The Giving Tree Band's third full-length and most recent release, "The Joke, The Threat & The Obvious," spent multiple weeks on various radio charts (peaking at #15 on the Roots Music Report and #39 on the Americana Airplay Chart). The album also helped the band earn widespread acclaim and feature stories in popular music publications such as American Songwriter, Acoustic Guitar (March 2011 "Player Spotlight" and Feb 2011 "Best Acoustic Albums of 2010"), The Deli Magazine ("Best Emerging Artists of 2010") and Relix Magazine (Nov 2010 Artist "On The Verge"). The songwriting has been best described as having "Dylanesque imagery, John Prine-like aphorisms, and Abbey Road-era Beatles overtones" (The Bluegrass Special). The band's regular touring has included performances at major music fests such as Wakarusa and Philly Folk Fest and at premier venues including the House Of Blues and the Kennedy Center. The group has shared the stage with dozens of top acts such as The Avett Brothers, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, and Bela Fleck and the Flecktones. The GTB is currently working on a fourth studio album and will also be featured on a benefit compilation album entitled "Home on the Range" alongside such artists as Chrissie Hynde, Yoko Ono, Moby, Matisyahu, and Nellie McKay.