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Boy bands come and go. Some split up and members go solo, oftentimes with not much success. A few remain intact, surviving the influx of new groups. One of them is Hanson, composed of brothers Isaac, Taylor and Zac. Of course, it helps that they are siblings. Blood is thicker than music, you know.
A backgrounder (furnished Funfare by Dayly Entertainment which is producing the Hanson concert at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on March 30 and at the Waterfront Hotel in Cebu City on March 31):
Natives of Tulsa, Oklahoma, the Hanson brothers have been making music together for nearly two decades. Their 1997 debut albumMiddle of Nowhere introduced their out-of-the-blue, soul-inspired brand of American pop-rock ‘n’ roll to the world. It sold more than 10 million copies and spawned...
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By EXAMINER STAFF
Updated 3 days ago
Pop band Hanson is going to perform at the Little Lake Musicfest this summer during the final show of the season on Aug. 25.
The trio of brothers from Oklahoma - Zac, Isaac and Taylor - is best known for the 1997 hit song MMMBop and has sold millions of albums worldwide.
The band’s other hit songs include This Time Around, Strong Enough to Break, Where’s the Love and The Walk.
Hanson has been making music together for nearly two decades.
On their current fifth studio album Shout It Out, released on their independent label 3CG Records, they deliver soulful, melodic tunes known as R&B-flavored...
Posted by Unknown on 7:41 PM
By: Vince Gallagher
If you've heard of "MMMBop," you're probably familiar with this band of brothers. Vince Gallagher spoke with the band "Hanson" before their concert at Northern Lights on Tuesday.
CLIFTON PARK, N.Y. -- You may have heard of the pop rock band from Tulsa, Oklahoma, formed by the three brothers, Issac, Taylor, and Zac: the trio known as Hanson. We caught up with them before their show at Northern Lights on Tuesday. The concert was actually for a show that had been postponed.
Isaac Hanson said, "We actually very rarely cancel a show but got really sick at the end of last year, but this was part of another U.S. tour and so we just finished a whole run of shows across Canada."
They then made their way back to this area. They've been going now for more than...
Posted by Unknown on 7:38 PM
Feb. 14, 2012 - Many people from all over the world voiced their reactions to the death of pop Diva Whitney Houston. Included in those mournful posts were from Oklahoma musicians such as Reba McEntire, Nathan Followill of Kings of Leon and Zac Hanson of the pop group Hanson.
Another group of individuals who mourned the loss of Whitney Houston were her co-stars in the movie Waiting to Exhale.
Houston starred in Waiting to Exhale in 1996, her second movie effort following The Bodyguard. Actor Forest Whitaker directed the movie and she starred alongside Angela Bassett, Loretta Devine and Lela Rochon. Houston also sang the movie's theme song, "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)."
Continue reading on Examiner.com ‘Waiting to Exhale’ co-stars mourn death...
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Hanson boasts mature sound and launches their own beer brand
Caroline CoxCopy Editor
Hanson’s Saturday night show was a high energy, non-stop, 100-minute rollercoaster, a tribute to the band’s enthusiasm. The interactive concert had the crowd jumping, singing, clapping, dancing, and—perhaps most significantly for a band who still boasts much of their boy band appeal—grabbing the hand of their favourite Hanson brother.
That’s not to say the band hasn’t matured: they’ve actually gone electric, adding new riffs to old songs, incorporating horns in new songs. They will soon launch their own brand of beer, Mmmhop, evidence of the band’s maturation...
Posted by Unknown on 7:33 PM
Multiple Grammy-nominated pop music brothers confirmed for Del Crary Park summer date
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(PETERBOROUGH) Multiple Grammy-nominated pop band Hanson -- Oklahoma-born brothers Isaac, Taylor and Zac Hanson -- will take to the Fred Anderson Stage in Del Crary Park this summer as part of the Little Lake Musicfest lineup.The trio, best known for 1997 monster hit MMMBop, will perform Aug. 25, 8 p.m.With millions of record sales worldwide, Hanson is currently in the midst of a cross-Canada tour, promoting its fifth studio album, Shout It Out.Other popular hits of the trio include This Time Around, Strong Enough To Break and Where's The Love?Watch www.mykawartha.com for...
