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Tom Morello

Since 1964

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Sun Nov 1 Los Angeles, United States · Hollywood Bowlwith Aerosmith, Heart Tickets
Mon Mar 1 Calgary, Canada · Jack Singer Concert Hall Tickets
Tue Mar 2 Medicine Hat, Canada · Esplanade Arts & Heritage Centre Tickets
Wed Mar 3 Camrose, Canada · Jeanne & Peter Lougheed Performing Arts Centre Tickets
Fri Mar 5 Lloydminster, Canada · Vic Juba Community Theatre Tickets
Sat Mar 6 Fort Saskatchewan, Canada · Dow Centennial Centre Shell Theatre Tickets
Mon Mar 8 Prince Albert, Canada · EA Rawlinson Centre For the Arts Tickets
Wed Mar 10 Regina, Canada · Casino Regina Tickets
Thu Mar 11 Winnipeg, Canada · Club Regent Event Centre Tickets

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Thomas Baptist Morello (born May 30, 1964) is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, and political activist. He is known for his tenure with the rock bands Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave. Between 2016 and 2019, Morello was a member of the supergroup Prophets of Rage. Morello's other work includes several solo albums under his own name and the moniker the Nightwatchman, as well as work with the band Street Sweeper Social Club, which he formed with Boots Riley in 2006. Morello is also an occasional touring musician with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. Morello co-founded Axis of Justice, which airs a monthly program on Pacifica Radio station KPFK (90.7 FM) in Los Angeles.

Born in Harlem, New York City and raised in Libertyville, Illinois, Morello became interested in music and politics while in high school. He attended Harvard University and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Committee on Degrees in Social Studies. After his previous band Lock Up disbanded, Morello met Zack de la Rocha. The two founded Rage Against the Machine, going on to become one of the most popular and influential metal acts of the 1990s.

He is best known for his unique and creative guitar playing style, which incorporates feedback noise, unconventional picking and tapping as well as heavy use of guitar effects. Morello is also known for his socialist political views and activism, creating the solo project The Nightwatchman as an outlet for those views while playing apolitical music with Audioslave. He was ranked number 18 in Rolling Stone magazine's list of greatest guitarists of all time. As a member of Rage Against the Machine, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2023.

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Tom Morello, né Thomas Baptist Morello le 30 mai 1964, est un guitariste américain, connu pour sa participation aux groupes Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave, son projet solo acoustique The Nightwatchman, et son groupe, Street Sweeper Social Club. Morello est aussi le cofondateur (avec Serj Tankian) de l'organisation politique à but non lucratif Axis of Justice, qui diffuse un programme mensuel sur Pacifica Radio station KPFK (90.7 FM) à Los Angeles. Depuis 2014, il participe également en tant que membre occasionnel au E Street Band de Bruce Springsteen, avec qui il a collaboré sur l'album High Hopes. De 2016 à 2019, Tom Morello était un membre du supergroupe Prophets of Rage.

Né à Harlem, à New York, il grandit à Libertyville, dans l'Illinois et s'intéresse à la musique et à la politique à l'école secondaire. Il fréquente l'Université Harvard et y obtient une licence en sciences sociales. Après la dissolution de son premier groupe, Lock Up, Morello rencontre Zack de la Rocha ; ils créent Rage Against the Machine, qui devient l'un des groupes de rock les plus populaires et les plus influents des années 1990. Il est surtout connu pour son style unique et créatif à la guitare, qui intègre le feedback noise (larsen), un jeu de picking non-conformiste et le tapping ainsi qu'une utilisation importante de pédales d'effet.

Morello est également connu pour ses opinions politiques d'extrême gauche et son militantisme ; la création de son side-project The Nightwatchman lui a permis d'exprimer ses idées pendant qu'il jouait une musique apolitique avec Audioslave. Il est classé 40e sur les « 100 meilleurs guitaristes de tous les temps » de 2011 par le magazine Rolling Stone.

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