Last spring we participated in the Washington, DC 48-Hour Film Project. We teamed up with Dave Nuttycombe of the City Paper to write the theme song for Travesty Films' entry, "Den Forgpagter Hus." Dave wrote the lyrics, we wrote the melody and music, and we recorded it at Scary Clown Studios with Phil Steveson. The song ended up winning "Best Original Song"!

Leigh-Anne Dennison documented the recording session and took some fantastic photos--they're in a new photo album on our myspace page.

We are very excited to announce that we've been invited to play a showcase at the prestigious NXNE (North by Northeast) music conference in Toronto! We'll be playing at the Gladstone Hotel on June 8 at 10 pm.

We just found out that all 5 songs on our EP, Lost in Pennsylvania, are Honorable Mentions in Billboard's 2005 Worldwide Song Contest! The songs are among the top 1500 out of thousands of entries from around the world.

There is a very positive review of our show with Frog Holler this past Saturday at IOTA in the Style section of Monday's Washington Post. Check it out!!

Lots of new press for The Hickories in March--from The Washington Post, Washington City Paper, Music Monthly and the website Collected Sounds. Check out our website for the links and/or text.

Hey friends - We just added a show in NYC to our schedule: Saturday, April 29 at Pianos NYC at 9 pm. We'll post more info as soon as we get it....

We're excited to have been chosen to be a part of this year's Six Points Music Festival! Not only that, but we will be playing at the State Theatre, which we've never played at before--and it's a pretty cool club. We're one of 40 bands out of about 200 applicants. The line-up for the show we're playing on Friday, April 7 is Emmet Swimming, Getaway Car, the Taylor Carson Band and us (we're opening the show).

Fronted by the charismatic presence and unmistakable voice of Michelle Volpe, the Hickories write tuneful songs that are hard to forget. "Killers" builds to its climax as Mike Conner's ever-tasteful guitar work punctuates the crescendo with harmonics and twang. "Drown" is the perfect vehicle to showcase the group's serpentine harmonies, while the title track is a mid-tempo road trip taken in an old car for old time's sake. It's beautiful, leisurely and familiar; the Hickories at their finest and the ultimate headphone track of the band's debut. "1965" offers some vintage guitar sounds and superb fuzz-bass tones, but it is below their ultimate potential. To close this wonderful debut EP, "Heather Lane" is a slice of '60s-inspired pop that sounds simultaneously fresh and retro. --David Cotton, February 2006

We have been nominated for 3 Wammies, the Washington Area Music Awards!! We're nominated for Roots Rock - Duo/Band, Roots Rock - Recording, and Michelle is nominated for Roots Rock - Vocalist. If you're a member of WAMA (wamadc.com), please vote for us! The winners will be announced at the State Theatre in Falls Church, VA on February 20. Wish us luck. :)

Thanks to everyone who came out to IOTA last night for our official CD release. We filled the place to capacity and there was great energy in the room. It was the most fun I've ever had at a show. All I can say is that we have the best fans ever. Thank you again! Michelle