22
“Al Staehely Combines Sharp Songwriting and Honky Tonk Twang on ‘Somewhere in West Texas’” – Glide Magazine “The album is real, precise, catchy and layered Texas Americana music.” – Americana Highways “#2 in Texas Lifestyle Magazine for Texas Tunes – Texas Lifestyle Magazine “Something Good is Gonna Happen – in fact it already has! The new album, “Somewhere in West Texas” by Al Staehely is full of heart, humor and fun. This recording is a long overdue, surprising, genre-leaping addition to the catalog of an iconic rock star. His Texas roots shine through as do the musicianship and pitch-perfect, no-frills production. It is a jewel.” – Jimmie Dale Gilmore
Somewhere in West Texas, the new album by Americana singer-songwriter Al Staehely is charting #97 on Americana Radio cracking the Top 100, #1 NACC Most Added Folk and #16 on Alt Country Specialty. A third generation Austinite, Al splits his time between Houston and the Big Bend high desert area of Far West Texas. His album of new music, Somewhere in West Texas, recorded in Marfa, TX, features an all-star lineup of musicians, including Fran Christina (Fabulous Thunderbirds, Bonnie Raitt), Scrappy Jud Newcomb (Ian McLagan, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Patty Griffin, Slaid Cleaves) and Chris Maresh (Eric Johnson, Willie Nelson, Bonnie Raitt, Kenny Wayne Shepherd). In support of his new album, Al will be touring the rest of the year. See all tour dates below. More to be announced. About Al StaehelyAl Staehely is the only person on the planet who has both played Carnegie Hall and provided legal services for Stevie Ray Vaughan. Soon after arriving in Los Angeles in 1971, he and his brother John were asked to join the critically acclaimed band, Spirit. With Al as the band’s new lead vocalist, bass player, and chief songwriter and John taking over lead guitar duties from Randy California, Spirit recorded the album, Feedback, in November of 1971. Successful tours followed – Canada, Australia, and the U.S. – including the aforementioned performance at Carnegie Hall. When Spirit splintered, Al and John formed a group appropriately named the Staehely Brothers, releasing the album Sta-Hay-Lee on Epic Records in 1973.In 1980, Staehely returned to Texas and pulled his law degree out of the drawer. Lawyer by day, musician by night. Al did shows with Roy Orbison, Jefferson Starship, Emmylou Harris – two European tours with John Cipollina and Nick Gravenitis (of Quicksilver Messenger Service and Electric Flag, respectively) documented by the LP, Monkey Medicine, which was recorded in Hamburg and featured three of Al’s songs. Back in Texas, he even played a show with Rodney Dangerfield! Just as he was beginning to build his law practice, Polydor Records came calling and in 1982 Staehaley’s Comet, Al’s long-awaited solo record, was released – but only in Europe. In 2011, Steady Boy Records oversaw the first US release of the Polydor album, with the new title, Al Staehely and 10k Hours. In 2013, Cadillac Cowboys, an EP by Al Staehely and the Explosives, was also released on SteadyBoy Records. In more recent years, he has returned to the studio and continues to play live – frequently with his brother John, Freddie Steady Krc, Mike Rosenbaum and sax player Evelyn Rubio.About Quarto Valley Records Founded by tech entrepreneur Bruce Quarto, the California-based independent label Quarto Valley Records represents Rock, Blues, Jazz and Americana genres with an impressive artist roster featuring legacy musicians Paul Rodgers, GRAMMY® award-winning Edgar Winter and Savoy Brown as well as the legendary talent that comprises The Immediate Family, GRAMMY® award-winning producer and renowned drummer and songwriter Tom Hambridge, GRAMMY® award-winning producer and percussionist Narada Michael Walden, blues-rock artist Sean Chambers, British blues sensation Bonham-Bullick, Wings member Denny Seiwell, acclaimed Americana singer-songwriter Al Staehely, the esteemed and soulful Richard T. Bear, and emerging artist Dominic Quarto. https://quartovalleyrecords.com. Tour DatesAugust 21 – Austin, TX – Saxon PubSeptember 1 – Solvang, CA – Lost Chord GuitarsSeptember 2 – Ojai, CA- Ojai Underground ExchangeSeptember 12 – Houston, TX – McGonigel’s Mucky DuckSeptember 26 – Grafton, VT – Grafton Community ChurchSeptember 28 -New London, CT – Hygienic Art VenueSeptember 30 – Westerly, RI – The Knickerbocker CaféOctober 1 – Westerly, RI – MitchfestOctober 3- New York, Rockwood Music Hall
Somewhere In West Texas is streaming everywhere at https://ffm.to/somewhereinwesttexas LINKS:http://www.alstaehely.com/https://www.facebook.com/al.staehelyhttps://www.instagram.com/alstaehely/
