Hello,

Tom Larsen here, of the Tom Larsen Band. I have a popular Blues band that plays the East Coast region. We play an upbeat, funky, danceable style of blues that appeals to all age groups and ethnicities. I have 10 CD's out of original material and when we do a concert, that's what we play. When we're added to the bill it will not be business as usual, it will be fresh and different from anything anyone else at your venue is doing.

In addition to the vibrant and distinctive music, there is a show that accompanies our performance that reaches out to engage the audience and make them part of the festivities. Each member of the band is a featured show-stopper in his own right, and inevitably the Tom Larsen "walk-through-the-crowd slide guitar performance" is always the highlight of the event and the one everyone is talking about for months to come!

I am an Eastern Shore of Maryland native and have good name recognition and a good draw on the whole East Coast. I have been playing the blues in the DC, Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York areas since the early 1980's.

We regularly play blues festivals, wine festivals, outdoor concerts, casinos, and corporate parties. We headline most of these shows but we are also occasionally utilized as the support act, generally the last act to go on before the national headliner.

This is a big year for me as it will mark my 33rd year of playing blues full time, with no day job. Please allow me tell you a little about what's been going on with us recently.

I have released my 10th CD of original music and have had a number of my songs recorded by national artists, including Roy Buchannan and Johnny Winter. My song publishing partner is none other than Bruce Iglauer, president of Alligator Records in Chicago! I have also released my second book. The 2012 Tom Larsen calendar was a holiday sell-out!

The highlight events of 2011 were headliner appearances at the prestigious Cape May Jazz Festival in New Jersey and a main-stage appearance at the iconic Hot August Blues Festival in Baltimore, Md. HAB founder and CEO Brad Selko said "You guys blew us away! If any festivals need a reference, tell them to call me directly!"

We have headlined the Berlin Blues and Jazz Festival in Berlin, Md., headlined the Spyglass Ridge Winery Blues Festival in Sunbury, Pa., as well as the Bordeleau Winery Reds, Whites and Blues Festival on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. We were the featured support act at a recent Brigg's Farm Blues Festival up near Scranton, Pa., where the festival's founder, Richard Briggs, announced to the crowd that we were the most requested act ever in his festival's 13 year history!

We have also played numerous other festivals and shows in the region, including the Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival, the Baltimore Blues Festival, the DC Blues Festival, the Federal Hill Jazz and Blues Festival, the Columbia Pike Blues Festival (Va.), the Carolina Beach Seafood and Jazz Festival (NC) and other high profile events at venues such as the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond and Longwood Gardens up in Pa. Our regular casino shows include Delaware Park in Wilmington, De. and Dover Downs Casino in Dover, De.

More festivals are listed on my website, but some of the recent highlights were appearances at the Brandywine River Blues Festival up in Pa., a special performance during the Rehoboth Jazz Festival in De., an appearance at the Riverfront Blues Festival in Wilmington, De., a headline slot at the New Jersey Wine Grower's Association Wine and Blues Festival (25 wineries!), and another headline spot at the Gettysburg Wine and Music Festival (20+ wineries). We also performed numerous outdoor concerts at regional wineries, including Moondancer Winery, Twin Brook Winery, Black Walnut Winery, and at Chatham Vineyards in Machipongo, Va. We were recently featured at the Berk's Jazz Festival in Reading, Pa. and the Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival in Salisbury, Md. In addition we had a headliner slot in last year's Roosterpallooza, a 12 band hard rock concert in York, Pa. and were also a headliner at York Bike Night for over 1,000 bikers.

As you can see, a Tom Larsen Band show has a broad appeal, and we are equally at home in a wide variety of settings. If you were to need a referral, any of the above-mentioned venues would give us glowing reviews.

Please check out my website and myspace page for pics and music, and follow the website links to YouTube for video. If needed, I would be glad to send you promo and a demo. My contact info is:

Website: www.tomlarsenband.com
Myspace: www.myspace.com/tomlarsenband
Email: tomlarsenband@hotmail.com
Office: 410-651-9457

Thank you for your consideration,

-Tom Larsen