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Tom Hagerman

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  • Genre: Other

    Location Denver, Colorado, Un

    Profile Views: 69640

    Last Login: 3/11/2012

    Member Since 1/3/2007

    Website http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vY2RiYWJ5LmNvbS9jZC9oYWdlcm1hbg==

    Record Label Cicero Recordings

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    Tom Hagerman is best known for his multi-instrumentalist role in the genre-defying band, DeVotchKa. December 6th sees the release of his sophomore solo album, "Idle Creatures" (Cicero Recordings, 2011). It is a record filled with music that is equally joyful, despairing, precious, and absurd. The album features something of a piecemeal indie chamber orchestra, which also includes an appearance by Austin's Tosca String Quartet. It was recorded at various studios and homes in Colorado and Texas and mixed in Portland, Oregon in-between writing, recording, and touring with DeVotchKa. Tom started playing music at age 7. He stumbled his way through his teenage years playing in various public school orchestras and regional youth symphonies before winding up in Boulder to study violin at the University of Colorado. During his time at the University, he found himself playing bass guitar in a goth band while landing himself a 10 week summer stint in an orchestra at the decidedly un-goth Disney World in Florida. "I can vividly recall playing in the orchestra accompanying Toni Tennille on her hit song "Love Will Keep us Together" all the while hearing Joy Division's "Love will Tear Us Apart" in my head." Apart from a year as a bike messenger in New York City, Tom Hagerman has been a member of DeVotchKa since 1997. He is also a member of the currently slumbering seminal Denver band, the Denver Gentlemen and has appeared on recordings by M Ward, Crooked Fingers, She and Him, Micah P. Hinson, Bettye Lavette, Mercury Rev, Amos Lee and Sage Francis, among others. Tom has performed on a number of movie scores both with DeVotchKa (Little Miss Sunshine) and more recently on Calexico's score for "The Guard" and Zooey Deschanel's songs in "Winnie the Pooh." In addition to "Idle Creatures," Tom has completed an original score to the documentary film "Where Have all the Mermaids Gone?" about commercial fishermen in Montauk, New York. Selections from the score will be released as "Water Music", a full length album of ambient string noises, electronics, shoe gazer guitars, and folk elements mixed with Tom's signature strings. It was recorded in the dead of winter in an unheated garage in Denver, CO. "Water Music" will be released concurrently with "Idle Creatures," although they are vastly different albums. Tom is currently scoring charts for the upcoming DeVotchKa performance with the Colorado Symphony in February.

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  • Dave Houghton of (Fancy…

    Good Luck in the East Coast

    2 years ago
  • Alex Melomane

    Dear good people!

    I did an interview with Slim
    Cessna (Slim Cessna's Auto Club) on the 31st December 2009 just before
    the NYE show in Denver, Colorado (Bluebird Theater).

    You can download/stream the full interview here:

    http://cba.fro.at/show.php?lang=de&eintrag_id=15862


    Just
    click on the "Download" button on the right, then a new site will
    appear. Just ignore the form and click on the new "Download" button -
    the download should start automatically!

    If you speak German you can leave some comments on that form - it's very appreciated!

    Enjoy!

    Take care,

    Alex



    2 years ago
  • Kay Bishop

    2 years ago
  • Mouse Kuhtier

    Hello!

    I hate to do this to you all as Im not a fan of self promotion but as it turns out its part of being in a band. I promise not to make a habit of this. That said...

    My band, Adam's Evil has released our EP. Its called play me. Its been a ton of work and I would be super happy if you could take a sec and check it out at the link below. If you like it you can buy it there. If not its cool, pass us on to someone you know that might :)

    Thanks a ton and sorry to be a nuisance

    ~Mouse

    Adam's Evil

    www.myspace.com/adamsevil

    2 years ago
  • The Animus Ocean

    After spending the last month driving 4000 miles around the southwest, I arrived back in Los Angeles to discover that my new album 'Anitya' has been released.  Its currently available on amazon, napster and emusic...or you can listen to most of streaming for free on reverbnation.com/tullymackaytisbert.  If you enjoy it I for sure appreciate the support.  The album is 10 songs that involve the idea of anitya in Buddhism that all things are impermanent.  The album is acoustic folk rock that also integrates traditional east asian sounds and uses the chinese lute the pipa.  Thank you for listening!
    Peace,
    Tully

    2 years ago
  • Alex Melomane

    Many thanks for the amazing show with DeVotchKa in Munich!

    Take care,

    Alex

    P.S.: I've bought your solo album before the show - beautiful!!!




    See more DeVotchKa pictures on my profile - comments are welcome!



    2 years ago
  • the Tanukis

    Photobucket

    2 years ago
  • Belinda IndieBabexx

    Just showing some love xx




    Get Your Own LED Scroller now!

    2 years ago
  • dalidali

    thanks a lot
    ♥

    2 years ago
  • Locals Barbershop

    Thanks again for the add! We really would love to have you and your group down for a free haircut this month if you have time. As an active element of our neighborhood's scene, we will host local bands on our website and allow you to blog and post up show dates… Its not done but we will let you know when!



    ~ Leon

    "Local's Barbershop"... Adopting the sense of community that barbershops are known for through Arts, Music and Fashion, as well as getting the best haircut service possible at an affordable price .

    2 years ago
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Bio:

Best known as a member of both DeVotchKa and the Denver Gentlemen, accordionist/violinist Tom Hagerman recently released his first solo album, The Breakfast Playground. Named for a children’s playground at a Denver mall, the album showcases Hagerman’s diverse talents through original instrumentals performed almost entirely on his own. Like the music of DeVotchKa, Hagerman’s songs have a dramatic, cinematic quality, inviting listeners on a journey. The train noises that open “So Tired” lead into a Eastern European melody that makes you think you’ve just stepped off the train in Budapest. The swirling mix of accordion, violin, and piano on songs like “Twice Told Tale”, “Home Again”, and “Charlotte Mittnacht” (which DeVotchKa fans may recognize from their 2004 album, How It Ends) call to mind Yann Tiersen’s Amelie soundtrack. The Breakfast Playground draws you into a world where toy pianos and children’s voices mingle with soaring violin figures and accordion rhythms. Definitely a world worth escaping (and listening) to. ---www.letspolka.com

Member Since:

January 03, 2007

Record Label:

Cicero

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