VIDEO : "Rascal" Featuring Tony Silvestri on Keys. It's Funky!

Excited to share the latest Dead Root Revival video with you, an instrumental number called Rascal.
I wrote this song over twenty years ago while living in Vancouver and playing with the band Al Dente Inferno. When DRR began rehearsing last Spring I resurrected this tune; our mandate being that our songs need to have elements of one or more of these genres: Rock, Funk, Blues, Jazz, or Soul.
As much as I enjoy the singer/songwriter material I perform, and the material I've released over the years, DRR has given me the opportunity to push outside of genre constructs, and has opened up new creative doors. We had the incredibly talented Tony Silvestri joining us on this gig. Check out the back and forth solos at the 2:57 mark. So much fun!

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Hometown Concert at The Mansion
For those of you in the Kingston area, we have a show coming up on Friday February 1st at The Mansion. This band is progressing at break neck speed. We are adding 2-3 new (original) songs every time we rehearse! This train is a chuggin' along!

We look forward to playing the new songs for you. Get your tickets today over at Eventbrite and let us know you're attending by clicking "Going" on the Facebook event or shouting it out on Twitter or Instagram.

w/ special guest Connor Poulain
$10 at the door/ $8 in advance
Doors @ 8:00 PM, Show at 9:00 PM

Music to check out
Inspiration has been coming to me from the past and the present lately. From the past, a couple of recent vinyl purchases:
Al Green - Gets Next To You

and John Coltrane - Blue Train.

....and from the present, Vulfpeck. Though I don't have anything from them on vinyl, I am enjoying their youtube offerings immensely. Such as this full concert from Brussels.

They've got a unique approach to putting together a concert. Variety show style. If they ever tour Canada, I'm there!

Summer Shows! 2018!!

Playing a whole bunch this summer, and hope to see you out at a show or two. Many configurations. Tom Savage solo, trio, and four-piece band, Tony Silvestri Band, jams and backing up Sandy Stubbert. Keeping it interesting!

May 30th - Rose & Crown Open Mic/Jam - Kingston, ON
June 2nd - Keystorm Pub w/Tony Silvestri Band - Brockville, ON
June 6th - Confederation Park(solo set) - Kingston, ON (12:00 PM)
June 6th - Rose & Crown Open Mic/Jam - Kingston, ON(8:30 PM)
June 9th - Kawartha Craft Beer Festival w/ Tony Silvestri Band - Peterborough, ON
June 13th - Rose & Crown Open Mic/Jam - Kingston, ON
June 15th - Red Lion w/ Tom Savage Trio - Belleville, ON
June 16th - Z.A.M.F.I.R. hosting the afternoon jam - Lower Beverley Lake, ON(3:00 PM)
June 16th - Private Event w/ Tony Silvestri Band - Lansdowne, ON
June 20th - Rose & Crown Open Mic/Jam - Kingston, ON
June 22nd - The Toucan w/ Tony Silvestri Band - Kingston, ON
June 27th - Rose & Crown Open Mic/Jam - Kingston, ON
June 29th - Keystorm Pub w/ Tony Silvestri Band - Brockville, ON
June 30th - Ribfest w/ Tony Silvestri Band - Gananoque, ON
July 1st - 1000 Islands Regatta w/ Tony Silvestri Band - Brockville, ON
July 2nd - Private Event w/ Tony Silvestri Band - Parham, ON
July 4th - Rose & Crown Open Mic/Jam - Kingston, ON
July 6th - McCloskey's - Chesterville, ON
July 7th - Private Event w/ Black Rapids Gold - Rockport, ON (6:00 PM)
July 7th - Blu Martini w/ Tom Savage Trio - Kingston, ON (9:30 PM)
July 11th - Rose & Crown Open Mic/Jam - Kingston, ON
July 13th - Red Lion w/ Tom Savage Trio - Belleville, ON
July 14th - Confederation Park w/Tom Savage Trio - Kingston, ON (12:30 PM)
July 15th - Belleville Waterfront Festival w/ Tony Silvestri Band
July 18th - Rose & Crown Open Mic/Jam - Kingston, ON
July 19th - Porch Sessions at the Holiday Manor - Battersea, ON
July 20th - The Toucan w/ Tony Silvestri Band - Kingston, ON
July 21st - Chaffey's Locks Community Hall w/ Tom Savage Band - Chaffey's Locks, ON
July 25th - Rose & Crown Open Mic/Jam - Kingston, ON
July 27th - Warkworth Rock Fest w/ Tony Silvestri Band - Warkworth, ON
July 28th - Private Event w/ Tony Silvestri Band - Prince Edward County, ON
Aug. 1st - Rose & Crown Open Mic/Jam - Kingston, ON
Aug. 4th - Beaufort Pub (solo Blues show) - Belleville, ON ( 1:00 PM)
Aug. 4th - The Social w/ Tony Silvestri Band - Peterborough, ON (9:00 PM)
Aug. 8th - Rose & Crown Open Mic/Jam - Kingston, ON
Aug. 10th - Grumpy's - Montreal, QC
Aug. 11th - Black Sheep Inn w/ Jenny Whiteley & Luther Wright - Wakefield, QC
Aug. 15th - Rose & Crown Open Mic/Jam - Kingston, ON
Aug. 17th - The Toucan w/ Tony Silvestri Band - Kingston, ON
Aug. 18th - Private Event, solo and w/ Tony Silvestri Band - Odessa, ON
Aug. 19th - Back To The Farm Fest w/ Tom Savage Trio, and backing up Sandy Stubbert - Bath, ON
Aug. 22nd - Rose & Crown Open Mic/Jam - Kingston, ON
Aug. 23rd - Limestone City Blues Fest w/ Tom Savage Band featuring Pete Aube on Harp, Confederation Park(3:00 PM) - Kingston, ON
Aug. 24th - Red Lion w/ Tom Savage Trio - Belleville, ON
Aug. 25th - Private Event - Erin, ON
Aug. 28th - Private Event w/ Black Rapids Gold - Ivy Lea, ON
Aug. 29th - Rose & Crown Open Mic/Jam - Kingston, ON
Sept. 1st - Deanna's Barn Party! Tom Savage Trio + Sandy Stubbert - Battersea, ON
Sept. 2nd - Acoustic Grill - Picton, ON
Sept. 5th - Rose & Crown Open Mic/Jam - Kingston, ON
Sept. 7th - The Opinicon - Chaffey's Locks, ON

