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Hullo folks!

As you can tell from John’s magic wee film, we are ready to record our sixth L.P. The songs are written and we are looking at studios, producers, and the like. Soon there will be a bunch of stuff available for pre-order and all that jazz. Thankfully, John will be making more films that will help guide us all through this period, so keep yer eyes peeled! Between you and me, I reckon this album’s gonny be a beauty!

We thank you for your patience, and look forward to entertaining you soon!

Love,
Paul

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the band would like to thank everyone for their continued support – coming to gigs, buying music, following us on the official website and message board, facebook, twitter, etc.

as a way of saying thanks, every few days through the end of the year, we will post a video from our concert at the fuji festival in japan on july 25, 2009. that’s basically where we kicked off our in the music tours – 5 of them over the following 18 months!

“i wish you’d met her”

“morning star”

“easy read”

“easy on the eye”

“all the dark horses”

“in the music”

“prisons”

“send for henny”

“oranges and apples”

“people”

“weightlifting”

“the engine”

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merry christmas from the trashcans! here’s our take on a classic perry como tune. best wishes to all of you and we’ll do what we can to see you in the new year.

you can download an .mp3 of the song for free by control-clicking or right-clicking on this link.

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linn records has licensed a studio master quality version of in the music, which is now available for download. studio master recordings are superior quality digital recordings (24 bit and 96 khz vs 16 bit and 44 khz for a normal cd).

also, on december 2, they are offering a one day only, free download of the studio master version of “oranges and apples.” enjoy!

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trashcan sinatras concerts are now available for purchase as digital downloads!

shows from the 2009-2011 tours are now available. the shows are “bootleg quality”, the same recordings that were available on trashcan sinatras usb sticks immediately after each show.

more information on each group of concerts:

2011 (march) north american acoustic tour – recorded using a stereo soundboard feed. each show has been indexed and edited into individual tracks. each track generally starts when the song is introduced or 1-2 seconds before the band starts playing. the tracks are unmastered and are from the same recording available for purchase on memory sticks after each show.

2010 (october) usa acoustic tour – recorded using a stereo soundboard feed. each show has been indexed and edited into individual tracks. each track generally starts when the song is introduced or 1-2 seconds before the band starts playing. the tracks are unmastered and are from the same recording available for purchase on memory sticks after each show.

2010 (june) usa tour – recorded using a real-time mix of a stereo soundboard feed and high quality ambient house microphone. each show has been indexed and edited into individual tracks. each track generally starts when the song is introduced or 1-2 seconds before the band starts playing. the tracks are unmastered and are from the same recording available for purchase on memory sticks after each show.

2010 japanese tour – recorded directly from the soundboard. the show is unmastered and comes as one 192 kb/s .mp3 file (approximately 120-140 mb).

2009 uk tour – recorded directly from the soundboard. the show is unmastered and comes as one 192 kb/s .mp3 file (approximately 120-140 mb).

2009 usa tour – recorded using a high quality ambient microphone placed in front of the soundboard. the show is unmastered and comes as one 192 kb/s .mp3 file (approximately 120-140 mb).

2009 fuji festival – recorded directly from the soundboard. the show has been indexed and edited into individual tracks. each track generally starts when the song is introduced or 1-2 seconds before the band starts playing. the tracks are unmastered and are ~230-235 kb/s. you can see videos from the concert here.

note: downloads cannot be combined with any other items from the trashcansinatras.com shop as payments are processed through a separate checkout process (via our partner e-junkie). you will receive a link to download your purchased show(s) upon completion of your order.

note: you can click on each show below to see the setlist. for your reference, you can also view/download this setlist tracking guide (.pdf), which shows the setlists for all concerts since 2009, summarized by album, tour and type of concert. you can also check the trashcansinatras.com message board to read comments on the downloads.

