TRAMPLED BY TURTLES Expand Tour Schedule

MUSIC NEWS - Acclaimed indie folk-rockers, Trampled by Turtles; Dave Simonett, Tim Saxhaug (bass, vocals), Dave Carroll (banjo, vocals), Erik Berry and Ryan Young (fiddle), continue to receive praise for their new album Stars and Satellites (out via Thirty Tigers/RED) and have announced additional concert dates.

The record follows the band’s 2010 release Palomino (Thirty Tigers) that garnered critical acclaim from NPR Music who praised both the band’s “impeccable dexterity” and “charm and melody to the songs.” To celebrate the new release, the band performed on “The Prairie Home Companion” and “The Late Show with David Letterman.”

After the massive flooding in Duluth, MN, the band's hometown, they will perform a headlining set at the second day of the Bridge Festival on July 8. All proceeds will go towards flood relief in collaboration with the United Way of Greater Duluth's long term flood relief fund.

Since forming in Duluth, Minnesota in 2003, Trampled by Turtles always felt they were able to attain an energy on stage that can’t be found in the studio. They were so comfortable playing on the road that they treated their previous albums’ recording processes like tours. For Stars and Satellites,
however, Trampled by Turtles didn’t want to simply try to recreate a live show. “We wanted to make a record that breathes,” explains Dave Simonett (guitar/vocals), “musically we wanted to step out of our comfort zone.” “This record is all about going inward,” Erik Berry (mandolin, vocals) adds, “building a focused bond as players and friends, and bringing a different mindset to the sounds Trampled by Turtles can make.” With the help of engineer Tom Herbers (Low, Jayhawks) the band moved into “Soleil Pines,” a log home outside of Duluth, to record. “You know how sometimes they say ‘less is more,’” notes Berry, “that’s what Stars and Satellites is about.

Within the contained music scene of Duluth, the members of the band did their own time in punk and rock bands, brandishing their electricity proudly before switching to acoustic instruments. While they never set out to be a “bluegrass” band, Trampled by Turtles employs many of the same traditional techniques of the genre, but their differences in influences, attitude and attack make for their unique sound.

TRAMPLED BY TURTLES 2012 Tour Itinerary-

June
27 Louisville, KY WFPK Waterfront Wednesday*

28 Daleville, VA Daleville Town Center

29 Richmond, VA Friday Cheers @ Browns Island

30 Indianapolis, IN Opti-Park†

July

1 Milwaukee, WI Summerfest

7-8 Duluth, MN Bridge Festival

12 Breckenridge, CO Riverwalk Center

13 Steamboat Springs, CO Howelsen Hill

14 Winter Park, CO Winter Park Solshine Festival

19 Thornville, OH All Good Festival