Thinking Of You
MMMBop
Weird
Speechless
Wheres The Love
Look At You
Lucy
I Will Come To you
Minute Without You
Madeline
With You In Your Dreams
Man From Milwaukee
Lucy
Look At You
Shout It Out Tour Dates
HANSON ANNOUNCE SHOUT IT OUT NORTH AMERICAN TOUR AND OPENING BAND CONTEST IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OURSTAGE
MUSIC VIDEO OVER 1 MILLION PLAYS ON MYSPACE FIRST SINGLE “THINKING ‘BOUT SOMETHIN’” DEBUTS AT DIGITAL OUTLETS SOLD-OUT, FIVE-NIGHT CONCERT SERIES BEGINS TODAY STREAMED LIVE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LIVESTREAM.COM
April 26, 2010 – NewYork – HANSON is proud to announce the first two legs of their North American tour in support of their highly anticipated fifth record, Shout It Out. The announcement of the tour follows a whirlwind week of excitement for the band’s debut single, “Thinking ‘Bout Somethin’” which was released to digital outlets Friday in conjunction with the premiere network television performance of the song on the Late Show with David Letterman, and the music video debut on Myspace, garnering praise from fans and critics alike including Perez Hilton, MTV, Entertainment Weekly, Absolute Punk and Salon. The video, featuring “Weird” Al Yankovic, was viewed over a million times in the first few days of release, and is still rising. The exuberant homage to classic film The Blues Brothers, recreates an iconic scene where the band’s soulful music incites over 300 people to dance in the street.
Billboard said that Shout It Out represents some of the band’s “most soulful work ever committed to record”, while Salon hailed that the new single “may be their finest moment yet”, Entertainment Weekly praised “Thinking ‘Bout Somethin’” as “a delicious, catchy slice of pop-soul”, and Idolator predicted, “don’t be surprised if there’s a Hanson revival in 2010”.
The first leg of the Shout It Out Tour begins July 21 with support from Rooney, and covers the east coast, south and midwest. The second leg, featuring A Rocket To The Moon, covers the southwest and west coast and begins September 14. The Shout It Out Tour also provides a platform for HANSON to continue their passion and support for independent music by partnering with OurStage to host an opening band contest in each market, where local indie artists can compete for the chance to share the stage with the band. Ben Campbell, CEO of OurStage, said “We are honored that HANSON approached OurStage to find emerging artists to perform as opening acts at local stops of their tour. HANSON has been a leader in the music industry for a long time as musicians and by running their own label, paving the way for other emerging artists seeking to make a name for themselves.”
HANSON is also excited to announce their partnership to create dynamic live streaming content with Livestream.com, beginning tonight with the band’s sold-out, five-night concert series at New York’s Gramercy Theatre. Each concert will feature the band performing one of their albums in its entirety, leading up to the worldwide debut of Shout It Out on the final night. The live streaming concert series will be viewable by the public on Hanson.net and Livestream.com as well as MSN.com. The live broadcast gives fans around the world the opportunity to be a part of the career-spanning event, and begins a series of exciting live streaming content to be continued throughout the rollout of Shout It Out.
“Our band has always been fuelled by a dynamic relationship with our fans, and the launch of live content with Livestream is going to open a new door for us to engage music fans wherever they are in real time through Livestream’s player which can be embedded anywhere from Facebook to Twitter and turn a broadcast into an online conversation,” said Taylor Hanson. Isaac added, “The live platform is where we think the future is for artists who want to really engage their fans.”
Shout It Out, to be released on HANSON’s own 3CG Records on June 8, was written and produced by HANSON, augmented with special guests: Funk Brothers bassist Bob Babbitt, who played on some of Motown’s greatest hits, as well as horn arranger Jerry Hey, who worked with Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones, Earth, Wind and Fire and many more. The three-time Grammy-nominated band has been enjoying a massive resurgence in recent weeks as the response to the album’s first single and video, “Thinking ‘Bout Somethin’”, now available at all major digital outlets, has been rapturous, receiving rave reviews everywhere.
