Theo's Drive in
Galea is a power trio from Richardson TX, featuring Mary Howell on bass guitar and lead vocals, Chris Howell on guitars, keyboards and background vocals, with ‘Duckie’ covering the drums live. Chris and Mary formed Galea after the breakup of their first band, Tellus, which recorded two albums in the late 1990s on Tellurian Records.
Theo's Drive in is the debut album for Galea, released in the spring of 2009 on Coffee Monster Music. It was recorded in Houston at the home studio of Alan Doss (Galactic Cowboys), who also played drums on the recording. Alan was a great fit not only because of his excellent musicianship but also because of his familiarity with Chris and Mary as producer of the first Tellus album. The new CD echoes the past progressive rock tendencies of Tellus while at the same time forges ahead and explores a more alternative, textured sound, as evidenced by the increased attention to vocal melodies and an overall tigh...
Theo's Drive in is the debut album for Galea, released in the spring of 2009 on Coffee Monster Music. It was recorded in Houston at the home studio of Alan Doss (Galactic Cowboys), who also played drums on the recording. Alan was a great fit not only because of his excellent musicianship but also because of his familiarity with Chris and Mary as producer of the first Tellus album. The new CD echoes the past progressive rock tendencies of Tellus while at the same time forges ahead and explores a more alternative, textured sound, as evidenced by the increased attention to vocal melodies and an overall tigh...
