posted 5.13.13 Friday Night Highlights Concert Series - Come Catch Treading Bleu THIS FRIDAY, May 17th
Stryker Theatre - Kalamazoo Valley Museum Treading Bleu is back this year for the Kalamazoo Valley Museum's Friday Night Highlights Concert Series. It's an all ages show in an intimate auditorium setting. You don't want to miss it!
Stryker Theatre (inside the Kalamazoo Valley Musuem) downtown, Kalamazoo. 7-8:30pm!
posted 1.30.13 Treading Bleu with Carrie McFerrin and William Blackart February 23rd! We'll be coming out of studio hibernation on February 23rd to play a show at Louie's Trophy House Grill in Kalamazoo with singer-songwriter Carrie McFerrin and William Blackart (from Arkansas). Come say hey, eat some tasty food and jam to some great music.
posted 12.7.12 Treading Bleu wsg/ Fusegzaer Saturday December 15th at Louie's in Kalamazoo! This is it! The last Treading Bleu show of the year. FULL BAND SHOW!!! We'll be hibernating from live shows after the 15th to finish up our studio album (it's getting close people!) So come join us at Louie's Trophy House Grill in Kalamazoo on Dec. 15th. Jazz Fusion group Fusegazer is opening the night for us. See you there!
posted 11.8.12 Treading Bleu @ St. Julian Winery THIS SATURDAY!
We're excited to be playing at one of Michigan's best known wineries - St. Julian in Paw Paw, MI on November 10th from 2-5pm in the afternoon. Come check out our show. :)
posted 9.16.12 Coming out from the studio to play at Old Dog Tavern with some talented ladies!
We've been working all summer on our album, but we've got a show coming up on September 28th at the Old Dog Tavern ! Our opening acts are two fellow female musicians (who totally rock) - Carrie McFerrin starts off the night at 9pm, followed by Caralie Raymond at 10:15. Treading Bleu (trio) will take the stage at 11:15!
posted 8.24.12 Treading Bleu & Fly Paper - two of Kalamazoo's favorite local bands. One great night of music.
will be taking the stage at The Globe Theatre / Shakespeare's Lower Level August 31st for Fly Paper's CD RELEASE PARTY! Don't miss this show! 9pm | No cover!
Get more details here
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posted 8.8.12 Studio Time!
We've been in the studio....... (yay!)
Join Treading Bleu and a ton of other great local and national bands at the 2012 Taste of Kalamazoo Festival July 26-28th!!
Treading Bleu will be rockin' out the lunch crowd on Friday, July 27th from 12 noon to 1:30pm So come downtown, grab some fab food, and listen to some great ORIGINAL music!!! We can't wait to see you there.
Sharing the stage at this year's Taste of Kalamazoo: The Corn Fed Girls, The Red Sea Pedestrians, Abbey Road, DJ Richard Bowser (between sets), Treading Bleu, Seventh Son, Stone Thrown, Funktion Start Making Sense, Illmeasures Chicago, Top Heavy, Deep Fried Pickle Project, 5 O'Clock Somewhere, Valarie Barrymore and Foundation of Funk, Howard and the White Boys, Bop Harvey, and The Verve Pipe
posted 5.24.12 Railway Records Showcase announced!
Treading bleu will be one of the featured bands on June 1st at Old Dog Tavern in Kalamazoo. Railway Records (Chicago, IL) is back in town and we'll be hitting the stage with 60 Minute Switch and Midwestern Lull.
posted 5.10. 12 It's Stacy/Stacey time.
Treading bleu will be back at Old Dog Tavern May 19th, 2012 for an awesome night of music. Singer-songwriter Stacey Koziel will be opening for us - so come on down and get TWO Stacy/ Stacey's for the price of one! :)
posted 4.9.11 A busy April coming up!
Hey everybody!!! We've got a couple shows coming up this month and can't wait to see you!
We'll be heading to the other side of the state to play at The Rainbow Bar in Owosso on April 20th and then back to Kalamazoo on April 21st at Old Dog Tavern.
posted 3.22.11 2012 Kalamazoo Fretboard Festival THIS WEEKEND! Come catch our set!
We are really looking forward to our show this Saturday at the 2012 Kalamazoo Fretboard Festival!
We will be playing from 2:30pm to 4:00 pm on the Anna Whitten Hall Main Stage. It's ALL AGES and FREE!Click here for more information.
posted 3.20.11 Heading into the studio today. And tomorrow.
Yes!! We are SO excited to begin working on our new album. We'll keep you posted.
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posted 3.3.12 New song. Check out a new tune we tried out the Stryker Theatre show last Friday night. Here's "Follow The Rain." A big shout out to those of you who came out in the nasty winter weather to spend the evening with us. :)
posted 2.15.12 Busy Week! LIVE on the Radio and Friday Night Highlight Concert Series You won't want to miss!
Things are shakin.' We are SO excited for the upcoming week.
Starting Monday, February 20th, we'll be LIVE ON AIR on 89.1 FM WIDR for the Basement Show. We'll be playing a live set from 7pm to 8pm. Be sure to tune in, or STREAM IT LIVE ONLINE.
Then Friday the 24th, we will be featured at The Kalamazoo Valley Museum's "Friday Night Highlights Concert Series." Showtime is 7:00 pm. It's an ALL ages show, so bring the kiddos out for a fun night of live music in an awesome setting. We'll be performing in the Stryker Theatre. This is located right inside the Kalamazoo Valley Museum with access on the ground floor. We look forward to seeing you there! Click here for more details.
posted 12.24.11 Happy Holidays. 2012 is looking bright!
