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The star of Fargo, Lego Movie 2 and Parks and Recreation takes on our Q&A in which he discusses babysitters, Bob Newhart, beer and belt sanders
First song you’ll sing at karaoke
Hanson’s ‘MMMBop’.
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DINNER FEATURES NOTHING’S LEFT BREWERY, HOSTED BY HANSON BROTHERS BEER
TICKETS ON SALE NOW
July 23rd, Tulsa OK – The Hop Jam, Oklahoma’s largest craft beer and music festival, is proud to announce the third annual Brewers’ Table Dinner, raising funds for the Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma. The event will take place Sept 6th, at the Food Bank.
Brewers’ Table will feature a multi-course gourmet meal prepared by executive chef Jeff Marlow with a unique beer paring for each course. Guests will enjoy an intimate dinner service at the heart of the Food Bank’s world-class facility, hosted by Isaac, Taylor & Zac Hanson of Hanson Brothers Beer, with special guest brewer Nothing’s Left. Guests will also receive special commemorative glassware.
This year’s dinner will feature a rising star in Tulsa craft beer, Nothing’s Left Brewing. Specializing in out of the box flavors, Travis Richards has been brewing beer for over 8 years in the Tulsa area. Born out of a simple love of making great tasting things with his friends, he’s always been passionate about making unique but approachable beers that leave you wanting more. Travis and his wife, Lacy, opened their brewery and taproom in the heart of the Pearl District in September 2018. The multi-year participant in The Hop Jam festival is a perfect fit for this special gathering. They will offer a selection of beers curated especially for the occasion.
Hop Jam founders, musicians and fellow brewers Hanson Brothers Beer will again co-host the event. Last year’s event helped raise thousands of dollars and provided thousands of meals for hungry Oklahomans.
“The Brewers Table is a direct extension of our passion for great craft beer and collaboration, alongside a real commitment to community and the great work that is done each day at the Food Bank. We’re proud to see the partnership continue and can’t wait for this great event,” said Taylor Hanson.
The Hop Jam’s relationship with the Food Bank has been firmly established since the first festival in 2014, partnering to raise funds in unique ways, whether through the Hop Guitar raffles or special dinners. “I look forward to working with Hanson on the Brewers’ Table event each year. It gives me the chance to stretch out and try new recipes,” stated Jeff Marlow, executive chef for the Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma. “I love the opportunity to try these new locally brewed beers and see just exactly what great food we can produce to pair perfectly with each one. This event is a great way for people not yet familiar with the Food Bank to enjoy a great meal and witness the amazing work of the Food Bank.”
Guests can purchase tickets at . Limited space is available.
For information about the partners, go to www.thehopjam.com, www.okfoodbank.org, https://www.nothingsleftbrew.co.
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Hanson singing “Mmmbop.” Paul Wall rapping “Sittin’ Sidewayz.” Midland playing “Drinkin’ Problem.” Yolanda Adams and Brian Courtney Wilson dueting on “You’ve Got a Friend.” Marcia Ball and her band, shining bright. Asleep at the Wheel cruising through “Miles and Miles of Texas.” Tejano legend Little Joe joining Los Texmaniacs. A full dinner set of Mexican folk sounds from the 12-piece Mariachi Campanas de America.
When the Recording Academy Texas Chapter celebrates a big milestone, they go all out in breaking down barriers between musical styles and genres. At ACL Live on Thursday night, the Grammys-associated regional organization put its best foot forward with a 25th-anniversary gala featuring dinner and speakers for tables full of sponsors and members on the venue’s floor, followed by a two-and-a-half-hour music program that was open to the public in the balcony levels.
The whole thing was the idea of Theresa Jenkins, who’s been the chapter’s executive director since 2004. Thursday’s celebration was bittersweet: During the speaker portion of the evening, Austin singer-songwriter Christine Albert, chair emeritus of the Recording Academy’s national board of trustees, revealed that Jenkins could not attend Thursday’s celebration because she’s been undergoing treatment for advanced esophageal cancer at M.D. Anderson in Houston.
Clearly beloved and appreciated by both artists and industry members alike, Jenkins received shoutouts from many of the performers during sets that generally featured two or three songs, to keep the admirably expansive program running on schedule. Albert also presented Jenkins’ daughters with a special certificate of appreciation. Adams, an award-winning gospel singer from Houston who’s now the Texas Chapter’s president, spoke eloquently about Jenkins’ spirit, saying that she’d “received firsthand instructions from Queen T, as we call her, that the show must go on.”
And it did, in grand fashion. An early hiccup — Grammy-winning accordionist Flaco Jimenez was supposed to join Little Joe and Los Texmaniacs for their set, but was a last-minute no-show — soon was forgotten as the music rolled on with rapid set changes. Asleep at the Wheel leader Ray Benson, who played an integral role in getting the Texas Chapter off the ground in 1994, remembered that after his band won its first Grammy in 1978, they were invited to join the Academy’s Memphis-based chapter. Which got him wondering: “Why does Memphis have a chapter and Texas doesn’t?”
It took more than a decade before the Chapter opened through efforts of many Austin industry figures — including “Austin City Limits” executive producer Terry Lickona, who spoke during the pre-show dinner, and label exec Cameron Randle and manager Carlyne Majer, respectively the chapter’s first president and executive director.
Current president Adams teamed with Wilson, a fellow Houstonian, for an uplifting mid-show gospel passage, after Marcia Ball had followed Asleep at the Wheel with two rousing numbers from her spectacular 2018 album “Shine Bright.” Then came Hanson, the Tulsa pop trio whose presence on the bill underscored that the Texas Chapter’s territory includes both Oklahoma and Mexico as well as the Lone Star State.
