Tuesday, September 15, 1998
The University Daily Kansan
Section A • Page 7
From left: Tom Waddington, violinist from Leawood; Aaron Hetherington, drummer from Lenexa; Ian Burns, bassist from Overland Park; Dain Estes, lead singer from Lawrence, make up the band Shaking Tree. Photo by Augustus Anthony Piazza/KANSAN
Band to return to Lawrence after tour
By Augustus Anthony Plazxa
Kansas staff writer
Back home from touring the country, Shaking Tree is trying to prove that little-known independent bands can spark a magical feeling for music fans.
Shaking Tree is a band made up of four KU students who took the fall semester off to tour the country.
They returned to Lawrence two weeks ago after being on a month-long tour, taking them as far as Seattle.
gig them as his star. Dain Estes, lead singer from Lawrence, said his main goal as a musician was to change people's minds about independent music that has yet to be discovered by the mainstream media.
"I want to prove to other people that you can go see a band for the first time, and you can get caught and like them," he said.
Shaking Tree was scheduled to play in Lawrence on Friday night. However, the show was canceled after an electrical fire in the alley behind The Bottleneck caused a blackout in the building.
The band performed a limited acoustic show on the sidewalk outside the building for about 50 fans who staved.
Shaking Tree had not played an acoustic show for more than a year.
we used to play some acoustic shows every Sunday night in Kartas City," said Aaron Hetherington, drummer from Lenexa.
Shaking Tree surfaced from a local music scene wealthy with talent. Bands like Paw, Frog Pond and Outhouse have emerged from the area to gain success.
Estes said Shaking Tree's music differed from the rest of the local music
scene, because it was not as hard.
He said the band's music did not fit any specific category, but he thought the style could be compared to Toad the Wet Sprocket.
Casey Lee, Lawrence junior, has seen Shaking Tree twice.
"I thought they were very good," he said. "I liked their catchy rock' n' roll music."
The band said the time on the road may have given them some exposure but also provided life-long memories.
"I was telling someone the other day that it has been cool, and it would be great if things keep building and building. But even if things fall through, I will still have stories to tell the grandchildren," said Ian Burns, bassist from Overland Park.
Hetherington said the band was planning to play its next show in Lawrence at the end of October.
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