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Hobo Chang

HOBO CHANG.........help yourself to a slice

About Me

BOOKINGS CONTACT: [email protected] [email protected]

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Member Since: 2/20/2006
Band Website: uk.geocities.com/hobochanguk
Band Members: Fiona Harmon - Vocals
Nick Munt - Guitar
Phil Pain - Keys
Dave Oliver - Drums
Tallulah Ogogo - Bass

Influences: Captain Beefheart, John Coltrane, King Tubby, Lee Perry, Billie Holiday, Love, Tom Waits, Bob Marley, Jimi Hendrix, Howlin Wolf, Janis Joplin, Yabby You, RL Burnside, Glen Brown, James Brown, John Cage, Aphex Twin, Bob Dylan, Steve Reich, John Cooper Clarke,Stone The Crows,Mary Jane Rutherford Towler, Butters, Moondog, The Wailers ,Bessie Smith, Lester Young, Augustus Pablo, Raymond Chandler, Yasmin Levy, Mahalia Jackson, Nina Simone, Bill Evans, Big Mamma Thornton, Leadbelly, Jacques Brel, Hunter S Thompson, Chris Morris, Elvin Jones,Daphne Reynolds Frank Zappa,Paul Mcartney, 13th Floor Elevators...Gary Lucas,Patti Smith,Jeff Buckley,Marlena shaw,Screaming Jay Hawkins,Keats,Sister Rosetta Tharpe,Linton Kwesi Johnson, Peter Tosh,Eric Dolphy,Sun Ra,Charlie Mingus, Miles Davis,Dinah Washington,Moondog,Frida Kahlo,all the bristol crew,Massive,Tricky,Martine, especially Beth Gibbons,Portishead,Bettye Lavette,Sharon Jones,Love,Pollock,
Sounds Like: hobo chang
Record Label: we dont do labels
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Hobos hit Brixton 21st June (with the help of JA ECOSSE)....

We're doin a gig in Brixton next Saturday (21st June) at the Hootananny presented by Ja Ecosse (http://www.myspace.com/jaecosse), with chooons selecta DJ Hectorrr on til late ...  Hootananny can...
Posted by Hobo Chang on Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:48:00 PST

singers that sound amercian then you find out theyre not

hallookay mostly i make a point of keeping my mouth shut about other artists, cause sometimes it can look like sour grapes, even when its not.. but, theres always a but, everyone is intitled...
Posted by Hobo Chang on Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:27:00 PST

review of our tunes by Electric Roulette...

...have done a nice review of us at electricroulette.com
Posted by Hobo Chang on Fri, 11 Jan 2008 02:34:00 PST

live poetry fest with john cooper clarke,martin newell,luke wright,ross sutherland

went to see john cooper clarke, martin newell, luke wright, ross sutherland at the art centre last night.... now we all know poetry is an acquired taste and theres a fine line between being shit,prett...
Posted by Hobo Chang on Sat, 22 Dec 2007 02:11:00 PST

LINTON KWESI JOHNSON ROCKS

went to see l k johnson at the art centre in colchester last night........ was absolutely outstanding, he was reading a selection of his poems that have been published by penguin,,...just him no band...
Posted by Hobo Chang on Sun, 11 Nov 2007 11:13:00 PST

how to make an album the hobo way..part 1

firstly i have to stress, i am extremely lazy with regard to maintaining our blog, i set out with the best intention, but then get lost in checking out cool pages and traxs when im on here and it...
Posted by Hobo Chang on Sat, 31 Mar 2007 07:09:00 PST

viva la france

jazz  wine dub more wine dub,jazz croque madame more dub wine jazz you  ...
Posted by Hobo Chang on Tue, 20 Jun 2006 02:35:00 PST

phil collins is wrong

listen to more beefheart its good for your head see our site for recommendations kats
Posted by Hobo Chang on Thu, 06 Apr 2006 02:07:00 PST

COLCHESTER ART CENTRE GIG

GIG BLOG COLCHESTER ART CENTRE  9.2.06 FUZZFACE/HOBO CHANG/KERRY LEATHAM ANOTHER GREAT NIGHT FOR LIVE MUSIC IN COLCHESTER, HAD THE OPPORTUNITY OF PLAYING WITH THE ABOVE LOCAL ARTISTS, KERRY LEATH...
Posted by Hobo Chang on Mon, 27 Feb 2006 08:21:00 PST

LE CLUB CRUMPET

Club Crumpet, Wivenhoe Football Club, 4 November 2005 Its always a pleasure to play Club Crumpet. Wivenhoe Football Club is a brilliant venue for live bands, the acoustics are great, the bar's cheap a...
Posted by Hobo Chang on Mon, 20 Feb 2006 03:14:00 PST