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Appearance ######
Appearance ###
Boston Blues Society's "Blues Challenge 2009"
--- Semi Finalist
Boston Phoenix/WFNX 2007 BEST MUSIC POLL
--- Local Blues Act / Runner-up
Independent Music Conference Immie Award
--- Artist of the Year
Boston Blues Society's "Blues Challenge 2004"
--- Semi Finalist
WMWM 91.7FM Battle of the Bands 2004
--- Winner
Massachusetts -
Ryles Jazz Club, Harper's Ferry, House of Blues,
TT the Bears, Hard Rock Cafe, Ryles Jazz Cafe,
Chili Head BBQ, Church, Dodge Street Grill,
Lucky Dog Music Hall, Hotel Vernon Ship Room,
Milky Way, Granite Rail Tavern, Club Passim,
The Notorious R&R Five Star Dive Bar,
Chicken Bone Saloon, ChitChat Lounge,
Bulfinch Yacht Club, Baseball Tavern,
Sea Note, Kitty O'Shea's, Mount Blue,
Hap Tea Bar, Sally O'Brien's, Red Rock,
Michael's Harborside, Collins Colonial Cafe, Asgard,
Next Page Cafe, Linwood Grill, Midway Cafe,
Lizard Lounge, Abbey Lounge, Plough and Stars,
Sky Bar, Beachcomber, Honey Fitz, Red's Bar & Grill,
Improv Asylum, Coffee Dole's, Roosevelt,
O'Brien's, Kirkland Cafe, Ralph's Diner and more!!
New York -
Kenny's Castaways, Baggot Inn, Blaggards Pub, The Annex, Lion's Den,
Alphabet Lounge,The Luxx
New Jersey -
the Buffstones, Espresso Joe's
Maine -
Port City Music Hall
Vermont -
Pleasant Valley Brewing
Rhode Island -
The Call, Century Lounge
New Hampshire -
the Barley House
Pennsylvania -
Abilene, Tokio Ballroom, Club 218, Fergie's, Pep Grill
Music Conference Showcases -
Independent Music Conference in Los Angels, CA (2008)
NEMO Music Festival in Boston, MA (2006)
NXNE(North By North East)Music Festival in Toronto, ON (2006)
Independent Music Conference in Philadelphia, PA (2004)(2005)(2007)
Millennium Music Conference in Harrisburg, PA (2004)
Indianapolis Music Conference in Indianapolis, IN (2003)
Midwest Music Conference and Film Festival in Lexington,KY (2002)
Cutting Edge Music Business Conference in New Orleans, LA (2002)
### Cover Songs ###
All Your Love
As The Years Go Passing By
Baby Please Come Home
Baby What You Want Me To Do?
Before You Accuse Me
Bell Bottom Blues
Blue Suede Shoes
Break Away
Cotton Fields
Crossroads
Crusin'
Dead Flowers
Dock Of The Bay
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
Down On The Corner
Drift Away
Fire
Freight Train
Further On Up The Road
Get Rhythm
Gloria
Going Down
Going Down The Road Feelin' Bad
Good Times
Happy Birthday/When the Saints Go Marchin' in
Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
Have You Ever Loved A Woman?
Help Me
Here Comes The Sun
Hoochi Coochi Man
Hound Dog
I Got Loaded
I Got My Mojo Workin'
I Heard It Through The Grapevine
I Won't Back Down
Iko Iko
I've Just Seen A Face
It's All Over Now
Jambalaya
Jersey Girl
Knockin' On Heaven's Door
Key To The Highway
La Bamba
Last Fair Deal Gone Down
Let Me Love You Baby
Let The Four Winds Blow
Little By Little
Little Wing
Lonely Avenue
Long Black Veil
Looking Out My Back Door
Members Only
Merry Christmas Baby
Midnight Special
Mustang Sally
Mystery Train
Nadine
Never Make Your Move Too Soon
Night Time Is The Right Time
People Get Ready
Hey, Pocky A-WAy
Pretty Woman
Proud Mary
Reconsider Baby
Roadhouse Blues
Rockin' In The Free World
Rockin' Me
Rollin' and Tumblin'
Route 66
Run Run Rudolph
San-Ho-Zay
She's About A Mover
Shake Your Money Maker
Sittin' On Top Of The World
Slippin' And Slidin'
Snatchin' It Back
Stand By Me
Stay
Sultans of Swing
Sweet Virginia
Tennessee Waltz
That'll Be The Day
The Stumble
The Weight
The Voodoo Music
Thrill Is Gone
Travellin' Band
Tumblin' Dice
Tupelo Honey
Tush
Up On Cripple Creek
Walking Blues
Whatever get you through the night
What's Going On?
