Tom Phillips and the D.T.'s

Tom Phillips and the D.T.s Calgary, Alberta. Honky-tonk heroes. National Music Centre Artists in Residence, even soundtrack writer for a book (a Canadian first, for a Will Ferguson novel.) Survivor and singer of cautionary tales. You want it, you got it from Tom Phillips, whose career’s turned itself inside out so often that at times he appears to be a shape shifter. But appearances distract, and Phillips is no shape shifter: if you took a musical x-ray during every incarnation, you’d find song writing as the bedrock under the suits, boots, cowboy hats and skin. An esteemed statesperson of the Calgary music scene, Phillips earned his laurels over decades and is now backed by an esteemed band. Thom Moon on drums, sisters Shaye and Sydney Zadravec provide vocals, bass and guitar and Tim Leacock’s stellar vocals and lead guitar. So take a musical walk with Phillips and gaze at life through his seasoned eyes. He’s got it covered with a hundred songs that undress truths so simple they’re frightening. Ever cheated on a lover, driven home drunk, been bucked off your horse, or been the last person in the bar when the lights came up? If you’ve been stranded on the highway, woken up in the wrong bed, walked home barefoot in a ball gown in the morning rain, or wished you could have a re-do on any of these choices, Phillips has a song for you.