DNB Live!

Dad's Noisy Basement is the
solo project of singer/songwriter Tom Bittel.

Tom also plays in the surf-rock trio, The Aquatudes.

Tom Bittel performing at Bradley Internation Airport - Photo by Alison Horton

Tom at West End Farmers Market in Hartford, CT. Photo by Anaise Prince

"A Band of Toms"

Whether you need background music or a featured performer, the one-man-band sound of Dad's Noisy Basement can add an engaging musical element to any event.

My repertoire includes a sizeable catalog of original vocal and instrumental songs, plus fresh versions of some of my favorite rock, pop, rockabilly, swinging, and surf-rock tunes, absorbed from my collection of LPs, 45s, and 78s.

I create unique backing tracks to accompany each song, enhancing the live vocal and guitar with imaginative rhythms and my own background harmonies. The effect is like a "Band of Toms."

A performer and recording artist for more than 30 years, my solo act has been featured in an ongoing music series at Bradley International Airport, The Greater Hartford Arts Council's Street Stages (2023 & 2024), The Cellar on Treadwell (Hamden, CT), some private parties, a few Hartford Make Music Day performances, Hartford's West End Porchfest, the No Cover Cafe series in Enfield, CT, and some Farmers Markets.

I come equipped with my own PA (or can plug into a house system) and can perform with battery power if needed. I can handle indoor/outdoor gigs of up to 3 hours and can also perform with just acoustic guitar and vocal. Just ask!

Contact:bittelworks@gmail.com

Listen to some recorded originals at my Bandcamp site.

Here are a few video samples:

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

Hula Blues (Hawaiian-style song from the 1920s),
recorded at West End Porchfest (Hartford, CT), 9/15/24

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.

Little Girl (by The Syndicate of Sound),
recorded at The Dirt Salon on May 19, 2014.

Green Tambourine (by the Lemon Pipers),
recorded at The Dirt Salon on 1/20/14.