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  • Mayer Hawthorne Feb24 @Pipeline Cafe

    BAMP Project proudly presents....

    Mayer Hawthorne

    February 24, 7pm
    Pipeline Cafe
    Honolulu, HI

    On-Sale Now!

    $25 GA, $50 VIP

    Mayer Hawthorne grew up in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and vividly remembers, as a child, driving with his father and tuning the car radio in to the rich soul and jazz history the region provided. "Most of the best music ever made came out of Detroit," claims the singer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist, who counts Isaac Hayes, Leroy Hutson, Mike Terry, and Barry White among his influences, but draws the most inspiration from the music of Smokey Robinson, Curtis Mayfield and the legendary songwriting and production trio of Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland and Eddie Holland Jr.

    The "retro" tag is added to almost any contemporary work that sounds like it was originally recorded between 1966 and 1974, and Hawthorne, among the newest contributors to the genre, is aware of how trends come and go. After being introduced to Stones Throw label head Peanut Butter Wolf by mutual friend Noelle Scaggs of The Rebirth, even his current boss was skeptical. "He showed me two songs and I didn't understand what I was listening to," Wolf recalls. "I asked him if they were old songs that he did re-edits of - I couldn't believe they were new songs and that he played all the instruments."

    And after meeting in person, it was even harder for Wolf to believe that Hawthorne was also the lead vocalist. Few expect such heartfelt sentiment to come from a 29-year-old white kid from Ann Arbor, but he has caught the ear of his family at Stones Throw, as well as BBC Radio 1 host Gilles Peterson and producer/DJ Mark Ronson. Expectations are high for the admitted vinyl junkie who never planned on taking his crooning public. Hawthorne's hanging-by-a-string falsetto and breakbeat production on his first recorded effort, the tender "Just Ain't Gonna Work Out," are simultaneously Smokey and J Dilla - equal parts "The Tracks of My Tears" and "Fall in Love." "It's soul," he explains, "But it's new."

    Hawthorne has produced and played instruments for much of his life, but never intended to become a singer. He isn't formally trained, and never sang in a choir or in any of the bands he was in before founding the County (formerly the County Commissioners). But here he is, new school soul sensation, who has taken the Motown assembly-line production model and eliminated nearly every element but himself and a few hired hands. "I think Mayer is the only artist in the history of the label that I've signed after hearing only two songs," says Peanut Butter Wolf. "Sometimes, you just know it's the right thing to do."

    And for those willing to believe anything is possible, be grateful to have Mayer Hawthorne on the scene. It's not just throwback music anymore - this revival is all about progression. [Last.fm]

    All ages welcome, under 18 accompanied by adult.

    Get your tickets NOW at http://www.bampproject.com, Groovetickets , Blue Hawaii Surf stores, all Military Ticket Outlets, UH Campus Center, WRV (north shore), and Pipeline Cafe Box Office.

    $25 GA, $50 VIP

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    Re: Mayer Hawthorne Feb24 @Pipeline Cafe

    wow, if I didn't have to coach a basketball game on this day, I would love to see him live.

    I got his CD last year, and love his style. Kind of a throwback.
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      Re: Mayer Hawthorne Feb24 @Pipeline Cafe

      typically the doors at 7pm, then an opening act at 8pm, then the earliest is 9pm for the headliner. so if you get there by 9, you're all good.

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