Former Sorta band member, Danny Balis, to release first solo album

by PegNews wire

Danny Balis, former bassist and one of the founding members of Dallas-based band Sorta, will release his first solo album, Too Much Living, September 1, 2009. The recording will be available on all popular digital download sites (iTunes, Rhapsody, Napster, etc.), with CDs available in stores, and for sale online through Balis’ MySpace page and www.goodrecords.com.

Danny Balis

Too Much Living may seem like a departure from what Sorta fans are accustomed to, as it is a straight up, old school, country and western record -- a fresh mixture of Merle Haggard, Townes Van Zandt, and Don Williams. Entirely written and recorded following the tragic death of his best friend Carter Albrecht, Balis draws from the dark side of country music, exploring self destruction, love lost, and the effects of grief.

Too Much Living’s first single, "Tethered," will be released August 1st to Texas country radio, online on Balis’ MySpace page, plus various music blogs.

A CD release show is scheduled for Aug. 21 at the Granada Theater in Dallas at 9 p.m., in support of Slobberbone (Denton, Texas). The CD will be available for the first time at this event.

Danny has been a Dallas musician for 23 years and has played with the bands Sorta (Trey Johnson) and Sparrows (Carter Albrecht), as well as with solo artists Doug Burr and Salim Nourallah. He has recorded bass, guitar, and vocals on dozens of releases as well as nationally televised commercials including Coca-Cola and Jack Daniels. He currently plays over 100 shows a year with popular Dallas honky-tonk outfit The King Bucks. Danny has also produced the highly-rated Dallas sports talk radio program, The Hardline, for the last ten years.

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