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    10.13.12 :: Madison, WI @ High Noon *supporting Neil Halstead
    10.12.12 :: Chicago, IL @ Schubas *supporting Neil Halstead
    10.10.12 :: Ann Arbor, MI @ The Ark *supporting Neil Halstead
    10.09.12 :: Pittsburgh, PA @ Club Café *supporting Neil Halstead
    10.08.12 :: Toronto @ Dakota Tavern *supporting Neil Halstead
    10.06.12 :: Boston, MA @ Lizard Lounge *supporting Neil Halstead
    10.05.12 :: Brooklyn, NY @ Union Hall *supporting Neil Halstead
    10.03.12 :: Philadelphia, PA @ World Cafe Live Downstairs *supporting Neil Halstead
    10.02.12 :: DC @ IOTA *supporting Neil Halstead
    09.08.12 :: Los Angeles, CA - Bootleg Bar
    08.17.12 :: Los Angeles, CA - Hotel Cafe
    06.18.12 :: Seattle, WA - High Dive
    06.16.12 :: Portland, OR - Alberta Street Public House
    06.09.12 :: Houston, TX - Avant Garden
    06.07.12 :: Austin, TX - Lucky Lounge
    06.02.12 :: Boston, MA - Cafe 939
    06.01.12 :: Philadelphia, PA - Tin Angel
    05.31.12 :: New York, NY - The Living Room
    05.26.12 :: Arlington, VA (DC Area) - IOTA
    05.24.12 :: Venice, CA - WitZend
    05.22.12 :: San Francisco, CA - Hotel Utah
    12.16.11 :: ROCKWOOD MUSIC HALL :: w/ Jake Hill, Will Knox & Alec Gross
    12.15.11 :: THE THOUGHT LOT :: Shippensburg, PA :: w/ Jake Hill, Will Knox & Alec Gross
    12.14.11 :: TIN ANGEL :: Philadelphia, PA :: w/ Jake Hill, Will Knox & Alec Gross
    12.13.11 :: CLUB PASSIM :: Cambridge, MA :: w/ Jake Hill, Will Knox & Alec Gross
    12.09.11 :: HOTEL CAFE :: Los Angeles, CA
    11.01.11 :: THE CENTRAL :: Santa Monica, CA :: w/ KIEV
    10.25.11 :: CAFE DU NORD :: San Francisco, CA :: w/ Jeffrey Foucault
    10.03.11 :: BOOTLEG THEATER :: Silverlake, CA :: w/ Mind The Gap
    08.26.11 :: ROK BAR :: Orebro, Sweden
    08.25.11 :: CLARION HOTEL SIGN :: Stockholm, Sweden
    08.19.11 :: FOLK & ROCK FESTIVAL :: Segmon, Sweden
    08.16.11 :: LASS i PARKEN :: Stockholm, Sweden
    08.13.11 :: SCANDINAVIAN COUNTRY FAIR :: Gavle, Sweden
    08.10.11 :: Fritz’s Corner @ Lilla Hotellbaren :: Stockholm, Sweden
    07.29.11 :: PHOENIXVILLE, PA :: Steel City
    07.27.11 :: SOUTHGATE HOUSE :: Newport, KY
    07.24.11 :: THE BASEMENT :: Nashville, TN
    07.23.11 :: JAVA CABANA :: Memphis, TN
    07.20.11 :: OPENING BELL :: Dallas, TX
    07.17.11 :: THE 806 :: Amarillo, TX
    07.16.11 :: STUDIO LIVE :: Sedona, AZ
    07.15.11 :: FIDDLER’S DREAM :: Phoenix, AZ
    07.14.11 :: HOUSE OF BLUES :: Las Vegas, NV
    07.08.11 :: HOTEL CAFE :: Los Angeles, CA
