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A Tale of Two Shows: The Head and The Heart at The Newport Folk Festival by Dave Smith

by Daniel on August 8, 2012

THATH at The Newport Folk Festival 2012

It’s the beginning of August and another edition of the Newport Folk Festival is in the history books. Last year my daughter Kayla and I caught a remarkable set by The Head and The Heart at the Harbor Stage at NFF and since it’s been a year I feel a bit of reflection is due on this year that was.

The Head and the Heart was the buzz band last summer, an exuberantly raw and emotionally stark band collective that had exploded out of the Northwest on a mission of non-stop touring while straddling traditional roots rock with a savvy pop sensibility.

I was excited when I heard the band was on the NFF 2011 schedule and knowing they would probably be on one of the smaller stages, I was convinced that their set would be the one to catch. We spent the second afternoon of the festival at the Harbor Stage slowly moving up through the seats until we were in the 4th row just as THATH were ready to play the penultimate set of the stage that day. I was so pleased to see John Paul and Joy of Civil Wars on the side of the stage watching the beginning of their set.

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10 Reasons to Love The Head and The Heart

by Daniel on June 22, 2012

With the band currently working on some new songs, as well as getting ready to head back on the road next week we decided to take some time, and compile a list of the top 10 reasons to love The Head and The Heart.

Lostinmymind.com presents top 10 reasons to love The Head and The Heart

Lostinmymind.com’s

10 reasons to love The Head and The Heart

10) The group formed in Seattle. Seattle has a history of churning out great music, and we are still not sure why.

9) Chris Zasche’s beard. While THATH’s bass stud was growing it out, ZZ Top was getting nervous and, we hear, started writing cease-and-desist letters.

8) They’re not afraid to try out new songs in a live setting. We, the fans, kinda feel like we get to be a part of the song-creation process. Takes courage on the band’s part. And we appreciate it.

7) Charity. She’s hot, has an awesome sense of style, and a badass voice.

6) They tour. A lot. Upside = you can see them perform live more than once a year. Downside = not a ton of time for them to work on new music.

5) The harmonies – simply gorgeous.

4) They worked their asses off to get to where they are today.

3) How the band was formed – It all came together in a meant-to-be kind of way that is somewhat freakishly awesome.

2) Not only do they make incredible music, but they happen to be great people as well.

And finally:

1) They make music that they give a shit about. They care about what they play. Sometimes you will see a live performance and know that the musicians are just going through the motions, but with
The Head and The Heart, it’s not that way at all. They get up there and, as a cohesive unit of musicians, give it all they’ve got, at every single show they play.

Additional news stuff:

The Band heads back on the road next week to play it’s two remaining opening gigs for the Dave Matthews Band. The first, on Wednesday June 27th in (lovely) Camden, New Jersey, and the second on Friday, June 29th in Hershey, Pennsylvania, after playing a sold out show Thursday night at the 9:30 club in Washington D.C..

It was also announced today that the band will be making their way back to Austin to play Fun Fun Fun Fest which takes place Nov. 2-4.

Lineup leak video is available HERE

For the full list of upcoming shows, check out the Tour Dates page.

Why do you love The Head And The Heart?

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The Head and The Heart at The Fillmore: Review and Images by Jennifer Kajioka

by Daniel on June 18, 2012

On June 1-3, The Head and The Heart played three sold out shows at the legendary Fillmore in San Francisco. Having bought my ticket months ago for their June 9th show, it was hard to believe the day had finally arrived. This was my fourth time seeing them perform and even though I knew what to expect, I still found myself captivated throughout their set. Singing along to all of their songs, I realized that unlike my previous times of seeing them, for the majority of the set, I was singing along with the entire audience. Because all three nights sold out and tickets we’re hard to get, it was really fun to attend their show amongst other super-fans.

Even after seeing them perform twice this year, I am still looking forward to the next time I can see them live, and I am beyond excited for their new album to come out.

Until next time,

Jennifer Kajioka

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Thanks Jennifer for taking the time to submit this!

