Nov14

CAS HALEY & BRENT ALAN @ MCMENAMINS

McMenamins Old St Francis School, 700 NW Bond St, Bend, OR

  Pop-inflected island grooves and his joyful, versatile voice helped bring CAS HALEY to the brink of stardom on America’s Got Talent and sell 30,000 copies of a debut album with virtually no promotion. And they’re fundamental to the soul of his music—what he calls the "relaxing, effortless playing where everything fits together." Elements of soul, blues, and pop swirl through Cas’s strong reggae beats. Just like disparate musical styles, "we’re way more connected than we think," Cas says. "We separate ourselves in so many different ways, but the whole theme of the album is that we’re all connected." It’s the journey that matters; and Cas is aiming for success on his own terms.  He is joined by singer-songwriter BRENT ALAN, a instrumental virtuoso who is a musician capable of a surprising number of musical styles. From rootsy, luminescent acoustic journeys to funky, gutsy, electric soul-jams he sews up the divide between illusion and truth.