Grey's Anatomy episode featuring our song "I Want You Now"
"There are only two kinds of songs; there's the blues, and there's zip-a-dee-doo-dah." ---Townes Van Zandt
"Great music is that which penetrates the ear with facility and leaves the memory with difficulty." ---Sir Thomas Beecham
"They teach you theres a boundary line to music. But man, theres no boundary line to art." ---Charlie Parker
On the moonlit patio of a courtyard café in Santa Monica, California, Traildriver was borne of a regular Sunday-evening singer-songwriter appreciation society. Jared Petrich and Keith Palmer uncovered a musical kinship there, creating a melodic eclectic mix of Americana, alt-country, indie rock, country, and folk music. Traildriver conjures passionate, honest and heartfelt music that speaks to your soul, and will most likely compel you to sing along in your car. Consider yourself warned.
Together now for five years, Jared (vocals, guitars, harmonica), Keith (drums, harms) and Anna Rosales (bass, harms) are inspired by a myriad of music: The Beatles, Dylan, The Band, The Pogues, Tom Petty, Tom Waits, and Ryan Adams to name a few. "We bring different and overlapping backgrounds and influences with us when we write. Coming at the music from two different angles makes our collaboration unique yet we'll often reach for the same idea at the same time." (says Keith)
Currently recording and producing their forthcoming album Music from a Small Room is an experience filled with discoveries. "Once you've been living with the songs, playing them live and daydreaming of what other elements you might infuse them with, the studio is luxurious." (says Jared). "The structure of the song is already built and sturdy, and so then it becomes 'What color are you going to paint the house?'"
Ever-conscious that the best art stems from those who do what they love and remain true to that, they look forward to playing at any bar full of regulars compelled to sing along. And as their music becomes well-received by a wider audience, they are happy to share it...
This month we mostly have Catie Curtis (with a Richard Thompson cover), Lindsay Fuller and The Cheap Dates (and who amongst us isn't?), Josh Fix with a track from the well-titled album This Town Is Starting To Make Me Angry and the rather lovely Red Rooster.
Four more little sonic gems for your August pleasure are now available on the site. Blitzen Trapper, Boulder Acoustic Society, Jay Brannan and The Wiyos. Yet another fine quartet even though we say so ourselves as picked them out.
I know you belong to somebody new but tonight you belong to me
although we're apart your part of my heart and tonight you belong to me
Way down by the stream how sweet it would seem once more just to dream in the moonilight my honey I know with the dawn that you will be gone but tonight you belong to me just a little old me
Hello, after an unfortunate hiatus, the reasons for which are probably best not gone into here, we finally have some new music on the AUK MySpace site. For your listening pleasure this month we offer Nathan Oliver, Conrad Ford, the irrepressible Todd Snider and the delightful Beccy Owen. Don't forget too, for those of you within striking distance of Leicester, Electric Dustbowl 2 on 19 September.
Hello, it's that time of the month again when we add more lovely music to our site. This month's happy foursome are The Barker Band in wistful mode, the summer of love-ish Old Californio, the anything but summer love-ish Christopher Rees and, wait for it..."Travelling Salesman's Young Wife Home Alone On Christmas In Montpelier, VT" from Casiotone For The Painfully Alone, which evenr if it was rubbish (and it's not) just had to be included for the names alone.
You guys were AWESOME last night! It was great to see you and you sound amazing... I LOVE your harmonies! Come to Taix on April 10th.. We're playing at 10pm :)
