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Performing anthem a thrill for Hanson
Before performing the national anthem, Hanson members speak to the news media before the Bojangles’ Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.
DARLINGTON, S.C. – On Sunday evening at Darlington Raceway, Hanson performed the national anthem before the 69th running of the Bojangles’ Southern 500.
Hanson, known for the song “ MMMBop,” made their first visit to Darlington Raceway on Sunday, but they have sung the national anthem at several races previously. They’ve performed the patriotic song at a race at Charlotte Motor Speedway as well as a race outside of Chicago and in Mexico City. While they admit that they aren’t necessarily hardcore sports fans, Hanson understands the pure passion that fans have for NASCAR.
“To me, one of the greatest things about coming to NASCAR is just seeing the pride people have in it,” Taylor Hanson said. “We’ll go to a baseball game – we’re not crazy sports followers of baseball. We’ll go sing the national anthem at a NASCAR race – we’re not following the details of the race, but it takes very little to get excited and be wrapped up in what this is all about, and it’s so American, too.”
Hanson was honored to be able to perform the national anthem at Darlington Raceway, which has roots that reach back to when NASCAR was first organized. Hanson has been around in the music industry for quite some time, so they can relate to the Official Throwback Weekend of NASCAR.
“It’s clearly a track with great history. Obviously it goes back really early in the sport actually being formalized, and that’s cool,” Taylor Hanson said. “We’re a band with history, so we kind of have a deep respect for what that means for building fans. Coming back to a place here and seeing that grow … we’re not big sports buffs or race fans in a sense if you ask me who’s winning races or who my favorite drivers it, I’m going to be like werp, werp, but if you turn on a NASCAR race, I’ll sit down and drink a beer and watch it with you, because it’s a spectacle, and it’s cool to see anyone do something at a really high level sport like this.”
Hanson has done quite more than just performed “MMMBop.” In fact, Hanson is gearing up to start touring again in October. Their newest album, “String Theory,” is expected to be released sometime in November. Hanson said their trip to Darlington Raceway fit perfectly into their schedule just prior to their upcoming tour.
“We’ve been doing a bunch of different fly-in, fly-out kind of gigs with symphonies, and so it actually lined up really well that this race is only a day or so after another gig we had just done,” Isaac Hanson said. “It’s good! It’s always fun.
“We really, really do genuinely like singing the national anthem. It’s an important part of who we are as Americans, so just the fact that you’re able to represent your country in that way is a big deal.”
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Hanson gets Indiana State Fair crowd MMMBopping with its power pop
When: Aug. 10.
Payment: $37,500.
Noteworthy backstage requests: This sibling trio that sent “MMMBop” to No. 1 in more than 25 countries asked for four local postcards with pre-stamped postage. Hanson requested one case of mixed local craft beer and a six-pack of Founders Breakfast Stout beer, but the fair is prohibited from providing alcohol to its entertainers.
Live interview with Hanson
‘Harry Potter’ at 20: Artists Reveal Tattoos, Tears, Tour Stories Inspired by the Wizarding World
Led Zeppelin had Tolkien. Metallica had Lovecraft. But Snail Mail, Dua Lipa, Taking Back Sunday, Why Don’t We, Hanson, and countless others have J.K. Rowling, and her story of the boy with a lightning-shaped scar.
Released in the United States 20 years ago, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone began the seven-book saga with a loud, hairy giant bursting into suburbia — not unlike a certain Twisted Sister video — to rescue a neglected boy from his oppressive relatives, bringing him into a magical new realm. Rowling’s books captivated readers globally and, in doing so, brought together a rather unlikely cross-section of musicians, from British pop stars to Warped Tour veterans to metal heads to country legends. As these artists tour the world, signing autographs and writing hit songs, just know that deep down each one of them knows exactly which Hogwarts House they’d be sorted into — should the occasion arise. [Warning: Spoilers ahead.]
Ever go to a midnight book release?
Zac Hanson: The first book was released in the U.S. when I was 12, right around the same time as our band was first having global success. Nearly a decade later in 2007, I was waiting in line with my wife at a bookstore in Providence, Rhode Island, watching the clock count down to midnight so we could pick up a copy of Deathly Hollows. Now a decade later, I am reading the books and watching the movies with my kids, thinking my 10-year-old might be ready for a trip to Hogwarts.
What Hogwarts House do you belong in?
Zac Hanson: Gryffindor.
Hanson is MMMBetter than their biggest hit (NYS Fair review, photos)
Hanson is MMMBetter than their big hit song. Much, much, much better.
The “MMMBop” boys performed at the 2018 New York State Fair on Thursday night, blessing the Chevy Court crowd of 14,400 (official estimate) with more than 20 songs spanning their two decades-plus career. And yes, they played their biggest hit, but they also showed their skills beyond a pop ditty — something the die-hard fans who have stuck with them past puberty already knew about.
“It’s a lot warmer than last time we were in Syracuse,” lead singer Taylor Hanson remarked with a smile.
(The band last performed in Central New York on New Year’s Eve in 2013 at a frigidly cold outdoors First Night celebration at Onondaga Lake Park.)
