The Tin Men

The Tin Men have a brand new CD and it will be available for the first time WEDNESDAY APRIL 10 at DBA. It's called "Avocado Woo Woo" and was produced by the legendary John Porter (Buddy Guy, BB King, The Smiths...). Show starts at 7.

Buy it here!

We are leaving on Wednesday to do a 2 week run of shows around the city of Lyon. We will be hosted by the Zozophonic Orchestra, who have been so kind as to set this all up. Vive L'étain!

Yes it is actually happening...the Tin Men are going in the studio at the end of August to make our long-overdue 3rd studio CD. This time around we will be working with producer John Porter and we couldn't be more excited. Come join us for a tune-up session at the Saturn Bar Thursday Aug 16 at 10pm.

The Tin Men will be at the Oshkosh Waterfest Thursday July 12 at 6pm. Also appearing are Marcia Ball, The Alex McMurray Band and the Davis Rogan Band.

Can you believe it? Looks pretty good, you've got to admit. The Tin Men would like to thank the responsible parties. Bill Malchow and his gigulator spearheaded the overall nuts and bolts aspects and the always-happening Kourtney Keller handled the various aesthetic stuff. Of course hats are off to our long-time Web Guru Bob Nawrocki who set the site up to begin with all those decades ago, and who has so generously donated so much time to keeping the various sites up (and patiently fielded nitwit questions from computer illiterates like the Tin Men) over the years. A Million Thanks to you all...

The Tin Men are traveling to New York City to appear at the Association of Performing Arts Presenters showcase at The Bitter End. Here's the lineup.

Sasha Masakowski & Musical Playground/ 8PM
Tin Men/ 9PM
Grayson Capps/ 10pm
Jamie McLean Band/ 11PM
The Iguanas/ Midnight
Honey Island Swamp Band/ Late Set- 1AM

open to the public! advance tickets available http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=3375645

APAP website http://www.apapnyc.org/Pages/default.aspx

THE VALPARAISO MEN'S CHORUS
is proud to present
An Evening of
SEA SHANTIES
at the
SATURN BAR
3067 St. Claude Ave.
9th ward, USA
11pm on the night of
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 2, 2007
View Show Poster

Great Blog entry and video of the Chaz Festival.
Look for the May 11 entry.  Here

Great Offbeat article on Matt Perrine and his new disk.
A Heavy Load by David Kunian
1-Jun-07

"LOUISIANA MUSIC FACTORY—The small stage of the Louisiana Music Factory is packed to the edge with musicians. Matt Perrine leads an aggregation of musicians from almost every walk of New Orleans’ musical life to promote the release of his first record, Sunflower City."

Check out Matt's Myspace and here's how to
get your hands on Sunflower City from LMF

Back to New Orleans, Gently - Tin Men - Mentioned in New York Times Article

Southern rock downtown and McMurray continues his run - Nola.com

Sounds of Vitality for New Orleans - Cool Audio slide show from New York Times.
(Check out slide #8)

The Tin Men will be playing the great state of New York in June.
Go check out the Tour page for all the details. New York Summer Tour Info

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Alex McMurray

info@alexmcmurray.com
www.chazfestival.com

FIRST ANNUAL CHAZFEST COMES TO THE NINTH WARD

In response to overwhelming demand to hear some of New Orleans finest musical talent in a festival setting, the first ever Chazfest will be held on Thursday, May 4 at The Truck Farm-- 3020 St. Claude Avenue in Americas own Ninth Ward. The fun begins at 12 noon and carries on all day until 10:00. Along with a veritable whos who of bands that wont be playing at the other music festival taking place in New Orleans at the beginning of May (as well as a couple that ARE!) there will be food served up hot and wet by The Joint, as well as Chef Yvette Yates (of Rio Mar). Weve even got port-o-lets.

Heres some of the acts that will be featured:

MORNING 40 FEDERATION, 007, TIN MEN, HOT CLUB OF NEW ORLEANS, THE HAPPY TALK BAND
KIRK JOSEPHS BACKYARD GROOVE, INGRID LUCIA, SHATZY, AND MORE!!!

CHAZFEST - THURSDAY, MAY 4 12:00 NOON10:00 PM

THE TRUCK FARM 3020 ST. CLAUDE AVE. NINTH WARD NOLA
MUSIC, FOOD, SUNSHINE, CHEAP BEER, TOILETS

Come see it here, cuz you can't see it There.

Between that 'other festival's' two weekends - Thursday 4-May-06 at "The Truck Farm"
Come on out and get yer Chaz On!
All you need to know right - here

Concert Friday October 14th 2005
All-star musical lineup includes the Tin Men, Coco Robicheaux, and other special guests
Friday 14-Oct-2005

ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y.-Jazz at Bard presents a benefit concert for the victims of Hurricane Katrina on Friday, October 14, featuring New Orleans musicians the Tin Men, Coco Robicheaux, and special guests. The suggested donation is $20. The concert begins at 8:00 p.m. at Bard College’s Olin Hall.