What's So Funny 'bout Peace, Love, and Understanding?
Why Does Love Got to be So Sad?
Wild Night
Willi And Hand-Jive
Wonderful Tonight
You Can Have My Husband(But Please Don't Mess With My Man)
You Can't Do That
### Past News ###
>>>CD Release Party!!<<<
TOKYO TRAMPS will host an Official CD Release Party on Sunday, January 24 at the Sally O'Brien's in Somerville, MA!!
With the special guest, Twang 'em High and the Weisstronauts, it's going to be a great show!!
The party starts at 8pm!! Please come and join the party even though you already had a copy of "With These Hands"!!
There will be food, new t-shirts, beer, and live music!!
>>>2007 BEST MUSIC POLL!!<<<
In 2007, TOKYO TRAMPS was nominated for Boston Phoenix/WFNX 2007 BEST MUSIC POLL (Local Blues Act Category)!!
Thanks to our friends and fans, we ranked at 2nd runner-up.
Please go to BestMusicPoll.com (http://www.thephoenix.com/bmp) to see all result.
Thank you again!! This is great!!
>>>NEMO Music Festival!!<<<
TOKYO TRAMPS was selected for the showcase of the NEMO Music Festival 2006 which was
held September 28 ~ 30 in Boston, MA!! TOKYO TRAMPS played at the Plough and Stars in Cambridge
(912 Mass Ave., 617-576-0032) on Friday, September 29 at 10pm!! Good to have a blast in Boston - our hometown!!
>>>We are in!! Timberman Triathron CompCD!!<<<
Thanks to your support, TOKYO TRAMPS was selected for the Timberman Triathlon Festival Compilation CD!! Thanks again to everyone who voted for us!!
CD were distributed to the Triathlon athletes, volunteers, and others at the festival on August 18-19 in Gilford, NH !!
>>>NXNE!!<<<
TOKYO TRAMPS was invited to the showcase for the North By North East Music and
Film Conference and Festival!! Canada's largest music event! TRAMPS' showcase
is scheduled on June 10(Saturday) , Midnight at the Silver Dollar room ( 484
Spadina Avenue, Toronto,On 416-763-9139), Toronto's premier Blues club !! Wow,
we were so excited about it !! Please let your friends in Toronto know !! This
is a big event!!
>>>New Album!!<<<
TOKYO TRAMPS has released their 3rd album, "Lucky Jive Will Cme Home On King's Road"!
Please visit www.cdbaby.com/tokyotramps2 or www.indiegate.com/tokyotramps to purchase it!!
>>>Club Passim!!<<<
TOKYO TRAMPS participated in ANNUAL STREET PERFORMERS BENEFIT SHOW at the Club Passim on
Monday, January 16(Martin Luther King Jr. Day)! There were many great artists performing.
All proceeds to be donated to the Harvard Square Homeless Shelter.
It's right on 47 Palmer Street in Cambridge, MA, just a few minutes walk from Harvard Square T Station!
>>>"Your Roots Are Showing" series!!<<<
Every month, you will find some great bands at this series - "Your Roots Are Showing"!! TOKYO TRAMPS got
an opportunity to take its stage on Friday, September 23 at 10pm!!! At the Century Lounge, 150 Chestnut Street, Providence, RI.
For more information about the "Your Roots Are Showing" series, please visit www.lucky57.com!
>>>Tri-State Tour #2!!<<<
As TOKYO TRAMPS participated in Independent Music Conference 2005 which was held at
Sheraton Society Hill Hotel in Philadelphia, PA(One Dock Street) from September 1 to 5,
it became their 2nd Tri-State tour. Thursday, September 1 at the Alphabet Lounge in New York (104 Avenue C. 212-780-0202),
Friday, September 2 at Fergie's Pub (1214 Sansom Street, Philadelphia, PA 215-928-8118),
Saturday, September 3, at the Espresso-Joe's Coffee House(50 West Front Street, Keyport, NJ,
then September 4 at Fergie's Pub again. TRAMPS met many new people, and had a lot of "happenings"!!
