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Sweet City Slang

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"Gorgeous songcraft with a swagger in its step.”
The blues is unmistakable, but discerning listeners will hear a litany of other influences sneaking into Sweet City Slang’s music. Tito Puente, the Beatles, Rebirth Brass Band…they were all unwitting accomplices in the construction of the thirteen songs that make up the band's debut album, Somewhere Along the Way. It’s the product of a band that’s fascinated by the music around them, yet determined to forge their own path through it.
While traversing all this musical territory, the band is anchored by Philadelphia native Eric Tweed. A blues singer by trade, Tweed is Sweet City Slang’s guitarist and lead vocalist. And in the grand tradition of bluesmen, he weaves tales of good times with bad women, of smooth talking, slow going, and of trying to shine a poetic light on the darker side of love.
The first single, “Girl Like That,” finds the band stomping through the streets of New Orleans and chasing those girls mom warned you about. The song’s undeniable swing, complete with shouts and hand claps, is perfectly complemented by the fantastic trombone work of Pink Martini’s Robert Taylor.
But there’s more to Sweet City Slang than just songwriting. This is also a group of virtuoso musicians who put on a monstrous live show. The stage gives them an opportunity to stretch out take a different approach to their songs. The result is a show that keeps the refined songcraft intact, but adds an insistent groove. It’s music for dancing that couldn’t be further from “dance music.” It’s hobo soul, baby. And the best way to understand it is to experience it.
Sweet City Slang is currently touring in support of their new album, Somewhere Along the Way, which is availible now on CD Baby and iTunes.
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Member Since: 8/7/2006
Band Website: www.sweetcityslang.com
Band Members: Eric Tweed - guitar, vocals
Josh Baruch - drums, vocals
Robert Oseas - bass, trombone, vocals
Ravi Gadad - keyboards, trumpet, alto sax, vocals

Influences: Taj Mahal, Lyle Lovett, Stevie Wonder, Wilco, Ben Folds, Rebirth Brass Band, Kelly Joe Phelps, Norah Jones, The Beatles, Phish, Son House, Little Feat, Radiohead, North Mississippi All-Stars and everybody else.
Sounds Like: Boxcar Funk
Record Label: screamingmuse

My Blog

We’re all up on it

I am, of course, speaking of the KINK FM Local Music Spotlight. Sweet City Slang will be making another appearance as the featured band on Thursday, March 20 at 9:15 pm. A few weeks ago we had th...
Posted by on Sun, 16 Mar 2008 23:32:00 GMT

It’s here, it’s here!

The new live album, Hobo Soul Live, is now available on itunes! It will be an "electronic only" release, meaning you can't buy physical CDs. But those are so old fashioned, anyways. We're hard at work...
Posted by on Sat, 01 Mar 2008 13:04:00 GMT

Our new live album is...

...not quite finished. Sorry. But it's getting close. We have been slaving away, like mad scientists, in our studio, nestled deep in the dark, steaming heart of SW Portland. It's been a very busy summ...
Posted by on Mon, 03 Sep 2007 00:57:00 GMT

SCS on tour

We just finished up our first West Coast tour, and it was great. We came, we saw, we rocked strangers' faces off. To everyone who came out to a show or picked up a CD, we extend our thanks. And, as is...
Posted by on Tue, 10 Jul 2007 00:42:00 GMT

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!!

Hey all,We're going to be recording a LIVE CD on Friday, July 13th at Macadams in Portland!We want you to all come make a bunch of noise on it. So we're not charging a cover.Check our shows page for d...
Posted by on Mon, 07 May 2007 14:00:00 GMT

Band-in-a-box

Sweet City Slang is featured in April 6th's Oregonian, in the "Band-In-A-Box" section. To read the article, CLICK HERE.
Posted by on Fri, 06 Apr 2007 07:48:00 GMT

New review!!

Somewhere Along the Way was recently reviewed in Olympia, Washington's Weekly Volcano. It's online at http://www.sweetcityslang.com/volcano_review.html. We're famous!!!
Posted by on Sun, 25 Mar 2007 19:24:00 GMT

Download us!

Hey everyone, We know what you're thinking: "I sure love Sweet City Slang, but I hate physical CDs!" Well, we've got good news for all you plastic-haters. Somewhere Along The Way is now available fo...
Posted by on Tue, 28 Nov 2006 22:04:00 GMT

What a night!

Thank you thank you thank you to all of you who came out and made our CD release party so much damn fun.Thank you very much a lot.Sweet City Slang
Posted by on Sun, 15 Oct 2006 02:46:00 GMT

It is nearly time.

It is nearly time. All of the last-minute preparations have been made. Everything is falling into place for Saturday's CD release party, and here in the Sweet City Slang camp the excitement is almost ...
Posted by on Wed, 11 Oct 2006 09:06:00 GMT