A HAWK & A HACKSAW

Happy New Ear from AHAAH/L.M. Dupli-cation

2012-01-02T17:39:00.000-08:00

Hello friends of the band and label:

We thank you for your valued support and wish you a wonderful 2012, filled with good feeling and success in your endeavours.

2011 was a big year for us, in that, on top of touring/recording, we began to release our own music. "Cervantine" the 5th AHAAH record, continues to keep us busy into 2012, but we have more releases on the horizon.

First off, in March/April, we are exceedingly pleased to be reissuing '50's recordings by the great John Jacob Niles on vinyl, CD and digital download. Niles, an Appalachian folk balladeer, whose influence on Dylan and the American folk scene of the '60's is undeniable, recorded a pair of EPs in his living room and released them on his own label, Boone Tolliver. These recordings have never been reissued, and give a much more intimate portrait of the artist compared to the studio albums he recorded later in life. The reissue comes with liner notes by Niles' biographer and director of the John Jacob Niles Center for American Music- Dr. Ron Pen. The release will be manufactured on vintage printing presses from the 1940's, and printed on recycled cardboard. Author Henry Miller said of Niles, in his book Plexus: "Over coffee and liqueurs we would sometimes listen to John Jacob Niles' recordings. Our favorite was 'I Wonder As I Wander,' sung in a clear, high-pitched voice with a quaver and a modality all his own. The metallic clang of his dulcimer never failed to produce ecstasy. He had a voice which summoned memories of Arthur, Merlin, Guinevere. There was something of the Druid in him. Like a psalmodist, he intoned his verses in an ethereal chant which the angels carried aloft to the Glory seat. When he sang of Jesus, Mary and Joseph they became living presences. A sweep of the hand and the dulcimer gave forth magical sounds which caused the stars to gleam more brightly, which peopled the hills and meadows with silvery figures and made the brooks to babble like infants. We would sit there long after his voice had faded out, talking of Kentucky where he was born, talking of the Blue Ridge mountains and the folk from Arkansas... "For a clip of Niles from Scorcese's film on Dylan, please proceed to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpaAeqBhwrMThe album, called John Jacob Niles:The Boone-Tolliver Recordings, will be distributed throughout the world by Revolver.

Meanwhile, A Hawk and A Hacksaw have just finished recording their soundtrack to the classic 1964 Soviet film "Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors" directed by Sergei Paradjanov. The album was produced by John Dieterich, of Deerhoof. It will be released in late Spring/early Summer. The duo will be performing the live soundtrack to the film on tour this year, starting in March at the following venues:

Sat 3 MARCH SHEFFIELD, ST GEORGE'S CHURCH (SENSORIA & DROWNED IN SOUND PRESENT)

SUN 4 EDINBURGH, FILMHOUSE CINEMA

Mon 5 LEEDS, HYDE PARK PICTUREHOUSE

Thu 8 CARDIFF, CHAPTER

Tue 6 READING, SOUTH STREET

Wed 7 COLCHESTER, ARTS CENTRE

Fri 9-Sat 10 MINEHEAD, ATP

Sun 11 BERLIN, HEBBEL AM UFER 1

Tue 13 TJORN, SAGA BION

Wed 14 MALMO, INKONST

Thu 15 GOTHENBURG, KOLONI @ BIO ROY

Fri 16 GERLESBORG, HAMBURGSUND

Sat 17 COPENHAGEN, GLOBAL

Sun 18 AARHUS, VOXHALL

All the best to you in the New Year and we hope to see you soon.

-L.M. Dupli-cation

Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors

2011-10-20T13:10:00.000-07:00

AHAAH will be performing a live music score to Sergei Paradjanov's classic 1964 film "Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors." The idea is not to accompany a silent film but to work with the existing dialogue and score to create a new blend of live music and prerecorded sound that accompanies, comments on, and sometimes overtakes the original soundtrack and dialogue. The border between live instrumentation and film score becomes blurred, just as Paradjanov's film masks the boundaries between realism and magic.

30/11/11 Norwich UK Norwich Arts Centre

12/01/11 London UK Barbican

12/03/11 Bristol UK Watershed

12/06/11 Lisbon, PT Teatro Maria Matos

12/07/11 Zug, CH Chollerhalle

12/08/11 Bern, CH Dachstock

12/09/11 Ravenna, IT Mosaico Film Festival

12/10/11 Rome, IT C(h)orde at Chiesa Evangleica Metodista

Brilliant Corners (of Popular Amusements) Festival in Chicago

2011-08-02T10:18:00.000-07:00

AHAAH will be playing on Sat. Sept 17 at 8:00pm at the Brilliant Corners (of Popular Amusements) Festival in Eckhart Park in Chicago, Ill. Dark Dark Dark and School of Seven Bells are also on the bill. There will be a craft fair and farmer's market.

