Video: Lost in the Trees performs on Morning Becomes Eclectic

Lost in the Trees are currently touring the U.S. supporting their fantastic album A Church That Fits Our Needs and the band stopped to perform for Morning Becomes Eclectic on KCRW in California.

Check out the band's stunning full set below which includes an interview in the middle (you can also just listen to the performance HERE). During the interview, Ari Picker mentions that he is currently

New music video from Lost in the Trees - "Villain (I'll Stick Around)"

Lost in the Trees have stayed busy this year since the release of their sophomore full length A Church That Fits Our Needs and they've just released a new music video from it.

The video is for the song "Villain (I'll Stick Around)" and like past videos from the group, it's fairly dark yet quite beautiful. Check it our below.

Lost in the Trees will play the Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival in

Video: Midtown Dickens performs for KEXP + announces tour with Lost in the Trees

Durhamites Midtown Dickens were recently out in Oregon playing the Pickathon Festival and while they were there, they recorded a performance for KEXP. The trio took to a wooded area to perform the song "Only Brother." Check out that performance below.

Midtown Dickens will set out on a big U.S. tour this fall opening for Lost in the Trees. Check out those dates below (there are no North Carolina

TRKfest 2012 lineup announced, Des Ark, Hammer & more

It wouldn't be summer in the Triangle without Trekky Records' big annual party, TRKfest. Weather permitting, this year's festival will return to Piedmont Biofuels in Pittsboro on Saturday, July 21 (last year's event was moved to the Haw River Ballroom due to rain).

This year's lineup features a few performances you won't find anywhere else. First is Lost Skulls, a Misfits cover band featuring

Win tickets to see Midtown Dickens and friends at Duke Gardens

As we mentioned yesterday, next week's Midtown Dickens show at Duke Gardens, part of Duke Performances' Music in the Gardens series, is sure to be a great one. The band will be joined on stage by members of Megafaun, Lost in the Trees, Hammer No More the Fingers, Bowerbirds, and The Tender Fruit on Wednesday, July 18.

For a chance to win a pair of tickets to the show, email

Members of Megafaun, Lost in the Trees & more to join Midtown Dickens at Duke Gardens

When Duke Performances rolled out the 2012 Music in the Gardens lineup back in back in April, Midtown Dickens show on July 18 was listed as "Midtown Dickens + Special Guests." Those guests have now been revealed and there are quite a few of them.

Joining the band will be Phil and Brad Cook of Megafaun, Drew Anagnost and Mark Daumen of Lost in the Trees, Joe Hall of Hammer No More the Fingers,

Duke Performances announces 2012-13 season, the Mountain Goats, Lost in the Trees, Megafaun & more

Duke Performances has continually presented some of the most exciting performances in the Triangle in recent years and the 2012-13 season, which was just announced, continues that tradition. Here's a roundup of some of the shows that really perked up our ears.

First, jazz trio The Bad Plus will return to for a two-night stand at Motorco Music Hall on September 21 and 22.

The Mountain Goats and

New music video from Lost in the Trees - "Golden Eyelids"

Local favorites Lost in the Trees are out wrapping up their first U.S. tour in support of their new album A Church That Fits Our Needs, which will end in the Triangle, and they've also just released a new music video from the album.

The video is for the hauntingly beautiful song "Golden Eyelids" and in typical Lost in the Trees style, it is visually stunning. It features the band under water,

Album Review: Lost In The Trees - A Church That Fits Our Needs

On the final track of Lost In The Trees' latest masterpiece, A Church The Fits Our Needs, Ari Picker sings, "There are things songs can’t say." This may be true, but after listening to the new album, it’s hard to believe a songwriter as talented as Picker would ever have trouble making his compositions speak.

A Church That Fits Our Needs is Picker’s tribute to his mother, an artist who took her

Lost in the Trees playing not so secret show tonight in Chapel Hill

Before heading off to the U.K. to play the All Tomorrow's Parties Festival next week, Lost in the Trees will hit another small stage in Chapel Hill tonight (they opened for Islands at Local 506 about a week ago).

The band will play the release party for Trekky Records' new compilation AMALGAM tonight (March 2) at the Nightlight. Advance tickets are available via Etix for $5, but I don't know how

New music from Lost in the Trees - "Golden Eyelids"

We're less than a month away from the release of Lost in the Trees' highly anticipated sophomore album A Church That Fits Our Needs, out on March 20 via Anti- Records, and we have another song from it to share with you.

The song is the beautifully somber "Golden Eyelids" which you can stream below. The song was premiered earlier this week by one of the most influential west coast radio stations,

Lost in the Trees announces album release party in Carrboro

After announcing the rest of their first round of tour dates in support of their forthcoming album A Church That Fits Our Needs, Lost in the Trees have finally announced their big hometown release party, which will come at the end of the run.

They'll play the Cat's Cradle in Carrboro on Friday, April 20. Tickets will go on sale today, February 14, via Etix for $15.

If you haven't already