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About Me

5 Cent Coffee is an eclectic trio dedicated to organic old fashioned sound; an amalgamation of a by-gone nation, mixed with the fresh scent of a smile or the wail of a lament.

Ukulele driven original material with stand up bass and melodeon - throw in a washboard, a kazoo - some junk, an old shoe, wear a grumpy hat, cry a tear or two, and you’re there by the side of an old dusty highway...

Check out our article in the SF Chronicle! March 20th, 96 Hours section http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/03/19/ NS71VLE37.DTL

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Music:

Member Since: 6/20/2006
Band Website: fivecentcoffee.com
Band Members: Smitty "Spitshine" Delacroix, Ukulele, Banjo-Uke, Guitar, Washboard, Megaphone, Vox

Doodles LaRue, Melodeon (Ms. LaRue is proud that the button accordion she plays was signed by the Tigerlillies) Washboard, Chain, Kazoo, Ukulele, Vox

Slick Macoy, Bass, Baritone Ukulele, Vox

Visit our website for more info: www.fivecentcoffee.com
Influences: Tom Waits, Rube Waddell, the Tigerlillies, Mark Growden, Bingo, Tin Men, Charles Bukowski, Nick Cave, PJ Harvey, Dresden Dolls, Blind Willie Johnson, Lotte Lenya, Leadbelly
Sounds Like: Dirty ukulele blues with howling vocals; sometimes a sad accordian wails, sometimes your toe taps to a twang. Moody and candy-like, we write songs that cast you back into another time. We are inspired by sounds as diverse as the clang and thump of old jug and skiffle bands and early 20th c. American music to Kurt Weill and Lottie Lenya to Tom Waits, Nick Cave, and the Tigerlillies.
Record Label: Duck on Bike
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Bourbon & Beans reviewed in the East Bay Express!!!

Click here:http://www.eastbayexpress.com/music/local_licks/Content ?oid=717609
Posted by 5 Cent Coffee on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 01:18:00 PST

Japan!!!

Alrighty! Here's the super quick reader's digest version of the trip. It was pretty much jam packed and putting things into a chronological order has been a challenge, but I'll do it for you because I...
Posted by 5 Cent Coffee on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 04:31:00 PST

5 Cent Coffee in JAPAN!

Konichiwa! Dear friends and fans! We here at 5 Cent Coffee headquarters are very excited to bring some Neo-Skiffle Junkyard blues to the empire of Japa...
Posted by 5 Cent Coffee on Wed, 02 Apr 2008 04:12:00 PST

5 Cent Coffee in the SF Chronicle today!

Go buy one and check out the 96 hours section. A big half page column! And/or check out the Article on SFGate: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/03/19/ NS71VLE37.DTL...
Posted by 5 Cent Coffee on Thu, 20 Mar 2008 09:04:00 PST

Bourbon & Beans Avaiilable at these fine stores!

Ask for Bourbon & Beans at these fine locations: Amoeba Records 1855 Haight St San Francisco, CA 94117 You’ll find us in the Rock Section under "Five Cent Coffee" (we’ve got our own...
Posted by 5 Cent Coffee on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 03:50:00 PST

Bourbon & Beans CD!! Available on-line!

Hey kids You can get your very own copy of Bourbon & Beans (our debut album) on-line @ www.fivecentcoffee.comDo it!!!-Spitshine
Posted by 5 Cent Coffee on Mon, 11 Feb 2008 12:32:00 PST

The 5 Cent Coffee Story

Once upon a pea soup night in the frosty autumn of Nebraska, the wind-chill screamed the name of Omaha through tweed sport coats and Styrofoam coffee cups. The bus...
Posted by 5 Cent Coffee on Thu, 10 Jan 2008 09:46:00 PST