tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575243681997630892024-03-13T22:46:55.160-07:00HoboeHoboe is a new paradigm featuring amplified rock oboe and various odd and end bizarre eccentricities in a genre-bending steam train to your strangest desires.
The amplified oboe is centerpiece to a cross-rock sound with hints of metal, punk, classic, psychedelic, jazz, alternative, folk, grunge, prog and pop: a 21st century post-rock Jethro Tull.Hoboehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10331366134097809520noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757524368199763089.post-86227878143812248532013-02-25T10:12:00.001-08:002013-02-25T10:12:30.078-08:00Rock Oboe Research Project<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Yes, it has been a dog's age. Hoboe have been on hiatus for the better part of a year. Members up and moved, Zen Ben's oboe got stolen, the debut album is in search of the perfect label, yaddi yadda yadda. Suffice it to say, the Hoboe train has been at the station getting serviced. Stay tuned though, we don't expect this layover to keep going indefinitely.
In the meantime, Zen Ben has an exciting new research project that he will be unveiling very soon--the world's largest database of rock, pop, and jazz oboists, and their songs, albums and recordings. "You would be amazed at how many of us [rock oboists] there are in this world--far more than you think!", Zen Ben tells us.
Part of the project's unveiling is going to be a complete online database (with a catchy name being kept secret for now), and links to videos, audio and detailed information. The project will also include an ongoing blog showcasing the various rock, pop and/or jazz oboists (with interviews!), reviews of albums, and historical summaries of some of the best pop oboe bands out there. The project hopes to be a complete and consolidated clearinghouse for everything related to "strange" (ok, we'll just say "non-classical") oboe usage. From what we've seen in the back-end about this project, there is nowhere that has this much information about rock, pop and jazz oboists anywhere on the web.
If you have suggestions of bands, oboists, albums or songs relating to oboe being played in rock, pop, jazz or experimental (non-classical) music, please let us know so that Zen Ben can include the information in his research project.
Electric oboists! Rock oboists! Jazz oboists! You out there? Drop Zen Ben a line to say hello.
Another angle of interest to Zen Ben is to compare and contrast the various methods and equipment used by those who amplify their oboes....
This is going to be a lot of fun to reveal!
In the meantime, check out the following links--but small parts of the overall project that will piece together the many beautiful and dynamic facets in the history of our field!
<a href="http://www.pandora.com/station/889084055983319825">Oboe Hoboe Pandora Station</a>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPcuyJe3xSe1adj3CcqU0ukh0I3yjKili">Not Your Classic Oboe! YouTube Playlist</a>
and of course as always, our own personal band website:
<a href="http://hoboe.com">Hoboe.com</a>
Thanks for ridin' our train, and when things get toot-a-tootin' once more, we'll let you all know. Until then, enjoy these rock/pop/jazz/experimental oboe samples. Hopefully, it will hold you over until Hoboe rise from their stupor. Hoboehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10331366134097809520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757524368199763089.post-65155297185882256302011-10-30T23:20:00.000-07:002011-10-30T23:20:08.750-07:00Hoboe Play Beethoven: 5th Symphony Movements 2, 4 and 1CHECK THIS OUT!<br />
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Hoboe will present an unprecedented performance of rock renditions of three movements from Beethoven's fifth symphony.<br />
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In celebration of his 241st birthday this year, Hoboe will perform movements 2, 4 and 1 of the symphony (in that order), after a set of original material that will also include new works being debuted by the outfit.<br />
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This is the first known attempt of any artists digging in at a deeper, more meaningful level to perform Beethoven in a pop context beyond simply rearranging the traditionally popular and instantly recognizable theme of the first movement.<br />
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The first movement has been depicted in a wide variety of styles including heavy metal, funk, disco, and electronica. However none of these versions have ever attempted to play the movement the entire way through, instead simply remixing the introductory exposition theme and repeating it in different contexts.<br />
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Furthermore, there are no known alternative-genre versions of any of the other three movements of Beethoven's most popular symphony.<br />
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Hoboe will enter unchartered waters, not only in an attempt to capture the brilliance and magnitude of the first movement by playing it entirely from start to finish--complete with exposition, development and recapitulation, but also by presenting their own performance of the beautiful and majestic melodic themes of the second and fourth movements (also from start to finish).<br />
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With only four instruments--oboe, guitar, bass and drumkit, and a whole lot of amplification, Hoboe will attempt to recapture and modernize the volume and power of the world famous Beethoven orchestral favorite.<br />
