TRAMPLED BY TURTLES’ STARS AND SATELLITES DEBUTS #32 AT BILLBOARD TOP 200

BAND PERFORMED ON THE LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN

“ALONE” PREMIERES ON MTVU, CMT, MTV HIVE AND VH1.COM

NATIONAL TOUR PLUS SASQUATCH!, BONNAROO, FIREFLY FESTIVAL, NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL, LOLLAPALOOZA AND OUTSIDE LANDS DATES CONFIRMED

“Supercharged songs with a hooky playfulness and white-knuckle power…” —Esquire

“Lit up and charged…four-part harmonies that are close to being crystalline.” —Daytrotter

Acclaimed band Trampled by Turtles continue to receive praise for their new album Stars and Satellites available now on Thirty Tigers/RED. The new album, which debuted #32 on Billboard Top 200, #11 on the Alternative chart, #1 on Bluegrass chart, and #2 on Folk chart, has already been lauded by Relix, CMT.com, and Paste who calls the release “fulfilling…precise and concise.” 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 on The Late Show with David Letterman. The new music video for the single “Alone” has cross platform premiered on MTVU, CMT, MTV Hive and VH1.com: http://www.vh1.com/video/trampled-by-turtles/757050/alone.jhtml. The band will embark on a North American tour this spring, including special performances at The Sasquatch! Music Festival, Bonnaroo, and Lollapalooza. Full details below.

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.”

Trampled by Turtles is Dave Simonett, Tim Saxhaug (bass, vocals), Dave Carroll (banjo, vocals), Erik Berry and Ryan Young (fiddle). 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.

After spending years refining their live show and building fans via word of mouth, Trampled by Turtles released Palomino to little fanfare out of the gates. The story quickly built and eventually the record spent over a year straight on the Billboard Heatseakers Chart. Along the way their one-of-a-kind live show, along with a video for the song “Wait So Long,” built them legions of fans. In 2011 the band sold out nearly every show they headlined and played top national festivals including Coachella, Newport Folk and Telluride Bluegrass.

For more information, please contact Mary Moyer, Cami Opere or Carla Sacks at Sacks & Co., 212.741.1000.

TRAMPLED BY TURLTLES TOUR DATES
*In-store
†Supporting Head and the Heart
‡Supporting My Morning Jacket & Band of Horses

May 16 /// Lawrence, KS /// Granada Theatre
May 17 /// Boulder, CO /// Boulder Theater
May 18 /// Denver, CO /// Twist and Shout*
May 18 /// Denver, CO /// Ogden Theatre
May 19 /// Salt Lake City, UT /// The Depot
May 21 /// San Diego, CA /// Belly Up Tavern
May 22 /// Los Angeles, CA /// The Fonda Theatre
May 24 /// Yosemite, CA /// Strawberry Festival
May 25 /// Portland, OR /// Crystal Ballroom
May 26 /// Vancouver, BC /// Vogue Theatre
May 27 /// George, WA /// Sasquatch! Festival
June 7-10 /// Manchester, TN /// Bonnaroo
June 15 /// Bayfield, WI /// Big Top Chautauqua
June 16 /// Minneapolis, MN /// Rock the Garden
June 27 /// Louisville, KY /// WFPK Waterfront Wednesday
June 28 /// Daleville, VA /// Daleville Town Center
June 29 /// Richmond, VA /// Friday Cheers @ Browns Island
June 30 /// Indianapolis, IN /// Opti-Park†
July 1 /// Milwaukee, WI /// Summerfest
July 13 /// Steamboat Springs, CO /// Howelsen Hill
July 19 /// Thornville, OH /// All Good Festival
July 21 /// Dover, DE /// Firefly Festival
July 27 /// Lyons, CO /// RockyGrass Festival
July 29 /// Newport, RI /// Newport Folk Festival
August 5 /// Chicago, IL /// Lollapalooza
August 10 /// Somerset, WI /// Somerset Amphitheater ‡
August 11-12 /// San Francisco, CA /// Outside Lands
September 4 /// Missoula, MT /// Wilma Theatre
September 5 /// Boise, ID /// Knitting Factory
September 9 /// Bozeman, MT /// Emerson Theatre
September 14 /// Mankato, MN /// Verizon Wireless Center
September 23 /// North Adams, MA /// Fresh Grass Festival
November 29 /// Buffalo, NY /// Town Ballroom