Side by side, Trampled By Turtles took the stage during KEXP's broadcast from the Bumbershoot Music Lounge. One can only imagine the roller coaster ride it’s been from the band’s first days to their recent Bumbershoot performance. “The first year of existence of this band was also the last year of existence for our other bands,” the group notes on their website. Despite playing acoustic and despite the absence of a drummer, each member of the five-piece plays a different ax: from banjo and violin to mandolin to acoustic guitar and bass. And the Minnesota-based group can play fast and loud! See their jaunty live performance here:
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Trampled By Turtles' lead singer Dave Simonett discusses the band's new album, out today on Banjodad Records.
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Shut eyes, wide mouth, brow furrowed -- lead singer Tim Wilson’s face reads passion. If there was any doubt about his care for the songs he sings with the five-piece band Ivan & Alyosha, just take a moment to look at his visage. The band, one of the most well-coiffed in the business, took the M…
