Dead Root Revival
@deadrootrevival.bsky.social
Posts by Tom Savage - songwriter and guitarist for Dead Root Revival + solo projects.
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If you followed @tomsavagemusic or @deadrootrevival on Twitter, I'm over here now! Join me!
Just shy of one year posting on @Substack This platform has spurred on my creativity, and informed my songwriting. If you're a fan of my music, and want to peek inside my brain, be sure to sign up! 🧠🤯🧐
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November 20, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Just shy of one year posting on @Substack This platform has spurred on my creativity, and informed my songwriting. If you're a fan of my music, and want to peek inside my brain, be sure to sign up! 🧠🤯🧐
tomsavagemusic.substack.com/p/one-year-o...
#musicsky #substack #newsletter
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#musicsky #substack #newsletter
"Neil Young left an indelible imprint on me as an artist...He offered me an example of what it means to follow the muse, to try new things, to shift gears, to not cater to people, or play the game of attempting to create something you think people will want to hear."
#musicsky #neilyoung
#musicsky #neilyoung
Neil Young Turns 80!! ( slide guitar cover of "For The Turnstiles")
Neil Young has been hugely influential on me musically for sure, but more importantly, because of his uncompromising approach as an artist.
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November 13, 2025 at 2:19 PM
"Neil Young left an indelible imprint on me as an artist...He offered me an example of what it means to follow the muse, to try new things, to shift gears, to not cater to people, or play the game of attempting to create something you think people will want to hear."
#musicsky #neilyoung
#musicsky #neilyoung
The show did go on…and it was awesome! Here’s a bit of the encore jam of “Statesboro Blues”, DRR with the Weber Brothers. #musicsky #blues
Tom Savage (@tomsavagemusic)
The show did go on…and it was awesome! Here’s a bit of the encore jam of “Statesboro Blues” with the Weber Brothers.
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November 9, 2025 at 3:02 PM
This week on substack: What to do about the Dreaded Low Ticket Show Cancellation Virus?
Plus, reaching into the vault for a live recording of Tom Savage Trio in Banff, AB way back in 2011. The never-been-released Mexican cartel, drug-smuggling song, "Tijuana Sand". It's a barnburner!!
#musicsky
Plus, reaching into the vault for a live recording of Tom Savage Trio in Banff, AB way back in 2011. The never-been-released Mexican cartel, drug-smuggling song, "Tijuana Sand". It's a barnburner!!
#musicsky
What to do about the Dreaded Low Ticket Show Cancellation Virus?
This is a problem that rears its ugly head more and more frequently, creating problems across the music industry as a whole, but particularly in the DIY music world.
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November 6, 2025 at 3:17 PM
This week on substack: What to do about the Dreaded Low Ticket Show Cancellation Virus?
Plus, reaching into the vault for a live recording of Tom Savage Trio in Banff, AB way back in 2011. The never-been-released Mexican cartel, drug-smuggling song, "Tijuana Sand". It's a barnburner!!
#musicsky
Plus, reaching into the vault for a live recording of Tom Savage Trio in Banff, AB way back in 2011. The never-been-released Mexican cartel, drug-smuggling song, "Tijuana Sand". It's a barnburner!!
#musicsky
The show will go on in Toronto this Friday! Thanks for stepping up DRR fans!! #livemusic #musicsky #toronto
The show goes on!! This Friday at the Pilot Bar in Toronto!!