2011 (march) north american acoustic tour

3/3/11 – houston, tx – fitzgerald’s (acoustic) (126.0 mb) – $13	set list
1. easy on the eye 8. send for henny 15. obscurity knocks 2. all the dark horses 9. i hung my harp upon the willows 16. people 3. only tongue can tell 10. freetime 17. how can i apply…? 4. the sleeping policeman 11. hayfever 18. drunken chorus 5. i wish you’d met her 12. oranges and apples 19. earlies 6. easy read 13. prisons 7. i see the moon 14. weightlifting
3/4/11 – dallas, tx – the loft (acoustic) (118.6 mb) – $13	set list
1. easy on the eye 7. i see the moon 13. i’ve seen everything 2. only tongue can tell 8. hayfever 14. obscurity knocks 3. all the dark horses 9. trouble sleeping 15. weightlifting 4. twisted and bent 10. freetime 16. oranges and apples 5. got carried away 11. in the music 17. people 6. i wish you’d met her 12. send for henny
3/5/11 – austin, tx – cactus cafe (acoustic) (157.9 mb) – $15	set list
1. easy on the eye 9. in the music 17. obscurity knocks 2. how can i apply…? 10. hayfever 18. people 3. only tongue can tell 11. i wish you’d met her 19. easy read 4. the sleeping policeman 12. got carried away 20. the best man’s fall 5. all the dark horses 13. i see the moon 21. prisons 6. i hung my harp upon the willows 14. no gasoline 22. earlies 7. twisted and bent 15. oranges and apples 23. the therapist 8. send for henny 16. weightlifting
3/7/11 – atlanta, ga – smith’s olde bar (acoustic) (132.9 mb) – $13	set list
1. easy on the eye 8. i’ll get them in 15. i wish you’d met her 2. easy read 9. hayfever 16. drunken chorus 3. only tongue can tell 10. you made me feel 17. oranges and apples 4. send for henny 11. prisons 18. weightlifting 5. the sleeping policeman 12. got carried away 19. thrupenny tears 6. all the dark horses 13. i hung my harp upon the willows 20. people 7. i see the moon 14. obscurity knocks
3/8/11 – charlotte, nc – tremont music hall (acoustic) (119.6 mb) – $13	set list
1. easy on the eye 7. freetime 13. obscurity knocks 2. only tongue can tell 8. leave me alone 14. oranges and apples 3. hayfever 9. prisons 15. weightlifting 4. i wish you’d met her 10. the safecracker 16. people 5. all the dark horses 11. how can i apply…? 17. the sleeping policeman 6. send for henny 12. i’ve seen everything 18. the therapist
3/9/11 – chapel hill, nc – local 506 (acoustic) (126.1 mb) – $13	set list
1. easy on the eye 7. i wish you’d met her 13. oranges and apples 2. how can i apply…? 8. thrupenny tears 14. i’ve seen everything 3. all the dark horses 9. hayfever 15. weightlifting 4. wild mountainside 10. send for henny 16. people 5. the sleeping policeman 11. earlies 17. the safecracker 6. only tongue can tell 12. obscurity knocks 18. the therapist
3/11/11 – annapolis, md – house party (acoustic) (190.4 mb) – $15	set list
1. easy on the eye 10. i see the moon 19. oranges and apples 2. how can i apply…? 11. i wish you’d met her 20. obscurity knocks 3. only tongue can tell 12. easy read 21. weightlifting 4. i hung my harp upon the willows 13. leave me alone 22. people 5. all the dark horses 14. hayfever 23. wild mountainside 6. the sleeping policeman 15. in the music 24. no gasoline 7. got carried away 16. drunken chorus 25. earlies 8. send for henny 17. usually 26. the therapist 9. i’ve seen everything 18. prisons
3/12/11 – philadelphia, pa – house party (acoustic) (182.2 mb) – $15	set list
1. easy on the eye 10. you made me feel 19. prisons 2. only tongue can tell 11. how can i apply…? 20. orange fell 3. easy read 12. i wish you’d met her 21. oranges and apples 4. the sleeping policeman 13. hayfever 22. obscurity knocks 5. wild mountainside 14. in the music 23. weightlifting 6. all the dark horses 15. drunken chorus 24. people 7. send for henny 16. i see the moon 25. earlies 8. i hung my harp upon the willows 17. i’ve seen everything 26. the therapist 9. got carried away 18. twisted and bent
3/13/11 – new york, ny – joe’s pub (acoustic) (110.6 mb) – $13	set list
1. easy on the eye 7. in the music 13. hayfever 2. only tongue can tell 8. drunken chorus 14. the safecracker 3. send for henny 9. earlies 15. i see the moon 4. all the dark horses 10. obscurity knocks 16. people 5. orange fell 11. oranges and apples 6. how can i apply…? 12. weightlifting
3/16/11 – boston, ma – club passim (acoustic) (133.7 mb) – $13	set list
1. easy on the eye 8. hayfever 15. only tongue can tell 2. obscurity knocks 9. i’m immortal 16. people 3. freetime 10. wild mountainside 17. prisons 4. leave me alone 11. drunken chorus 18. the best man’s fall 5. send for henny 12. i’ve seen everything 19. i see the moon 6. all the dark horses 13. oranges and apples 20. the therapist 7. i hung my harp upon the willows 14. weightlifting
3/17/11 – rochester, ny – lovin’ cup (acoustic) (136.2 mb) – $13	set list
1. easy on the eye 8. how can i apply…? 15. oranges and apples 2. all the dark horses 9. i see the moon 16. weightlifting 3. only tongue can tell 10. got carried away 17. people 4. i hung my harp upon the willows 11. prisons 18. the safecracker 5. in the music 12. twisted and bent 19. no gasoline 6. hayfever 13. wild mountainside 20. the therapist 7. i wish you’d met her 14. obscurity knocks
3/18/11 – cleveland, oh – winchester music hall (acoustic) (140.4 mb) – $13	set list
1. easy on the eye 8. i wish you’d met her 15. oranges and apples 2. all the dark horses 9. claw 16. weightlifting 3. only tongue can tell 10. drunken chorus 17. people 4. send for henny 11. i see the moon 18. prisons 5. in the music 12. easy read 19. earlies 6. how can i apply…? 13. hayfever 20. the therapist 7. i hung my harp upon the willows 14. obscurity knocks
3/19/11 – toronto, on – private event (acoustic) (192.4 mb) – $15	set list
1. easy on the eye 10. i see the moon 19. obscurity knocks 2. only tongue can tell 11. drunken chorus 20. oranges and apples 3. all the dark horses 12. i wish you’d met her 21. weightlifting 4. in the music 13. hayfever 22. people 5. how can i apply…? 14. i’m immortal 23. freetime 6. send for henny 15. i hung my harp upon the willows 24. i’ve seen everything 7. the sleeping policeman 16. prisons 25. wild mountainside 8. got carried away 17. mr. grisly 26. the therapist 9. easy read 18. earlies
3/20/11 – evanston, il – space (acoustic) (147.5 mb) – $13	set list
1. easy on the eye 8. i hung my harp upon the willows 15. oranges and apples 2. only tongue can tell 9. mr. grisly 16. weightlifting 3. all the dark horses 10. earlies 17. people 4. in the music 11. i wish you’d met her 18. hayfever 5. twisted and bent 12. claw 19. the best man’s fall 6. send for henny 13. obscurity knocks 20. i see the moon 7. i’m immortal 14. i’ve seen everything 21. the therapist
3/22/11 – chicago, il – fan party at schuba’s (acoustic) (205.6 mb) – $15	set list
1. easy on the eye 11. people 21. obscurity knocks 2. only tongue can tell 12. freetime 22. the safecracker 3. all the dark horses 13. hayfever 23. no gasoline 4. trouble sleeping 14. leave me alone 24. wild mountainside 5. prisons 15. got carried away 25. i’m immortal 6. easy read 16. i hung my harp upon the willows 26. the sleeping policeman 7. i see the moon 17. how can i apply…? 27. weightlifting 8. send for henny 18. in the music 28. the therapist 9. oranges and apples 19. drunken chorus 10. i’ve seen everything 20. howling
3/23/11 – dayton, oh – canal street tavern (acoustic) (150.7 mb) – $13	set list
1. easy on the eye 9. drunken chorus 17. prisons 2. only tongue can tell 10. i see the moon 18. wild mountainside 3. all the dark horses 11. people 19. oranges and apples 4. send for henny 12. freetime 20. weightlifting 5. i hung my harp upon the willows 13. hayfever 21.obscurity knocks 6. the sleeping policeman 14. in the music 22. the therapist 7. easy read 15. how can i apply…? 8. got carried away 16. leave me alone
3/24/11 – st. louis, mo – firebird (acoustic) (128.0 mb) – $13	set list
1. easy on the eye 7. i hung my harp upon the willows 13. oranges and apples 2. only tongue can tell 8. drunken chorus 14. weightlifting 3. all the dark horses 9. the sleeping policeman 15. obscurity knocks 4. i’m immortal 10. hayfever 16. people 5. in the music 11. i see the moon 17. howling 6. send for henny 12. i’ve seen everything 18. the therapist
3/26/11 – minneapolis, mn – cedar cultural center (acoustic) (119.2 mb) – $13	set list
1. easy on the eye 7. send for henny 13. weightlifting 2. all the dark horses 8. prisons 14. obscurity knocks 3. only tongue can tell 9. hayfever 15. people 4. i hung my harp upon the willows 10. i see the moon 16. how can i apply…? 5. i’m immortal 11. i’ve seen everything 17. howling 6. the sleeping policeman 12. oranges and apples 18. the therapist
3/27/11 – kansas city, mo – knuckleheads (acoustic) (140.5 mb) – $13	set list
1. easy on the eye 8. drunken chorus 15. obscurity knocks 2. only tongue can tell 9. i wish you’d met her 16. in the music 3. all the dark horses 10. the safecracker 17. people 4. i hung my harp upon the willows 11. oranges and apples 18. the best man’s fall 5. send for henny 12. hayfever 19. the therapist 6. got carried away 13. i’ve seen everything 7. i see the moon 14. weightlifting
3/28/11 – denver, co – the walnut room (acoustic) (103.8 mb) – $13	set list
1. easy on the eye 7. the sleeping policeman 13. obscurity knocks 2. all the dark horses 8. i see the moon 14. weightlifting 3. hayfever 9. prisons 15. you made me feel 4. i hung my harp upon the willows 10. wild mountainside 16. people 5. only tongue can tell 11. how can i apply…? 6. send for henny 12. oranges and apples
3/29/11 – salt lake city, ut – the state room (acoustic) (142.7 mb) – $13	set list
1. easy on the eye 8. freetime 15. i’ve seen everything 2. how can i apply…? 9. earlies 16. obscurity knocks 3. all the dark horses 10. drunken chorus 17. hayfever 4. ony tongue can tell 11. howling 18. people 5. i hung my harp upon the willows 12. prisons 19. the best man’s fall 6. send for henny 13. in the music 20. weightlifting 7. i see the moon 14. oranges and apples 21. the therapist
3/31/11 – los angeles, ca – bootleg theater (acoustic) (175.9 mb) – $15	set list
1. easy on the eye 9. howling 17. i’ve seen everything 2. all the dark horses 10. hayfever 18. people 3. only tongue can tell 11. in the music 19. the safecracker 4. send for henny 12. i hung my harp upon the willows 20. easy read 5. the sleeping policeman 13. weightlifting 21. jane’s estranged 6. i’m immortal 14. prisons 22. freetime 7. drunken chorus 15. oranges and apples 23. the best man’s fall 8. i see the moon 16. obscurity knocks 24. the therapist

