Geoff Dupree - guitar, vocals
Drew Emmons - bass, Sifl & Olly t-shirts
Jonathan Kollar - drums
Joel Mullins - vocals, piano
Nick "T-Bone" Warrenchuk - trombone, organ, guitar, vocals
Influences
The Beatles, The Kinks, Robyn Hitchcock, Wilco, The Flaming Lips, Elliott Smith, The Rolling Stones, Pavement, Pixies, Jellyfish, Of Montreal, Luna, The Apples in Stereo, Spiritualized, the Velvet Underground, XTC, Elvis Costello, David Bowie, etc. etc. etc.
Sounds Like
Late 60's Beatles and Kinks mixed with some early Bowie and a dash of Queen, all wrapped up with some rowdy screaming rock n roll.
10th Best Rock Band in the 2006-2007 Austin Music Awards
9th Best Indie Band in the 2006-2007 Austin Music Awards
8th Best New Band in the 2005-2006 Austin Music Awards
"It’s not too long before Tammany Hall Machine will transform ordinary people into fanatical British school girls."
--The Austin Independent
“…the band mixes the 60s pop of the Kinks with the art rock of David Bowie to create a refreshing pop sound with rock grit.”
--Austin Music Magazine
“Die-hard fans of purist pop should take this wild ride.”
--Austin Chronicle
“…unapologetically original.”
--Whoopsy!
"…really excellent stuff that deserves to be heard."
--Popbang Radio
“…a rocking group that packs as much punch as a boxing kangaroo with Abbey Road blaring in his headphones.”
--PartyEnds.com
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This is a video for "In a Blonde Wig" made by some college kids in Kansas. Very well done!
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Here's us doing Fixing A Hole off Sgt. Peppers for the 1967 Hoot Night at Ruta Maya
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And here's us doing Day in the Life later for the 1967 Hoot Night at Ruta Maya.
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Tammany Hall Machine began in 2003 as a recording project in a dusty garage in Buda, Texas, and has since grown into one of the most exciting live bands currently inhabiting the Austin music scene. Combining the “sixties pop of the Kinks with the art rock of David Bowie to create a refreshing pop sound with rock grit” (Austin Music Magazine), the band has gained a loyal following and earned a stellar reputation for both its originality and its raucous live shows.
Tammany Hall Machine includes singer-pianist Joel Mullins, guitarist Geoff Dupree, bassist Drew Emmons, drummer Jonathan Kollar, and multi-instrumentalist Nick Warrenchuk, who switches between trombone, guitar, and organ, depending on what the song needs.
The band released its self-titled debut album in December 2004, and the record received rave reviews from a variety of local and national publications. In 2006, Tammany Hall Machine was recognized by readers of the Austin Chronicle as one of the best new bands in Austin, and in April of that year, they toured the Midwest, playing a series of highly-successful shows, including an appearance at the International Pop Overthrow Festival in Chicago, Illinois.
In the 2006-2007 Austin Music Awards, Tammany Hall Machine was voted the 10th Best Rock Band and 9th Best Indie Band in Austin, and both Nick Warrenchuk and Jonathan Kollar received honors for their instrumental ability.
Tammany Hall Machine's second album, Amateur Saw, was recorded by ex-Halley drummer Scott Oliphant and was mixed by Erik Wofford. The album was released on January 26, 2007.
In early 2008, THM opened for The Bangles, played their second SXSW, and were again recognized in the Austin Music Awards. Tammany Hall Machine disbanded right after SXSW so the members could move on to other projects.
Several members of THM, including singer-songwriter Joel Mullins, are now playing together in a new band called The Deaf Ears.
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JOHN LENNON HOOT ROCKNROLL REVIVAL This Sunday, on the April full moon, 4-20 FULL MOON IN SCORPIO Ruta Maya HQ South Austin, TEXAS 6pm-2am
6pm-7:30pm Roots of LENNON Happy Hour with DJs PSYCHOTROPIC (Seattle)
Set times & tune preview - they'll be playing more than one.......
7:30pm LALALAND (with JOEL MULLINS of TAMMANY HALL MACHINE) - "Gimme Some Truth" 7:50pm SUMNER ERICKSON & THE TEXCENTRICS - "Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)" 8:10pm AUGUSTINE (featuring JADE DAY) - "Across the Universe" 8:30pm 3 BALLS OF FIRE - "A Hard Day's Night" 8:50pm LZ LOVE - "Power To The People" 9:10pm THE STORY OF - "All You Need Is Love" 9:30pm THE CHANNEL - "Old Dirt Road" 9:50pm GOLDEN BEAR - "Whatever Gets You Thru The Night" 10:10pm THE BOXING LESSON - "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" 10:35pm NIC ARMSTRONG (IV THIEVES) - "I Don't Wanna Be A Soldier" 10:55pm SHAPES HAVE FANGS - "You Can't Do That" 11:15pm THE BELLFURIES - "Tell Me Why"
11:35pm +++ THE VIET MINH (THE BLACK ANGELS side project) - "Tomorrow Never Knows" +++
12:10am THE TUNNELS - "Working Class Hero" 12:35am RIPE - "Don't Let Me Down" 12:55am A FEW NICE THINGS - "Cold Turkey" 1:15am HACIENDA - "I Call Your Name"
Bleu French Laundry Productions marks this righteous affair as a raucous farewell to it's residency at Ruta Maya HQ. Backlining by Gibson GUITARS. Cover is an $8 steal, $7 student. NO ADVANCED TIX. Portion of proceeds donated to Resistencia Bookstore, for reverence & memory of Raúl Salinas, poet, activist, humanitarian, friend, human. Who needs a reason to rock? Come see JOHN LENNON 12 feet tall. Bring 3 friends. Drink a beer. Shake it up. Rip it up. Ball it up. Think. Come ready ready ready to rocknroll. This is your revival. A Bleu French Laundry Production
Firstly "thanks for the add" as they say.Secondly,i thought you guys were on an indefinite hiatus?Thankfully i thought wrong!Thirdly,i'm over from the UK for SXSW again but have commitments when you're playing your showcase,are you playing any other shows?I get in on Sunday 9th March for a week. Mark-Punk77 UK
so we need to get to know you..big time..hows about you come have a listen to our 2 new tunes and tell us what you think..then we'll tell you what we think???
VOTE DALE WATSON and JOHNNY KNOXVILLE for the CMT Music Awards!!!
DALE WATSON - "Hollywood Hillbilly" (Music Video) Directed by and Starring: Johnny Knoxville We've got some good news! Dale Watson's video for "Hollywood Hillbilly" starring and directed by Johnny Knoxville, has been nominated by the CMT Music Awards for "Comedy Video of the Year."
Also, his music video for "Justice For All" has been nominated for "Supporting Character of the Year" thanks to the role played by James Denton (who many of you know and love from Desperate Housewives).
