Artist: Tommy Guerrero
Genre(s):
Rock
New Age
Ambient
Discography:
Loose Grooves and Bastard Blues
Year: 2007
Tracks: 14
From the Soil to the Soul
Year: 2006
Tracks: 14
Soul Food Taqueria
Year: 2003
Tracks: 19
AnotherLateNight - Tommy Guerrero
Year: 2002
Tracks: 17
A Little Bit of Somethin'
Year: 2000
Tracks: 12
Tommy Guerrero may be better known in the world of skateboarding than in music. Born in San Francisco, Guerrero joined the skateboard companionship Powell Peralta in 1985 and became one of the original members of "the Bones Brigade" -- a legendary team of skateboarders. Always interested in music, Guerrero was a fan of the high-energy spunk euphony that encircled the early-'80s skate setting. Since, Guerrero has get an completed bassist and guitar player with influences as diverse as John Coltrane, Latin Playboys, and Tortoise. Guerrero released his debut album, Open Grooves & Bastard Blues, in 1998 on the Galaxia label. To support the winner of this album, Guerrero turned to his friends -- skateboarder and bassist Monte Vallier, DJ Gadget, and former Threeo drummer Tim DeGaugh -- to form the banding Jet Black Crayon, world Health Organization toured with Isotope 217 in 1999. With aid from Gadget, he released Barge Yen Ass'n in 2000, as well as the solo phonograph recording A Little Bit of Somethin' on Mo' Wax. His warm, soulful music continued on 2004's Soul Food Taqueria, and after the five-song Year of the Monkey came out on Galaxia, Guerrero affected to Quannum, issue From the Soil to the Soul in 2006.
