Joanna Byrne - Guitar and Vocals,
Mike Rolland - Lead Guitar and Vocals,
Adam Barkhuizen - Bass and Vocals,
Darren Vause - Drums
Influences
Lemonheads, Belly, The Pixies, Gram Parsons, Flying Burrito Brothers, The Beach Boys, AC/DC, Blake Babies, Elliott Smith, Screaming Trees, Nirvana THE BEATLES - WHITE ALBUM, The Pretenders, Nickel Creek, Neil Young, Mother Love Bone, Jeff Buckley, Juliana Hatfield, Nina Simone, kd Lang, Ben Kweller
Formed in early 2004, and featuring former members of renowned Blackpool bands, Starcollapse, The Honeycats and Lady in the Radiator, The Neon Trees have quickly become a 'must hear' band with a large live and online following.
Fronted by singer-songwriter Joanna Byrne and complimented by the strong voices and instrumentation of Adam Barkhuizen, Darren Vause and Matchbox recording artist Mike Rolland, the band describe their music as 'dirty power-pop' with an emphasis on melody and infectious songwriting. The band cite their influences as The Pixies, Belly, The Pretenders and The Lemonheads amongst many others.
The band have spent much of 2006 gigging around the Northwest and nationwide to promote their eponymous debut e.p. - now into its 7th run -this e.p. has been a huge success for the band.
In mid 2006 the band were the subject of an internet blogging storm when their song about Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, 'The Life and Times of Jeff' was featured on popular tech blog, 'Boing Boing'. This led to interest from international magazines and technology journals including Business Week. Understandably, the band were somewhat bewildered but delighted by this odd turn of events.
Further success came throughout 2006 with victories in the Evening Gazette's annual rock battle at the embattled Tower Lounge, an appearance at The Blackpool Odeon as part of the Ten Two film festival and 'track of the day' awards from Garageband.
2007 is looking good with the band heading into West Coast Studios to record their second e.p. provisionally titled 'Chinese Children Screaming into a Microphone'. The e.p. will be available in early March, followed by tour dates nationwide.
Ten Two Video for Here to Stay (Gangrene)
Filmed by Ian Kay for the Ten Two Festival and featuring all our friends thanks to all who helped to bury a tree or reveal a tree!
E.P. Now Available
Our first self-titled 4 track E.P. is now available. You can pick one up at one of our gigs or click below on the paypal link, send us a £1.50 and your address and we'll mail you one.
Contact Us
To get in touch with us please email us at theneontrees@gmail.com
Well,well,well, wot a weekend. And a big pish posh to those who said we could do it. Well, here's a firm but polite ;p to them!!!
Great success I must say, and we have some top secret plans at our HQ to keep it up. So this is just to say very many thanks to everyone involved. The myspace will be updated soon with hopefully some more information regarding forthcoming events.
Hello there to the Neon Trees. Do you know anyone who hasn't bought a ticket to the Blackvegas Festival yet? If so, why? This is a firm (but polite) request for all you guys to get everyone you know to pull out their sticky index finger out of their arse and get themslves a ticket!!! One week to go and if they want the good seats they better get down there pronto. Tickets are selling quicker than a chocolate coated, triple packed blueberry muffin, with a complemantary biscuit at a fat camp!!!!
This is our opportunity to show Blackpool Council that there's more to us then glitter balls, cheap Casino's and novelty sex toys (although the last one does sound quite appealing!) These guys are the ones that hold the purse strings for this town and they've taken a huge interest in the festival and will be attending.
If we can show them that this festival is what Blackpool has been lacking all these years, they are in a position to invest alot more into Blackpool's younger communtiy and concerntrate on the people who actually live here, instead of attracting stag and hen parties that Blackpool has become infamous for.
P.S. Im not just picking on you, all the bands are getting em. ;)See you there, peace and peas xxxx
Hey,
Were playing at Blackpool Zoo this weekend!
Please come down and show your support.
Click Here to go to our myspace page Thanks
The Acoustic Project
Right chaps tickets are selling like chocolate muffins at a fat camp, so get your mates, get your family, get your auntie judy, who smells a bit like wee, to get their tickets. It's gonna be a gud en!!!
For ticket information contact the Grand Theatre box office 01253 290190, for group Booking call 01253 743232. To contact the Grand Theatre online go to; www.blackpoolgrand.co.uk or call into the box office at 33 Church St, Blackpool, Lancs. You can also check out their myspace at grand theatre
Hi The Neon Trees,
Just wanted to let you know about our big week of gigs running from 23rd May to the 27th May.
We have just added a last minute show to our "Exit States Big Week" schedule. Its at Cafe Stylo, Blackburn, Lancs - tonight (Weds 23rd May 07). We will be supporting Avalon Way for their EP launch party, so if you are at a loose end then please get yourselves down tonight for major fun.
Friday night (25th May 07) sees a return to The Rec in Winnington, Northwich, Cheshire. Its been a year or so since Exit State ventured down to Northwhich, and with new members and songs in tow it will be a great night.
Saturday (26th May 07) has us banging out the tunes at Big D's Biker Bar, Burnley Road, Todmorden, Lancs with support from Metonia and 1 more to be confirmed.
Sunday (27th May 07) sees the culmination of our gig week with Exit State taking to the stage for the International All Day Festival at the Attic, Warner Street, Accrington Lancs.
Acts from the USA, Canada and Australia will be gracing the stage as well as local acts such as ourselves and our great friends Pretend Girlfriend. Exit State will be onstage around 8.30pm but please try and get down and support as many bands as possible.
For details of the event, visit our official fan site group page by pasting in the link below into your browser and hey while you are at it why not sign up for the group if you havent already.
http://groups.myspace.com/exitstateofficial
Apologies to all those receiving this comment who dont live in the same country as us nevermind in the local vicinity of any of the above shows, but with MySpace's locality selector process being so piss poor we have had to comment you all.
Have a great week dudes and we hope to see you at a show or two.
The NEON TREES and SLOW DOWN TALLAHASSEE are playing at The Blue Room on Thursday night the 12th of April at The Blue Room
You know who we are but SLOW DOWN TALLAHASSEE are a great band from Sheffield who have had a lot of play from Radio One and have just released their first single " SO MuCH FOR LOVE". Trust me when I tell you that you will love this band.
£1 Entry
Loads Drink offers..
Saturday 14th april
@ The West Coast Rock Cafe
MR SWEDE (ACOUSTIC) 10.30
THE WOW SCENARIO 11.10
THE HICKS 11.50
THE STREETLIGHT 12.30
For more info on all events at the Blue Room / West Coast / Beat check out
http://www.westcoastrock.co.uk
http://www.myspace.com/blueroomstudiosblackpool
or call 01253 296607
The Easter bunny is hurriedly knitting the baby Jesus a special Easter bonnet and salmonella filled chocolate eggs are in abundance in the shops.
Blackpool's luxury rehearsal rooms SPACE like a quasi-religious chocfest as much as the next person. So if you book your first rehearsal with us we'll offer you a special rate.
Just call 07847 125406... or myspace us... or PM us at www.blackpoolbands.co.uk
Don't get crucified by low quality rehearsal rooms call SPACE now.
WEST COAST ROCK CAFE
thurs april 5th....superstring / litterbug / bondy / special guests
friday april 6th....punk nite....senton bombs/sedated(ramones covers)/tepodd
live music sat 7th april.....
8th aprill sunday...CRASH'D WITH open mic 11PM START
