Tabitha Rhys
Tabitha Rhys is a writer with a passion for music, misfits and subculture. Love, Music, Madness is her debut novel.
Although entirely a work of fiction, Love, Music, Madness is inspired by Tabitha’s adventures on the road with various independent bands and in DIY studios during the rise of the digital recording rev.... more
Tabitha Rhys is a writer with a passion for music, misfits and subculture. Love, Music, Madness is her debut novel.
Although entirely a work of fiction, Love, Music, Madness is inspired by Tabitha’s adventures on the road with various independent bands and in DIY studios during the rise of the digital recording revolution.
Tabitha became entrenched in the independent music scene in the early 2000s when she moved from the Philadelphia suburbs to L.A.’s colorful Venice Beach. There, she joined a band despite owning only a starter keyboard that a local soundman quickly dubbed “The Radio Shack.”
After investing in some better gear, Tabitha went on to travel the West Coast, singing and playing keys and guitar with indie bands. At varying times she called Los Angeles, San Diego and Seattle home. The remainder of her time was spent living out of the tour van while performing shows at dive bars across the country.
After roughly ten years, a mid-tour wreck ended Tabitha’s travels. With her gear destroyed, Tabitha cancelled the rest of her scheduled shows and took a hiatus out in the desert. Holed up in a casita she sorted through her road journals. The many stories she'd written through her years of travel became Love, Music, Madness.
Currently, Tabitha resides in Riverside, CA with her husband and favorite little wild child, her toddler son. When she's not on tour with Love, Music, Madness, Tabitha is busy working on her next novel.