2011-07-13T11:15:00.000-07:00

A HAWK AND A HACKSAW WILL BE PERFORMING A LIVE MUSIC SCORE TO SERGEY PARADJANOV'S CLASSIC 1964 FILM "SHADOWS OF FORGOTTEN ANCESTORS" AT THE FOLLOWING VENUES IN DECEMBER:

Thu 1 LONDON, BARBICAN CENTRE
Fri 2-Sun 4 MINEHEAD, ALL TOMORROWS PARTIES
Tue 6 LISBON, TEATRO MARIA MATOS

2011-06-22T15:51:00.001-07:00

UPCOMING SHOWS

07/21/2011, Thu Sante Fe, NM		Sante Fe Sol, 37 Fire Place Tix: $12, Doors Open: 6 pm, Show: 7:30 pm Ph: 505.424.3333


07/22/2011, Fri Phoenix, AZ		The Musical Instrument Museum, 4725 Easy Mayo Blvd. Tix: $25, Show: 7 pm Ph: 480.478.6000


08/28/2011, Sun Albany, NY		Restoration Festival at St. Joseph's Church, 38 Ten Broeck St. Tix: $20 full weekend, $15 for single day,


09/16/2011, Fri Madison, WI		The Sett @ University of Wisconsin-Madison,1308 W. Dayton St. Ph: 608.890.3000


09/18/2011, Sun St. Louis, MO		Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Ave With Dark Dark Dark and Pillars & Tongues Ph:314.773.3363


09/19/2011, Mon Bloomington, IN		The Bishop, 123 S. Walnut St. With Dark Dark Dark and Pillars & Tongues Ph:812.333.4700


09/21/2011, Wed Columbus, OH		Wexner Center for the Arts @ Ohio St., 1871 N High St With Dark Dark Dark and Pillars & Tongues Ph:614.292.0330


09/22/2011, Thu Toronto, ON Canada		The Rivoli, 334 Queen St. W With Dark Dark Dark and Pillars & Tongues Ph:416.596.1908


09/24/2011, Sat Northampton, MA		Iron Horse, 20 Center St. With Dark Dark Dark and Pillars & Tongues Ph:413.586.8686


09/25/2011, Sun South Burlington, VT		Higher Ground, 1214 Williston Rd With Dark Dark Dark and Pillars & Tongues Ph:802.652.0777


09/26/2011, Mon Portland, ME		Space Gallery, 538 Congress St With Dark Dark Dark and Pillars & Tongues Ph:207.828.5600


09/27/2011, Tue Baltimore, MD		2640 Space, 2540 St. Paul St. Doors Open: 6 pm, Show: 7:30 pm SOLD OUT, With Jeff Mangum Ph:410.230.0450


09/28/2011, Wed Brooklyn, NY		The Bell House, 149 7th St. Tix: $13 advance, $15 day of show, Show: 8 pm With Dark Dark Dark and Pillars & Tongues Ph:718.643.6510


09/29/2011, Thu New York, NY		Drom, 85 Avenue A With Dark Dark Dark and Pillars & Tongues Ph:212.777.1157


09/30/2011, Fri Asbury Park, NJ		All Tomorrow's Parties Festival - I'll Be Your Mirror Tix: $80 - $249, Doors Open: 12 pm, Show: 8 pm With Jeff Mangum


10/01/2011, Sat Pawtucket, RI		The Met, 1005 Main Street With Dark Dark Dark and Pillars & Tongues Ph:401.729.1005


10/03/2011, Mon Asbury Park, NJ		The Paramount Theatre, 1300 Ocean Avenue Show: 7 pm SOLD OUT, With Jeff Mangum Ph:732.897.6500


10/04/2011, Tue Washington, DC		Red Palace, 1212 H Street NE With Dark Dark Dark and Pillars & Tongues Ph:202.399.3201


10/05/2011, Wed Durham, NC		The Pinhook, 117 Main Street With Dark Dark Dark and Pillars & Tongues Ph:919.667.1100


