Tracorum

Torch Club/Boom Boom Room/Fat Tuesday

Fletcher — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:21:16 +0000

Hey Folks,
Wild weekend!! First, A big thanks to all of the super fans that made it out to our shows this weekend. Great crowds and and great energy took the music to that special place we all love. Wohoo!!

When thursday came around and Inx called in sick with a nasty illness, we scrambled to find a drummer that could handle the gig properly and not have the music integrity suffer. Big shout out to our two guest drummers, Darian Gray(Booker T,Dynamic) and Daria Johnson(London Street,Sean Leahy Band,LEBO)!! These two bay area premier drummers came through on Friday and Saturday night and really helped us light up some enthusiastic crowds at the Torch Club in Sacramento and The Boom Boom Room in San Francisco. Cheers to you Bay Area for having such a wealth of amazing musicians! It was also great to see some Tampa/Berkeley folks out supporting live music and raising the energy in the room. Thanks!

Tracorum is returning to the Willits area for a special “Fat Tuesday” party at the quaint Shanachie Pub on Tuesday Feb 21st The show is free so get there early if you want to get a spot inside. The outdoor patio will be open with the Purple Thistle serving Cajun themed food, king cake, and all the delicious goodness you would expect from a Fat Tuesday celebration. Doors open at 5pm and the show is from 7pm-10. Nice and early so you can get toasted on a tuesday and still get some rest….or not! Stay tuned for more shows and live postings. Till then be well!

Tracorum CBC w/ Mickey Hart Band/ New Album/

Fletcher — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 22:02:41 +0000

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Hey Folks,

After a big summer and fall Tracorum has been taking a short break while Ian plays with the Mickey Hart Band and we work on new material and get set for our next studio album!! Always nice to have some time to shed on music, practice, meditate and unwind. We are excited to get back into the studio soon and will be bringing you more news as this next project unfolds.

In the meantime we are itching to get back on stage and our first gig of 2012 will be Sat Jan 21st@ The Crystal Bay Club for the Red Room after party following the Mickey Hart Band in the Crown Room. Prepare for another wild night of music as we descend upon the storied CBC. Stay tuned for many more dates and our touring schedule as we push forward into 2012. 2011 was a stellar year for us and we thank you for your continued support. See you soon! Tracorum

THE GREAT HARVESTIVAL/ EVERGREEN LODGE HALLOWEEN PARTY

Fletcher — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 19:40:57 +0000

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Hey Folks,
It has been a busy summer and a busy road and it has been a while since we posted. We are excited to be a part of two epic events this Halloween. First is the GREAT HARVESTIVAL. An amazing music and camping experience in Concow,Ca This years line-up boasts great California talent like Hot Buttered Rum, New Monsoon, Izabella, Dead Winter Carpenters, Monophonics, Ten Mile Tide and many more. Awesome double stage, beautiful campgrounds and a great line-up of music. We take the stage on Friday October 28th at 1045pm but get there early and settle in for an epic weekend of fun!!

Saturday Oct 29th Evergreen Lodge “Halloween Party” Nothing can take the place of Las Tortugas but if you have an inkling for wild costumes, all night parties, and dancing till late in the evening under the stars in Yosemite then head out to the Evergreen Lodge for a special gathering of friends and family in Yosemite on Saturday Oct 29th. Details are “hush hush” but expect to rock out with us till the wee hours of the morning! Call the lodge for specifics. See you all there!!

On the Road… Munch and Music in Bend/Tales and Ales/ Crystal Bay Club w/Albino

Fletcher — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 09:03:02 +0000

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ZZZZZZ…… just waking up from my post High Sierra decompression nap. Packing up the van now and Tracorum is off to our favorite little city in Oregon, Bend! We are psyched to roll into town tomorrow and play the 21st Annual “Music and Munch” Concerts on the River in Drake park set in beautiful Bend. It promises to be an evening of fun as 5000 people are expected to be out on the river ready to rock!

From there we will travel to Crystal Bay Nevada for the “Tales and Ales” Benefit for the Truckee Humane Society. The stage is set outside of the Biltmore Casino in Crystal Bay,NV. A $30 ticket gets you unlimited beer tasting from a huge selection of local brewers including Great Basin, a cajun sampler platter with jambalaya and gumbo, live music, and a whole lot more with all proceeds going to the Humane Society. Sunny, outdoor, beer,food,music, it is going to be awesome!

Saturday after we recover from the beer festival we will be playing the late night Albino after party at the Crystal Bay Casino Red Room. This place is always rocking and we look forward to bringing the boogie the people! Look forward to seeing you all out on the road and will post highlights from the weekend soon. Till then, take care of eachother!

Rockin the Summer! Wild Mountain Faire/ Torch Club/High Sierra Music Festival/Alpine Meadows

Fletcher — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 08:52:52 +0000

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Hey Folks,

Summer has been flying by and we have been having a great time rocking with you all. Just wanted to recap some highlights!
We had the pleasure of playing the “Wild Mountain Faire” in Concow,Ca just outside of Chico. Beautiful setting on a lake amongst tall trees and an amazing tree house porch stage. This new festival was great and promises to deliver an even bigger and better line-up next year and we look forward to rocking it again!