2010 (october) usa acoustic tour

10/22/10 – portland, or – house party (acoustic) (220.3 mb) – $15	set list
1. make yourself at home 10. hayfever 19. thrupenny tears 2. all the dark horses 11. wild mountainside 20. oranges and apples 3. i wish you’d met her 12. easy on the eye 21. people 4. i hung my harp upon the willows 13. easy read 22. you made me feel 5. leave me alone 14. only tongue can tell 23. weightlifting 6. prisons 15. in the music 24. got carried away 7. astronomy 16. send for henny 25. the engine 8. i’ve seen everything 17. the safecracker 26. drunken chorus 9. i see the moon 18. obscurity knocks
sample track: “hayfever”
10/23/10 – san francisco, ca – swedish american hall (acoustic) (142.3 mb) – $13	set list
1. easy on the eye 8. i see the moon 15. you made me feel 2. all the dark horses 9. hayfever 16. drunken chorus 3. easy read 10. in the music (tech problems) 17. wild mountainside 4. only tongue can tell 11. prisons (tech problems) 18. people (tech problems) 5. i hung my harp upon the willows 12. send for henny (tech problems) 19. oranges and apples 6. make yourself at home 13. earlies 20. obscurity knocks 7. i wish you’d met her 14. i’ve seen everything
sample track: “drunken chorus”
10/24/10 – los angeles, ca – mccabe’s (acoustic) (172.8 mb) – $15	set list
1. easy on the eye 10. hayfever 19. unfortunate age 2. only tongue can tell 11. drunken chorus 20. i’ve seen everything 3. all the dark horses 12. how can i apply…? 21. oranges and apples 4. i hung my harp upon the willows 13. i wish you’d met her 22. people 5. make yourself at home 14. thrupenny tears 23. weightlifting 6. i see the moon 15. in the music 24. obscurity knocks 7. prisons 16. you made me feel 25. the best man’s fall 8. wild mountainside 17. easy read 9. got carried away 18. send for henny
sample track: “how can i apply…?”
10/27/10 – tucson, az – plush (acoustic) (170.7 mb) – $15	set list
1. easy on the eye 9. weightlifting 17. astronomy 2. all the dark horses 10. hayfever 18. obscurity knocks 3. easy read 11. i see the moon 19. wild mountainside 4. only tongue can tell 12. drunken chorus 20. prisons 5. i hung my harp upon the willows 13. how can i apply…? 21. to sir, with love 6. got carried away 14. send for henny 22. oranges and apples 7. i wish you’d met her 15. in the music 23. i’ve seen everything 8. the safecracker 16. the best man’s fall 24. people
sample track: “i’ve seen everything”
10/28/10 – san diego, ca – amsd concert hall (acoustic) (177.4 mb) – $15	set list
1. easy on the eye 10. hayfever 19. drunken chorus 2. how can i apply…? 11. unfortunate age 20. prisons 3. all the dark horses 12. easy read 21. oranges and apples 4. only tongue can tell 13. i see the moon 22. people 5. i hung my harp upon the willows 14. send for henny 23. earlies 6. got carried away 15. in the music 24. the safecracker 7. i wish you’d met her 16. you made me feel 25. obscurity knocks 8. thrupenny tears 17. i’ve seen everything 9. leave me alone 18. weightlifting
sample track: “only tongue can tell”
10/29/10 – las vegas, nv – house party (acoustic) (185.8 mb) – $15	set list
1. easy on the eye 10. hayfever 19. weightlifting 2. all the dark horses 11. unfortunate age 20. i see the moon 3. wild mountainside 12. got carried away 21. i’ve seen everything 4. only tongue can tell 13. send for henny 22. oranges and apples 5. the safecracker 14. in the music 23. people 6. easy read 15. prisons 24. a coda 7. i wish you’d met her 16. earlies 25. obscurity knocks 8. i hung my harp upon the willows 17. drunken chorus 26. the best man’s fall 9. how can i apply…? 18. to sir, with love
sample track: “weightlifting”
10/30/10 – los angeles, ca – house party (acoustic) (220.5 mb) – $15	set list
1. easy on the eye 11. the safecracker 21. earlies 2. all the dark horses 12. hayfever 22. make yourself at home 3. only tongue can tell 13. i see the moon 23. weightlifting 4. i hung my harp upon the willows 14. i wish you’d met her 24. prisons 5. how can i apply…? 15. in the music 25. oranges and apples 6. thrupenny tears 16. easy read 26. people 7. it’s a miracle 17. half an apple 27. duty free 8. send for henny 18. freetime 28. the best man’s fall 9. got carried away 19. i’ve seen everything 29. wild mountainside 10. drunken chorus 20. you made me feel 30. obscurity knocks
sample track: “i wish you’d met her”

