Tommy was born and raised in central Illinois and recently relocated to the Kansas City blues scene. He began as a classically trained pianist as a child; however, he was drawn to the guitar after breaking his hand as a teen and has played electric guitar ever since. Of course, he originally thrived on the classic rock sounds of Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, and Budgie, to name a few.
In the 80’s, Tommy did time in a regionally successful “hair band”, playing both originals and covers, refining his skills as a lead guitarist and backup vocalist. In the early 90’s, Tommy toured the southern states with Elvis impersonator, Rick Dunham (“Elvis Himselvis”), further expanding his repertoire of genres. After some time working in theatre productions, Tommy returned to his classic rock roots playing with local cover bands in Northwest Montana.
Four years ago, Tommy’s life changed after he suffered a fractured skull and a traumatic brain injury. Funny thing about brains, you need them for everything. Tommy was left tone deaf and suffered from frequent bouts of memory loss and petit mal seizures. With only muscle memory to rely on, Tommy discovered the blues working through Eric Clapton’s From the Cradle as he clung to what was left of his musical memory. The blues was precisely the therapy he needed to reclaim his previous skills and learn to overcome the challenges associated with his brain injury. This experience proved to be the catalyst for much of his original material as he ventured deeper into the blues.
In 2006 The Tommy Andrew Band was formed with Dana Scott on drums, "Q" on bass and has been building a sound reputation through word of mouth through the Kansas City Blues Society with a strong showing at the International 2006 Blues Competition in 2006, taking first in round one at Blayney’s and delivering a powerful performance in the Kansas City finals at Knuckleheads.

2007 brought in Brian Lewis on bass and Don Correu on Drums. Although the line up change would put booking new shows on hold and sideline the up-coming debut studio CD, the audition and following rehersals would produce the bands first release, “Spaceheater”. Although far from perfect, this live garage recording shows but a glimpse of what is to come from this blues-rock power trio.

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