SPIN CREDIT: Jamie McCarthy / Getty Images Hanson have never left. Twenty years after the three brothers from Tulsa, Oklahoma recorded that indelible chorus to “Mmmbop,” Isaac, Taylor, and Zac Hanson—now 36, 34, and 31—are still writing, singing, and playing together. This May, they’ll head out on an international tour marking their 25th year as a band and the 20th anniversary… Read More »
Yahoo Music Hanson were singing a song for you … and for Leon Russell At the Recording Academy’s Grammy Block Party on the backyard lawn of the Four Seasons hotel, Tulsa’s finest, Hanson, honored a fellow Oklahoman, songwriting legend Leon Russell, with a special eight-song set of Russell classics. Middle brother, Taylor Hanson — who performed at… Read More »
American Songwriter Taylor Hanson sings “A Song For You” as the finale to the Leon Russell tribute. Hanson and several Oklahoma friends performed at Thursday’s SXSW Grammy Block Party, hosted by the Recording Academy’s Texas chapter outside the Four Seasons hotel in Austin. Photo by Lynne Margolis Twenty-five years after a trio of kids came… Read More »
Paste will be live streaming Hanson tonight at 8:30pm EST. The details are on their site: https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2017/03/paste-sxsw-streaming-schedule.html
So far Hanson has played 3 shows at SXSW and has 2 more to go (that we know of). Here are a link the the setlists: Last night’s Leon Russell Tribute at the Grammy Block Party (might be partial and out of order) Tulsa Boom Showcase at Bungalow (might be partial and out of order) This… Read More »
Billboard 7:55 p.m. — Hanson and some friends from their native Oklahoma whipped into “Delta Lady” to kick off a tribute to another of the state’s heroes, the late Leon Russell, during the Recording Academy party. “Leon left a huge hole, but he also left a lot of songs that will last forever,” Taylor Hanson… Read More »
Austin 360 Isaac Hanson, from left, Zac Hanson and Taylor Hanson of Hanson perform at The Bungalow at South by Southwest on Thursday March 16, 2017. JAY JANNER / AMERICAN-STATESMAN Hanson got their big break at the South by Southwest softball tournament in 1994. “MMMBop” came out in 1997. Why go to a Hanson show… Read More »
WEEKLY PIC Zac’s HANSON Day art in process MESSAGE FROM THE BAND With the Middle Of Everywhere World Tour Announced and the member Pre-Sales in full swing, we are in Austin, Texas at South By SouthWest for the better part of this week playing music and spreading the word. Almost twenty five years ago we… Read More »
Tara and Isaac after she correctly answered during Isaac’s trivia at BTTI 2016!