2010 (june) usa tour

6/1/10 – san francisco, ca – slim’s (116.4 mb) – $13	set list
1. i wish you’d met her 7. people 13. hayfever 2. easy on the eye 8. freetime 14. weightlifting 3. send for henny 9. i hung my harp upon the willows 15. oranges and apples 4. astronomy 10. i see the moon 16. easy read 5. all the dark horses 11. obscurity knocks 17. got carried away 6. in the music 12. prisons 18. the engine
sample track: “hayfever”
6/4/10 – hollywood, ca – key club (126.5 mb) – $13	set list
1. wild mountainside 8. all the dark horses 15. obscurity knocks 2. people 9. astronomy 16. easy read 3. easy on the eye 10. got carried away 17. i see the moon 4. send for henny 11. i hung my harp upon the willows 18. i wish you’d met her 5. prisons 12. bloodrush 19. the engine 6. in the music 13. hayfever 7. freetime 14. oranges and apples
sample track: “i hung my harp upon the willows”
6/6/10 – chicago, il – schuba’s (118.5 mb) – $13	set list
1. people 7. i see the moon 13. obscurity knocks 2. easy on the eye 8. freetime 14. oranges and apples 3. send for henny 9. prisons 15. i wish you’d met her 4. astronomy 10. i hung my harp upon the willows 16. easy read 5. all the dark horses 11. hayfever 17. i’ve seen everything 6. in the music 12. weightlifting 18. the engine
sample track: “prisons”
6/7/10 – milwaukee, wi – shank hall (130.4 mb) – $13	set list
1. people 8. hayfever 15. oranges and apples 2. easy on the eye 9. i see the moon 16. i wish you’d met her 3. all the dark horses 10. morning star 17. i hung my harp upon the willows 4. send for henny 11. town foxes 18. easy read 5. astronomy 12. weightlifting 19. the hairy years 6. in the music 13. obscurity knocks 20. bloodrush 7. freetime 14. prisons 21. the engine
sample track: “send for henny”
6/8/10 – detroit, mi – the magic stick (121.6 mb) – $13	set list
1. people 8. got carried away 15. bloodrush 2. easy on the eye 9. i hung my harp upon the willows 16. i wish you’d met her 3. all the dark horses 10. freetime 17. astronomy 4. send for henny 11. i see the moon 18. i’ve seen everything 5. in the music 12. obscurity knocks 19. weightlifting 6. easy read 13. prisons 7. hayfever 14. oranges and apples
sample track: coming soon
6/10/10 – boston, ma – t.t. the bear’s (142.5 mb) – $13	set list
1. wild mountainside 8. astronomy 15. oranges and apples 2. people 9. freetime 16. obscurity knocks 3. easy on the eye 10. prisons 17. i wish you’d met her 4. all the dark horses 11. i hung my harp upon the willows 18. the genius i was 5. send for henny 12. bloodrush 19. weightlifting 6. easy read 13. hayfever 20. i’ve seen everything 7. in the music 14. i see the moon 21. the engine
sample track: coming soon
6/11/10 – new york, ny – bowery ballroom (128.4 mb) – $13	set list
1. hayfever 8. town foxes 15. i’ve seen everything 2. easy on the eye 9. freetime 16. obscurity knocks 3. all the dark horses 10. the genius i was 17. i wish you’d met her 4. send for henny 11. i hung my harp upon the willows 18. easy read 5. astronomy 12. prisons 19. i see the moon 6. in the music 13. leave me alone 20. one at a time 7. people 14. oranges and apples 21. the engine
sample track: coming soon
6/12/10 – hoboken, nj – maxwell’s (120.1 mb) – $13	set list
1. obscurity knocks 8. people 15. hayfever 2. i wish you’d met her 9. easy read 16. one at a time 3. easy on the eye 10. prisons 17. i see the moon 4. send for henny 11. i hung my harp upon the willows 18. i’ve seen everything 5. astronomy 12. got carried away 19. oranges and apples 6. all the dark horses 13. bloodrush 7. in the music 14. weightlifting
sample track: coming soon
6/14/10 – washington, dc – the rock & roll hotel (136.2 mb) – $13	set list
1. obscurity knocks 8. town foxes 15. hayfever 2. easy on the eye 9. i hung my harp upon the willows 16. i wish you’d met her 3. all the dark horses 10. the genius i was 17. i see the moon 4. send for henny 11. easy read 18. i’ve seen everything 5. astronomy 12. people 19. weightlifting 6. freetime 13. oranges and apples 20. one at a time 7. in the music 14. prisons 21. the engine
sample track: coming soon

2010 japanese tour

3/1/10 – tokyo, japan – club quattro (113.7 mb) – $13	set list
1. i wish you’d met her 7. bloodrush 13. hayfever 2. easy on the eye 8. the genius i was 14. weightlifting 3. send for henny 9. i hung my harp upon the willows 15. oranges and apples 4. how can i apply…? 10. wild mountainside 16. town foxes (in japanese) 5. all the dark horses 11. obscurity knocks 17. the engine 6. in the music 12. prisons
sample track: “how can i apply…?”
3/2/10 – osaka, japan – club quattro (137.6 mb) – $13	set list
1. i wish you’d met her 8. the genius i was 15. weightlifting 2. easy on the eye 9. i hung my harp upon the willows 16. i’ve seen everything 3. send for henny 10. wild mountainside 17. oranges and apples 4. got carried away 11. people 18. how can i apply…? 5. all the dark horses 12. obscurity knocks 19. town foxes (in japanese) 6. in the music 13. prisons 20. the engine 7. bloodrush 14. hayfever
sample track: “bloodrush”
3/3/10 – tokyo, japan – club quattro (acoustic) (182.3 mb) – $15	set list
1. all the dark horses 9. astronomy 17. how can i apply…? 2. i wish you’d met her 10. in the music 18. thrupenny tears 3. wild mountainside 11. to sir, with love 19. duty free 4. freetime 12. got carried away 20. easy read 5. obscurity knocks 13. prisons 21. weightlifting 6. i see the moon 14. i hung my harp upon the willows 22. people 7. hayfever 15. should i pray? 23. the engine 8. earlies 16. town foxes (in japanese) 24.the therapist
sample track: “easy read”
3/4/10 – tokyo, japan – club quattro (146.8 mb) – $13	set list
1. i wish you’d met her 9. usually 17. how can i apply…? 2. easy on the eye 10. people 18. town foxes (in japanese) 3. easy read 11. obscurity knocks 19. the hairy years 4. astronomy 12. prisons 20. send for henny 5. all the dark horses 13. hayfever 21. the safecracker 6. in the music 14. weightlifting 22. the engine 7. freetime 15. one at a time 8. i hung my harp upon the willows 16. oranges and apples
sample track: “people”