September 11th - October 7th - Western Canada Tour ( details to follow)

Pumpkin Pie Coffee House Music Series/ Follow, Spin, and Win Contest

Things are revving up for what will be a busy summer of performances. Had a great holiday weekend of music that finished off with a double gig Sunday with The Tony Silvestri Band! First up, we fulfilled our duties as "The Seed-To-Sausage Band" in Tichborne at their annual "Day Of The Pig" celebration, then our caravan headed down Crow Lake Road to Westport (which was an absolutely beautiful drive) to The Cove for a show. Great crowd, as always, with folks coming from Kingston, Belleville, and Perth to take in some Holiday tunes ( and enjoy a fantastic Beef Brisket). Thanks everybody for helping to create the good energy in the room. We appreciate your support!

For those of you who may not know, The Tony Silvestri Band is a band within a band. Bonz, Richard, and I also perform as the Tom Savage Trio on occasion. 

But really, it's a band within a band, within a band, because Tony performs with us as well at shows that focus on my original material. If you have heard Everything Intertwined, you'll know the expert job that Tony did with his keyboard work on that album.

For those of you in and around the Kingston area, this Saturday is a great opportunity to see the band within a band...within a band, in action! We are performing at the Battersea United Church as part of the Pumpkin Pie Coffee House Music Series. This is a great listening room to perform in. The quiet that the audience provides really allows us musicians the freedom to work with the dynamic range of the songs in a way that is sometimes not possible in a barroom setting. Really looking forward to this. AND THERE IS HOMEMADE PIE!!!

  Tickets are $15, available at:

  Ormsbee's Mercantile, Sunbury
  Brian's Record Option, Kingston
                         or
  Reserve by calling 613-353-2889
  email: pumpkin.pie.music@gmail.com

Follow, Spin, and Win

I also wanted to let you know about a contest I'm running to help promote my Spotify page. Over the next couple Fridays, I'll be drawing winners of a Tom Savage - Everything Intertwined T-shirt, CD, and Poster.

All you have to do to be entered in the draw, is to follow me on Spotify, then share this link via facebook, twitter, or instagram. Be sure to tag @tomsavagemusic so I know you've shared. If you've followed me on Spotify already, and want to be entered in the draw again for the following Friday, simply share the link again and I'll put your name in the hat.

Last week's winner was Shelley Bishop, who already had a shirt, so she gave it to Bonz, who quite shockingly, did not have one yet.

See you on the road!

