Biography

Hailing from the Land of Rising Sun (Japan), TOKYO TRAMPS is on a mission to deliver joy and excitement of true American music, Blues and Rock'n'Roll. American music has a tremendous power to make three Japanese come down here. The musical journey started when Satoru Nakagawa left Japan to go to Louisiana searching for the spirit of Rock'n'Roll. Soon he found its father, Blues. Yukiko Fujii left a very lucrative job in Tokyo and took a giant step following her heart to play American music in America. Kosei Fukuyama had a dream of becoming the best drummer. His ambition is to hit the big time in America. These three had a chance to meet in Boston, where American revolution started. Satoru took its name TRAMPS from his early idol, Bruce Springsteen's song, Born To Run - "Tramps like us, baby, we were born to run." Coming to a foreign land, not having home or families, traveling from place to place searching for the best sounds of America, what else can we do to make our dreams come true except playing for a Rock'n'Roll band?

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TOKYO TRAMPS has been extensively performing in New England to Tri-State area for both blues/rooty originals and a variety of cover songs. A few examples of venue they have played are:
Massachusetts - Harpers Ferry, House of Blues, TT the Bears, Hard Rock Cafe, ChiliHead BBQ, Dodge Street Grill, Lizard Lounge, Abbey Lounge, Plough and Stars, Church, Sea Note, Asgard, Midway Cafe, Kirkland Cafe, Next Page Cafe, ChitChat Lounge, Roosevelt, and many more!
New York - Kenny's Castaways, Baggot Inn, Blaggards Pub, Lion's Den, The Annex, Alphabet Lounge. New Jersey - the Buffstone's. Pennsylvania - Abilene, Club128, and the Tokio Ballroom. Rhode Island - The call. New Hampshire - the Barley House. ........and many many more!!

The band has appeared in : Cutting Edge Music Business Conference (New Orleans, LA), Midwest Music Conference and Film Festival (Lexington, KY), Indianapolis Music Conference (Indianapolis, IN), Millennium Music Conference (Harrisburg, PA), Independent Music Conference (Philadelphia, PA), North By North East Music Festival(Toronto, ON), and NEMO Music Festival in Boston, MA. Most recently, Independent Music Conference in Los Angels, CA.

They have many appearances in local media such as Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Boston Magazine, Metronome Magazine, WAAF, WMWM 91.7FM, WFNX, 92.5 The River, AOTV, WIN-TV, and so on.

TOKYO TRAMPS is the Runner-up winner of Boston Phoenix/WFNX 2007 BEST MUSIC POLL Local Blues Act Category. Also won Indie Artist of the Year from Immie Award 2007. TOKYO TRAMPS was selected as one of the semifinalist for the Boston Blues Society's "Blues Challenge 2004," and won the WMWM Radio Battle of the Bands 2004.

TOKYO TRAMPS Discography :
Long Way from Home - July 2000
Bound For Glory - June 2003
Lucky Jive Will Come Home On King's Road - May 2006
TOKYO GUMBO - September 2008
Blues Cover Collection and Acoustic Duo Collection (both for DEMO) are also available.