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Hoboe will also introduce new songs, and present the debut of Chris Bell as their drummer as well as the return of Jon Bangs (this time on bass!).<br />
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21+<br />
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$5 in advance / $7 at door<br />
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TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE:<br />
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/209300<br />
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"They don't just dare to be different, they rock it out." --Todd M. Richard, Portland Magazine<br />
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"Zen Ben, frontman of the oboe-centric rock band Hoboe, looks to 'deliver the oboe to the doorsteps of rock and roll, much like how Jethro Tull delivered the flute to rock.' (I assure you, he's dead serious about this.)" --Christopher Gray, Portland PhoenixHoboehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10331366134097809520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757524368199763089.post-12091472458931052102011-08-19T18:46:00.000-07:002011-08-19T18:46:53.001-07:00Summer in SpaceThings have been a little slow lately in Hoboe village, but that will change eventually. Right now Zen Ben has some fancy idea that he's going to be an astronaut or something like that, and is going away for a NASA research study where he will have no communication with the outside world. Rather mysterious. The membership lineup is in fluctuation as bassist Ben Holt has had to return to his hometown for personal matters, and Chris Bell has recently been inducted into the Hoboe Hall of Shame, well, that is, after he plays a gig with the clowns.<br />
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The finalized version of the debut CD that many you have been waiting so long for, has finally come back from Gateway Mastering Studios by the ears and hands of the masterful Adam Ayan, and as soon as Zen Ben gets back from space, expect some movement on that...<br />
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In the meantime, we're lining up some shows for you by late fall and trust us, Hoboe is going to be so anxious to hit the stage again! In the meantime, we'll be auditioning a bass player for the band in the immediate future, and once we get resettled with our lineup, watch out. The Hoboe train will soon be back on the tracks. <br />
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In the meantime, look up at the stars and wave to Zen Ben (spacey guitar sounds by Thom Metz in the background)....Hoboehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10331366134097809520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757524368199763089.post-28676674872339665982011-07-29T22:55:00.000-07:002011-07-29T22:55:25.062-07:00Buy Hoboe's Debut Single!<iframe title='Store Widget' frameborder='0' scrolling='no' width='100%' height='575' src='http://www.cdbaby.com/widgets/store/store.aspx?id=y0l%2bld9Pw92sjMadSDZWxw%3d%3d&type=ByArtist&c1=0x0E0101&c2=0xFFFFFF&c3=0xBE1111&c4=0x685D5D&c5=0xBE1111&c6=0xBFBFBF&c7=0xDBDBDB'></iframe>Hoboehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10331366134097809520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757524368199763089.post-72881443611918221612011-05-29T08:00:00.005-07:002011-05-29T08:00:11.031-07:00RE:|Great time last night! Set list: breakdown lane - orange - action figure skeletons - queen disgusting - althea adelina greene - philHoboehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10331366134097809520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757524368199763089.post-90099687935168300692011-05-29T08:00:00.003-07:002011-05-29T08:00:06.811-07:00RE:|Great time last night! Set list: breakdown lane - orange - action figure skeletons - queen disgusting - althea adelina greene - philHoboehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10331366134097809520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757524368199763089.post-65948412710771394892011-05-29T08:00:00.001-07:002011-05-29T08:00:05.218-07:00RE:Great time last night! Set list: breakdown lane - orange - action figure skeletons - queen disgusting - althea adelina greene - philHoboehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10331366134097809520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757524368199763089.post-65994958341869657742011-05-28T06:25:00.001-07:002011-05-28T06:25:42.986-07:00FW:|Today's the big 40! Zenben bday bash at genos tonight! With hoboe featuring tanya kelly, the heeby jeebies & rolling with nixon! Come party with us!Hoboehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10331366134097809520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757524368199763089.post-44237390897556385822011-05-18T18:14:00.003-07:002011-05-18T18:14:40.829-07:00Tonight! Hoboe headlines 11:15-12:30 @ space gallery for the league of young voters' re-emergence fundraiser. All-ages, pay what you can afford.Hoboehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10331366134097809520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757524368199763089.post-55767724406515823062011-05-18T18:14:00.001-07:002011-05-18T18:14:40.026-07:00Tonight! Hoboe headlines 11:15-12:30 @ space gallery for the league of young voters' re-emergence fundraiser. All-ages, pay what you can