After the Faire we headed to our favorite dirty soulful blues spot in Sacramento, The Torch Club. We participated in an amazing benefit for the Albie Breast Cancer Foundation during the day and then returned in the evening for a 4 hour 3 set marathon with bridesmaids and wild wedding people included in the price of admission. The people that come out to this club are true music lovers and know how to get down and cut a rug. Whether you are playing electric sizzling rock n roll or breaking hearts with a choice ballad the patrons and staff of this bar are top notch and we love to play this room. See you soon!!

After a few days rest and a bunch of rehearsals the band was off to High Sierra Music Festival. We rolled into this amazing musical wonderland on Thursday night and with our show scheduled for the Big meadow on Saturday morning we tried our best to remain lucid and present. When music is your life sitting around waiting to play can be challenging. Thankfully our friends and a lot of cold beer made the days fly by not to mention some pretty amazing music! It was early but the big meadow was rocking and we thank you all for getting up early or staying up all night to support us. Wohoo!! Tracorum was representing all over the festival. Inx had the honor of playing some of the festivals choicest music with Ernest Ranglin. Me, Derek, and Calderon lent a hand to the ridiculously fun “Stones Maggedon” set and I was exhausted but delighted to close the festival with a Troubador session. The whole High Sierra experience was a dream finally realized and we definitely made the most of the opportunity.Thanks High Sierra for having us! Big shout out to Roy,Debbie,Dave, Josh and all the amazing people who work so hard to make the festival such an amazing event. See you next year!

We rolled out of Quincy early Monday morning and took the beautiful scenic route down into Truckee and over to Alpine Meadows for a July 4th Celebration. It was hot but fun as we rocked the last day of the skiing season outside on the deck and our last show ever at Alpine Meadows. Thanks for the great memories! Let freedom ring!

21st Annual High Sierra Music Festival Thu 6/30 – Sun 7/3, 2011 Plumas-Sierra Fairgrounds Quincy, CA

Fletcher — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 06:58:37 +0000

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Hey Folks,
We are honored to be a part of this years 2011 High Sierra Music Festival. It’s a great line-up and we are looking forward to this amazing event. Tickets are on sale now and the full schedule will be announced soon! Tickets and Information

Tracorum IMA nomination for “Break the Chains” in Sing out for Social Action Category

Fletcher — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 18:06:44 +0000

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Hey Folks,

Tracorum is proud to announce that we have been nominated for an Independent Music Award in the Sing out for Social Change category. Tracorum will join Ra Ra Riot, Melissa Auf der Maur, Flying Lotus, Hemoptysis, Darrell Scott, Jim Campilongo, Jackson Browne and David Lindley and other self-released and independent label talent as Nominees for The 10th Independent Music Awards (The IMAs), the influential awards program for independent bands and fans.

Representing the broad spectrum of today’s global independent music scene, the more than 300 Nominees in nearly 70 Song, Album, Music Video and Design categories were culled from submissions from North America, South America, Asia, Australia and Europe.

Out of thousands of entries we were one of five chosen for this award. Although your vote will not effect the judges outcome if we win the fan poll on the vox jukebox we will receive extra promotion and industry incentives that could be great exposure for the band.

So please visit http://www.independentmusicawards.com/imanominee/10th and go to the Sing out for Social Change Category to vote for us. Take a look around and discover some cool new artists. Rock on!

Mustang Ranch/SUNDANCE/Negative Temps/Family first…

Fletcher — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 22:34:06 +0000

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The long and winding road...

On Friday Jan 28th we set sail in the ever faithful “white whale” headed towards the legendary Sundance Film Festival for the first show of our 2011 Winter Tour. The weather was suspiciously kind as relatively warm temperatures guided us east towards the Mormon State. Armed and dangerous, we left San Francisco in the evening with a plan to drive through the night and arrive in Park City by sunrise. Though we have traveled this road together many times this was our first moonlight voyage on I-80 east.

The bar was open before we even left the city. With the sound of Tecates being crushed and the scent of fresh cali and sandle wood burning through the night, in a blink of an eye we were leaving behind the big lights of Reno. When you pass the legendary Mustang Ranch you can’t help but crack jokes and consider stopping to see what the hype is all about. As we came flying over the hill to our surprise the Mustang was lit up like a carnival, dangerously red,seductive,calling like the gates of purgatory. Exit in 1 mile, 1/2 mile, 100 ft…..quick stop to look around can’t hurt can it?

It’s a long and winding road as you drive closer and closer to the red den of iniquity. Visions of Frankie Lee ran through my head as we showed our ID’s and the large white gate swung open. “It’s only $5 to get in and that includes a free drink” the young security guard said as we crossed the line into the boiling red vortex. I parked the van at the door to the ranch and with my will power safely tucked in my back pocket I said “I got twenty on it fellas let’s check it out.” A slight silent pause was followed by “I’m not going in”, “We can check it next time”….I nagged for a minute longer, “Just one drink?”