2009 fuji festival, usa and uk tours

7/25/09 – niigata, jp – fuji festival (95.9 mb) – $10	set list
1. i wish you’d met her 5. all the dark horses 9. oranges and apples 2. morning star 6. in the music 10. people 3. easy read 7. prisons 11. weightlifting 4. easy on the eye 8. send for henny 12. the engine
7/29/09 – los angeles, ca – the troubadour (130.6 mb) – $12	set list
1. i wish you’d met her 7. in the music 13. i’ve seen everything 2. easy on the eye 8. prisons 14. weightlifting 3. easy read 9. astronomy 15. the engine 4. got carried away 10. i hung my harp upon the willows 16. how can i apply…? 5. people 11. all the dark horses 17. the safecracker 6. send for henny 12. oranges and apples 18. earlies
7/31/09 – san francisco, ca – cafe du nord (131.9 mb) – $12	set list
1. hayfever 8. i hung my harp upon the willows 15. the engine 2. i wish you’d met her 9. astronomy 16. how can i apply…? 3. prisons 10. all the dark horses 17. i’ve seen everything 4. got carried away 11. orange fell 18. usually 5. people 12. oranges and apples 19. easy read 6. in the music 13. morning star 20. send for henny 7. easy on the eye 14. weightlifting
8/2/09 – portland, or – aladdin theater (132.7 mb) – $12	set list
1. i wish you’d met her 8. astronomy 15. the engine 2. easy read 9. oranges and apples 16. hayfever 3. easy on the eye 10. people 17. leave me alone 4. prisons 11. i’ve seen everything 18. how can i apply…? 5. in the music 12. i hung my harp upon the willows 19. earlies 6. all the dark horses 13. morning star 20. send for henny 7. orange fell 14. weightlifting
8/3/09 – seattle, wa – the triple door (129.8 mb) – $12	set list
1. wild mountainside 8. how can i apply…? 15. i’ve seen everything 2. i wish you’d met her 9. in the music 16. the engine 3. easy on the eye 10. oranges and apples 17. easy read 4. the safecracker 11. i hung my harp upon the willows 18. earlies 5. all the dark horses 12. prisons 19. send for henny 6. astronomy 13. weightlifting 7. got carried away 14. hayfever
8/5/09 – salt lake city, ut – club vegas (119.8 mb) – $12	set list
1. i wish you’d met her 7. orange fell 13. morning star 2. easy read 8. astronomy 14. weightlifting 3. easy on the eye 9. oranges and apples 15. the engine 4. prisons 10. people 16. hayfever 5. in the music 11. i’ve seen everything 17. earlies 6. all the dark horses 12. i hung my harp upon the willows 18. send for henny
8/8/09 – st. louis, mo – the firebird (117.7 mb) – $12	set list
1. i wish you’d met her 7. orange fell 13. easy read 2. hayfever 8. got carried away 14. i’ve seen everything 3. astronomy 9. prisons 15. oranges and apples 4. in the music 10. weightlifting 16. all the dark horses 5. how can i apply…? 11. i hung my harp upon the willows 17. send for henny 6. easy on the eye 12. people 18. the engine
8/9/09 – chicago, il – schuba’s (123.8 mb) – $12	set list
1. i wish you’d met her 8. got carried away 15. oranges and apples 2. hayfever 9. prisons 16. all the dark horses 3. astronomy 10. weightlifting 17. earlies 4. in the music 11. i hung my harp upon the willows 18. send for henny 5. how can i apply…? 12. morning star 19. the engine 6. easy on the eye 13. easy read 7. orange fell 14. i’ve seen everything
8/10/09 – milwaukee, wi – shank hall (124.7 mb) – $12	set list
1. i wish you’d met her 8. how can i apply…? 15. i’ve seen everything 2. hayfever 9. i hung my harp upon the willows 16. all the dark horses 3. got carried away 10. easy read 17. usually 4. astronomy 11. orange fell 18. send for henny 5. wild mountainside 12. prisons 19. the engine 6. easy on the eye 13. weightlifting 7. in the music 14. oranges and apples
8/11/09 – cleveland, oh – the grog shop (115.6 mb) – $12	set list
1. i wish you’d met her 7. in the music 13. weightlifting 2. hayfever 8. how can i apply…? 14. oranges and apples 3. got carried away 9. i hung my harp upon the willows 15. i’ve seen everything 4. astronomy 10. easy read 16. all the dark horses 5. wild mountainside 11. orange fell 17. the safecracker 6. easy on the eye 12. prisons 18. send for henny
8/13/09 – washington, dc – the rock & roll hotel (133.3 mb) – $12	set list
1. i wish you’d met her 8. how can i apply…? 15. i’ve seen everything 2. hayfever 9. people 16. all the dark horses 3. easy on the eye 10. weightlifting 17. the safecracker 4. astronomy 11. prisons 18. wild mountainside 5. got carried away 12. easy read 19. send for henny 6. in the music 13. oranges and apples 20. the engine 7. i hung my harp upon the willows 14. morning star
8/14/09 – philadelphia, pa – tin angel (early show) (96.2 mb) – $12	set list
1. i wish you’d met her 6. in the music 11. prisons 2. hayfever 7. send for henny 12. weightlifting 3. easy on the eye 8. how can i apply…? 13. oranges and apples 4. got carried away 9. i hung my harp upon the willows 14. i’ve seen everything 5. astronomy 10. easy read 15. wild mountainside
8/14/09 – philadelphia, pa – tin angel (late show) (118.8 mb) – $12	set list
1. morning star 7. astronomy 13. earlies 2. all the dark horses 8. usually 14. the engine 3. in the music 9. prisons 15. i wish you’d met her 4. got carried away 10. i hung my harp upon the willows 16. the safecracker 5. orange fell 11. leave me alone 6. hayfever 12. easy on the eye
8/15/09 – new york, ny – bowery ballroom (142.2 mb) – $12	set list
1. i wish you’d met her 8. i hung my harp upon the willows 15. oranges and apples 2. hayfever 9. all the dark horses 16. i’ve seen everything 3. easy on the eye 10. prisons 17. the safecracker 4. astronomy 11. should i pray? 18. how can i apply…? 5. easy read 12. wild mountainside 19. send for henny 6. in the music 13. morning star 20. the engine 7. got carried away 14. weightlifting 21. leave me alone
8/16/09 – boston, ma – t.t. the bear’s (118.2 mb) – $12	set list
1. i wish you’d met her 7. i hung my harp upon the willows 13. all the dark horses 2. hayfever 8. got carried away 14. oranges and apples 3. easy on the eye 9. how can i apply…? 15. send for henny 4. astronomy 10. should i pray? 16. i’ve seen everything 5. in the music 11. prisons 17. the engine 6. easy read 12. weightlifting
11/18/09 – nottingham, england – rescue rooms (121.2 mb) – $12	set list
1. i wish you’d met her 7. got carried away 13. weightlifting 2. easy read 8. how can i apply…? 14. oranges and apples 3. easy on the eye 9. january’s little joke 15. send for henny 4. in the music 10. people 16. should i pray? 5. all the dark horses 11. astronomy 17. hayfever 6. i hung my harp upon the willows 12. prisons 18. the engine
11/19/09 – london, england – bloomsbury ballroom (131.2 mb) – $12	set list
1. i wish you’d met her 8. how can i apply…? 15. oranges and apples 2. easy read 9. january’s little joke 16. hayfever 3. easy on the eye 10. people 17. freetime 4. in the music 11. astronomy 18. wild mountainside 5. all the dark horses 12. prisons 19. send for henny 6. i hung my harp upon the willows 13. weightlifting 20. the engine 7. got carried away 14. morning star 21. i’ve seen everything

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during the 2011 usa acoustic tour, the band paid another visit to the daytrotter studios in rock island, il, recording a five song session – including a new song, “howling.” the session is now available on daytrotter’s site. if you’re not already a member, you’ll need to sign up for a free trial membership to access the session. you can stream the session, download 192 kb/s versions for free or buy high quality downloads. the trashcan’s previous session from 2009 is available here. enjoy!

1. in the music limited edition cd for £8.79, download for £4.79
2. fez cd for £5.79, download for £4.79
3. weightlifting cd for £5.79, download for £4.79

stock is very limited, so check these out soon!

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connect with your heavy metal side with the trashcan sinatras skull t-shirt. this limited offering honors the band’s “scottish destruction of the american landscape”.

(also see: trashcan sinatras – oranges and apples t-shirts, legendary scottish band t-shirts, in the music t-shirts and weightlifting era t-shirts)

NOTE: due to the higher cost of shipping internationally, there are different ordering buttons depending on where you live. please use the correct button when ordering or your order WILL BE CANCELED.

NOTE: for american apparel shirts, please see their website for more information about their shirts and sizing recommendations: short sleeve – men – general info. american apparel shirts are 100% cotton and are NOT pre-shrunk.

skull shirt white, red and blue on black, print is ~8.5″x13.5″ men’s sizes only – american apparel 100% fine jersey cotton (specs)	NORTH AMERICA $20 plus shipping  size men s men m men xl
	REST OF WORLD $24 plus shipping  size men s men m men xl

NOTE: a few shirts were printed incorrectly, with the red and blue colors reversed. these shirts feature a red flag in the skull’s mouth, surrounded by blue, with blue lettering. save $5 on these shirts!

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during the band’s march 2011 acoustic tour, the band members took turns writing blogs about life on the road:

part 1: by john douglas

I’m John Douglas (guitarist) from the Trashcan Sinatras. I will be your tour diarist for the first 5 days, then I will hand the controls over to Frank Reader (singer) for the next leg of the tour.

