Some voices carry within them the weight of a thousand lifetimes filled with haunting pain, love and a wholehearted sincerity which cannot be doubted. Texas born and Colorado based“I always had a really hard time figuring out how to tell my stories which are largely street stories,” says Allen. Allen will perform atAllen credits Tweek with helping him return to music after a self described dramatic break with his artistic ambitions.
Allen describes practicing in solitude initially learning Heavenly Highway Hymns from his grandfather and then moving on to Hank Williams and Bob Dylan while also exploring rap and punk rock. All of these elements come through on his songs along his magnetic, manic street preacher energy and booming sound.
“Numbers, market, promotion, it was really dehumanizing for me and totally lacked connection with the audience, myself and the songs.”for helping him get back on stage after they surprised him with a spot on their Colorado tour stop where they convinced Allen he needed to return to music and pushed him to take the stage.
Allen has been enjoying getting back on the road and looks forward to growing his fanbase in Houston with his perspective as a performer. “I have a bunch of fans from the past ten years but then it's like enough times they come and see you and you're so drunk that you’re falling off the chair, people are not going to come anymore and that's been an on again off again battle since I started playing music again seriously.
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