Monday, April 13, 2009
Friday, March 27, 2009
Monday, March 16, 2009
Saturday, March 14, 2009
16 Days Left...
http://conciertosperu.com.pe/internacional/2009/hathaways-en-lima-primer-concierto-del-blog/#more-2362
Hi guys! Sorry you have not heard back from us for so long, but we have been up to some exciting things such as designing new t shirts for Peru and figuring out our next shows and where we should have them. We are extremely happy that we decided to stay another month and we have made a lot of new friends along the way including the owners of the Conciertos Peru website above. They have been kind enough to book a show for us at a very famous bar here in Lima called Mochilleros, and have taken us out for drinks while showing us some very interesting local bars along the way. We are very gracious for everyone's help and kind words. Needless to say, we have been having a blast. The beach is also a very nice and a relaxing getaway every now and then. Kate fell in love with a charango here and will be using it at our next show... electrically! And James is still playing his funky blue guitar you have seen in our videos here so far. We're looking forward to seeing some of our new fans at our next show and are really looking forward to returning here someday in the near future. We wish you all well, and hope that the weather is finally settling down. See you all very soon.
xoxo
-James and Kate
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Conciertos Peru
There's a new video up on YouTube from the show last night in Mao Bar. Thanks for making it out!
http://www.youtube.com/user/ConciertosPeru
http://www.youtube.com/user/ConciertosPeru
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Mao Rock Bar
Hola Amigos,
Looks like we’ll be spending one more month in Peru! We have a couple new write-ups for our show in Lima next week. Unfortunately, Kate has had pneumonia for two weeks so we’ve had to cancel several shows, but our show is still on for Thursday in Lima!
How’s everything going in the US? Hope you’re well. We miss you! See you in April.
http://www.jovenexperu.com/tag/hathaways/
http://conciertosperu.com.pe/internacional/2009/hathaways-en-lima-indie-folk-gratis-para-peru/ http://www.codigomusica.com/conciertos/conciertos-peru/hathaways-en-lima-el-26-de-febrero/
http://www.rockinperu.com/
Friday, February 13, 2009
Thursday, January 29, 2009
One Month Left...
Hello everyone,
We hope the cold weather has not kept you down and that you are feeling well with the three layers of clothing you probably have on. Things are going wonderful and warm in Peru, and sorry we have not gotten back to you for so long. We started our journey off with some friends in Lima for a week and spent a majority of the time on the beach getting sunburned and in the bars listening to 80´s music. We also scheduled a show while we were there for the 26th of February when we return to Lima and were promised an article about us and our show in the Peruvian newspaper-magazine Somos!
After Lima, we headed for Cusco, a more rural area with less traffic and less KFC´s. We´ve been staying with an 84 year old grandma Alicia, who is a long time friend of the wonderful Tom Turino. We started our time off in Cusco with a big festival in the city we are staying in and it has been a couple weeks of partying and playing music until 5 in the morning in plazas. We were able to land two shows in a very nice local bar called Ukukus, and our first show there was fantastic! We sold cds and got paid!
The day after the show we decided to go to an even more rural town than Cusco called Ollantaytambo and unfortunately, I, James, was sick the entire time while we were there, but it was the most welcoming and beautiful place we have been to so far. Our hotel had a roof to sit on where you could watch the mountains that surround from every angle, and it was the perfect environment to kick back and play music and drink some wine with friends, so we wish you all could have been there with us enjoying it. Kate and I had some muña tea, a local remedy, to help my stomach at one of the places in Ollantaytambo and it was an experience all to itself.
The next day of our trip after Ollan, we headed to Aguas Calientes by train, the town below the Machu Piccu ruins, and ended there at about eleven in the morning, and from there we got our first hotel with a television and laid down for a bit to get over the trainride and to pack up some energy. I was slowly feeling better so we just spent the rest of the day scoping out the city and finding the cheapest place to eat, which was not easy because every place seemed to have the same menu with the same prices. We finished the night watching O Brother Where Art Thou in English with Castillano subtitles.
