Dan Tyack is a consummate innovator on the steel guitar, possessing a soulful, inimitable voice which wins over music fans of all genres. He cooks up a musical gumbo which mixes influences from blues, rock and roll, soul, New Orleans R&B, Sacred Steel and other gospel sounds, and adds them to a savory base of steel guitar tradition.
Dan has taken a wild ride on his musical journey, taking his steel guitar from the Grand Old Opry to Carnegie Hall to the Wembley Stadium, not to mention every county fair and honky-tonk between Los Angeles and Brussels. The journey started with Dan mining the roots of the steel guitar tradition with country and country-rock artists such as Asleep at the Wheel, Vince Gill, Charlie Louvin, Jean Shepard, Lacy J. Dalton, Dottie West, Donna Fargo, and Hoyt Axton.
Not content with following in the footsteps of steel guitar tradition, Dan’s muse led him to Seattle, where he developed an active session career, and where he started pushing the steel guitar into different areas: blues, R&B, alternative rock, and rock and roll. Dan performed and recorded with artists such as Steve Gadd, Jerry Marrotta, Tony Levin, Holly Figueroa, Skerik, Bill Frisell, and many others. One of the outcomes of this exploration is Dan’s first solo album, “Blackened Toast”, which presents a mix of blues and New Orleans roots music in a critically acclaimed release featuring guest artists Bill Frisell and Paul Franklin.
Dan’s musical journey has taken a significant new direction in the last few years through his involvement with the Sacred Steel community. Dan has performed and recorded with many of the greats in this musical style, including Robert Randolph, the Campbell Brothers, the Lee Boys, and Calvin Cook. Dan has been a featured performer at every Sacred Steel convention, the only non church member to be awarded this honor. Dan appeared on the Campbell Brothers ‘Sacred Steel for the Holidays’ CD, and appeared along with the Campbell Brothers and Robert Randolph on the Second Sacred Steel Convention CD.
Dan’s involvement in the Sacred Steel community was the principal incentive in the forming of the band “The Unsanctified Gospel Revival” and the creation of his 2004 CD of the same name. With this music, Dan is on a mission to bring rockin’ gospel music to all audiences: from saint to sinner, from Baptist to Buddhist, from born again Christian to backsliding Unitarian.
Whether Dan is taking you on a trip on a musical superhighway or a scenic back road, one thing is certain: you will remember his powerful, soulful voice on the steel guitar.
Big High and Pandacon do up New Years Eve 2009 -> 2010 at Nectar Lounge with Laser and SMoke show, and Ball Drop! Happy New Years everybody! adv tix: http://www.ticketweb.com Other Shows this week; Kick the Grinch no cover Ari, Doria, Martin, Thomas, and more Seamonster Lounge 12/26 10pm Michael Shrieve's Spellbinder Featuring; Ari Joshua Tost Lounge 12/28 9pm
Big High and Pandacon do up New Years Eve 2009 -> 2010 at Nectar Lounge with Laser and SMoke show, and Ball Drop! Happy New Years everybody! adv tix: http://www.ticketweb.com
The new True Margrit CD - The Juggler's Progress - is now available for pre-order, along with t-shirts and artwork, photo and drumheads, check it out here: http://bit.ly/7Cu8J
Introducing THE SINISTER SURGEONS featuring members of; The Screaming Trees, Big High, and Mctuff (barrett, ari, van, and joe) at the Seamonster this Saturday October 10th no cover! 21+ 9:30 till close
BIG HIGH performs live @ the High Dive in fremont this Friday! Check it out!
