I really what Tin Pan do and how they do it because their grove draws very strongly from the pre-world-war-two era when blues and jazz and R&B were all part of the same rich musical stew. Tin Pan is a self described street band that often plays in Central Park and the New York Subway system as well as indoor club dates. Having now heard their 2008 CD entitled, “Hound’s Tooth” I have to say I can’t improve on how they describe their sound: As Ray Charles and Tom Waits hanging out on Bourbon Street.

Here’s the link to hear the podcast.

A note of personal satisfaction: this is the first time I’ve ever heard myself play guitar on the radio!!! Murphy decided to put on “Please don’t let me go!” which features me doing my thing on the guitar. Dave Yantorno would be proud. HaHaHAHAHA I feel awesome about it!

Everyone loved you guys last night! We got so many positive comments and practically everyone was up on the dance floor. I was expecting you to be great, but you surpassed my expectations. Thanks for a memorable evening!

It’s called “Salty Dog Bues N Roots” and according to Salty: “It don’t get a ride if it ain’t got that vibe!” I would love to embed here but the best I can do is this link.

We show here in the company of Los Lobos, John Lee Hooker and Chris Whitley! Love this podcast. Yum, salty.

“If the Sea Was Whiskey” gets a play after about an hour in.

Enjoy!

We just got a great review for hound’s tooth and one of our singles from a web site called Gulf Coast Music Review. It seems we made quite an impression. Here’s the review in full:

Between Selengut’s trumpet, especially when he puts the mute on and Zeniuk’s reed playing, you would swear you were in the 20s or 30s, they blend so well together. One of the best examples of the play between and blending of, reed and horn is “My Life Will Be Sweeter”. Don’t get me wrong, now, Hyde and Maness do a fantastic job on guitar and bass as well, just listen to “Gambler’s Blues”, but its still that mournful trumpet playing and the raspiness of the reeds which meshes so well with the raspiness that is the “trademark” of a blues singer’s voice that really make it a blues band. Oh, Hell, Tin Pan is just a great Blues band, period! Tin Pan’s music has such good “hooks”, you just feel compelled to sing along!

Unfortunately I don’t run into many blues bands, fortunately, however, I found Tin Pan! Tin Pan has got to be one of the best modern days blues bands around! All I want to do when I hear Tin Pan’s music is close my eyes and let it transport me to another era. Gangsters, the depression, prohibition, Elliot Ness! All the things that marked the “roaring twenties”! Blues music always gave me time to reflect on my life, too.

To a great blues band which captures the essence of a bygone era, I give 10 stars and a “thumbs up”!

I lost my voice this week. I actually enjoy loosing my voice. I caught a cold from being in airplanes with snot filled screamers and returned from my tour with Gato Loco all sinussed up. Cut to singing six sets a day with Tin Pan and now I have no voice left. I sang a wedding last night with no voice whatsoever. Zoo was teasing me cause my falsetto squeak was “a white noise approximation of in tune.” Thanks. Kick a man while he’s down. But I do like singing and talking with no voice. I feel like the pain involved in doing it makes any expression a struggle and lends the instant sonorous resonance of passion to even the most banal sentences. “Good morning, baby. How bout you make me some breakfast.”

Been starting to get some internet air play… We got on a pod cast or two this week: Bandana Blues with Beardo and Spinner. Beardo seems like a cool guy and I like his chilled out demeanor. I could easily see myself spinning yarns with this guy in a bar. Sometime soon. You hear me Beardo? Next time you’re in New York, I’m buying! Also thanks to Beardo for introducing the show with a Bill Hicks clip. One of my favorite comedians. Also for including us on a radio show next to idols like Willie Dixon and Albert King. YES! Also check out Freddie Roulettes version of Sidewinder on this podcast. Holy awesomeness!
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Starting this week we’re also on the playlist at the Blues and Boogie Station and the Dirty Dog Blues Station alongside Muddy and John Lee Hooker.

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