Perhaps some of you remember the Portland, Oregon band Trumans Water?
www.trumanswater.comwww.myspace.com/trumanswaterThey caught my attention back in 1992 when John Peel played their debut LP
Of Thick Tum in it's entirety on his R1 show.
They are really rather good, but they don't exactly play 8-bar blues. They are quirky to say the least, definite one-offs.
UK Dates
30/01/08 : The Racehorse Pub - Northampton (UK)*
31/01/08 : Fibbers - York (UK)*
01/02/08 : Clwb Ifor Bach - Cardiff (UK)*
02/02/08 : Westhill Centre - Brighton (UK)*
03/02/08 : Mr. Wolf's Noodle Bar - Bristol (UK)*
04/02/08 : Barfly - Glasgow (UK)*
05/02/08 : The Cluny - Newcastle (UK)*
06/02/08 : 93 Feet East - London (UK)*
Hell I was gonna come back to the UK and work some but they play Hamburg on the 26th Feb. There's no way I'll miss Trumans Water.
On a recommendation note: I'd go for their 1st LP/CD
Of Thick Tum. If anyone owns a 1st pressing LP copy (these were handmade and coloured in w/crayons and bit's/bobs of whatever stuck on it; seemingly by retarded children - every copy was different) I'd like to buy it.