Tom Bentz - Vox and Guitars
Bill Golden - Drums and BVox
Clark Thaldorf - Bass and BVox
and when he's in town...
Seth Mulvihill - Keys and BVox
Influences
Allman Brothers, Van Morrison, The Beatles, Phish, Govt. Mule, Los Lobos... and all sorts of great instrumentalists from the past four or five decades.
Sounds Like
Van Morrison meets a jam band, with the pop sensibility and sensitivities of The Beatles or Steely Dan. Shorter songs, catchy hooks and good jams all find their way into The Tommy Bentz band's sound. But if you really want to find out, come see these (super-nice) guys play live and make your own "SOUNDS-LIKE" comparisons! See you soon.
Originally from Alma, WI, Tommy Bentz is a multi-instrumentalist who has performed and composed several album projects, commercials and recording sessions. In addition to owning and operating Brickhouse Music in River Falls, WI, (as well as a store in Eau Claire, WI) Bentz has recorded two albums of original music with his band, and has performed and shared the stage with the Temptations, Rufus Reid, Clark Terry, David Baker, Ira Sullivan, Willy Porter, Tim Mahoney and the Pat McGee Band.
The band has recently finished a third album "Point of View", featuring some of the newer tunes from their live shows and showcasing their tightly focused jams and diverse songwriting ability.
Some people have said some really nice things about the Tommy Bentz band:
"Tommy, in my opinion, is one of the area's premiere guitar players - his lead and style and presence is unique and amazing." - Joe Gunderson, in charge of booking and promotions for The House of Rock, Eau Claire, WI.
"The Tommy Bentz Band was selected as Icelandair's 2nd Annual "Ticket to Fly" winner, as judged by The Pete Best Band. Best was the original drummer of The Beatles before Richard Starkey - a.k.a. Ringo Starr - signed on to keep the beat." - from The Spectator (spectatornews.com)
If you want to say something about the band, why don't you leave a comment? What's YOUR favorite Tommy Bentz Band song?
Peace!
Just stopping by to say hello and give you some news. The new album 'Coolgilly and the Freakshow' from Centascope is now available worldwide from CD Baby and directly from the merchandise page of the official website. You can also get the album from Apple iTunes, MSN Music, Rhapsody, Napster, Amazon and many more.
Hey! We're opening for the Meat Puppets in La Crosse on July 10th. Click on the link below if you want to purchase tickets. All ages, everyone is welcome. Thanks!
Hello, it's me, Ruby Jane.To those who don't know me, I am a 14 year old fiddler, songwriter. I have some songs posted that are fresh out of the studio. Let me know if you like the new songs..be one of the first to hear, even before they are released!Thanks! new videos too! Ruby Jane
Thanks for the add, greatly appreciated. It's an honor to be a part of your family of friends here. We too welcome you aboard the FRQZ train with hopes you enjoy the ride! Don't be a stranger, stay in touch, keep us posted to upcoming gigs and adventures, post a performance video, and so on. Stay TUNED !
The new album 'Coolgilly and the Freakshow' from Centascope is now available worldwide from CD Baby and directly from the merchandise page of the official website.
You can also get the album from Apple iTunes, MSN Music, Rhapsody, Napster, Amazon and many more.
See you Saturday at Keegan's Tommy. You'll recognize the stage gear. You sold most of it to us. See you and one of your 6-strings and maybe Clark as well.
Thanks for adding us, Tommy! We used a whole ton of vintage ribbon mics and Neuman (sp?) mics on this recording. Super fun. And the new Nord is everywhere in it, as you can probably hear.
Dear T-Bentz. Seth played me a rough mix of your last show. You sure have a killer drummer but you should do something about that keyboardist. Just kidding great great sound very impressed!
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