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Charlottesville, VA (video by Beyond Atlantic) - Trees on Fire celebrated the release of their debut full-length album, Organica, at the beautiful Jefferson Theatre on April 24, 2010. Back in November of '09, the group played during the venue's grand reopening weekend before a pumped up hometown crowd.

Organica was produced by Rob Evans (Dave Matthews Band, Tim Reynolds Trio) and Eric Heigle and recorded at Haunted Hollow Studios and Dockside Studios (BB King, Taj Mahal, Dr. John, Mark Knopfler, Leon Russell, Sonny Landreth.) The exciting original music captured on the album is only a part of the legacy the group hopes to leave behind as Trees On Fire's members are all deeply embedded in environmental preservation activities.

The commitment of the members of Trees On Fire -- Justin Esposito (keys, violin, accordion, guitar, vocals), Rob Mezzanotte (guitar, sax, keys, vocals), Brian Wahl (bass), Paul Rosner (drums, vocals), and Blake Hunter (guitar, vocals) -- to achieving sustainable practices in our society and Trees On Fires ability to bring people together via song and environmental activism is unmatched. As one enthusiastic listener put it, "y'all are culturized!" Its no wonder these guys eat habanera peppers to get jacked up for a show.

In particular, Trees On Fire focuses on the devastating practice of mountaintop removal mining for coal in Appalachia and the tragic clear-cutting of the Atchafalaya River Basin in Louisiana. As a testament to its commitment, Trees On Fire will donate five-percent of the proceeds from Organica album sales to two organizations dedicated to preserving our invaluable natural landscapes: Atchafalaya Basinkeeper (www.basinkeeper.org) and Appalachian Voices (www.appvoices.org). These dynamic non-profit groups work every day to keep our mountains from being blasted into stream-clogging rubble and our cypress trees from ending up as mulch.

www.treesonfire.com