I work at a radio station and got a press release today. Here ya go...

"Hanson: To Play Joliet's Rialto Square Theatre. Tickets on sale Friday, November 2 at 9am.
Multi-Grammy nominees Hanson will perform at the Rialto Square Theatre on Saturday, December 8th at 8:00pm. Tickets will go on sale on Friday, November 2 at 9a, and are prices at $32.50-$52.50. Special guest TBA. Tickets may be purchased at the Rialto Box Office located at 102 N. Chicago Street, or ordered by calling 815-726-6600 between 9am and 5pm Monday through Friday or between 9am and 12 noon on Saturdays. Tickets purchased on the day of the show will cost an additional $4.00. On performance days the box office remains open until the completion of intermission. Tickets may also be purchased through all Ticketmaster outlets or online at www.rialtosquare.com...."

I was very excited. Then I realized that it's the same night as the Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus concert. Damn. Not only do I have to go to the HM/MC show for work, but I promised my kid sister. Have fun without me- lemme know how it is!

Hanson ROCKED the White Sox game yesterday.
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Don't know if you all knew this but...
Hanson will be at the Chicago White Sox game on Sunday, September 30. They will be singing the National Anthem, God Bless America and a short acoustic set. They'll also be hosting the 7th inning stretch. This is the last Sox game of the season.

September 30 vs. Detroit - 1:05 PM

White Sox Posters
First 20,000 fans
Sponsored by U.S. Cellular

Fan Appreciation Day

The White Sox thank you, the best fans in baseball, for your support this season.

Fans are invited to a pregame autograph session from 11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. (weather permitting/subject to availability)

All fans in attendance will be eligible to win great prizes including:
# Autographed White Sox memorabilia
# A trip for two to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
# Gift cards from White Sox Corporate Partners
# And much more!

Stay in your seats throughout the game, as several "Lucky Sections of the Game" will be chosen at random to win special prizes. Remember, you must be present in your section to win.

In addition, national recording artists are scheduled to perform a pregame acoustic set, the National Anthem and "God Bless America" during the seventh-inning stretch.

www.hanson.net

The White Sox are holding a limited number of game tickets exclusively for Q101 listeners. These half-price Q101 tickets can only be purchased through whitesox.com. To order, visit the whitesox.com home page, click on Schedule and then click the T link in the September 30 box. On the corresponding page, type "Q101" in the "Promotions and Special Offers" box.

As a DIE HARD Sox fan and a Hanson fan, I'll be there with my bro and hubby. Anyone else going?

i worked yesterday but was able to tune in a radio to listen to the Q101 interview (Chicago/101.1), that's not the good news....

the good news is that my brother recorded it off the radio onto a casette tape! we put it on the computer and edited it a bit for your downloading pleasure! there are 2 versions. i recommend the short one (without the songs) because the tape was old and made the songs slow and warbly, lol.
the quailty is ok, not professional, but not bad!!

enjoy!

~Lauren

interview (long): http://rapidshare.com/files/52555354/Hanson_Q101_interview_aug30.mp3.html
(22:44 min long)


interview (short-without songs): http://rapidshare.com/files/52556807/Hanson_Q101_interview_aug30short.mp3.html
(15:36 min long)

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It's official - Q101 announced Hanson as the mystery band and interviewed the guys on-air. I missed the bulk of the interview, but what I did hear was pretty interesting.

-Q101 had their music director and (at least) four on-air staff members in studio for the interview. Hanson called in from their tour.
-The station repeatedly vocalized support for the band, their music, and their ability to "fit in" with Q101 as a station and a format
-The DJs (Electra, Ryan Manno, Sherman and Tingle) all had very positive things to say about 'The Walk'
-Hanson swore near the end of the interview. I don't know the context exactly, but the station had to dump it. The DJs got a good laugh out of it ("I can't believe we had to dump Hanson!")

Overall, it was cool to hear on a relatively major and influential station. It'll be REALLY interesting to see what impact this has. Will the song get national play? Will their fanbase grow in Chicago? Will this simply allow Hanson to exist with little-or-no "Mmmbop" stigma? Dunno. But it's cool, at the least, that there's this opportunity for growth and change and it's all positive. I'm excited to see what happens, and I'm excited to see this acceptance.



From Q101's 101 Club email:

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Just a reminder ... FridayTHURSDAY (08/30) at 5:30pm CST, Q101 (www.q101.com) will be announcing who the mystery band that they've been playing the last few weeks is. As I said in the last post, it's Hanson - Great Divide.

They'll have the band on for an interview. If you're not in Chicago, you can listen online at www.q101.com ... somebody record that because I'll be driving out of town. IT'S TODAY! LISTEN!

And make sure you call and request (312-591-8300) or text (99161).

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The interview / announcement is TODAY (Thursday) at 5:30. I can't read a calendar.

Being a relatively new Hanson fan, I wasn't around and relishing every spin they got during the height of their popularity. But yesterday my heart skipped a beat, when I heard "The Great Divide" on Chicago's alternative station.

They're playing the song, but not saying who it is or what the song is called. They're billing it as "The Mystery Band" because they "want people to listen to the song with an open mind" (ie. they don't want people going, "Oh, that Mmmbop band? Screw them. *click*") They're planning to reveal who the "Mystery Band" is on August 30th. Time will tell how the public responds, what this does to sales, if the station does anything else with the band, etc. But it's pretty cool in the meantime!

So far, since Sunday afternoon, the song has gotten 5 spins. That's 30 spins a week - pretty good for a new song from an unknown band.

On their website, on the "Songs we just played" section, they list the song as '"FIND OUT WHO THIS IS ON 8/30" - MYSTERY BAND'

Call and request "the mystery band" ... 312-591-8300 or send a text to 99161.

Hello! I'm desperately trying to find travel buddies/roommates for this big whoop-de-do in Tulsa. I'll be leaving St. Paul, MN at the buttcrack of dawn on 5/4, and driving back on 5/6. If anyone's interested in going with or having me pick you up somewhere on the way down, or rooming together, let me know! My AIM is making it rock.

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Finally, all money raised that does not go directly into creating the ad (be it extra money, or if we don't make enough for the ad) will be donated to the Prenatal HIV Research Unit (PHRU) at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto, South Africa. There will also be a note of this in the ad, as well as contact and donation information if Billboard readers also want to contribute.

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