Everyone is unique and has their own opinions, but at this moment we all agreed that we had crossed into some strange earthly Gomorrah, whose doors, if opened, would consume us all. One turn of the key and the engine of the ever faithful “balena blanca” roared on command, and as if we were passing through some strange dream the white exit gate opened and we were once again traveling towards Utah, laughing as the miles distanced us further and further from the ranch. What can I say, there is always next time.

We arrived in Salt Lake city around 11am. A handful of last minute errands included, Wal-mart,Target,Office Depot, and of course Chick-Fil-A and soon we were checking into our usual home away from home at the always accommodating Holiday Inn Express. A quick rest and we were in the thick of the madness loading our gear into the famed Spur Bar n Grill off the strip in Park City. The place was jammed when we took the stage at 10pm and an amazing night of music and audience participation was just reward for the day’s long journey. Music is life and our crew is an unstoppable force of positive chaos that like a tumbling snowball only gets stronger as we roll along on this musical journey together. “We are the best of friends, insisting that the world keeps turning our way” and for this we are truly blessed!

Sunday found us barreling towards Denver. The warm and kind temperature that had so kindly guided us to Utah was a distant memory as temperatures dropped to negative 30. Seriously, at some point isn’t “bitterly fucking cold” description enough, what is the sense of counting below freezing? Sparing the personal detail, I have been dealing with some illness in my family. Sunday night I flew to Dallas to lend help to a much loved friend and family member. Unfortunately the weather followed me as the worst storm in 15 years hit the Dallas area, crippling the infrastructure of the Super Bowl host and leaving the roads covered in snow and ice. Faith will bring you mountains but life demands growth of the soul and will push you to the cliff of what you think you are capable of handling. Just when you think you can’t go any further, life will toss you on your face into rough gravel concrete and rain alcohol on the wounds only to be followed by gusts of salt to make sure you don’t forget the lessons of true compassion.

With hesitation I optimistically left the ice covered Dallas on Tuesday and returned to negative 30 temperatures in Denver to continue the tour. Tuesday we visited the all too familiar Quixotes in Denver. Same shit different day as our new friends Interstate Stash Express from Denver delivered their ripe power trio sound to the folks on hand and on a bitterly cold night we played a short set and stayed well lubricated to combat the cold.

Wednesday’s show at 320 south in Breckenridge was defeated by the cold weather and after meeting up with “Rocko” for a beer and conversation we agreed to cut our losses and push on to Vail. Thursday we loaded into The Sandbar and Grill in Vail and after consuming some amazing family style BBQ we played two inspired sets of music to those who ventured out in the slightly warmer negative 20 degree weather. Rock n Roll is war, if you can’t rock 10 people like they are 10,000 then you are self defeated and might as well stay at home like most “bands” and continue to play locally for your friends and talk and dream about all the things you will never do.

Thursday after the gig I got the call from my family that I was needed ASAP back in Dallas, things were not going well. When faced with crisis you will quickly find all that you once thought was important no longer holds its value and that supporting your family is worth any short term sacrifice it might demand. So Friday morning I jump a plane to Dallas, the band heads back east on the I-80 and I place the calls to cancel our remaining shows in Crested Butte,Carbondale, Keystone,Steamboat, Jackson Hole, BIllings,Bozeman,Sun Valley and Park City. We will reschedule all of the shows for the spring or summer and promise to rock you folks twice as hard when we see you next. God willing we still plan on delivering the goods at the ALO after party at Crystal Bay on Sunday Feb 20th. Till then take care of one another and count your blessings for life is short and mysterious and the bounty of tomorrow is never a guarantee. In a minute- xo

See ya soon!

On the Road Again!!

Fletcher — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 03:49:35 +0000

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Despite giant boulders and obstacles beyond imagination “ballena blanca” is packed and we are headed towards the Sundance Film Festival in Park City. Up next week, Denver,Breckenridge,Vail,Crested Butte, Aspen/Carbondale….We will keep you posted on our ridiculous shenanigans with lots of photos and videos. Hope to see you all soon!!

Tracorum’s Youtube Channel Re-vamped!

Stefan — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 23:24:04 +0000

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Check out Tracorum’s youtube channel http://bit.ly/fj1ti3

As part of the on going effort to wire in and leverage the current “kaboom” potential of the interwebs – we’ve successfully gone in and linked our video distribution to feed Tracorum videos directly into the Tracorum youtube channel. The page also got a little bit of a festive channel design overhall: to match the colors of the tracorum.com website here.

So if you have a youtube account – jump on over and subscribe. And if you prefer to watch, share, and explore video through the youtube platform – from now on every Tracorum video will be there too.
All video will also post here on Tracorum.com and to to the facebook fanpage.