The final Live and Electric Shirt print color is a different shade from the color displayed when some had purchased their shirts. The shirts are all the same color and the current website image now correctly reflects it. Those who ordered shirts got them sent so they could see it in person and not have a delay in delivery. If you are not happy with this new shirt color, you can contact Hanson.net Customer Service for instructions on how to return it.
The inside story behind Pop’s resurgence in the mid 1990s from the power players who orchestrated it- including the iconic voice behind MMMBop, Taylor Hanson of Hanson. Steve’s also joined by music mavens Danny Goldberg, Tom Poleman, Phil Quartararo, Karen Glauber and Johnny Wright. It’s an absolutely legendary listen!
Catch Hanson live October 9th through 11th, with dates in November through January. Visit Hanson.net for tickets and to support local venues visit saveourstages.com. This segment aired on the KTLA 5 Morning News, Wednesday, October 7, 2020.
WEEKLY PIC
In this pic we gather around the fire pit during the filming of the Begin Again video. Nothing like a campfire to inspire contemplation. Check out the vid on Hanson.net premiering today!
SPIN
Singer/songwriter, Hanson
Kid A was really one of their first albums that solidified them as a band that’s about the art. “If you don’t get it, sorry.” They’ve had it all, from the point of view of, they’ve been revered for writing beautiful songs that were sort of pop songs — they were singable, and they were radio darlings — but at the same time, are still respected purely as artists, as creators that are doing it for its own sake. I think that’s what every musician dreams of. To be able to have some of both is sort of the ultimate achievement. But they defined a generation’s musical statement.
When Kid A came out, I remember not getting it at first but then loving what it was saying about this band, which is they decided they needed to make sure they made a record that, if no one got it, it didn’t matter. They made a record they loved, and I think that’s one of the reasons why the song “Optimistic” is one we plucked and put into our live shows some years later. It’s such a tone-setter and walks the line of having enough pop sensibility where we thought we could bring something to it. But ultimately, it was a tip of the hat to an artist who has always chosen the art.
We have been busy working on some updates and upgrades to the site! We are happy to announce they are now LIVE!
NOTE! Some accounts may have lost some concerts in their show count. If you think this is the case with your account you can either: 1) Add them back by going to each of the tour pages by year once you are logged in and clicking the submit/update button OR B) email blog@hansonstage.com with your username and we will try to fix it on our end. There is a new database and some concerts seem to have gotten left behind (mostly in 2010, 2011 and 2017) and while we have tried to make sure all accounts are accurate, some may have slipped through the cracks.
(As with all new releases, there may be some glitches. If anything seems to be off, please email blog@hansonstage.com and let us know what doesn’t seem to be working and what web browser you are using and any other relevant information!)
We still have some more items on the “wish list” and are always working to add new content to the site! If there’s anything you’d like to see, please leave a comment and we will try our best to make it happen!
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The three brothers will offer presentations in a more intimate format from Oklahoma, United States
The confirmations via streaming continue and one that made us very happy is that of the three most famous brothers of the nineties: Isaac, Taylor and Zac Hanson, who will give several shows from Oklahoma and will play their greatest hits “MMMBop”, “Penny & Me” and “Save Me”. The best thing is that we can enjoy them live, from the comfort of our home.
Hanson debuted with the EP Boomerang (1995), but the success came two years later, with his album Middle of Nowhere. And is that the song “MMMBop” was a watershed for the artistic career of the Hanson brothers, since it was nominated for the Grammy awards in its 40th edition, for Record of the year and Best pop performance of a group. In addition, the song has been a soundtrack in the series Doctor House and in an episode of Lizzie McGuire, a series that starred our beloved Hilary Duff.
Recently the guys from Hanson released String Theory (2018), an album that has musical arrangements by composer David Campbell and who has also worked with artists such as: Adele, Green Day and Radiohead.
To enjoy this series of digital concerts, the appointment is on October 9 and 10, and the accesses are obtained through the Eventbrite platform. So enjoy these performances, you have more than two opportunities per month, to enjoy the Hanson musical trio.
Hanson. Friday October 9 and Saturday 10, 9pm. $ 392- $ 949.
Hanson talks to PEOPLE about finding a new way to connect with fans, as well as looking forward to releasing a new album and hitting the road again in 2021
For Hanson, 2020 was set to be a big year in terms of a world tour and a brand-new album before the coronavirus pandemic gripped the globe — but they’ve found a unique way to keep their musical ride alive.
In an exclusive new chat with PEOPLE ahead of their upcoming livestreamed concert series, Isaac, Taylor and Zac Hanson open up about how they were inspired not only by their devoted fans to put on a series of (socially distant) back-to-back in-person/virtual hybrid shows — with a new theme each month! — but by the idea of supporting a beloved music venue in their town of Tulsa, Oklahoma.
“We started going, ‘What way can we start to bring people together — start to breathe that positivity into the community — and share music in a way to also help local venues?’ ″ says Zac, 34. ″You’re starting to see that the venues and the places you love to go play are really struggling, maybe even more than some of the artists. And we go, ‘How do we connect with that?’ ″
For the brothers, the ″perfect″ fit was a venue ″up the street from” their 3CG Records office in downtown Tulsa: Cain’s Ballroom, which they’ve played many times in the past and have a deep affection for.
″It’s about 10 percent of what would normally be in the room, so it’s a very small number,” Zac explains of the in-person audience capacity. “But it allows us to go, ‘We’re going to invite hardcore fans, the Hanson.net fan-club members, into the room, and then we’re going to broadcast to the world and give people something to look forward to if you’re a Hanson fan.’ ”
Isaac, 39, explains that Cain’s is a ″family-run business″ that is ″trying to keep their heads above water″ amid the ongoing COVID-19 crisis and associated lack of in-person events. ″We’ve had a longstanding friendship with not only just the owners, but also having played there so many times. So it’s a full ecosystem kind of situation,” he says.
