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Interview & Music with Tumbledown House on June 2, 2011By KNBA Music Host: Loren Dixon

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Anchorage, AK – Touring duo, Tumbledown House joined us live in studio. Tumbledown House is a songwriting duo from Bozeman, Montana. Often described as gritty saloon jazz, parlor music inflicted with the unspeakable, or Tom Waits in a cocktail dress, Tumbledown House writes stories that revolve around shady characters down on their luck, brothels with an eccentric clientele, or a scorned woman out for revenge. These stories are delivered with sultry female vocals reminiscent of a bygone era and placed over jazz guitar accompaniment.

"Somewhere between the sights and sounds of Deadwood, S.D., and 1920s cabaret, Tumbledown House has created an act all their own."
-Bozeman Daily Chronicle