All posts in: Where Does This Door Go

04 Feb 2014

Behind the Door: Mayer Hawthorne

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Welp – it finally happened! I went to my first show since living here in the Bay and I don’t think I could’ve have picked a better show to see. Mayer Hawthorne was the last musician I worked with when I was in Seattle so it was somewhat fitting that he was the first act I’d see after my big move. I’ve been a huge fan of Mayer Hawthorne since “A Strange Arrangement” and when I had the opportunity to plan out a music festival for my university, I felt a very strong pull towards booking him. I just knew that he was going to be something much bigger than he was at the time. It’s been nearly two years and he’s pretty much still with the same band if not the exact same band that I saw him perform with originally. His latest album “Where Does This Door Go?” is an incredible piece that boosts appearances from Pharrell Williams and Kendrick Lamar on his tracks.

Mayer Hawthorne and his band are some of the nicest people that I ever had a chance to work with and they are making something amazing. I was thrilled to be able to see them in Oakland this past weekend. Their new set includes a fresh batch of cover transitions, more tracks packed into the show than ever before because he now has three albums, and some pretty smooth choreography. The video above is a mini doc of the Behind the Scenes look at the making of “Where Does This Door Go?” and I found it to be pretty fascinating. I’m really excited for the direction in which this group is headed in and as long as they continue to tour here in the Bay, I’m going to continue to see them.

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21 Jul 2013

Song of the Day

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Mayer Hawthorne – Robot Love

Happy Sunday readers! It is 12:30AM right now and I am already compiling a list of posts I need to attack tomorrow morning, but I wanted to make sure you got your day started off right. Since this album came out, it has been all that I have been listening to while getting ready in the morning. I’m still blown away by Mayer’s work and if I could I would share every track on the album with you as the Song of the Day until I finished.

Enjoy!

17 Jul 2013

Mayer Hawthorne on Jimmy Fallon

Yesterday was a very special day for Veronica, Charles, and I. Not only were we celebrating Veronica’s belated birthday at one of our old stomping ground restaurants in Capitol Hill, but we were also celebrating the release of Mayer Hawthorne’s latest album “Where Does This Door Go?” Two years ago, the three of us booked him for our college’s music festival and to this date, it’s still one of the things in my previous life as a booker that I am so proud of – mostly because…it’s just nuts and that life is insane! Our boy Mayer performed his single “Her Favorite Song” on Jimmy Fallon last night so check it out here!

08 Jul 2013

Mayer Hawthorne – Where Does This Door Go

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The album will be released July 16th, but NPR is  giving Mayer Hawthorne fans a special treat this Monday morning by letting us stream the ENTIRE album. I’m two songs in and already loving it. Looks like I’ve found my Monday soundtrack of the day. It would be a disservice for me to keep this from all of you so I had to make sure this was a morning post.

Enjoy!

Stream the entire album here.