American Thomas Truax is one of many characters on the pop music fringe. Since the early 2000’s, he’s been releasing records and traveling the world performing with his evolving “band” of surreal self-made Harry Partch-esque instruments including a motorized drum machine made of bike wheels called ‘Mother Superior’ and a souped-up Dr. Seuss-ian Gramophone called ‘The Hornicator’, as well as his venerable resonator guitar (named simply Hank).
He crafts rich, poetically evocative and lively songs about insects, trees, technology, and a lifelong obsession with things lunar, including various reasons ‘Why Dogs Howl at The Moon’. His eight studio LPs include a highly-rated covers album ‘Songs From The Films Of David Lynch’, and his latest, ‘Jetstream Sunset’, features a powerhouse special ingredient in drummer Brian Viglione (of the Dresden Dolls/Violent Femmes). But while Thomas’s albums have received considerable praise, it’s his energetic and often surreal mix of man, machine, musicianship, storytelling, and audience interaction that make up the live shows for which he is best known.
ROCKIN’ INVENTIONS UK TOUR 2016: including The Eagle Inn, Salford
29th April, Fri: Northampton, NN Cafe, Guildhall Road, nn11dp , Northamptonshire https://www.facebook.com/
5th May, Thurs: London, Lexington 96-98 Pentonville Rd, London N1 9JB https://billetto.co.uk/en/
6th May, Friday: Brighton, Green Door Store, Trafalgar Street, Brighton, BN1 4FQ. Telephone 07894 267053 http://www.seetickets.com/
13th May, Fri: Sheffield, Lamplight Club at Regather 57-59 Club Garden Road, Sheffield S11 8BU 0114 273 1258 https://www.facebook.com/
14th May, Sat: Scunthorpe, The Mouth Magazine at Cafe Indie, 169-173 High St, Scunthorpe DN15 6EH
15th May, Sun: Leeds, Brudenell Social Club 33 Queen’s Road Leeds LS6 1NY 0113 275 2411 www.brudenellsocialclub.co.uk
18th May, Wed: York, Fullford Arms 121 Fulford Rd, Fulford, York YO10 4EXPhone:+44 1904 620410
http://www.thefulfordarms.co.
20 May, Fri: Manchester, The Eagle Inn (Salford), 19 Collier Street, Salford, M3 7DW Tix: http://www.seetickets.com/
21st May, Sat: Widnes (near Liverpool): The Studio, Lacey St Widnes WA8 7SQ 0151 420 8997
26th May, Thurs: Bristol, Louisiana (with Bob Log III) Wapping Road BS1 6UA http://www.thelouisiana.net http://www.thelouisiana.net/
27th May, Fri: Plymouth, Devon The Red House (Plymouth School Of Creative Arts), 22 Millbay Road
28th May, Sat: Exeter, Cavern, 83-84 Queen St, Devon EX4 3RP
29 May, Sun: Cardiff, Wales Strange Daze Festival Tix: https://www.facebook.com/