Here's a review of the band from the infamous Dennis Cook of Jambase.com: A touch too punchy to make the morning offerings, I stumbled in and got WOKE THE FUCK UP by Big High, a local hard rock ensemble and friends to Flowmotion that struck a first impression akin to my first mind-blowing Drunk Horse gig. Like Oakland's steel-plated punk-boogie juggernaut, Big High aren't screwing around and it wasn't a whole tune before I was shaking like a madman close to the stage. Killer tunes, a crazy tight band and a lead singer (Mesa on "vocal flyfishing") possessed of a fathomless bottom and high reachin' top end plus a leaping, fiercely engaging stage presence, and well Big High sorta rocked my widdle world. It's serious heavy muscle that puts a lil' anger and sex in your bloodstream, culminating in a frighteningly good cover of The Who's "Baba O'Riley" delivered in Dr. John style feather masks for no good reason except to be delightfully weird. If you're feeling Clutch, Parlor Mob or just dig quality hard rock you're missing out if you don't get to know Big High. At the end of their set I bellowed, quite uncontrollably, "We're awake now, motherfuckers!" Meant it, too. -- Dennis Cook--www.jambase.com www.myspace.com/bighighmusic BIG HIGH is also on facebook here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/BIG-HIGH/134022157365?ref=nf High Dive www.highdiveseattle.com 513 N 36th St # G Seattle, WA 98103-8693 (206) 632-0212 &
09/03/2009 09:00 PM - Conor Byrne 5140 Ballard Ave NW Seattle, Washington 98103 US Cost:$5 Description:Come see us start the long Labor Day weekend one day early at the Conor Byrne in lovely Ballard WA (that is in Seattle folks) with us and Stefanie Lee & The Northern Lights. Both bands will be Honky-Tonkin’ and Country Rockin’. It should be a fun show. Don’t miss it!
Hey! Thank you for supporting my music. Check out my web site at www.vanessathompson.net and my music videos at www.youtube.com. One of my youtube videos is below for you to hear. If you like it, feel free to put it on your page and share it with your friends. There are also some banners on my page if you want to use them on your page. If you have Facebook, please add me. Some are putting me in their top friends. The support is really appreciated. Hope you liked the cover on Hollywood Celebrity Magazine. If you like my music, please add it to your play list for others to hear. Thank you :)
My new music video to my song "Heartbreakin Game" should be coming out in the near future. There is also a fanpop page for me that has been set up. If you get a chance visit it at http://lnk.ms/0zvbC . You can also sign up to follow me on twitter at www.twitter.com/vanessathompson :)
I hope we can do a show sometime this Fall. Here is my next show;
OK so on Friday August 21st we will be playing at the Dubliner (3517 Fremont Ave. N.) in Fremont with the Ronnie Pierce Jazz Band for a double bill of some of the finest musicians in Seattle, but some of them will also be playing in my band that night too! Come see the incredible talents of;
Robert McNaughty on Drums Dan Stanard on Bass Ronnie Pierce on alto Sax Joey "The Saint" St.John Ryan on Tenor Sax John "Terp" Terpin on Trombone
and Me/Howlin' Houndog on Vocal/Harp & Guitar
so come see us! Here are all the details!
8/21/2009 9:30 PM at The Dubliner in Fremont 3517 Fremont Ave N., Seattle, Washington 98103 Cost: $5
My debut single ROLLIN' IN THE HEY is currently #83 on the Music Row Breakout Chart and is poised to move into the top 75 WITH A BULLET!!!. Request it at your local radio station today and CLICK ON THE ALBUM COVER BELOW TO BUY THE ENTIRE CD FOR A LIMITED TIME FOR ONLY $5.00.
I'd love to have you sit in with us sometime! Come check us out.
Mark your calendars because this will be our only Full Band show in July!
Howlin Houndog & Infamous Loosers
23/07/2009 9:00 PM at Club Motor (Bad Motor Booty night)
1950 1st Ave S., Seattle, Washington
Cost: $10
In association with Burning Hearts Burlesque we will be appearing at
"Bad Motor Booty" night on Thursday July 23rd at Club Motor (1950 1st
Ave S) as part of their regular event there. We go on at 11 p.m. Come
and Shake Your Moneymaker! See you there.
Hanful of Lovin'
w Special Guest
Big High
The New Band featuring Mesa, Ari,
Sandy (Pandacon), & Steven (Project Lionheart)
Nectar Lounge Saturday May 30th, 2009 9pm
Hey! Ho!
Please Check out my newest video for "THE BATH TUB SONG"
Directed by MICHEAL LUCID one of my FAVORITE directors/actors/comic genious/humans and co-creator of PRETTY THINGSSS (www.prettythingsss.com)
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