10/06/2011, Thu Knoxville, TN		Pilot Light, 106 E. Jackson Ave With Dark Dark Dark and Pillars & Tongues Ph:865.524.8188


10/07/2011, Fri Atlanta, GA		The E.A.R.L., 488 Flat Schools Ave. Tix: $10, Show: 9 pm With Dark Dark Dark and Pillars & Tongues


10/08/2011, Sat Birmingham, AL		The Bottletree, 3719 3rd Avenue S. Tix: $8, Doors Open: 8 pm, Show: 9 pm With Dark Dark Dark and Pillars & Tongues Ph: 205.533.6288, Ages 18+


10/09/2011, Sun New Orleans, LA		Allways Theatre, 2240 Saint Claude Avenue Show: 10 pm With Dark Dark Dark and Pillars & Tongues Ph: 504.218.5778


10/10/2011, Mon Houston, TX		Warehouse Live Tix: $10 adv/$13 door, Show: 9:55 pm with Dark Dark Dark with Pillars & Tongues. Ph: 713.225.5483


10/11/2011, Tue Denton, TX		Dan's Silverleaf, 103 Industrial Street Tix: $10 advance, $12 day of show, Show: 9 pm With Dark Dark Dark and Pillars & Tongues Ph: 940.320.2000, Ages 18+


10/12/2011, Wed Austin, TX		Mohawk, 912 Red River Street With Dark Dark Dark and Pillars & Tongues Ph: 512.482.8404


12/02/2011, Fri Minehead, UK England		All Tomorrow's Parties, Butlins Holiday Centre

see you in Bucharest! (European dates)

2011-03-17T01:37:00.000-07:00

Sat 19 BRUSSELS, BOTANIQUE

Sun 20 AMSTERDAM, PARADISO

Mon 21 KOELN, KING GEORG

Wed 23 BERLIN, HBC

Thu 24 DRESDEN, DREIKONIGSKIRCHE

Fri 25 BIELEFELD, BUNKER ULMENWALL

Sat 26 HAMBURG, KAMPNAGEL

Sun 27 FRANKFURT, BROTFABRIK

Mon 28 MUNICH, KRANHALLE

Wed 30 MILANO LO-FI

THURS 31 GENOVA, TEATRO LA CLAQUE

APRIL 2011

SAT 2 CAVRIAGO CALAMITASUN

3 TRIESTE TETRIS

TUES 5 ROMA, INIT

FRI 8 BUCAREST, ROMANIA, GODOT!

Wed 13 BRISTOL, POLISH CLUB

Thu 14 MANCHESTER, ISLINGTON MILL

Fri 15 DUBLIN, WORKMAN'S CLUB

Sat 16 BELFAST, AUNTIE ANNIES

Sun 17 EDINBURGH, THE CAVES

Mon 18 NEWCASTLE, STAR & SHADOW

Tue 19 LEEDS, BRUDENELL SOCIAL CLUB

Wed 20 LONDON, XOYO

Thu 21 BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON BALLROOM

Fri 22 OXFORD, BULLINGDON ARMS

Sun 24 ISTANBUL, GHETTO!

"Cervantine" is a Rough Trade Album of the Week

2011-02-11T18:18:00.000-08:00

West Coast 2011 Tour Dates

2011-01-19T10:12:00.000-08:00

March 2011

Tues 1 TUCSON, SOLAR CULTURE

Wed 2 LOS ANGELES, SATELLITE

Thurs 3 SAN FRANCISCO, CAFE DU NORD

Sat 5 PORTLAND, MISSISSIPPI STUDIOS

Sun 6 SEATTLE, TRACTOR TAVERN

Tues 8 SALT LAKE CITY, URBAN LOUNGE

Wed 9 HI-DIVE, DENVER

Thurs 10 EL RITO (NM), EL RITO LIBRARY

Fri 11 ALBUQUERQUE, OUTPOST

Sat 12 ALBUQUERQUE, OUTPOST

Cervantine is shipped to Distributors!

2011-01-07T12:37:00.001-08:00

Hello friends, our first batch of "Cervantine" albums have been mailed to distributors. They can be ordered at Midheaven Mailorder (midheaven.com).

Klaus is packing boxes while listening to his "Very Best of the Cadillacs" record.

Heather is working the phones

Our neighbor is doing crystal meth while burning weeds in the street.

Everything is set to go.

UK Spring Dates

2010-12-16T17:02:00.000-08:00

We love the UK. A blogger in Liverpool once accused Jeremy of "hating the English" but it's

not true!

