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HTR

About Me

HTR- the Brooklyn based three piece Punktree rock band-mixes lyrical Southern Rock and old NYC punk to make a sound that is vicious and raw but not afraid of a sweet catchy melody, a sound akin to a shot of Jack and a shot of Junk. Recently HTR have been donating their time and concert efforts to charities, currently hosting canned food drives with The Food Bank of New York at their venue, The Castle in Hell. They self released their debut EP "Cause/Solution" in the middle of 2006, catching the eye of well known New York label ROIR records, and landing them a distribution deal with the company. HTR--formed in Dallas by two high school friends, Brendyn Sweet, and Luke Strickland, in March of 2004--combine elements of punk, country, and old fashioned Rock N Roll to create an original sound that really matters to people. HTR initially began as informal, whiskey fueled jam sessions disguised as practice at a sign printing warehouse near the Trinity River. However, once some refinement crept into the music, HTR decided to put the lives they had gone to college for on hold and pursue music. The first step was to find a drummer whose style and philosophy fit with the band. The band kicked around Dallas, playing three-man shows while auditioning drummers, but with no luck. In August, frustrated with the Dallas scene, HTR moved to New York. After playing with multitudes of drummers throughout the dive bars of New York City, HTR finally found the drummer they were looking for. In February of 2005 Aaron Johns joined HTR and the band took off. Within a year, HTR recorded their 8-song demo entitled Cause/Solution at Loiter Studios in Brooklyn, New York, with Ellis Traver (sound engineer Fischer/Spooner) filling in the role of engineer. After finishing their 2nd CD, with Richard Lloyd from Television, HTR still continues to play around the city and gain new fans at every stop. img src="http://cdbaby.name/h/t/htr.jpg"

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Member Since: 26/04/2005
Band Website: www.holytrinityriver.com
Band Members: Luke Strickland - guitar/vox Jason Voorhes - bass....... Aaron Johns - drums

Contact Band Manager Jorge Romero: [email protected]://www.stereofame.com/holy_trin ity_river
Influences: Uncle Tupelo, The Mats, Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen, Centro-Matic, , Television, The Clash, Dylan, Old 97's, The Stones, The Band, Nirvana, Wilco, Son Volt, The White Stripes, Drive-by-Truckers, Faces, Grandpaboy, My Morning Jacket, Stooges, Johnny Cash, Johnny Thunders, Marah, Modest Mouse, Richard Buckner, Whiskeytown, Steve Earle, Velvet Underground, The Allman Brothers, Grinderman Calexico, Elliot Smith, The Pixies, Raffi, Kings of Leon, The Strokes, Radiohead, The Sonics, Slobberbone, Led Zeppelin, Nick Cave, The Byrds, Townes Van Zandt, Soundgarden, Mason Jennings, Deftones, The Constatnines,
Sounds Like: Unsigned Band Web Said: "Singer is good, natural voice and well sampled. Drum work is very good." Adventures In Live Music: "some really good bluesy, punky southern-style rock. you know that aint my thing, but i could tell they was pretty damn good" a face in the crowd wrote: "Let It Die is their second EP and it is stripped down and country-fried guitar rock. HTR channels the same alt-country influences The Honorary Title or The Meadows, but Let It Die foregoes the emphasis on pop melodies and really digs into the blues roots of rock music. The result is gritty, no-frills rock that would be just as at home in a backwoods bar fifty years ago as it is in Brooklyn today." The Jersey Beat Wrote: "Bluesy, heartfelt, stripped down, no frills, rock. Those are the first adjectives that come to mind upon my first listening to this album. Each song sung from the heart, with a southern feel." Brooklyn Rocks Wrote: "Let It Die is a great slice of whiskey-soaked cowpunk and Richard Lloyd's production is near-perfect. The band doesn't loose any of the overall grittiness of their sound but Lloyd's production brings out some great guitar licks which is complemented by steady-on bass work and I really love the snare drums. All four tracks from the new EP are streaming on the band's MySpace page (link below) and the standout track is 'The Shaker'."

Great Time at Good Bye Blue Monday - Slience The Jury - Click Here for the lyrics

Good Bye Blue Monday - Sore Back and A Grin - Click Here for the lyrics

Good Bye Blue Monday - 3rd Rail - Click Here for the lyrics

Show In Dallas, TX when we went down for SXSW - This Town - Click Here for the lyrics

Show at The Castle In Hell- Houston Texas - Click Here for the lyrics

Click On our Stereofame Page and Vote for us!!

"A shot of Jack and a shot of Junk"......


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Record Label: Paint Fumes
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Canned food drives at The Castle in Hell all holiday season

According to a recent report in The New York Times "Food banks around the country are reporting critical shortages that have forced them to ration supplies, distribute staples usually reserved for dis...
Posted by on Fri, 31 Oct 2008 05:37:00 GMT

Free booze?

Yep.Free beer.How?Come to our show at The Delancey on April 3rd and get free entrance to The Castle in Hell on Sat April 12th, where there will be two free kegs and 5 free bands9 pm Leslie Dinicola9:4...
Posted by on Sun, 30 Mar 2008 15:44:00 GMT

Midnight happy hour at The Delancey...why?

Because HTR is headlining muthafuckas! They go on around 11:30. The happy hour is sick. Why again, are you gonna fuck around anywhere else?
Posted by on Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:03:00 GMT

The return of Nanner

Ladies and gentleman, Nanner has returned. At the last show, Nanner--long on vacation, sunning on Crawford Ranch--returned to disrupt the poor gentle souls in HTR.  Getting ready for a gig at Par...
Posted by on Sat, 11 Mar 2006 20:15:00 GMT

Monday's shows

Faithfull fans, I have some bad and good news to relay to you about Monday's show. We'll start with the bad news so that I might be able to supply you, dear reader, with the happy ending you so deser...
Posted by on Fri, 13 May 2005 09:57:00 GMT

Reprise

Stay tuned...we may be in New Hampshire for the blowout in the end. There is one little thing holding us back...as always. God willing or cursing we will be there. Stay vigilant... -Luke
Posted by on Thu, 05 May 2005 00:59:00 GMT

Pat my back

So we just updated some stuff on the website so check it out. We won't be playing in New Hampshire after all due to our guitarist and drummer. They are worthless and plans are currently being made to ...
Posted by on Wed, 04 May 2005 13:11:00 GMT

Saturday's show

The damndest thing happened Saturday before Holy Trinity River's show at Desmond's Tavern; Nanner surfaced from the fiery pits of his banana hell to try once again to fuck up the faithfull servants of...
Posted by on Thu, 28 Apr 2005 14:03:00 GMT