Arc Angels

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Arc Angels are a blues rock band formed in Austin, Texas in the early 1990s. The band was comprised of guitarist and singers Doyle Bramhall II and Charlie Sexton and two former members of Stevie Ray Vaughan's band Double Trouble, drummer Chris Layton and bassist Tommy Shannon. According to Bob Meredith of All Music Guide the "ARC" in the band's name came from the Austin Rehearsal Complex where the band first started jamming before releasing their 1992 debut album. The album, Arc Angels, met with critical approval and managed to hit #127 on the Billboard charts. On Wednesday, 6 January 1993 The Arc Angels appeard on the NBC show Late Night with David Letterman where they performed "Too Many Ways to Fall."

Bramhall's heroin addiction and general discontent within the group forced the band to decline the opening slot for The Black Crowes' High As The Moon Tour in the summer of 1993.^{[citation needed]} The Arc Angels subsequently broke up in October of that year, concluding their run with a series of farewell concerts at Austin's Backyard outdoor venue. Beginning in 2002, the Arc Angels have since reunited for occasional live performances. [[1]]