March 2: To begin…I left a cold, wet Glasgow with my brother, Stephen (drummer). Flew the 13-hour trip to hot, sunny Houston, Texas where we were picked up by Gary, the hotel shuttle bus driver. He was playing loud modern Jazz-pretty slick stuff. He figured out we were Scottish and asked if we were ‘Celtic or Rangers ?’…it’s a wee world these days. The hotel was ours for 2 days – a touring luxury. Frank and Paul (guitarist) arrived from L.A. later that night and we opened a bottle of some of the old country’s finest and with Ben (tour manager) and Sean (sound engineer), we talked into the early hours.

March 3: tour day 2…classic Denny’s breakfast and on with the day. The first gig day. Arrived early at the venue, Fitzgerald’s, in Houston, a nice bar gig, dogs and cats wandering around – very relaxed vibe. We worked up a few new tunes at the sound check and were onstage at 8pm promptly. It was our first gig since our tour last year but there were no real nerves; we had a good time stretching our wings. After the gig I mingled with a few of the clientele: a Greek guy called Janni, new in town and just getting used to American ways, he had heard one song of ours on a compilation CD and decided to come on a whim; a guy from Ayrshire, Scotland, who had lived in our hometown for a few years; and a super friendly bunch of Asian folks who had camera trouble at the wrong moment. All were full of charm and glowing from the music. A stop off for a classic Denny’s supper on the way home and then the jet lag hit.

March 4: tour day 3…drive to Dallas. Experience the first of tour drama when a van window is cracked in a mysterious car park exit incident. Drama continues when a tall Dallas Police Officer shows up backstage in full uniform, gun, the whole bit. Fortunately Officer David is a big fan but unfortunately he’s on duty tonight and can’t make the gig. He came along early to wish us well – very cool. We were joined onstage tonight by Steve and Scott on brass. Our recent online ‘volunteers for brass duties’ campaign had its first success. The boys were great players and finally we got to hear the brass arrangement of our ’93 song “I’ve Seen Everything” live onstage. A real pleasure. After the show we spoke to a Pastor who had used our “Weightlifting” song as part of a sermon. Good to be of use. Liked what little I saw of Dallas opener Salim Nourallah.

March 5: tour day 4…our third and final Texas show, The Cactus Cafe & Bar in Austin. A beautiful old room, part of a university facility, old stone outside and old wood inside. Our dressing room was inside the university area and the walk to the gig involved passing the study rooms. It was evening time, yet there were quite a few students turning pages or gazing at screens, quiet and calm, yet the torrent of information uploading into these young minds was palpable. To play our songs (our songwriting always includes food for the mind as well as the heart and body) in these surroundings seemed fitting. We played a long set, requests were taken, Officer David, our new Dallas Police friend, from yesterday, made it along with his wife and we dedicated “The Sleeping Policeman” to him. A special mention goes out to our wonderful support for the evening, Shane Bartell…I walked by the stage door just as his set was finishing and he stumbled through the door. I asked how his set had went; he looked crestfallen as he mumbled “oh…I had a few shots…”

March 6: Tour day 5…the first ‘day off,’ also known as the dreaded ‘driving day.’ We have no gig today, so on paper it looks like a day of rest, but we have to drive from Austin to Atlanta: 600 miles, or 16 to 17 hours. We left Austin at 8am in our van. We stopped off at a casino in Biloxi around 9pm to enjoy a driving break, have some dinner and maybe a spot of poker. At this point I will hand you over to Frank to continue our tour diary and fill you in on the poker game play. Over to you, Frank…

part 2: by frank reader

Julian Cope, if I’m remembering right, once plotted a tour along the mystic ley lines of Great Britain. We seem to have mapped our route across the USA connecting co-ordinates more corporeal, going from casino to casino, playing 3-card poker – a farcical game that requires none of the skills needed to succeed at proper poker. You don’t need a poker face, because there’s no bluffing; you don’t have to intimidate opponents, because it’s everyone against the dealer (like in blackjack); you don’t even need to be able to do any of that fancy-finger playing with your chips, because you never win any. Well, maybe some win some sometimes. The player at the table is essentially ballast, as Martin Price would say. There to lay chips and flip cards over. The dealer slips you three cards, you turn them face-up, and you’ve either won or you’ve lost. It’s like a primitive one-arm bandit, with humans doing all the work of the machinery. This three-card poker is just the latest off-board distraction in our touring lives.

Everyone has their way of passing the time on board – ibooks and iPads, ipods and eye masks – but, unable to relax in transit, I’m usually to be found staring out the windscreen in terror, wondering why, if the driver is a deaf and half-blind man with ADD, we give him a GPS device to play with. So from hopping off at Forton services to play “World Cup ’90,” to checking into day rooms at the TravelLodge outside Leicester to play Sensible Soccer, to treating our American bass player to Gregg’s the bakery outside of Glasgow, I’ve always looked for an excuse to get out of the moving vehicle.

Until I can get a note from my doctor, another good way of getting out of the van is to insist we stop at venues to play pre-arranged shows. This week, there was one in Atlanta, where the lovely crowd insisted we try our seldom-performed song, “I’ll Get Them In” on the spot, as it contained reference to events that took place in their city. We managed to do so only up to the point where those events were described before there was a communication breakdown. We also messed up another old song lest we be suspected of stagecraft…for your patience, Atlanta, we thank you.

Onto Charlotte: triumphant conversion of the mother of one of the support band to our ageless aesthetic. Then to Chapel Hill’s Local 506 – handily sandwiched between 2 Indian restaurants – where guitarist Paul paraded his rock’n'roll dowry in front of his no-longer skeptical in-laws…

part 3: by stephen douglas

Friday March 11: We pulled into the old naval town of Annapolis. After winding around some leafy back-roads we arrive at Scott and Katie’s for a House Party. Lovely hosts that they are, we are treated to some gorgeous prawn jambalaya with old bay…mmmm. When touring you often have to make do food-wise, so this is heaven! The party is great fun and we all have a blast playing. Our hosts’ house is in a beautiful location surrounded by thick woodland…mother nature is in charge and you can’t help gawping at the view…it may get a bit creepy in winter but stunning all the same. Lovely people, lovely house, lovely food…We crawl back to our hotel satiated.

Saturday March 12: We are at Ian and Jeanie’s in Philadelphia for another House Party (lucky us!) Jeanie’s favorite song when she was pregnant was “You Made Me Feel” so when we play it she has a wee cry with a big smile on her face. We are honored. Also we find out Ian plays guitar so he agrees join us for “How Can I Apply…?” although he thinks he may vomit (with nerves surely?). He plays great with some lovely flourishes and his two boys are agog…(Go Dad!!) Later on, Ian gives us a snifter of some ultra rare bourbon …woof!…and i try some nice micro brewery beers…A lovely evening!

Sunday March 13th: New York!! Always a pleasure although the traffic inwards can be a bit of a drag. Maybe pedestrianize some streets? Lose some cars??… I still love to gaze at New York City life as we crawl through though.

Joe’s Pub is a really cool venue; dark and plush with great sound and lights. We play a sold out early show which is a little weird (off stage at 8.10!?) but have a really nice gig and hear some great New York accents …tawwk like dat…

Frank’s granny and cousin are at the gig, so there’s a lot of catching up/drinking done afterward…I just wish I’d hung on for the 9pm show after us. A percussive group with lots of frying pans, pots, bath tubs, etc. tuned by being ground down…. Maybe next time…

Monday March 14th: Northampton, MA – a new place for us and lovely it is too. We visit radio station WRSI and play a session for Joan Holliday and chinwag about Al Stewart and Queen…then on to the Iron Horse Music Hall…a really nice folk club with a wooden interior. We find out an English Smith’s tribute band have left us a good luck note – bodes well.

