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Fruition – Just One Of Them Nights

Kellen — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 23:18:18 +0000

Coming July 30th, 2013

With a special in-store performance at Music Millenium on July 23rd

Tracklisting to be posted soon!

Fruition – Sirius XM JamON “Jam Files”

Kellen — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 18:09:12 +0000

This morning our studio session from SiriusXM’s Jam On station was aired for the first time! Clocking in at just over 30 minutes, the broadcast has us playing live in-studio cuts from our new album, as well as talking with DJ Ari Fink about the album, touring, Portland and more!!

If you missed the premiere broadcast this morning, don’t worry! It will be rebroadcast at the following dates/times:

Wednesday June 5th @ 7am EST

Thursday June 6th @ 11pm EST

Sunday June 9th @ 4pm EST

We are beyond thrilled! It was a great experience, they made us feel very welcome and comfortable, which helped us play a rockin’ set that included a cover Neil Young’s “Are You Ready For The Country,” our SiriusXM heavy rotator “Never Again” and three songs from the new album!

Don’t have SiriusXM? Neither do we, but we just learned that you can sign up for a FREE three-day trial using this link right ‘chyea

Danny Barnes Joins June 8th Aladdin Show

Kellen — Thu, 30 May 2013 21:35:59 +0000

That’s right – our musical hero and good buddy Danny Barnes will be joining us for our June 8th show at the Aladdin Theatre. Danny is widely regarded as one of the most innovative banjo players and musicians of our time. We are always SO honored to get to share the stage with him, and when we collaborate it is never short of a good time.

In other news regarding that night, we will be gifting everyone at the show a pre-release download card, including a couple tracks from the album, as well as a bonus track! We are so excited to get to play this wonderful room, for you wonderful people!

-Kellen

Mimi and Danny killin’ it together

1st Single “Mountain Annie” now for sale on iTunes

Kellen — Thu, 16 May 2013 17:50:20 +0000

The day has arrived! We are beyond pleased to be releasing the first single from our Forthcoming album! Mountain Annie is a song that we have been playing live for years and have been DYING to put on a record. Well today our dreams are finally coming true, and we couldn’t be happier with the results. Stream the song FREE, below or on our SoundCloud page. If you want a copy for yourself, head over to iTunes and grab it!

YAY!

Next Portland Show – June 8th – The Aladdin Theater

Kellen — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 20:24:22 +0000

We have had to change the CD release date!! Please see our most recent post here for all the info.

photo © Catherine Moye Photography

We are FINALLY releasing our new album! Born from a Kickstarter campaign and realized through six months of hard work and touring, we are beyond excited to get this into your stereo!!

And at the ALADDIN THEATER nonetheless!! We’ve been wanting to play here for ages. You could say that our dreams are coming to fru…. but let’s not say that

We’ve got an AWESOME special guest in the works for this occasion, so stay tuned! Follow our facebook page or stay right here on our website for the most up-to-date news regarding the show and all other things!!

$12 adv / $15 dos

All Ages!!! (21+, with minors admitted w/ parent or guardian)

Tickets go on sale APRIL 17th – get ‘em right away and ensure your seat, this show is gonna sell out!!

Portland Metronome Review of our Star Theatre concert

Kellen — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 22:04:38 +0000

Come On and Get In: Fruition in Portland, March 22

Review by Kara Wilbeck

Photos by Alexander Maso

Fruition is all grown up.

There’s something a little sad and nostalgic about watching a favorite hometown band leave on a huge cross-country tour and preparing for a summer full of dates at large national festivals. Not long from now, all of Portland will be reminiscing about the days when we could go see Fruition at a bar, and even have dancing room.

At the same time, there isn’t much that’s more interesting or exciting than a band that’s on the edge of a cliff — just on the verge of making it for real. Fruition’s songs have already garnered play time on Sirius XM radio’s “Jam On” station, and they’ve also been surprised to find themselves featured on the homepages of JamBase.com and JamBands.com.

Mimi Naja and Kellen Asebroek

In recent summers, fans battled to get Fruition a spot on the main stage at Horning’s Hideout. Now the battle will be for the band to earn itself a place on the main stages of All Good, High Sierra and beyond.

Before their departure on a massive tour, which started recently in Montana and will continue with dates in the midwest and northeast, Fruition made sure to leave Portland with a party of only the highest, rowdiest caliber. Bringing good friends the Dead Winter Carpenters on board, they took over Portland’s Star Theater for a night to play for one of their favorite crowds.