>>>Yukiko was on Net Live!!<<<
Yukiko has been performing with a kind of metal band, TROLL (www.trollrock.com). They performed at the Locobazzuka last year(this year will be too!!).
TROLL performed a LIVE Internet broadcast, on April 17th, at 8pm EST on eaTV at: EvolvingArtist.Com!!
>>> A new Tramp !!<<<
Our drummer Toshio Tanaka is in India now to deepen his study of drumming. He
will be back in the States sometime in late April. Until then, we got Akihito
Yoshikawa, another great drummer from Japan! He already performed in December
at Dodge Street Grill, and everybody loved him!! So, if you haven't seen him
yet, please come to any of our shows in February&March!!
>>>The very first live show in Tokyo !!<<<
Believe it or not, TOKYO TRAMPS never had a show in Japan so far…….
Now, three of us took a flight back home in December/January, spent some time
with family, then on Saturday, January 8, 2005, TRAMPS had a special appearance
in Tokyo, Japan!!! Our original member, Kaoru Suzuki on drums, who went back
to Japan in 2002, joined us!! Many of our old friends came to see us, so, it
was a big reunion in many ways!! The Show was 7:30pm`10pm, at Velvet Sun (Sunrise
Building 1F, 3-47-21, Ogikubo, Suginami-Ku, Tokyo, Japan)!!
>>>Tri-State Tour !!<<<
TOKYO TRAMPS went out on a tour in Tri-State area on Labor Day weekend!! TRAMPS
had a Five-nights-in-a-row shows!! Starting on September 1 (Wednesday) at Lion's
Den in New York, September 2 (Thursday) at Alphabet Lounge in New York, September
3 (Friday) at Buffstones in Hamilton, NJ, then, as a part of the Independent
Music Conference, September 4 (Saturday) at Abilene and September 5 (Sunday)
at Tokio Ballroom in Philadelphia.
>>>TRAMPS won the WMWM Battle of Bands !!<<<
TOKYO TRAMPS had become the winner of WMWM Battle of the Bands! The final was
held on Saturday, July 31. The prizes are a Pignose Stratcaster, a custom made
banner and T-shirts, a video production certificate, gift certificates for Guitar
Center and a drum shop, et cetra.
>>>Blues Challenge 2004! <<<
TOKYO TRAMPS was selected for the 2004 Boston Blues Challenge band competition!
The Boston Blues Society has been presenting this competition since 1987. Past
winners are: Susan Tedeschi, The Radio Kings, The Matthew Stubbs Band, and so
on. TRAMPS performed at the Harpers Ferry (158 Brighton Ave., Allston, MA tel:
617-254-9742) on Friday, July 2, for the semifinal round. Well, TRAMPS couldn't
proceed to the final, but there were overwhelming good feedback. Thanks all
who supported TRAMPS!! It was a great experience!!
>>>Metronome Magazine October 2003 issue Cover story<<<
Brian Owens, the publisher/editor of Metronome magazine interviewed Satoru and
Yukiko, and its article is in the October issue. If you can't find a copy, we
will send a text to you via email!!
>>>Bound For Glory<<<
Our new album, "Bound For Glory" was released on June 5, 2003. It's
a 10-song CD, featuring Bound For Glory, Betty Queen, Tchaiko, and so on. If
you need more information, please contact us via e-mail : tokyotramps@hotmail.com!!
Our first album, Long Way From Home, is also available!!
>>>"Bound For Glory" is available @CDbaby!!!<<<
Please visit www.cdbaby.com/tokyotramps to purchase our second album "Bound
For Glory"!! You can also listen to each track by Real Audio, and write
reviews - just click the "write a review" links at the bottom of Tokyo
Tramps CDbaby page. Enjoy!! --- This CD is also featured now in two different
CDbaby STYLE/GENRE
GALLERIES:
http://www.cdbaby.com/style/173
and
http://www.cdbaby.com/style/14