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 hot sax work from Calire. Funky jazz rocker, Time Will Tell, shows off some Allman Brothers style guitar lead with a twist of Larry Carlton/Denny Diaz flash for a poppy radio style track with a cool melody. Tide Pool is a really clean soul track featuring paddy on lead vocal with a rich melody and vocal harmonies. Solid keys carry the load and Marsh gets great guitar tone on his smokey solo making this another super radio track. Somebody's Got To Pay has a nice easy swing and casual guitar soloing. Calire isn't messing around when he steps up with his sax blowing the top off. Love Divine has a lot of 70's styling with and some really nice over the top guitar lines. With it's bright but funky beat and tight vocal package and twin guitar leads, it hits the line. Very nice! After The Burn is a hot, Latin influenced rock number that drives. Marsh plays a really crisp guitar solo on this track reinforcing what we all knew all along... he's damn good! Calire lays out another smooth key solo and Marsh is back again bolting the door closed with nicely articulated guitar phrases. Very nice! Texas style rocker, Mad And Disgusted, gets the joint rockin' with a driving beat and super piano work from Calire. Getting the Southern swagger going again, Calire really kills it on this one. Marsh's vocals really work well with this band and his brother's vocals, a deeper shade of blue is a great contrast. Soulful, Over And Over, has a real nice slower pace, digging for rich blues. Calire brings it on sax again and Marsh grinds out a super solo of his own. There is a female vocalist on this track singing background that is very reminiscent of the Dark Side Of the Moon. Very nice! The release is wrapped up with a pop country track, Southern Heart which could easily make a run on the country radio market.
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Showing posts with label Tommy Marsh. Show all posts
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Friday, August 28, 2015
Thursday, May 30, 2013
Tommy Marsh And Bad Dog Win "Best Blues Band" At Ventura County Music Awards
Tommy Marsh performing at the 8th Annual Ventura County Blues
Festival.
Tommy
Marsh And Bad Dog Take Home "Best Blues Band" At 2013 Ventura County Music
Awards!
(Ventura CA) - Proving that hard work does pay off, Tommy Marsh and Bad Dog took home the "Best Blues
Band" plaque at the 2013 Ventura County Music Awards this past weekend, in a
lavish ceremony held at the Crowne Plaza Ventura Beach Hotel.
Marsh - who fronts his band on lead guitar and vocals - for over a year has hosted "The Session," a weekly Wednesday night blues jam also featuring some of Southern California's finest talent sitting in as Special Guests each week, sponsored by the Ventura County Blues Society. Tommy Marsh and Bad Dog often play as many as three gigs a week in venues throughout Ventura, Ojai and other SoCal locales.
Tommy recently performed at the 8th Annual Ventura County Blues Festival with Michael John and the Bottom Line and is quickly becoming known as one of the finer guitar players on the Southern California blues/music circuit.
Marsh - who fronts his band on lead guitar and vocals - for over a year has hosted "The Session," a weekly Wednesday night blues jam also featuring some of Southern California's finest talent sitting in as Special Guests each week, sponsored by the Ventura County Blues Society. Tommy Marsh and Bad Dog often play as many as three gigs a week in venues throughout Ventura, Ojai and other SoCal locales.
Tommy recently performed at the 8th Annual Ventura County Blues Festival with Michael John and the Bottom Line and is quickly becoming known as one of the finer guitar players on the Southern California blues/music circuit.
Tommy Marsh (pictured with fiancee
Tammy Aren) at the recent Ventura County Music Awards. Tommy Marsh and Bad Dog
won "Best Blues Band."
Additional Information On Tommy Marsh And Bad Dog Or Interviews:
"Tommy Marsh & Bad Dog is a
red-hot blues outfit. He has a strong crowd showing up on a weekly basis seeing
great out-of-town talent with some very hot locals. The Ventura Blues Society
sponsors the weekly event, with a featured artist showcased, (with) Tommy Marsh
and Bad Dog backing that person. Afterward there is a jam with Bad Dog, that is
fun to watch. At some of these jams you can see some real talent come to life.
The room was humming with people casually dancing, some more intense than others
- all having a wonderful time."
- B
Noel Barr/Random Lengths News
Additional Information On Tommy Marsh And Bad Dog Or Interviews:
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Tommy Marsh and Bad Dog Welcome Guitarist Dave Widow To The Session This Wednesday
Fresh off their
win for "Best Blues Band" at the Ventura County Music Awards, Tommy Marsh and
Bad Dog welcome smooth-sounding blues/r&b guitarist Dave Widow as their
Special Guest to The Session this Wednesday, May 22 the at Bombay Bar &
Grill in Ventura.
