Wade Lashley
Singer-Songwriter Wade Lashley
has been plying his trade for many years now. Born and raised in a
small Midwestern farm town Lashley picked up the guitar at 19 and not
long after that was writing and performing his own songs. He left
Indiana for the clear, blue skies of Northern Arizona in ’92 and didn’t
look back.
In 2005 he released a solo acoustic album with voice, guitar
and harmonica titled “In from the Wilderness”. The ’05 recording was
followed in 2008 by ‘Someone Take the Wheel”. Recorded with Jeff Lusby
at Studio Retrograde and with the backing of a full band this latest
release crosses the Americana spectrum from driving country to blues
tinged rock numbers. “Someone Take the Wheel” won Flaglives’ editor’s
choice award for best local album of 2008 and received very fine reviews
in Italian music magazines Busacadero and Rootshighway along with
Belgian webzine Rootstime. Fredy Cellis of Rootstime says “Lashley is an
artist that deserves our full attention” and Nico Gervasini of
Rootshighway compares Lashleys’ work to the early recordings of John
Hiatt and Graham Parker. “Someone Take the Wheel” crosses the Americana
spectrum from driving country to blues tinged rock numbers. January of
2011 found Lashley releasing his third collection of Americana originals
“Come on Sundown”. Paulo Caru of Buscadero magazine had this to say
“Independent in all respects. Between Rock and Roots with a strong
country influence. "Come On Sundown" confirms that it's possible for
artists to make beautiful recordings without the help of a record
company. Lashley delivers these songs with a soulful conviction whether
it’s a solo performance or with the backing of his band “The Rounders”.
Lashleys’ performed at venues throughout the Southwest
including the Flagstaff and Prescott, AZ Folk Festivals, The Cowgirl
Hall of Fame in Santa Fe, NM, Historic Taos Inn, The Opening Bell
Dallas, TX, Waterloo Ice House Austin, TX, Momo’s Club Austin, Antones
Austin, TX The Auslander Fredericksburg, TX, Ardovinos Desert Crossing
El Paso, TX, Nimbus Brewery Tucson, AZ, Fiddlers’ Dream Phoenix, AZ and
The Raven Café Prescott, AZ .