afford.Hoboehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10331366134097809520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757524368199763089.post-16410357778124944152011-04-22T18:42:00.001-07:002011-04-22T18:42:35.129-07:00FW:|Tonight hoboe opens for by blood alone @ genos. Ill also be playing nboe with bba! -zen benHoboehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10331366134097809520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757524368199763089.post-30867265814997582502011-04-22T00:09:00.000-07:002011-04-22T00:09:37.826-07:00Past Present Future PerfectThe Hoboe train hits the junction of time tonight, as a lineup of past, present and future members join forces for a rare, unique interpretation of what is, what will be or perhaps always has been, the "Hoboe" sound. Current members Zen Ben and Thom Metz are joined by future new drummer Chris Bell, substituting for Jon Bangs who will be returning to play his last performances with Hoboe in May. Sitting in for Ben Holt, who cannot play the gig at Genos tonight (opening for By Blood Alone) for personal reasons, will be former Hoboe bassist and songwriter Bob Bergeron who also wrote two songs on Hoboe's upcoming debut CD.<br />
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This configuration of Hoboe rehearsed this week and they are excited to present their findings to their fans in full Hoboe fashion tonight at Genos.<br />
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Zen Ben will also be making a guest appearance playing oboe with By Blood Alone.<br />
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Past. Present. Future. Perfect.<br />
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All Abooooooaaaaaaaaarrdd!Hoboehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10331366134097809520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757524368199763089.post-21476190212590329922011-03-12T23:28:00.000-08:002011-03-12T23:28:17.073-08:00Local Buzz Closes Out Hoboe's Winter SeasonHoboe kissed winter goodbye today in the company of family and friends and in the comfort of the cozy cafe/bar/eatery The Local Buzz. We enjoyed the sound there, the food and the people who showed up to see us. *Thank you*<br />
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Set I:<br />
I Need a New Song<br />
Orange<br />
Maineac<br />
St. Starin'<br />
Action Figure Skeletons<br />
Forfeit<br />
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Set II:<br />
Two Minutes to Twelve<br />
Steve<br />
I'm Your Man<br />
Queen Disgusting<br />
Radioactive Radiation Blues<br />
Althea Adelina Greene<br />
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And what a winter it's been! The season of the ice castle has come to a close and I think we really got the best of the cold this year. Firstly and most remarkably of all the good Hoboe happenings this chilly season was the show of support from our fans who helped us raise funds to get our debut CD mastered. Kickstarter is a great tool for artists and we were happy to have stumbled upon it.<br />
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In fact, it even inspired me to build an igloo, as a suggestion and challenge from a friend who said he would answer the igloo with a $100 pledge to Kickstarter. We ended up playing a lot of music in that ice cathedral (I dubbed it "Cathedral Z.") and you might eventually get to catch a little bit of it on YouTube, down the road... man, the igloo melted (it lasted 40 days). The night it melted felt like tears were rolling down its wet slopes as if it were crying it's final farewell to the world, kind of like Frosty the Snowman or something. I am teary-eyed thinking about it... sure am going to miss that cold clubhouse!<br />
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This week, we are meeting with Adam Ayan of Gateway Mastering Studios to begin the process of mastering our debut CD which has been what seems like ages in the making. We can't wait to get this out there for you all to hear. We believe we captured a magical beauty--a sense of connection to both the natural and supernatural human conditions, played out in the emotional drama of music and poetry. If you are wondering whay we haven't played out as much this winter, it's because we felt it important to get this CD out and needed to dedicate time to accelerate the acheivement of that goal. Thanks to the support of our fans, we are getting a lot closer to turning the rest of the world on to our unique approach to music in the modern rock landscape.<br />
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We did get to play Grim's Birthday Party though, with Feed the Corpse at Genos on Feb. 25th. Our gig last night at The Local Buzz, aside from being Hoboe's debut performance in Cape Elizabeth, was also a rare two-hour set performance. So those of you that caught it got a special one. Two gigs, one winter. -sigh- alas...<br />
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SPRING!!!!!!!<br />
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How promising it does look! More shows...<br />
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Friday, April 22nd opening in By Blood Alone's CD release show at Genos<br />
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Wednesday, May 18th headlining Maine League of Young Voters fundraiser at Space Gallery<br />
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Saturday, May 28th at Magic Mountain Music Festival<br />
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and more to come...<br />
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so keep tuned and thank you as usual to the fans who support the steam engine known as Hoboe... <br />