Hanson will perform three shows a month from October through January. The first theme honors their album The Best of HANSON, Live and Electric, which they’re celebrating the 15th anniversary of this year. The band hit the road in support of the album in 2005 — the same year they toured colleges around the country to screen their documentary Strong Enough to Break, about the formation of their independent record label.
″We just wanted to pick things each month that had either an inspiration or kind of an ecosystem around that would have things to pull from, like cool covers we haven’t played, songs people know,″ Taylor, 37, tells PEOPLE. ″So that’s the message of each month … picking themes that have almost their own sub-context.”
Zac says that a theme based on their recently released seven-song EP Continental Breakfast in Bed is ″definitely something we’re thinking about,″ but the concepts could be based on anything from specific albums to timeframes to projects that have been extra meaningful to them and their fans over the band’s 28-year history, presenting a unique challenge: ″The secret sauce behind the idea of themes associated with these streaming tours is we do like to push ourselves. I think it makes you a better performer when you’re having to be on your A game.″
″We’re really excited about November and December, and January is kind of going to be a curve ball,” Isaac teases, while Taylor quips, “And there will probably be some sleigh bells in December. I’m just saying.”
For the lucky fans who snatch up tickets (which immediately sold out for October) to see the shows in person, they will be subject to temperature checks at the door and social-distancing measures like sitting at their own tables that are ″far apart″ and give ″plenty of space to be comfortable” and safe, says Zac.
Meanwhile, at home, the brothers and their respective immediate families — Zac has four children, Isaac has three and Taylor has six — are figuring out the new normal in terms of school for their kids, having grown up being homeschooled themselves.
″We took one of our sons out of school last year to homeschool and then we put the other back in, and our daughter’s at school. So we’ve got a combo situation at my house,″ says Isaac (or ″Principal Isaac,″ as Zac quips). ″And I will say that one of the coolest things about 2020 is you have so many available resources.″
″It has definitely been a year of [personal] testing, as well,″ Taylor adds. ″Hopefully our kids have begun to appreciate the things that we already were taking for granted [and] appreciate them more. Because think about it as if you’re 15 — you’re that much more like, ‘Man, I really want to get out. I’ve got all these things I want to do.’ ”
It has also been a time for Zac to work on an exciting side project of his own. ″I have several friends [with whom I’ve] been talking about starting a band for years. And this made some time to actually do that, and it’s been awesome,″ he shares. ″I don’t know when or where the music will ever come out, but the joy of realizing that project and laughing together and making music together has been really awesome.”
For now, the guys are looking forward to kicking off the first of four three-concert series next week, before hitting the road for their world tour and releasing their 12th studio album Against the World in 2021 — as well as reflecting on their gratitude for having been able to come up with a creative way to ″bridge the gap″ among themselves and fans during the global health crisis (and support Cain’s, to boot).
″Of course we have, like most people, gotten a chance to have a little more time with family, which is huge and is the silver lining of this whole year,” says Taylor, who’s currently expecting his seventh child with wife Natalie. “But it really does point out how grateful we have been for the fans that have been with us.”
“We were getting excited about sharing different themes [in] different months. And then to combine that with this idea that we really can bring to attention the importance of supporting your local venues and working with a great venue that’s doing just enough to create a safe environment for people in person and trying to bridge the gap,” he adds. “That just feels like a great match.”
Tickets for Hanson’s October livestream concert series — streaming Oct. 9, 10 and 11 — are available now on Hanson.net. New themes will be announced for the following month at the end of each series.
WEEKLY PIC
This week’s pic is from the music vid for “All I Know,” the most intimate song on our Hanson.net Continental Breakfast in Bed EP. Members can check out the whole thing on Hnet, but everyone can get a look behind the song and vid on our latest Table Talk vid shared this week.
Isaac Hanson has had the same car for 22 years!
On Saturday, the Hanson musician, 39, shared a post on social media, announcing that he was finally saying goodbye to his car, which he has owned since his 18th birthday.
“This is my baby, my car, the only one I have ever owned. She was a surprise for my 18th birthday (in 1998) and has been my pride and joy ever since. I got her with 9,000 miles on the odometer and passed it on to someone who needed it more than me with 169,000 miles,” Isaac said, sharing a photo of himself with his car.
The “Save Me” singer also said he and his brothers, Zac and Taylor, would always test drive their music in the black Toyota.
“The mixes and mastering of nearly every Album & EP that I have made since 1998 has been checked on this car stereo, helping my bro’s and I to make sure that we were making the right sonic choices. And that is one of the things I will miss the most about this car,” he wrote.
Adding to the sentimental note, Issac said he was excited about the car helping its new owner make some memories as well.
“This car is a part of me, a part of my music, even a part of my marriage, but all things must pass and while yes it was hard to let her go, I know that she will make new memories and do more good work for hopefully another hundred thousand or so miles more miles in new hands!” Isaac said.
“I’m not sure what it says about me that I had this car for nearly 22 years, but she was always a joy and I have loved every single moment that I had her!” he added.
Over the weekend, Isaac also took some time to rave about his wife, Nicole Dufresne, who he married in 2006, after the couple got to go out on their “first proper date” since the start of quarantine.
“It was during this date and the subsequent conversations that we were both reminded of how much we have grown together and how much the last 14 years of marriage have effected us… for the better!” he wrote. “What I have learned through marriage to this beautiful woman about how to listen and understand things that I did not before and how to see things more from her point of view is remarkable!”
“You have made me a better man,” the singer added.
The couple share three kids — daughter Nina Odette, 6½, plus sons James Monroe, 12, and Clarke Everett, 13.