The tour dates for the North American tour are below:
Leg 1:
July
21 Buffalo, NY Club Infinity
23 Hyannis, MA Cape Cod Melody Tent
24 Cohasset, MA South Shore Music Circus
25 Philadelphia, PA Theatre of the Living Arts
27 Baltimore, MD Sonar
28 Richmond, VA Hat Factory
30 Asheville, NC Orange Peel
31 Raleigh, NC Lincoln Theatre
August
2 Louisville, KY Headliners
3 Nashville, TN Wild Horse Saloon
4 Memphis, TN Minglewood Hall
5 St. Louis, MO Pageant
7 Kansas City, MO The Beaumont
8 Omaha, NE Slowdown **Rooney is not on this date
10 Minneapolis, MN Music @ Zoo Outdoor Amphitheatre
12 Milwaukee, WI Pabst Theatre
13 Chicago, IL House of Blues
14 Chicago, IL House of Blues
16 Grand Rapids, MI Intersection
17 Royal Oak, MI Royal Oak Music Theatre
19 Cleveland, OH House of Blues
20 Pittsburgh, PA Carnegie Music Hall
21 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall
23 Cincinnati, OH Moonlight Gardens
24 Indianapolis, IN Egyptian Room
25 Tulsa, OK Cain’s Ballroom
Leg 2:
September
14 Mesa, AZ Piper Theater
16 Anaheim, CA House of Blues
17 Los Angeles, CA House of Blues
18 San Diego, CA House of Blues
20 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall
21 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall
22 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom
23 Seattle, WA The Moore
25 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom
27 Spokane, WA Knitting Factory
28 Boise, ID Knitting Factory
30 Salt Lake City, UT The Depot
October
1 Boulder, CO Fox Theatre
Hanson returns to the Orange Peel
The Orange Peel just announced that pop group Hanson will return to Asheville for a Friday, July 30 show.
Says Wikipedia, “Hanson is an American pop rock band formed in Tulsa, Oklahoma by brothers Isaac, Taylor, and Zac Hanson. They are best known for the 1997 hit song ‘MMMBop’ from their major label debut album Middle Of Nowhere, which earned three Grammy nominations.” Youngest sibling Zac was only 11 when Middle of Nowhere was released.
The band last played Asheville during the spring of 2008; the events was documented by Xpress staffer Aiyanna Sezak-Blatt.
Click here to view a photo gallery.
Tickets go on sale Friday, April 30 at noon. $25 advance / $28 door. All ages.
Article: Straight from the soul
Hanson collaborate with soul veterans on new album
HANSON HAVE RECRUITED former Motown bass player Bob Babbitt and veteran horns arranger Jerry Hey for the fraternal trio’s first album in three years.
Shout It Out, which comes out on June 8, represents some of the most soulful work ever committed to record by the former child stars behind the monster 1996 hit Mmmbop.
Seven of the songs feature horn charts by Hey (Michael Jackson, Earth, Wind & Fire), while Babbitt (Ball of Confusion, The Tears of a Clown) guests on six tracks.
Isaac, 29, Taylor, 27 and Zac Hanson, 24, (seen below) produced the album during recording sessions in El Paso, their native Tulsa and Los Angeles.
“Y’know, we grew up listening to a lot of that early R&B stuff, especially ‘60s and ‘70s R&B,” Isaac Hanson told Billboard.com. “Otis (Redding) and countless others, and Motown…you forget how much horns played a part in a lot of really iconic kind of American R&B sound.
“And that also translated into more pop and singer-songwriter stuff we used to listen to, like Billy Joel’s An Innocent Man, which is one of his biggest records, there’s horns all over the place on that record. That was the stuff we grew up listening to and … really worked its way onto this record.”
The brothers said they “just wanted to have some fun” with the new album after what they called “challenging” sessions for 2007’s The Walk and 2004’s Underneath, which marked their return to the indie world.
Hanson will perform the first single, the dance tune Thinkin’ ‘Bout You, on CBS’ The Late Show with David Letterman and on NBC’s Today show. The group will perform at Bamboozle New Jersey on May 1 and then play eight dates on the Bamboozle Road Show later in the month.
Meanwhile, the trio is currently gearing up for a five-show run at New York’s Gramercy Theatre from April 26-30, each of which will feature a different one of Hanson’s last five albums played from start to finish. Isaac Hanson said the group plans to film and record the shows, though no release details have been determined. Live streams are also being considered.
Today Show Walk, Dance Music party, off for Monday
Today Show Walk, Dance Music party, off for Monday due to rain! Good news: we’re here all week!
Unfortunately, we have decided we have to put the dance,walk,listening party at the today show on hold for the morning because of a not so pleasing forecast for rain and cold in the morning, but that’s not the end of the story.
