The Tin Can .44s

Doors: 8pm-12am
Entry Price: £4 advance / £6 door
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THE TIN CAN .44s

The Tin Can .44s are a four piece band on the low side of the road with one foot in the gutter. Their music is inspired by the mythology of The Blues, the storytelling of folk music, the melodies of jazz and the dancing of ‘jump’, Swing and Rock ‘n’ Roll. The Tin Can .44s’ live sound is simple and effective: a traditional guitar trio lead by ‘Electric Slim’ Phil Overton is driven home by the powerful, dirty harmonica of ‘Boxcar’ Joe Strouzer. This four piece band take no prisoners, holding their ability to improvise over strong, dance rhythms of all kinds very close to the chest.

The ethos of the band was set when Electric Slim met Boxcar Joe in the witching hour, down a dark alley in Soho. Clapping time to Boxcar Joe’s howling harmonica, Slim sang about nothing but hard times laced with more poison than he could ever want. In his songs you can learn about the perils of wearing a dead man’s coat, the insanity drawn on the inside of his eyelids, why a certain girl should come see him after the show, and how a guitar riff can stitch you up better than any doctor.

Influences: Bob Dylan, Tom Waits, Jack White, Louis Armstong, Howlin’ Wolf,WilliDixon, Son House, Miles Davis, Nat Adderley, Wes Montgomery…

Come down and celebrate with them as they take the Jamboree faithful through a rousing final curtain call!

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J.D. SMITH

.” Sounds like an Elvis for the modern era” – 8/10 The Music Magazine
” Fascinatingly bareboned rockabilly gothique.” Bugbear bookings

J.D. Smith is a one man, Essex raised, London based Blues slide player that over the past four years has played more than 800 shows nationwide and in central Europe which includes support slots with Jarvis Cocker, Richard Hawley, Duane Eddy, Wanda Jackson, C.W. Stoneking, Boz Boorer, Vic Ruggiero and William Elliot Whitmore.

J.D.’s debut album, ‘A Jukebox Riot,’ was released in August 2007 and was produced by Darrell Higham while also featuring a guest spot from Imelda May. The follow up, ‘Hey, Rube!!!,’ was released in February 2009 and he is currently in the process of finishing up his third album to be released in early 2011.

J.D.’s brings a fresh take upon an old style that he’s hoping will bring something different to the music scene so with some Blues, Punk, slide and stomp J.D. will play anywhere, anyplace and anytime.