Troika Music Festival 2009

Folks

We are down to the last band of the night Pistil!

We did it!

Thanks for all the support.

Mel T.

Troika Music Festival 2009 and a few other items

Hi Folks,



The festival kicks off November 5th at Central Park in Durham, NC.

Okay for you it might be the first your hearing about this or it might be the second or third time you have played the festival. Whatever it maybe I love the way Adam a WKNC DJ breaks it out. Sounds like he is going to have a blast!

He mentions so of the artist on our label and that is always nice to see. I tend to some times forget that part because I am so close to the details. Things like do we have volunteers, we need t-shirts, passes, an off-duty cop, permits, rentals, pa, venues, posters and press. I tend to forget there are folks out there making their plans to spend the three days getting the most out of them. That is why this festival is so important. It has been since the first year I volunteered.

Last year we had our friend Alex Nathan involved. He was so excited to be a part of the festival. He filmed many of the performances and saw lots of the shows and at the end of the festival...he told me he could barely walk but he had so much fun.

Alex passed in May so he will not be here with us this week however there won't be a show or person that I run into that won't remind me of him.

We are so lucky to be in a city filled with great artists and fans. It is so exciting to see the energy at our local shows these days. I can't even begin to trace back to where we started, it seems so long ago.

See you Thursday at Troika!

Post to alt.ch serve from Ross Grady

Thursday, November 5 - Saturday, November 7
Troika Music Festival (http://troikamusicfestival.org/)
various downtown venues, Durham

This is the 5th annual Troika Music Festival, which has its roots in the
Durham Music Festival, which itself dated back to ~2002 or so. Been
doing this for a while, in other words, and each year is better than the
last.

Full schedules & lineups can be found at the website
(http://troikamusicfestival.org/), and since there are like 80 bands
playing, I'm not going to enumerate them all here.

All you really need to know is that there are 21 discrete shows at a
total of 9 separate venues, spread across 3 nights, and while they may
not all be walking-distance (depends on how fast you walk, I guess),
they're certainly biking distance from each other. And if you gotta
drive, parking shouldn't be too bad at most venues, either.

So your $20 festival pass could, if you put some effort into it, give
you a decent shot at seeing at least 30 of the bands. Not too shabby.
(You can also do single-night passes for $8 apiece, if you know you'll
be unable to make one of the three nights.)

Humble Tripe

November 5th @ the DPAC!

Troika Music Festival

Troika $8.00 bucks per night

Hi

The festival is next weekend so you can enjoy the three nights two ways:

Buy a 3 day see all you can see pass for $20.00

Or

Pay $8.00 for one night and see all the artists you want at any venue for that night only.

Got it? Good see you all on November 5,6 & 7!

Http://www.troikamusicfestival.org

Troika Pre-fest video

http://www.vimeo.com/7282581

Troika Music Festival primer for 2009!!!

Also check the Troika website for pass and schedule info.

Http://www.troikamusicfestival.org

Folks 9 days!!!

Troika music festival

Hi,

It is almost that time again!

November 5-7 see some of the most incredible artists in the triangle.

Http://www.troikamusicfestival.org

You can buy passes here or at Chazs Records or Off Beat in Durham.

3-day pass $20.00

You can follow our Twitter feed bullbot or # tag us troika2009.
We would love you more for it.

See you at the festival.

Cheers!

Press: Birds and Arrows-Dailytarheel Diversions review 4 out of 5 stars!

Hey,

Check out Diversions review of Birds and Arrows Starmaker.

October 8, 2009
Diversions Staff
Birds and Arrows Starmaker
Folk/pop 4 of 5 stars



It’s only fitting that Birds and Arrows should draw comparisons to the winged animal in their name. On husband and wife duo Andrea and Pete Connolly’s first full-length, Starmaker, the blend of vocals and elegant instrumentation forms an album that’s as pure and melodic as a songbird’s tune. The vocal pairings of the Connollys are the band’s greatest asset. Whether it’s the result of marriage or musical prowess, the pair’s vocals blend seamlessly, as startling and vibrant as the sight of fall’s first leaves. “Honeymoon Song” epitomizes the Connollys’ adept harmonization as its builds slowly and climactically, culminating in a sweeping chorus. Though the album contains a bevy of heartfelt, moving songs, the lyrics on several tracks are enigmatic to the point of inaccessibility. On “Ripe and Ruptured,” Pete sings, “I mirrored your breath, a candy cigarette, strawberry heart ripe and ruptured, I softly bled your velvet cake flesh.” While the words occasionally border on abstraction, the balance of vocals and backing music never falters. The delicate strains of piano and cello on songs such as “Picnic in the Graveyard” and “Company Keep” give the album an air of contemplation. Starmaker might be puzzling at times, but the combination of the Connollys’ vocals and the crisp instrumentation makes it anything but contrived. This sincere debut proves that for Birds and Arrows, music is part of their nature. Linnie Greene--review of Starmaker.

Press: Birds and Arrows-Independent review, interview and record of the month!

Hi Folks,

The 10th is almost here and we are getting close to the Birds and Arrows cd release show at Local 506. The Never and Mt. Moriah open at 9:30 p.m. Tickets are $7.

Their new record Starmaker was reviewed by Andrew Ritchey this week. Not only is Andrew's review complimentary but both Andrea and Pete were asked a bunch of great questions.. There is a great illustration by Nathan Golub with the interview.



And last but not least Starmaker is featured as album of the month you will be able to stream the entire album for your listening pleasure.

We are pretty proud of them. We hope you like.

Thanks for all of the support.

Mel~

Today is the day! Katastrophe!

Hi,



After almost two years of working to make it happen...it has happened!!!

Katastrophe's The Worst Amazing is out!

You can find it on our site here.

iTunes!

Love it!