    07.07.11 :: LESTAT’S :: San Diego, CA
    06.17.11 :: ROCKWOOD MUSIC HALL :: New York, NY
    06.16.11 :: TIN ANGEL :: Philadelphia, PA
    06.14.11 :: KILDARE’S :: West Chester, PA
    06.02.11 :: LESTAT’S :: San Diego, CA
    05.28.11 :: BREWHOUSE :: Santa Barbara, CA
    05.23.11 :: HOTEL CAFE :: Los Angeles, CA
    04.21.11 :: HOTEL CAFE :: Los Angeles, CA
    03.19.11 :: RED GORILLA MUSIC FEST :: Austin, TX
    03.14.11 :: MOMO’S :: Austin, TX
    03.11.11 :: CITY TAVERN :: Dallas, TX
    03.05.11 :: BREWHOUSE :: Santa Barbara, CA
    03.03.11 :: HIP’TIQUE :: Santa Monica, CA (Store Opening)
    02.13.11 :: HOTEL UTAH :: San Francisco, CA :: w/ Cahn & Yang
    02.12.11 :: ASANA :: Santa Cruz, CA :: w/ Cahn & Yang
    02.05.11 :: BREW HOUSE :: Santa Barbara, CA
    02.03.11 :: HOUSE OF BLUES :: Las Vegas, NV
    12.18.10 :: STEEL CITY :: Phoenixville, PA :: w/ Will Knox + Jake Hill
    12.17.10 :: ROCKWOOD MUSIC HALL :: NYC :: w/ Will Knox + Jake Hill
    12.16.10 :: CHURCH :: Boston, MA :: w/ Will Knox + Jake Hill
    11.28.10 :: UNIVERSAL BAR AND GRILL :: Studio City, CA
    11.20.10 :: HOTEL CAFE :: Los Angeles, CA
    10.30.10 :: BARA VI :: Stockholm, Sweden :: w/ Asha Ali + Christoffer Schoug
    10.23.10 :: CLARION SIGN :: Orebro, Sweden :: w/ Mark Olson
    10.22.10 :: ROCK BAR :: Orebro, Sweden
    10.21.10 :: WOODY WEST @ PUSTERVIKSBAREN :: Gothenberg, Sweden :: w/ Mark Olson
    10.20.10 :: CAFE MONO :: Oslo, Norway
    09.28.10 :: SOUTHSIDE CAVERN :: Stockholm, Sweden :: w/ Charlee Porter
    09.22.10 :: NOEL’S :: Stockholm, Sweden
    09.15.10 :: MOMMA:: Stockholm, Sweden
    09.11.10 :: LIVE AT HEART 2010 :: Clarion Hotel :: Örebro, Sweden
    09.11.10 :: LIVE AT HEART 2010 :: Orebro Sqaure :: Örebro, Sweden
    09.10.10 :: LIVE AT HEART 2010 :: IVY :: Örebro, Sweden
    09.10.10 :: LIVE AT HEART 2010:: Cafe Deed :: Örebro, Sweden
    08.28.10 :: LAST WALTZ – BONDEN BAR :: Stockholm, Sweden
    08.26.10 :: GRANDPA :: Stockholm, Sweden
    08.24.10 :: LASSE i PARKEN :: Stockholm, Sweden
    08.20.10 :: ROOTS FEST AT CLARION SIGN – Night 2:: Stockholm, Sweden
    08.19.10 :: ROOTS FEST AT CLARION SIGN – Night 1:: Stockholm, Sweden
    08.18.10 :: TV4 Nyhetsmorgon / TV PERFORMANCE :: Stockholm, Sweden
    08.12.10 :: CHURCH :: Boston, MA :: w/ Jake Hill + Sam Otis Hill
    08.11.10 :: PLYMOUTH WATERFRONT :: Plymouth, MA ::w/ Jake Hill + Lonesome Jukebox
    08.08.10 :: THE RED & THE BLACK :: Washington DC
    08.07.10 :: STEEL CITY COFFEE:: Philly :: w/ Tim McGlone
    08.06.10 :: ROCKWOOD MUSIC HALL :: NYC :: w/ Will Knox