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Posted by Erin Scholz / FEBRUARY 12, 2012
Let's enter the time warp.
I saw Hanson 14 years ago. Yes, I was bat-shit crazy for the three goldilocks (especially Zac- "The funny one!"). I called a number in the back of Tiger Beat Magazine that promised I could speak with Hanson. That number turned out to be some prerecorded shit from Barbados, obviously, and cost my parents about $80.
I'm telling you this because despite my former fanatic ways, it's been 14 long years since then. My musical tastes have changed and surely, I thought, theirs had too. Wrong. The predominately female crowd screamed even louder than I had...
Posted by Unknown on 7:43 PM
-by Jennifer Monteagudo, Staff Writer; Image: In our minds, Hanson will always be a trio of tall, middle school girls (Image Source: Broward Palm Beach New Times)
Monday, February 13
Modern composer Philip Glass joins Laurie Anderson and Das Racist for a performance at Carnegie Hall’s Isaac Stern Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $33; all ages welcome.
Tuesday, February 14 (Valentine’s Day)
Explosions in the Sky play NYU Skirball Center for a special, NYU-students-only show at 6:30 p.m. All you violets (or is it bobcats?) can attend for $8.
What could be more romantic than Hanson? Woo your lover at this special upstate show, atNorthern Lights in Clifton Park, New York. Mmmbop your way over at 7 p.m.; 16+ and $25.
Wednesday, February...
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It’s been 15 years since Hanson topped the pop charts with their catchy tune MMMBop. The three brothers have been actively recording since, but their latest release Shout It Out is garnering a lot of buzz.The album was released in the United States in 2010 and is set for release here in Canada this April.“We wanted to do a proper Canadian release so we’re coming back in April and we’ll do more promotional stuff around the record, as well,” frontman Isaac Hanson said.Isaac, Taylor and Zac stopped by BT Friday to perform two singles from the latest album — Thinking ‘Bout Somethin' and Shout It Out. Watch the attached video to see the performance.The band plays Friday night at the Phoen...
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Divisadero: A Performance Michael Ondaatje’s 2007 novel got the theatrical treatment last year, with Daniel Brooks directing Maggie Huculak, Tom McCamus and Liane Balaban in a stage adaptation, which gets a remount this month. Acting neophyte Justin Rutledge—a very fine singer-songwriter and Ondaatje’s muse for the project—turns in a solid performance as itinerant gambler Coop, but it’s Amy Rutherford as a magnetic, desperate junkie who steals the show. Previews from Feb. 8. Find out more »
Hanson There’s no way to put this that won’t make you feel old: all three members of Hanson, the trio of blond brothers who very briefly owned the top of the charts with “MMMBop,” are married with children. (Yes, even the youngest brother, Zac, who was 12 when they first hit and behaved...
Posted by Unknown on 3:16 PM
We’ll forever remember them for their 1997 hit single “Mmmbop,” and how young they were when they shot to pop music fame. Now, over a decade later, Zac, Taylor and Isaac Hanson are staunch health activists, run their own record label, and are all husbands and fathers.
And through it all, they’ve never stopped creating music.
Hanson will be here next month for a two-night concert on March 30 (Smart Araneta Coliseum, Cubao) and 31 (Waterfront Cebu). It’s the band’s second visit to the Philippines; their first was in 2004 to promote the album “Underneath.”
Their upcoming concerts are part of the “Shout It Out” World Tour, which showcases their latest album of the same title.
“We have eclectic tastes in music, but our first and strongest influence is late ’50s and early ’60s soul music and...
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In case you didn't know, Damon Albarn (Blur, Gorillaz), Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers) and Tony Allen (Fela Kuti) are in a band called Rocket Juice and the Moon. Great, right? Gets better. Today they announced that their currently untitled debut album will be released March 12 via Honest Jon’s (a label which Albarn co-runs). Could they be searching for another creative outlet to channel their endless amount of energy and love of music at its core? Learning about each other and what it means to just BE? Or is it all just a money grab? Here’s what Tony Allen had to say about the project via MOJO Magazine:
“It...
