Album Notes

TOKYO TRAMPS is a 3-piece/all Japanese band, whose sounds are influenced by blues, country, and classic rock. The band was formed by Satoru Nakagawa while he was attending Berklee College of Music in Boston, and named after a Springsteen's song, "Born to Run" (tramps like us, baby we were born to run.). Their songs are about ordinary people's daily survival, and the obsession with southern delta.

TOKYO TRAMPS has been extensively performing in New England + Tri-State area. Some of the venues they played were : Massachusetts - Harpers Ferry, House of Blues, TT the Bears, Hard Rock Cafe, Abbey Lounge, Plough and Stars, Milky Way Lounge, Rhode Island - The call, New Hampshire - the Barley House, New York - Lion's Den, The luxx, Alphabet Lounge, New Jersey - the Buffstone's, Pennsylvania - Abilene, the Tokio Ballroom........and more and more.
The band has participated in the showcases at : Cutting Edge Music Business Conference in New Orleans, LA and Midwest Music Conference and Film Festival in Lexington, KY in 2002, Indianapolis Music Conference in Indianapolis, IN in 2003, and Millennium Music Conference in Harrisburg, PA and Independent Music Conference in Philadelphia, PA in 2004 and 2005. In 2006, TRAMPS were invited for showcasing in North By North East Music Conference in Toronto and NEMO in Boston, MA!

TOKYO TRAMPS was selected as one of the semifinalist for the Boston Blues Society's "Blues Challenge 2004." TOKYO TRAMPS won the WMWM Radio Battle of the Bands 2004.

TOKYO TRAMPS toured to Japan and had a big show in Tokyo in January 2005.

TOKYO TRAMPS has released three albums : the first one "Long Way From Home" in July 2000, the second one "Bound For Glory" in June 2003, and the third one "Lucky Jive Will Come Home on King's Road" in May, 2006.

"Lucky Jive Will Come Home on King's Road" is also available! Please go to : www.cdbaby.com/tokyotramps2 now!!