Satoru Nakagawa-Guitar/Vocal
Yukiko Fujii-Bass/Vocal
Kosei Fukuyama-Drums/Vocal
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Influences
Satoru Nakagawa is the main songwriter of the band. His influences are Muddy Waters, B.B.King, Taj Mahal, Ray Charles, Fats Domino, The Band, CCR, The Rolling Stones, Los Lobos, Bruce Springsteen and on and on !!
Sounds Like
Gumbo!!
All the mixture of Roots, Blues, Gospel, Rock&Roll!!
Our music won't be categorized in one genre. Just listen to our music and watch these video!!
We always deliver positive messages!!
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Hailing from the Land of Rising Sun (Japan), TOKYO TRAMPS is on a mission to deliver joy and excitement of true American music, Blues and Rock'n'Roll. American music has a tremendous power to make three Japanese come down here. The musical journey started when Satoru Nakagawa left Japan to go to Louisiana searching for the spirit of Rock'n'Roll. Soon he found its father, Blues. Yukiko Fujii left a very lucrative job in Tokyo and took a giant step following her heart to play American music in America. Kosei Fukuyama had a dream of becoming the best drummer. His ambition is to hit the big time in America. These three had a chance to meet in Boston, where American revolution started. Satoru took its name TRAMPS from his early idol, Bruce Springsteen's song, Born To Run - "Tramps like us, baby, we were born to run." Coming to a foreign land, not having home or families, traveling from place to place searching for the best sounds of America, what else can we do to make our dreams come true except playing for a Rock'n'Roll band?
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The venues they played were :
Massachusetts - Harpers Ferry, House of Blues, TT the Bears, Hard Rock Cafe, ChiliHead BBQ, Dodge Street Grill, Lizard Lounge, Abbey Lounge, Plough and Stars, Church, Sea Note, Asgard, Midway Cafe, Kirkland Cafe, Next Page Cafe, ChitChat Lounge, Roosevelt, and many more!
New York - Kenny's Castaways, Baggot Inn, Blaggards Pub, Lion's Den, The Annex, Alphabet Lounge. New Jersey - the Buffstone's. Pennsylvania - Abilene, Club128, and the Tokio Ballroom. Rhode Island - The call. New Hampshire - the Barley House. ........and many many more!!
The band has participated in the showcases at :
Cutting Edge Music Business Conference in New Orleans, LA and Midwest Music Conference and Film Festival in Lexington, KY in 2002, Indianapolis Music Conference in Indianapolis, IN in 2003, and Millennium Music Conference in Harrisburg, PA and Independent Music Conference in Philadelphia, PA in 2004, 2005 and 2007. In 2006, NXNE Music & Film Festival in Toronto and NEMO in Boston, MA. Most recently in 2008, Independent Music Conference in Los Angels, CA.
A few examples of the band's appearances in local media are :
Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Boston Magazine, Metronome magazine, Soundcheck Magazine, The Noise Magazine, WAAF, WFNX, 92.5 The River, WMWM 91.7FM, AOTV, WIN-TV, and so on.
TOKYO TRAMPS was selected as one of the semifinalist for the Boston Blues Society's "Blues Challenge 2004." TOKYO TRAMPS won the WMWM Radio Battle of the Bands 2004.
TOKYO TRAMPS toured to Japan and had a big show in Tokyo in January 2005.
TOKYO TRAMPS has released four albums : the first one "Long Way From Home" in July 2000, the second one "Bound For Glory" in June 2003, the third one "Lucky Jive Will Come Home On King's Road" in May 2006. The latest one, "TOKYO GUMBO," has just released in September 2008.
TOKYO TRAMPS in Los Angels - Fall 2008
ALL RIGHT Thank You TOKYO TRAMPS for once again playing the Garage Nite QUINCY LOVES the TOKYO TRAMPS see you on july 16&17 at the Quincy Side Walk Sale geezer
Early reviews say: From the opening AC/DC inspired groove of “Cocaine” , a wickedly arranged cover of J.J. Cale’s narcotic classic, Black Robot serves instant notice with their self-titled debut that not only do they have it, they damn near destroyed the laboratory to get it. This mechanical/musical beast was conceived and constructed for the divine, ultimate destruction of brain cells, ear fibers and false perceptions about what it truly means to rock as if our very survival as a race depended on it. -Lonn Friend
Hey, Sorry we had to miss the Battle o' the Bands, but my father had an unexpected trip to the hospital which kept us on the Cape. All's well now. Hope you guys ripped it up!
some of geezers review Whoop-tee-do MAY GARAGE NITE/JUNE IN THE MAKING Category: Music Wow ! what a Good Garage Nite we Just had, The Quincy Piano Man Joey Fingers warmed up the early crowd of Musicians musiclovers and Regulars at the Rail Thanks to Jerry and Pizza Chef Bob for supplying great free pizza to the early birds we covered the pool table and Bob layed out 6 tasty pizzas for the the garagies to enjoy, Joey fingers had a Great set and started at 8:00 warming the Crowd up with his Piano work and everyone dug his version of the warren z. song Carmalita , Jeff Crane Played a solo Acoustic Set that I really enjoyed I really got a Kick out of the Classic Ruins Tune "Kid you're All right By Me" brought me right back to Chets last Call Jeff is an excellent Guitarist and hope to have him come out again soon. Next Up was your Quincy Home boys Geezer Deluxe which was a blast for me playing with Both my Brothers ( Vile) Bill Donnelly as usual on the Bass and Rocking and my Brother Chuck Donnelly Filling in on Drums with about one and a half practices and that's all he needed I was in Geezer heaven jumping on chairs banging my Guitar knowing my two Brothers were the rhythm section I could get away with anything with them as back up just like the good old days late 70's early 80's, I'm Proud of my Brothers Bill and Chuck Great players Great Guys, Up Next, Jesse Ahern & Friends Jesse George and Tom had a great set of rocking Country really sounded Great and everyone was digging it to the last song and wanting more, Ten Foot Pole Cats just Back from a Midwest Tour played their usual Fantastic set and if you want a good review of the pole cats check Vile Bills of them playing the garage the last time they were here, they brought the nite's energy up even more with raukus Guitar harmonica and howlin Growlin moanin and Drums great Drums the Nite was taken home by the Tight and Polished Tokyo Tramps who are Just Unbelivea
Tokyo Tramps Thank you for Ruling the Garage you made it a Fun nite of Great Music, Your so easy to work with and play so well it really is a Pleasure working with you thank you greedygeezer
Summer is near and so is the Harvest! Get ready for a jammin' good time as the music echoes across these beautiful Ozark Mountains! Tickets are on sale now!
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