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            <title>Festivals &amp;amp; More Festivals!</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[<p>July is festival month for The Trapps!&nbsp; We are pleased to announce that we have 3 great festivals where the band will be showcasing this month. Along with this, the band will debut in Peekskill &amp; Sean &amp; Jason will perform alongside the amazing Todd Rundgren!</p><br /><p><strong>Saturday, July 10th</strong> - <em>12:45PM set on the Village Stage</em> - <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">The Plesantville Music Festival</span></strong>. The Trapps are part of this awesome event with Rusted Root, Jakob Dylan &amp;&nbsp;a host of other terrific artists including our good friends The Erin Hobson Compact!</p><br /><p><strong>Sunday, July 25th</strong> - <em>2:00PM set on the Firehouse Stage</em> - <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">The Rosendale Street Festival</span></strong>. The Trapps return for this awesome 2 day event of music in Rosendale.</p><br /><p><strong>Saturday, July 31st</strong> - <em>7:45PM set on the Green Vibes Stage</em>. <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Gathering of The Vibes Festival</span></strong>. The Trapps have the headlining set on this side stage amidst artists like Bob Weir &amp; Phil Lesh, Umphrey's McGee, Martin Sexton &amp; Primus.</p><br /><p>TODD RUNDGREN SHOW - Sean &amp; Jason will perform as an acoustic duo opening for the legendary one. <strong>Tuesday, July 13th</strong> <em>at the Bearsville Theater. 8:00PM set</em>.</p><br /><p>PEEKSKILL - The Trapps debut here <strong>Friday, July 16th</strong> <em>at 7:30PM</em> <em>at the Beanrunner Cafe</em>. An intimate venue located in the heart of Peekskill &amp; the show was&nbsp;recently highlighted&nbsp;in the NY TIMES listings!</p>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>BIG Shows are here!</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">The Trapps return to NYC&nbsp;this <strong>Saturday, June 26th at 9:00PM at the Rockwood Music Hall.</strong> We had such an amazing time a few months back, so we decided to do it again &amp; it's FREE!</span></p><br /><ul><br /><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">THE TRAPPS LIVE in NYC</span><br /><strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Saturday, June 26th</span></strong><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><strong>9:00PM Sharp - 45 min set</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">FREE SHOW</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Rockwood Music Hall</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">196 Allen Street</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">NYC, NY</span></span></li><br /></ul><br /><p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>CONCERT ALERT</strong></span>: Sean &amp; Jason will be performing as an acoustic duo opening for the legendary Todd Rundgren on July 13th at the Bearsville Theater at 8:00PM.&nbsp; This show will sell out early. </span></span></p><br /><ul><br /><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Tix and information about the show at: <a href="http://www.bearsvilletheater.com"><strong>www.bearsvilletheater.com</strong></a> </span></span></li><br /></ul>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>Review &amp;amp; Radio</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">PRESS</span>: Click the link below to read the latest review of The Trapps "<em>Cheap Seats</em>". This is from the Folk &amp; Music Exchange based in New Hampshire &amp; we are honored to have their attention &amp; support.</p><br /><p><a class="moz" title="This external link will open in a new window" href="http://www.acousticmusic.com/fame/p06411.htm" target="_blank"><strong>http://www.acousticmusic.com/fame/p06411.htm</strong></a></p><br /><p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">RADIO</span>: The Trapps will be live on the airwaves in early June. Check the list below to find out where &amp; when &amp; remember, you can stream these stations online <em>anywhere in the world</em> to hear some new material from the bands upcoming 3rd album.</p><br /><p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Wed June 9th</span> - 8AM Live on 100.1 WDST </strong><a href="http://www.wdst.com"><strong>www.wdst.com</strong></a></p><br /><p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Wed June 9th</span> - 12PM Live on 91.3 WVKR </strong><a href="http://www.wvkr.org"><strong>www.wvkr.org</strong></a></p><br /><p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Fri June 11th</span> - 10PM Live on 100.7 WHUD </strong><a href="http://www.whud.com"><strong>www.whud.com</strong></a></p><br /><p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">LIVE</span>: The Trapps want to cordially invite you to "<strong>An Evening with The Trapps</strong>" at the Howland Cutlural Center on Saturday, June 12th at 8:00PM in Beacon, NY.