YouTube video by Dead Root Revival
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November 5, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The show will go on in Toronto this Friday! Thanks for stepping up DRR fans!! #livemusic #musicsky #toronto
Reposted by Dead Root Revival
This week on substack - Old Rock N Rollers Never Die: Revisiting a vintage song from a different stage in my life
Listen to/download a solo, acoustic rendition of “Old Rock N Rollers”. No paywall this week. tomsavagemusic.substack.com
#musicsky #DIY #indie #songwriter
Listen to/download a solo, acoustic rendition of “Old Rock N Rollers”. No paywall this week. tomsavagemusic.substack.com
#musicsky #DIY #indie #songwriter
October 30, 2025 at 2:13 PM
This week on substack - Old Rock N Rollers Never Die: Revisiting a vintage song from a different stage in my life
Listen to/download a solo, acoustic rendition of “Old Rock N Rollers”. No paywall this week. tomsavagemusic.substack.com
#musicsky #DIY #indie #songwriter
Listen to/download a solo, acoustic rendition of “Old Rock N Rollers”. No paywall this week. tomsavagemusic.substack.com
#musicsky #DIY #indie #songwriter
This week on substack - Old Rock N Rollers Never Die: Revisiting a vintage song from a different stage in my life
Listen to/download a solo, acoustic rendition of “Old Rock N Rollers”. No paywall this week. tomsavagemusic.substack.com
#musicsky #DIY #indie #songwriter
Listen to/download a solo, acoustic rendition of “Old Rock N Rollers”. No paywall this week. tomsavagemusic.substack.com
#musicsky #DIY #indie #songwriter
October 30, 2025 at 2:13 PM
This week on substack - Old Rock N Rollers Never Die: Revisiting a vintage song from a different stage in my life
Listen to/download a solo, acoustic rendition of “Old Rock N Rollers”. No paywall this week. tomsavagemusic.substack.com
#musicsky #DIY #indie #songwriter
Listen to/download a solo, acoustic rendition of “Old Rock N Rollers”. No paywall this week. tomsavagemusic.substack.com
#musicsky #DIY #indie #songwriter
Fun show last night. First ever DRR show with acoustic guitar! Some interesting renditions. The songs translated quite well. Anyone want to book us for a house concert? #musicsky
October 25, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Fun show last night. First ever DRR show with acoustic guitar! Some interesting renditions. The songs translated quite well. Anyone want to book us for a house concert? #musicsky
October 24, 2025 at 1:45 PM
This week on Substack, some thoughts on being an artist from myself, and the late great David Bowie, plus a brand spanking new song, also on the subject of being an artist. #musicsky #songwriter #DIYartist
Being An Artist 101: If Everyone Loves Everything You Do...You're Doing it Wrong
Thursday Music Message: A brand new song, also on the subject of being an artist, "Exactly Where I Needed To Be"
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October 23, 2025 at 4:21 PM
This week on Substack, some thoughts on being an artist from myself, and the late great David Bowie, plus a brand spanking new song, also on the subject of being an artist. #musicsky #songwriter #DIYartist
New Substack post. Check it out!
Everything's Not Gonna Be Alright
This week's Thursday music message is about taking a break from the doom scroll
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October 16, 2025 at 9:19 PM
New Substack post. Check it out!
This week on Substack I write about music and community and the magic of TUNESDAY!
Read all about it! - tomsavagemusic.substack.com
#musicsky #substack
Read all about it! - tomsavagemusic.substack.com
#musicsky #substack
October 9, 2025 at 2:03 PM
This week on Substack I write about music and community and the magic of TUNESDAY!
Read all about it! - tomsavagemusic.substack.com
#musicsky #substack
Read all about it! - tomsavagemusic.substack.com
#musicsky #substack
New album out for #bandcampfriday from Savage Family Band (3/4 of DRR plus Tom Savage's son Benji on bass). Fans may recognize the epic title track, or the downright funky "Thumb" from DRR shows, since we adopted these songs when SFB went on a university-mandated hiatus. #musicsky #jazz
Trippin' Over The Light, by Savage Family Band
5 track album
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October 3, 2025 at 3:02 PM
New album out for #bandcampfriday from Savage Family Band (3/4 of DRR plus Tom Savage's son Benji on bass). Fans may recognize the epic title track, or the downright funky "Thumb" from DRR shows, since we adopted these songs when SFB went on a university-mandated hiatus. #musicsky #jazz
This week’s post is dedicated to my old tour van, which has sadly been forced into retirement after an amazing run of 631,723 kms.
#DIY #musician #musicsky
#DIY #musician #musicsky
This Old Van: My Legendary Touring Machine Has Made its Last Run
Fittingly, this week's "Thursday Music Message" is a cover of the Neil Young classic, "Long May You Run"
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September 25, 2025 at 2:03 PM
An important read…if you have the attention span left to read it.
The dawn of the post-literate society
And the end of civilisation
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September 22, 2025 at 12:34 PM
An important read…if you have the attention span left to read it.
Artists need to get creative in order to survive. I've come up with a couple of strategies to counter the negative effects streaming has had on my own livelihood.
If you're an artist and have some creative ideas, please leave a comment and share your knowledge!
#DIY #musician #streaming
If you're an artist and have some creative ideas, please leave a comment and share your knowledge!
#DIY #musician #streaming
Reducing the Merch Wall and Putting Up the Paywall
New strategies for a broken music business model
tomsavagemusic.substack.com
September 18, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Artists need to get creative in order to survive. I've come up with a couple of strategies to counter the negative effects streaming has had on my own livelihood.
If you're an artist and have some creative ideas, please leave a comment and share your knowledge!