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The Head and The Heart Fall Tour 2012

by Daniel on June 11, 2012

The Head and The Heart announce 2012 Fall Tour

THIS IS CRAZY! Here are the tour dates, so see The Head and The Heart, maybe?!

The Head and The Heart have just announced their Fall 2012 Tour!

THIS IS CRAZY! Here are the tour dates, so see The Head and The Heart, maybe?!

The band is currently prepping to record their second studio album, and this is the last opportunity to see them before they head in to the studio for a while to record.

Presale tickets will be made available tomorrow, Tuesday, June 12th at 10am local venue time.
We highly recommend purchasing tickets through the pre-sale so that you save money on service fees, and have access to the tickets before the general on-sale date.
Pre-sale tickets will be available at www.crowdsurge.com/theheadandtheheart tomorrow (June 12).

Tickets for all tour dates go on sale to the general public on JUNE 15.

Sat, Sept 15 – Seattle, WA The Paramount Theatre &
Tue, Sept 18 – Spokane, WA Knitting Factory Concert House ^&
Wed, Sept19 – Missoula, MT Wilma Theatre #
Thu, Sept 20 – Boise, ID Knitting Factory #
Fri, Sept 21 – Salt Lake City, UT The Depot #
Sat, Sept 22 – Fort Collins, CO The Lincoln Center
Sun, Sept 23 – Boulder, CO Boulder Theater ^#
Tue, Sept 25 – Kansas City, MO Uptown Theater ^#
Fri, Sept 28 – Madison, WI Orpheum Theatre ^#
Sat, Sept 29 – Columbia, MO Ninth Street Summerfest #
Sun, Sept 30 – Tulsa, OK Cain’s Ballroom ^#
Tue, Oct 02 – Tucson, AZ Rialto Theatre ^#
Wed, Oct 03 – San Diego, CA Spreckles Theatre ^#
Fri, Oct 05 – Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern ^ #
Wed, Oct 10 – Eugene, OR McDonald Theatre ^#
^ special guest Blitzen Trapper
# special guest Bryan John Appleby
& special guest Curtains For You

For a list of all upcoming shows be sure to check out the tour dates page!

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The Head and The Heart Holiday Week Round Up: The Shins, Sasquatch, SLC, Red Rocks

by Daniel on June 1, 2012

It’s been a few days and a lot has been going down, so it’s time for a roundup of news from around the web.  The message is simple: don’t be a slacker or you will have to put together a hell of a long recap blog post.

Jonathan Russell and Josiah Johnson from The Head and The Heart perform live.

Interview: The Head and the Heart’s Tyler Williams on the band’s journey from open mics to three nights at The Fillmore – thebaybridged.com – Interview/ Feature

In a well written feature article/interview before the Fillmore shows Tyler reveals all, well maybe not all, but a lot. Here is a blip ““It’s not a healthy criticism circle up there. It bore down on Jon. It came out in one song … it’s pretty angsty,” he said. A second song, going with the working title of “Bird With Her Own Cage” will have a “hair” of electronica. “It’s about unrequited love, when you were young. And now you can actually have love, when you’re older. Does it mean the same as that unrequited love?”

Highly recommend checking out the full interview.

The Head & The Heart: Seattle Band Are “Liked,” A Lot – cityweekly.net – Feature/Interview - 

A great article that was released before THATH’s Salt Lake City performance opening for The Shins:
“They had something like 1,700 fans, and we had something like 1,600,” says The Devil Whale bassist Jake Fish. “So, Charity bet [Jones] that they could have more fans at the end of a year or something, just kind of joking around.” As of press time, The Head & The Heart had nearly 100,000 fans; The Devil Whale had nearly 3,000.

“I think they won,” Fish says with a laugh.

The feature goes on to discuss the relationship between the two bands (The Head and The Heart and The Devil Whale), and then dives into the song writing process on the new album and creativity with some input from Tyler.

The Head and The Heart at Sasquatch:

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