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Backyard Tire Fire is an American trio that formed in Asheville, NC in 2001. The band began in the fall of that year with founding members Ed Anderson (vocals, guitars, keyboards) and Tim Kramp (drums, percussion). After encountering several line-up changes, the Tire Fire moved from Asheville to Athens, Georgia in 2002. They (along with then-bass player Warren Hawk) released their first album Live at the Georgia Theatre later that year.

After the release of their debut album, Backyard Tire Fire relocated once again to Bloomington, Illinois and added Anderson’s brother Matt (bass, vocals) into the mix. The Anderson brothers had originally grown up in St. Charles, IL, Tim Kramp in Bloomington, IL and Ed Anderson received his masters in Interpersonal Communication from Illinois State University (located in Normal, IL, Bloomington’s sister town). They recorded and released their first self-titled studio record in 2004 which was produced by Tony SanFilippo and recorded in analog at SanFilippo’s Oxide Lounge in Bloomington, IL. This began the relationship between BTF and SanFilippo who produced and recorded their next three albums and 2 EPs.

2005 brought the release of Bar Room Semantics which was the first record to receive national recognition in the press from Harp Magazine and AllMusic.com. The band began touring heavily on a national scale in 2006 supporting artists like The Mother Hips, Will Hoge, North Mississippi Allstars as well as playing festivals like South by Southwest, High Sierra Music Festival in California, and 10,000 Lakes Festival in Minnesota.

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lak611 wrote:
May 2009

Great name for a band. I love it!

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ChancesThree wrote:
May 2009

seen them live a year ago and have been listening to them ever since. <3

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iplaylax22 wrote:
April 2009

They're so diverse, you really have to give their catalog some browsing to get a good idea of their sound. Compare Downtime to Home Today. They're awesome! great live show at http://www.archive.org/details/BTF2009-03-26.matrix

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ZondaDeath wrote:
April 2009

Yep it is! A Backyardy interview here: http://www.sleepwalkingmag.com/2009/04/01/backyard-tire-fire/ Cheeers :)

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rdb5c wrote:
September 2008

I appreciate the recommendation to grab the new album on amiestreet.com - I already took such action a few weeks ago.

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keithrichardsfo wrote:
July 2008

Loving the new tracks Tire Fire! Can't wait for the Metro show in September!

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bsearle32 wrote:
April 2008

keith, i wish thats what they sounded like at the show i saw. it's like a completely different band. Maybe I just saw them on Confederate flag night or something.

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keithrichardsfo wrote:
March 2008

I'd have to disagree with you bsearle32 about their live show, they bring it more than almost any trio that I've seen. Check out this show from Madison last month: http://www.archive.org/details/BackyardTireFire2008-02-16

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bsearle32 wrote:
February 2008

vagabonds and hooligans is great, they are horrible live though. like a southern fried confederate hodown, no fun. doesnt sound anything like the album. oh well, at least i have the album.

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oklaura wrote:
January 2008

these guys are amazing!

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Trickle_73 wrote:
December 2007

Never heard of these guys until now... I'm hooked!

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bunnielebowski wrote:
August 2007

the new album is available on itunes too http://ax.phobos.apple.com.edgesuite.net/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/browserRedirect?url=itms%253A%252F%252Fax.phobos.apple.com.edgesuite.net%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewArtist%253Fid%253D85794305%2526s%253D143441

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Feb 12 Backyard Tire Fire Gerstle's, Louisville, KY, Louisville, United States
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Feb 13 Backyard Tire Fire Double Door, Chicago, IL, Chicago, United States
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Feb 18 Backyard Tire Fire The Turf Club, St. Paul, MN, Minneapolis MN, United States
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