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Gig: Memphis Blues Challenge Sat 8 June

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Hello again. The gig at the Semaphore Workers’ Club was a hoot. Thank you for all who came along and making it such a good gig.

Next, we are competing against two other bands in the Memphis Blues Challenge to see if we get chosen to represent South Australia at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis later in the year.

We’ve got some fresh new tunes, Dave’s hand has been declared fit to drum to his heart’s content and our tonsils are freshly varnished with a vintage lustre and patina that comes with celebrating Martin’s completion of six decades of existence.

We’d love to have a good crowd supporting us at Norwood in a few weeks so if you can please come along. You can get tickets here.

Doors Open at 7.00 pm Bands play from 8.00 pm The TinMen play at 8.45 pm.

Norwood Live Function room is located at 97 The Parade, Norwood.

We hope to see you there. Subscribe to The TinMen gigs here.

Follow The TinMen on Facebook here. Cheers

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Memphis Blues Challenge Fundraiser tonight 21 Oct

Despite The TinMen not snaring the win and sadly not travelling to Memphis in 2023 if you’d like to support ARBA in funding the trip for the first place winners – The Honey Badgers and Frankie and Savva – there is a star studded gig tonight at The Semaphore Workers Club from 7:30 pm.

Tickets are $20 online or $25 at the door – all for a good cause.

The Semaphore Workers Club is a great venue and it should be a great night with special guests Jessie Dean, Chris Finnen, Nick Kipridis and Snooks La Vie.

You can buy tickets here or at the door.

Don’t forget The TinMen are playing at The Semaphore Workers Club in 4 weeks on Friday November 18th at 7:30 pm.

It should be a fun night – we hope to see you there.

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No Memphis: Semaphore here we come!

What a night at The Memphis Blues Challenge at Norwood Live. We played our best and we went down well with the crowd, most of which had never seen us before.

Heads were bobbing. The judges were serious. The sound was good. We blistered some paint off the furnishings but to no avail.

The Honey Badgers were too slick, polished and professional. Their line up, with their three piece brass section and shredding guitar and vocal frontman, was more than a match for us and the result fairly reflected that.

They were deserving winners and so were Frankie and Savva winning their duo act section.

What we’ve taken away from it is how lucky we were to make it to the final and have that opportunity to play our songs in front of an appreciative crowd. It’s a great feeling to be part of a line up that was full of talent.

Thanks to all the folk at ARBA who make it happen. Thanks also to all our friends and family who came to see us on the night and to all the bands that took part and are part of the music scene here in Adelaide.

And if you want to catch us you can come along to the Semaphore Workers Club Sunday 4th September 5-8 pm and see what Memphis is missing out on.

Update: recording of the gig – recorded for archival purposes only – not a studio quality recording just for anyone interested.

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Memphis Decider: Two Weeks

Sat 27th August. That’s the date for the Memphis Blues Challenge Final. It’s The TinMen vs The Honey Badgers. Winner takes all and flies to Memphis Tennessee in January 2023 to compete again on Beale Street.

We’d love a great crowd of our friends to come and see us pour our heart and soul into our performance. You can get tickets here: Memphis Blues Challenge Tickets. Click that. Please….

Details are 27/8/22 Norwood Live, 97 The Parade Norwood (The Norwood Hotel enter from Osmond Terrace). Doors open at 6:30pm.

We wish The Chris Finnen Band all the best and are sorry they have pulled out of the final but all the other acts are of a great standard.

It’ll be a great night but… Who will win?

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Who will join The Chris Finnen Band in the final of the 2022 ARBA Memphis Blues Challenge?

The answer to this question will be determined at Heat Two of the Memphis Blues Challenge
Norwood Live
Saturday 9th July

HEAT TWO Saturday 9th July at Norwood Live (Bands only)

  1. Nicolina And The Rituals
  2. The Nuts
  3. Taking Back June
  4. The TinMen

THE FINAL Saturday 27th of August at Norwood Live
Solo/duo acts:
Ben Ford-Davies
Frankie and Savva (J.J Fields)
Suedan
And:
The Chris Finnen Band
PLUS the winning band from Heat Two

TICKETS
Heat Two online: $20. At the Door (if available) $25
The Final online: $25. At the Door (if available) $30
OR
SAVE! Buy a Multi-Ticket for Heat Two and The Final for $40.00 SAVE!

Click here to buy tickets online

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Memphis Blues Challenge

We’re playing in heat two Sat July 9th but for die hard blues fans tonight Sat 25th June is heat one of the Memphis Blues Challenge.

There are eight bands taking part in two heats and three solo/duo acts at Norwood Live (The Norwood Hotel, also Finn MacCools Irish Pub) 97 The Parade, Norwood.

You have to be an original blues band to take part and we’re very much looking forward to showcasing our songs.

The TinMen are playing in heat two on Sat 9th July – we hope you can come along. The winning band from each heat plays off in a final and goes to Memphis USA to compete there as does the winning solo/duo.

Tonight’s schedule is:

Doors: 7.30
7.30-8.30: Food available
8.30: Chris Finnen Band
9.10: Stormhorse
10.05: The Honey Badgers
10.45 Mojo Dingo
11.30 Result announced

You can book tickets here: Memphis Blues Challenge tickets.

We’ll post again closer to the date for our performance.

We’re getting ourselves stoked up for a smoking performance – it should be a lot of fun!