by familiar faces and soon to be plagued by Cat Power comparisons." (Doug Wallen) - Philadelphia Weekly

"If you’re looking for a good acoustic act that has no immediate plans to leave the city I speak so highly of, you should check out Allison Polans. Her music is brutally honest without making the listener feel excluded, a quality seldom encountered in the world of young musicians. With her soulful voice and addictive charm, Polans is best experienced live." (Jon Weiner) - CampusPhilly.org


Members of papertrees are also members of Hezekiah Jones, Johnny Miles, The Jesse Lundy Band, The Spinning Leaves, Suzie Brown, David Janes, Wes Mattheu & The New Way Down, and many more! Be sure to check those bands out too! Papertrees is always looking for more shows so we can crowd your stage and make you smile.

papertrees (and Allison solo) has shared the stage with many wonderful folks such as Hezekiah Jones, Sweetheart Parade, Mark Silver, Mason Porter, Sisters 3, The Great Unknown, The Spinning Leaves, Roomtone, Elevator Parade, Nicole Atkins & The Sea, April Smith & The Great Picture Show, Devin Greenwood, Hoots & Hellmouth, Kind of Like Spitting, Frida Hyvonen, The Feverfew, Andrew Lipke, Amy Pickard, Rarebirds, Bettie Seervert, This Radiant Boy, Early Day Miners, Alphabet Army, Shelley Short, Wes Mattheu and The New Way Down, Hop Along Queen Ansleis, Franzschubert, Kristi Rae, Adam Arcuragi, Walker Lundee, Phonograph, Cowmuddy, The New Time, Natalie Walker, Caught in Motion, Quintero AND MORE!

***************************************************************
Amazing News::: Brat Productions & rock bands: Toothless George, Devin Greenwood, Franzschubert, Danny McKane, & Allison Polans (papertrees) have won the 2007 Barrymore Award for The Ted and Stevie Wolf Award For New Approaches to Collaborations!!!!!!!
*************************************************************************************



*For booking inquiries please email: PAPERTREESMUSIC@GMAIL.COM


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View Papertrees's EPK



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Member Since:

June 01, 2004

Members:

Allison Polans (guitar, vocals)
Alec Meltzer (drums, percussion)
Phil D'Agostino (upright and electric bass)
Carl Cheeseman (electric guitar)
Nate Gonzalez (keys, accordion)


Other great contributors include or have included (if you've been in the studio or on stage with us, we consider you family!): Deirdre Loughridge (cello), Andrew Lipke (keys), Ben Snodgrass (electric bass), Jason Fraticelli (upright bass), Dan Putrino (electric bass), Rocco Renzetti (electric bass, guitar), Shane Leddy (upright bass), Ross Bellenoit (guitar), Aleksander Yaker (keys), Devin Greenwood (keys), Joel Rose (keys), Raphael Cutrufello (vocals), Gretchen Lohse (violin), Andy Keenan (pedal steel), Bevin Caulfield (vocals), Annachristie Sadler (vocals), Gary Lebiedzinski (drums, percussion), Chris Bathgate (mandolin) AND Suzie brown (vocals)!

Influences:

Songs: Ohia, Magnolia Electric Co., Feist, Astrud Gilberto, Neil Young, Patsy Cline, Azure Ray, Cat Power, Belle & Sebastian, Johnny Cash, June Carter, The Magnetic Fields, Mirah, Neutral Milk Hotel, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Etta James, Portishead, Hayden, The Microphones, Grandaddy, Otis Redding, Doug Martsch, Amy Winehouse, The Weeds, The Beatles, Sondre Lerche, Sufjan Stevens, Red House Painters, Sigur Ros, Bjork, John Vanderslice, Jason Anderson, Madeleine Peyroux, Elliott Smith, Bob Dylan, The Floorbirds, Hanne Hukkelberg, Andrew Bird, Beck, Beulah, Wilco, The Unicorns, Langhorne Slim, Hezekiah Jones, Andrew Lipke, Joshua Pride, Bevin Caulfield, Annachristie Sadler, Red Heart the Ticker, and more Friends and Family! Also: the Environment, Listening to people unseen, Mornings, Late nights w/ little sleep, What can and cannot be seen, and Wanderlust.

Sounds Like:

A taste of something cabaret-style sassy mixed with your Jewish grandmother's record player and Johnny Cash's mistress; and often, melodic mixtures of layers and swells

Record Label:

Obvious Bandits

Label Type:

Indie

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