Gary Myrick & The Figures Reunion Continues With West Coast Tour February 2011

Dec. 26, 2010 - PRLog -- Gary Myrick & The Figures announced upcoming concerts in CA, OR, and WA in February of 2011.  The mini-tour begins in Bakersfield, CA at Fishlips on February 18th followed by a concert the next night in Monterey, CA at Planet Gemini followed by another one the next night in Santa Cruz, CA at Moe's Alley.  The band will take a few days break and then finish up the mini-tour with a concert in Portland, OR on February 26th followed by one in Seattle, WA at Tractor Tavern on the 27th.  Tickets for all five concerts are on sale now.

Four of the concerts (all but Portland) are being present by RundgrenRadio.com.

Born in Dallas, Texas, Gary Myrick played guitar and sang in the Dallas/Fort Worth area starting as a teenager. Eventually, he built a significant enough reputation to be asked to join Austin, Texas band Kracker Jack, replacing Stevie Ray Vaughan who had left to begin his solo career.

After relocating to Los Angeles, California, he formed Gary Myrick & the Figures, releasing a self-titled album in 1980 which included the hit "She Talks in Stereo." Living in a Movie and the EP Language, featuring the percussive single "Guitar, Talk, Love & Drums" followed in 1981 and 1983, respectively. His combination of blues, rock and new wave won
him airplay on modern rock radio stations in the United States and exposure on MTV throughout the 1980s. Two of his songs, "She Talks in Stereo" and "Time to Win," were used in the 1983 film Valley Girl. "She Talks in Stereo" made the top 100 songs of the decade on KROQ Radio.

Myrick took a break from his solo work to write six songs and play guitar on John Waite's No Brakes album, which included Waite's biggest solo hit "Missing You" and reached the top spot on the Billboard album chart in 1984. The following year came Myrick's LP Stand for Love with the single "When Angels Kiss" and a re-recording of "She Talks in Stereo." For the next few years, Myrick concentrated on work as a session and touring guitarist before joining his next group.

Paul Simonon (former bassist of The Clash), Nigel Dixon (former lead singer of Whirlwind) and Myrick united to form Havana 3AM. The band released a self-titled album in 1991, melding rockabilly, Latin and punk traditions. After Simonon left the band, Myrick began work on the next Havana 3AM album with Dixon. Dixon, however died of cancer in 1993. Myrick rebuilt Havana 3AM and completed the Texas Glitter and Tombstone Tales album in 1996.

Moving towards roots rock, Myrick switched to a stripped down, acoustic approach for his 2001 solo release, Waltz of the Scarecrow King. Reinvent the Gods, featuring a cover of Marianne Faithfull's "As Tears Go By," was self-released in 2004.

Myrick continues to play solo but also performs as a session and touring guitarist. He has worked with Big Audio Dynamite, Jackson Browne, The Eagles, Steve Jones (former guitarist of the Sex Pistols), Wilson Pickett, Queen Ida, Bonnie Raitt, Brian Wilson, Stevie Wonder and others. Gary did a full west coast tour with Todd Rundgren in the early 90s? Todd was touring solo (no band) with tapes & visuals and Gary opened solo electric and acoustic.  He has also done some work scoring films.

Myrick was nominated for a Grammy for the John Waite "No Brakes" album in which he co-wrote 6 songs with John, performed all guitars and backing vocals.

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