Tom

New Album on the Horizon

It's been an excruciatingly busy time over the past few months. This is good though. The April US tour was a heavy one and a bit of a hard slog. Many a Walmart parking lot and too much fast food. The schedule was chock full and there was not much time for sightseeing...unless you count the interstate rest stops. Such is the glitz and the glamour of the independent touring musician. That said, many interesting characters met and many songs to be harvested. And that is a very important factor for why touring is important. Honing the craft, shaping the songs, and finding the stories. It damn sure ain't about the money.

Speaking of songs and stories, upon returning from the US tour I headed into North Of Princess Studios the last week of April to record with my good friends Tony Silvestri, Bonz Bowering, and Seamus Cowan. A lot of it live off the floor, it was a spirited session, and I think you all will be very pleased with the results. It's a bit of a different direction for me and I hope you are all willing to take the trip. The album is scheduled for an official release in October, but I hope to have copies available for MUSICWestport in August (where I'll be performing with the band) and for my Canadian Tour in September.

Early May saw the release of Al Duquette's new record, Tales of the Wild West. A project I had the pleasure of acting as producer on. Al has lived a life and his experience and authenticity comes through in the way he delivers his songs. There is no pretence here. A beautiful collection of songs that will fit nicely between Hank and Lefty on the shelf. Head over to Bandcamp and download your copy today.

Early June was all about the East Coast of Canada. Always good to get down there and catch up with friends, and perform for friendly faces. Highlight of the tour was a Monday night concert in a little church in Alma, NS. Google didn't even know where it was! Great acoustics and good vibes.

That's it for now. I'll be around the Kingston area for the summer. check my site for dates, and stay tuned for more details about the new record.

Surprise Guests at The Toucan!

You never know what's going to happen down at The Toucan. Jeff Martin from The Tea Party just might get on stage and jam out. A great night of music. Thanks Jeff!

Also, thanks to Johnny Lane and Matt Woodward for contributing to the epic Rock and Roll goodness!

Best Of The Song A Week Challenge #4 : Good Friends, Good Times, Good Music

I couldn't have made it through to the end of this challenge without the interest and support of my friends and fans. Knowing that folks were keeping track of this thing certainly motivated me to keep going. This all started with my buddy Ross Neilsen and I joking around about the idea on Facebook. We had never met in person up to that point. We just helped each other out with information about venues, helped set up gigs, etc. When Ross did a show here in Kingston at the RCHA, you know we just had to get a song down for this challenge :





Ross was doing the challenge as well, but only made it to week #15. Still, he got some great tunes out of it, and a couple ended up on his latest record. I'm sure he would say it was a worthwhile creative exercise. You can pick up a copy of his latest record HERE.



Another opportunity that arose from this challenge, prompted mostly by the necessity to continually come up with new material, was co-writing. Tony Silvestri, Geoff Chown, and myself were sitting around, before or after practice one day(can't remember which), and I turned to Tony and said,'I need a song for this week, like today. Let's write one.' So we did just that. I'm still not sure I know how to play this one on guitar. Tony took care of the music. We need to get a studio quality recording of this song(sound quality on this video is pretty rough). It's gonna be a hit, I tell ya!




While TST was on tour out west last fall, we stopped in and visited with our good friend, singer/songwriter JD Edwards, at his home in Winnipeg, MB. As always when we are in Winnipeg, we had an awesome time out on the town, and ended jamming at a local pub by the end of the night. But to start off, we sat around in JD's living room and wrote this tune. Warning: this can be an earworm.

This recording says it all for me, about the experience of doing the song a week challenge, and being creative for creativity's sake, and nothing else. Good friends. Good times. Good music. If you've got that, you're doing alright.

Song #29 - Chicks Dig Guys Who Play The Piano

Song #29 of my Song A Week Challenge, and my first co-write. Wrote this one with Tony Silvestri and Geoff Chown (who added a word or two while he was cooking shrimp in the kitchen).

This is the first and only performance of the song, recorded live at The Mansion in Kingston. The audio is a little rough, but this video really captures the fun that the crowd was having with the song.







Some guys play guitar
Some guys play the bass
Some guys play the drums
Though they are easily replaced

Some guys write the songs
Some guys lug the gear
But there's just one thang that the girls want to hear

The guitarist has the looks
But he just can't stay in tune
The bass man holds it down
But he started drinking way too soon

The drummer we all know
Someday he'll end up in jail
But there's one guy in the band
That you know will never fail


Chicks dig guys who play the piano
They don't need a band they can do it all on their own

They got the rhythm
Thy got the touch
They got everything that the ladies love So much

And baby I'm gonna play this one for you.

The guys in the band don't understand
How complicated that just was
But when my fingers play that 6\9
I know it augments your love