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3 DAY THRESHOLD

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About Me

ACCOMPLISHMENTS
TOURING
• 2008: Selected to Tour Belgium and The Netherlands by Surfing Airlines, UK. Three Day Threshold just finished their 4th European Tour; this time visiting Belgium and The Netherlands. Thanks for all who made it our to the shows, we have plans to come back in early 2009, so see you then!

AWARDS
• Winner: 2007 CMJ/Zig-Zag Tour Live Contest
• Winner: 2007 WBZ TV “A-List” Arts and Entertainment Award for “Best Stage Presence”
• Winner: 2004 and 2003 Boston Music Award, Outstanding Roots Act (also nominated in 2005 & 2007 for “Outstanding Americana Act”).
• Winner: 2003, 2004 and 2006 WFNX/Boston Phoenix Music Poll, "Best Roots Act".
• Winner: Best Live Band of 2000 - The Noise.
• Nominated for “Artist of the Year - Bluegrass” by Jam Music Magazine, 2001 & 2000.
• “Best Local Music Act” – Citysearch.com, 2001.

SONGWRITING
• 2007’s win marked our 5th National Recognition Award from ASCAP for Musical Achievements.
• 2007 – Signed to Hi N Dry; a record label run by members of low rock legends, Morphine, known nationally for Folk, Country, Americana and Roots Rock bands.
• 2006 Finalist in Nimbit Songwriting Competition for “I Must Admit”
• Bronze Medal: 2004 New England Songwriting Competition, sponsored by New Life Entertainment, for "Black River Gold"

MEDIA
• Three Day Threshold has been featured on over a dozen magazine covers and has recieved critical praise from publications everywhere from Italy to Holland to their hometown, Boston, MA.
• Three Day Threshold has made it on to TV a bunch on stations like MTV (Road Rules, Real World, The Gauntlet), FOX (The Simple Life series starring Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie), Spike TV as well as several movies (including: The Perfect Run; which also features the Mighty Mighty Bosstones).
• "Against the Grain" lists in Partriot Ledger’s list of "Top Ten NATIONAL Albums" behind Bruce Springsteen.
• "Behind the Barn" lists in Boston Herald’s "Top Ten Local Albums"
Three Day Threshold @ Anthem, New Years Eve 2007 photos by Bill @ justbill.net
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/7/2003
Band Website: threedaythreshold.com
Band Members: Kier Byrnes (banjo/mandolin/harp/guitar), Colt Thompson (lead guitar), Johnny Stump (bass), Eric Austin (drums)

Booking and Management:
[email protected]

Influences:
Bill Monroe
Johnny Cash
Reverend Horton Heat
Lester Flatt
Duke Levine
Russ Barenburg
Doc Watson
Tony Rice

ALSO, HAVE SHARED BILLS WITH:
 Social Distortion
Drive By Truckers
Dropkick Murphys
Tommy Stintson (Guns and Roses, Puff Daddy, Replacements)
Southern Culture on the Skids
BR5-49
Bobby Bare Jr. (Bloodshot Records)
Rex Trailer (Boomtown)
Chris Scruggs (of BR5-49)
Roger Clyne and The Peacemakers (ex-Refreshments, plus he's the guy who did the FOX TV show "King of the Hill" Theme Song)
The Bottle Rockets
Kyle Gass (Tenacious D)
The Ataris
Pennywise
Andrew WK
Evanescence
Avoid One Thing
The Paladins
G.E. Smith of Saturday Night Live
The World Famous Pontani Sisters
Quiet Riot
Amanda Palmer (of the Dresden Dolls)
Sarah Borges
Apollo Sunshine
Darkbuster
Uncle Monk (featuring TOMMY RAMONE of THE RAMONES)
Robby Roadsteamer
Dennis Brennan and his son Jake

HAVE PLAYED THESE SHOWS:
The Warped Tour
Freedom Rally on the Boston Commons
Harpoonfest at Harpoon Brewery
BeerAdvocate.com's Extreme Beerfest
WBCN Rumble
Jamaica Plain Open Studios
MIT's (Sloan) Spring Weekend
Northeastern University's Opening Weekend
Dozens of colleges and prep schools around New England including Holy Cross, Wellesley College, Boston University, MassArt as well three international tours, 2 US tours and hundreds of club shows around New England area.

