BLOWING TREES SET TO RELEASE THEIR SELF-TITLED DEBUT ON GLASSNOTE RECORDS MARCH 18TH.

Taking a Front Seat at This Year's Festival, Blowing Trees Gears Up to Take South by Southwest by Storm

February 27, 2008 (Austin, Texas) - San Antonio's Blowing Trees is scheduled to release their national self-titled debut on Glassnote Records March 18th, 2008. Discovered on Myspace by Glassnote A&R Executive Diane Passage, Blowing Trees signed with the label in early 2007. The yet to be released and highly anticipated indie-rock debut was recorded at San Antonio’s Melody Ranch Studio under the direction of platinum producer Dave Castell (Blue October's Foiled and South FM).

Blowing Trees, comprised of lifelong friends Chris Maddin (vocals, keys, guitar), Edwin Stephens (lead guitar), Drew Pierce (drums), and bassist Roy Scavone, collectively possess a strong conviction in the belief that anything of lasting value needs a strong foundation from which to build. Rather than setting their focus on extensive touring, Blowing Trees chose to remain close to their Central Texas base allowing the band to fully concentrate on honing their distinctive sound as well as developing an intense live performance and dedicated local following. With influences ranging from The Flaming Lips to Bob Dylan, San Antonio's hidden gem has also managed to find that rare delicate balance of intelligent lyricism and an explosive sound.

With the CD release date falling smack on the heels of this year's South by Southwest Music Conference, the festival provides a fitting landscape for the San Antonio indie-rockers to preview their material and introduce themselves to the world. Both badge holders and the general public alike will have the opportunity to experience Blowing Trees live as they will be performing at two of the festival's highlighted showcases that week. Blowing Trees will perform live and can be seen by all at The Tiniest Bar in Texas on Friday, March 14^th at 6:00 p.m. during the CD Fuse Showcase. Following that, they take the stage at 8pm on Saturday March 15th for the much anticipated Official South by Southwest Pure Volume Showcase held at The Habana Annex Backyard on 6th Street. Topping off the furious frenzy of this year's festival, Blowing Trees has been chosen as a Featured Emerging Artist in the Dr. Pepper's/ Wendy's SXSW Sweepstakes promotion.

Buzzing the airwaves, XM radio’s Ethel is set to air a feature on the band some time in March. Additionally, ClearChannel.com recently named Blowing Tress one of the "NEW!" featured artists for February 2008 and the single is holding steadily at the #2 position on the site's alternative chart.

Sirius Radio's Matt Pinfield (formerly of MTV) was so blown away by the band's unique sound he flew to Texas to oversee the making of the group's EPK and later debuted the band's breakout single "The Day The World Left Me" on his radio show. "Their songs are intimate and personal, yet at the same time their songs are majestic and massive and so I could see them filling small clubs or arenas," remarks Pinfield.

Primed and poised to branch beyond their Texas roots, Blowing Trees under the direction of their management T.E.G., are gearing up to deliver the band's intrinsically ethereal sound to audiences everywhere with a national tour scheduled for later this year.

For more information, please visit:

www.myspace.com/blowingtreestx

www.glassnotemusic.com

www.sxsw.com

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