(Ventura, Calif.) - Fresh off their win for "Best Blues Band" at the
recent Ventura County Music Awards, Tommy Marsh and Bad Dog
welcome smooth-sounding blues/r&b guitarist Dave Widow to The Session
at The Bombay this Wednesday, May 22. Sponsored by Ventura County Blues Society)
- 143 S. California Ave.; 8-11 p.m. No cover. Info: (805) 643-4404 or https://www.facebook.com/events/464023660344150/.
The Chicago blues and soul-inspired music of acclaimed singer-songwriter-guitarist Dave Widow can be heard to fine effect on his recently-released album "Waiting For The World To End," touted by the prestigious Blues Foundation as a Top Five Finalist in the category of "Best Self-Produced CD." The record has received sparkling reviews and both national (and) international radio airplay. Other recent Dave widow accolades: 2012 "Hot 100 Artist of the Year" selection by noted trade publication, Music Connection; and "Musical Group of the Year" nominee by the 2012 Los Angeles Music Awards. www.davewidow.com.
The Chicago blues and soul-inspired music of acclaimed singer-songwriter-guitarist Dave Widow can be heard to fine effect on his recently-released album "Waiting For The World To End," touted by the prestigious Blues Foundation as a Top Five Finalist in the category of "Best Self-Produced CD." The record has received sparkling reviews and both national (and) international radio airplay. Other recent Dave widow accolades: 2012 "Hot 100 Artist of the Year" selection by noted trade publication, Music Connection; and "Musical Group of the Year" nominee by the 2012 Los Angeles Music Awards. www.davewidow.com.
Tommy Marsh performing at the recent 8th
Annual Ventura County Blues Festival with Michael John and The Bottom Line.
(Photo by Joy Neely)
Tommy Marsh and Bad Dog To Perform At Finis Tasby Benefit in June
Tommy Marsh and Bad Dog are proud to be taking part in a benefit concert for longtime Southern California bluesman Finis Tasby on Saturday, June 15. More on that event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/303322909796529/
"Tommy Marsh & Bad Dog is a red-hot blues outfit. He has a strong crowd
showing up on a weekly basis seeing great out-of-town talent with some very hot
locals. The Ventura Blues Society sponsors the weekly event, with a featured
artist showcased, (with) Tommy Marsh and Bad Dog backing that person. Afterward
there is a jam with Bad Dog, that is fun to watch. At some of these jams you can
see some real talent come to life. The room was humming with people casually
dancing, some more intense than others - all having a wonderful time. If you are
in Ventura you need to check out The Tavern. It is a fantastic place with good
food and spirits." - B Noel Barr, Random Lengths
News.
Wailing Guitars, Soulful vocals speak to the listener.... drawing from Blues, soul, country and Southern Rock roots, Tommy Marsh and Bad Dog have a sound you will truly enjoy listening to. Great originals and a few extended guitar solos make Tommy Marsh and Bad Dog a real Jam band - one you will want come back to see again and again!
Wailing Guitars, Soulful vocals speak to the listener.... drawing from Blues, soul, country and Southern Rock roots, Tommy Marsh and Bad Dog have a sound you will truly enjoy listening to. Great originals and a few extended guitar solos make Tommy Marsh and Bad Dog a real Jam band - one you will want come back to see again and again!
Labels:
Dave Widow,
Tommy Marsh
Monday, May 13, 2013
Two Big Shows This Week For Tommy Marsh and Bad Dog: The Session (Wed). With Kelly Zirbes and Perry Robertson; The Jester (Sat.)
Two big
shows this week for award-winning blues band Tommy Marsh and Bad Dog:
Wednesday, 5/15 at Bombay Bar & Grill, Ventura; and Saturday, 5/18
at The Jester, Ojai.
(For Immediate Release ) - Two big shows take place this week for award-winning blues band Tommy Marsh and Bad Dog:
The Session at The Bombay (Wed., May 15 featuring Kelly Zirbes and
Perry Robertson from L.A. blues faves, Kelly's Lot; sponsored by Ventura
County Blues Society) - 143 S. California Ave.; 8-11 p.m., no cover;
and the band's return to The Jester in Ojai on Saturday, May 18 (139 E.
Ojai Ave., 9 p.m., no cover).
Tommy Marsh performing at the recent
8th Annual Ventura County Blues Festival with Michael John and The
Bottom Line. (Photo by Joy Neely)
Tommy Marsh and Bad Dog Win "Best Blues Group"
At Saturday's 2013 Ventura County Music Awards
Tommy Marsh and Bad Dog won for "Best Blues Group" at the 2013 Ventura County Music Awards that took place this past Saturday at the Crown Plaza Ventura Beach Hotel. More to follow in a separate press release.
