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Other Cas Lucas Pages:
MySpace
MySpace (Area Reps/Street Team)
MySpace Fan Group/Message Board
Jambase
Ultimate Band List
Isound
Pure Volume
Soundclick

Companies and Collaborators:

Chameleon Music - A great place to find unsigned Bay Area artists! Here you'll find the latest news and tour dates for the affiliated artists. Chameleon is the only place on the net to get Cas's 2002 "One Takes" acoustic blues EP.

Independent Distribution Collective (IDC) - San Francisco company that distributes Cas's CD's nationally.

47 Records - Cas's record label.

Yusef Lateef - Legendary multi-instrumentalist who Cas studied with at Hampshire College.

Stephen Inglis - An inspired guitarist and composer from Hawaii. Steve is the lead guitarist in the Cas Lucas Band and played on Cas's latest CD, GIVING IT BACK. He and Cas regularly perform together all over the West Coast.

Palm Wine Boys - Cas has collborated in the past with the PWBs, adding his lead guitar stylings to this hard-working band that plays an infectious combination of upbeat African rhythms and American Roots Music. PWB is signed to indie label Wild Plum Records and gigs all over California and the West Coast.

Sky Cooper - Cas's long time musical partner from the Hamshire College days. Sky's new trio, Dorado, is based in Portland Or.

Adam Rossi - Keyboarist/Producer from the band Luce, Adam is one of the Bay Area's top producers. Adam is producing Cas's new album, "Roads," and is playing some keys in Cas's live band too.

Musician Friends and Bands, Local and National:

Ten Mile Tide - Cas's former guitar student, Justin Munning's 6-piece bluegrass/southern rock/jam band. TMT has won a large national following through relentless touring. Cas has opened for TMT. They have a cool bus and were recently nominated for best new Jam Band in Relix's Jammy's..

Soulive - Cas went to college with Eric Krasno, the guitarist from this now-world-famous funk/jazz trio. Back in college, they were called Lettuce. Original members of Lettuce still hook up with the Soulive crew for occasional gigs. Both band are beyond funky.

Julian Velard - Another Hampshire Alum. that's doing his thing all over the East Coast, winning attention in the national music press... think Tom Waits meets Michael Jackson. One soulful dude. He and Cas used to be the anchor of many blues jams.

Paul Curreri - Literally one of the best acoustic musicians/songwriters out there and a slick fingerstyle guitarist. Cas has opened for Paul on many of his California dates since 2002.

Zack Hexum - 311 lead singer's little brother and one of LA's top independent acoustic artists. Cas and Zack are doing some touring together in 2006.

Gabriel Mann- Sharing the bill with Cas and Zack Hexum on some summer 2006 shows, Gabriel Mann has been the man for the last year, opening Allanis Morisette's European tour and doing dates stateside w/ the likes of Jesse McCartney and Jamie Cullum.

Free Peoples - Cas has done gigs with this Bay Area blues/folk/acoustic/jam band. They were recenty chosen as one of the top 13 bands to watch in 2006 by Relix.

Garrin Benfield - Nationally touring Bay Area songwriter/guitarist. He and Cas have done some gigs together locally. Garrin has been a force on the SF scene for years and has opened for quite a few major label artists along the way.

Kayo Dot - Yet more Hampshire... Cas's old friend and former roomate, Toby Driver's project. Kayo Dot is a nationally touring progressive rock/classical band, recording on famous saxman, John Zorn's Tzadic Records. Cas actually did some shows as guitarist with this band, back when they were Maudlin of the Well.

D on Drums.com - Another of Cas's musician buddies from Hampshire College, Andrew Dickson is now one of the leading session and live drummer in music city, Nashville, TN.

MarQue - Soulful acoustic singer-songwriter reminiscent of Ben Harper and Jack Johnson... Another Bay Area performer who has taken guitar lessons from Cas.

Angie Stevens - Having been one of the biggest regional artists in Colorado for a couple years, Angie is now trying to turn the rest of the country on with touring etc. Cas has gigged with Angie in Cali and will play shows with her in Colorado on his 2006 Spring Tour.

Pat Jordan Band - The rockinest band out of Santa Rosa CA at the moment. Cas and PJB have gigged together and will again.

Justin Farren - Also from Sacramento, this kid is one of our new favorites. His sound is similar to Jason Mraz, but he's got a ton of soul and great tunes.

Bag of Toys - Like-minded, Jack Johnson-esq band from San Francisco.

Mokai - Veteran Bay Area folk/rock artists with some downright crafty tunes.

Dan Walker and the Sky - Colorado rock band that Cas shared the stage with on tour.

Cory Mon - A talented songwriter in Utah with a rockin live band that Cas played with on the road..

Mikie Lee Prasad: Soulful crooner and Bay Area veteran.

Donovan Miller - Singer-songwriter originally from Iowa. Soulful pop-punk rock with a country twist.

Strings - The SF Bay Area's best small acoustic venue. .Show up at Strings on any Wednesday night (if you can find it), and you'll see only top tier instrumentalists and songwriters from the local and national scene.

Cas's All Time Favorites and Influences:

JimI Hendrix - If you don't know, you better ask somebody. Nothing has been the same for Cas since he found his way to Hendrix in his teens. He learned to play Jimi's albums, Axis Bold As Love and Electric Ladyland note for note one summer. Since then, he's been a real guitar player.

Kelly Joe Phelps - In Cas's opinion, the best living acoustic guitarist/songwriter. Lap slide and fingerstyle like nobody else out there, and a great singer too. Cas had the pleasure of opening for Kelly Joe in Vancouver BC in January 06.

Dave Matthews Band - Yeah, but you liked them before they were popular. Think about that.

Robert Johnson - The late delta blues great. One of the most influential guitarists in the history of the instrument. Cas has learned to play many of his songs and lived to tell.

The Band - Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm, and Co. A band that should be mentioned whether you're talking about Dylan or not.

The Grateful Dead - Yep.

Tribe Called Quest - No, you won't catch Cas busting a rhyme any time soon, but Tribe has been one of his favorites since he can remember. If you don't own Low End Theory, you're technically not alive.

Sting - Gordon Sumner. Am amazing composer and arrranger and guilty pleasure. His music has greatly influenced Cas and most of his contemporaries in acoustic rock. (Mayer, Mraz, DMB, etc)

Paul Simon - The only artist Cas has listened through straight through every faze, age range, musical tangent, relocation, and breath he's taken. Since his mom sang Saint Judy's Comet to him as a baby, Paul Simon has been one of Cas's fav's.