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(TMI) plays the music of the
"post-Boomer generation"—70s and 80s classic rock—as well as a mix of
older and newer hits. The band covers a wide range of artists, from
The Eagles and Eric Clapton to Bonnie Raitt and The B52s. They have a
special knack for blues by way of Muddy Waters and Big Mamma Thornton, and a
growing list of mixed-genre original tunes.
TMI is
proud to point out that five of its six members are transgender,
transsexual, gay, lesbian, bisexual, or some combination thereof—plus
one straight ally. TMI made its first public appearance at the
Epic Café on
Fourth Avenue in Tucson on March 25, 2005 and has travelled as far as Atlanta,
Georgia. List of Songs
Past Gigs
Photography by Timm Kuhns
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Lead Vocals
Co-Founder
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Rhythm Guitar/Vocals
Founder
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My fate as a performer was sealed long before I was born.
My birth parents were both professional musicians. My brother has a theater
degree, and the whole family has been involved in music and theater since
forever. My mother still teaches piano and voice students in her home six
days a week. I started college in the early 1980s as a voice major at
Indiana University, but very quickly realized that it was going to be too
much like work. Music was supposed to bring joy, not sorrow! Thus, I
transferred to Butler University in Indianapolis, where I eventually got a
degree in communications. Today, I work as a
community organizer and advocate for equal rights and social justice...but
I'm foremost a writer. Someday that best-seller will work its way out of my brain, through my
fingers, onto the keyboard, into the computer, and off to the publisher.
In the mean time, I've published more than a dozen books, but I seriously
doubt if you've read any of them unless you are a computer geek!
Music has continued to be an important piece of my life,
of course. I've always been involved in something: choruses,
bands, community productions, conferences, festivals, and whatnot. Among
my most favorite are the
IndyChoruses in
Indianapolis and
Desert Voices in Tucson. But it is my addiction to karaoke that
probably has kept my love for singing "regular music" alive and well. I grew up on more
conservative stuff. My musical role models included names like Barry
Manilow and John Denver (okay, so I was a nerd--it was the 70s, give me a
break!). Needless to say, learning
to sing the likes of John Mellencamp and Mick Jagger has stretched me in
new, interesting, and really fun directions. In other words, I have really
enjoyed "coming out" as a rocker. I always knew he was in there somewhere!
I'm a graduate of a personal empowerment program called The Experience,
and although I'm generally skeptical of stuff like that, this workshop
series really changed my life. The Experience helped me learn how to
listen to my heart, find my own truth, and live my life with integrity.
And I have to say: the single most important thing I have learned along
the way to midlife is how important it is to be yourself, however that may
manifest, regardless of the
pressure to do otherwise.
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I'm a
native of Tucson, and I've lived here all my life. I started playing the
sax when I was about 11 years old. I picked up the guitar when I was 15
and taught myself to play. In my senior year of high school, I founded my
first band. We played everything from country music to rock and roll. We
played a lot of parties and played the bars in Marana and Tucson. How
could a band of musicians under 21 play at bars? Easy, in 1974 the
drinking age was 18 in Arizona! That band was together five years before some
of us got married and life took us down another road. In 1979, I placed my
Fender Telecaster in its case for a long nap.
Twenty-five years later, I was talking to my friend Michael and mentioned
my desire to start another band. He had been thinking the same thing, and
he put me in touch with Sandra, who was also looking for a band to work
with. The three of us founded TMI. I can't wait to
see where this road takes us—it's going to be a fun ride!
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Lead Guitar
Harmonica
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Bass Guitar
Co-Founder
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I grew up in Chicago first learning harmonica at age 16
from local street musicians and soon after started playing guitar. When I
was 18 or 19, I got a fake ID and started hanging out and jamming at some
of Chicago's best known blues bars, most notably The Checkerboard Lounge
on Chicago's south side. Probably the high point of that time in my life
was sitting in for a half a set with the late, great Junior Wells on New
Year's Eve 1980. I had a couple of bands back then playing mostly house
parties. and jamming on the weekends.
In 1992,
I moved to Tucson and was doing the open mic scene. I co-founded my
first Tucson band, The Rusty Boys (Named after the now defunct Rusty
Lantern on 4th Ave.) I co-produced our one and only CD, "Here We Go." That
CD won us several great gigs at some of the better known venues here in
town as well as in Los Angeles and New Mexico. The Rusty Boys were the headliners at
Tucson's sixth annual Acoustic Blues Festival in 1995.
My next band was The Wayback Machine, a wonderful,
groovy bunch of people who play great music for all the right reasons. The Wayback Machine has won two Tammy awards for best cover band. I
have performed on all four of their CDs and co-produced one of them. The Wayback Machine specializes in "special guest" appearances by some of
Tucson's finest world-class musicians. I feel truly honored at having
shared the stage and studio with some of my local musical heroes.
I played briefly with local blues diva Wendy Adams
in a short-lived band, Sweet Water Drive. Wendy's voice always gives me
"chicken skin." And her original material is comparable to that of Bonnie Raitt.
She currently heads The Wendy Adams Band.
Over the last six years, I have also had an on again/off
again side project band, The Dave Marsh Band. I have performed in numerous configurations every
year at the Tucson Folk Festival since 1994, and have played the majority
of venues around town, most notably the Rialto Theater located downtown.
TMI is my most recent musical venture. I look
forward to our evolution, and I am proud to be a part of this incredibly
diverse and talented group of people. I look forward to seeing where our
music will take us.
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I was born and raised in Long Beach, California. Ever
since I can remember, music has been something I love. I fell in love with
the music of the 60s and in the early 70s, I became thrilled with the metal
sounds of Zepplin, Deep Purple, and Floyd. In late '79, I finally started to
learn to play the six-string guitar. Throughout the 80s, I realized two
things: I hated the new music of the 80s as well as anything disco. In the
late 80s, I began to fall for the blues. I started playing lead guitar at
home to anything blues I could find, but I was still not satisfied.
I continued to play around with the blues off and on
until 2004, when I finally decided my music was going nowhere and the cause
was not the style of music but rather the instrument. I often caught
myself humming the bass lines of tunes rather than listening to the words.
It was in May 2004 that I decided to take the plunge and buy a bass
guitar. I have never looked back.
As I have grown older, I find some of that disco music and 80s
pop/weird stuff are actually well-thought out musical pieces. My dislike
for different styles has all but disappeared. I find classical music and
new age "soundscapes" to be some of the most peaceful and relaxing music
on the planet. Country, pop, disco, and other styles have all found a
place in my heart, although they will never replace the blues and country
rock as my favorites.
It was August 2004 that I finally had the chance to
play with a band for the first time in my life. Michael and Jennifer were
the cornerstones to bringing TMI to life, and I have been proud to fill
the role as bass player for such a talented group of people. Today, TMI is
still growing and getting better all of the time. I hope I have the
pleasure of sharing some of our music with you someday. To me, a song that
puts a smile on your face will be the biggest reward I could hope for.
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Percussion
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I was born in Carson City, Nevada a long time ago. I
moved to Tonopah, NV and graduated from high school. Next stop, Tucson and
the University of Arizona for college and a career in nursing. Lurking in
the mist was a longing for creativity and a chance for musical
fulfillment. Coming in for a landing with the good folks of TMI. The rest
is a work in progress. Nice to meet ya'!
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