Tommy Marsh and Bad Dog To Perform At Finis Tasby Benefit in June
Tommy Marsh and Bad Dog are proud to be taking part in a benefit concert for longtime Southern California bluesman Finis Tasby on Saturday, June 15. More on that event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/303322909796529/
Tommy Marsh and Bad Dog To Perform At Finis Tasby Benefit in June
Tommy Marsh and Bad Dog are proud to be taking part in a benefit concert for longtime Southern California bluesman Finis Tasby on Saturday, June 15. More on that event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/303322909796529/
"Tommy Marsh & Bad Dog is a red-hot blues outfit. He has a strong
crowd showing up on a weekly basis seeing great out-of-town talent with
some very hot locals. The Ventura Blues Society sponsors the weekly
event, with a featured artist showcased, (with) Tommy Marsh and Bad Dog
backing that person. Afterward there is a jam with Bad Dog, that is
fun to watch. At some of these jams you can see some real talent come to
life. The room was humming with people casually dancing, some more
intense than others - all having a wonderful time. If you are in Ventura
you need to check out The Tavern. It is a fantastic place with good
food and spirits." - B Noel Barr, Random Lengths News.
Wailing Guitars, Soulful vocals speak to the listener.... drawing from Blues, soul, country and Southern Rock roots, Tommy Marsh and Bad Dog have a sound you will truly enjoy listening to. Great originals and a few extended guitar solos make Tommy Marsh and Bad Dog a real Jam band - one you will want come back to see again and again!
Wailing Guitars, Soulful vocals speak to the listener.... drawing from Blues, soul, country and Southern Rock roots, Tommy Marsh and Bad Dog have a sound you will truly enjoy listening to. Great originals and a few extended guitar solos make Tommy Marsh and Bad Dog a real Jam band - one you will want come back to see again and again!
Labels:
Tommy Marsh
Monday, April 29, 2013
The Session: Ventura County's Premiere Weekly Blues Showcase Returns To The Bombay Beginning May 1
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Monday, April 8, 2013
The Fabulous Ms.Shari Puorto Is Special Guest For Wednesday's VCBS Jam In Ventura
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Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Laurie Morvan Is Special Guest For Ventura County Blues Society Jam This Wednesday
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Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Blues Guns A'Blazin: Johnny Main, Tex Nakamura of The 44s Play The VCBS Jam This Wednesday!
Johnny Main (l) and Tex Nakamura (r) of the celebrated blues group The 44s are the very
Special Guests at this week's Ventura County Blues Society-sponsored jam, Wed., March 6.
JOHNNY MAIN, TEX NAKAMURA OF CELEBRATED SOCAL BLUES GROUP THE 44S ARE IN THE HOUSE AT VCBS-SPONSORED JAM THIS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6@THE TAVERN
Special Guests at this week's Ventura County Blues Society-sponsored jam, Wed., March 6.
JOHNNY MAIN, TEX NAKAMURA OF CELEBRATED SOCAL BLUES GROUP THE 44S ARE IN THE HOUSE AT VCBS-SPONSORED JAM THIS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6@THE TAVERN
Monday, February 18, 2013
Ventura Is Ground Zero For SoCal Blues: Tommy Marsh and Bad Dog Shows Why
Wed., Feb. 20: VCBS Weekly Jam Fri., Feb. 22: Village Jester
Ventura Is Ground Zero For SoCal Blues: Tommy Marsh & Bad Dog Shows Why!
(Plus The 8th Annual Ventura County Blues Festival; Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival; And More)(VENTURA a/k/a/ Blues Central) - Can there be any question that Ventura is Ground Zero for the Southern California Blues scene? Case in point: The 8th Annual Ventura County Blues Festival on April 27; Blues Brews & BBQ Festival, September 21; and the best Weekly VCBS-sponsored Blues Jam to be found anywhere in the Southland, hosted by hard-working Tommy Marsh and Bad Dog (this Wednesday, Feb. 20 featuring special guest, Ventura-based guitarist-vocalist, Shawn Jones) at The Tavern, 211 E. Santa Clara, Ventura (8 -11 p.m., free). Marsh and Company take the stage again two nights later, Friday, February 22, at The Village Jester, 139 E. Ojai Ave., Ojai (9 p.m.-till ?, free).
Other upcoming Tommy Marsh and Bad Dog Shows: Friday, March 9 - The Whale's Tail. Upcoming VCBS Blues Jams and each evening's Special Guest:
Wed., Feb. 27 - Donna Greene; Wed., March 6 - Johnny Main and Tex
Nakamura; Wed., March 13 - Jodi Farrell; Wed., March 20 - Bill
McPherson; and Wed., March 27 - Laurie Morvan.
...and here's Tommy Marsh and Bad Dog performing live:
Labels:
California,
Tommy Marsh
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