“MMMBop” may have been a novelty hit, but it wasn’t a fluke. Those kids had skills and now, after 25 years of performing, they’ve honed those skills into a bona fide rock band that can mix blues, soul and Americana with fun lyrics and catchy hooks.
The first half of their set included “Where’s the Love,” “This Time Around,” “Thinkin’ Bout Somethin'” and the infectious “Hey.” Isaac Hanson, the oldest of the trio, delivered a bluesy guitar solo on “Runaway Run” and Taylor channeled Dobie Gray on their 2007 song “Been There Before.”
The second half went into more of their early material, including an acoustic version of “Madeline,” a driving rock take on “A Minute Without You” and “MMMBop” — all from 1997’s “Middle of Nowhere” album.
But lesser-known tracks like “Juliet” (featuring drummer Zac Hanson on lead vocals and Taylor on drums) and “Strong Enough to Break” command you to listen to more of their discography. Their upcoming album, “String Theory” with new songs and orchestral versions of past hits, will be their ninth release in 21 years.
And you’ve got to respect the boldness of a band who doesn’t close with their biggest hit. No, Hanson played “MMMBop” an hour into their 90-minute show, then immediately kept the audience going with fist-pumping, crowd-jumping songs like “Get the Girl Back,” “Fired Up” and “In the City.”
They wrapped up the show with a two-song encore, covering Aretha Franklin’s “Think” (with respect to the Queen of Soul) and an all-out fun performance of AC/DC’s “It’s a Long Way to the Top.”
(It’s a long way to the top, indeed, but in an MMMBop you’re gone. We miss you, Aretha.)
Of course, it’s still weird to see the Hanson brothers in their 30s, with varying amounts of facial hair, married with kids — Taylor is expecting his sixth child in December — and they even have their own beer: MMMHops.
Every artist gets older, though exceptions exist like Pharrell and Gwen Stefani. It’s just weirder in Hanson’s case because Taylor was 14, Isaac was 16 and Zac was 11 in 1997 when “MMMBop” hit No. 1 in 27 countries and received two Grammy nominations. (They’re now 35, 37 and 32 years old.)
But they still have boyish charms — Zac looked like a bashful pre-teen again when he heard a few female fans scream his name. And they’re still humble, passionate about the music, and appreciative of the fans.
“Thanks for taking crap if you’ve followed this band along the way,” Taylor joked.
They also showed their good sense of humor by letting the other Hanson brothers (from “Slap Shot”) introduce them on stage. Steve Carlson and Dave Hanson, who played two of the three hockey goons in the 1976 movie (that was partly filmed in Syracuse), will be showing the cult classic on the ice rink at the new Expo Center on the state fairgrounds Friday night.
It was great to finally meet @hansonmusic #SlapShot @NYSFair
The Hanson brothers (from ‘Slap Shot’) just introduced Hanson (also brothers) at the #NYSFair’s Chevy Court:
Hanson setlist – Aug. 30, 2018 at Chevy Court, NYS Fair
I’ve Got Soul
Where’s the Love
Waiting for This
Thinking ‘Bout Somethin’
Runaway Run
Been There Before
Hey
This Time Around
Madeline (acoustic)
Strong Enough to Break (acoustic)
Penny & Me (acoustic)
Juliet (with Zac on vocals/piano, Taylor on drums)
I Was Born
And I Waited (Zac on lead vocals)
A Minute Without You
MMMBop
Get the Girl Back
Fired Up
In the City
Encore:
Think (Aretha Franklin cover)
It’s a Long Way to the Top (AC/DC cover)
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Four things to know: Hanson
GEDDES, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) – Hanson will take to the Chevy Court stage at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 30.
Here are four things to know about Hanson:
-American pop rock band from Tulsa, Oklahoma
-Comprised of brothers Isaac, Taylor and Zac
-Best known for 1997 hit “MMMBop”
-Have sold over 16 million records worldwide
Taylor Hanson and Wife Natalie Expecting Sixth Child
Courtesy Natalie Hanson
Taylor Hanson‘s family is expanding — again!
The Hanson keyboardist and vocalist, 35, is expecting his sixth child with wife Natalie, he announced on Instagram Tuesday alongside a photo of their entire family: the parents-to-be with daughters Wilhelmina “Willa” Jane, 5½, and Penelope “Penny” Anne, 13, plus sons Viggo Moriah, 9½, River Samuel, 12 next month, and 15-year-old Jordan Ezra.
“What’s better than being a dad of five? Perhaps being a dad of six,” the longtime musician and budding photographer captioned the outdoor snapshot. “Baby Hanson coming in December and we are over the moon.”
He tells PEOPLE exclusively, “Natalie and I have always kept a love of adventure and pursuit of rich experiences at the heart of our family. There’s no greater adventure than welcoming a sixth little person to our tribe.”
Natalie posted another photo of their brood surrounded by musical instruments, captioning it, “Taylor and I are so thrilled to share the news that baby number six is coming this December! Ezra, Penny, River, Viggo and especially Wilhelmina can’t wait to be big brothers and sisters again!”
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