Posts Tagged swing
new music: Tin Cup Serenade
Posted by Amy Steele in Music on April 21, 2013
who:
Eric Garland (drums)
Safa Shokrai (upright bass)
Rolf Wilkinson (vocals)
Larry Leight ( trombone )
Pete Cornell (saxophone)
from: San Francisco
sound:
combines jazz, calypso and swing. All flowy dresses, dark suits and cha-cha. makes you feel like you’re right in a film. emotional story-telling through horns, upright bass and melancholy vocals. mid-tempo songs. A mellower version of 90s band Squirrel Nut Zippers.
album: Tragic Songs of Hope [out April 23, 2013]
label: Tin Cup Serenade Productions
my picks:
“Limbo Jazz”
“Sunny Oakland Day”
“Money is King”
purchase at Amazon: Tragic Songs of Hope
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Larry and His Flask: music review
Posted by Amy Steele in Music on September 24, 2012
who:
brothers Jamin (drums/vocals) and Jesse Marshall (Double bass, harmonica/ vocals)
Ian Cook (lead vocals/guitar)
Dallin Bulkley (guitar/vocals)
Kirk Skatvold (mandolin/vocals)
Andrew Carew (banjo/vocals)
from: Bend, Oregon
sound:
Infuse punk, ska, swing and rock for high-energy exuberance. hip attitude. Great live show. Caught them opening for Frank Turner. Actually thought they were from Ireland.
EP: Hobo’s Lament out September 25
label: Paper + Plastick
my picks:
“Big Ride” makes me think of Reel Big Fish meets Squirrel Nut Zippers
“Swing”
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