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Dan Tyack Member From: Seattle, WA USA |
posted 11 September 2006 10:42 AM
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I just saw Bob Hoffnar with the band Hem last night at the Tractor Tavern in Seattle. It was great hearing Bob as an integral part of this acoustic pop chamber ensemble. Hem is a well oiled music machine, and to my ears, the steel provided the lubricant which helped make the result sound effortless and extraordinary. Bob's tone on Franklin d-10 and Guensey dobro was great, but what impressed me the most was that there was not a steel guitar lick to be heard in the performance, just a very creative musician playing just the right parts. It just happened to be that he was a steel player. Too many times our instrument is relegated to being a glorified musical saw. Last night Bob gave a master class in the creative possibilities of the pedal steel. And he didn't need to throw the instrument in the air to do it! ------------------ [This message was edited by Dan Tyack on 11 September 2006 at 10:43 AM.] |
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Ben Jones Member From: Washington, USA |
posted 11 September 2006 11:08 AM
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I realize its my own fault but i always hear about this stuff the day after it happens. As a beginner I wuld really love to see some people play this thing and possibly gain some insight...but i am totally out of the loop when it comes to the venues and bands this playing is presented in.... I will watch for Hem gigs in the future. |
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Brad Bechtel Moderator From: San Francisco, CA |
posted 11 September 2006 04:32 PM
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Hem's web site has a list of additional tour dates coming up, including one at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco tomorrow night. ------------------ |
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HowardR Member From: N.Y.C.,N.Y. |
posted 11 September 2006 06:20 PM
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Hem's music is beautifully interwoven. If I may coin an expression from Steinar, it's about expression as opposed in impression. I've had the good luck to see Bob in many venues, and his mind is open to everything. As a matter of fact, I probably saw him play for about a year & a half before I ever heard him play any country. Yeah, he does that too. Bob can go from a fusion type jazz gig at "The Norweigen Seaman's Church", to raunchy country swing rockabilly at the dive "Hanks Saloon"......at the drop of a...hat.... |
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Brian Wetzstein Member From: Seattle, WA, USA |
posted 12 September 2006 08:18 AM
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I have not visited the forum in a long time and just heard about the show today. Sorry I missed it. Live steel in Seattle is worth missing a work shift to attend. |
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Mike Perlowin Member From: Los Angeles CA |
posted 12 September 2006 08:23 AM
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I see they are going to be in L.A. in a couple of days. I think I'll go see them. ------------------ [This message was edited by Mike Perlowin on 12 September 2006 at 08:26 AM.] |
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Ron Page Member From: Cincinnati, OH USA |
posted 12 September 2006 12:03 PM
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I see Cincinnati listed among the October dates... Generally, I'm a hard core country boy, but I'd like to see Bob again and hear him play for the first time. Oh, he's played before, but I've never heard him.  ------------------ |
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Ben Jones Member From: Washington, USA |
posted 12 September 2006 01:11 PM
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"Live steel in Seattle is worth missing a work shift to attend." too true Brian. Hard to find em when they are in town too. I need a lo-jack like device to tell me when steels are in a 50 mile radius. Mr. Tyack do you update your website? I would like to catch a gig some day. |
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Bob Hoffnar Member From: Brooklyn, NY |
posted 12 September 2006 02:18 PM
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I'm off to sound check in a few minutes in SF. We are playing The Great American Music Hall tonight. I'm excited. I used to live here and I loved it. Thanks for the compliments. ------------------ |
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Dan Tyack Member From: Seattle, WA USA |
posted 12 September 2006 03:17 PM
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Ben asked quote: I update it every year or so, whether it needs it or not  I'm playing this Thursday September 14th at Conner Byrnes in Ballard (Seattle) with Katya Chorover, a local singer songwriter. Good band, and folky music. There will be some country-ish music played. ------------------ |
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Ben Jones Member From: Washington, USA |
posted 12 September 2006 03:52 PM
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"There will be some country-ish music played. " -I might try and make it anyway I'll say hello and introduce myself if i do make it down. Cheers. |
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Orville Johnson Member From: Seattle, Washington, USA |
posted 13 September 2006 02:22 PM
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I made it to the sound check and had a nice visit with bob but, regrettably, missed the show. i noticed the same thing dan did about the steel creating a beautiful texture. really nice. by the way, dan and i are playing a duo show this saturday at Tutta Bella reataurant in columbia city. come on by...oj |
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Orville Johnson Member From: Seattle, Washington, USA |
posted 13 September 2006 02:24 PM
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I made it to the sound check and had a nice visit with bob but, regrettably, missed the show. i noticed the same thing dan did about the steel creating a beautiful texture. really nice. by the way, dan and i are playing a duo show this saturday at Tutta Bella reataurant in columbia city. come on by...oj |
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Dan Tyack Member From: Seattle, WA USA |
posted 13 September 2006 03:15 PM
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Thanks, Orville, I was just about to mention that. By the way, I just found out that this gig is usually a jazz gig, so I'll bring down the pedal steel in addition to dobro and Weissenborn and we just might do some standards. ------------------ |
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Ben Jones Member From: Washington, USA |
posted 13 September 2006 03:27 PM
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what time on saturday guys? |
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Dan Tyack Member From: Seattle, WA USA |
posted 13 September 2006 03:45 PM
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7-10pm ------------------ |
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Al Terhune Member From: Newcastle, WA |
posted 13 September 2006 09:50 PM
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Hey -- I hate to further hijack this thread, but my wife Susan and I would love to see you play, Dan, in Ballard. We're planning on it. Folksy pedal is at the top of my likes, though I know your passion doesn't lay there. Bob: Wish I'd known you were going to be in Seattle before the fact. Maybe next time. Al Terhune [This message was edited by Al Terhune on 13 September 2006 at 09:52 PM.] |
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