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Dad's Noisy Basement is the Tom also plays in the surf-rock trio, The Aquatudes. |
Upcoming Gigs
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"A Band of Toms"
Tom Bittel has been writing songs and performing for quite a while. In 2013, he created Dad's Noisy Basement to present his music as a one-man-band.
His repertoire includes dozens of original vocal and instrumental songs - many from his past and present bands, including The Broken Hearts, See Jane Run, and The Aquatudes. He also includes fresh versions of some of his favorite rock, pop, rockabilly, swinging, and surf-rock tunes, absorbed from his collection of LPs, 45s, and 78 RPM records.
Tom arranges and records unique backing tracks in his home studio to accompany his live vocal and lead guitar. The tracks feature various drum machines, acoustic guitars, imaginative hand percussion, and his own background harmonies. The effect is a "Band of Toms."
A performer and recording artist for more than 30 years, Tom's solo act is featured in an ongoing music series at Bradley International Airport. He has also performed at the Middletown Farmers Market (8/1/25); The Greater Hartford Arts Council's Street Stages (2023 & 2024); The Cellar on Treadwell (Hamden, CT); Make Music Day performances in Hartford, Fairfield, and Georgetown, CT (2023 and 2025); Hartford's West End Porchfest (2024 & 2025); The West End Farmers Market (in Hartford, 2024 and 2025); and the No Cover Cafe series in Enfield, CT.
Tom comes equipped with his own PA (or can plug into a house system) and can perform with battery power if needed. He can handle indoor/outdoor gigs of up to 3 hours and can also perform simply with acoustic guitar and vocal. Just ask!
Contact:bittelworks@gmail.com
Listen to some recorded originals at his Bandcamp site.
Video Samples
Music Please (Doo-Wop Affair) (original song),
recorded at Jennings Beach (Fairfield, CT), 6/21/25
She's Too Much (original song),
recorded at No Cover Cafe (Enfield, CT), 11/8/24
4:05 (original song),
recorded at West End Porchfest (Hartford, CT), 9/15/24
With A Girl Like You (by The Troggs),
recorded at Jennings Beach (Fairfield, CT), 6/21/25
Mosquito Dance (original instrumental),
recorded at Bradley International Airport, June 21, 2023
Petrified Beach (original song),
recorded at The Cellar at Treadwell, April 22 2023
Sand in My Groove (original instrumental),
recorded at The Cellar at Treadwell, April 22 2023
Did You Think I'd Mind (original song),
recorded at Tom's home office, April 13, 2022.
Little Bit O' Soul (by The Music Explosion),
recorded at The Dirt Salon on May 19, 2014.
Green Tambourine (by the Lemon Pipers),
recorded at The Dirt Salon on 1/20/14.
Copyright Thomas J. Bittel 2002-2026