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Truffula Tree

Hailing from East Texas, Truffula Tree has shared the stage with: Filter, 10 Years, Smile Empty Soul, Toadies, Veer Union, Hurt, Fair to Midland, Adelita's Way, Hydrovibe, Nothing More, Paris Green, just to name a few...

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Hometown	Tyler, TX
Genres	Rock
Band Members	Seth Lord - Lead Vocals, guitar, piano; Cody Sowell - ... » more
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Upcoming Shows	None

Contact Information:	Manager Mike Hill truffulatreebooking@gmail.com 903-521-8092
# Years Experience Performing Live:	2
# Live Perfomances Past Six-months:	30
Market Draw:	Tyler: 151-200
Venue History:	Clicks - Tyler, Texas The Venue - Tyler, tx Boiler Room - Denton, TX Andy's Bar - Denton, TX Boiler Room on Elm - Dallas, TX Prophet Bar - Dallas, TX The Bone - Dallas, TX Tomcats West - Fort Worth, TX Lakeview Lodge - Athens, TX The Warehouse - Shreveport, LA Fitzgeralds - Houston, TX
Opener Experience:	10 Years, Filter, Smile Empty Soul, Toadies, Veer Union, Hurt, Fair to Midland, Adelita's Way, Hydrovibe, Nothing More
Discography:	Beautiful Delusional EP—2010; Biodegradable LP—2008

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Truffula Tree is an original alternative rock band from East Texas. With influences ranging from Tool to Incubus, the band has developed a sound all their own. Truffula Tree has been identified as "perhaps the most polished local rock band currently...

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Truffula Tree by Mollianna Redding
The Truffula Tree, most commonly known from Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax, is a beautiful tree that everyone needs. The center of life, these trees stood strong until the day the “Onceler” came and because of his greed, destroyed these spectacular gifts and the town was never the same. Consistent with Dr. Seuss’ rhyming tale, the sounds of up and coming band, Truffula Tree, are a special gift to all who hear them. Our local music scene would certainly not be complete without the insurmountable talent of this band. “I think the Truffula Tree is a cool metaphor for things that have so much beauty and potential. In the story, they’re chopped down and used for wrong and in the music industry there are bands that go in directions that they wouldn’t normally take because of outside factors,” said front man, Seth Lord. The group identifies with this story and lesson to always stay true to their talents. Influences such as the Smashing Pumpkins, Incubus and Muse have contributed to their style, but the fusion of musical talent from each member of this alternative rock band creates something all its own. The band was originally formed in 2006. The current lineup came together when Seth Lord went in search of new talent. Much to their fans’ surprise, the current lineup has been playing together less than a year...

One Of Tyler's Best Rock Bands Has Arrived by Stewart Smith
Truffula Tree is an anomaly. Typically it takes months for a band just to find its footing, to establish their sound, to really gel and sound like, well, a band. But in less than a year, Truffula Tree has become perhaps the most polished local rock band currently playing the area. There's a confidence and a precision to their music that most professional bands work years to perfect. Not bad for a group whose currently lineup only just played their first full live set together last March. A few of their songs are available for purchase online and some of their music may be sampled via the band's MySpace page, but listening to Truffula Tree's music through those avenues almost does it a disservice. A live performance is unquestionably the only proper way to experience what this band has to offer. What they might lose in production is more than compensated for in presence and energy. Steven Mitchell is constantly roaming the stage, thumping out basslines and hopping on top of amp stacks. Lead guitarist Cody Sowell shreds like few others on the Tyler scene, banging his head all the way from solo to solo. Drummer Mike Hill is barely visible behind his cage of cymbals and skins, though he makes his presence undeniable with the flurry and fury of his playing. Pulling them all together and propelling the band into the territory of true greatness, though, is frontman/guitarist/keyboardist Seth Lord. The man may be a bit shy and modest off the stage, but put a guitar in his hands and a mic in front of him and he unleashes a musical prowess both vocally and instrumentally that is electrifying. Take the enigmatic lyrical style of The Smashing Pumpkins, combine it with the instrumental styles of Muse and Incubus and you'll begin to get an idea of just what these guys sound like.

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