Hailing from the Land of Rising Sun (Japan), TOKYO TRAMPS is a group of American roots music fanatics. The musical journey started when Satoru Nakagawa (guitar/vocal) left Japan to go to Louisiana searching for the spirit of Rock'n'Roll. Soon he found the key, Blues. Yukiko Fujii (bass/vocal) left a lucrative job in Tokyo and took a giant step following her heart to play American music. Then in 1999, TOKYO TRAMPS was born in Boston. 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."..... Satoru says, “American music changed our lives. We are creating something very unique and exciting. We are making our dreams come true every time we play.” They are extensively performing in New England area and had released 7 original albums. The latest, "If I Die Tomorrow" is a unique mix of Jimi Hendrix guitar sound and New Orleans modern funk.
Irresponsibles
The Irresponsibles are an alternative, indie rock group from the South Shore. Their sound is melodic, hook laden power pop in the tradition of groups like the Beatles to XTC. They've had several albums released and enjoyed a successful run from the 90's into the early '00's.
After winning "Musician Magazines: Best Unsigned Band In The USA" contest, they grabbed the interest of guitar wizard Adrian Belew who is know for his iconic work with Frank Zappa, David Bowie, King Crimson, and Talking Heads, just to name a few. Mr. Belew produced the band's album "When Pigs Fly" and brought the Irresponsibles as his support act on national tours.
While not a current full time band now, the members have all stayed in the music scene and have gone onto other musical endeavors and projects, separate and together. They also have enjoyed regrouping to play occasional shows and special events over the years.
Playing with Fire
Worcester, MA group, Playing With Fire combines classic hard rock with beautiful ambient guitar. PWF draws inspiration the likes of Highly Suspect, Porcupine Tree, Pink Floyd, and Caspian to create a larger than life sound. Two Weeks, the bands first EP was released in November of 2016. The EP featured songs like Hostage, which takes powerful story like lyrics, and blends them to a catchy musically complex melody. The bands sophomore effort will be released in early 2018. PWF is comprised of singer and lyricist Abbey Basile, Guitarist Carrick McCullough, Bass player Taeo Johnston, Keyboard player Tucker Mitchel, and Drummer Nick Adams.
Formed in 2013, the members of Playing with Fire (P.W.F.) are all between 16 and 18 years old and come from Worcester, MA. They’ve been selected as the band for the 2017 All You Got Tour, and they won the 2016 RADAR award for New England’s top youth band at the Hard Rock Cafe in Boston. They were also a top six finalist in the all-ages, NE Indie Rock competition. The five-piece band combines classic hard rock with beautiful ambient guitar music and the melodies and lyricism of the talented Abbey Basile – that’s the sound of Playing With Fire.
Middle Street
We have been together for years and feel its time to start trying to perform locally. And hopefully we can make it into PorchFest. And we are also very passionate about music
John Gains
Jon graduated from the New England Conservatory of music with a degree in Jazz Performance on trumpet, while also taking voice and piano lessons as a non-major. He is currently a member of the historic jazz vocal group the Four Freshmen, and when not on tour performs his own music in the Boston area.
Whiskey Barrel Band
We're a Rock and Roll band based out of Boston MA. Check out the page below for some studio tracks and live recordings. EP and lives dates coming soon.
Duality
Acoustic /synth duo covering pop and underground hits from 7 decades of rock 'n' roll
