The Tom Hedrick Show: It's a power pop-snarky singer songwriter thing...endlessly quirky and downright fun.
Here's the bio, sweet and concentrated like frozen orange juice:
I've lived all over the U.S.A: Born in Maine, a small child in Michigan...but I grew up in Hamburg, NY (a suburb of Buffalo), and ultimately found myself at various turns in: Lima, Ohio; Rochester, NY; Oakland, CA; Phoenix, AZ and now...Minneapolis, MN. So I've been around and have played a bunch of places and recorded with a whole bunch of people.
I started my very first band in Hamburg with some of my best High School friends.
Relayer: Hamburg, NY, 1979. (L-R) Gray Howes, Bruce Laible, Paul Felegy, Tom Hedrick
My longest lasting tenure was as bassist, backing vocalist and songwriter of the pop-punk Fitsners (1993-2001). The Fitsners began in Rochester, NY and ultimately moved to Northern CA. It was there that we issued two CDs on two different indie labels. We played at SXSW, NXNW (twice), and performed in LA, Sacramento and played tons of gigs in the Bay Area.
The Fitsners: Rochester, NY 1994 (L-R) Tom Hedrick, Kris Parker, Ted Keaton
I spent the balance of my years in the Bay Area playing with other outfits, including the folk-rock Pinch Dogs and the jazz-polka Accidental Quartet. My time in Phoenix included a brief but enjoyable series of coffee-shop gigs with my good friend Lori Shepard.
Phoenix, AZ, 2007 (L-R) Tom Hedrick, Lori Shepard
My concentration 2002-present has been primarily toward solo recording with the (very) occasional live show. I'm joined on stage as circumstances permit by guitarist Pete Haugen, an excellent player and a fine vocalist in his own right.
Minneapolis, MN, 2010