It's home away from home, it is.

APRIL 2011

Wed 13 BRISTOL, POLISH CLUB

Thu 14 MANCHESTER, ISLINGTON MILL

Fri 15 DUBLIN, WORKMAN'S CLUB

Sat 16 BELFAST, AUNTIE ANNIES

Sun 17 EDINBURGH, THE CAVES

Mon 18 NEWCASTLE, STAR & SHADOW

Tue 19 LEEDS, BRUDENELL SOCIAL CLUB

Wed 20 LONDON, XOYO

Thu 21 BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON BALLROOM

Fri 22 OXFORD, BULLINGDON ARMS

New record, new label, new website

2010-11-27T10:36:00.001-08:00

"Cervantine" our 5th record, will be released on Febuary 18th, on L.M. Dupli-cation, a

label we have set up to release music we love. We have a new website- ahawkandahacksaw.net,

and will be touring the U.S. and Europe in March/April/May. . .

"Exit Through the Gift Shop"

2010-10-04T09:59:00.001-07:00

Hear AHAAH in the new Banksy film "Exit Through the Gift Shop."

"Funny as Hell!" says Thessaly Laforce of the New Yorker. We haven't seen it, but we will take her word for it.

SUMMER 2010 TOUR

2010-05-06T16:49:00.000-07:00

July Fri 9th
Thu 15th	Vienna, Austria	Chelsea
Fri 16th	Somlo, Hungary	Somlo Voice Festival
Sat 17th	Ostrava, Czech Republic	Colours of Ostrava Festival
Tues 20th	Riga, Latvia	Dirty Deal Cafe
Wed 21st	Tallinn, Estonia	Stroomi Beach Youth Centre
Wed 21st	Haapsalu, Estonia	TBC
Thu 22nd	Helsinki, Finland	YK
Sat 24th	Gagnef, Sweden	Gagnef Festival
Sun 25th	Copenhagen, Denmark	Husets Teater
Tue 27th	Terracina, Italy	Piazza Municipio
Wed 28th	Vasto, Italy	Beat Cafe
Thu 29th	Ancona, Italy	Mole Vanvitelliana
Fri 30th	Ravenna, Italy	Hana-Bi
Sat 31st	Ovaro, Italy	Piazza
August
Mon 2nd	Pescara, Italy	Soundlabs Festival
Tue 3rd	London, UK	Cafe Oto
Wed 4th	Liverpool, UK	Kazimier
Thu 5th	Sheffield, UK	The Harley
Fri 6th	Herefordshire, UK	Standon Calling
Sat 7th	Katowice, Poland	Off Festival
Sun 8th	Scheer, Germany	Klangbad Festival

COOPER-MOORE/BARNES DUO IN NEW MEXICO

2010-02-09T10:14:00.000-08:00

THE GREAT IMPROVISING MUSICIAN/COMPOSER/INSTRUMENT BUILDER COOPER-MOORE WILL BE IN NEW MEXICO FOR THREE DATES IN A DUO SETTING WITH JEREMY BARNES-

FRIDAY FEBUARY 26TH, 7:30 PM AT THE UNM ARTS LAB- 131 PINE ST. N.E. (ARTSLAB.UNM.EDU) SATURDAY

FEBUARY 27TH 8PM AT THE SANTA FE COMPLEX- 632 AGUA FRIA (SF COMPLEX.ORG) W/ SPECIAL GUESTS PAGAN HOLIDAYS

FEBUARY 28 3PM AT THE EL RITO LIBARY IN EL RITO (I82 PLACITAS RD) ELRITOLIBRARY.ORG

RECORDINGS

2010-01-23T19:10:00.000-08:00

OUR FIFTH FULL LENGTH ALBUM, PROVISIONALLY TITLED "NO REST FOR THE WICKED" IS ALMOST DONE.

PAPALAZERESCU INJURY

2010-01-19T10:27:00.000-08:00

WE ARE SAD TO REPORT THAT ACE SAZ/BOUZOUKI/BAGLAMA MUSICIAN KRYSTOF PAPALAZERESCU HLADOWSKI OF A HAWK AND A HACKSAW/NALLE/THE FAMILY ELAN HAS BROKEN HIS WRIST IN A GNARLY SLEDDING ACCIDENT. HE IS RECOVERING AT HOME AND SEEMS TO BE DOING FINE. PLEASE SEND GOOD WISHES FOR A SWIFT RETURN TO FORM TO HIS FAMILY ELAN MYSPACE PAGE.