&nbsp; This is an historic building with incredible acoustics &amp; we encourage fans/friends to buy tickets early at: <a href="http://www.howlandculturalcenter.org"><strong>www.howlandculturalcenter.org</strong></a></p>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>Cold Spring &amp;amp; More</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>COLD SPRING</strong></span>:&nbsp; The band will make its long awaited return to Cold Spring this Sat at Whistling Willie's on Main Street. We encourage early arrival here as it gets jammed to the rafters. The band will be previewing some new material from their upcoming 3rd album. <strong>Show starts at 8:30PM</strong>.</p><br /><p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">AN EVENING OF CREATIVE VOICES</span></strong>:&nbsp; Sean will be hosting a songwriting workshop for students&nbsp;that will be capped off with an intimate evening performance led by Sean, including Highland &amp; New Paltz High School students, performing "<em>An Evening of Creative Voices</em>". Talented students will perform songs and poetry - many in front of a live audience for the very first time! The event is <strong>Wed, May 26th from 6-8PM</strong> at the Mudd Puddle Cafe in downtown New Paltz at the Water St Market. It is open to the public.</p><br /><p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">VIDEO</span></strong>: The new video for HOPE off of "Cheap Seats": <a href="http://www.youtube.com/thetrappsband" target="_blank"><strong><span style="font-size: small;">www.youtube.com/thetrappsband</span></strong></a></p><br /><p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>RACE</strong></span>:&nbsp; The Schenker family will once again host the <strong>3rd Annual Bruce Schenker Memorial 5k Run/Walk on Saturday, June 12th at 9:30AM</strong> at the Gilded Otter in New Paltz, NY. To register for the event, make a donation or to become a sponsor, please visit the race website: <a href="http://www.turtleeagle.org/" target="_blank">www.turtleeagle.org</a></p>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>&amp;quot;HOPE&amp;quot; - OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: medium;">"HOPE" IS HERE</span></strong>.&nbsp;</p><br /><p>We are grateful to Neil Moreno (<em>director/producer</em>) and his entire crew at Blizzard Productions for all of their hard work &amp; dedication to this project. This video would not have been possible without him on our team.</p><br /><p>Click the link below &amp; enjoy&nbsp;The Trapps&nbsp;debut music video:</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/thetrappsband" target="_top">www.youtube.com/thetrappsband</a></p>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>MAJOR CONCERT ANNOUNCEMENT</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">THE TRAPPS SET TO PERFORM AT GATHERING OF THE VIBES 2010</span></strong><br />The Trapps will perform at this year's GATHERING OF THE VIBES music festival. The Trapps will perform on Saturday, July 31st on the "Green Vibes Stage" at 7:45pm. GOTV is an amazing music festival with an incredible line-up including Primus, Jimmy Cliff, Martin Sexton, Assembly of Dust, Umphrey's Mcgee, Little Feat &amp; The Radiators&nbsp;to name just a few. The Trapps are honored to be a part of this historic event. Details, tickets and info at: <a href="http://www.gatheringofthevibes.com/" target="_blank">www.gatheringofthevibes.com</a></p><br /><p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">VIDEO</span>:</strong><br />Awaiting the final cut for the video of our song "Hope". We should be receiving it any day now. Keep checking the webiste as an official announcement is very close.<br /><br /><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">STUDIO</span>:</strong><br />The Trapps are entering the recording studio in June &amp; July to begin recording their 3rd album. No working title as of yet, but be sure to keep a close eye on our facebook &amp; home-page, as we plan on utilizing YOU, our friends &amp; fans, to help us make this next album.</p><br /><p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">RACE FOR A CAUSE</span>:</strong><br />As many of you know, Sean's father, the late <em>Dr. Bruce Schenker</em> passed away a few years ago. As a way to heal &amp; bring the community together, the Schenker family created a 5k Run/Walk in his honor. This year, the <strong>3rd Annual Bruce Schenker Memorial 5k Run/Walk will be held on Saturday, June 12th at 9:30 PM @ The Gilded Otter in New Paltz, NY</strong>. A portion of the proceeds will go to the Children's Carousel Fund as well as an Art Scholarship for children. Runners, walkers and families are encouraged to participate. To register, sponsor/donate &amp; for details please visit: <a href="http://www.turtleeagle.org/" target="_blank">www.turtleeagle.org</a></p>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>New Paltz Regatta &amp;amp; a Return to Cold Spring!</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[<p>The month of April&nbsp;is quiet for&nbsp;the band, but there is plenty going on in the valley of The Trapps...we expect the finished cut of our first-ever music video for our song <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">HOPE</span></strong> some point this month &amp; we are thrilled to be one step closer to releasing it to the world very soon.&nbsp; We are indebted to Neil Moreno,&nbsp;of Blizzard Productions, for the amazing talent &amp; direction he provided in producing this for us.&nbsp; Having Neil on our team has been nothing short of a blessing.