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Saturday, 08 August 2009
Chris Hawkes * Bob Barney

Chris Hawkes - (Austin, TX) Chris Hawkes is a native Texas singer/songwriter and record producer. He has crafted songs and sound recordings in several bands with international radio and television broadcast.

Bob Barney - (Austin, TX) “…The sky’s my limit; the sky’s my cage...”; croons Bob Barney in his somber anthem “The Middle.” “I want to uncover a picture in the listener’s mind that I think we’ve all got stuffed in some dusty corner up there,” he remarks. Bob has always pursued the bigger picture in his songwriting, but began as a drummer. He lugged his desire and drums all around town, playing with many assorted acts while his singing remained buried in his doubt. Though he knew he wanted to take music seriously, Bob continuously battled with the idea of college and pursuing a future that wasn’t his own. With both hands on the rope, he pulled himself through a few semesters at a community college in Pasadena, Texas, but music pulled a little harder. For the next five years, Bob fumbled through a couple of bands and misguided demos while learning to play and craft his own songs. Then in the summer of 2006, Waiting on Red was formed. The band riddled the following year with many shows, released an epk and received some recognition but never reached its full potential in the industrial-based climate of Houston. Dizzy but not disheartened, Bob pursued expanded opportunities in Austin, Texas. With the release of his first solo project in January and the newest "The First to Lose His Leaves" ep that was released late August, the future seems a little bigger and a little brighter. The trappings of the late 60's folk rock coat a modern acoustic soul. Lines dripping from Bob Barney's smooth and potent vocals will make you hear in color.

 

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