As Boise, Idaho’s Treefort Music Fest wrapped up this Sunday night, it marks an incredible run for the festival. This year symbolized a milestone for the Treefort team, as they successfully passed the five year mark. It’s surreal to reflect back on those initial meetings–filled with a healthy mix of hope and anxiety–before Treefort’s fledgling, inaugural festival in […]
As the fourth annual Treefort Fest in Boise, Idaho comes to a close, it’s been another mightily successful year for the young festival. We’d like to offer a big, heartfelt thank you to all the bands and fans that turned out to our 2015 showcase at Treefort this year as well. Photos are up and […]
Walking into Ash Reiter’s Oakland basement is the musician’s equivalent of stepping into Toys’R’US. (Note: Ash, like any good TRU patron, I only browsed the goods).The room is stocked with stringed tools of all assortments, a well-worn piano, synths, a plethora of classic amps, gig posters, mixing boards and enough percussive gear to keep the […]
As a Washington state native, it’s been a decade-long hobby of mine to watch which home turf bands rise from basements to Sasquatch stages. In the hype-wave, mega circus, blog era, this cycle has evolved on BALCO grade steroids. You could debate the pros and cons of said cycle at length. But watching bands like […]
This time tomorrow, we will be setting the stage, turning on the amps and pouring beer to start the Apes on Tape showcase at Treefort Fest 2015. In just over 24 hours, the first band will be opening up the party. And you could do much worse than an opening band that self-describes themselves with […]