ITS - How did you guys come together as a band and where did the name Tommy Alto come from?
Tom - "Chris and I have known each other since childhood and you bet we've seen each other's butts a lot. He and I were really into Kitchen Nightmares when we were younger because Gordon Ramsay's face looks like it's made of that expanding foam rubber insulation stuff. That's irrelevant to the story. Anyways, Ben just sorta showed up one day and he was way better at guitar than I was, and we needed a blonde, so here we are. We met Chartwell at the old tattoo parlour he used to work at, when we all stumbled in drunk one night with Chris asking to get "BOOK WORM" tattooed on his knuckles. Chart slipped on some spilled Orange Julius and accidentally wrote "TOMMY ALTO" so that's where the band name comes from."
ITS - You guys have a big 4 month tour coming up starting May 30th in Vancouver, what is the most exciting part leading up to this tour.
Tom - "All the girls we know have been texting us lately like "we should totes hang out before u guys leave!!!! ur gonna be gone 4 a rly long time i want something 2 remember u by ;)" so we all know what that means: we've been saving our tears in jars to give to all our female friends as going-away presents."
ITS - What are some perks about being in a band based in Vancouver? And what would you like to see change in the scene in the next 5 years?
Tom - "When we tour to the prairies and say we're from Vancouver, all the northern Saskatchewan ladies practically drop their pantaloons instantly. So that's a pretty big bragging point right there. Look out Grammy's or whatever the award for making music and getting Amish girls randy is. And we'd like to see more dudes at our shows. There's always just too many attractive ladies in the front row for us to handle, and it gets really difficult. Also, can someone PLEASE start an 8-piece band called Rocktopus?"
ITS - A little fun I like to have, what rituals do you guys have to get you pumped up for a show?
Tom - "Before we go on stage, we like to scope out one guy in the crowd who we're all going to stare at throughout our entire set, and freak him out and make him think we're gonna sacrifice him or something. Like that indie band in Jennifer's Body. Have you seen that movie? It's just okay. Megan Fox is a babe, but what even was that plot?"
ITS - Where did the inspiration come from for wiring your upcoming album "Atlas \\ Patterson"
Tom - "Okay I guess we'll answer seriously now. When we were on our way home from our last tour, our tour van rolled twice and slammed into the side of a mountain and nearly killed us. That sparked a lot of wild emotions, so many of the songs on the record reflect the way we were feeling in the weeks after the crash. Some of them are more fun though, and there's lots of sonic diversity on the record, so we like to think it makes for a pretty balanced listening experience!"
ITS - When can your fans expect your album to be released?
Tom - "ATLAS \\ PATTERSON comes out digitally and on CD June 3rd!"
If you want to follow Tommy Alto on their great journey you can on:
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TommyAlto
Twitter - https://twitter.com/tommyalto
In the meantime you can check out "Mountain Top" by Tommy Alto here
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