This afternoon the whole team Hanson arrived in New York City; the band, the touring crew, the team of live streaming video peoples…and the production posse to put on the week long run of shows. Unfortunately, it was raining and that is the forecast for tomorrow (Monday) morning when we have been planning to invite you all to a big walk,dance, and listening party in the streets of New York City.
With a long (and exciting) week set with Five of Five, we decided it would be pretty dim of us to risk our health and yours when we are going into a brilliant week of shows that we have never done before, and are hoping to share with fans around the world.
If any of you have made plans you don’t want to change, to come down to the show, we would be happy to say hi after the show, and of course we love how much excitement and enthusiasm there has been for all the things going on in the last few weeks.
For those of you who choose to sit this morning show visit out, hang tight, we are hoping for some sunshine this week, so keep your eyes and ears pealed for another shot at our Walk,Dance,Music Party.
On another note. Tomorrow there will be some exciting announcements about the coming US Tour and live streaming so stay tuned
to Hnet!
Shout It Out! – ITZ
Article: Young $ Makes The Bed Rock While Hanson Thinks ‘Bout Somethin’ – Friday Music
Predating American Idol by several years, the brothers of Hanson took the world by storm with MMMBop, with their mops of hair and cute looks. But that was the 90s, and they just released a new single, Thinking ‘Bout Somethin’ in anticipation of their new album, Shout It Out. (Then & Now – Hanson)
This Week At Hnet
Thinking ‘Bout Somethin’ single out on iTunes!
The Thinking ‘Bout Somethin’ single is now available on iTunes! Go get it! Leave a review! Shout It Out!
Pre-Order Shout it Out and get music early! The first download is available NOW!
Starting April 21st, every Wednesday until the release of Shout it Out we will be making one new song from the album available for download. Come back each week to get a new song!
* If you pre ordered without logging in, check your email receipt for access to the new song each week!
* There was a technical difficulty that was preventing pre orders made using payment plan options from accessing the downloads. This has been resolved now, and downloads are available. We apologize for the inconvenience.
We reached 1,000,000 views!
Zac committed to write a song called Refresh, if we hit 1,000,000 views and we did it! Zac will work on the song and post it after 5 of 5.
So what’s next? 1.25 million! We’ll give 10 pairs of Blues Brother glasses away randomly to people who post http://bit.ly/aL0t8Y in a tweet or Facebook status and #ShoutItOut!
Dance in the Street, Take The Walk and listen to the new album at the Today Show!
On April 26th HANSON will be interviewed on the Today Show in New York, and if enough of you show up we can play live on the show on May 28th!
We Want You to show up at 9am on April 26th at the Today Show.
Now here’s the fun part – after we finish our interview on the Today Show, we are coming outside to dance with you! We know you guys want to flashmob during 5 of 5 and do the Thinking ‘Bout Somethin’ dance so we want you to come to the Today Show and show us your stuff! The choreographer who worked with us on the video has even put together a video so you can all learn the moves like we did. Check it out on Hanson.net or YouTube!
Even more fun than that? Anyone who shows up will get to hear the new album! We are going to Take The Walk from the show and listen to Shout It Out while we walk.
When? 9am on April 26th
Where? The Today Show at Rockefeller Center which is in the plaza between 49th and 50th St, and 5th and 6th Ave in New York City.
What? Come hang out with us, do the Thinking ‘Bout Somethin’ dance, hear the album and join us for a barefoot walk to help fight poverty and AIDS in Africa.
Hanson On The Late Show Friday April 23rd!
We are excited to announce HANSON will be performing Thinking ‘Bout Somethin’ on The Late Show with David Letterman on Friday April 23rd!
I Heart Hanson T-Shirts!
As a part of the 2010 Hanson Day celebrations we have created I Heart Hanson T-shirts. Check them out when they go up this Friday the 23rd!
5 of 5 Shows at the Gramercy!
We’re excited about our upcoming 5 of 5 shows at the Gramercy in NYC! Here are some more details for those attending.
* You may line up at the venue beginning at 3pm each day
* No camping out at venue
* For those who purchased ticket packages, Will Call will open at 6pm on Monday.
* To pick up ticket packages at Will Call, you will need a photo ID
* Your Bamboozle ticket will be with your 5 of 5 tickets in the package
* No photography, audio recording or videotaping during the shows. While we know you’ll have cameras/cell phones with you from sightseeing, all devices will need to be turned off during the show as they are being filmed and recorded.
