Lost in the Trees announce indefinite touring hiatus, farewell show

Lost in the Trees have been staples of the Triangle music scene for the last seven years but following one more big Triangle show in December the band is going on an indefinite hiatus. Songwriter and frontman Ari Picker posted on Facebook that he plans to continue writing and releasing music but wants to "move away from touring for the time being."

The band will play one final show at the Haw River Ballroom in Saxaphaw on Friday, December 12. They plan to play songs from all of their albums and will have special guests there to play with them. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, September 12, via Ticketfly for $15.

Check out photos and a write-up my first time seeing Lost in the Trees at Schoolkids Records in Raleigh in 2008 HERE. The band's latest album Past Life was released earlier this year.

Lost in the Trees & Gross Ghost to play Hopscotch preshow

When we told you about the announcement of the Hopscotch Music Festival day parties for 2014, there was still a big "TBA" listed for the Wednesday night pre-festival party at the Lincoln Theatre.

Now we know that the bands playing that night will be local heavy-hitters Lost in the Trees and Gross Ghost. Tickets for the show are on sale now via Etix for $15.

Check out Lost in the Trees performing a stripped down version of the song "Daunting Friend" from their latest album Past Life for radio station WNRN in Charlottesville below.

Lost in the Trees announces 'Past Life' tour, big hometown release show

As we mentioned last month, the ever evolving chamber pop band Lost in the Trees will release their third full-length album, Past Life, on February 18. They have just announced the first tour dates in support of the album, including a big hometown show.

The band will return to the Cat's Cradle in Carrboro on Friday, February 28. All Tiny Creatures will open. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, December 13, via Ticketfly for $15.

Check out a short video about the new album, Past Life, below. Also, check out the song "Rites" from the album HERE.

Lost in the Trees releasing new album in February, share video for "Rites"

Triangle orchestral folk rock band Lost in the Trees are returning with their third full-length album in early 2014 titled Past Life. The album will be released by ANTI- Records on February 18 and will feature a much more stripped back sound than the big orchestration that fans have come to expect from the band.

The band have released a sparse yet very Lost in the Trees music video for the album's fifth track, "Rites," which you can watch below, where you'll also find the complete track list for Past Life.

Lost in the Trees released the song "Lady in White," which will be included on the new album, a few months back. Check out that song HERE.

Lost in the Trees announce duo show in Chapel Hill, release new song "Lady in White"

As part of the Carolina Union Activities Board's new PlusOne series (called that because every ticket purchased includes a second ticket for free), Ari Picker and Emma Nadeau of Lost in the Trees will play a special duo show in next month on campus.

The pair will play the Historic Playmakers Theatre on Monday, October 14. Tickets are on sale now HERE for $14 for the public and just $5 for UNC students.

The band just released a new song last week titled "Lady in White," which is quite a departure from the band's more heavily orchestral work from their previous releases. Check it out below.

Video: Lost in the Trees performs on Morning Becomes Eclectic

Lost in the Trees are currently touring the U.S. supporting their fantastic album A Church That Fits Our Needs and the band stopped to perform for Morning Becomes Eclectic on KCRW in California.

Check out the band's stunning full set below which includes an interview in the middle (you can also just listen to the performance HERE). During the interview, Ari Picker mentions that he is currently working music for the next album which will be less heavy lyrically and more groove based that his previous releases. The close their set with a new song titled "Glass Harp."

New music video from Lost in the Trees - "Villain (I'll Stick Around)"

Lost in the Trees have stayed busy this year since the release of their sophomore full length A Church That Fits Our Needs and they've just released a new music video from it.

The video is for the song "Villain (I'll Stick Around)" and like past videos from the group, it's fairly dark yet quite beautiful. Check it our below.

Lost in the Trees will play the Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival in Silk Hope this weekend, Saturday, October 6. Tickets are available HERE.

Video: Midtown Dickens performs for KEXP + announces tour with Lost in the Trees

Durhamites Midtown Dickens were recently out in Oregon playing the Pickathon Festival and while they were there, they recorded a performance for KEXP. The trio took to a wooded area to perform the song "Only Brother." Check out that performance below.

Midtown Dickens will set out on a big U.S. tour this fall opening for Lost in the Trees. Check out those dates below (there are no North Carolina dates so far).

And one more thing, check out photos and a write up about Midtown Dickens recent set at Duke Gardens where they were joined by quite a few local friends HERE.

TRKfest 2012 lineup announced, Des Ark, Hammer & more

It wouldn't be summer in the Triangle without Trekky Records' big annual party, TRKfest. Weather permitting, this year's festival will return to Piedmont Biofuels in Pittsboro on Saturday, July 21 (last year's event was moved to the Haw River Ballroom due to rain).

This year's lineup features a few performances you won't find anywhere else. First is Lost Skulls, a Misfits cover band featuring Ari Picker of Lost in the Trees, Stu McLamb of The Love Language, Nathan Toben of The Toddlers and TJ Maiani of Gross Ghost. They're supposed to be performing in Danzig style, so that will be something to see.

Win tickets to see Midtown Dickens and friends at Duke Gardens

As we mentioned yesterday, next week's Midtown Dickens show at Duke Gardens, part of Duke Performances' Music in the Gardens series, is sure to be a great one. The band will be joined on stage by members of Megafaun, Lost in the Trees, Hammer No More the Fingers, Bowerbirds, and The Tender Fruit on Wednesday, July 18.

For a chance to win a pair of tickets to the show, email trianglemusiccontests at gmail dot com with "Midtown Dickens tickets" in the subject line no later that noon on Monday, July 9. We will select and notify a winner that afternoon. One entry per person, please. Congratulations, Brion V.!

Tickets to the show are $12, or $5 for Duke students and employees and free for children 12 and under.

