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Wall of Tom

What It is Now...

About Me


Los Angeles is a tough town to find true love.
Los Angeles is an even tougher town to have a successful band.
So what happens when you finally have a great band and then the lead singer and lead guitarist fall in love?
We all have heard of the band Fleetwood Mac- so if Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham can't make it- then what makes you think you can??
Band Rule 1: No dating within the band.
Tony Grimes and Tommie Vaughn of Wall of Tom broke rule 1.
Over the past six years Wall of Tom has taken many forms, but the one thing that has stayed true is Tony and Tommie's love for each other. Some times you just have to break the rules… or in their case the walls.
In their first full-length album ‘Dreamland’ (2005) Tony and Tommie wrote acoustic rock songs about their conflicting emotions- a push and pull of sorts with them fighting the feelings that were blossoming between them. In the second album ‘Eight’ (2007) Wall of Tom leaned on an eclectic sort of songwriting- dealing with the chaotic life in Hollywood and current events of the world. This album skirted around the fact that Tony and Tommie were a full-blown “item” with songs like ‘Girl’ and ‘Lynn and Lou’- a song about their alter egos in love. Over the years they have toured all over California, Arizona and Oregon, released two music videos with the latest one for the song ‘Blackberry Pie’ winning first place on Ourstage.com garnering them a review in CMJ.
What is it now? Well it’s True. Wall of Tom has settled into a very real and happy time in the duo’s lives with all new 50’s Rock and Blues songs about what they know best… Love. With a full band of friends that includes Dave Wadsworth on Bass, Adam Wolin on the Drums and Jody Stark on the Cello. This new line-up and sound just feels right… and once again Wall of Tom has broken through.
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Member Since: 4/10/2005
Band Website: walloftom.com
Band Members:

Tommie Vaughn Potter- Vocals

Tony Grimes- Guitar, Vocals

Dave Wadsworth- Bass

Adam Wolin- Drums

Jody Stark- Cello

Influences: Living and Breathing
Sounds Like: A groovy time.
Record Label: GrimeyPotts Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

WoT gets Press for Sedona Show!

Wall of Tom is gearing up for summer... This is a first of many shows to come! With the new line-up Tommie and Tony are so excited to share the new sound with everyone!!...
Posted by Wall of Tom on Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:14:00 PST

A new song... a new beginning

We added a new song!!! Another Grimey Potts original... what is Grimey Potts??? Ok so- some or most of you know that Tony and Tommie have a music studio- that they record Wall of Tom's new music.. ......
Posted by Wall of Tom on Fri, 15 Feb 2008 01:38:00 PST

Speaking of Taxidermy...

Taxidermy my friend is by Wikipedia definition:Taxidermy (Greek for "the arrangement of the skin") is the art of mounting or reproducing animals for display (e.g. as hunting trophies) or for study. Ta...
Posted by Wall of Tom on Sat, 12 Jan 2008 12:56:00 PST

CMJ reviews Wall of Tom’s ’Diaper or Death’...

A cool review of Wall of Tom's song 'Diaper or Death' in CMJ's New Music Report:On the inside Cover-Here is what they said...Super cool. So we decided to put Diaper or Death back up on our site and i...
Posted by Wall of Tom on Sat, 27 Oct 2007 01:14:00 PST

Special Guest on new Wall of Toms True

Our buddy Charles Ruggiero (Big Charles) from the bands Slunt and Circus Diablo lent his percussion sticks and licks to Wall of Tom's new song True'...The song is now posted on our MySpace page- it is...
Posted by Wall of Tom on Sun, 19 Aug 2007 12:41:00 PST

Wall of Tom's Video win's 1st place on OURSTAGE'

Today we are happy to announce that Wall of Tom has won the video contest for 'OurStage' (ourstage.com) in the musical comedy section. Thanks so much to all the friends and fans who voted and made us...
Posted by Wall of Tom on Thu, 29 Mar 2007 02:50:00 PST

REQUEST Wall of Tom at your nearest RADIO STATION.. Info!!!

Hey there! Wall of Tom's new album is out to Radio Stations so you can call in and request 'Taxidermist or 'Diaper or Death... or what ever song you like best!!Indie 103.1- request line: 877-900-1031K...
Posted by Wall of Tom on Tue, 06 Mar 2007 12:21:00 PST

San Diego and whales vaginas...

Wall of Tom would like to thank San Diego and Chasers for having us.. we really got a good look around and met some very cool people (That means YOU Mike!) She is a beautiful city that Son Diego...We ...
Posted by Wall of Tom on Mon, 05 Mar 2007 09:30:00 PST

New Tour Booking Contact information

Wall of Tom is happy to announce that we have a wonderful new booking agent, who is going to help get WoT out on the road and out to all of YOU!If you are a venue and want to book Wall of Tom please c...
Posted by Wall of Tom on Mon, 26 Feb 2007 02:37:00 PST

Lava Lounge Video Clip

Such a fun night, we want to thank you all who made it out to the Lava last night... We got to meet and actually talk to you and that just made our night. A special thanks to the Lava Lounge and the A...
Posted by Wall of Tom on Wed, 14 Feb 2007 09:03:00 PST