* In addition to filming/recording for a later DVD, the 5 of 5 shows will be streamed for a once in a lifetime aLive event!
* Merchandise for 5 of 5 will be available on each of the 5 nights. On the first night, the merch stand will be open only after the show. For subsequent shows, merch will be available before and after the shows, but not during the shows.
* New merch! We will have several new items for 5 of 5 as well as a selection of existing merchandise available for purchase.
Exclusive 5 of 5 Photographs!
We’re happy to announce that award-winning photographer David Bergman will be documenting our 5 of 5 shows in New York. Bergman has shot eight Sports Illustrated covers, made the famous “GigaPan” photo at President Obama’s inauguration, and just spent some time touring with Bon Jovi.
He’ll be photographing us backstage and on stage and will put his best images from all five days online for sale. This is a rare opportunity for you to buy photos from our shows and we’re psyched to have him with us.
Check http://hanson.net/tourphotographer the day after each show to see the photos.
Tour!
As we told you last week, the official tour announcement will be happening on Apr 26th, but our friends over at Disney just couldn’t wait so we’re pleased to announce that we will be performing at Disney World in Florida Nov 8th & 9th! Come join us, hang with the mouse, ride a rollercoaster or two and try something new at the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival. Should be a fun time!
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HANSON, SHOUT IT OUT (June 8)
In the years since ”MMMBop,” the brotherly trio has become an accomplished pop-rock group. This is their first album since 2007 — and since lead singer Taylor Hanson made new fans by teaming with members of the Smashing Pumpkins, Cheap Trick, and Fountains of Wayne for the supergroup Tinted Windows last year.
Pop and Rock Listings
NY Times
HANSON (Monday through Thursday) Although it once commanded a Jonas Brothersesque power over wheezing teenage girls (the drummer Zac Hanson was only 12 when the group’s jingly “MmmBop” topped charts worldwide), Hanson has evolved into a nuanced and largely respected musical outfit, embraced by members of the jam band circuit. For this string of shows, the band is performing past albums in their entirety: “Middle of Nowhere” on Monday, “This Time Around” on Tuesday, “Underneath” on Wednesday and “The Walk” on Thursday. At 7 p.m., Gramercy Theater, 127 East 23rd Street, Manhattan , (800) 745-3000, ticketmaster.com; $45. (Petrusich)
‘Eat to the Beat’ Concert Series Lineup at Epcot International Food & Wine Festival
‘Eat to the Beat’ Concert Series Lineup at Epcot International Food & Wine Festival
Music lovers take note…we’ve just set the schedule for the “Eat to the Beat” Concert Series at the 2010 Epcot International Food & Wine Festival. It’s an impressive lineup that includes several Grammy-winning artists and seven new acts, including Sugar Ray, Rick Springfield, Air Supply and Howard Jones.
The concerts, which are included with Epcot admission, will be at the America Gardens Theatre stage beginning October 1. Performances will be nightly at 5:15 p.m. 6:30 p.m. and 7:45 p.m. This year’s schedule (subject to change) includes:
10/1-10/3 — Taylor Dayne, “Tell It to My Heart”
10/4-10/5 — Kool & The Gang, “Celebration”
10/6-10/8 — Sugar Ray, “Fly”
10/9-10/10 — Taylor Hicks, “Do I Make You Proud ”
10/11-10/12 — Air Supply, “Lost in Love”
10/13-10/15 — Sister Hazel, “All For You”
10/16-10/17 — Howard Jones, “No One Is To Blame”
10/18-10/19 — Exposé, “Seasons Change”
10/20-10/21 — 38 Special, “Hold on Loosely ”
10/22-10/24 — Night Ranger, “Sister Christian”
10/25-10/27 — Billy Ocean, “Caribbean Queen”
10/28-10/31 — Starship starring Mickey Thomas, “We Built This City”
11/1 – 11/3 — Boyz II Men, “End of the Road”
11/4-11/5 — Roger Hodgson formerly of Supertramp, “Give A Little Bit”
11/6-11/7 — Jon Secada, “Just Another Day”
11/8-11/9 — Hanson, “MMMBop”
11/10-11/11 — Rick Springfield, “Jessie’s Girl”
11/12-11/14 — Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, “Go Daddy-O”