Tom Andes sets the stories of the lonely, the brokenhearted, and the downwardly mobile to rowdy, up-tempo traditional American music that feels so good, you forget the bad times. His songs run the gamut from finger-picked acoustic blues to country, from gospel to tunes that might have sounded at home on the indie rock charts in the late 90s. In 2022, Tom released his debut EP, “Static on Every Station.” In a favorable review, writing for Offbeat, Dan Willging called the title track “infectious with charge-ahead energy spearheaded by Andes’ searing guitar tones.” The followup, “Those LA Nights,” was released in 2023. You can read Dan Willging’s review from Offbeat here.

Tom was born and raised in New Hampshire and grew up listening to classic rock, metal, and pop on the radio. A visit to New Orleans when he was eighteen ignited his love of American roots music, especially the country blues that had inspired the musicians he’d grown up listening to.

As part of the burgeoning New Orleans Americana scene, Tom gigged as a solo artist and bandleader. His band featured a variety of accomplished New Orleans musicians. One of Tom’s songs, “Uptown Blues,” was included in Dear Rowdy, an Aldora Britain Records compilation of Americana artists, and he was interviewed for the ABR e-zine, giving him international exposure. He has participated in the Mississippi Songwriters Festival, the Ozone Songwriter Festival, and performed in Festival International in Lafayette, Louisiana as part of Emily Neustrom and the Fried Honeys.

In 2024, Tom relocated to Albuquerque, New Mexico. As well as gigging regularly with several bands, including the High Desert Playboys, DBGomez and the Bosque Boys, and Juanita, he is part of Karma Splice, a collaboration with songwriter and pianist Keith Burnstein, and has been performing solo and with his own band, Delta Stomp. In 2025, Southern Crescent Recording Co. released The Ones That Brought You Home, which collects Tom’s two EPs on vinyl. Tom regularly tours the Southwest, gigging in Arizona, Texas, and Colorado. He performed as part of the 2025 Crawdaddy Blues Fest in Madrid, NM. His first full-length LP, Wonderful Days, produced by Matthew Tobias, will be released in 2026.

Tom is also an accomplished writer of fiction, with dozens of stories appearing in publications including Best American Mystery and Suspense Stories 2025 and Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine. In 2025, Crescent City Books published his debut novel, Wait There Till You Hear from Me.

Check out Tom’s Bandcamp and stream songs from both EPs here.

Watch footage of recent band and solo acoustic performances on Tom’s YouTube page here.

Check out footage of a recent full band performance here.

Check out footage of a duo performance here.

Check out a solo acoustic performance here.

Check out a livestream of a solo performance here.

Check out the video for “Static on Every Station,” here.

And find upcoming dates here.

For booking, you can reach out via the contact form on this site, or by emailing Tom at thomasandes@gmail.com.