The Childlike Awesomeness of Tricycle Bicycle Cycle

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The Childlike Awesomeness of Tricycle Bicycle
Cycle

• Sean Hannan
• LIBR500 Foundations of Information Technology
• seanphannan_at_gmail.com

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What?

• Tricycle Bicycle Cycle is a psychedelic pop band
  from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• The Tricycle Bicycle Cycle is an absurd vehicle,
  a multi-wheeled chimera. We employ preposterous
  means to get where we want to go!

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Who?

• Revolving collective of individuals
• Could have 5 members, could have 15
• Sometimes were one band, sometimes were five
  bands!

Members past and present Emily Caffee Allie
Caldwell Chris Caldwell Kevin Carducci Sean
Hannan Bob Hartung Kate Ickes Kevin Kearney
Ryan Meek Ryan Murray Andy Sherwood Mike
Stanish Bryan Tramontina Johnny James Weeks
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Instruments

• Unwilling to be confined to the guitar-drums-bass
  formula, TBC makes use of

• Synthesizers
• Flutes
• Violins
• Banjos
• Sitars
• Accordions
• Childrens Toys

• Guitars
• Drums
• Basses
• Mandolins
• Slide Guitars
• Ukuleles
• Theremins

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Sounds Like

• Of Montreal
• Architecture in Helsinki
• The Beatles
• The Go-Gos
• The Apples in Stereo
• The New Pornographers

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Live Show

• An interactive multimedia dance explosion
  experience!

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Live Show

• An interactive multimedia dance explosion
  experience!

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Live Show

• An interactive multimedia dance explosion
  experience!

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The Album

• Eponymous debut entitled Tricycle Bicycle Cycles
  First Manatee Hugging Party
• Recorded from August 2005 - December 2005

• Track listing
• Do You Remember? (Face)
• Are You Man Enough To Wear The Universe As A Hat?
• Why Do I Worry?
• The Time I Learned to Yogic Fly
• Things I Haven't Done or Am Now Doing, and Things
  I Can't Do
• Extraterrestrial in an Arcade
• Kings in Kenya
• Zombies!
• Somethings Always Something Else
• Naivety Scene

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Free Music!

• Art is not meant to be a commodity
• All music will always be available from the
  website
• Those who wish to support the band can do so by
• Coming to shows
• Purchasing limited edition hand-made
  silk-screened CD packages

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What Others Say

• There is something to be said for bands with an
  abundance of members. Lots of influences can be
  drawn and many opinions are tossed around. Its
  probably why most of the songs are as eccentric
  as they are. - Mammoth Press

Random, awesome, and best of all, gimmick hunger
satisfaction. - Empme
Bjurgen blorgen vjik fijik melkweg fiat saab!!!
- Some crazy Dutchmen
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Did I mention that they love us in the
Netherlands?
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Credits Links

• TBC Website - http//www.tricyclebicyclecycle.org
• Background from http//www.wallpaperfromthe70s.com
  
• Dancing Dutchmen video courtesy of Berry Uli
• Performance photos courtesy of Berry Breene (no
  relation).