2009 Christmas Videos
12/28/09
Live in Los Angeles, CA
Thanks to Heart Monger bkstrlady for the find!
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Thanks to Heart Monger bkstrlady for the find!
New Album Recap
12/27/09
Here is a recap of the latest album news in case you might have missed any of it. These are exciting times!
From Spinner.com
The record is being produced by Ben Mink, who's worked with k.d. lang, Barenaked Ladies and Heart singer Ann Wilson on her solo album. "Ben is just incredibly talented. He plays fiddle and anything with strings on it. It's sort of like playing with someone we've worked with all our lives," she says. "It's a beautiful match and we're really enjoying the whole process this time. He's someone we've been romancing for quite a while. He's got the sound that we're looking for now, and have been for a long time."
That sound is a return to the band's '70s analog roots. "We've been approaching it on a really human level. There's not a digital construct anywhere," she says. "We are putting up baffles and playing together at the same time: drums, bass and guitars, all at once, in the same room, looking at each other and jiving off each other, so that it's really a conversation in process. It's not painting by colors -- it's a performance, a conversation."
As far as a completion date for the as-yet-untitled album goes, Wilson says the band is pretty close to finishing. "We only have a couple more songs to record. We have 10 songs pretty much ready. It shouldn't take us much longer. I hope to finish it all up and we'll put it out in the spring."
Heart Drummer Ben Smith reported on his Myspace
" It’s been a revelation on this record to use very soft playing to find the right movement in a song, not overworking the approach, and coming up with some of the most powerful musical results. I look around during the recordings and I have to smile, realizing I’m tracking with Ann and Nancy, Ben and Ric—an awesome band!"
"All in all, a great start to the new Heart record, ranging from a quiet, intimate sound to full rock."
From Billboard
Guitarist Nancy Wilson tells Billboard.com that she and sister Ann have been in and out of the studio during the past few months with producer Ben Mink working on Heart's first set of new material since 2004's "Jupiter's Darling." "We've done a lot of writing and we've been in the studio a couple times so far between some of the touring stuff we're doing," Wilson says. "We've got about eight songs that we really like, and we've recorded three basic (tracks) that work so far. I know it will be out this coming year, but I can't give you any more specific time frame than that."
Wilson adds that recording has been done so far in Los Angeles and in various hotel rooms during the group's tours. She also expects to log some studio time in Seattle. Song titles so far include "Hey You" and "Closer," and Wilson says the recording process has been organic. "We're recording with just a real woodshed, small acoustic element, people playing together at the same time and (in) the same room -- like what they used to call a hootenanny...There's no ProTools feel to it at all. We're just sitting around playing guitars together and going for a performance that is on the spot."
Ann and Nancy Album Update
12/26/09
Check out this holiday message from Ann and Nancy Wilson! See it here.
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Updated 2010 Tour Dates
12/23/09
Here is an updated list of Heart tour dates for 2010. Two new dates have been added for Phoenix, AZ and Marksville, LA.
Las Vegas Hilton - Las Vegas, NV - 1/29 & 30
Desert Diamond Casino - Tucson, AZ - 1/31
Paragon Casino - Marksville, LA 2/11
Hard Rock Hotel - Biloxi, MS - 2/12
Universal Studios - Orlando, FL - 2/13
Celebrity Theatre - Phoenix AZ - 5/8
2009 Virginia Beach Concert Pics/Video
12/19/09
The sounds of rock, jazz, country, blues, R&B, and more flood the Virginia Beach oceanfront for three sun-filled days over Labor Day Weekend at the American Music Festival. The largest outdoor musical event on the East coast, the American Music Festival brings together local, regional, and national acts to play on a gigantic 60-foot wide and 60-foot tall stage on the beach at 5th Street as well as stages in all parks along the beautiful Virginia Beach oceanfront.
Download two video clips from the show! Just right click and save as.
They are Quicktime Movies
Love Reign O'er Me
Never
KLOS Christmas Show Video/Photo
12/18/09
From www.955klos.com
Here was Heart's small set list:
Barracuda
Straight On
These Dreams
What About Love
Alone
Love Reign O'er Me
Crazy On You
Encores:
Going To California
Magic Man
Thanks Heart Monger timstar78 for the set list! Read more...
Christmas Music!
Enjoy the Holidays with Heart Presents a Lovemonger's Christmas. You must hear Ann Wilson sing Ave Maria, it's breathtaking! Order now to get it by Christmas!
Heart Tweet
From Heart on Twitter:
In the studio recording with producer Ben Mink. The creative juices are flowing this week for the new release!
Supposedly the new Heart album will be out in the spring and is nearing completion. Can't wait to hear some sound samples of what they have been working on!
New Tour Date
12/3/09
Heart returns to the Las Vegas Hilton on January 29th & 30th. Ann and Nancy must love this venue, or the venue must love them! They play it almost every year when on tour.
Las Vegas Hilton
3000 Paradise Road
Las Vegas, NV 89109
January 29 & 30, 2010
Showtime 8 PM
New Album News!
12/1/09
Heart Working on New Analog-Only Album
by Linda Laban
Spinner.com
The record is being produced by Ben Mink, who's worked with k.d. lang, Barenaked Ladies and Heart singer Ann Wilson on her solo album. "Ben is just incredibly talented. He plays fiddle and anything with strings on it. It's sort of like playing with someone we've worked with all our lives," she says. "It's a beautiful match and we're really enjoying the whole process this time. He's someone we've been romancing for quite a while. He's got the sound that we're looking for now, and have been for a long time."
That sound is a return to the band's '70s analog roots. "We've been approaching it on a really human level. There's not a digital construct anywhere," she says. "We are putting up baffles and playing together at the same time: drums, bass and guitars, all at once, in the same room, looking at each other and jiving off each other, so that it's really a conversation in process. It's not painting by colors -- it's a performance, a conversation."
As far as a completion date for the as-yet-untitled album goes, Wilson says the band is pretty close to finishing. "We only have a couple more songs to record. We have 10 songs pretty much ready. It shouldn't take us much longer. I hope to finish it all up and we'll put it out in the spring."
Taken from Spinner.com
Thanks Heart Monger Cowpote for the scoop!
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