Author: Chad

Run On Sentence Tours USA

Run On Sentence will be introducing folk to their new album You The Darkness and Me all month across the land.  Bear witness to Hamman’s unique vocal strength and storytelling in person.  It’s transforming.

  • 08/05/10 Run On Sentence in Davis, CA at Delta of Venus
  • 08/07/10 Run On Sentence in Flagstaff, AZ at Hotel Monte Vista
  • 08/08/10 Run On Sentence in Sedona, AZ at Oak Creek Brewery
  • 08/09/10 Run On Sentence in San Lorenzo/Mimbres Valley, NM at Living Arts Studio
  • 08/13/10 Run On Sentence in Austin, TX at Flipnotics
  • 08/14/10 Run On Sentence in Baton Rouge, LA at Chelsea’s
  • 08/15/10 Run On Sentence in New Orleans, LA at Circle Bar
  • 08/17/10 Run On Sentence in Pensacola, FL at Sluggo’s
  • 08/19/10 Run On Sentence in Atlanta, GA at Wonderroot
  • 08/20/10 Run On Sentence in Spartanburg, SC at The Hub-Bub
  • 08/21/10 Run On Sentence in Asheville, NC at Desoto Lounge
  • 08/22/10 Run On Sentence in Durham, NC at The Pinhook
  • 08/22/10 Run On Sentence in Greenville, NC at The Tipsy Teapot
  • 08/24/10 Run On Sentence in Lynchburg, VA at White Heart
  • 08/25/10 Run On Sentence in Harrisonburg, VA at The Blue Nile
  • 08/30/10 Run On Sentence in NYC at Rockwood Music Hall
  • 08/31/10 Run On Sentence in NYC at Sidewalk Cafe

Shelley Short To Tour Down Under

Shelley will be serenading Oz throughout their wintry August with beloved Aussie popster Darrin Hanlon.

Shelley Short

  • 08/06/10 Shelley Short in Pomona, QLD at Majestic Theatre
  • 08/07/10 Shelley Short in Brisbane, QLD, at The Globe Theatre
  • 08/08/10 Shelley Short in Bangalow, NSW, at A & I Hall
  • 08/11/10 Shelley Short in Armidale, NSW at The Armidale Club
  • 08/12/10 Shelley Short in Newcastle, NSW at Gallipoli Legion Club
  • 08/13/10 Shelley Short in Sydney, NSW at The Factory Theatre
  • 08/14/10 Shelley Short in Canberra, ACT at Tilley’s Divine Cafe
  • 08/15/10 Shelley Short in Katoomba, NSW at Where: Clarendon Guesthouse
  • 08/18/10 Shelley Short in Bulli, NSW at The Heritage Hotel
  • 08/19/10 Shelley Short in Hobart, TAZ at Republic Bar
  • 08/20/10 Shelley Short in Melbourne, Vic at THE THORNBURY THEATRE
  • 08/21/10 Shelley Short in Fremantle, WA at Fly By Night
  • 08/22/10 Shelley Short in Adelaide, SA at Jive
  • 08/25/10 Shelley Short in Broken Hill, NSW at The Palace Hotel
  • 08/26/10 Shelley Short in Bourke, NSW at The Gidgee Guesthouse
  • 08/27/10 Shelley Short in Lightning Ridge, NSW at Hotel/Motel
  • 08/28/10 Shelley Short in Dubbo, NSW at The Midnight Cafe
  • 08/29/10 Shelley Short in Mudgee, NSW at Sajo’s Lounge Bar

Nils Frahm & Anne Müller – Journey For A Traveller [unofficial fan video]

Fresh from YouTube, we have a fan video using archival footage as a black and white video collage to accompany the inherently cinematic music from Nils Frahm & Anne Müller:

httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nabgy2bCuz0

Frahm, who burst on to the neoclassical scene as a the solo piano virtuoso to watch in 2009, employs only faint and fleeting use of piano in this arrangement, as on the entire album.  Instead, balancing accessible and avant-garde, he conjures percussive, continually mutating sounds punctuated with string flourishes and motifs, succeeding where so many have failed in the nascent evolution of electro-acoustic music: grafting electronics to classical acoustic perfomance in a way that doesn’t feel forced or tacked on.  It’s musical, integral, breathing, and the images remind us there’s a sense of storytelling and interplay at work in the composition.

Run On Sentence CD Release July 17, Preorder On Now

You, the Darkness, and Me won’t be officially released until August 10, but early copies will be available at the album launch at The Woods on Saturday, July 17, or you can reserve one now and get an instant download at the HUSHshop.

Hellloooo, ladies...

“Water”

Local Cut says:

There’s a lot to like about local songwriter Dustin Hamman: he plays under the clever moniker of Run On Sentence (yes, we journalists are biased towards fellow word nerds); he peddles an earthy, catchy fusion of folk, blues, jazz and roots; and in the indie-music sea of bad bum-fluff beards and ironic moustaches, he stands tall with a proud with a truly spectacular crop of bushy facial hair.

Hamman has recorded a new album coming out in August called You, the Darkness, and Me—the follow-up to his promising 2008 debut, Oh When The Wind Comes Down, which featured a charming mix of rambling folk, Latin rhythms and swinging jazz.


Loch Lomond and others on City of Portland Call Waiting

Listen Local with Loch Lomond from Mayor Sam Adams on Vimeo.

Portland, Ore – Mayor Sam Adams today announced the launch of “Listen Local,” a pilot program that replaces the City’s previous on-hold music with music by Portland musicians. The program seeks to highlight the vibrant, diverse and creative character of Portland to callers near and far and shine a spotlight on local musicians.

“From our entrepreneurs to our artists, what starts in Portland tends to be watched – and bought – around the world,” said Mayor Adams. “Portland’s economic prosperity is being built on our innovation and our creativity. Listen Local showcases both.”

Also included on the track list are HUSH roster artists Nick Jaina and Podington Bear