Dead Winter Carpenters

Fruition, while drawing a wild crowd of avid devotees whose fervor can almost be offsetting, brings a lot more to the table than a great party. Simply stated, they’re great musicians, and equally great songwriters. Trading writing and vocal duties among three members, mandolinist Mimi Naja and guitarists Kellen Asebroek and Jay Cobb Anderson, no clear frontman emerges on the stage. The songs are made fully danceable by upright bassist Keith Simon and drummer Tyler Thompson. Moreover, the songs are accessible upon first listen — they easily get stuck in your head, yet rarely wear out their welcome. This is one of the main indicators that Fruition has a pretty good shot at mainstream popularity.

Their sound is… jeez, for a string band, Fruition is awfully hard to define! They’re certainly not bluegrass… folk? No, that’s not it either. Fruition’s songs can be anthems of the road or heartbreaking ballads. They’re anything but traditional string band fare.

Fruition

Over at the Star Theater, which is on the smaller side of the legitimate Portland music venues (read: not bars), the walls are bursting at the seams. Fruition’s about overgrown its britches. The crowd doesn’t mind packing in, though. Most Fruition fans in Portland share the same tight-knit community, bound by a mutual love of music — and especially this band.

The night starts off with the Dead Winter Carpenters, a Tahoe string band that is also enjoying an increasingly high level of notoriety. This band can best be described as gypsy-pirate-grass, and they bring some serious energy to the stage. Led by the boisterous fiddler Jenni Charles, the Dead Winter Carpenters are at the forefront of a youthful generation trying to redefine what string music is and what it can do.

Not merely an opening band, the Dead Winter Carpenters fill up Oregon theaters on their own, so it goes without saying that by the time Fruition takes the stage, the crowd is well beyond warmed up. Fruition makes a point of starting every show with a high-energy number with a driving beat, jumping into their set head first and not looking back. In this case, that song is “Bent,” from the band’s 2012 EP “It Won’t Be Long.” ….. CONTINUE READING HERE

Head Over to the Portland Metronome to read the full article, complete with more photos, and check out their awesome and ever-growing site while you’re at it!

Fruition @ Campout for the Cause

Kellen — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 18:16:09 +0000

Happy Monday, internetland! We are a few days away from launching into our National tour, but today we have special Festival news to announce! We are pleased to be part of this years Campout for the Cause Festival in Colorado! Hosted at Statebridge, near Bond, CO (the same site where the wonderful Yarmony Grass festival is held), Campout is a weekend long music, art, yoga and river celebration! Check out the flyer here, and then check out links to the festival website, youtube and facebook pages after the jump! See you there

http://campoutforthecause.org/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1adBrK2aRI

http://www.facebook.com/CampoutForTheCause

Eastcoast/Midwest Tour Flyer – Download & Share!

Kellen — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 22:17:57 +0000

So pumped to be getting out to the midwest and east coast for the first time! Please download and share this flyer!

Five Dates with Greensky Bluegrass & One Night with ALO

Kellen — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 17:53:54 +0000

We’re happy to announce that while we’re out on our National Tour this April, we’ll be doing a night with ALO, and a handful of shows with our friends Greensky Bluegrass! It’ll be our first time in all of these cities, and we we are SO PUMPED that we have someone as great as Greensky to show us around!!

Check out the dates below, and head to our SHOWS section to get the full scoop!

04/23/13
South Burlington, VT Greensky & Fruition @ Higher Ground

04/24/13
Syracuse, NY Greensky & Fruition @ The Westcott Theatre

04/25/13
Pittsburg, PA Greensky & Fruition @ Rex Theatre

04/26/13
Schuylkill Haven , PA Some Kind of Jam 8 Some Kind Of Jam 8

04/28/13
Boston, MA Opening for ALO @ Brighton Music Hall

05/02/13
Kalamazoo, MI Kalamazoo @ Bells Brewery (just Fruition!)

05/03/13
St Louis, MO Greensky & Fruition @ 2720 Cherokee

05/04/13
Bloomington, IL Greensky & Fruition @ Castle Theatre

Fruition @ HIGH SIERRA MUSIC FESTIVAL!!

Kellen — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 10:12:39 +0000

HELL yes! We are ever so stoked to announce that Fruition will be performing TWO sets at this years High Sierra Music Festival!!

Stay tuned for updated info regarding set times. We do know that we’ll have a set at the Vaudeville stage, as well as a LATE NIGHT set! We are so pumped!!!