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The Tom Fuller Band (with Beatles tribute band American English)
When: 7 p.m. tonight
Where: On The Square Sports Academy, 105 N. Court St., Crown Point
Cost: $15-$22 (all-ages show, with beer and wine garden for adults)
Details: (219) 226-1130 or www.otssa.com
Chicago rocker Tom Fuller will bust out songs from his pair of
original albums tonight when he and his five-piece ensemble turn up the
amps and open for Beatles tribute act American English.
"We'll be doing an hour-long show," said Fuller, passionate
about making music since getting his hands on a cheap guitar at age 9.
While Fuller records and performs his own tunes, he recently had some
national radio success with his treatment of the old Hollies pop hit, "The Air
That I Breathe."
"That was the first single from my latest album, ‘Abstract Man,' and I
did it for market acceptance and awareness," he said, knowing that new covers
of famous songs often get noticed on radio and by the general public before
originals.
Since his take on "The Air That I Breathe" got as high as
No. 5 on the Adult Contemporary, the plan clearly paid off
and has paved the way for Fuller's follow-up single, the self-penned "Only In
America."
"We released that one a couple of weeks ago and all reports coming in say
that it is doing really well," he added. "It's very much a song for these
times with the election and all coming up soon."
"Abstract Man" was released in May by Mesa/Blue Moon Records and is the
follow-up to Fuller's 2005 debut CD, "Chasing An Illusion." That first
album spawned five singles that all fared well at A/C radio outlets and internet
sites, with one song even landing on a couple of daytime television
dramas.
"That was more of a melodic rock-ballad CD," he said of "Chasing An
Illusion." "I wanted to significantly raise the bar on ‘Abstract Man'."
Fuller described his new collection of songs as having some Beatlesque
flavor, with a touch of John Hiatt-style roots rock, and a dash of "heartland
rock" a la Tom Petty.
"I grew up in Chicago and have been here most of my life and so has my
band," said Fuller, who is looking forward strutting his stuff on stage this
evening.
"It's going to be a lot of fun," he promised. "Yeah, man, the Tom Fuller
Band is really gonna rock!"
From here, Fuller plans to take his group throughout the U.S. this summer
supporting "Abstract Man," with possible tours of Japan and the U.K. to
follow.
For more on Tom Fuller and to hear samples of songs, visit
www.tomfullerband.com and www.myspace.com/tomfullerband.
Email Tom Lounges at beatboss@aol.com