Hanson brothers Taylor, Isaac and Zac had maybe the best story of the night in terms of reflecting on the chapter’s 25th anniversary. It just so happens that 1994 was the year that the three grade-school brothers came to Austin for South by Southwest, and left with a manager who’d soon get them a major record deal. “We were not officially invited” to SXSW that year, they recalled from the stage. “The people at the Four Seasons were like, ‘What are those bum kids doing over there by the bench, singing songs?’ And it sounded something like this.” That was their cue to launch into “Mmmbop,” which three years later was at No. 1 on the Billboard pop charts.
A more recent unlikely success from the chapter’s territory has been Midland, a country band based in Dripping Springs that got a Grammy nomination for its 2017 hit “Drinkin’ Problem.” They played that one along with two cuts from their upcoming album “Let It Roll,” due out Aug. 23. Singer Mark Wystrach made a point of thanking Jenkins for her support of the band’s career.
Though some attendees had gradually drifted out through the course of the marathon event, a surprisingly large crowd remained for the impressive hip-hop finale that featured Wall, Bun B and Slim Thug. The former two each did a song on their own before Slim Thug joined them for a trio finale that had the joint hopping right up until the 11 p.m. closing time.
Where’s the Love? It will be at Feinstein’s/54 Below on Friday Night, July 26! 54 Sings Hanson will breathe fresh life into a music library from the beloved brother trio spanning over 20 years. Experience classics such as “MmmBop”, “Thinking of You”, and “Where’s the Love?” in a new way, while also hearing some of the band’s newer hits and deep cuts that will make you fans all over again!
54 Sings Hanson will feature Richard Baskin (Ricky B and the Soul Patrol), Jordon Bolden (Emojiland), Alexis Floyd (TV’s “The Bold Type”), F. Michael Haynie (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory), Michelle Beth Herman (Les Miserables Nat’l Tour), John Krause(Hadestown), Matt Magnusson (Jersey Boys Ogunquit Playhouse), Molly McCook (TV’s “Last Man Standing”), Brian Muller (Cruel Intentions), Morgan Reilly (Singer-Songwriter), Jenna Rubaii (Groundhog Day), Jessie Shelton (Hadestown), Nya Trysha (Cleopatra), Danielle Wade (Mean Girls), Michael Williams (Cruel Intentions), and Elmo Zapp. Jake McKenna (Wicked Frozen) will Emcee the evening with Brooke Wetterhahn joining on background vocals.
This evening is music directed by Dan Garmon who will lead an amazing band featuring Zach Spound (Keys), Julia Adamy(Bass), Mike Rosengarten (Guitar) and Elena Bonomo (Drums). Elmo Zapp and Stephanie Lazard produce the one night only performance with new arrangements by Elmo Zapp, Zach Spound, and Dan Garmon.
54 Sings Hanson plays Feinstein’s/54 Below (254 West 54th Street) on July 26 at 11:30pm. Tickets start at $20 and there is a $20 food and beverage minimum. Tickets can be purchased at https://54below.com/events/54-sings-hanson/ or by calling the venue (646) 476-3551
We’re just six weeks away from the end of the eligibility year for the 62nd annual Grammy Awards. Where has the time gone? The eligibility year runs from Oct. 1, 2018, through Aug. 31 and the show airs Jan. 26, 2020.
Last year, you may remember, the Recording Academy expanded the number of nominees in each of the Big Four categories (album, record and song of the year plus best new artist) from five to eight.
What does it take for a single or track to be nominated for record of the year? Being a hit isn’t a requirement, but it never hurts. This past year, seven of the eight nominees for record of the year were top 10 hits on the Hot 100. (The outlier was Brandi Carlile‘s “The Joke,” which bubbled under the chart at No. 104.)
The Grammy nomination process is long and complicated. The second and final round of the online entry process opened Tuesday (July 17) and closes on Aug. 2. In this round, voting members and registered media companies may submit recordings released in July and August. (Eligibility closes Aug. 31, a month earlier than usual, because the Grammy telecast was moved up to avoid going head-to-head with the Academy Awards.)
The voting members of the Academy then pick their favorites. A Nominations Review Committee then selects the final nominees in the Big Four categories from a list of the top 20 vote-getters. The committee strives for genre, gender and racial balance, and above all, for nominations that will reflect well on the Academy.
Here are the front-runners at this point for record of the year.
LEADERS
Billie Eilish, “Bad Guy”: This quirky track is a lock for a nom. The highly touted newcomer turns 18 in Dec. 18, about a month after the noms are announced on Nov. 20. She would be one of the youngest artists ever to land a record of the year nom. Isaac, Taylor and Zac Hanson ranged in age from 11 to 16 when Hanson was nominated for “MMMBop” (1997). Lorde was 17 when she was nominated for “Royals” (2013). Monica was 18 when she was nominated for “The Boy Is Mine” (1998), her megahit collabo with Brandy (who was 20 at the time, practically over-the-hill). Hot 100 peak: No. 2 (so far).
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From $2 admission to a concert by Hanson, there are plenty of exciting things going on at the Calgary Stampede this Tuesday, July 9.
HANSON has announced they will be performing at the Big Four Roadhouse at the Calgary Stampede. Known for their hit “Mmmbop,” HANSON has been performing as a group for a whopping 26 years. The band formed when Isaac, Taylor, and Zack Hanson were only 11, nine, and six respectively.
When: July 9, 2019
Time: 10 pm
Where: The Big Four Roadhouse – 1801 Big Four Trail SE, Calgary
Tickets: Ticket prices start at $18 – You can purchase Big Four Roadhouse tickets here
