Why Alice in Chains?
The question that has been asked many times and will continue to be asked. The advent of Dallas in Chains was somewhat accidental but soon became very intentional and was given a sense of purpose. One Spring day in 2005, Russ, Sean, and Tony were playing around musically. Tony, having been a fan of AiC for years, thought it would be fun to do Junkhead. Something he always wanted to do but was never able to. Getting into it, though rough, it felt good to Russ and Sean also. Without going into too much detail, let’s just say that Tony really related to the lyrical content of the music. It was very close to home, something that he could easily “feel” and emote with each word. It worked and it worked well. After that came the thought of doing 10 or 12 songs and joining the tribute scene. After one show at The Bone in Deep Ellum then straight to FireWater, it was apparent that there is an audience for AiC so it should be continued and beefed up. Sean, on a chance, contacted Nancy McCallum (
