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I’ve added two gigs to the calendar, folks. I sure hope to see you there if you’re in the area.

December 2, 2011 will be at one of my favorite NJ venues, The Crossroads in Garwood, NJ. We go on at 8pm. Dave Wilson will be making his debut on lead guitar. Steve Savona is on bass and Rob Silverman will be on drums. It’s always a good time at Crossroads and the food is great so please come on down and have some fun with us.  Read more... (172 words, estimated 41 secs reading time)

The Story

This song is about an aging rock star, sung from his point of view. He’s an amalgam of sorts. I guess you could say he’s based on a few characters, both real and fictional.

One of those would definitely be WASP’s Chris Holmes. I am by no means a big fan of WASP but Holmes was famously interviewed for the documentary, The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years, during which he floated on a raft in a pool (fully clothed) guzzling three different bottles of vodka (and also pouring it over his head). He referred to himself as a “full-blown alcoholic” and even a “piece of crap”. He said he’d probably be dead in a few years and didn’t seem to care. This was all in front of his mother, mind you, who sat poolside trying to maintain her composure.  Read more... (1404 words, estimated 5:37 mins reading time)

Hi all. I have the pleasure of being the Featured Artist on PensEyeView.com on July 13-14, 2011.

I’m very excited about the feature and the interview posted so please have a read and let them know that you liked it. The direct link is http://penseyeview.com/content/lou-tambone.  Read more... (301 words, estimated 1:12 mins reading time)

Here’s my latest definition of feeling old: Speaking to someone under a certain age about music, referring to a collection of published songs as an “album” and then subsequently being looked at as if I had suddenly lapsed into Greek. “What’s an album?” they usually ask.  Read more... (1440 words, estimated 5:46 mins reading time)

One of the fun things about being a multi-instrumentalist is that you can play with many different bands in different capacities. When playing my original material, I’m up front and mostly on guitar. For most of my other gigs, however, I’m usually the drummer.

I play drums for a couple of my friend Scott Lea’s productions. One is Johnny Retro – an 80′s new wave cover band. The other is a really fun project called Look Sharp! which is a Joe Jackson tribute band. However, it focuses only on the first two Joe Jackson records – Look Sharp! and I’m the Man. It’s great music and a lot of fun to play.  Read more... (212 words, estimated 51 secs reading time)

On May 28, 2011 – the Saturday of Memorial Day Weekend – I’ll be debuting my new band at Crossroads in Garwood, NJ. If you haven’t been there, check it out. It’s a great little place with good food and a fantastic atmosphere for live bands. An impressive roster of artists make their way through there, famous and otherwise. If there was ever a club with an open mind, this is the one.

We’ll be playing 10 original songs, most of which have never been played live before. So come on down and help us celebrate!  Read more... (104 words, estimated 25 secs reading time)

The Story

I work from home most Wednesdays, at least at the time of this writing. I also use those days as music days, where I can work on my original material. I have my work computer dialed in to my left and my Mac all set up with the interface on my right. So when I’m taking breaks or in between things for work, I just roll my chair over and record a track or something. Wednesdays are usually great days for getting work done in both cases. There are few distractions. I can knock out a lot of my work (for my day job) in half the time I normally would. I can also get a lot of music written or recorded.  Read more... (2472 words, estimated 9:53 mins reading time)

Oh, that Nuge… always good for a quote.

It’s been an interesting couple of years to say the least. 2009 and 2010 found me writing two albums worth of material, plus what I call “pre-composing” two concept pieces of about 10 songs each. I call it pre-composing because those pieces exist only in my head except for the lyrics which are all written and complete.

Why did I do all this, you ask? To what end? Well, you didn’t ask but I’ll ask for you. I’ll even answer.  Read more... (1166 words, estimated 4:40 mins reading time)

I am pleased to announce that the Workin’ Progress album is officially complete with the addition of four new songs!

The new songs are: “One More Round”, “Monday”, “Talk Too Much”, and “La La La La La La La”.

They are all on the music player here on the site and are also available on my other pages (Facebook, Reverbnation, etc.) I have not added them to Nimbit yet but will soon.  Read more... (149 words, estimated 36 secs reading time)

The Story

This song was a very interesting one for me in that it wasn’t written in the usual way. I wrote it with my friend Doug Brehm one night. Doug and I usually hang out together on random Friday nights to either watch a flick or play some video games and drink a few beers. I’ve known Doug since high school and while he’s always a bit timid about his playing, he’s actually quite melodic and has developed his own little style of playing based on folks like Andy Summers of The Police and The Edge of U2.  Read more... (1509 words, estimated 6:02 mins reading time)