High Blue Cactus Band Bio: High Blue Cactus is an offshoot of three legendary Las Vegas country rock bands. The Chris Heers Band, Seth Turner and the High Desert Drifters, and Stetzen. Formed in 2015 as HTO (Heers Turner Oversize) and renamed because every member is the "front man". HBC is big fun. Epic originals, soaring harmonies, and just about any request you can throw at them. Facebook page: High Blue Cactus (Shorter Elevator Bio 2) "High Blue Cactus is a variety power group headed by veteran hit recording artists Chris Heers and Seth Turner and featuring Las Vegas musician royalty. Country, classic rock, blues, originals and covers. HBC brings it. Every show is a completely different, unscripted, and off the rails." Native Las Vegan Chris Heers' songs have been featured in Movies, TV, XBox and Wii Country Dance Video Games, and on worldwide radio charting several top 100 songs in the USA and as high as number one in Europe. Chris is twice nominated for best Indie country album and for best Americana song "Leaning Into Barstow". Chris was previously named Las Vegas performer of the year and can be seen headlining upward of 250 shows per year in Las Vegas and throughout the Southwest. From the Las Vegas Review Journal: "What Heers has that probably sets him off from the numerous contemporary country singers is a songwriting talent that is first calibre. Heers doesn’t just write songs about bars, cars, country roads and how bad he wants to party. Nope. He writes ballads, tales, stories in the Americana bent with a healthy capacity for clever lyrics." -Jason Bracelin LVRJ You can find Chris' songs on iTunes, Spotify, cdbaby.com, amazon.com, Pandora, XBox and Wii Country Dance 2 and Country Dance All-Stars, ZIA Record outlets, or your favorite AMI-Rowe Jukebox. Discography "Western Stars" (Debut Indie Studio Album) "Dirt Rich" (Single - USA MusicRow CountryBreakout) "Dirt Rich" (Single - Europe/Australia) "Cow or Cowboy" (Single - Europe/Australia) "Beyond" (Single - Europe/Australia) "Happy Thought" (Single - USA MusicRow CountryBreakout) "Nowhere Train" (Single - Europe/Australia) "Sarah the Butterfly" (Single - Europe/Australia) "The Road Ahead Shines" (Studio Album release date 1-16-15) "New Freedom Grin" Studio Album (Nashville) 2025 Charts/Awards *Best Country Album Nominee 9th annual Independent Music Awards "Western Stars" *Best Country Album Nominee annual Independent Music Awards for "The Road Ahead Shines" 2015 *Las Vegas Performer of the year 2015 *Best Americana Song "Leaning Into Barstow" Independent Music Awards 2015 *Winner Robert K. Oermann Music Row Magazine Discovery award *USA Songwriting Competition “Your Son” best country song finalist *Music Row Power Chart Debut winner for “Dirt Rich” *#1 song in Europe/Australia for “Cow or Cowboy” (Hotdisc) *#3 song In Europe/Australia for “Beyond” (Hotdisc) *#12 song in Europe/Australia for “Dirt Rich” (Hotdisc) #2 Country Album Internet airplay (Top 50 Roots Report 2010) *Top 100 Single USA for “Dirt Rich” (Breakout Music Row)
