Humble Tripe is in the middle of a fundraising push to start recording their new album.
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In their own words:
Dear Friends and Families,
This month, Humble Tripe is officially five months old! July also marks the 31st birthday of song leader supreme Shawn Luby, and the month that Humble Tripe will be hitting the studios to record our first full length album!!!!!
Our story began last year when Shawn flew all the way to Boston to living room record a few songs with stringed instrument god, Stud Green. After 4 days of box taped mic stands and loose tea shakers, Shawn returned to Durham solo and realized, "oh crap I need a band...how cool!" Grand things began to happen when Shawn joined up with good friend and drummer Melissa York, (of Team Dresch, The Butchies, and Ex-Members fame). Stud flew to Durham one show at a time, and together they formed a pretty cool classical/folk/americana/punk trifecta!
Then something even more magical happened, and the threesome turned to 5 in a quick minute. First, ex-Texas first chair trumpeteer Kadji Amin picked up her horn and mastered the harmonica. Then dancing friend Jess Shell morphed into a bell-whacking, symbol-crashing, tambourine-smashing thumb harpist. Smack in the middle of Durham NC, Humble Tripe was born.
This year has been awesome for us. First, we joined up with local label 307 Knox Records, determined to get our music out! We have also had the great pleasure of sharing the stage with celebrated queer artists Katastrophe, Athens Boys Choir, and the Butchies (reunion show). We rocked out, Springsteen style, at a Ukulele Challenge, got twittered about by Justin Bond at Mondo Homo 2009 (Atlanta), and shared a show with the French Goth legend, Veronique Diabolique. And in crazy exciting news, we are opening for Amy Ray of the Indigo Girls in Chapel Hill this August 15th!!!It has been a great year for new friends and new music, and we look forward to sharing our CD with all of you.
Here's where you come in. We have been saving every dime from our shows, and are on our way to our goal of raising the $3500 it will cost us to record our first album. We are extremely excited to finally be able to offer our fans CDs to take home with them, and are hoping that our friends and fans can help us reach our goal. In return for a small donation toward our album, we will mail you our newly designed Humble Tripe pins and stickers, sealed with a kiss. To folks who can do $25 or more, we'll send all of the above along with a CD and a handwritten love letter from the tripe(s) of your choice!
Once we're done recording, we'll hit the road, so we'll be looking for gig halls, back porches, and hammocks to sleep in. Let us know if you'd like us to play in your local music venue, music festival, or event, bring out your friends, and we can promise you a great time! If you live near us, come to our local shows, and bring your friends. We have upcoming shows at the Cave in Chapel Hill on July 12th, Broad Street Cafe on July 23rd, and the Cat's Cradle on August 15th. Hope to see you there!!!
Thanks so much for your help. We can't wait to share the music and send you stickers!
Love,
Shawn, Stud, Mel, Kadji, and Jess. Humble Tripe loves you all.
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