</p><br /><p>Currently, the band is in the studio working and arranging songs for their untitled 3rd album release.&nbsp; Hard to believe that The Trapps are turning the corner on nearly 9 years together so there is much to look forward to! Be sure to check the website often &amp; be on the lookout for a major concert announcement near the middle of this month - we're keeping it a secret until mid-April when the final festival line-up is in effect!</p><br /><p>In the meantime, here's a couple GREAT shows to mark down that we have coming up in May:</p><br /><p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Sunday, May 2nd</span></strong> - The New Paltz Regatta, downtown New Paltz&nbsp;- 1PM-4PM. The Trapps will perform all day long while local residents float on their self-made rafts down the Walkill!</p><br /><p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Saturday, May 15th</span></strong> - Whistling Willies, Cold Spring, NY - 8:00PM-11:00PM. The Trapps finally return to Cold Spring to tear the roof off the place again!</p>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>Radio &amp;amp; Video</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Trapps will be hitting the airwaves this week in support of their upcoming hometown show at the <span style="text-decoration: underline;">High Falls Cafe Saturday, March 20th at 8:30PM</span>. Tune in your radio dials or stream&nbsp;'em live.&nbsp;We will also be shooting our first music video this week in NYC. The band will be shooting at Smash Studios in Mid-town Manhattan. The video will be for the song "<strong>HOPE</strong>" off of&nbsp;the critically acclaimed&nbsp;new release <em>Cheap Seats</em>. The band is also in the process of <em>pre-production</em> for, what will be, our 3rd album. No official set release date yet, but there are a whole bunch of new songs &amp; ideas being fleshed out in the recording studio on a weekely basis.</span></span></p><br /><p><strong>TUESDAY, MARCH 16th - 6:30PM</strong><br /><em>91.3 WVKR</em><br />The Trapps will be the live "in-studio" guests on WVKR's <em>Hudson Valley Rag Shop</em> program.<br />Tune in to 91.3 FM or stream it live at <a href="http://www.wvkr.org/" target="_blank">www.wvkr.org</a> <br />&nbsp;<br /><strong>FRIDAY, MARCH 19th - 8:00AM</strong><br /><em>92.9FM WBPM</em><br />The Trapps will be the live "in-studio" guests on <em>The Jack &amp; Andre In The Morning Show</em>. <a href="http://player.streamtheworld.com/_players/pamal/?callsign=WBPMFM" target="_blank">http://player.streamtheworld.com/_players/pamal/?callsign=WBPMFM</a></p>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>The Trapps Fly The Friendly Skies!</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Flying High with The Trapps</span></strong></p><br /><ul><br /><li>The Trapps are thrilled to announce that their song "Lullaby" off of <em>Cheap Seats</em> is going to be featured on ALL International Flights on Lufthansa Airlines In-Flight Music Series starting in March and lasting for 3 months.&nbsp;The song will be played thousands of times for travelers using this airline.&nbsp;The Trapps&nbsp;are one of only a few independent artists to have been afforded this amazing opportunity.&nbsp; Who knew when Sean wrote the song about his future daughter that it would be joining so many folks traveling the world!</li><br /></ul><br /><p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Elmore Magazine</strong></span></p><br /><ul><br /><li>The Trapps would like to extend a very heartfelt "Thank you" to our good friend Kay Cordtz who wrote a terrific review for the band in this months (March) Elmore Magazine. Elmore Magazine is a national music publication based out of NYC &amp; The Trapps new CD <em>Cheap Seats </em>is not only reviewed in this current issue, but they share the FRONT COVER with Alice Cooper!&nbsp; The issue is not yet available online, but we'll keep you posted on when it pops up.</li><br /></ul><br /><p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Music Video</span></strong></p><br /><ul><br /><li>The band is excited to announce that they will be shooting their first, official music video on Friday, March 19th in NYC at Smash Studios.&nbsp; Our friend Neil, at Blizzard Productions, is developing the video &amp; shoot speifics for the song HOPE. We hope to have a version of it up on our site by April. We'll keep you posted!</li><br /></ul>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[<p>We are excited to share yet another "overseas" review for our new record Cheap Seats. This review came today from a popular English based E-Zine called Leicester Bangs. You can read the full review here at this link: <a href="http://www.leicesterbangs.co.uk/feb10-21.html"><strong>www.leicesterbangs.co.uk/feb10-21.html</strong></a></p><br /><p><strong>NYC FANS of THE TRAPPS</strong>&nbsp;- <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>NYC CD RELEASE SHOW</strong></span>!</p><br /><ul><br /><li><em><strong>SATURDAY, FEB 27th @ The Rockwood Music Hall</strong></em>. 8:00PM - 45 min set</li><br /><li>FREE entry - no cover charge!</li><br /><li>Rockwood Music Hall, 196 Allen Street, New York, New York 10002 - 212.477.4155</li><br /></ul>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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