Kier Byrnes (banjo/mandolin/harp/guitar), Johnny Stump (bass), Evan Gavry (dobro), Zac Taylor (guitar), PJ Aspesi (drums)
The Three Day Threshold Support Group: Colt Thompson, Eric Austin, Sam "Mule" Reid, Jack Morris, D.A. King, Mike Baldino, Annemarie Martel, Vanessa "Sugar Dish" White, Chad Mellen, Gina Rebel Rebello, Wendy Mittelstadt, Casey MacKinnon and the infamous Johnny Ransom.
Booking and Management:
thethreshold@hotmail.com
Influences
Bill Monroe
Johnny Cash
Reverend Horton Heat
Lester Flatt
Duke Levine
Russ Barenburg
Doc Watson
Tony Rice
ALSO, HAVE SHARED BILLS WITH: Social Distortion
Drive By Truckers
Montgomery Gentry
Tommy Stintson (Guns and Roses, Puff Daddy, Replacements)
Southern Culture on the Skids
BR5-49
Bobby Bare Jr. (Bloodshot Records)
Rex Trailer (Boomtown)
Chris Scruggs (of BR5-49)
Roger Clyne and The Peacemakers (ex-Refreshments, plus he's the guy who did the FOX TV show "King of the Hill" Theme Song)
The Bottle Rockets
Kyle Gass (Tenacious D)
Uncle Monk (featuring TOMMY RAMONE of THE RAMONES)
The Hackensaw Boys
G.E. Smith of Saturday Night Live
The World Famous Pontani Sisters
Dropkick Murphys
The Ataris
Pennywise
Andrew WK
Evanescence
Avoid One Thing
The Paladins
Quiet Riot
Amanda Palmer (of the Dresden Dolls)
Sarah Borges
Dennis Brennan and his son Jake
Apollo Sunshine
Darkbuster
Robby Roadsteamer
HAVE PLAYED THESE SHOWS: The Warped Tour
Freedom Rally on the Boston Commons
Harpoonfest at Harpoon Brewery
BeerAdvocate.com's Extreme Beerfest
WBCN Rumble
Jamaica Plain Open Studios
MIT's (Sloan) Spring Weekend
Northeastern University's Opening Weekend
Dozens of colleges and prep schools around New England including Holy Cross, Wellesley College, Boston University, MassArt as well three international tours, 2 US tours and hundreds of club shows around New England area.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS TOURING • Dec/Jan 2008 & 2009: Selected to Tour Belgium and The Netherlands again by Surfing Airlines, UK. This will be Three Day Threshold's 5th European Tour, however on this tour, it will be the first time the band has been asked to play a prison (Michelen Prison in Belgium). Hope you can make it out to one of the shows, (but this doesn't mean you should try to get arrested, as we will be playing plenty of non-jail shows as well). And don't forget to pick up our new cd "Lost in Belgium", recorded live on our last tour through Europe.
BUY A COPY OF THREE DAY THRESHOLD'S NEW LIVE CD "LOST IN BELGIUM" HERE.
• 2008: Selected By The US Armed Forces for a 2008 Tour of Military Bases to support the US troops posted in Honduras
• 2008: Selected to Tour Belgium and The Netherlands by Surfing Airlines, UK.
• Three Day Threshold has also played shows in Ireland, France, Italy, Canada, Mexico, as well as all over the USA.
AWARDS • Winner: 2007 CMJ/Zig-Zag Tour Live Contest
• Winner: 2007 WBZ TV “A-List” Arts and Entertainment Award for “Best Stage Presence”
• Winner: 2004 and 2003 Boston Music Award, Outstanding Roots Act (also nominated in 2005 & 2007 for “Outstanding Americana Act”).
• Winner: 2003, 2004 and 2006 WFNX/Boston Phoenix Music Poll, "Best Roots Act".
• Winner: Best Live Band of 2000 - The Noise.
• Nominated for “Artist of the Year - Bluegrass” by Jam Music Magazine, 2001 & 2000.
• “Best Local Music Act” – Citysearch.com, 2001.
SONGWRITING • 2009 Winner of the Iguana Music Fund/Passim Folk Music Cultural Center Award for Musical Achievements (given from the legendary club where Bob Dylan and Joan Baez got their start).
• 2008’s win marked our 6th National Recognition Award from ASCAP for Musical Achievements.
• 2007 – Signed to Hi N Dry; a record label run by members of low rock legends, Morphine, known nationally for Folk, Country, Americana and Roots Rock bands.
• 2006 Finalist in Nimbit Songwriting Competition for “I Must Admit”
• Bronze Medal: 2004 New England Songwriting Competition, sponsored by New Life Entertainment, for "Black River Gold"
MEDIA • Three Day Threshold has been featured on over a dozen magazine covers and has recieved critical praise from publications everywhere from Italy to Holland to their hometown, Boston, MA.
• Three Day Threshold has made it on to TV a bunch on stations like MTV (Road Rules, Real World, The Gauntlet), FOX (The Simple Life series starring Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie), Spike TV as well as several movies (including: The Perfect Run; which also features the Mighty Mighty Bosstones).
• "Against the Grain" lists in Partriot Ledger's list of "Top Ten NATIONAL Albums" behind Bruce Springsteen.
• "Behind the Barn" lists in Boston Herald's "Top Ten Local Albums"
hi, how are you doing? i wanted to stop by and tell you how excited i am....:) we are finally ready to get the new album i just finished in austin with charlie sexton out into the world....i am working on the photo shoot this weekend.....but the album is up for pre-sale at rubyjames.com......i hope that you will like the new stuff enough to pick up a copy...:) you can get a little taste by listening to "the predictable kind" on my player......
Hi! You are the greatest band ever!!! You totally rocked and my life will never be the same now that I've heard you play. I hope to see a lot more of you guys...say August 22nd???
P.S. Hey Kier, wanna go out sometime?? How about Harry Potter and some raw oysters? I think it'd be the perfect date :) xoxoxoxoxoxoxo
you guys were sooo great saturday night at the Lowell Folk Festival!! Thanks for letting me play the cowbell! i never thought i would like bluegrass...not going to lie but i actually....ive been listening to your CD a lot! i think im going to go to a show in Boston with one of my friends!see you there ~Nicole
Hey:) Erstmal vielen Dank fürs Adden. Außerdem kommt unsere EP bald raus, von der ihr euch schon JETZT 2 Songs anhören könnt. Klickt einfach mal drauf... Liebe:) Chasing Pete
hey there hows it going? well i just wanted to drop by to say hello and see what you were up to :). alrighty then well take care and get back to me when ever you can
Hey, Im posting new videos today! and if you are in Texas, come on out to Six Flags (san Antonio) Friday where I'll be performing with Drake Bell (of Nickelodeon's Josh and Drake) and Saturday with Drake in Six Flags Dallas. Sunday I will be at Jo's on Congress in Austin! Hope to see some of yall out this weekend! Ruby Jane
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