ReverbNation Channels

Select a Music Channel to Get Started

Global Chart Toppers Local Chart Toppers Trending Artists Alt/Rock/Indie Electro/Pop/Dance HipHop/Rap/R&B Featured Artists My Favorites Custom Channel

Show Queue

12:123

Not listening to anything?

Try one of the ReverbNation Channels

Wat Rabbit Hole Go deeper
What's This?

Tom Maxwell

Rank #15 Carrboro, NC Pop

All Photos

About

Members: Mark Simonsen, James Wallace, FJ Ventre, Evans Nicholson

Sounds Like: Squirrel Nut Zippers, Tom Waits, Howlin' Wolf, R. Crumb & his Cheap Suit Serenaders

Manager: Head On Management & Booking

Bio: Tom Maxwell was a front man for the Squirrel Nut Zippers and author of their top-20 hit "Hell." Songs he wrote for the Zippers have appeared in dozens of movies and television shows, a Super Bowl commercial, and a Tony Award-winning Broadway soundtrack. To date the Zippers catalog has sold clos... See Full Bio

More Info

Status

Tom Maxwell has a show on 05/18/2013 at 08:00 PM @ The Crunkleton in Chapel Hill, NC http://www.reverbnation.com/c./poni/200595707 #concert

Press

“It takes something like Kingdom Come to remind us how good [Maxwell] is. This eclectic 14-track album shines completely, from his irreverent country ode about a shoplifted Piggly Wiggly, "Ham," to the sophisticated baroque mien of "Fuck It," from the supple swing of "So High" to the lively garage-abilly rave-up of "Jump Over Here and Love Me." This is a witty, masterful tour de force deserving of re-recognition.”

— Chris Parker, The Indepedent

“But by [Samsara’s] end…you realize that you’ve gotten something rare enough on a CD of any genre: a fully imagined musical world that echoes with the haunting depths of prose fiction. ”

— John Garelick, CMJ New Music Monthly

“His debut after breaking from the Zipper ranks, Samsara, is a diverse, rollicking, meditative and heartrending solo set, full of grounded, back roads-backroom humor, cosmic meditations and smoky barroom romps and ballads. With nary a notion of mere nostalgia, Maxwell has made a timeless pop record that recalls when pop meant "popular music," and that meant anything from jazz to calypso to country to torch songs and beyond. ”

— Chris Handyside, Metro Times

“...[He] is a twisted musical fiend, an utterly enigmatic performer....SAMSARA is beautifully disjointed...Maxwell leads an ever-changing lineup of musicians through a grab-bag of diverse musical genres...”

— Sean Daly, Jazz Times

“For his post-Zippers debut, former Squirrel Nut frontman Tom Maxwell shows great skill at mixing musical languages. What stands out in the swing department is Maxwell's more cabaret-touched approach, less about Setzerian flash and more about energetic detail and drama. Samsara's an ambitious outing, as big in scope maybe as are Maxwell's spiritual notions. This is also an immense creative success. ”

— Andrew Bartlett, Amazon.com

“Samsara still holds up well against the test of time, mostly because its music is indeed timeless...Samsara covers quite a bit of sonic territory...it's what those who listen to him have come to expect from Maxwell.”

— Scott Thill, All Music

All Press

Songs

Play All | Queue All | Share All

Play "Why I Smoke"

Why I Smoke

Share Download Lyrics
Play "The Uptown Stomp"

The Uptown Stomp

Share Buy
Play "Nobody Likes You"

Nobody Likes You

Share Buy
Play "Three Fires Blues"

Three Fires Blues

Share Buy
Play "Sixes and Sevens to Me"

Sixes and Sevens to…

Share Buy

All Songs

Videos

Tom Maxwell and the Minor Drag - "Jacob Marley"

All Videos

Shows

Full-Screen View »

Fri
May 31

Mercury Studio
Durham, NC, US | 6:00pm
Mercury Studio
Durham, NC, US
Fri May 31 6:00pm
- Show Details
- Tickets
Details

An incredible, intimate night of songs and stories with Tom Maxwell and his trio. Not to be missed.
Sat
Jun 8

The Station - Carrboro,…
Carrboro, NC, US | 5:00pm
The Station - Carrboro, NC
Carrboro, NC, US
Sat Jun 08 5:00pm
- Show Details
- Tickets
Details

Head On Booking & Management showcase - http://headonmanagement.com/
Thu
Jun 13

Weaver Street Market
Hillsborough, NC, US | 8:00pm
Weaver Street Market
Hillsborough, NC, US
Thu Jun 13 8:00pm
- Show Details
- Tickets
Details

A summer night's music with my trio.

All Shows

Store

All Store Items

Fuck It
MP3: $0.99
One Row
MP3: $0.99
Party of One
MP3: $0.99

Comments

Add Comment

Mint Julep Jazz Band
So, who is playing on Kingdom Come? I'm looking for it in the notes about the album on CDBaby.com and can't find musician names. Sounds good! Thanks! Laura Mint Julep ...
MrWondrous
You have lost none of your genius. Bravo!
Chuck Teravainen
I hear Benny Moten / Moten swing influence. Always liked that sound.