Trail of Dead Trumpet Triumphant Return to Stage
03/17/2008 -- by merlin
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- Mercurial Texas talents ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead returned victoriously to the South by Southwest stage this past Friday at La Zona Rosa, conquering the crowd with a stunning performance befitting the band's five-star live reputation.
Critical acclaim for the stalwart Austin musicians and their on record performances had seemed to plunge drearily back to Earth in recent times, but with their high and mighty re-introduction to the assembled music media at La Zona Rosa on Friday afternoon, Trail of Dead look poised to once again push toward the critical heavens. "It came together a lot quicker than we were expecting," buzzed band captain Conrad Keely. "The performance went above and beyond anything we were expecting." Recalling the band's performance the night before at Threadgill's in Austin, Keely admitted some positive signs had begun to coalesce before their featured La Zona Rosa performance. "We played four songs opening for Roky Erickson on Thursday and it felt like things were coming together. Even some of our friends and family who turned up for the show told us it was great. I mean, compared to the other bands there [Erickson, Thurston Moore, the Black Angels] we sounded terrible, but for us it was a marked improvement."
Co-captain Jason Reece hopes the band will be able to continue this impressive form into their short string of European dates starting in May. "Yeah, of course we'd love to keep it going. Straight through recording [the new record] and into the next tour. We'll keep the creative juices flowing and see where that takes us. Ride our luck. Strike while the iron's hot. Get while the going's good. Pick your idiom." Reece also feels confident Trail of Dead are now fully capable of coping with any ill-effects from extended periods away from the music. "Everyone loves to get away and start fresh, shake things up, you know? Even the smallest changes can make a difference."
"Sometimes it's just nice to play sober in the afternoon."
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