Thank you so much to all of our fans who've come out and supported the band this year. We've had such a wonderful time and can't wait for 2012 to get here!! Our month hiatus has not been spent in vain. We've been busy, busy writing new and polishing off some of our latest tunes so we can hit the studio hard in the spring. So for those of you whov'e missed us, don't worry. We are resuming booking right now and the schedule will be getting busy again soon.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all of you!
Stacy, John, Chris, and Rob
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posted 10.30.11 Next Up...Owosso....
Thank you to everyone who made it out to the Costume Party at Harvey's last night! We had a blast. Next up - Owosso and The Rainbow Bar on Friday, Nov. 4th. Then back to Kalamazoo for a show at The Old Dog Tavern on Saturday, Nov. 5th! Busy, busy! We look forward to seeing you! Get more show details here.
posted 10.19.11 It's HALLOWEEN TIME!!!!!!!! Treading Bleu will be rockin' it out at Harvey's on Saturday,October 29th. Dress up, and come on down for a great night of music and a hauntingly good time! Get more show details here.
posted 9.20.11 September was a short break, but we're back with some great shows!!! Treading Bleu took a brief hiatus during September, while our lead singer (Stacy) got MARRIED!
We're back at it now with some great shows on the tour schedule. Starting with October 8th at Louie's in Kalamazoo!
Singer-songwriter Bryan Koviak will be opening the night for us - so come check out his great originals before he's back in Park City, Utah! Get more show details here.
posted 8.15.11 CD Release Party!
Well, it's not OURS, but Treading Bleu will be celebrating (and playing an opening set) for Branden Mann & The Reprimand on August 26th for their cd release party! We take the stage at 9pm - so come down, enjoy the sounds and then stick around for BM&TR - great Kalamazoo music all night long!!
posted 7.25.11 Upcoming Shows!! Treading Bleu will be back at Old Dog Tavern in Kalamazoo, MI on August 5th with special guest Stacey Koziel. Great venue, great music. Rob Cooperider will be joining us on drums again for this show and I'm really excited to jam with him again!
posted 6.23.11 "The Roof Is On Fire" BENEFIT CONCERT Treading Bleu will be performing next Friday night (July 1st) at Louie's in Kalamazoo to help our our close friends who were victims of the recent fire on Axtell St. in Kalamazoo, MI. It'll be a great night of music and it's for a wonderful cause - we hope to see you there! HELP OUR FRIENDS!!!
Performing on this special bill:
Treading Bleu
Casey Jones and the Beat Down
Brandenn Mann and the Reprimand
The Real Fantatics
more TBA
$5 donation at the door
Bands start at 9pm.Come out and enjoy a great evening of music and the feeling of helping others.
Get more info here: The Roof Is On Fire Benefit Concert
posted 6.16.11 "Live @ Old Dog Tavern" album now available on Bandcamp! Treading Bleu has just released a few of our songs from the May 28th show at Old Dog Tavern on a digital live album that's available on our Bandcamp site. You can listen to all the tracks - and buy individual songs for $1 or the entire album (that includes 3 free bonus tracks) for just $5! They are all high-quality wav files equivalent to cd.
We played 18 original songs that show (not a single cover, which for us was just a fun thing to do) and we selected a handful of our favs to share on this album.
We're excited to start using Bandcamp to offer our music to all of you. We'll be heading into the studio soon to record a full length album. I can't wait!
posted 6.2.11 New Videos Posted! Treading Bleu had an awesome time at the Old Dog Tavern on May 28th. Big thanks to those of you who came out to check out the new band. We've posted a couple videos from the show on our videos page. Here's one of "Let It Fade" for you:
posted 5.5.11 Old Dog Show coming up soon. If you haven't caught us yet - don't miss this! Treading Bleu is gearing up for our headlining show at The Old Dog Tavern on May 28th. We've got some great acts performing with us that night and just can't wait!
Singer-songwriter Brian Koenigsknecht will be hitting the stage with some great new original music. Also Branden Mann (of local fav Branden Mann & The Reprimand) will be performing a solo set for your enjoyment.
Come on out and catch some great original music starting at 9pm. We are so excited about this new project and can't wait to share it with your ears!
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posted 4.26.11 Upcoming Shows....Exciting Things.
Treading Bleu will heading back to The Grotto - in Kalamazoo (WMU campus) For the next two Friday's in a row! Come catch us this Friday, April 29th from 6-7pm with local favorite Fishlips, and Branden Mann & The Reprimand. John will be joining us on bass for the first time so you won't want to miss it!
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We'll also be back again on May 6th (at The Grotto) but this time we'll be playing from 9-10pm Other acts are Branden Mann & The Reprimand and The Super Fantastics!
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posted 4.21.11 Tomorrow night at The Grotto
Treading Bleu will be performing at The Grotto - in Kalamazoo (WMU campus) THIS FRIDAY April 22nd from 6-7pm. We'll be hitting the stage with The Electric Jug Band and Branden Mann & The Reprimand.
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posted 4.20.11 Say Hello to our new Bass Player!
Treading Bleu would like to introduce our newest member - John Cooperider. He'll be playing some tasty bass on all of our brand new tunes. We are very excited to have him on board and can't wait for you to hear this wonderful addition to the group. 2011 is going to be a great year!
posted 4.18.11 New Project "Treading Bleu" - Official Announcement
My new musical project has officially been launched. Welcome to the Treading Bleu website. We look forward to bringing some great new original music to the Kalamazoo scene and surrounding areas. I feel this band is truly a culmination of the past fifteen years performing as a musician and songwriter. It's been a wonderful journey which has lead me to this amazingly talented group of fellow musicians. I can't wait to share the music!
posted 4.14.11 New Beginnings..... Finally! After months of hibernating from the stage, and countless hours of composing new songs - Stacy Koviak and Chris Miroslaw are now "Treading Bleu." We have a couple other things (er... musicians) up our sleeves, so stay tuned for introductions......