TOMMY BENTZ AT ROCKSOUND

TOMMY BENTZ BAND , el guitarrista de Wisconsin acompañado esta vez por Nick Sullivan al bajo y Andy Algire a la batería dió un recital  de lo que podríamos denominar Power Blues , en formato trío que tanta gloria ha dado en este mundo de la música del Blues Rock , sólo echar la vista atrás, Cream, Hendrix, ó ZZ Top sin ir más lejos.  Con un repertorio  variado , hasta una versión del Sleepwalk de The Shadows !  , quizá sin exponer del todo su versión más hard convenció al público asistente en la sala Rocksound de Barcelona. Muy bien secundado por Nick Sullivan al bajo que deslumbró al personal con unos solos increíbles y una batería muy potente a cargo de Andy Algire. Os dejamos con unas fotillas y unos videos para que tengáis una idea aproximada de lo vivido anoche. 

TOMMY BENTZ

​Growing up in a small Wisconsin town isn't always limiting as it sounds. An eclectic musician, Bentz totes history with the violin, oboe, saxophone, guitar, and bass.  Putting all of this musical knowledge together to start a band for the first time in high school, Bentz's love of music would give him the flexibility to perform in rock, classical, jazz, blues, bluegrass and jam bands.  When asked for his resume, Bentzs list goes on...

His sound gives credence to this fact  the many faces and different genres of music have allowed him to create his own sound: one that blends ideals from many flavors of music into one (kind of like at the ice cream store he managed as a teen). The distinct movement, layering, and syncopation of his style, though intense, is immediately accessible to the listener. Some may say that Tommy Bentz's greatest asset is his confident and mature electric slide guitar style, yet others will argue that his insightful lyrics and adept layering of sound are what keep them coming back to hear him play again and again. Regardless, with three full length albums under his belt - each of them a landmark of musical growth in a coming of age fashion, Tommy Bentz represents a man with spirit, drive, thoughtful journeys, and musical ability that so many musicians strive to achieve.

While reading his lyrics, one gets a snapshot of Bentz's ideals - from the strength he derives from family relationships, to the all-important issue of respect in this changing world.  We read and are left with an impression of a man who learns from where he's been, uses the knowledge and presses forward into the unknown with purpose.  If lyrics alone drove Bentz's work, he'd have a great product, but no one can discount the musicians technical prowess or his warm timbre and soulful vocals.  There's a distinct blend of southern jam style rock and acoustic singer-songwriter flair, with his rounded sound being completed by remnants of his experience in jazz and classical performance.

An ever-ambitious entrepreneur, Tommy owns and operates Brickhouse Music and is married to Broadway performer, Jen Burleigh Bentz and they keep a happy home in River Falls, Wisconsin.