JULY 23, 2013– Today, a. tom collins celebrates the national release of his debut full length album, Stick & Poke. The 10-song album was recorded and produced at Absinthe Studio by the legend, the mystery, Bob Ferbache, and a. tom collins. It is released by Greater Than Collective, the non-traditional Denver-based label founded and run by Pete Turner (Illegal Pete’s) and Virgil Dickerson (Suburban Home Records).
A. tom collins is a songwriter who is hard to pigeon-hole, navigating the murky swamps of New Orleans R&B and ’60s Soul, and following the cues of diverse influences from Tom Waits and Cab Calloway, to The Stooges and Sam Cooke. Called ‘one of the city’s best front-men’ byWestword, piano-man Aaron Collins drops anchor with an impressive crash at each and every port, transfixing bewildered audiences with his strange brand of old time futurism that is as familiar as it is refreshing. Expect wild horns, surprising rhythms, catchy gang chants, and one hell of a live show. Over this past weekend, he played to a completely packed house, with lines out the door, at the Underground Music Showcase.