Rose Polenzani plays with us tonight and she and her guitarist Austin weave some lovely spells.

After some lovely pulled pork and Caesar salad we are introduced by Joan (in her cool candy-stripe get up) and have a nice mellow gig. It’s a pleasure to play in a new town and have such a nice reception. Draught Guinness flowed afterward…then ZZzzzzzz….

Wednesday March 16th: Boston (Cambridge) – Club Passim.  We arrive in the afternoon to sound check in this cool cafe/venue. It has a art student vibe and there is some interesting artworks on the walls. I enjoy a fantastic black bean and rice dish in the adjoining veggie cafe then go for a wander outside. Cambridge looks like a small British town -complete with rain- so I feel right at home.

The gig is sold out so has a nice bustling atmosphere when I come back.

Rose Polenzani plays a lovely set again and later guests with us adding some sweet harmony to “Wild Mountainside”… lovely voice.

Our good friends Joe and Linda are there too with their kids. The kids enjoy the show…but maybe because they get to stay up later than usual?

A really nice gig in a cool environment… We’ll be back!

part 4: by paul livingston

March 17th. The Lovin’ Cup. Rochester, NY.

It’s Saint Paddy’s Day! Time to don green and get drunk. Most of the day is spent cocooned in the van as we drive through the snow covered landscape. We arrive at the venue to friendly faces and free Guinness! How very nice. At the end of the gig the others started the encore while I was still in the toilet. I thought, “I’ll have a wee listen to ‘em when I go back out.” As soon as I did though, John played a big bum chord. “Ah,” I thought, “they’re shit.”

March 18th. Winchester Music Hall. Cleveland, OH.

Haha! The Winchester! Minder, right? Never mind. What a fantastic venue! It’s got a definite seventies vibe to it. Chicago posters! I think this has been my favorite gig of the tour so far. A really nice atmosphere and we played really well. A vodka and tonic please Dave, and make it a large one.

March 19th. House Party. Toronto, ON.

It’s so cold here that every time I go outside, I let out an involuntary whimper. Man we’ve been playing in some cool venues on this tour. Tonight we were in a fantastic loft in Toronto. Everyone who came was super cool (freezing, in fact), and the hosts and organizers did a bang up job! I really like meeting people from the TCS message board. Tonight I met Rhetor (“It’s Latin for teacher…I’m a Latin teacher.”), a longtime list member at his first Trashcans gig!

March 20th. Space. Evanston, IL.

Wow! Another cool venue, with the best backstage ever! Tonight we had the pleasure of being joined onstage by Karen and John who added their trumpetous flair to “I’ve Seen Everything”. Well done, guys! At this, the halfway point of the tour, I am finally overcoming the total shock to the system that being on the road is. Though I can still often be found staring off into space, vacant eyed. Even during the gig.

part 5: by john douglas

March 20 – Chicago, Evanston.

The gig is in a chic club called Space… first thing for me on arrival was a bowl of hot Miso soup from the Japanese place across from the gig. After some long hours in the van, Miso is the perfect pick-me-up. Chicago was its usual chilly self and most of the day was spent indoors. A great vinyl collection and stereo system was provided in the dressing room and the food was fantastic (another touring rarity). Our accompanying band were ‘Canasta’, a lovely, eclectic acoustic bunch. My Miso had worn off by the time they arrived so I wasn’t the most talkative. They were sharp dressed and friendly, they put good records on the stereo…very easy company. We were joined onstage tonight by brass volunteers Karen and John, they were the second successful result of our online campaign to get brass players to volunteer their services for a song. They played beautifully and were up for joining us at our other Chicago show too. After our show, which was a joy, we enjoyed a late night in the hotel in our own fine company as we had our first long lie in the next day. Bliss.

March 21 – Day off…

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March 22 – Upstairs at Adam’s Party in Schuba’s.

Everyone awoke in the early afternoon, spent the day leisurely eating, washing, snoozing, channel surfing, doing nothing. We recorded a session for Fearless Radio in the late afternoon then eventually gig time came around… it was a blue moon, so we debuted a new song tonight (“Howling”) and she set sail beautifully. We played 2 sets with a half hour break and then got chatting to whoever was hanging around after. Met the Head of Poetry Dept. at the University, I can’t recall his name (apologies, big fella, 3 weeks on the road tends to involve memory neglect) but he was of Native American descent and a big Robert Burns fan. We spoke of Burns, poetry in general, politics…he had been watching the news from Japan and all the Middle Eastern upheavals and he said something like it felt as though the end of the world is coming. I gave him my slightly more elderly perspective of how I thought civilization is actually getting incrementally better and the times we live in, though fraught, are an improvement on the past… but I knew what he meant, the place does feel a little fragile. He was great company, I could’ve blethered for ages but we had an early rise next day so we were off.

March 23 – Canal St. Tavern, Dayton, Ohio.

Hometown of our sound man, Sean. Beautiful old style venue where we shared a dressing room with the staff. The waitresses were great company, though not at first…When we arrived there was an atmosphere amongst them, sharp comments were heard and patience seemed absent. Perhaps somebody was slacking. Luckily, as the evening passed the frost thawed, maybe partly due to our exotic Scottish presence. The evening ended with drinks all round and warm farewells.

March 24 – St. Louis, Firebird.

St. Louis is one of the very few places in the USA where the old architecture is still standing, even in the heart of town. One of the oldest buildings was the beautiful high rise Civic Court…a great big sandstone monument to argument. Our band is of a certain age and it feels comforting to be surrounded by these grand old survivors. We arrived in town early and recorded a radio session at KDHX and then we headed to the TV studios at Channel 11 to play on the afternoon news. We set up in the lobby of the TV station and chatted amiably to the tall, slick presenter and soon we were on the air…we played a song and everyone fell in love with us. A very busy day so far so we were glad to get to the venue, the Firebird, and rest before soundcheck. Steve, our brilliant brass volunteer from Texas, had driven up to tonight’s show and he was joined onstage by the Firebird Club Booker, who played trombone. The club filled with friends old and new and again the show was a joy.

March 25 – Radio/Internet Session day.

No gig this evening but Radio/Internet sessions to do. First one is early and far from where we woke up, so a few hours in the van, grabbed a take away breakfast at the truck stop then arrived in Rock Island, IL to record 4 songs for Daytrotter.com for a later broadcast online. Daytrotter studio has the finest collection of strange instruments: old car horns, weird ancient keyboards, but we decided to stick with our trusty guitars, percussion and vocals and with the addition of an iPad keyboard app we were soon putting our newest tune, “Howling”, on to tape. We then headed to Des Moines for an evening radio session and from there, straight to Minneapolis.

part 6: by frank reader

Rolling Robertson/Yes, it IS a big country/Whistles and Flutes

Uh-oh, it looks like the preferred way for me to pass the time on long journeys in the van is not to read up on Don Cupitt’s philosophy of Non-Realism about God or catch up on this year’s Booker shortlist, or to finally check out that groovy Brandon Cox or familiarise myself more with Garageband. Nor is it the perfect time to ask after my van-mates’ mothers’ well-being or for their own take on the tour so far. It’s no longer even a good time to stretch out and catch up on some rest for my oh, precious vocal chords – the very reason I get to insist on a whole bench to myself, condemning our hardier guitarists to touring bolt upright (“Well, they’re just daft fingers!”).

