Buffalo, NY 70s Hard Rock worshipping outfit Tines has published the official video for their new single “Thin Blue Line.” This comes on the heels of last month’s release of their cover of Deep Purple’s “Bloodsucker” featuring guest drummer Andy Patterson. “Thin Blue Line” is from their debut 7″ single (b/w “Rock & Roll Witness Protection Program“) released in Spring 2020. Watch the video through the YouTube player below:
The video was shot on location at the Loyal Order of Moose Club Buffalo Lodge # 8 in the Riverside section of the city. A nod of the hat to guitarist Glenn Szymanski and singer Kelly Murphy’s time in cult 90s band Towpath, whose lyrical content dealt almost exclusively with the distinctive subculture of the neighborhood. Moose Lodges were an important part of the music scene in the 1970s, even seminal Punk Rock band Black Flag played their first show at # 1873 in Redondo Beach, CA.
The production of the video proved to be a huge technological hurdle to overcome. Days before the shoot, the main camera operator decided to send their camera in for repairs. Of course it didn’t come back in time and he was forced to rent a camera that he was unfamiliar with and forgot to turn on the microphone! Luckily, seasoned video editor Jacob Kedzierski was brought in to save the project and worked on it in his free time in between editing seasons of reality TV shows such as “90 Day Fiancé” and “Love During Lockup.”
Tines are currently writing new music for a full length including material that brings in elements of Santana/The Mars Volta style Latin Rock and plenty of bluegrass style banjo picking.
They’ve played Maryland Doomfest and Descendants of Crom Festival in Pittsburgh and look forward to getting back on the live circuit in the near future.
Purchase the track on Bandcamp: https://tinesrock.bandcamp.com/track/thin-blue-line
Lineup:
Glenn Szymanski / Guitars, Backing Vocals
Kelly Murphy / Vocals
Arrow Fitzgibbon / Keyboards and Guitars
Mike Hermann / Bass
Eddie Pearsall performed drums on this recording and appeared in this video
