mayer hawthorne Archive
29 Aug 2017
Tuxedo: “Perfect is Boring.”
Tuxedo is a retro-funk duo fronted by two established artists. Mayer Hawthorne made his name as a modern-day soul crooner with a style firmly rooted in the music of his […]
01 Jun 2016
Album Mini-review: Mayer Hawthorne — Man About Town
File next to: Marvin Gaye, The Dramatics, Fitz and the Tantrums On his 2009 debut, Detroiter Mayer Hawthorne showed just how developed an artist he was; that album – wholly […]
17 Sep 2013
Concert Preview: Superhumanoids and Mayer Hawthorne
Coming this Friday (September 20, 2013) to Asheville NC’s Orange Peel: Los Angeles-based band Superhumanoids, opening for Mayer Hawthorne. The trio’s sound owes a stylistic debt to 80s synth-centric pop, […]
31 Oct 2011
Moogfest 2011 Recap: Day 1, Part 1: Matthew Dear, Mayer Hawthorne, Tangerine Dream
Matthew Dear Well, somebody has to go on first, right? The three-day Moogfest kicked off just after 5pm on Friday. Spread across more than a half-dozen venues throughout downtown Asheville […]
17 Oct 2011
Album Review: Mayer Hawthorne – How Do You Do
Get ready for a musical experience that will take you back to early 70s Detroit. Close your eyes while listening to How Do You Do, the second full-length from Mayer […]
25 Jul 2011
EP Review: Mayer Hawthorne – Impressions
What can I say? I’m old-school. It’s only an album if you can hear it and hold it in your hand. But modern technology being what it is, and the […]
30 Dec 2010
Musoscribe’s Best of 2010: Live Shows
I was lucky enough to attend nearly two dozen concerts in 2010. Most of the shows were at small, intimate clubs; a couple were in large halls or arenas. I […]
10 Nov 2010
Mayer Hawthorne: A Strangely Familiar Arrangement
I get a lot of invitations to live shows. It’s a perquisite of the job. For many of them I pass, sticking to the ones that pique my interest in […]
14 Oct 2010
Mayer Hawthorne Wants to Hang out With You. Yeah, You.
Modern soul stylist Mayer Hawthorne is touring to support his latest — well, his only to date — A Strange Arrangement. Before the show he wants to hang. Details, such […]