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Trashcan Joe

About Me

Trashcan Joe plays original old-timey jazz, ragtime and blues on home-made instruments. They have just released their third CD, Real Life, which may be purchased at shows or at CDBaby . They can be seen every Wednesday night 8:30pm - 11:30pm at the Moon & Sixpence, located at NE 42nd St. and Tillamook in the Hollywood area of Portland. We'd love to see you there!

For booking, contact [email protected] . Thanks!

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Member Since: 4/4/2006
Band Website: http://www.trashcanjoe.com/
Band Members: Capt. James Cook - trashcanjo
Jason Wells - cornet and zob stick
Mike Danner - accordion and canorgan
Arthur Parker - trash bass
Kyrstyn Pixton - vocals, washboard, kazoo
Influences: Fats Waller, Duke Ellington, Hoagy Carmichael, Louis Jordan, Thelonious Monk, Mills Brothers
Sounds Like: -Ragtime vocal Jazz with lyrically modern social statements
-Golden garbage treasure trove of trashy articulations
-Flea-Bop, Halfway House Music, Hobo Intellectual, Bum-Rap
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

Real Life is finally finished.

After, what, a year or something, our third CD, Real Life, is mixed, mastered, and being duplicated as I write this. Jason Wells, our cornet player, did all the audio work at his studio, Audiowells, ...
Posted by on Fri, 06 Oct 2006 15:01:00 GMT

Monday Happy Hours at Alberta St. Pub in May

See Trashcan Joe Mondays in May at the Alberta St. Public House. We'll be playing 6:30pm-8:30pm. This is in addition to the usual Wednesday nights at the Moon & Sixpence, but more convenient for NoPo ...
Posted by on Mon, 24 Apr 2006 21:22:00 GMT