Singer Cas Haley of America's Got Talent
Venue: Bonnie Food Court, Radford
Directions: Google Map Link
Date: Thursday, February 14, 2013
Time: 6:00 - 7:30 PM
Event Types: Music
Cost: Free

Description:
Radford University's R-Space presents singer Cas Haley as seen nationally on "America's Got Talent" for a free performance on February 14th on the Bonnie Food Court Stage.

This event is open to the public.

Cas Haley crystalline voice and funky, easygoing beats earned Cas a second-place finish on America’s Got Talent, which in turn netted him a measure of fame and a following. But the contest also locked the Texan singer/songwriter/guitarist into a major label deal that didn’t feel right. So, not wanting to be turned into a manufactured product, he struck out on his own.

Raised by musician parents, Cas grew up surrounded by the sounds of blues and 60s-70s rock. He got serious about the guitar at age 12 and was "taught by the tribe" of musicians passing through the house. "The kitchen would be turned into the practice room or for jam sessions, so I was pretty much born into that lifestyle," he says. And from the very beginning he was more inclined to create his own music than to slavishly learn covers.

Also prominent at home were the Bob Marley records his mother would play, which made a profound impression. After a period of heavy immersion in the sounds of the ska/punk/skateboard culture, Cas was blown away by the classic reggae-pop of bands like UB40 and Sublime, and his mature style began to take shape.

Those pop-inflected island grooves and his joyful, versatile voice helped bring Cas to the brink of stardom on America’s Got Talent and sell 30,000 copies of a debut album with virtually no promotion. And they’re fundamental to the soul of his music—what he calls the "relaxing, effortless playing where everything fits together." Elements of soul, blues, and pop swirl through Cas’s strong reggae beats.

For more information, visit: http://www.cashaley.com/

For more information, visit: http://rspace10.wix.com/rspace#!performance/c1np7

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