Nice to see that @JohnRMulvey & the @UncutMagazine office are enjoying listening to the new Hans Chew album as well as the new D Charles Speer (@dcshuford): http://www.uncut.co.uk/blog/wild-mercury-sound/the-47th-uncut-playlist-of-2013
Rob Hughes Team Rock radio feature
Freelance writer/DJ/music-lover-extraordinaire Rob Hughes (@robhughesrh) aired some rare and unheard gems from my back catalog on his weekly Team Rock radio show (@teamrockradio) this week:
Listen to the Sunday, December 8th, 2013 episode at their archive here.
The Uncut Playlist
Our new album’s existence is confirmed by @uncutmagazine. Excited to bring Life & Love to the public as soon as possible…
Hans Chew back on the Uncut playlist
John Mulvey at Uncut Magazine has included NYCTaper’s recording of our live performance from February 15th, 2013 on their 11th playlist of 2013…includes links to download the entire performance:
Nice update and Dutch review via Brighthelmstone Promotions
People of the earth- take it from our UK management team, Brighthelmstone Promotions: our new album is coming, and the old one is gaining new ground in the Netherlands…stay tuned…
NYCtaper.com has posted the recordings from the CMJ party we played…
You can download the recordings here:
We’re all set to play the @nyctaper @cmj 2012 day party at @cakeshopnyc !!!
This show is sure to be a highlight of CMJ 2012 in October…our band is like a bunch of rabid thoroughbreds kicking in their stalls raring to rock and roll a New York City crowd after a long local hiatus…not to be missed…
Also on the bill are New Orleans’ own Hurray For the Riff Raff, who recently appeared on HBO’s Treme, and have been touring Europe extensively, and recently played a spectacular show in Brighton, UK promoted by our European management company Brighthelmstone Promotions. Plus Merge Records’ act Mount Moriah, and more TBA…
For all you CT-based music lovers, we’re gonna be rockin’ and rollin’ before Ricky Skaggs at the @lastgreenfest on Sunday, September 30th in Brooklyn, CT…come on, come all!!!
Hans Chew performs live on-air this Sunday, August 19th at 1pm on “The Tennessee Border Show”, WKCR 89.9FM’s excellent country music program.
The Last Green Festival's Sunday lineup keeps getting better...
Hans Chew @LastGreenFest w/ @RickySkaggs & @thenrps, Sunday, Sept. 30th.
We’re excited to be playing the 2012 Catawba Farm Festival with D. Charles Speer & The Helix and The Black Twig Pickers plus many more!
The event is a three day music and arts festival over Labor Day weekend, featuring great music and great locally grown foods and goods!
Hans Chew & The Boys will play on Saturday, September 1st at 4pm.
Come on out for some fun in the beautiful Catawba Valley…
http://www.catawbafarmfest.org/
The Boys doin’ it to it at Spin Recording Studios in Long Island City, Queens. Engineer Paul Suarez at the helm. The follow up toTennessee & Other Stories… is kicking in the womb…
Recording second album beginning July 14th!!!
Hans Chew & The Boys are heading into the studio in New York City to begin recording the follow up to Tennessee & Other Stories… on July 14th. The record is slated to be completed over the summer. Besides the band, there is some incredible new and veteran talent working on the album…stay tuned…this one’s going to be entirely on another level…
Interview for Echoes and Dust
In this interview for Echoes And Dust, music lover Martyn Coppack asks Hans Chew some philosophical questions about “cosmic American music” and how the concept relates to Tennessee & Other Stories… as well as his upcoming second album.
Click the link to hear our on-air interview and performance of three songs on BBC Radio Norfolk with host Stephen Bumfrey.

Only 28 days until we rock The Frendly Gathering!!!
(Looking forward to hopefully watching Danny Davis shred the half pipe!)