Tom Pappalardo

Tom Pappalardo
Born	Thomas Pappalardo 1973 (age 51–52) Haverhill, Massachusetts, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, musician, cartoonist, graphic designer, author
Years active	1991 – present
Musical career
Genres	rock
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar, bass guitar
Website	tompappalardo.com standard-design.com

Tom Pappalardo (born 1973) is a graphic designer from Easthampton, Massachusetts as well as an author, illustrator, and musician. ^[1] Easthampton is north of Springfield, Massachusetts.

Pappalardo designed the Easthampton mural in the Easthampton Cottage Street Cultural District, dedicated in June, 2008. ^[2] He and R. Sturgis Cunningham perform as the guitar-drums duo The Demographic. ^[3] He has published an illustrated novel, a collection of comics, and an illustrated collection of essays. His 1996 comic "Alec Dear" (illustrated by Matt Smith) received a Xeric grant.

Bibliography

• Alec Dear (comic, writer, 1996)
• Through The Wood, Beneath the Moon (comic, writer, 1998)
• Failure, Incompetence (comic, 2005)
• Famous Fighters (comic with Matt Smith, 2005)
• Even Lions Will Fear You: Two Years of Whiskey! Tango! Foxtrot! (comic, 2009)
• OPT10 (comic, 2010)
• OPT11 (comic, 2011)
• Everything You Didn't Ask For (comic collection, 2014)
• One More Cup Of Coffee ^{[4] [5]} (2016)
• Broken Lines ^[6] (2018)
• Mind The Gap (chapbook, 2019)
• Bygone (chapbook, 2019)
• Satellites: Nine Stories (short story collection, 2022)

Discography

• Basement Make-Out Party ^[7] (1999, The No-Shadow Kick)
• The Promo EP (2001, The No-Shadow Kick)
• Spatializing Sound In The Time Domain (2005, The No-Shadow Kick)
• Verse Chorus Curse ^[8] (2011, The Demographic)
• Listen Close ^[9] (2013, The Demographic)
• HIATUS ^[10] (2021, The Demographic)
• I HATE US ^[11] (2021 EP, The Demographic)

See also

• List of American comic creators

References

1. "Art Maker: Tom Pappalardo/graphic artist and writer". Daily Hampshire Gazette . January 26, 2017. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
2. "Murals Easthampton". July 12, 2011.
3. "Behind the Beat: Two Dudes in a Room". March 11, 2010.
4. "Nonfiction Book Review: One More Cup of Coffee by Tom Pappalardo. Object Publishing, $12.99 trade paper (154p) ISBN 978-0-9983278-0-8".
5. "Tom Pappalardo talks about 'One More Cup of Coffee' in new book". January 19, 2017.
6. "Tom Pappalardo's Broken Lines". February 12, 2018.
7. "Basement Make-Out Party - No-Shadow Kick | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic .
8. "Nightcrawler: Egg-citing Gig". February 24, 2011.
9. "Behind the Beat". July 16, 2013.
10. "HIATUS". June 4, 2021.
11. "I HATE US". June 4, 2021.

External links

• Official Homepage
• Standard Design design portfolio
• The Optimist comic strip
• The Demographic guitar/drum duo