No, two-thirds of the way in and all I do now is follow the blue dot. We are that blue dot, you see, inching our way along the interstates, wi-fi permitting. For me, that in itself is self-referential enough to be interesting – riveting even! I end up doing the same thing on aeroplanes: packing a carry-on bag full of books and puzzles, crushing my legs into an even tinier space to accommodate it, just for it to sit there untouched for eight hours while I stare ahead at the little screen, at an over-sized jet moving slooooooowly across an ersatz ocean, my blood silently, evilly, clotting. Then, excitement! as we pass over a coastline and I’m presented with an opportunity to match the cluster of faraway lights down below to the obscure townships named onscreen. Once, I was somehow actually reading a book (keeping the map on, of course, just to make sure everything was proceeding as planned), and just as i looked up from the page, the protagonist’s remote hometown in Arctic Canada popped up right in front of me! I remember the town was called Sioux Lookout. Check it out, it’s right there on the flight path from Scotland to California. Our Ontario-sized 777 cast what must have been a giant shadow over the whole place at once, and I imagine the residents there are still rather shaken. I can’t remember the name of the book, unfortunately, but it was part of an excellent trilogy written by Robertson Davies, who is now rolling in his grave.

The dot moved into Minneapolis, where it played a show at the Cedar Cultural Center. Three of us grabbed hot-dogs from the surly vendors next door, before settling into yet another fab dressing room with a record player. Michael greeted us, pinned an Alexander Brothers record up on the wall by way of welcome and informed us with a smile that sure, we could smoke in here, and do any of us know Big Country? We were ably supported by local heroes The Twilight Hours, who charmed and rocked. We were joined onstage for one song by local trombonist, Brian, who jazzed up things no end. Afterward, I really enjoyed meeting Jon from The Twilight Hours and hearing his tales of touring with Semisonic. I apologised on behalf of my hometown as he re-lived horrific events there, and hopefully convinced him to Give Glasgow Another Chance. Hey, good slogan for the Tourist Board (thanks, Alan Partridge!).

Onto and into Kansas City. Knuckleheads promised little as we arrived in driving snow and had to wait for the Sunday Blues Jam ™ to end before setting up, but in the end it delivered much. A small, but very enthusiastic crowd, a delicious BBQ beef sandwich, Steve and Scott (our go-to traveling horn section) serenading us with our own songs backstage, a tasteful ipad solo from Curt of Des Moines and a real Union Pacific train whistle accompaniment from the railroad tracks behind the bar all contributed greatly.

I was really sorry to not meet the folk singer Molly O’Brien at our Denver show. She performed John’s “I Hung My Harp Upon The Willows” in Glasgow last January after hearing my sister Edna’s version and I would like to have said hello. I suspect that our John (who plays in Edna’s band) deliberately didn’t want his two musical worlds colliding, and he kept Molly away from me. Probably scared I’d say something like, “Who the fuck’s Alan Lomax?”.

And so to Salt Lake City. When driving across the Rockies, make sure your windscreen wipers are working…

part 7: by stephen douglas

March 29 – Salt Lake City: After a long and sometimes hairy drive along snowy roads we pull into Salt Lake City. I’d forgotten how beautiful this area is…the city is surrounded by mountains and every street corner you turn opens up a whole new snowy vista…lovely. The gig is in a theatre type place and you go onstage via a ramp at the back. If you stand at the bottom of this ramp backstage when the spotlights are on anyone with a guitar looks like Johnny Cash live at San Quentin. I also notice Wanda Jackson is playing here the night after us and am kicking myself because I’ll miss her…one of the rawest, rockin’est voices ever!

The gig itself is great fun and we get a lovely warm reception from the Salt Lake massive. A few drinks and it’s back to the Peery hotel for some period charm slumber…..Zzzz

March 30 – Park City: A “day off”…

We are up early today to appear on “Good Things Utah” morning TV. We set our gear up on a stage with wheels which is hard as it moves with every step. John and Frank narrowly escape from being included in a chat about men’s grooming/hygiene and then after the chef we’re on….play “People” then leave as a menagerie of animals covered up in cages arrive… (I don’t know either)

Next we head over to Park City (venue for the Sundance movie bash) to do a whistle-stop TV appearance for Park City TV. Ori the director arrives the minute we do and we set up, record three songs and split in under an hour, commando style… these TV folk are real professionals!

We’re trying to be brisk time-wise today as we have a long drive to L.A. ahead. Paul and Frank fly ahead to their homes but the rest of us experience the full 10 hour drive. It’s not as bad as you may think…I drift into a reverie listening to Scott Walker and watching the sun set over the other-worldly scenery of Utah and Nevada…magical.

We arrive fried in L.A. about 1am and ZZZZzzzzzzzz……

March 31 – Los Angeles

Ahh, good old L.A…. The first place we ever set foot in on arriving in the US was L.A. so it’s like a home from home for us. We’ve a busy day today though…in 90 degree heat!

We’re doing some showcases for movie studios and first up is at Disney. These events can feel a little strange but we are made to feel very welcome. Our friend Lisa provides the drinks and catering while we play some nice acoustic music in the outdoor courtyard of the original Disney inking department. It has a cool ambiance and the Disney folks have a nice musical lunchtime then we’re off…No ‘toons were present I’m afraid.

We then head over to Universal for our next appointment and we play for some of the music department. It’s a brief, mellow appearance and the folks seem to enjoy it. We have a quick natter then brave the L.A. traffic for tonight’s gig.

From outside The Bootleg is a little unassuming but inside it has a lovely shape. We play a great show and there is good, relaxed banter with the audience throughout. L.A. is almost always the last show in any tour we do so there’s always a party vibe there (“We done it!”). The blazing Californian sun adds to this feeling too…

Later on we meet up with some old friends then eventually head off for a long sleep, month long tour DONE!

April 1 – Fly home day.

In -transit days are always weird; lot’s of waiting around while you exist between places. They are kind of fake,”non days” which you want to be over as soon as possible. My mind had got used to being in the U.S. so I was a bit melancholy at leaving. I’m old enough to know this is temporary though…

Arriving home – We fly back with some American students who are “doing Europe” and while their accents have me pining for L’America, hearing them enthuse about Scotland makes me glad I’m home. We arrive in Glasgow to classic Scottish 4 -seasons-in-a-day weather. Lovely red sunset behind blustery clouds, then later when I go out to stock up on food I get soaked in a short torrential downpour…It was a lovely cool off after L.A…now I need a few days to “re-acclimate” and stay put!

The tour was a full-on, month long whirlwind but we had a fantastic time. As always you’d like to hang out in places longer but you can’t and that’s just the nature of it…We get to play and people come to watch; that’s the true pleasure.

Thanks to everyone who came to see us.

’til the next time…

Stephen x

trashcan sinatras concerts and other rarities are now available for purchase as digital downloads! click each item below for details of each recording and set lists/track listings.

concerts

• 2011 north american acoustic tour (22 shows available)
• 2010 usa acoustic tour (7 shows available)
• 2010 usa tour (9 shows available)
• 2010 japanese tour (4 shows available)
• 2009 uk tour (2 shows available)
• 2009 fuji festival (1 show available)
• 2009 usa tour (14 shows available)

rarities

• zebra of the family compilation (40 tracks)
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