Spotlighters HOLIDAY CABARET
An Intimate Evening with Tom Goss
ONE NIGHT ONLY!
December 28th at 8pm
TICKETS $25
A Benefit for Spotlighters Theatre
Tom Goss never set out to become a guitar-toting, power-pop prodigy with a national fan base. A Catholic kid from Kenosha, Wisconsin, Goss had set his sights on one day becoming a priest. In 2004 this path took him to Washington, DC where he entered the seminary. Things didn’t go as planned and Goss eventually put down the collar and picked up the guitar. It should come as no surprise then that the music he makes is a mix of internal struggle and hopeful spirit. Goss earned his chops in the DC coffee shop scene and has since traipsed across the country (both on his own and with his band) in his trade-mark flip flops to spread his easy-going gospel.
Goss’ music often gets compared to acoustic-pop peers such as Jason Mraz and Jack Johnson but it is his lyrics that have propelled him to serious singer/songwriter status. While radio-ready, full of hooky melodies and plenty of romance to go around, Goss’ music reaches out to those looking for something deeper than your standard love song. A track off his second album, “Back to Love,” called “Lover” (a song that hit heavy rotation on MTV’s Logo) features a video that tells the story of a soldier killed in Afghanistan while his partner waits at home. The video stars servicemen who were discharged under the recently abolished “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy. Goss’ outspoken stance and his personal life (he married his husband Mike in 2010) have earned him a considerable following in the gay community, but his music appeals to anyone with a taste for power-pop and an appreciation for meaningful lyrics in the
singer/songwriter tradition.
December 28th at 8pm
TICKETS $25
A Benefit for Spotlighters Theatre
Tom Goss never set out to become a guitar-toting, power-pop prodigy with a national fan base. A Catholic kid from Kenosha, Wisconsin, Goss had set his sights on one day becoming a priest. In 2004 this path took him to Washington, DC where he entered the seminary. Things didn’t go as planned and Goss eventually put down the collar and picked up the guitar. It should come as no surprise then that the music he makes is a mix of internal struggle and hopeful spirit. Goss earned his chops in the DC coffee shop scene and has since traipsed across the country (both on his own and with his band) in his trade-mark flip flops to spread his easy-going gospel.
Goss’ music often gets compared to acoustic-pop peers such as Jason Mraz and Jack Johnson but it is his lyrics that have propelled him to serious singer/songwriter status. While radio-ready, full of hooky melodies and plenty of romance to go around, Goss’ music reaches out to those looking for something deeper than your standard love song. A track off his second album, “Back to Love,” called “Lover” (a song that hit heavy rotation on MTV’s Logo) features a video that tells the story of a soldier killed in Afghanistan while his partner waits at home. The video stars servicemen who were discharged under the recently abolished “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy. Goss’ outspoken stance and his personal life (he married his husband Mike in 2010) have earned him a considerable following in the gay community, but his music appeals to anyone with a taste for power-pop and an appreciation for meaningful lyrics in the
singer/songwriter tradition.
