Waiting

"why did I just say that, I didn't mean it, I didn't mean to lead you on." - Soulcracker

I have been thinking a lot about traveling bands lately and realized how much I miss life on the road. Now let's not get confused, a tour is not a week... Or even a weekend out of town. A tour is months on the road, playing 6-7 times a week and usually waking up in a strange place without knowing how you got there. I am lucky enough to have done this right out of college, but have not since then. I don't even know if I could handle it at this age :)

Much respect to all of those who have the balls to hop in the van and support themselves through music. Imagine having to book tours without cellphones, Internet and actually having to mail cd's to get booked... Those were the days.

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Cue vs. Seismic Leveler - 08-04-10 - 04

Sick song from our last Dub show. Davey rips an insane guitar solo at the end and Ivan kills the vocals

Piedra (Sin Fronteras Project. feat GoLem System, Tommy Dubs, Aztecas Tupro)

Here is a track I did with the Sin Fronteras Project with Musicians from Argentina, Spain and the States. This track is a different mix that whats on the critically acclaimed Argentina only release from Sin Fronteras Project. We are working on a second album. Let me know what you think of this. Enjoy!

Piedra by Tommy DUBS

Pepper Remix

A little while ago Pepper put this track up to have random producers download and remix. Well, since I am pretty random, I whipped up this Dancehall Banger. A lot of bands are starting to do this and it is a great way to reach out and collaborate with a massive group of people.. Reach out and touch someone! Respect to Pepper. Let me know what you think and any bands out there that want me to work a remix, HIT ME UP HERE

1502 Freeze - Pepper (Tommy Dubs Remix) by Tommy DUBS

Bust it! Bust it! Bust it!

When I was around 16 I discovered a band from Chicago that blew me away. I was at some Summer concert series put on by the local radio station Q101 and freaked out when I saw this insane band on the side stage. I don't remember the name of the group but it turned out it was a collaboration of some of Chicago's best hip hop and rock musicians. Some of the guys were from Liquid Soul (a sick Chicago Jazz/Jam band) and when the guitarist handed me a cassette, yes a cassette, i saw that other members were from a local Hip Hop rock act called the BOOGIE SHOES.

The band that was playing that day was the dirtiest/funkiest band that I had ever seen. They were on stage blowing my mind effortlessly and I was particularly entranced by the guitarist/singer named Double A that would sing all of the notes he ripped on the guitar and was a great MC.

When we left the concert we blasted the tapes they gave us, one called the Boogie Shoes "Greatest Hits Volume 1" and the other was Double A's side project called "Trunk" which i lost and have searched hi and low to find again with no luck. These albums changed my life and I don't think I would be the same if I had not had the luck of being at the right place at the right time.

I would seriously recommend picking one of their records up to hear some totally original hip hop rock from the Chicago indie scene in the 90's. They put out 2 solid albums full of great songs and personality.

You can preview their record here.

http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/boogieshoes

I would suggest picking up "Vol 1 Greatest Hits" if you can find it, otherwise "Bust it, Bust it, Bust it!" is dope too

AUG 26th GALLAGHERS

The last Tommy Dubs show was a pretty legendary event for me and the Seismic Leveler Crew. The whole show was packed and the dancefloor was slamming. The last song featured random MC's, who were in attendance, being brought up on stage to freestyle with the band hitting hard behind them.Reggae Thursdays at Gallagher's has really turned into a banging event so make sure you check it!

Thursday August 26th is our next time there and we will be playing 2 sets with the first starting at 9:30 and we ususally wrap up around 12:30.

We will be debuting a bunch of new songs and have the usual cast of Musicians, MC's and Lurkers stopping by.

Downfall Rhythm - 2004

More Fire - Warsaw Poland Bros. Vs Stucky 2004 (Tommy Dubs) by Tommy DUBS