Due to unforseen circumstances, we are canceling all of our upcoming tourdates. We’re sorry for the inconvenience! We will see you all soon.
We are going to be hittin’ the road, poundin’ the pavement, rackin’ up the miles, puttin’ in the hours, payin’ the dues, sellin’ the cookies, etc. at the beginning of next month with one of our favorite bands, House of Heroes!
They are releasing a new CD entitled Suburba on August 3 and were nice enough to bring us along for some shows during their album release week. We haven’t played a show with these guys in a few years, and we are so excited to finally be sharing the stage with them once again.
We will be hitting up St. Louis, Grand Rapids, Akron and Columbus. And, just because we love this particular town and its people so much, we will be returning to Minneapolis for two shows in one weekend! See below for all the juicy details:
Sunday, 8/1 • St. Louis, MO • The Firebird
with House of Heroes, Sing Me A Fiction, Equal Squeeze
7:00pm / All-Ages
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Wednesday, 8/4 • Grand Rapids, MI • The Mixtape
with House of Heroes, Number The Stars (CD Release), Audrey
6:30pm / All-Ages
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Friday, 8/6 • Akron, OH • Musica
with House of Heroes, Baby Bear, Dodging Raindrops
8:00pm / All-Ages
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Saturday, 8/7 • Columbus, OH • Skully’s
with House of Heroes, The Receiver
6:30pm / All-Ages
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Friday, 8/13 • Minneapolis, MN • First Ave. 7th Street Entry
with The Phoenix Philosophy (CD Release) • Vaudeville • OFP
9:00pm / 18+
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Saturday, 8/14 • Minneapolis, MN • The 400 Bar
Flow & The Mingos (CD Release) • Ekoflo • Escape Siren
8:30pm / 18+
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Stay tuned for a few more shows around the Midwest…
photo by Sam Ash McHale
Thanks to everyone who came out to our most recent shows, The acoustic show at Welles Park was a perfect evening and we had such a good time working our way through our entire catalog, and Metro was a great show as always.
We are going to be spending the next few weeks writing and demoing new songs, and pursuing some pet projects. Before Treaty of Paris, Mike and I were in a local band called Empyrean for a few years. We decided the time was right to do a reunion show, and it’s going down at The Beat Kitchen in Chicago on July 24.
Also, before that, Alex will be playing a free show at Angels & Kings in Chicago with his band, The Victory Gins. It’s going to be their last show for a while (seeing as how we stole Alex and all), so don’t miss it! We will all be there raging and getting our ears sauteed by Alex’s guitar shredding skills. I mean…skillz.
On August 28, a few of us will be backing up our good friend Ryan Powers at the House of Blues in Chicago. Ryan is a great singer-songwriter and a close friend.
As for Treaty, we plan on announcing some shows in August, so sit tight and enjoy the upcoming holiday weekend!
Dan
Empyrean on the web:
facebook.com/empyreanchicago
The Victory Gins on the web:
thevictorygins.com
Ryan Powers on the web:
ryanpowersmusic.com
Hey everyone,
We are playing a free acoustic show at Welles Park in Chicago (near the intersection of Montrose and Western Ave.) this Tuesday, June 29 starting at 6:30pm.
We are going to be playing EVERY TREATY SONG EVER RELEASED over the course of two sets. Some songs will be stripped-down, vocal and guitar affairs, others will be full-band party time acoustic jams. If you have ever gone to a Treaty show and didn’t hear your favorite song, this will be the show to attend, because we will be playing all of them.
So excited for our show tomorrow night…even though, technically it is tonight since it is 2:19 am. I was 19 the first time I ever performed on Metro’s stage and here I am eight years later and it’s still so exciting to play there. – Dan
Tune into 101.1FM (Chicago) or q101.com and listen to an interview with us and hear Anyone Like You on the airwaves. We will be talking about the new music and our hometown show at Metro on Friday for MOBFest.
With our hometown show at Metro just around the corner, we thought we would do something fun like release this new song for free:
http://treatyofparismusic.com/anyonelikeyou.html
This one took a long time to get right. It started off as a rough idea back in late 2007, and we tweaked it and tried lots of different approaches for it. We continued to work on it last year while we were recording/writing for the Currents EP, but due to time/budget constraints, we didn’t finish it until now. We’re happy to finally be able to share it, and we hope you like it! If you do, do us a favor and send it to a friend. Or an enemy. That will really confuse them. But be careful if you send it to a friend that you secretly have a crush on. They might get the wrong idea. Or, the exactly right idea…
Don’t forget to come see us play at the Metro in Chicago next Friday, June 25! (Tickets: $11 or $6 in advance with the promo code “TREATY” / All Ages / Doors: 5:30pm / Show: 6pm / TREATY PLAYS @ 8:15pm)
Q101’s Chris Payne will be spinning some Treaty on Q101’s Local 101 tonight starting at 9pm! Don’t forget to check back here on Tuesday for the release of our new song, Anyone Like You. See you at Metro on June 25!