Concerned about friends in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina, Bard alumna Raissa St. Pierre ’87 was only too eager to help Tom Thayer organize a concert of New Orleans bands. Thayer, from Tivoli, New York, owns the club DBA in New Orleans, which is a mainstay of the music scene on Frenchman Street on the edge of the French Quarter. “Tom had a tour he was lining up and thought Bard would be a great place to bring these bands,” says St. Pierre. “And let me tell you, we can’t wait!”

Jazz at Bard (founded by St. Pierre and Sheila Moloney ’84) is sponsoring the concert to benefit musicians from this great city whose history of heart-and-soul music has given millions of people tons of joy and happiness the whole world over. “New Orleans needs our help and we want to give whatever we can and keep on doing so until the city and its people are back in their homes and on their feet,” says St. Pierre.

“These are world-class musicians who epitomize the New Orleans music scene and its strong tradition of supporting a great variety of music,” says Moloney. “It will be a very special evening! We hope that the Hudson Valley community will join us and support efforts to raise funds for hurricane relief.”

For further information, to purchase tickets, or for reservations, call 845-758-7456,
e-mail jazzatbard@bard.edu, or visit www.bard.edu/jazzatbard. Reservations and advance ticket purchase are recommended.

About the Musicians
Coco Robicheaux, the son of Choctaw and Cajun parents, spent his early years between his native swamplands of rural Ascension Parish, Louisiana, and the French countryside. Forming his first band at 13, by age 15 he was playing New Orleans' famed Bourbon Street, and signed his first record contract with the Mississippi J. B. Label in 1965. He joined with Orleans Records in 1994 and released the highly acclaimed Spiritland. His Louisiana Medicine Man was awarded Best Blues Album by a Louisiana Artist in 1998 by Offbeat magazine. His latest release is Yeah, U Rite! produced by Robicheaux’s own label, Spiritland Records. He has played every New Orleans French Quarter Festival since 1995, and faithfully delivered his mojo soul for 10 consecutive years at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. In addition to his New Orleans gigs, Coco has performed in California, Colorado, Texas, Florida, New York, South Carolina, Australia, Germany, and at the Montreal and Nice Jazz Festivals, and has perfomed with musical legends including Johnnie Cash, Gatemouth Brown, Dr. John, John Lee Hooker, Herbie Hancock, James Brown, Keb Mo, Willie DeVille, Mighty Sam McClain, and just about every New Orleans musician.

The Tin Men are one of New Orleans’ most interesting and exciting bands. Consisting of Alex McMurray on guitar and vocals, Matt Perrine on sousaphone and washboard, and Chaz Leary on washboard and vocals, the band has riveted audiences with its own brand of music. Those who caught their late night performances during the 2002 Jazz Fest season hailed the group as “the best thing seen during Jazz Fest.”

Go check out all the details on the Tin men - 'Shows' Page.
Come on out so we can Confuse and Enlighten you.

"Only in New Orleans could an album featuring jazz guitar, washboard, and tuba—and those instruments only, save for an occasional short-order cook’s “order up!” bell—be most notable for its songwriting."

read more on OffBeat...   or locally here...

Hey folks. Welcome to the new Tin Men Web Site - www.tinmenmusic.com.

The Tin Men now have thier own site! (no more red-headed step child band, no sir-iee). We will still be sharing information with Washboard Chaz's site, and Alex's new site, but we feel that the Tin Men are standing on thier own now.  The coolest part will be that there will finally be song clips up for the Tin Men cds.

Also we’re working on the photos page for all you aficionados out there. If you have a picture to post on the site, send it in to info@tinmenmusic.com.

Bear in mind that the site is under a bit of construction. Thanks for your patience but drop a line anytime with complaints/comments etc.

I also have under construction new web sites for my other band 007 and my solo stuff.
check out the beta versions at:
007 - www.007rocksteady.com
Alex McMurray - www.alexmcmurray.com

"The album, though, features the band at its irrepressible best. Recorded over four days last September and October, it explores New Orleans' musical forms in original songs or covers that touch on jazz, blues, R&B and rock. The Tin Men cover Danny Barker's "Palm Court Strut," the Dirty Dozen's "Blackbird Special," and McMurray's "The Ballad of Cap'n Sandy," which tells of the darkly funny drinking life of the character McMurray played while working in a Japanese theme park for six months. That sense of humor and the band's unique instrumentation unify Freaks for Industry. "

read more from gambit...  or locally here...

An evening of mayhem, rum and song has been scheduled for Saturday, April 21 at the Saturn Bar, located at 3067 St. Claude Ave in glamorous Bywater USA. Come and see, for their first public appearance, The Valparaiso Men's Chorus as they perform your seafaring favorites! Thrill to the robust and ribald maritime sounds of yore! The action begins at 10:30.

And for the first time ever available ANYWHERE!

THE CD! 
THE VALPARAISO MEN'S CHORUS--GUANO AND NITRATES!

Check out The Valparaiso Men's Chorus MySpace

Tin Men now have thier very own MySpace page!
Check it out at www.myspace.com/tinmenmusic