    07.24.10 :: PLOUGH & STARS :: San Francisco, CA:: w/ Sonny Pete
    06.29.10 :: SAINT ROCKE :: Hermosa Beach, CA :: w/ Vienne
    06.25.10 :: THE ECHO :: Los Angeles, CA :: w/ Joe Pug
    05.28.10 :: WORLD CAFE LIVE DOWNSTAIRS :: Philadelphia, PA:: w/ Tim McGlone + Chief
    05.27.10 :: THE LIVING ROOM :: New York, NY :: w/ Jake Hill
    05.25.10 :: HOTEL CAFE :: Los Angeles, CA
    04.13.10 :: O’BRIENS PUB :: Santa Monica, CA
    03.30.10 :: O’BRIENS PUB :: Boston, MA :: Allston, MA :: w/ Jake Hill
    03.29.10 :: ROCKWOOD MUSIC HALL :: New York, NY :: 10002
    03.26.10 :: TIN ANGEL :: Philadelphia, PA :: w/ Jason Manns
    03.23.10 :: O’BRIENS PUB :: Santa Monica, CA :: w Jesse Thomas + Last Days of April
    03.06.10 :: HOTEL CAFE :: Hollywood, CA
    02.08.10 :: O’BRIENS PUB :: Santa Monica, CA :: w/ Jesse Thomas +Smokewagon
    01.19.10 :: O’BRIENS PUB :: Santa Monica, CA :: w/ Andy Grammer
    01.12.10 :: O’BRIENS PUB :: Santa Monica, CA:: w/ Melineh Kurdian + Shaimus
    12.26.09 :: PARKSIDE LOUNGE :: New York, NY
    12.23.09 :: STEEL CITY :: Phoenixville, PA
    12.18.09 :: RAGTIME :: Arlington, VA
    12.17.09 :: GOOGIE’S LOUNGE :: New York, NY :: w/ Tim McGlone
    12.15.09 :: O’BRIENS PUB :: Santa Monica, CA
    12.04.09 :: HOTEL CAFE :: Los Angeles, CA
    11.19.09 :: O’BRIENS PUB :: Santa Monica, CA
    11.17.09 :: O’BRIENS PUB :: Santa Monica, CA
    10.25.09 :: GOOGIE’S LOUNGE :: New York, NY
    10.23.09 :: RAGTIME :: Arlington, VA
    10.22.09 :: BLINKIN LINCOLN :: Philadelphia, PA
    10.21.09 :: GIZZI’S LOUNGE :: New York, NY
    10.20.09 :: TOMMY DOYLES :: Boston, MA
    10.13.09 :: O’BRIENS PUB :: Santa Monica, CA
    09.26.09 :: HOTEL CAFE :: Los Angeles, CA :: w/ Jared Goode
    09.23.09 :: PROOF :: Santa Ana, CA :: w/ Pseudo Sleep + Rudie Dane
    09.13.09 :: TERRITORY BBQ + RECORDS :: Silverlake, CA
    09.03.09 :: WOODY AT MOSEBACKE :: Stockholm, Sweden
    09.01.09 :: LASSE I PARKEN :: Stockholm, Sweden
    08.28.09 :: MUSIKVALVET BRINKEN :: Stockholm, Sweden
    08.26.09 :: JAM GITARRER :: Stockholm, Sweden
    08.22.09 :: THE LAST WALTZ :: Stockholm, Sweden
    08.11.09 :: O’BRIENS PUB :: Santa Monica, CA :: w/ EmeenZ, John Heart Jackie & Clare Means
    07.19.09 :: O’BRIEN’S PUB :: Santa Monica, CA :: w/ Andy Grammer
    06.22.09 :: O’BRIEN’S PUB :: Santa Monica, CA :: w/ Andy Grammer
    06.07.09 :: ROCKWOOD MUSIC HALL :: New York, NY w/ Jake HIll
    06.05.09 :: RAGTIME :: Arlington, VA :: w/ Jake Hill + Tim McGlone
    06.04.09 :: PIANOS :: New York, NY :: w/ Jake Hill + Tim McGlone
