Tom Freund Americana Band from Los Angeles, CA

Over the course of his career, singer/songwriter Tom Freund has released more than a dozen records, collaborated with legends such as Elvis Costello and Jackson Browne, and his long time collaborator Ben Harper with whom he’s made numerous albums and toured the world. He joined rock legend Graham Parker on a world tour as well as appearing with him in Judd Apatow’s “This Is 40”. Tom has spent much of his career traversing genres, melding whatever sounds that have happened to catch his whimsy. Tom is also well known as a multi-instrumentalist, performing on guitar, upright bass, mandolin, ukulele, piano or whatever else is in the room! Film & TV His songs have been featured on TV shows including Better Things, Parenthood and One Tree Hill. For his latest television project, the Amazon show Pete The Cat, Freund has co-written, sung and played songs with Elvis Costello, KT Tunstall, Dave Matthews and Diana Krall. Press Fans of roots-oriented artists such as Tom Petty, Townes Van Zandt and Lucinda Williams will find much to explore on East of Lincoln LA TIMES Every year the mounting landfill of new releases that threatens to bury the working music journalists yields a few unexpected gems, and Tom Freund is one of them. NEW YORK TIMES Freund clearly delights in enigma. His vocals could go from lconic to impassioned without such obvious trickery as cranking up the volume. His lyrics are full of curve balls. WASHINGTON POST California-based troubadour Tom Freund sings of skate-boarding kids, impending doom and Happy Days lunch boxes on his new album, Two Moons. NPR WEEKEND EDITION If you want to hear what California feels like, Tom Freund’s new album is a good place to start. ACOUSTIC GUITAR I get shivers down my spine on almost every tune. Along with Lucinda Williams, Freund is the best singer/ songwriter operating today. GRAHAM PARKER