Christopher Hawley is a Venice, CA singer/songwriter with soulful roots, blending slide guitar with thoughtful lyrics. His unique brand of genuine, organic musical expression is a mishmash of vivid fretwork, thumping bass, and percussion that truly shines on his latest effort, The Roots of the Tree. A new album is in the works featuring John Steward of Fishbone on drums and Bill Payne of Little Feat on keys.