On April 1st, Nick Fonzi quit Treaty of Paris. We thought he was joking, because it was April Fool’s Day and all, and he does have kind of a weird sense of humor. But he wasn’t. He really did leave the band.

What to do, what to do…

We auditioned our friend Alex Maier of the Chicago band The Victory Gins, and we knew we had found the right person for our band. We couldn’t be more excited to be working with such a cool guy.

Come out and see the new lineup in Chicago on Saturday May 15 at the Bamboozle Festival (not to be confused with the Bamboozle Road Show…that’s in June). We are going to be playing at 7:30pm on the second stage. It’s going to be a blast…don’t miss it!

Mike and I are cleaning up the Treaty HQ in preparation for a good old-fashioned party and I have been listening to some of my favorite Nirvana tracks. 15 years after I bought their albums, they still rock. If anything, the music has gotten better with age.

Radio ruined some of their Nevermind singles for me, but every now and then, I go back and revisit my favorite songs: Their album tracks, live songs, deep cuts, demos, b-sides, covers and early stuff.  It’s all so good and to my ears, it still sounds just as exciting and relevant today as it has ever sounded. If any band today came out with Been A Son, Even In His Youth or Sappy/Verse Chorus Verse, they would have an instant hit, classic song on their hands.

The songs are just so simple, economical and beautiful, with the scale sometimes tipping a little in favor of weirdness, noise and aggression. Just listen to the raw power behind Scentless Apprentice, Breed, and Aneurysm. Then, listen to the stark beauty of songs like Polly or Dumb. Sometimes, on a busy Saturday afternoon, there is nothing better than a combination of the two. To this day I am still amazed at what an impact a band with three studio albums and a handful of b-sides and live albums has made on me and my music.

Enjoy your Saturday!

Dan

We have one! We’re going to welcome him in video blog form later this week.

We are excited to announce that we will be playing the Bamboozle Chicago show on May 15th! Click the link below for the most up-to-date lineup and for tickets. Hope to see you there!

Bamboozle Chicago Tickets

We also posted a few tourdates in Minnesota for the second weekend in June. It’s been too long since we have played for the heavily accented folks of the mighty Twin Cities!

We had a lot of fun at South by Southwest this year! And a lot of fun trying on some new outfits…

I’m so glad to not have to wear a jacket, this weather is amazing! Just got back from taking my daughter for a walk, she liked it…well she slept the whole time but that means she liked it haha. You know whats funny, if we left for a tour today it would snow without a doubt! Watching UP now, peace!

Chris

Movie Quote of the day
Wedding Crashers

“You better lock it up.”
“No, you lock it up!”
“You lock it up!”
“You lock it up!”
“You lock it up!”
“Lock it up!”
- John Beckwith and Jeremy Grey in Wedding Crashers

We just finished up a new music video for our song, Soft and Slow…and here it is in all of its pre-MTV inspired video glory! Huge thanks to our friend Jeff Lundstrom for his shooting and editing skillz, and to the Double Door for letting us prance merrily around on their stage. And, of course, huge thanks to our good friends the Rolling Stones and their “Start Me Up” video.

This weekend we are getting together to start putting set lists together for next weeks SXSW and other tour dates! Can’t wait to get back in the van and play some shows with the dudes, should be fun times! Good bye winter and fuck off cold and snow! haha

-Chris

Movie Quote of the Week:
Zack and Miri
“Everyone, my name is Brandon St. Randy”