The Howlin’ Tramps is a vaudeville-leaning nine-piece music collective based in Portland, Oregon, and fronted by enigmatic vocalist and burlesque performer Scarlet Siren. This genre-defying troupe of musicians loves to push boundaries with their cabaret-style performances. By blending a wide palette of sonic textures including psychedelic rock, blues, and jazz, The Howlin’ Tramps have concocted a style uniquely their own dubbed Psychedelic Swing.
Led by the velvety vocal work of Scarlett Siren, The Howlin’ Tramps explore lush musical realms with masterful instrumentation and bold artistic choices. This versatile band of minstrels push and pull at their listeners’ senses and curiosities by evoking retro vibes stylishly draped in nostalgia while also incorporating forward-thinking nuances.
The Howlin’ Tramps continue to carve out a place for themselves at the forefront of their field with a slew of impressive projects including their latest release The Devil is in the Details. Fueled by their renegade spirit, 2022 is set to be another year of growth for the Howlin’ Tramps as they set stages alight.
You are from Portland, OR. How is the Portland music scene? Is there alot of mutual support between bands?
The music scene here is wonderful, there’s a lot of creativity, art, support and music enthusiasts. I love this city
Tell us about your music. How would you describe it, and what led you to make this type of music?
We’ve been called “Psychadelic swing” I liked it so we went with that. my influences include psychadelic rock like Led Zeppelin, The Doors, Pink floyd, Jimi Hendrix, but also a lot of jazz, swing and blues like amy winehouse, nina simone, big bad voodoo daddys.
Tell us about your latest album, “The Devil Is In The Details.” What can listeners expect?
my EP is was inspired by the story of Ruth ellis, was a British nightclub hostess and convicted murderer who became the last woman to be hanged in the United Kingdom following the fatal shooting of her abusive lover
What is a Howlin’ Tramps live show like?
I’m a burlesque performer and I always dreamed about running away to the circus, so we like to make a big production where we have burlesque and circus performers. we call it “Pink Elephant Cabaret”
How do you feel about social media, as a music platform, as well as, on a personal level?
its definitely a love/hate relationship. sometimes I wish I didn’t spend so much time on my phone, however the world wide web is fascinating and I’m grateful that its connected me with fans
Tell us about your latest music video. Any funny stories from filming you can share?
in the video I had to act out punching a cop. when the actor that we hired to play the cop fell to the ground, he ripped his pants. it was a serious scene but it was so hard not to laugh.
What’s next for Scarlett Siren & The Howlin’ Tramps?
we plan on hopefully touring with our show “Pink Elephant Cabaret”