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Timo Gross

Un Grand monsieur de Blues

About Me

Buy both Cds at cdbaby.com
Get all tracks@ itunes storeFor twenty years now, Timo´s home is on stage. His love and passion belongs to the Blues. After twenty years as a sideman he finally made a Blues Record like it wasn´t recorded in Germany for years. It´s been reviewed very friendly by german press. The renowned (German) Bluesnews Magazine recommended it as Album of the month and considered it as Modern Blues from Germany with versatile guitars, emotionally played, varied and far off any cliches. The French DNA marked him simply as Un grand monsieur du Blues. The Mannheimer Morgen added: His Blues doesn´t explode from emotional overheat, but fascinates from glimmering lightness and glowing filigree, while the Meier Magazine simply nailed it as cool modern urban City Bluessound.Musically grown up and deeply rooted with Twelvebars, nevertheless Cover-, Party- und Playback-Shows passed his way. It was all about survival. He backed up Artists like Kathy Kelly (Kelly Family), Chris Norman (Smokie) or the German-Boy-Band Bed & Breakfast.But he never lost his target: To realize his identity as a Blues musician on his own album. Persistantly he organized Blues Jams in times of Eurodance, played Blueslicks in Mainstream-Pop-Productions and surprised some Pop-Coverbands with highly emotional Bluessolos in Bubblegum Pop Songs. But he´s also been jamming with musicians as Larry Garner, Jim Kahr or T.M. Stevens. Larry gave him his stagename "T-Bone". "Hey T Bone, you jam like a motherfucker", he called out loud after a hot jam in a smokefilled club in Houston Texas. And that´s it: Timo Gross jams!Only the moment counts on stage. With his strat Timo Gross sinks kneedeep into the Blues and deeply creeps under his audiences skin. That´s the Blues, how it should sound 2007. With his emotional playing he puts his personal stamp on Blues Classics like "Further on up the Road" as well as on his originals. He found his own sound! From Down Home Blues to Jazzy Flavours soulfully his guitar whispers and moans all tongues of the Blues. Besides Timo Gross is a selfconfident singer, songwriter and selfmade- producer, who´s also responsible for the production of his album. His authentic songs, that the Dutch critic Steven Verhoeven simply described solid as a rock, are about ups and downs in life, about ev`ry day people and ev`ry day shit. With his emotional and earthy voice (Bluesmagazine, France) he sings about life on the road. Voice and guitar form a fascinating unity and seem to be connected magically.On stage he´s supported by two longtime companions on his Blues mission. Michael Siegwart (Drums) und Frowin Ickler (Bass): Tight and compact, always keeping the groove in the centre (Concerto, Austria) this rhythmsection after 500 gigs runs like a machine. This trio starts where others play their encore the Rheinpfalz wrote in an euphoric critic. Here comes a band that´s grown, suffered, partied and lived together. A band that interprets the Blues always new, but always remains to be faithful to its melancholic and emotional soul.Timo Gross and Band. Best of Blues!Timo Gross is proud to be endorsed by the following companies: Blade guitars Amistar Resophonic guitars Pro Arte Fine Accoustics Peavey Electronics Levys Leather Timo wears clothes by energie/miss sixtywww.timogross.com

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Member Since: 7/16/2006
Band Website: timogross.com
Band Members: Timo Gross: Vocals, Guitars Frowin Ickler: Bass, vocals Michael Siegwart: Drums, Vocals
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Sounds Like: Me! With respect to the likes of: Eric Clapton, Robben Ford, Stevie Ray Vaughn, B.B. King, Albert Collins, Albert King, Gary Moore, Tab Benoit, Otis Rush, Bobby Bland, Ray Charles, John Lee Hooker, Buddy Guy, Freddie King, John Scofield, J.J. Cale, Kosho, Volker Striffler, John Hammond, Joni Mitchell, Prince, Mark Knopfler, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Wes Montgomery, Miles Davis, Delbert McClinton, John Hiatt, Sonny Landreth, Derek Trucks, Lyle Lovett, Kool and the Gang, Marc Cohn, Chris Cain, Little Feat, Daniel Lanois, Ron Sunshine, Tom Faulkner, A- minor Pentatonic, Alterations, chromatic movements, Right hand technic disease, Stratocaster, Telecaster, ES 175, Vox AC 30, Apple McIntosh, Benson & Hedges, Weizenbier, and my wife Veronika and my daughter Emma
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Lairhillock cancelled. We play Catterline instead

Hello Friends! An  important note:   Th gig tomorrow thursday the 8th of may in Lairhillock is cancelled. But we already got a new gig in   Catterline at the Grill in. It starts at...
Posted by Timo Gross on Wed, 07 May 2008 07:12:00 PST

Hail Hail Rock and Roll - Tourblog Part 2 plus updated Gigs

Hello Friends!   5.7 Ship Johnshaven 5.8 Layhalok ???? Didn..t find it on my map how could this be written must be in the stonehaven area 5.9. Cutty Sark Inerbervie 5.10. Blue Lamp, Aberdeen 5.11...
Posted by Timo Gross on Wed, 07 May 2008 07:50:00 PST

We´re on the road

Hi Everybody out there! We..re on th road now! We ve left home on wednesday. We played our first gig on the ferry the same day. Very interesting! Even if the sea was qiet, I vé felt some kind of drunk...
Posted by Timo Gross on Sat, 03 May 2008 08:36:00 PST

Just survived an awfully accident (just in German)

Gerade eben habe ich mit knapper Not einen Unfall überlebt. Ich bin auf der Autobahn mit ca 180 in die Leitplanke geknallt als vor mir ein Wagen völlig unerwartet ausscherte. Danach habe ich mich ein...
Posted by Timo Gross on Sun, 30 Mar 2008 06:23:00 PST

Confirmed Tourdates for Scotland

..TR> ..TR>   30.04.08     Timo Gross Band16:00 Superfast Ferries, Nowhere:) Superfast Ferries from Zeebrugge to Edinburgh ..TABLE> ..TR> 01.05.08 Timo Gross Band20:00 The ...
Posted by Timo Gross on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 04:00:00 PST

Confirmed Tourdates for Scotland

Hi there Everybody!!!! We..re proud to finally confirm our tour to Scotland. We..ve been there last May too and it was one of the most intense experiences of our lives. We..re proud and honoured ...
Posted by Timo Gross on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 04:11:00 PST

reminisence

Sometimes flashbacks in lie are realastounding. If there was an album bringing me  on the track, it was definitly "Blue" by Joni Mitchell. This ain´t a Blues Album. But it´s got probably more Blu...
Posted by Timo Gross on Mon, 04 Feb 2008 05:20:00 PST

New Album and Scotland Tour

Hi everybody out there! I don´t have too much time lately, to update you with personal notes and updates. So I wanted to let you know this way what´s going on. I took my time to get creative and ...
Posted by Timo Gross on Sun, 27 Jan 2008 11:45:00 PST

Guitars stolen Gitarren gestohlen

hi everybody out there!I got six of my babies stolen last weekend!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Infos and pictures under the following link:www.timogross.com/stolen.phpThanks for your support!Your´sTimobody...
Posted by Timo Gross on Sun, 18 Nov 2007 09:27:00 PST

Live video upload and Vox endorsement

I just uploaded a little video with an unplugged Trio Performance of our song cheap ride.It was shot july 2007 at the Bluesfest in Gaildorf!I also recieved an endorsement with vox amplifiers. This mea...
Posted by Timo Gross on Sun, 09 Sep 2007 04:15:00 PST