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Artist Connection Podcast—Check it out

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0800

We wanted to tell you about a very worthwhile and exciting new project from our good friend Matt Kacar...Matt has started The Artists Connection Podcast, a series of interviews with artists he respects and admires, many of them local Lehigh Valley musicians, including our very own Doug Ashby and Dave Joachim of Tavern Tan, who sat down with Matt and talked all kinds of good stuff! In December, Tom Aczel sat down with matt in his basement rock n roll museum for a chat. Check 'em out; these are long-form discussions that last from 45 minutes to over an hour. If you long for the days when the art of conversation meant something, and you need more Dick Cavett and less Jay Leno in your life, than this is definitely worth subscribing to—FREE! Matt is just getting started but he already has great discussions with Mike Watt, Chris Thomas King, John Lee Hooker Jr, Danielle Lubené, Mike Dugan, Bev "BC" Conklin...its all good, pilgrims! Check it out, and let Matt know what you think:
http://artistconnectionpodcast.com

Godfrey Daniels a Sell out!

Sat, 05 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Thanks to everyone for a great full house night at Godfrey Daniels on 2/26! It was a blast and we hope to do it again soon! Pork BBQ for EVERYONE!!!!

A Barell Full now on iTunes!!!

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Hop around with white things in your ears as you blast "Friend of the Band" into your eardrums...available now for digital download!!!

A Barrel Full o' Thanks!

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800

A hearty raise of the ol' tavern mugs and a big thanks to everyone who has made our third Cd, A Barrel Full, such a success! If you haven't heard it yet, check out the links on our site or go to iTunes, where it is now available under the Tavern Tan Family of Products for your listening pleasure!
A big thank you to all the great folks at WDIY 88.1 FM (http://wdiy.org/), who have kept the CD a-spinnin' on the majority of their programs since the release, as well as all the other great local radio stations out there who support original music! Our Godfrey Daniels release party was the usual bast and a half, as everyone made us feel right at home! Here's to a great holiday season and we're hoping to see everyone at some new shows in 2010! Check out the Morning Call review of the lastest and greatest: http://blogs.mcall.com/lehighvalleymusic/2009/11/local-soundtrack-a-barrel-full-flows-from-barroom-rockers-to-bucolic-countryfolk.html
Cheers!

The Tan

A Barrel Full is now online!

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700

A Barrel Full will soon be on CD baby, iTunes and other fine online sites, but the first to throw their hat into the ring is DIGSTATION.COM...dig it here!

The new Tavern Tan CD is here!

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Pilgrims,

The good people at Fez Monkey Records dropped a Barrel Full of Tavern Tuneage on the rickety front porch today, so we hustled 'em inside and out of the rain, cracked open a beer, fired up the ol' high fidelity system, and proclaimed "YEE HAW!"
Yes, that's right, the new Tavern Tan CD, "A BARREL FULL" has arrived, and it's an epic collection of 17 all-new songs once again recorded by and co-produced (along with The Tan) by Dan McKinney of Dan's House Studios (http://danshousestudio.com/)! This third release by The Tan expands upon their eclectic mix of roots music...it has everything from contemplative country sounds to teeth jangling rock n roll distortion...acoustic and electric guitars, rockers, ballads, blues, washboards, guest keyboards by the great Dan McKinney, guest guitars by the legendary Brother JT (http://brotherjt.com/fr_index.cfm) and much, much more... and it was all recorded in that loose, live-in-the-studio style that has endeared us to Tan Fans the world over and has alienated most grumpy bar and club owners from here to the mighty Mississippi! The disc is easy on the eyes as well, packaged beautifully in an environmentally friendly six panel plastic-less "eco-wallet" put together by the Good People at Fez Monkey.
The CD will be available online in a couple of weeks, and we are currently posting some songs as well, but right now the best way to get your forward-reaching Pilgrimming Paws on it is to come out to a Tavern Tan show and buy one for a recession busting $10! The next show is our now famous semi-annual Godfrey Daniels blowout...a CD Release Party that not only features a full night of Tavern Tan in a ridiculously good sounding room and an intimate setting, but FREE BBQ prepared by the band itself...and we needn't remind you that when it comes to heatin' up the kitchen, the Tanners aren't a bunch of hapless Mr. Moms burning toast and spilling jarred tomato sauce while fumbling through recipe cards...these fellers, led by cookbook author Dave Joachim and professional chef Bill Melcher, bring the heavy culinary thunder as well as rocking the house as the finest rhythm section around...so you NEED to be there on SEPTEMBER 12th at 8 PM to experience it all, gang! A great show, a hearty thank you dinner, and a CD Release Party all rolled into one Barrel Full of Monkey Madness! http://godfreydaniels.org/
More news soon!

Excelsior!

Tavern Tan

The latest and greatest from Tavern Tan

Sat, 18 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Pilgrims,
The latest Tavern Tan CD is being mastered as we speak and drink. 17 all-new Tavern Tunes to get you through these tough times. Expect it to be on the streets by the summer!