What’s up champions,
There are lots of cool things happening with Treaty this month. Last-minute shows with bands we love, playing a few places we love, a hometown co-headliner and NEW MUSIC!
LAST MINUTE SHOWS WITH MOTION CITY SOUNDTRACK JUNE 4-5
We will be joining Motion City Sountrack in Omaha, Nebraska this Friday, June 4th and in Des Moines, Iowa this Saturday, June 5th for two shows. Also playing on both nights are Classic In The Making. The Curtain Calls will be playing on Friday and our Chicago friends Empires will also be playing on Saturday.
BACK IN MINNESOTA/WISCONSIN JUNE 10-12
We love the great state of Minnesota, especially the lovely dialect and accents of the people who live there. After a long absence, we are finally playing some shows. On Thursday, June 10, we will be back at The Warehouse in La Crosse, WI for an all-ages show with some great bands including Chicago’s A Kidnap In Color. Then on Friday June 11, We will be at 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis in support of Machine 22’s CD Release show. This show is sold-out, so if you didn’t grab a ticket, we will be playing two shows in one day on Saturday June 12 in Rochester, MN at Kathy’s Pub and Rookies.
HOMETOWN SHOW ON JUNE 25
We will be back in Chicago for a summertime hometown show on Friday, June 25th with locals A Here Named Hope, Just The Kid!, Chimera Twilight and we will be co-headlining the bill with Makeshift Prodigy. Tickets are $11, but there is a discount online if you enter the promo code “TREATY.” We hit the stage at 8:15 sharp. We will be playing some new music at this show. Speaking of…
NEW MUSIC
We just wrapped up a late night recording date with Audio Is King this week. We were putting the finishing touches on a new song called Anyone Like You and we are going to be releasing it as a free download on our website on Tuesday, June 15th. Who knows…there might be a few bonus tracks included as well.
PROMO HELP
Between recording and playing shows, we have a busy couple of weeks coming up. and we need your help promoting the Metro show. By promoting we mean going out to local shows in Chicago and the surrounding suburbs and passing out Treaty of Paris flyers and telling people about our show. If you want to help, we can offer free admission into the show and some free goodies. Email promo@treatyofparismusic.com if you’re interested.
Thanks for sticking with us and see you soon,
Mike, Dan, Phil, Chris & Alex
Treaty of Paris
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UPCOMING SHOWS:
Fri. 6/4
Omaha, NE @ Slowdown
729 N 14TH ST, OMAHA, NE 68102
w/ Motion City Soundtrack, Classic In The Making, The Curtain Calls
ALL-AGES
(Anyone under 18 years of age must have a notarized parental permission slip to attend a concert. Please see our website theslowdown.com for more info. EVERY PERSON THAT ENTERS SLOWDOWN MUST HAVE AN ID. – theslowdown.com)
Doors 7pm / Show 8pm / Treaty @ 9:30pm
$17.50 adv. / $20 dos.
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Sat. 6/5
Des Moines, IA @ People’s Court
216 Court Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50309-2208
w/ Motion City Soundtrack, Empires, Classic In The Making
ALL-AGES / Doors 5pm / Show 5pm / Treaty @ 7:00pm
$16 adv. / $18 dos.
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Thur. 6/10
La Crosse, WI @ The Warehouse
328 Pearl St, La Crosse, WI 54601
w/ All The Right Moves, Take Cover, A Kidnap In Color, Cadence
ALL-AGES / 5pm / $10
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Fri. 6/11
Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry, The Entry
701 First Avenue North
Minneapolis, MN, 55403-1327
w/ Machine 22 (CD Release), Green Sweater Society
18+ / 8pm / SOLD OUT
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Sat. 6/12: TWO SHOWS
Rochester, MN @ Rookies
1517 16th St. SW Rochester, MN 55902-1075
Rochester, MN @ Kathy’s Pub
307 S Broadway, Rochester, MN 55904
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Fri. 6/25
Chicago, IL @ Metro
3730 N. Clark St.
w/ Makeshift Prodigy, A Hero Named Hope, Just The Kid!, Chimera Twilight
ALL-AGES / 6pm / $11 (Get $6 tickets online with promo code “TREATY”)
We will see you soon. More dates to be announced soon.
www.treatyofparismusic.com/site.php/tour-dates/