    06.03.09 :: CABBY SHACK :: Plymouth, MA :: w/ Jake Hill + Tim McGlone
    06.02.09 :: TOMMY DOYLE’S :: Cambridge, MA :: w/ Jake Hill
    05.31.09 :: T BONES ROADHOUSE :: Plymouth, MA :: w/ Jake Hill
    05.28.09 :: HOTEL CAFE :: Los Angeles, CA
    05.21.09 :: HOTEL CAFE :: Los Angeles, CA
    05.14.09 :: HOTEL CAFE :: Los Angeles, CA
    05.07.09 :: HOTEL CAFE :: Los Angeles, CA
    05.01.09 :: GOOGIE’S LOUNGE Above The Living Room :: New York, NY
    04.30.09 :: DREXEL UNIVERSIRY :: Philadelphia, PA
    04.28.09 :: RAGTIME :: Arlington, VA w/ Andy Grammer
    04.24.09 :: BRICKSIDE :: Exton, PA
    04.23.09 :: BLINKIN LINCOLN :: Exton, PA
    04.22.09 :: ROCKWOOD MUSIC HALL :: New York, NY
    04.20.09 :: TT THE BEARS :: w/ Jake Hill + John Paul
    04.19.09 :: SWEETWATER :: w/ Jake Hill + Jeff Conley + Andy Grammer
    04.18.09 :: SWEETWATER :: w/ Jake Hill + Jeff Conley
    04.17.09 :: CROMA :: Plymouth, MA :: w/ Jake Hill
    04.16.09 :: ISLAND MERCHANT :: Hyannis, MA:: w/ Jake Hill + Jeff Conley
    03.19.09 :: HOTEL CAFE :: Los Angeles, CA
    02.27.09 :: THE PLUSH CAFE :: Fullerton, CA :: w/ Greenwich
    02.25.09 :: GENGHIS COHEN :: Los Angeles, CA
    02.07.09 :: HOTEL CAFE :: Los Angeles, CA :: w/ Lisa Donnelly
    02.01.09 :: UCB THEATER :: Hollywood, CA :: @ Your Girlfriend
    01.10.09 :: BRENNAN’S PUB :: Marina Del Rey, CA
    12.28.08 :: COFFiHOUSE :: Merrifiel, VA
    12.27.08 :: STEEL CITY COFFEE HOUSE :: Phoenixville, PA
    12.26.08 :: BANJO JIM’S :: New York, NY
    12.22.08 :: WILDFLOWER CAFE :: Bethlehem, PA
    12.21.08 :: SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY :: New York, NY
    12.20.08 :: SWEETWATER :: Boston, MA
    12.19.08 :: GOOGIE’S LOUNGE Above The Living Room :: New York, NY
    12.18.08 :: UNCLE MIKE’S :: New York, NY
    12.09.07 :: AURA :: Studio City, CA
    12.07.08 :: MOLLY MALONE’S :: Los Angeles, CA
    12.03.08 :: SILVERLAKE LOUNGE :: Silverlake, CA
    11.30.08 :: UCB THEATER :: Hollywood, CA :: ASSSSCAT Musical Guest
    11.26.08 :: CAFE CORDIALE :: Sherman Oaks, CA
    11.04.08 :: KIBITZ ROOM :: West Hollywood, CA
    11.03.08 :: CUBA LIBRE :: Los Feliz, CA @ What’s Up Tiger Lily?
    11.01.08 :: HOTEL CAFE :: Los Angeles, CA
    10.28.08 :: KIBITZ ROOM :: West Hollywood, CA
    10.21.08 :: KIBITZ ROOM :: West Hollywood, CA
    10.13.08 :: FENNARIOS :: West Chester, PA
    10.11.08 :: ROCKWOOD MUSIC HALL :: New York, NY :: NYC Album Release Show
    10.10.08 :: SWEETWATER :: Boston, MA :: Jake Hill’s CD Release Show
    09.22.08 :: CUBA LIBRE :: Los Feliz, CA :: @ What’s Up Tiger Lily?