Check out our EPK!

Below are some our our favorite things on the planet:
* REDBONES BBQ. www.redbones.com
* Triple 8 Vodka, Whale's Tale Ale
* Rockstar Energy Drink. www.rockstar69.com
* Harpoon IPA, Harpoon UFO and MORE! www.harpoonbrewery.com

Sounds Like: Bluegrass with an edge, Country that doesn't suck, Rock that melts your face.

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Record Label: HI-N-DRY RECORDINGS: www.myspace.com/hindry
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

3DAY THRESHOLD back from Europe = MARCH 14 St Paddys Day Hoedown @ Church and MORE!

Goeinendag! (or hello in Flemish!) Well, we’re back from Europe! With ten shows under our belts in Belgium and The Netherlands, a slew of recording sessions down and tasty Belgium beers in our ...
Posted by 3 DAY THRESHOLD on Thu, 13 Mar 2008 05:49:00 PST

Three Day Threshold in Belgium - Update MCMVIXXX

Howdy. It’s me again, the drummer...They’re all hung over and still in bed. So shhhhh, keep it down and I won’t type too loud.Ah, the advantages of being "the responsible one". I can...
Posted by 3 DAY THRESHOLD on Thu, 06 Mar 2008 03:20:00 PST

Kier’s turn at "Blogging from Europe"

Ok, so Eric is officially shut off from the blog for a while. In the meantime, let me tell you what I've learned on tour.First, there are many different languages spoken in Belgium and The Netherland...
Posted by 3 DAY THRESHOLD on Wed, 05 Mar 2008 06:18:00 PST

Three Day Threshold in Belgium - Update D: A Day in the Life of The Rwandan Zizi Fly

Hi there:Me again, the drummer...I really don't think they're going to let me post another blog after this one.I actually don't think there is such thing as a Rwandan Zizi Fly.So anyway, back to Cafe ...
Posted by 3 DAY THRESHOLD on Tue, 04 Mar 2008 05:12:00 PST

Three Day Threshold in Belgium - Update 3: So Far, So Awesome!

Howdy everybody. Eric (the drummer) here... I can't believe they trust me to write a blog...I guess that I have two days worth of updates to blog about here.Anyway, everything is going very well for...
Posted by 3 DAY THRESHOLD on Mon, 03 Mar 2008 08:01:00 PST

Three Day Threshold in BELGIUM - Update 1: We Made It

YES! We made it, alive and safely. After a quick 10-hour travel day and a 6-hour time difference (yes, you're reading this from the FUTURE) we made it. We're shacked up in a great little house in Lich...
Posted by 3 DAY THRESHOLD on Sat, 01 Mar 2008 05:29:00 PST

Some new sweet reviews of

More sweet reviews of our new cd, Against the Grain (and one in some language we can't understand) keep pouring in. Miles of Music thinks the cd is so good, they're offering a money back guarante...
Posted by 3 DAY THRESHOLD on Wed, 22 Aug 2007 08:23:00 PST

YEAR IN REVIEW

Hello, On behalf of the band, I just wanted to say thanks to everybody who has supported us this year. We had a pretty good year and while some of you may already know about these accomplishments, I ...
Posted by 3 DAY THRESHOLD on Wed, 16 Jan 2008 02:21:00 PST

NEW (FREE!!) ONLINE CHRISTMAS ALBUM!!

Happy Holidays!Some of you got a similar message from my friend Joe, but just in case you didn't, here it is:-------------------------------------------------------I hope this snowy winter finds you a...
Posted by 3 DAY THRESHOLD on Fri, 21 Dec 2007 07:41:00 PST

3DT signs licensing deal with MTV, Oxygen & Lifetime channel

Here's some big news. Today Three Day Threshold just signed music licensing agreements for MTV's "The Real World", Oxygen's "Bad Girls Club" and Lifetime's"America's Psychic Challenge" for our new cd ...
Posted by 3 DAY THRESHOLD on Thu, 26 Jul 2007 10:17:00 PST