Dad's Noisy Basement is the solo project of singer/songwriter Tom Bittel. Tom also plays in the surf-rock trio, The Aquatudes.
Upcoming Gigs Wednesday, 11/12/25 Bradley International Airport - 1:45-3:45 p.m. Wednesday, 12/3/25 Bradley International Airport - 1:45-3:45 p.m. Friday, 4/10/26 No Cover Cafe, Enfield, CT - Start time TBA

"A Band of Toms"

The one-man-band sound of Dad's Noisy Basement can add an engaging musical element to any event.

My repertoire includes a sizeable catalog of original vocal and instrumental songs, plus fresh versions of some of my favorite rock, pop, rockabilly, swinging, and surf-rock tunes, absorbed from my collection of LPs, 45s, and 78s.

I create unique backing tracks to accompany my live vocal and guitar with imaginative rhythms and my own background harmonies. The effect is a "Band of Toms."

A performer and recording artist for more than 30 years, my solo act is featured in an ongoing music series at Bradley International Airport, The Middletown Farmers Market (8/1/25); The Greater Hartford Arts Council's Street Stages (2023 & 2024); The Cellar on Treadwell (Hamden, CT); some private parties; Make Music Day performances in Hartford, Fairfield and Georgetown, CT (2023 and 2025); Hartford's West End Porchfest (2024 & 2025); The West End Farmers Market; and the No Cover Cafe series in Enfield, CT.

I come equipped with my own PA (or can plug into a house system) and can perform with battery power if needed. I can handle indoor/outdoor gigs of up to 3 hours and can also perform simply with acoustic guitar and vocal. Just ask!

Contact:bittelworks@gmail.com

Listen to some recorded originals at my Bandcamp site.

Video Samples

Music Please (Doo-Wop Affair) (original song),
recorded at Jennings Beach (Fairfield, CT), 6/21/25

She's Too Much (original song),
recorded at No Cover Cafe (Enfield, CT), 11/8/24

4:05 (original song),
recorded at West End Porchfest (Hartford, CT), 9/15/24

With A Girl Like You (by The Troggs),
recorded at Jennings Beach (Fairfield, CT), 6/21/25

Mosquito Dance (original instrumental),
recorded at Bradley International Airport, June 21, 2023

Petrified Beach (original song),
recorded at The Cellar at Treadwell, April 22 2023

Sand in My Groove (original instrumental),
recorded at The Cellar at Treadwell, April 22 2023

Did You Think I'd Mind (original song),
recorded at Tom's home office, April 13, 2022.

Little Bit O' Soul (by The Music Explosion),
recorded at The Dirt Salon on May 19, 2014.

Green Tambourine (by the Lemon Pipers),
recorded at The Dirt Salon on 1/20/14.

Copyright Thomas J. Bittel 2002-2025