Austin Songwriter Chris Gates Welcomes Fans to Gatesville

July 22, 2010 - PRLog -- Chris Gates has been a part of some of the underground’s most-beloved punk and rock bands over the years, including the Big Boys, Poison 13, Junkyard, the Skatenigs, 99pounds, and The Charter Bulldogs, but with his new band, Chris Gates & Gatesville, the 49-year-old singer-songwriter takes front-and-center on vocals for the first time in a lifetime of playing music.

Stemming from a conversation with his buddy Jon Dee Graham who encouraged Chris to sing his own songs, Chris hunkered down to refocus his songwriting abilities with a new approach. “An idea that was a bit daunting after 25 years of writing and letting someone else do the singing,” says Chris. “I love that there are still things that scare me creatively, even after all this time.” Chris Gates’ vocals and guitar is joined in Gatesville with Tony Redman on guitar, Scott Womack on bass, and Paul Soliz on drums. “Playing music I love, the way I want to play it, with guys I love hanging out with…doesn’t get much better than that.”

Welcome to Gatesville is 12 songs of Southern Rock redemption through twang and distortion, gravel-road vocals, and a heart-full of Texas boogie. Fans of Chris’ band Junkyard will recognize the re-love of “Simple Man,” one of Junkyard’s most-enduring songs. Welcome to Gatesville will be released September 16, 2010 and will be available via iTunes, Amazon, Rhapsody, Austin’s Waterloo Records and www.chris-gates.com, both in MP3 file format ($9.99) as well as CDs ($12.00).

For a limited time, fans can early-purchase the 12-song album at http://chris-gates.com/prerelease/ between now and August 31, 2010 and will receive not only immediate access to the album but three free bonus , unreleased live tracks, as well as a demo version of Julie Miller’s “Does My Ring Burn Your Finger”.

Welcome to Gatesville Track Listing
1. Those Were The Days
2. I'm Not Your Man
3. The Devil's On My Trail
4. Forever Came Today
5. Low Down & Dirty
6. Broken Hearts & Faded Pictures
7. Loving You
8. Searching For You
9. Being The Man of My Dreams
10. Southern Man
11. Come See About Me
12. Simple Man

You can also listen to Welcome to Gatesville at www.chris-gates.com, and sign up on the Gatesville Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Chris-Gates-and-Gatesville/....

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