Stendhal Festival 16th August
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008 Posted in gigs | No Comments »I'm pleased to announce that I'll be performing at the Stendal Festival on Saturday 16th August along side the likes of Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly., David Kitt and a host of others. For the full line-up check out www.stendhalfestival.com. Tom
Irish Tour: Part Four
Monday, July 21st, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »There are a couple of things I’d like to write about quickly while I have the chance. I’ve been totally swamped over the last few weeks and I’ve not been very successful at finding the time to get caught up ...
Driving By Night Single Launch
Sunday, July 20th, 2008 Posted in gigs | No Comments »I especially like the title! ;)
Hot Press Review
Thursday, July 10th, 2008 Posted in Reviews, news, releases | No Comments »TOM MCSHANE 'FIGHTER' (Penny Distribution) Spot of lo-fi alt country from Northern Ireland, anyone? Tom McShane channels the likes of Uncle Tupelo and Smog on this great track, which eloquently tells the story of a boxer's inner conflict. Only deep martial drums ...
Irish Tour: Part Two
Sunday, July 6th, 2008 Posted in gigs, news | No Comments »It’s been pretty busy in the run up to the release. Rich at Volver and Nick at Penny have both put in a lot of man-hours to getting coverage for the single. Now their hard work is paying off. We’ve ...
Irish Tour: Part One
Thursday, June 26th, 2008 Posted in gigs, news, releases | No Comments »To support the release for the Fighter/God Says single, Escape Act and my band have embarked on a series of shows around Ireland. It’s a sort of joint headline tour, though the dates are spread out over several weekends so ...
Fighter on Simplemuzik Podcast
Monday, June 16th, 2008 Posted in downloads, news | No Comments »Russell David featured "Fighter" & "Promise Me" on his Simplemuzik Podcast Episode 095. This episode, entitled "The Good Fight" centres around the thematic common ground between "Fighter", "Out of Tune Confessional" by Julius Caesar and the poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke. ...
Holly Golightly Support: Thursday 19th June!
Thursday, June 12th, 2008 Posted in gigs | No Comments »I’m very pleased to announce that my band and I will be supporting the awesome Holly Golightly next Thursday evening at Auntie Annies Porter House in Belfast. I’m a big fan of Ms Golightly so this show will be a ...
BBC Radio One Session Broadcast: Wednesday 4th June
Wednesday, June 4th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized, news | No Comments »My band and I were in the BBC's Blackstaff House on Monday to record three completely live tracks for Rory McConnell's "BBC Introducing..." show. The session will be broadcast on the show on Wednesday 4th June. For more details on the recording ...
Free Downloads (Part Two of Three): “Slim Slow Slider”
Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008 Posted in downloads, releases | No Comments »Hey folks, So, my cover of “That’s All There Is†by Nina Nastasia is no longer available for download, but do not fret as quite simply, that’s not all there is. We’re now into the second week of our free download ...