Bman's Blues Report

                                                                                                                  CROOKED EYE TOMMY PERFORMS@CALIFORNIA AVOCADO FESTIVAL Saturday, October 3 - 1 P.M./Main Stage/Downtown Carpinteria   (Carpinteria, CA) - Crooked Eye Tommy is li...

I just received the debut release, Butterflies & Snakes , from Crooked Eye Tommy and it's actually quite good! Opening with a cool blend of John Bonham style rhythm and early Lynyrd Skynyrd swagger, this track tells a crazy myth of Crooked Eye Tommy . West coast vocalist/guitar player/songwriter Tommy Marsh leads this band in what is undoubtedly his strongest effort. This is a cool track with nice slide work joined by Paddy Marsh on guitar as well as Glade Rasmussen on bass and Tony Cicero on drums. Very cool. Next out of the box is Come On In with a much richer Latin R&B feel sung by Paddy. This is a really hot track putting me in the theme track from the Wire (Cable TV show), Way Down In The Hole, written by Tom Waits. This is a really great song with euphoric guitar work throughout and super drum work by Cicero and joined by Jimmy Calire on sax and keys. Excellent! Jimmy Reed style track, I Stole The Blues , stays tight in the groove with rich vocals from Paddy and h...

                                                                      CROOKED EYE TOMMY RELEASES DEBUT CD, BUTTERFLIES & SNAKES ;   ELEVEN MEMORABLE SONGS IN THE BLUES GENRE FROM VENTURA    COUNTY GUITARIST-SINGER-SONGWRITER, TOMMY MARSH CD RELEASE PARTY & DEBUT CONCERT at Plaza Playhouse Theater Friday, August 7 - 7:30 p.m.       (Carpinteria, CA) - Crooked Eye Tommy releases their debut effort, Butterflies & Snakes , marking the occasion with a CD Release Party and Debut Concert at the Plaza Playhouse Theater , 4916 Carpinteria Ave., Friday, August 7. Showtime is 7:30 p.m. Tickets $25. (includes CD); $30. (includes commemorative piece of album artwork and CD). Info...