Danny Balis is a name that’s long been associated with North Texas entertainment through bands like Sorta, The King Bucks, Bastards of Soul, his solo albums and Silver Skylarks . He also has past radio efforts on The Ticket and The Freak and is connected to Twilite Lounge as co-owner of the respected Deep Ellum bar. But Balis thought it was time people were introduced to someone new.

The idea of creating an alter ego is nothing new to North Texas music. Just ask John Dufilho, John Buffalo, John Singer Sergeant, Deathray Davies, or any other name Dufilho fancies for one of his myriad projects. Balis decided to take that same approach with his new record, saying, “The Sir Daniel Esquire concept is something that lives in a specific space. He’s actually a character that I’ve had conjured

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