What is Screaming Trees?
{{Infobox musical artist | Name = Screaming Trees | Img = Screaming Trees (1980s SST promo photo).jpg | Img_capt = Screaming Trees in the 1980s | Img_size = | Landscape = yes | Background = group_or_band | Alias = | Origin = [[Ellensburg, Washington|Ellensburg]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], [[United States|U.S.]] | Genre = [[Grunge]], [[neo-psychedelia]], [[alternative rock]] | Years_active = 1985-2000 | Label = Velvetone, [[SST Records|SST]], [[Sub Pop]], [[Epic Records|Epic]] | Associated_acts = [[Queens of the Stone Age]], Purple Outside, [[Solomon Grundy (band)|Solomon Grundy]], Gardener, VALIS, Musk Ox, [[Truly]], [[The Dark Fantastic]], Mark Pickerel And His Praying Hands, [[Skin Yard]], [[Mad Season (band)|Mad Season]], [[Tuatara (band)|Tuatara]], [[The Gutter Twins]], [[Kyuss]] | URL = | Past_members = [[Mark Lanegan]]<br>Gary Lee Conner<br>Van Conner<br>Mark Pickerel<br>Barrett Martin }} '''Screaming Trees''' were an American [[grunge]] band from [[Ellensburg, Washington|Ellensburg]], [[Washington]]. The band was formed in 1985 by brothers Gary Lee Conner and Van Conner. The band formed because the members had an interest in the [[Punk rock|punk]], [[Garage rock|garage]], and [[classic rock]] genres in high school. They released their debut album, ''[[Clairvoyance (album)|Clairvoyance]]'', on February 13, 1986. The band gained fame from the early 1990s grunge movement along with bands like [[Alice in Chains]], [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]], [[Stone Temple Pilots]], [[Soundgarden]] and [[Pearl Jam]]. The band broke up in 2000.<ref>{{cite web|title=AllMusic Bio|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/screaming-trees-mn0000312353|publisher=[[AllMusic|Allmusic]]|accessdate=2013-01-19}}</ref> ==Band members== *[[Mark Lanegan]] - lead vocals, guitar (1985–2000) *Gary Lee Conner - guitar, backing vocals (1985–2000) *Van Conner - bass, backing vocals (1985–2000) *Mark Pickerel - drums (1985–1991) *Barrett Martin - drums, percussion, backing vocals (1991–2000) *[[Donna Dresch]] - bass (1988, 1991) (touring) *S