Can Kickers

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Name = The Can Kickers


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Origin = New London, Connecticut, USA
Genre = Folk punk
Years_active = 2002–present
Label = Cosmodemonic Telegraph
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Current_members = Doug Schaefer
Daniel Spurr
Daniel Thompson

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The Can Kickers are a folk punk band based out of New London, Connecticut. The band's three members, Doug Schaefer, Daniel Spurr, and Daniel Thompson, met in 2000 while attending Connecticut College. They have spent most of their time as a band touring the United States and Ireland and have played (as of 2006-02-25) 394 shows. On January 31st, 2006 the band's live show in Philadelphia was recorded for a live CD, to be put out by Fistolo Records.

Members

* Doug Schaefer – drums, washboard
* Daniel Spurr – banjo, gitfiddle, vocals (yodeling)
* Daniel Thompson – fiddle, mouth organ

Discography

*"Dead Music I"
*"Dead Music II", 2002
*"Mountain Dudes", 2003
*"Fire in the East, Fire in the West", 2005
*"We're Dying But We Ain't Dead", 2006
*"Live at Lavazone", 2007

External links

* [http://www.cankickers.com/ The Can Kickers - Official Site]
* [http://www.hozomeen.org/cosmodemonic/newmain.html Cosmodemonic Telegraph]
* [http://www.pinewoods.org/ Pinewoods Camp]
* [http://www.tlchicken.com/view_story.php?ARTid=1963 Interview] with "TLChicken"
* [http://www.econoculture.com/m/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=304&Itemid=45 “Old-timey Riot Music for Dancing”: The Can Kickers] , "EconoCulture"