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All abooooooaaaard!!<br />
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-zen BenHoboehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10331366134097809520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757524368199763089.post-24605177686425514742011-03-04T16:53:00.001-08:002011-03-04T16:53:27.346-08:00What is the adjective for adjective?Hoboehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10331366134097809520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757524368199763089.post-86044966980393526712011-02-25T18:25:00.001-08:002011-02-25T18:25:49.133-08:00Come have a good time w us. Dont let snow get u down, we built an igloo for crying out loud! LolHoboehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10331366134097809520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757524368199763089.post-78773332484667879452011-02-25T18:21:00.001-08:002011-02-25T18:21:01.165-08:00Show update: 1 band backed out on account of snow. Hoboe going on earlier, probably around 11 & playing for almost 2 hours! The oboe sounds good despite the c#Hoboehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10331366134097809520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757524368199763089.post-64836166618637042902011-02-25T11:21:00.001-08:002011-02-25T11:21:40.213-08:00FW:|Tonight, hoboe w feed the corpse & absence of the sun @ genos. We hoboes go on last @ midnite. Brave the snow & make the show!Hoboehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10331366134097809520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757524368199763089.post-62235181155459030352011-02-06T13:19:00.001-08:002011-02-06T13:19:56.904-08:00You can still pre-order hoboe's debut cd at <a href="http://kck.st/hoboe">http://kck.st/hoboe</a> until 2moro (mon) @ 5 pm. Pre-ordering helps us fund getting it mastered by the grammy winning aHoboehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10331366134097809520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757524368199763089.post-15266843006369101872010-12-04T10:27:00.001-08:002010-12-04T10:27:04.806-08:00FW:|Tonight--hoboe & apocryphonic @ slainte wine bar, 25 preble st, 10 pm, 21+, free.Hoboehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10331366134097809520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757524368199763089.post-64917527771477741992010-11-13T10:31:00.001-08:002010-11-13T10:31:27.111-08:00FW:|Hoboe 2nite @ genos w project vii & bukura. 10 pm. $6.Hoboehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10331366134097809520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757524368199763089.post-49999050348000002282010-11-13T10:29:00.001-08:002010-11-13T10:29:53.764-08:00FW:|Hoboe 2nite @ genos w project vii & bukura. 10 pm. $6.Hoboehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10331366134097809520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757524368199763089.post-67994725687366783122010-11-08T00:32:00.000-08:002010-11-08T00:38:39.962-08:00World Kindness DayHOBOE CELEBRATE WORLD KINDNESS DAY<br />
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Performing at Genos Rock Club with Project VII and Bukura<br />
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Hoboe will perform atGenos Rock Club, 625 Congress St. with alt-rockers Project VII and heavy blues-rockers Bukura, on Saturday, November 13 which has been designated "World Kindness Day," to promote more kindness around the world. The show starts at 10 pm, doors open at 9 pm. Admission is $6, 21+.<br />
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World Kindness Day was established by the World Kindness Movement along with a Declaration of Kindness with a mission to inspire individuals towards greater kindness and to connect nations to create a kinder world.. "In acknowledgment of the fundamental importance of simple human kindness, ...we pledge to join together to build a kinder and more compassionate world."<br />
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This will be Hoboe's third time sharing a show with Project VII and second billing with Bukura. "The Project VII guys are real kind guys," says Hoboe's Zen Ben, "and Timmy Gangbang from Bukura can be kind of kind sometimes, too."<br />
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Attendees are urged to bring a heightened sense of compassion and understanding and to be expressive with their acts of kindness. Gestures such as hugging, holding hands, giving compliments and buying friends (and the bands) courtesy beers are all highly encouraged!<br />
Hoboe will ring in the next day at midnight with some mean riffs, bad ass beats and maddening jams, but kindness will still be encouraged and/or tolerated.<br />
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WORLD KINDNESS DAY<br />
http://www.worldkindness.org.sg/<br />
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HOBOE<br />
http://www.hoboe.com<br />
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THE PROJECT SEVEN<br />
http://www.myspace.com/theprojectseven<br />
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BUKURA<br />
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FduMMs_S-CM<br />
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GENOS ROCK CLUB<br />
http://www.myspace.com/genosrockclub<br />
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"They don't just dare to be different, they rock it out." --Todd M. Richard, Portland Magazine<br />
