In y2010, the Tree is celebrating front-man Andrew Robb's 25th year as an original recording artist. Starting with tribe, the prescient, very not-80's alt-everything band, through andrew & the tree in the 90's, to todays current lineup of the Tree. We will be posting archive material all year, along with the new recording from the Tree's upcoming 2010 release: "Deciduous" .the Tree will be doing ambitious shows throughout the year, each highlighting some of the best songs Andrew has penned over these 25 years. Please explore the site to find Mp3 downloads from 11 full-length releases.
From left to right: Andrew Robb, Mark Fornek, Sam Bradshaw outside the
"Two Rooms" studios in Chicago, where the "Tip of the Iceberg"
tunes were honed.
A little recent history on the Tree...the current version of the Tree was formed in 1999 to perform at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, for their "the Art of Film in the 20th Century" exhibit. This formation was the latest incarnation of what was known as: "andrew & the tree". The MCA performance also featured a backround film, or metaphor collage, titled "Indelible Ink's Out of Stock" (More in Branches>>).
In y2K, the tree re-emerged for a show at the Hideout in Chicago, to support the release of Andrew Robb's solo release: "Burning Bush". This lineup included keyboardist extraordinaire & composer, Jeff Kowalkowski, who also appears on the new release. Although "Burning Bush" received critical acclaim and limited airplay, there was little follow up at that time in terms of the band playing and developing.
Then, in 2004, Robb contacted the nascent rhythm section (Mark & Sam) with a concept and proposition: "Since we enjoy playing music together so much, and there's so much potential there, why don't we convene regularly, develop a "language" and "history", and then start to record this musical unfolding".
So, that was the start of the Tree as it is today. We do it because it our enriches our lives, making us happier people. We do it because we're fascinated with the process of making music, are in it for the "Long Haul", and now feel compelled to...
.... SHARE IT WITH YOU!
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| Appearing at Uncommon Ground Devon, on Sat. Aug 21st with the Jeff Kowalkowski Trio. This will be a special night, with long-time Tree contributor Jeff K. joining us on piano. To download/hear the entire set, and get details on Uncommon Ground go to:
NEW FULL-LENGTH ALBUM COMING: The band is working hard on our next full-length release, titled "Deciduous". We'll be posting a couple of new songs per month, with the first two Mp3 downloads being: The band has released it's first record with the new lineup: "Tip of the Iceberg"
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