We woke up early the next morning feeling fresh, so we decided to go on an hour hike towards the local waterfall we had heard about. After our hike along the railroad tracks, we got there only to pay 20 soles, $7, to get in and to walk another twenty minutes. And when we got to the waterfall, it was well worth it with Kate and I being the only ones there to enjoy.
The next morning was our trip to Machu Piccu, and it was one of the most breathtaking places anyone will ever be able to see in their entire lives. Probably because there are no words that can describe to a person how a culture so long ago could build such an imaginative, precise place that is still very much alive. To think the Incas built it with only geometry, rocks, and their bare hands is mindwarping! Every part that we visited had so much purpose that it was hard to believe that they would leave after spending one hundred years building it.
The next day we returned to Cusco and here we are! We have two shows coming up this Saturday. The first we´ll be playing Andean Folklore at the Teatro Municipal del Cusco, in front of 500 people. Two hours later, we´ll be playing at a small cafe/bar called La Oveja Negra, which attracts mainly young Peruvians, much less touristy than our other shows so far.
Our eyes have been worn by all the monuments we´ve seen, but I think we are ready to keep going where the road takes us. We have made several friends along the way and feel very lucky about all the events that have happened thus far. We miss you, and will see you too soon.
xx, hathaways.
We hope the cold weather has not kept you down and that you are feeling well with the three layers of clothing you probably have on. Things are going wonderful and warm in Peru, and sorry we have not gotten back to you for so long. We started our journey off with some friends in Lima for a week and spent a majority of the time on the beach getting sunburned and in the bars listening to 80´s music. We also scheduled a show while we were there for the 26th of February when we return to Lima and were promised an article about us and our show in the Peruvian newspaper-magazine Somos!
After Lima, we headed for Cusco, a more rural area with less traffic and less KFC´s. We´ve been staying with an 84 year old grandma Alicia, who is a long time friend of the wonderful Tom Turino. We started our time off in Cusco with a big festival in the city we are staying in and it has been a couple weeks of partying and playing music until 5 in the morning in plazas. We were able to land two shows in a very nice local bar called Ukukus, and our first show there was fantastic! We sold cds and got paid!
The day after the show we decided to go to an even more rural town than Cusco called Ollantaytambo and unfortunately, I, James, was sick the entire time while we were there, but it was the most welcoming and beautiful place we have been to so far. Our hotel had a roof to sit on where you could watch the mountains that surround from every angle, and it was the perfect environment to kick back and play music and drink some wine with friends, so we wish you all could have been there with us enjoying it. Kate and I had some muña tea, a local remedy, to help my stomach at one of the places in Ollantaytambo and it was an experience all to itself.
The next day of our trip after Ollan, we headed to Aguas Calientes by train, the town below the Machu Piccu ruins, and ended there at about eleven in the morning, and from there we got our first hotel with a television and laid down for a bit to get over the trainride and to pack up some energy. I was slowly feeling better so we just spent the rest of the day scoping out the city and finding the cheapest place to eat, which was not easy because every place seemed to have the same menu with the same prices. We finished the night watching O Brother Where Art Thou in English with Castillano subtitles.
We woke up early the next morning feeling fresh, so we decided to go on an hour hike towards the local waterfall we had heard about. After our hike along the railroad tracks, we got there only to pay 20 soles, $7, to get in and to walk another twenty minutes. And when we got to the waterfall, it was well worth it with Kate and I being the only ones there to enjoy.
The next morning was our trip to Machu Piccu, and it was one of the most breathtaking places anyone will ever be able to see in their entire lives. Probably because there are no words that can describe to a person how a culture so long ago could build such an imaginative, precise place that is still very much alive. To think the Incas built it with only geometry, rocks, and their bare hands is mindwarping! Every part that we visited had so much purpose that it was hard to believe that they would leave after spending one hundred years building it.
The next day we returned to Cusco and here we are! We have two shows coming up this Saturday. The first we´ll be playing Andean Folklore at the Teatro Municipal del Cusco, in front of 500 people. Two hours later, we´ll be playing at a small cafe/bar called La Oveja Negra, which attracts mainly young Peruvians, much less touristy than our other shows so far.
