Tam is a musician and filmaker/painter from Montreal.
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1990- 1996 - rhythm guitar in Swing dynamique ( Django Reinhardt cover band ) with Mike King as leader, played over 200 gigs & Mtl & Halifax Jazzfestivals.1998- formed her own post punk rock band with Peter Boucher ( r.i.p )1999- band became The Vampires with 2nd singer Andy Flesh,drummers jonnny Graham, Eloi Bertholet or Ion Ivanovici, JOhnny Souranis of Men Without Hats /GoVanGogh on bass and recording engineer. Someone else Intl company brought TAM to Manchester UK as part of 6 month work program on music 2004- Tam performed drums and vocals/guitar with David Wenger of Daddy's Hands & opened for The UNicorns.Mike King commits suicide.2006- TAM was signed to Thurston Moore's label ecstatic Peace/Universal .self titled TAM cd released in North america, UK, Japan- Tours North America solo with no management or band.played Osheaga fest with Eloi Bertholet on drums. Tam opens for The Cleaning Women of Finland
2008- TAM opened for Nick Cave & The Bad SEeds.Tam signed to Freibank publishing, 2nd solo cd The Dead Soles released-2010- TAM released solo cd INTO BEAT with Harry Howard covers and originals. no label for that release-opens for The Scarlet Fever in Toronto-2012- Tam organized and opened 2 nights for David J Haskins of Bauhaus at Katacombes in Mtl -feb - produces music video for Open Dream ( nov )
TAM SHOWS AND CD RELEASES
2012 MTL Feb 17 & 28 – Tam solo opens for David J Haskins of Bauhaus
& organized the contract for David J
2012 MTL cut 90.3 fm Tam interviews David J Haskins of Bauhaus
2011 MTL Tam solo at Telus Theatre opening for April Hate
2010 MTL Nov 27- L’Envers- TAM solo w/ L’Ours, Hrair Hratchian
2010 MTL Nov. 18- CKUT 90.3 fm Interview with TAM by Nick Cabelli
2010 MTL Oct 26- Escogriffe- TAM solo cd launch of “Into Beat “
2010 MTL Oct 1- Official cd release of TAM solo cd “Into Beat
w/Harry Howard, Americafell & Simon Finn covers
2010 MTL Sept 11- Playhouse- TAM full band opens for Phil Nolan
2010 MTL Aug 27- TAM full band( guitar Eric Sandmark ) opens for
The Johnny Cash Machine
2010 MTL Aug 7- Casa Del Popolo- TAM solo headliner w/Americafell
& Starhunters
2010 MTL Aug- Playhouse-Tam solo & duo w/EricSandmark –Headliner
2010 TO Aug 1- Club Neutral -TAM solo opens for The Rock-Ons
2010 TO April 29-Velvet Underground-TAM opens solo for Scarlet Fever
2009 MTL July -Escogriffe- Tam duo w/Eric Sandmark opens for Schooner
2002-2010 The Wheel Club Monday night bluegrass sessions with house band
2008 MTL Oct 2-Metropolis- Tam opened for Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Backed by Men Without Hats members Johnny Souranis, Mike Dennis, Dave Houle.
2008 MTL “The Vampires” cd release (Tam & Andy Flesh Nesvadba) on Jacob Chelkowski’s label including indie distribution.
2008 April 1-TAM signed publishing contract with Freibank.com
for all material on TAM first cd & The Dead Soles solo cd.