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Hoboe is a new rock paradigm featuring amplified oboe and various odd and end bizarre eccentricities in a genre-bending steam train to your strangest desires.<br />
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Oboe is centerpiece to a cross-rock sound with hints of metal, punk, classic, psychedelic, jazz, alternative, folk, grunge, prog and pop. A 21st century post-rock Jethro Tull.<br />
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zen Ben--oboe, guitar, vocals<br />
Thom Metz--guitar, vocals<br />
Jon Bangs--drums, vocals<br />
Ben Holt--bass<br />
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http://www.hoboe.com<br />
http://www.myspace.com/hoboeband<br />
http://www.facebook.com/hoboeband<br />
http://www.twitter.com/hoboeband<br />
http://www.reverbnation.com/hoboe<br />
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Firstly, thanks to everybody who caught our show at the Empire this week.<br />
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Set List:<br />
I'm Your Man - Steve - Radioactive Radiation Blues - Two Minutes to Twelve - Ghost in My Heart - Phil<br />
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Radioactive Radiation Blues, a song by our friend Buddy Swenson, hasn't been played by us in probably over a year--it felt good to dust that one off... we may keep that in regular rotation.<br />
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Breaking news! <a href="http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/hoboe">The Hoboe debut single "I'm Your Man/Charlie" is now available on hard copy of MP3 at http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/hoboe</a>.<br />
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Don't forget that you can <a href="http://www.bullmoose.com/rel/v2_viewupc.php?storenr=258&upc=61434605789">get Hoboe also at our favorite local CD store Bull Moose at http://www.bullmoose.com/rel/v2_viewupc.php?storenr=258&upc=61434605789</a>.<br />
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<a href="http://www.reverbnation.com/store/view_item_merch/artist_484764?item_id=368195">We have Hoboe T-shirts available online http://www.reverbnation.com/store/view_item_merch/artist_484764?item_id=368195</a><br />
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We really don't mind you buying our stuff, and many copies of it... we're trying to get the funds together to get our full-length CD mastered, manufactured and distributed... we know we're sitting on quite a gem here, the quintessential rock oboe masterpiece to date (if we could be so humble), and believe us, it doesn't make us feel any better that it's still not out than it does our fans who have also been waiting over a year for this art.<br />
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We're convinced that as we near the final stages of releasing this, lots of opportunities will open up for us. In the meantime, stay tuned for more developments.. such as a possible kickstarter.com campaign.<br />
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We're playing Genos Rock Club Saturday, Nov. 13th. We're headlining again, with support from Project Seven and Bukura.<br />
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We'll also be at Slainte Wine Bar and Lounge on Saturday, Dec. 4th with a band tba.<br />
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New songs in the work also.<br />
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As always, we love our fans and thank you for the support...<br />
-zen BenHoboehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10331366134097809520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757524368199763089.post-76900784572888435362010-10-26T11:29:00.001-07:002010-10-26T11:29:29.624-07:00FW:|Hoboe plays 2nite 7-9 @ empire. Halloween party in support of ben chipman, independent candidate 4 state rep in parkside district!Hoboehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10331366134097809520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757524368199763089.post-4979452110006033912010-10-23T19:56:00.000-07:002010-10-23T20:36:41.565-07:00HoboeweenWhat a great time we had last night at Sean's full-moon costume party! I was an elf that Santa fired, Thom was a werewolf and Jon was a sailor. The crowd was great, and the bands were awesome -- The Watermen, Heart Shaped Rock, Sun God in Exile, Clubberlang... The room probably sounded better than any bar we've ever played in. It is after all, a recording studio. Having Bob Bergeron come up and play/sing a song with us for the first time in over a year was also a real treat. We haven't played "Charlie" since he left the band, and it's a great song. Here's the setlist:<br />Orange - Phil - St. Starin' - Charlie - Ghost in My Heart<br /><br />Next stop on the Hoboe train is a Halloween party on Tuesday, in support of Independent candidate Ben Chipman for State Representative. Ben has been a friend of mine for a long time, over a decade and he's got an excellent chance of winning this race... so we're going to have fun at any rate... we're playing downstairs at The Empire.<br /><br />On other fronts, Adam Ayan from Gateway Mastering Studios has agreed to take on the mastering of our debut CD, so we will be launching a fundraising campaign to cover the costs very soon. Also, our debut CD is now available online at CDBaby, and will soon be available on iTunes, Amazon.com and more. <br /><br />Stay tuned for more exciting Hoboe news....<br /><br />=Zen BenHoboehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10331366134097809520noreply@blogger.com0