Bio 

 ( ( ( t r e m b l i n g e a r t h ) ) )

Live 2010

Blues/Jazz/Rock

"a NOW approach to live rock, crazy guitar, song and magic"

  Trembling Earth is a old band, brand new to the Chicago, IL music scene. Founded in Athen, GA, the band has performed over a decade, down South, and across the upper Mid-West.

This power-trio delivers exciting and unique live Original Psychedelic Blues Rock n' Roll. 

  Trembling Earth, is lead by guitarist-songwriter John Heath. John is backed by several brilliant musicians filling in on drums and bass in rotation:

Timmy Slats (drums), Jake Samson (drums), Johny Arredono (drums), David McMann (drums), Chris Lafave (bass), Dave Patack (bass), M. Lipson (bass/sax), Drew Freiberger (drums/bass), Tom Sheppaerd (drums), Chip Lind (drums), Derek Keyes (bass)

  Trembling Earth,founded by John Heath, at The Georgia Theatre in Athens, GA "Day Out Of Time All-Star Jam" 7-25-2000

  John Heath is a native of Waycross, GA. He started playing music in Tallahasse, FL during his freshman year of High School at the age of fifteen. On returning to Waycross in 1989 to finish High School he began playing blues and rock with friends from his childhood who then excelled at their instruments. John credits players such as Les Dell, Mickey O'Brien, Brad Wilson, Joey Walthour, and especially Brad Williams and Keith McAlum with pushing him as a player to really lay down some "mean licks" and to develop a psychedelic approach to melodic phrasings. This all happened at Brad Williams house on Booth St, and there were never any live shows only parties.

  John's first performance was at Spring Fest at Young Harris College.

  While enrolled at school at Southern Polytechnic State University he began playing open-mics at Eddies Attic in Decatur, GA. "I knew college was not leading me in the right direction, I needed to live an artist lifestyle, write a bunch more songs" he states.

  In the summer of 1997 John moved to Athens and debuted his first band at an event called COOL THANG. This band featured Rob Hearndon of KRILL and Kain Stanley of Cosmic Charlie. In 2000 he formed APPALACHIA, an acoustic ensemble featuring Kristin Williard on flute, and Mark Garner on hammer dulcimer.

   John derived the name from "Okefenokee Swamp" (located near Waycross) which translates to "Land of the Trembling Earth".

TREMBLING EARTH played shows in and around Athens from the Summer of 2001 to the Fall of 2002. In 2004 John reappeared playing solo shows with a whole new catalog of songs. He debuted some of them at Athfest2004. In January 2005, he went from playing pizza joints to playing the Georgia Theatre in March 2005.

In the Summer of2005 John Heath relocated to Michigan and toured via Greyhound bus, taxi, and train. After playing open jams at TC's Speakeasy in Ypsilanti, MI, John made aquaintences of various other musicians. By October 2005 John put together a new line-up for TREMBLING EARTH.

The line-up changed a few times while Trembling Earth built draw in and around the metro-Detroit area.  In the Fall of 2008 John relocated to Chicago.  By early 2009, John found local session players to work with.  John and Trembling Earth are currently had at work breaking their way into the Chicago music scene.