When you press play on Lucas Bevan’s debut EP ‘Broken Ground’, you won’t just be listening to a man’s music. You will hear stories of his life and the people around him. “All of the experiences growing up on a ranch in Lipan, Texas have heavily influenced my music. The whole walk of life influences my music, even the days that might not seem to.” Bevan was raised in a house filled with music, but didn’t pick up the guitar until he was eleven. It was still another ten years before he realized he could play and sing at the same time. Which might surprise some, considering he spent time on the road with The Resentments, Stephen Bruton being like an uncle to Bevan. “I grew up going to their shows and every time I was there, he would put me to work as his “roadie” carrying guitars and what not. I remember being backstage at the Bedford Blues Festival one year standing next to Joe Ely, while Stephen was playing. All of the sudden he dedicates "Terraplane Blues” by Robert Johnson to me, which he used to do for my father, years before. I was fortunate to spend some time with Stephen and The Resentments when they were on tour in the Netherlands. That trip had a huge impact on me. Stephen is at the heart and soul of the music I make.” Most artists would dive right in and hit the road running, not Lucas Bevan. He has taken his time, worked on his craft and developed his sound. Rarely will you hear a debut sound as mature, well produced and smooth. Not wanting to take the obvious road with his first foray into recording, he chose an unlikely producer Casey Di Iorio, at Valve Studios in Dallas, who produced, recorded and mixed the project (Di Iorio’s production credits include Bowling for Soup & Polyphonic Spree). Alan Douches at West West Side Studios out of New York was at the helm of mastering the project. “I had this gut feeling that working with someone with a background in different genres could add aspects to the tracks that were outside of the box…,Casey was the right guy to work with. He put a lot into this and helped me tremendously as a Producer, being this was my first project.” Track by track, ‘Broken Ground’ breaks new ground for this Americana Troubadour.