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The Tressels

The Tressels @ The Note West Chester 11/7!!!!!!!

About Me



3 years into a career that has already produced an overwhelming discography and an unrivaled live show, The Tressels have amassed a rabid fanbase (Tresselmaniacs) and kudos from critics and tastemakers all around the U.S. Check out what people are saying:

News of Delaware County

The Stranger

The Tripwire

Origivation Magazine

Wonka Vision Magazine

Philadelphia City Paper

UWeekly.com

New Word Order

Girl About Town

Blogs N' Roses

Buy PRISON WINE HERE!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 6/27/2005
Band Website: askyouruncle.blogspot.com
Band Members:

Arnie (Vocals, Guitar, Keys)

Big Dirty (Lead Guitar, Mandolin, Vocals)

Big and Tasty (Master of Shakers, Keys)

Lord Jonesy (Bass Feedback)
Dr. Stardust (Drums '07-'08)

Cheeseburger (Drums '05-'07)

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"Brothel Blues" A BDT production

"Mickey Reds takes shakers to the next level" a Trent Moorman film
Influences: The Band, Willie Nelson, Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young and Crazy Horse, GBV, Pavement, At The Drive In, Warren Zevon, Get Up Kids, Flaming Lips, My Morning Jacket, Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show and Smokey Robinson
Sounds Like: Psychedelic Booze Rawk
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Bus Trip to The Note 11/7

Hey Maniacs, Our headlining show at The Note in West Chester is quickly approaching and we need all our loyal Tresselmaniacs to come out in full force for this huge show. To make sure everyone ha...
Posted by The Tressels on Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:42:00 PST

Tressels feature in the Wilmington News Journal

Our dear friend and lo-fi enthusiast Peter Bothum wrote a great feature about the band in Friday's Wilmington News Journal. http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/200 80228/ENTERTAINM...
Posted by The Tressels on Sat, 01 Mar 2008 11:25:00 PST

Peein’ on Cops Faces

Dear Tresselmaniacs, We're burnt. In the 2 years we've been a band, we've survived 3 DUI charges, 1 broken eye socket, a riot at Bloomsburg, a meltdown at Benaroo, countless ejections from P...
Posted by The Tressels on Thu, 30 Aug 2007 10:38:00 PST

Videos Galore (Updated Links 5/4)

There are mad Tressels videos floating around the internet these days. Trent from Head Like A Kite has posted a mini-Mickey Reds documentary entitled "Mickey Reds-Iditarod Shaker" on Lineout. It's loa...
Posted by The Tressels on Wed, 02 May 2007 05:33:00 PST

R.I.P. Brad Delp

The lead singer of Boston killed himself last Friday. Left the car running in the garage style. In case you didn't know, Boston is a big influence on the Tressels. From our sound to our love of home r...
Posted by The Tressels on Fri, 16 Mar 2007 11:20:00 PST

WONKAVISION gives PRISON WINE a 5/5!!

The first review of "Prison Wine" is in! Wonkavision Magazine calls it "the perfect mix of sentimentality and recklessness on the rock(s)..."   Check out the full review here: http://www.wonkavis...
Posted by The Tressels on Wed, 22 Nov 2006 01:58:00 PST

PRISON WINE COMING OCTOBER 1ST, DETAILS INSIDE!

Hey Family, Our long awaited follow up to the groundbreaking "Divorce" is fiercely entitled "Prison Wine". It was recorded and mixed by Mr. Big Dirty Tressel and mastered by Steve Lafashia of Jealousy...
Posted by The Tressels on Mon, 04 Sep 2006 05:07:00 PST

New Record Update, New Shows, Santa gets blogged..

Hey folks, We've tracked 9 songs for the new record so far, and we're polishing up another 5 or so. It looks like this shit won't be released until late September, but we'll hold you over with some sa...
Posted by The Tressels on Sun, 25 Jun 2006 03:41:00 PST

Been in the lab with a pen and a pad....

Hey kids, We're recording again. If we manage to get this record done in a reasonable amount of time, it will be our 3rd record of the year. Yeah, we're calling out Ryan Adams big time. The working ti...
Posted by The Tressels on Mon, 24 Apr 2006 06:20:00 PST

The Tressels go to Canada.

Hey guys, just a little update about what we have gotten ourselves into now. Apparently our music is out there. Not only to the far reachs of the United States but now Canada has taken an intereste...
Posted by The Tressels on Wed, 22 Feb 2006 11:25:00 PST