Famous Okies: Hanson

By | October 22, 2021
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Hanson is a pop rock band and they’re famous Okies!

Made up of brothers Isaac, Taylor, and Zac, they formed Hanson in the early 90s. All three grew up around music and singing a capella covers of popular classic songs.

Their first performance as a professional group took place in Tulsa at the Mayfest Arts Festival in 1992. At the time, they were known as the Hanson Brothers. They later shortened the name to Hanson in 1993.

Hanson would record two independent albums in Tulsa before signing with Mercury/Polygram Records. It was there that the brothers reused a song they recorded in one of the independent albums that would put them on the map.

“MMMBop” shot up the charts and their debut album Middle of Nowhere went four times platinum. They were nominated for three Grammys. After their commercial success, Hanson would go on tour playing stadiums and arenas across the United States for several years.

Trouble hit the band in 2001 when they left their record label over creative differences. They would continue to record and tour despite the setbacks.

In 2007, they celebrated the tenth anniversary of Middle of Nowhere and “MMMBop” by re-recording the album and hosting concerts with devoted fans throughout the year in various locations like Tulsa and Boston.

Over three decades, the band has sold over 16 million records worldwide across 11 studio albums, including a couple of Christmas albums.

The band played a concert series at Cain’s Ballroom in-person with options for people to watch the concerts online safely from their homes during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Hanson continued the tradition of the concert series hosted at Cain’s in 2021.

They made their own independent label, 3CG Records, and still record under the label to this day.

Happy birthday, Zac Hanson: Take a look back at the Hanson brothers through the years

By | October 22, 2021
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Tulsa World 

Happy birthday to Zac Hanson, who turns 36 years old on Friday.

More than 25 years after Isaac, Taylor and Zac Hanson’s first performance at Mayfest, they have seen the world, played “MMMBop” more times than they can fathom and built an enormous and fervent fanbase.

The creativity of the Tulsa-native brothers, so many years after they started their career as pre-teens, shows no signs of slowing.

Take a look back at photos of them through the years.

 

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David Duchovny Finds Solid Ground With Gestureland

By | October 22, 2021
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Spin

Throughout the afternoon, Duchovny sings parts of various songs aloud, from Robbie Robertson’s “Broken Arrow” to Blue Oyster Cult’s “Shooting Shark.” He quotes song lyrics (Elton John’s “Come Down in Time” and Warren Zevon’s “Desperados Under the Eaves”) and references numerous artists spanning various genres and eras — Laura Nyro, Sly and the Family Stone, Alice In Chains, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Hayden, Sia, and Pinegrove. He beatboxes while tapping his fingers enthusiastically on the table in front of him when he mentions Timmy Thomas’s “Why Can’t We Live Together.”

He’s also swift with a quip or observation, whether it’s Hanson’s “MMMbop” (“That song was magic.”), Aimee Mann’s “You Stupid Thing” (“Deadly. You don’t want to break up with Aimee Mann or make her mad.”) or Stone Temple Pilots (“I love that band. They really got shit on from the critics, didn’t they?”). And he speaks earnestly about songs he finds particularly moving — Daniel Lanois’ “The Messenger,” Harry Chapin’s “Cats in the Cradle” (“As hokey as it is, I’m defenseless.”) and Bob Dylan’s “Blind Willie McTell” (“It’s the perfect lyric that ties unrelated historical sadness to personal sadness in a mystical non-linear way.”).

13 Celebrities who were married as teens

By | October 22, 2021
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Mamamia 

Taylor Hanson, 19, and Natalie Bryant, 18

Married: 2002-

When the unbearably catchy “MMMBop” became a hit for the band Hanson in 1997, middle brother Taylor Hanson was 14. He met Bryant three years later and they tied the knot in a small, private ceremony.

“Our wedding was exactly how we envisioned it – romantic and intimate, and surrounded by our family and friends,” he said at the time.

The couple welcomed their seventh child in December last year and are still together.

BACK TO THE ISLAND 2022

By | October 3, 2021
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BACK TO THE ISLAND 2022
We wanted to take a moment keep you updated on all things Back To The Island.

We can’t tell you how excited we are to see all of you, and look forward to enjoying the sun and fun in Jamaica! Only a couple of months left until we get to put our feet in the sand and enjoy everything the island has to offer.

We also want to reassure everyone that we are still planning the same activities as we have advertised, and will do our best to make sure they are more fun than ever.

Lastly, due to some international travel restrictions, a few rooms have opened up and will be available for sale starting at 9am CT Wednesday, on a first come first served basis.

Click here for more info or if you have any questions, just email the Island Gigs team at info@islandgigs.com

See you on the Island!