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The Tree is a multi-faceted, genre-melding seven-piece band based out of New Bedford and UMass Dartmouth. This Friday, May 25th, they’ll play their biggest show to date—they will be headlining at the Hard Rock Café in Boston.
There are plenty of reasons to see The Tree perform. For one, they’re a lot of fun. But here’s a list of five other reasons to ship up to Boston and check them out.
5. There’s a party bus: The Tree has arranged a bus to transport people to and from Boston so that no one has to drive (so they can drink). Anyone who’s been on one of the past bus trips can attest to the fact that the bus may be almost as fun as the actual show (pretty much anything goes). The bus will meet at Custom House Square in Downtown at 7:30pm. Don’t forget to bring your dancing shoes.
4. It’s cheap: It’s $10 to ride the bus, and your show ticket can be purchased on the bus for another $10. You can contact drummer Matt Cavanaugh once you get there to purchase your tickets.
3. There’s only few shows left before the band goes on hiatus: Because the members of The Tree come from all over the state, they won’t play as many local shows during the summer. The members of the band who are students at UMass will return home for the summer, so it’s harder for them to coordinate shows. Also, look for them to play the Middle East Downstairs on July 28.
2. They will be playing new material: Those who have seen The Tree before can speak of the band’s musical prowess and the energy they bring to each show. That being said, their following has grown used to some of their older stuff. I’m very excited to hear some of the new material. “Everyone’s been practicing. All us vocalists have been practicing. Its gonna be wild,” said rapper/singer Brandon Cabral, aka B-eZ. “We want to get people on these busses to rage with us.”
1. It’s Boston, and it’s at the Hard Rock: The members of The Tree are very excited to be returning to Boston. They’ve played shows at Church and at Precinct in Somerville, but this is their biggest show to date. “It was really cool to break into Boston at the smaller venues, and to break into the bigger venues just off the sheer fact that we’ve gained more of a following and kind of earned the right to play bigger venues is really exciting for us,” said rapper/singer Christian Garris, aka HiLoe.
For those not taking the bus, the show starts at 7:30. The Tree will be on last, and Strange Machines, Skinny Cleveland, and Phillip Cohen will precede them.