Our eyes have been worn by all the monuments we´ve seen, but I think we are ready to keep going where the road takes us. We have made several friends along the way and feel very lucky about all the events that have happened thus far. We miss you, and will see you too soon.
xx, hathaways.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Aww... Cusco
Hola Amigos!
We´re both safe and well and in the mountains of Cusco. Finding internet access is a little more difficult than we expected, but we´ll still try to keep you updated as much as possible. We´ve been playing a lot, taking guitar and charango lessons, and booking more shows everyday. Kate had a 2-day break when arriving to Cusco because she met a dentist who insisted she needed her wisdom teeth taken out. James decided to film the procedure. We also have a short video of us playing at the Inca ruins of Saqsayhuaman. What a beautiful site. Hopefully we´ll be able to upload some short videos before we return to the states.
Next week- Maccu Piccu. And then the following week we´re heading to Puno for a huge street festival celebrating the Virgen de la Candeleria.
Here are our newest shows if you happen to be in the area!
Friday, January 23rd- Ukuku´s Bar
Calle Plateros 316, la plaza de armas, Cusco
Saturday, January 31st- La Oreja Negra
Calle Arco Iris 511, San Cristobal, Cusco
Thursday, February 26th- Mao Bar
Calle Belen 1048, Centro de Lima
xoxo,
Hathaways
We´re both safe and well and in the mountains of Cusco. Finding internet access is a little more difficult than we expected, but we´ll still try to keep you updated as much as possible. We´ve been playing a lot, taking guitar and charango lessons, and booking more shows everyday. Kate had a 2-day break when arriving to Cusco because she met a dentist who insisted she needed her wisdom teeth taken out. James decided to film the procedure. We also have a short video of us playing at the Inca ruins of Saqsayhuaman. What a beautiful site. Hopefully we´ll be able to upload some short videos before we return to the states.
Next week- Maccu Piccu. And then the following week we´re heading to Puno for a huge street festival celebrating the Virgen de la Candeleria.
Here are our newest shows if you happen to be in the area!
Friday, January 23rd- Ukuku´s Bar
Calle Plateros 316, la plaza de armas, Cusco
Saturday, January 31st- La Oreja Negra
Calle Arco Iris 511, San Cristobal, Cusco
Thursday, February 26th- Mao Bar
Calle Belen 1048, Centro de Lima
xoxo,
Hathaways
Monday, January 5, 2009
Touring Peru
We’re beginning our tour in Peru tomorrow!!!
Check back with us for new updates, photos, and videos.
Wish us luck. See you in the midwest in March!
xoxo,
Hathaways
Check back with us for new updates, photos, and videos.
Wish us luck. See you in the midwest in March!
xoxo,
Hathaways
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Hathaways First CD "Hand Me Down" Released
Hathaways first EP titled “Hand Me Down” was released November 8, 2008!
“Hand Me Down” is now available for download on iTunes, Rhapsody, Napster, and Amazon. Or if you're located in the Champaign-Urbana area, you can purchase a carbon copy at Exile on Main Street, downtown Champaign.
Listen to the new songs at:
www.myspace.com/hathawaysmusic
The Joy Pianist
Hello All,
Kate here. I just finished up a short documentary about a fascinating artist, Charles Joseph Smith- The Joy Pianist. Many of you reading this blog have probably run into Charles at local shows throughout Champaign-Urbana. His spirit and ongoing support for local music has inspired me to capture his uniqueness in video form. I hope you enjoy!
You can also download a high-res version of the video HERE.
OR you can watch the video in high definition on youtube HERE.
Kate here. I just finished up a short documentary about a fascinating artist, Charles Joseph Smith- The Joy Pianist. Many of you reading this blog have probably run into Charles at local shows throughout Champaign-Urbana. His spirit and ongoing support for local music has inspired me to capture his uniqueness in video form. I hope you enjoy!
You can also download a high-res version of the video HERE.
OR you can watch the video in high definition on youtube HERE.
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