Phil Bensimon Bass & Vox, Mike Ashley six string and Vox, Tom Owens stix and vox, Doug Meyer pedal steel, Wolfgang Greskemp Acordian & Keys, Devin Shea Fiddle.
Influences
Beat Farmers, Derailers, Stones, Jayhawks, Golden Smog, Steve Earl, Knitters, Lucinda Williams, Wilco, Son Volt, Old 97's , Whiskey, Beer & Xanex!!!!!
Sounds Like
Brendan Plummer Quips
"Sounds like wind blowing in a wheatfield, train rolling down the line, rain coming down on a old tin shed, steel, wire and a rusty heart. Boots of leather and dust and ash. Mollasess and coal and stone. Wedding rings and buried bones of love broken and burnt. Tales and the footprints, ravenswings and souls are earnt"
Brendan Plummer
Tornado Magnet and their new record “Double Wide” on Big Bender records includes performances by some of the South West's most legendary, and notorious Americana insurgent Alt Country Rockers, and includes handy work by past & present member / alumni from:
The Beat Farmers, The Johnny Cash Band, Ricky Skaggs, The Bastard Sons Of Johnny Cash, Convoy, West Coast Pin Ups, Whiskey Tango, The Hideaways, Hazel O'Connor, & Tony Sheridan bands respectfully.
The new record “Double Wide” on Big Bender Records has a debut @ 15 with a bullet and out of the gate, on the U.S. FAR Americana Chart!
Here is what some of the industry folks have to say about the new Tornado Magnet record “DoubleWide”:
“An amazing record with balls.”
Hans Hanegraaf American Music Radio Shows, Belgium
“Just letting you know we're keeping the dream alive Downunder.
You got my vote for Album of the month. Cheers, Eddie”
THE COSMIC COWBOY CAFÉ 88.5 FM Sydney, Australia
“The guys in the band can flat-out play…in the style and spirit of the Blasters or the Beat Farmers.”
JIM TRAGESER NC Times
"The quality of the musicianship right across the album is of the highest quality. Mix in a bit of swamp pop and rockabilly along the way for variety, the whole adds up to a rip roaring time."
http://www.fatea-records.co.uk/magazine/releases.html
“On this album traditional country, blues and bluegrass stand side by side with Alt Country and rockabilly. The force of the playing works magic running along with the heart-on-the-sleeve vocals and the sing-a-long harmonies of the choruses. “Double Wide” moves the Americana/Alt Country genre forward by offering its influences way out front and obvious honoring both the new and the old. For me, these songs go far back into the early mix of rock and country, bringing in peer comparisons to bands such as New Riders of the Purple Sage. “
The Alternate Root Magazine
http://www.thealternateroot.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=52&Itemid=106
"TORNADO MAGNET - the name implies a danger of standing a little too close to the band, and at 20 paces with a glass Of Tennessee whisky in your hand, these alt-country rockers will blow that glass & hat right off yer damn noggin. Phil Bensimon, The 2005 San Diego Music Awards Winner and 2006 as well as 2007 nominee is at it again."
Chuck from The Troubadour
Tornado Magnet has created a melodic blend of Insurgent/ Alt Country Rock’n roll and Americana music forged with years of seasoned experience. Recorded at "The Village Studios, La Mesa CA, The début record by Tornado Magnet, "Double Wide", on Big Bender Records, is flavored with gorgeous pedal steel work and honest, heartfelt lyrics soaked in equal parts whiskey and integrity. They weave their tales of small towns, drinking, cheating, loving and leaving. Tornado Magnet style ranges from infectious pop (“South Of The Border”) and raucous rockabilly ("Hook Up") to bluesy ("Pistolero"). The band also brings Red Dirt flavor with a song about white trash mobile home dwellers riding round with shotguns and “drinking moonshine like lemonade” in a pick up ("Red Neck Renegades"). The Album also manages to touch on all acoustic bluegrass ballads like (“Reminds Me Of You”) to the classic country song (“Austin City Lights”). We are equally comfortable playing completely unplugged all acoustic shows, to all amped up loud rocker shows, and we generally do a combination of each at all shows.” Besides rockin' and a twangin', its clear Tornado Magnet also knows the power of catchy hooks and warm harmonies.
Members of Tornado Magnet have been making waves around Southern California for a while, with a ferocious live show that has created a devoted following of true believers, Tornado Magnet is known for making many southwestern nights little bit hotter
Thanking you from your Amigos out here on the western frontier and somewhere near The Mexican border.
God Speed
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thetornadomagnets@gmail.com
NEED ARTISTS SHOWS IN SAN DIEGO!!! Criteria listed below....
1)YOU MUST HAVE A FAN BASE!! (20-25 fans AT LEAST THAT WILL GO TO YOUR SHOW!!) 2)Must be 21 or older. 3)Must promote. 4)If you are an out of town Band or Artist, you will be required to pay a $150 fee to perform. This guarantees your venue fees, as the other artists are required to bring fans for attendance. But you will also be gaining fans (Hopefully) when you perform. Any questions on this please just message and ask. 5)I HAVE SHOWS FOR DAYS!!! So if you are interested please get at me ASAP! I am booking shows for september and october. Rock, hip hop or whatever.
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