Members of Megafaun, Lost in the Trees & more to join Midtown Dickens at Duke Gardens

When Duke Performances rolled out the 2012 Music in the Gardens lineup back in back in April, Midtown Dickens show on July 18 was listed as "Midtown Dickens + Special Guests." Those guests have now been revealed and there are quite a few of them.

Joining the band will be Phil and Brad Cook of Megafaun, Drew Anagnost and Mark Daumen of Lost in the Trees, Joe Hall of Hammer No More the Fingers, Leah Gibson of Bowerbirds and Christy Smith of The Tender Fruit. With all of those folks on board, it will surely be a special evening.

Tickets for the show are on sale now HERE for $12 (tickets for Duke students and employees are just $5). We'll be giving away a pair of tickets to the show starting tomorrow so keep an eye out for that.

Duke Performances announces 2012-13 season, the Mountain Goats, Lost in the Trees, Megafaun & more

Duke Performances has continually presented some of the most exciting performances in the Triangle in recent years and the 2012-13 season, which was just announced, continues that tradition. Here's a roundup of some of the shows that really perked up our ears.

First, jazz trio The Bad Plus will return to for a two-night stand at Motorco Music Hall on September 21 and 22.

The Mountain Goats and female acapella quartet Anonymous 4 will perform the Mountain Goats forthcoming album Transcendental Youth at the Reynolds Industries Theater on October 6. Anonymous 4 will also play their own show performing "love fail" by composer David Lang at the First Presbyterian Church of Durham on October 5.

New music video from Lost in the Trees - "Golden Eyelids"

Local favorites Lost in the Trees are out wrapping up their first U.S. tour in support of their new album A Church That Fits Our Needs, which will end in the Triangle, and they've also just released a new music video from the album.

The video is for the hauntingly beautiful song "Golden Eyelids" and in typical Lost in the Trees style, it is visually stunning. It features the band under water, including Ari Picker singing the lyrics under water. Check it out below.

The band will wrap their current tour on Friday, April 20, at the Cat's Cradle in Carrboro. Tickets are available via Etix for $15.

Album Review: Lost In The Trees - A Church That Fits Our Needs

On the final track of Lost In The Trees' latest masterpiece, A Church The Fits Our Needs, Ari Picker sings, "There are things songs can’t say." This may be true, but after listening to the new album, it’s hard to believe a songwriter as talented as Picker would ever have trouble making his compositions speak.

A Church That Fits Our Needs is Picker’s tribute to his mother, an artist who took her life in 2009 not long after her son’s wedding. The music is expectedly sombre overall, but it ranges from tortured to sentimental.

Lost in the Trees playing not so secret show tonight in Chapel Hill

Before heading off to the U.K. to play the All Tomorrow's Parties Festival next week, Lost in the Trees will hit another small stage in Chapel Hill tonight (they opened for Islands at Local 506 about a week ago).

The band will play the release party for Trekky Records' new compilation AMALGAM tonight (March 2) at the Nightlight. Advance tickets are available via Etix for $5, but I don't know how long they'll last. Other bands scheduled to play are Butterflies, Phil Cook and His Feat and Vibrant Green as well as DJ Steph Russ spinning tunes.

You can stream or download Vibrant Green and Brice Randall Bickford's contributions to AMALGAM via Trekky's Bandcamp page.

New music from Lost in the Trees - "Golden Eyelids"

We're less than a month away from the release of Lost in the Trees' highly anticipated sophomore album A Church That Fits Our Needs, out on March 20 via Anti- Records, and we have another song from it to share with you.

The song is the beautifully somber "Golden Eyelids" which you can stream below. The song was premiered earlier this week by one of the most influential west coast radio stations, KCRW.

If you haven't already checked out the music video for "Red," check it out HERE.

Lost in the Trees announces album release party in Carrboro

After announcing the rest of their first round of tour dates in support of their forthcoming album A Church That Fits Our Needs, Lost in the Trees have finally announced their big hometown release party, which will come at the end of the run.

They'll play the Cat's Cradle in Carrboro on Friday, April 20. Tickets will go on sale today, February 14, via Etix for $15.

If you haven't already checked out the song "Red" from the new album, stream or download it below. You can also check out the music video for the song HERE.

New music video from Lost in the Trees - "Red"

As you probably already know, Lost in the Trees are back on March 20 with their highly anticipated new album A Church That Fits Our Needs. They have just released the first music video for the album's first single "Red."

As we've come to expect from the band, the video features haunting images and a creative use of stop motion photography. There's also an odd bit of Ari Picker looking a bit like he practicing John Cleese's silly walks. Check out the video below.

Islands announces new album & tour, coming to Chapel Hill

Canadian indie rock band Islands will release a new album titled A Sleep & A Forgetting on Valentine's Day, February 14. A tour will kick off in Los Angeles on the same day, which will quickly make it's way to the Triangle.

They'll play Local 506 in Chapel Hill on Tuesday, February 21. Tickets are on sale now via Etix for $9.

[UPDATE: Lost in the Trees have announced that they will play a warm-up set opening the show, so get there early, because it's probably going to be packed.]

Lost in the Trees releasing new album in March, hear "Red" now

A Church That Fits Our Needs cover

At long last, orchestra pop group Lost in Trees are releasing their second full-length album this spring. The album, titled A Church That Fits Our Needs, will released by Anti- Records on March 20. Check out the complete track list below.

NPR has debuted the first new music from the album, a song titled "Red," which you can stream below. It is a stunning track that should easily start getting the band even more national attention than they've gained over the last few years.

Also, check out a video about the making of the new album below, which includes insights into the tragic event, the death of Ari Picker's mother, that inspired much of the album (that's her on the album cover).