    09.18.08 :: THE LITTLE ROCK :: Tarzana, CA
    09.06.08 :: STEVE ALLEN THEATER :: Hollywood, CA :: @ The Tomorrow Show
    08.30.08 :: GENGHIS COHEN :: West Hollywood, CA :: w/ Villa Kosta Satellite
    08.27.08 :: AURA :: Studio City, CA
    08.19.08 :: McMuphy’s Tavern :: Pasadena, CA
    08.09.08 :: HOTEL CAFE :: Los Angeles, CA
    08.02.08 :: SWEETWATER :: Boston, MA :: w/ Jake Hill + Jeff Conley
    08.01.08 :: BRICKSIDE GRILLE :: Tim McGlone + Jake Hill
    07.30.08 :: TIN ANGEL :: Philadelphia, PA :: w/ Tim McGlone + Andy Grammer
    07.29.08 :: ROCKWOOD MUSIC HALL :: New York, NY
    07.22.08 :: O’BRIENS PUB :: Santa Monica, CA :: w/ Andy Grammer
    06.22.08 :: PIANOS :: New York, NY
    06.19.08 :: GOOGIE’S LOUNGE Above The Living Room :: New York, NY
    06.13.08 :: BRICKSIDE :: Exton, PA
    05.31.08 :: HOTEL CAFE :: Los Angeles, CA
    05.09.08 :: GROUND ZERO :: Clarksdale, Mississippi
    05.04.09 :: THE MINT :: Los Angeles, CA
    04.26.08 :: COLONIAL THEATER :: Boston, MA :: Campus Movie Fest
    03.30.08 :: THE MINT :: Los Angeles, CA
    03.09.08 :: THE MINT :: Los Angeles, CA
    03.01.08 :: THE WITCHES BREW :: North Hills, CA
    02.23.08 :: BADGER SKI RESORT :: w/ Jake Hill, Tim McGlone & Emma Hill
    02.22.08 :: YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK :: w/ Jake Hill, Tim McGlone & Emma Hill
    02.20.08 :: GENGHIS COHEN :: w/ Jake Hill
    12.27.07 :: ROCKWOOD MUSIC HALL :: New York, NY
    12.20.07 :: BRICKSIDE :: Exton, PA :: w/ Tim McGlone
    11.11.07 :: THE MINT :: Los Angeles, CA
    10.28.07 :: PETE’S CANDY STORE :: Brooklyn, NY
    10.26.07 :: WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY :: West Chester, NY
    10.22.07 :: THE LIVING ROOM :: New York, NY
    10.16.07 :: BODLE’S OPERA HOUSE :: Chester, NY :: w/ Andy Grammer
    10.15.07 :: RIFIFI :: New York, NY :: w/ Totally JK
    10.12.07 :: BRICKSIDE :: Exton, PA
    10.11.07 :: SWEETWATER :: Boston, MA :: w/ Jake Hill, Andy Grammer, John Paul & Tin Can Tele
    10.10.07 :: PIANOS :: New York NY :: w/ Andy Grammer, Gabe The Rothschild & Gabe Duncan
    10.04.07 :: TIN ANGEL :: Philadelphia, PA
    10.02.07 :: GENGHIS COHEN :: West Hollywoo,d CA :: w/ Andy Grammer + John West
    09.14.07 :: COFFEE JUNCTION :: Tarzana, CA :: w/ Tim McGlone & Nate Thomas
    09.04.07 :: THE VIPER ROOM :: West Hollywood CA :: w/ Birds On A Wire
    08.18.07 :: THE TROUBADOUR :: West Hollywood, CA
    08.10.07 :: COFFEE JUNCTION :: Tarzana, CA
    08.01.07 :: KILDARE’S :: West Chester, PA
    07.31.07 :: ROCKWOOD MUSIC HALL :: New York, NY
    07.28.07 :: BRICKSIDE GRILLE :: Exton, PA
    07.26.07 :: BURLAP & BEAN :: Newtown Sq. PA
    07.01.07 :: UNIVERSAL BAR & GRILL :: Universal City, CA
