Music
The best kept secret in music
Press
This band has no press
Discography
Currently looking to record. We do have some audio tracks on our mySpace page (not terribly great quality).
Photos
Feeling a bit camera shy
Bio
"5 Cent Coffee is as delightful as a Bing cherry dipped in battery acid," quotes one audience member. We've partnered with a lot of sf bay area ukulele scenesters to participate in ukulele tribute shows like Ukey Stardust and Purple Uke...but our own shows are very blues, new orleans, cabaret sounding events. We recently played the Maker Faire in San Mateo and the promoter was thrilled with our energy and our dynamic set.
One of our biggest projects to date has been the concept show of taking Tom Waits songs and putting them on cheap instruments:
Interview with the East Bay Express, Jan 24th 2007
music.eastbayexpress.com/searc...ns.php
Interview with the SF Chronicle on Jan 26th 2007
www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi
And that is our goal - old fashioned organic sounds - that old jug band, skiffle feel. An old fashioned Americana, yet new. We coined the term "neo-skiffle" to try to describe what we're doing. One of our songs features vocals on a megaphone, a bass line, and a chain repeatedly picked up and dropped.
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