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About|the Texas blues band|the supernatural beings|ArchangelInfobox musical artist | name = Arc Angels| image = ARC Angels Ron Baker 1.jpg| caption = ARC Angels at Antone's in Austin, TX - South by Southwest (2009). Chris Layton, Doyle Bramhall II, Charlie Sexton (L - R).| image_size =| landscape = Yes| background = group_or_band| alias =| origin = Austin, Texas , United States | genre = Blues-rock , Texas blues | years_active = 1990& ndash;1993; 2002& ndash;present| label = Geffen Records|Geffen | associated_acts = Doyle Bramhall II , Charlie Sexton , Stevie Ray Vaughan , Double Trouble (band)|Double Trouble , Storyville | current_members = Doyle Bramhall II Charlie Sexton Chris Layton| past_members = Tommy Shannon | website = Arc Angels are a blues rock band formed in Austin, Texas in the early 1990s. The band was composed of guitarist and singers Doyle Bramhall II and Charlie Sexton and two former members of Stevie Ray Vaughan 's band Double Trouble (band)|Double Trouble , drummer Chris Layton. and bassist Tommy Shannon . The 'Arc' in the band's name came from the Austin Rehearsal Complex where the band first started jamming.According to Bob Meredith of Allmusic .
History
Their 1992 debut album , Arc Angels (album)|Arc Angels , met with critical approval and reached #127 on the Billboard (magazine)|Billboard Billboard 200|chart . Arc Angels made their network television debut on the NBC show, Late Night with David Letterman , on June 9, 1992, performing "Living In A Dream". They performed on the show again on January 6, 1993, this time playing "Too Many Ways to Fall".
Bramhall's heroin addiction and internal friction caused the breakup of the band in 1993.cite web |url= http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/story? oid=oid%3A81869 |title=Welcome Wagon |last=Langer |first=Andy |publisher= The Austin Chronicle |date=2008-05-25 |accessdate=2008-11-03The Arc Angels 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 reunited for occasional live performances.cite web |url= http://www.austinchronicle.com/issues/vol18/issue37/music.arcangels.html |title=Living in a Dream |last=Langer |first=Andy |publisher= The Austin Chronicle |accessdate=2008-11-03
In recent years, Bramhall has played guitar in Eric Clapton 's band and toured with Roger Waters . Charlie Sexton has toured with Bob Dylan . Meanwhile, Layton and Shannon have recorded three albums with the Texas soul quintet Storyville (band)|Storyville . They have also backed such artists as Buddy Guy , Kenny Wayne Shepherd and John Mayer (musician)|John Mayer .
In March 2009, the members of Arc Angels, minus Shannon, announced that they would be reuniting, releasing a DVD of concert footage taken during 2005, touring extensively and beginning work on their second album. The DVD contained two new songs. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/arc-angels-fly-again-1003947159.story The launch of their tour was at Austin's annual South by Southwest Festival.