    06.16.07 :: HOWL AT THE MOON :: Universal City, CA
    06.07.07 :: SWEETWATER CAFE :: Boston, MA
    05.12.07 :: EL PORTAL :: Yosemite, CA
    05.11.07 :: YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK :: Yosemite, CA
    05.10.07 :: COFFEE JUNCTION :: Tarzana, CA
    05.06.07 :: MOLLY MALONES :: Los Angeles, CA :: w/ Gabe The Rothschild
    04.14.07 :: LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY :: Marina Del Ray, CA
    04.13.07 :: COFFEE JUNCTION :: Tarzana, CA
    04.12.07 :: CLUB GOOD HURT :: Santa Monica, CA
    03.18.07 :: THE LIVING ROOM :: New York, NY
    03.13.07 :: GENGHIS COHEN :: West Hollywood, CA *LIMERICKS
    03.09.07 :: COFFEE JUNCTION :: Tarzana, CA
    03.07.07 :: SAN RAMON VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL :: Dansville, CA
    02.09.07 :: COFFEE JUNCTION :: Tarzana, CA *LIMERICKS
    02.06.07 :: VIPER ROOM :: West Hollywood, CA *LIMERICKS
    01.25.07 :: 14 BELOW :: Santa Monica, CA *LIMERICKS w/ Stex Jebba
    01.12.07 :: COFFEE JUNCTION :: Tarzana, CA *LIMERICKS
    01.09.07 :: CLUB GOOD HURT :: Santa Monica, CA *LIMERICKS
    12.29.06 :: ROCKWOOD MUSIC HALL :: New York, NY
    12.28.06 :: WORLD CAFE LIVE :: Philadephia, PA *LIMERICKS w/ Matt Duke
    12.26.06 :: THE LIVING ROOM :: New York NY *LIMERICKS
    12.23.06 :: BRICKSIDE GRILLE :: Exton, PA
    12.09.06 :: WHISKEY A GO GO :: Los Angeles, CA *LIMERICKS
    11.17.06 :: PIG N’ WHISTLE :: Hollywood, CA *LIMERICKS
    11.02.06 :: SWEETWATER CAFE :: Boston, MA
    10.27.06 :: COFFEE JUNCTION :: Tarzana, CA *LIMERICKS
    10.21.06 :: COFFEE JUNCTION :: Tarzana, CA *LIMERICKS
    10.07.06 :: PIG N’ WHISTLE :: Hollywood, CA *LIMERICKS
    09.15.06 :: THE RAINBOW BAR & GRILL :: West Hollywood, CA
    09.05.06 :: STEVE ALLEN THEATER :: Hollywood, CA *LIMERICKS
    06.07.06 :: THE VIPER ROOM :: Los Angeles, CA
    05.28.06 :: WAWA FIELD :: Exton , PA
    05.19.06 :: BRICKSIDE GRILLE :: Exton, PA
    05.10.06 :: SWEETWATER CAFE :: Boston, MA
    04.20.06 :: THE MINT :: Los Angeles, CA


     

  • PRESS
    “Jim Hanft is one of the most original, appealing, and truly American singer/songwriters to come along in awhile. Like a 21st-century Paul Simon, Hanft comes across [as] intelligent and sensitive, yet also resiliently hopeful and possessed of curiosity. Hanft’s songwriting hits the right balance between universal and personal … draw[ing] inevitable but valid comparison to John Prine. But there’s no reason for Hanft to sweat being likened favorably to be one of the best. He’s earned it.”
    - Vintage Guitar Magazine

    “True to its title, Jim Hanft’s ‘Weddings and Funerals’ is alternately cheerful and gloomy—and always compelling.”
