Tommy Mills: Lead Vocals, Lead/Rhythm Guitars live,
All Intruments on All Recordings Featured. All songs recorded, Written, Arranged, produced and mixed by Tommy Mills.
Live Line Up:
Tommy Mills- Vocals and Guitars
Joe Libordi- Drums and percusion
Joel Krueger- Bass and background Vocals
Mike Gunn - Drums and percusion
Influences
Too many to list... but I guess I'll try anyway.
Smashing Pumpkins, Lou Reed, Velvet Underground, Sonic Youth, Tim Buckley, Jeff Buckley,The Doors, John Cipollina, Quicksilver messenger service, Kristen Pfaff, Janitor Joe,Nirvana,Syd Barret era Floyd, Jimi Hendrix, Frank Poltiano, Hot to Trot, Brownsville Station, Steve Mills, The FBI, Radiohead, Bob Dylan,Donovan, Neil Young, Question Mark and the Mysterians Flaming Lips, Mudhoney,The Chocolate watch band, Black Sabbath,Emitt Rhoades,Beatles, Vanilla Fudge, The Seeds, Alice in Chains, Mad Season,Carve, The Stooges,The Great Society, The Status Quo (earlier era), Tommy James & the Shondells, Otis Redding, Bo Diddley, Buddy Holly,Albert King, Blue Cheer, The Sleepers, Dave Brubeck, The Dave Clark 5, The Creation, Meat Puppets, Link Wray,The Beau Brummels, Blind Melon, Deathray, The Leaves, Snail (Both the '60s/70s Santa Cruz area band, and the other "Snail" from the early '90s)It's A Beautiful Day, Local H, Butthole Surfers, earlier Stones, The Music Explosion, Don Van Vliet A.K.A
"Captain Beefheart," The Monks, The Woolies, The Remains, Cowboy Junkies, Mazzy Star, The Byrds, Cracker, Pavement, Frank Hannon, rusty old Fuzz boxes, Old Fender Amps, Old Monky-wards gear, Crusty old mics, Single coil pick-up 60-cycle hum, Teisco "Del Ray's", Drama, old crusty things.... creatively conjured frustration, Frusteration conjured by old crusty things, scandalous behavior by over-grown munchkins, All Misunderstandings of the universe,
umm... Much More, and many that people probably wouldn't remember.
Sounds Like
The Jade Amenity? "No Sighlence"? "Jaded Sighlence!"
(Yes, not Silence.)
TOMMY MILLS & THE JADE AMENITY'S SPAT! RECORDS RELEASE "SUN" AVAILBLE IN DOWNLOAD FORMAT HERE.....
CD Release party @ Old Ironsides Sacramento, CA FEB. 27th 2009
Tommy Mills has a true gift. A musical prowess that transcends any simple formulaic music on the radio nowadays. Not interested in falling into lines of conformity, Tommy's band, The Jade Amenity would like to take it to that next level and reach their music to the masses. Their dynamic live show has developed them a great fan-base that loves to see them perform. The music comes from a very personal and explicit place. Exploring different facets of the human experience, the lyrics show a honest and unique approach to an Alternative, Psychedelic rock.
Tommy's philosophy to writing music is, "Play and write how you Feel. Not what you were told to feel." His influences range from; The Smashing Pumpkins, The Beatles, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Jimi Hendrix, Radiohead, Lou Reed, Nirvana, Tim Buckley, Jeff Buckley and many more. His versatile range of personal influences in conjunction with his own life experiences produce an individuality that is refreshing to the redundant material recycled through the radio.
A true and legitimate passion for music is what drives Tommy Mills to write everyday. His expansive catalog of music is impressive and elaborate. A melting pot of various styles of music, that will remain timeless and continue to grow into an unstoppable force to be reckoned with. The Jade Amenity is an experience that is unique for all those who come in contact with the band! Stay Tuned~
Tommy Mills & The Jade Amenity's Friend Space (Top 18)
Hey hey loves~My apologies for taking so long to respond, trying to shed a week's worth of responsibility can make for one hectic weekend. You've got some killer songs and it shines through that you have fun doing what you do~Have a wicked week!*kisses*
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