Release of Tam solo cd The Dead Soles.Hamburg
2008 MTL Escogriffe- Tam solo show
2007 MTL Club Lambi- TAM full band w/bass J.P Quintin, ex-Nils drums Eloi Bertholet, opening for Finland’s The Cleaning Women
2007 MTL Le Ciboire Pub- TAM solo electric guitar, korg, drum machine
2007 MTL Feb -Les Conneries- TAM solo Valentine’s Day show
2007 TO Lee’s Palace-TAM solo show-promoter Marku Kaankalla
2007 TO The Drake Hotel- TAM solo show
2007 MASS Cambridge, P.A’s Lounge –TAM solo show w/ Dana Kletter
2006 MTL O’sheaga Fest gig- TAM full band on Trees stage
2006 April- Self-titled TAM cd released on Thurston Moore’s label Ecstatic Peace/Universal-distributed in North America, Uk & Japan
Producer credits: TAM/JOHNNY SOURANIS/THURSTON MOORE
2006 MTL Nov 26- Dave Wenger killed in hit-and –run accident.
2006 NY Tonic - TAM duo w/ drummer Ion Ivanovici & Ecstaticpeace bands
2006 NY New Jersey-Trash Club- TAM duo w/ drummer I. Ivanovici
2006 MTL Barfly- POP Montreal gig TAM official cd launch EcstaticPeace release showcasing Ecstatic Peace bands.
2005 Ottawa Infringement fest gig at Mavericks- TAM duo w/ Eloi on drums
2005 MTL Pop Montreal Fest-Parc Des Ameriques- TAM full band
2005 MTL Casa Del Popolo- Tam , Jp, Eloi
2005 MTL Pasalamany Bar residency every Saturday for one year-Tam &
The Vampires ( Andy Flesh, Johnny Souranis, Johnny Graham )
Tam also performed with Dave Wenger of Daddy’s Hands
2005 MTL TAM hosted her own radio show on CKUT 90.3 fm “The Tam Show”
( see HYPERLINK "http://www.matmice.com/home/tam13" www.matmice.com/home/tam13 for interviews )
2005 MTL suicide of drummer Peter Boucher
2004 MTL Quai Des Brumes & Barfly gigs as The Vampires(Tam&Andy Flesh)
2004 MTL New Years gig-Sala Rossa –Tam w/The Vampires
2004 MTL April 13-Mike King commits suicide
2004 NJ Maxwell’s – Tam solo opens for The Unicorns
2003 MTL Tete de L’oiseau- Tam & Andy Flesh duo
2002 MTL Galerie Fokus- Tam & Andy Flesh duo
2001 MTL Café Chaos-Tam full band as The Butchershop
2001 UK Manchester-Recording of first TAM demo with Johnny Souranis,
Mike Dennis, David Houle, funded by Someone Else Intl.
Participation in marketing program/In The City Fest conferences
Tam gigs solo at Night & Day, Star & Garter, The Blue Cat Café.
2000 MTL Studio Loco – TAM-duo gig with Mark Lamb of Jean Leloup
2000 MTL TAM gave Jean Leloup jazz guitar lessons and did a storyboard
for Le Dome commissioned by Jean Leloup
1998 MTL Barfly- TAM Oasis/Beatles tribute w/drummer Peter Boucher
1995 MTL Stornaway Gallery- TAM played electric banjo with Rick Trembles noise act, “1,2,3, GO!”
1990-96 MTL Swing Dynamic Gigs-TAM on rhythm guitar in Mike King’s Django
Reinhardt cover band orchestra. MTL & Halifax Jazzfests.
Live CBC Recording. Over 200 gigs- Jello Bar Residency, L’Barouf,
Hells’ Kitchen opening for Crazy Rhythm Daddies, Clarendon Hotel,
The Continental Bar, Bistro 4, McGill Music History class, Museum of Fine Arts events etc
WEBSITES: http://www.sonicbids.com/tamok
www.sonicbids.com/tamok
"http://www.myspace.com/tamofvampires" www.myspace.com/tamofvampires ( www.freibank.com )
"http://www.youtube.com/user/tamisabel" www.youtube.com/user/tamisabel
"http://www.cdbaby.com/artist/tam" www.cdbaby.com/artist/tam1
"http://www.ecstaticpeace.com" www.ecstaticpeace.com ( find TAM under STORE)
"http://www.myspace.com/badtamgood" www.myspace.com/badtamgood
contact info: Tam Isabel Pardo
514 849 9267
cell: 514 449 5214
tamisabel@gmail.com