    - CMT

    "Weddings or Funerals’ [is] one of the best folk-rock albums so far this year, if not last year as well. There are obvious comparisons to the great Ryan Adams and sadly absent Counting Crows in these tracks, and if you’re doing folk rock right these days, there should be. ‘Weddings or Funerals’ is Hanft’s singing and songwriting talents at their purest—simple, beautiful and, most importantly, memorable.”
    - BlackBook Magazine

    BIOGRAPHY
    In some way Jim Hanft's music feels like it's been in your collection for years.  Maybe it's the lyrics that you've thought, but been too afraid to say. Maybe it's the warmth of his voice during the crest of a helpless verse.  Or maybe it's the nostalgic nature of his song that leaves you thinking, "Wait, I've been here before." Regardless of what it is Jim Hanft has set out to paint his life in songs using his voice, guitar and a broken harmonica. It was in late 2009 after a small show in New York City that Jim Hanft was approached by Veranda Records owner, Petra Marten.  With a twenty dollar bill, and a Swedish accent Petra bought whatever Jim was selling and a few weeks later she offered him a record deal.  

    It was at that moment that Jim Hanft would become an International Recording Artist. Just a few months later, Hanft along with musical counterpoint Samantha Yonack were on a plane to Stockholm to record with producer Lasse Marten (Peter, Bjorn & John, Lykke Li and the Shout Out Louds) and a band of Swedish badasses. After three weeks of recording they completed over 20 news songs and drank approximately 984 coffees. These sessions recorded at Decibel Studios would later become the Burn Me In My Boots EP (Sweden/Fan Only) and the full length album, "Weddings Or Funerals."  

    Having played over 250 shows with just a guitar and partner, Samantha Yonack, Lasse Marten had his hands full bridging the gap between Hanft's traveling troubadour ways and the desire to record a timeless-sounding record.  Luckily with their mutual love for bands like the Counting Crows and Oasis they found a common ground where they both could perform at their best.  In the end "Weddings Or Funerals" is eleven stories all framed by a modern musical landscape rooted in raw unaltered performances.  Torten Braf explained it best in his review of the album in Eskilstunakuriren, "What Hanft and Mårtén accomplished is a small miracle in it's simplicity. Great folk rock, beautiful and moving alternative country. Purely innovative."  "Weddings Or Funerals" was released in 2010 in Sweden and was supported by a live performance on Swedish National Television and tour of Sweden.  The album will come out in the US early 2012 and will be supported by a national tour. 

    The collaborative musical partnership between Hanft and singer, Samantha Yonack is rarely seen in the often every-man-for-himself singer/songwriter world.  Having been nutured by over five years of touring and co-writing Jim & Sam have developed an infectious on stage chemistry with off-the-cuff antics so unguarded that the audience is immediately invited into their world.  On record, co-written songs like, "By The Stream" and "Lazy Love," have a romantic sensitivity about them adding a new dynamic to Hanft's music that calls back to the partnership of Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris or Jonny & June.

    Raised outside of Philadelphia Jim Hanft grew up an athlete. It wasn't until he was rejected from the 10th grade baseball team that he decided he would pursue music.  He immediately started a band with friends and began to write songs.  Upon graduating he moved to Boston to go to Emerson College to study comedy. Through performing sketch comedy he acquired a comedic timing that has become a staple to every Jim Hanft show. After graduating college, Hanft moved to Los Angeles where he self-released his debut album, "Backyard Waltz" a 10 song collection of songs documenting the loss of his father and the trials of moving 3,000 miles away from home.  With the help of his friends from the rock band Calcutta and fellow songwriter, Tim McGlone, "Backyard Waltz" was released in 2008.  The songs on BW are explorative across genres and capture Hanft as he is searching to find a voice that's his own. A few of the songs like "Caffeine" and "Superhero" remain fan-favorites at live shows while others won't be thought about or sung again until the Rare Hanft Collection releases in late 2025.


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