291 Colorado Whiskey Presents... Shane Hall

Shane Hall

West Coast blues. Americana. Funky, fuzzed-out soul. Shane Hall plays it all, rolling a wide range of inspiration into his own multi-layered sound.

It’s a diverse musical mix that shines a light not only on Hall’s guitar playing and larger-than-life voice, but on his sharply-written songs, too. That songwriting reaches a new high-water mark with West, River, and Queen, three interconnected EPs that serve as his first releases for LAW Records. Each record focuses on a different side of Hall’s musical personality. There’s West, a collection of bold, bluesy songs that mix fiery fretwork with amplified stomp. Then there’s River, a rootsy EP inspired by the acoustic music — from Appalachian folk songs to MTV Unplugged performances — that soundtracked Hall’s childhood days in Pennsylvania, before a 16-year stint in the U.S. military took him around the world. Wrapping up the trio of releases is Queen, whose songs fuse the groove and grit of soul music to the swagger of rock & roll, nodding to influences like Charles Bradley, James Brown, and the Alabama Shakes along the way. 

“I don’t think it’s possible for me to stay in one single lane,” says Hall. “I’d have a hard time only being a blues guy, or an outlaw Americana songwriter, or a soul singer, because I’m all of those things. Billy Gibbons once said you should make music that you’d want to listen to, and I listen to so many different things. I’m a blues-soul-Americana artist, so why not put all of those sounds onto my records?”

A soulful accounting of human conditions in a FUZZ FUNK VOODOO BLUES style. FEEL is the key ingredient as well as the inevitable result in the experiencing of the ‘Shane Hall” sound. Travel, experience and growth have shaped this artist and the undeniable real honesty that resonates clear and present, striking chords with everyone in some way shape or form. Powerful vocals and unique guitar style are the tools used to express vision and perspective.