Today’s strange but true story . . . Right at the end of one of our sets today in Central Park, Clifton points over to a guy who looks suspiciously like Rupert Murdoch. “That has to be Rupert Murdoch.” We were standing up by the Read More …
Author: Jesse Selengut
Our New Bio
Big-ups to Ben Lazar who recently wrote us a great Bio for our press kit. Ben runs a blog called A Deeper Shade of Soul that has all kinds of fun, yummy, rock and soul downloadables and cogent commentary to boot. So, a public thank Read More …
Blindfolded and Horny
Clifton must live vicariously through the pleasure others get from going shopping for musical instruments. He always seems enthusiastically down for the pursuit of new and interesting and good sounding instruments. Hell, last year he drove Stefan all the way to Indiana to buy a Read More …
Best Buy Live
Pictures are probably worth a thousand words and this show was a strange and beautiful thing. I am proud that our little album is now available in Best Buy stores all along the east coast and wherever we may travel! Hopefully this will all amount Read More …
My Frankie Manning Story
I only met Frankie Manning once but he made a huge impression on me the same way that any seemingly enlightened individual will make. The context: I was taking swing dance lessons at Sandra Cameron in 2001. I had been there about six months and Read More …
MarieBelle Sweets
We all had a great time last night at MarieBelle Sweets. This room is something else. No wonder those Lincoln Center guys are so attracted to it. Acoustically, it is really happening. You can whisper and everyone there will hear you. Think about that for Read More …
Tin Pan Accepts Residency
Happy to announce that we will be performing every Monday night for two months straight (July and August) at Pete’s Candy Store in Williamsburg. This is a very special room that they made out of what appears to be a boxcar. The stage is and Read More …
Stompology addendum
Some new info and an incriminating photo of actual Edward Forty-Hands participants. Please see the following update: http://tinpanbluesband.com/wordpress/?p=440
Stompology
A completely tiny post written from the cargo hold of a rental moving van. Clifton is Dj-ing, Rob is driving, Stef is laying on his back, groaning with his head resting against the bass. We’re driving to Ithaca to do radio show and then a Read More …
San-day in Central Park
Such madness! All the stars aligned to make this a perfect day: the first beautiful day after many days of rain, the first Sunday in April. My family was in town and I had my sisters, brother and little nephews to share the day. This Read More …