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"This is: The Tommy Andrews Band"

July 18, 2009
By Blake Hannon

Kansas City blues guitarist Tommy Andrews was playing ‘80s covers and classic rock before he knocked his head on a door in 2002, an injury that caused the musician to lose all his musical tonality. “I had muscle memory, but I couldn’t hear the note differences,” Andrews says. “I couldn’t hear music anymore, basically.” But Andrews re-learned his instrument and has been fronting the Tommy Andrews Band for two years, combining aggressive blues with an equally exhilarating live show where the guitarist sometimes leaves the stage all together. “A lot of people associate the blues with this laid-back old man,” Andrews says. “We try to get as much energy out through the music as much as possible.” The Tommy Andrews Blues Band performs from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. tonight at Magoon’s. Cover is $5.

http://www.stjoenews.net/news/2008/jul/18/tommy-andrews-band/ - St. Joseph News-Press (stjoenews.net


"Glitterball"

The following is an except from an article M. C. Abernathy wrote after The Tommy Andrews Band performed as part of the Glitterball concert at the University of Missouri—Rolla:

They did a range of styles including blues, rock and psychedelic. Probably the most amazing thing about this band was Tommy Andrews, the lead guitarist and vocalist…. He was so well tuned with his guitar that he could play it behind his head, use a glass bottle to play the frets, or even play the frets with a rag in hand. At one point he even got off the stage, being equipped with a cordless monitor, and rocked out amongst the crowd. One performance was totally crazy; he did just about everything but break his instrument as the song continued and the guitar stayed on-note and on-key. - The Missouri Miner, Rolla, Missouri


"Canon City"

The following is a quote of an article that appeared November 9, 2007:

[This is] not a sit down and tap your foot kind of band. … .more of a get up and move band.

Bethanie Ferguson - The Cañon City Daily Record, Cañon City, CO


"Illinois"

Tom Irwin described a Tommy Andrews Band performance as “powerful, edgy sounds that skate just beyond the blues.”

October 4-10, 2007 edition - The Illinois Times, Springfield, IL


Discography

A EP release of "Breakfast With the Blues" receives regular radio airplay on two local community radio stations. The Band headed into the studio last month and anticipates releasing a new CD by the end of the summer 2009.

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Tommy was born and raised in central Illinois. He began his musical career as a child studying classical piano. Always drawn to the instrument, fate interceded when he broke his hand as a teen and, not able to continue piano, began playing the electric guitar. He thrived throughout the 80's and 90's performing the classic rock sounds of Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, and Budgie, to name a few. But fortune once again intruded in his career, giving him a passion for personal expression through music.

In 2003, Tommy’s life inextricably changed after he fell on some stairs packing out after a gig, suffered a skull fracture and a subsequent head injury. Tommy was left tone deaf and suffered from frequent bouts of memory loss. With only muscle memory to rely on, he reclaimed the ability to perceive pitch, musical skills, and his life by working through "From the Cradle" by Eric Clapton.

And so, roots rock became the only music that made sense to him as he learned to overcome the day-to-day challenges of recovering from a brain injury. The life-altering experience is responsible not only for him changing musical genres but, has created a deep desire to begin composing original music. One moment’s misfortune has become his catalyst and inspiration for expressing life’s universal struggles in song.

Relocating a few years ago, Tommy currently performs with Justin Rollheiser on bass and Larry Nannie on drums in Kansas City and its surrounding communities. In addition to performing regularly, he is currently writing new material for a full-length CD. With a continuously busy schedule don't miss your chance to book The Tommy Andrews Band for your club, festival, or private party.