"I wanted to cover some of my friend's songs, then I ended up with a whole album," Gassaway explains in regard to A Fly Can't Bird. The record provides original interpretations to some radio hits, while also giving a more personal look into Gassaway's life, with covers of songs by friends and emerging Austin artists. From local bands like Quiet Company and Alpha Rev, to known acts like The Temptations and John Legend, A Fly Can't Bird re-imagines select songs with Chase's signature blend of rootsy guitars, strings and horns.

A lifelong Texan, Gassaway studied music composition and theory in college, honing his skills as a composer by creating works for a wide range of ensembles from choirs to full orchestras, as well as composing the score to short film Take Two. He was also trained in classical guitar and voice, and plays a variety of instruments from banjolele to reed organ. His training, and the onstage lessons he learned as a solo performer and member of groups such as Canaries in the Coal Mine and formally the Matchmaker Band, has resulted in a multi-textured sound that recalls artists such as the Head & the Heart and Ben Folds.

In 2014, after releasing a few EPs over the years, Gassaway unleashed his first full length record, Certain Circles, which was called "fresh from beginning to end" by No Depression and "well-played, well-sung, beautifully arranged, and masterfully recorded"by Texas Music Magazine.His new album, A Fly Can't Bird represents not only a solid follow-up, but also a placeholder while he prepares for the next chapter of his life. Gassaway and his wife Kassie are expecting their first child in March of 2017, so he's happy to set aside his tour schedule to focus on his new role as a father.

"Ho Hey" is the first single from Chase Gassaway's forthcoming new record, A Fly Can't Bird, due out 2/24.

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1. Ain't Too Proud (The Temptations)
2. Never There (Cake)
3. The Best (The Rocketboys)
4. Ho Hey (The Lumineers)
5. Remain (Tyrone Wells)
6. All of Me (John Legend)
7. How Do You Do It (Quiet Company)
8. Black Sky (Alpha Rev)

Upcoming Tour Dates:

FEB 6: Earl Campbell's at ABIA, Austin, TX

FEB 9: Culinary Dropout, Austin, TX

FEB 10: Marker 10, Austin, TX

FEB 15: The Saxon Pub, Austin, TX

FEB 21: Tellers, Austin TX - Release Party w/ Lang Freeman & Tara Williamson

FEB 23: Anderson Fair, Houston, TX

FEB 24: Desiderata Estates - Album Release Party w/ Tara Williamson

FEB 25: The Auslander, Fredericksburg, TX

MAR 3: Vintage Market Days, Boerne, TX

MAR 3: Grey Rock Country Club, Austin, TX

MAR 4: Vintage Market Days, Boerne, TX

MAR 7: Annie's at ABIA, Austin, TX

MAR 7: Lonesome Dove Bistro, Austin, TX