#DIY #musician #streaming
If you're an artist and have some creative ideas, please leave a comment and share your knowledge!
#DIY #musician #streaming
Low ticket alert!! If you’re planning to attend our show at The Cove in Westport on Friday, the time is now to reserve your spot! #musicsky #livemusic
September 15, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Low ticket alert!! If you’re planning to attend our show at The Cove in Westport on Friday, the time is now to reserve your spot! #musicsky #livemusic
This week on Tom Savage: Leave It All On The Stage: A song that transports me back in time to a little Manitoba farmhouse, jamming with a late friend.
#substack #musicsky #subscribe #newmusic
#substack #musicsky #subscribe #newmusic
Songs are Memory Vessels
There's an old joke in the music biz, that the load in and tear down are known as the "fun part" of the job.
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September 11, 2025 at 2:33 PM
This week on Tom Savage: Leave It All On The Stage: A song that transports me back in time to a little Manitoba farmhouse, jamming with a late friend.
#substack #musicsky #subscribe #newmusic
#substack #musicsky #subscribe #newmusic
We're looking for a show in the Kitchener area for October 24th. Please help us out if you can! sidedoor.link/l/EiOVSYGTqJ...
#musicsky #DIY #rockandroll
#musicsky #DIY #rockandroll
Dead Root Revival — Side Door
Dead Root Revival will be touring southern Ontario in October and are in need of filling Friday, October 24th. We are looking for a space that can accommodate 70+ people and has a sound system. We are...
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September 8, 2025 at 4:11 PM
We're looking for a show in the Kitchener area for October 24th. Please help us out if you can! sidedoor.link/l/EiOVSYGTqJ...
#musicsky #DIY #rockandroll
#musicsky #DIY #rockandroll
Tom Savage (@tomsavagemusic)
Busy week of music ahead. Come see a show!
#livemusic #ontario
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September 8, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Looking for a gig in southern Ontario for Friday, October 24th. Help us out if you can! sidedoor.link/l/EiOVSYGTqJ... @sidedooraccess.bsky.social #musicsky #rockband
Dead Root Revival — Side Door
Dead Root Revival will be touring southern Ontario in October and are in need of filling Friday, October 24th. We are looking for a space that can accommodate 70+ people and has a sound system. We are...
sidedoor.link
September 6, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Looking for a gig in southern Ontario for Friday, October 24th. Help us out if you can! sidedoor.link/l/EiOVSYGTqJ... @sidedooraccess.bsky.social #musicsky #rockband
Looking forward to performing a solo set at the Woodlot Folk Music Gathering in Godfrey tomorrow night (Sept. 6th). Turpin's Trail and Jon McLurg also on the bill. This is an invite-only concert. For more information, please email Shamus Hannah at shamush@hotmail.com
#LiveMusic #ontario #musicsky
#LiveMusic #ontario #musicsky
Roots, Renewal, and Rock 'n Roll
I was interviewed by Seamus Cowan, owner of The Cove in Westport, and my longtime friend and fellow musician. We talked about DRR, working with David Barbe, and the future of live music
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September 5, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Looking forward to performing a solo set at the Woodlot Folk Music Gathering in Godfrey tomorrow night (Sept. 6th). Turpin's Trail and Jon McLurg also on the bill. This is an invite-only concert. For more information, please email Shamus Hannah at shamush@hotmail.com
#LiveMusic #ontario #musicsky
#LiveMusic #ontario #musicsky
New post! This week features an interview I did recently with Seamus Cowan promoting the upcoming DRR concert at The Cove in Westport on Friday, Sept. 19th.
As you can see, Seamus and I have been friends for a very long time!
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#musicsky #newsletter
As you can see, Seamus and I have been friends for a very long time!
open.substack.com/pub/tomsavag...
#musicsky #newsletter
September 4, 2025 at 3:55 PM
New post! This week features an interview I did recently with Seamus Cowan promoting the upcoming DRR concert at The Cove in Westport on Friday, Sept. 19th.
As you can see, Seamus and I have been friends for a very long time!
open.substack.com/pub/tomsavag...
#musicsky #newsletter
As you can see, Seamus and I have been friends for a very long time!
open.substack.com/pub/tomsavag...
#musicsky #newsletter
Sometimes I need a break from performing...so I can relax and play music. #musicsky #newsletter #substack
Sometimes I need a break from performing...so I can relax and play music
plus check out a wicked live version of "Witness the Death of Rock and Roll" from our recent concert in Sharbot Lake!
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August 29, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Sometimes I need a break from performing...so I can relax and play music. #musicsky #newsletter #substack