Great shows coming up for the end of April...come on out to hear the new stuff, the old stuff, and all the embarrassing spur-of-the-moment ideas. Included is an important cancer benefit show at The Emmaus VFW Hall which coincides with South Mountain Cycles and Coffee Bar's 5th Anniversary! Saturday 4/25! 6 to 10 PM! Please come out and donate what you can, and eat some Dave-prepared smoked pork BBQ...ya can't go wrong. Check out Shows page.
Also, the first annual McCoole's Beer Fest in Quakertown is on Saturday May 2nd, and The Tan will be there for both sessions, afternoon and evening. Check the link on out Shows page for details, but it looks like a lot of fun...dozens of beer vendors and a free tasting glass to walk around and sample the elixers...while music from Tavern Tan and The Derelict Franchise play live! Construct your beer cup holster now, build up your outdoor base burn tan, and we'll see you there!

Tavern Tan

sazerac and sly foxes

Sun, 23 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800

well we've been back at it again. the usual suspects in our usual haunt. we returned once more to dan's house studio to begin recording our 3rd full length cd of tunes. about 16 ditties including one cover....and its a doozy. you could say its our new alma mater. we still have some work to do on all the new songs, plus we'll have to name it, design it, package it and someday have a big ol'hoopty of a cd release party. but right now we are just happy to be putting the details into our brand new little sweethearts. some of you might have heard a few of them out and about at our recent gigs. some of them were born right there on the studio floor, spillin out into a world of sazerac, sly foxes, spaten and spiced rum. yes you could say these little darlins were well medicated when they entered this world, so we recommend you are when they enter yours. we think you will like them and can't wait to introduce you......but not just yet. they need a few more vaccinations....they should be ready sometime in spring of 09.
until then we will see you out there.
take care
and cheers from ttb!

The Godfrey Daniels Show

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Greetings Pilgrims,

TAVERN TAN has planned a very special night for NEXT SATURDAY NIGHT,
6/28 at GODFREY DANIELS and we hope you can be a part of it...it's our
semi-annual ACOUSTIC/ELECTRIC/BBQ FEST/ FULL-NIGHT LIVE AMERICAN MUSIC
CELEBRATION...and it all starts at 8 PM!

Joining the full-fledged, rested and ready Tan Band will be DAN
McKINNEY ON KEYBOARDS. Dan is the "Dan" of Center Valley's Dan's House
Studios, and of course is the production mastermind behind our two
Tavern Tan CDs, as well as more than tickling them ivories all over
those same discs...SO this should be a VERY interesting night of music
indeed, as we will be pulling out our usual blend of acoustic and
electric ditties for a full night of Tavern Tuneage as never before!
Amen!

AND, like our last big show at Godfrey's, we like to make it
worthwhile for our friends and neighbors who drop just a little extra
coin to come see us at such a premiere listening room, one of the best
and last of its type. Therefore, we'll have a nice catered spread of
tasty eats prepared by the band for you to enjoy...this will
definitely include some smoked meats from resident cooking genius and
world renowned cookbook author Drummer Dave Joachim
(http://davejoachim.com/). His mammoth Texas Smoker will be workin'
overtime to provide all the usual suspects in the beef, Veg, and/or
pork family...and who knows what else...the man is busy recipe testing
again these days....so Hippo or Rhino is not out of the
question...stay tuned!

Godfrey Daniels is a BYOB establishment and recommends reservations
for this event...seating is limited, but this place is cool..run by
volunteers and resonating with the sounds of all who have played
there...from Dave Van Ronk to Townes Van Zandt to John Hammond to
Gatemouth Brown to Marah and on and on. Call now! Reserve on their
answering machine and they WILL get back to you!We hope you'll join
us!

TAVERN TAN AT GODFREY DANIELS
SATURDAY JUNE 28th at 8 PM
BYOB...AND COME HUNGRY
http://godfreydaniels.org/
7 East Fourth Street,
Bethlehem, PA 18015
(610) 867-2390

Happy summer! Cheers!

Tavern Tan Band

Thanks to Everyone

Sun, 03 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800

We tip our glasses, nod our fez monkeyed heads and toast everyone who has had great things to say about the new CD, 3 Horse Power! We are getting a great response from all the radio stations that matter, and to all that have bought the CD and told us what you think—Thank You!
We had a busy last few moths with CD Release Parties and many great gigs, including a live, on-the-air set on WDIY 88.1 FM with The Alexis P. Suter Band, who are regulars at the incredible Levon Helm Midnight Rambles in Woodstock, NY! Thanks to everyone at WDIY for the great time.
Remember, you can pick up Tavern Tan CDs through the links on this site, or go directly to CDbaby.com...sometimes they are out of stock, but they quickly replenish! Or drop us an e-mail if you have trouble finding the CD...we'll make sure you can buy one. And while you're at it, drop us a line on the guestbook and let us know what you think about our music and anything else gthat may cross your filthy lil' mind!
Cheers!
The Tan