WE WOULD HOLD A BENEFIT CONCERT FOR HIM BUT HE IS ENGLISH, AND THEREFORE HAS HEALTHCARE THROUGH HIS GOVERNMENT.

NEW MEXICO SHOWS 3RD AND 5TH OF DECEMBER

2009-11-24T21:05:00.000-08:00

WE WILL BE PLAYING AT THE OPENING PARTY OF THE SANTA FE FILM FESTIVAL ALONG WITH RUSALKI ON DEC. 3RD, AT FUSION IN SANTA FE. WE WILL PLAY IN ALBUQUERQUE AT THE WONDERFUL WONDERKIND THEATRE OF THE ARTS ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5TH, ALONG WITH THE GROUPS "NORTH AMERICA" AND REIGHNBEAU. YES.

SUMMER 2009 EUROPEAN TOUR PHOTOS

2009-10-29T10:46:00.000-07:00

2009-10-19T15:09:00.000-07:00

WE ARE BACK FROM A U.S. TOUR WHERE WE MANAGED TO VISIT QUITE A FEW GOOD RECORD STORES. THE BEST OF WHICH WERE MISSISSIPPI RECORDS IN PORTLAND, OREGON, AND BOP STREET RECORDS IN SEATTLE. THE TONY KLEIN REMBETIKA COMPILATION RELEASED BY MISSISSIPPI IS FANTASTIC. I ALSO FOUND SOME FAIRLY OBSCURE ROMANIAN/MACEDONIAN/SERBIAN/BULGARIAN RECORDS AT BOTH STORES, INCLUDING "RUMANIAN SONGS AND DANCES" RELEASED BY THE ETHNIC FOLKWAYS LIBRARIES WITH NOTES BY A.L. LLOYD.

THE TOP 10 RECORDS STORES OF THE TOUR WOULD BE

1. MISSISSIPPI (PORTLAND, OR.)

2. BOP STREET (SEATTLE, WASH.)

3. MECCA (ALBQ, NM)

4. ENCORE RECORDS (ANN ARBOR, MICH.)

5. RECKLESS (BROADWAY LOCATION, CHICAGO, ILL.)

6. JACKPOT RECORDS (PORTLAND, OR.)

6. WUXTRY (ATHENS, GA.)

7. WE BUY MUSIC (ALBQ, NM.)

8. FESTIVAL RECORDS (L.A., CAL.)

9. AMOEBA (SAN FRAN. CAL.)

10. SONIC BOOM (SEATTLE, WASH)

2009-09-09T09:25:00.000-07:00

THIS IS OUR GOOD FRIEND FERENC KOVACS, OF BUDAPEST-

TRUMPETER, VIOLINIST, PALINKA AND WINE MAKER, MASTER CHEF, AND LAWN MOWER.

WE FIRST MET HIM IN 2005 AT A FOLK CLUB CALLED FONO, IN BUDAPEST, AND WE SOON FOUND OURSELVES SITTING IN HIS KITCHEN EATING BONE MARROW ON TOAST AND GOOSE HEART STEW. DEFINITELY THE BEST GOOSE HEART STEW I HAVE EVER HAD. WE ALSO DRANK QUITE A LOT OF WINE FROM HIS CELLAR. HE HAS RELEASED A LOAD OF GREAT RECORDS, OF WHICH I WOULD SAY THE BEST IS "BELI BUBA." HE PLAYS WITH KALMAN BALOGH'S BAND AND ALSO PLAYED ON THE LAST TWO AHAAH RECORDINGS. WE STRONGLY RECOMMEND THAT YOU LISTEN TO HIS RECORDS. THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN IN ITALY WHILE WE WERE ON TOUR WITH PORTISHEAD. WE STOPPED BY THE LAKE GARDA FOR LUNCH, AND HE LOVES THE ITALIAN CUISINE ALMOST AS MUCH AS HUNGARIAN.

Oxford Encore

2009-09-08T09:52:00.000-07:00

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER TOUR 2009

2009-09-08T09:28:00.000-07:00

WE WILL BE ON THE ROAD WITH THE WONDERFUL DAMON AND NAOMI THIS FALL.

THE DATES ARE:

09.12.09 Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle (Adventures in Modern Music)
09.13.09 Oberlin, OH @ The Dionysius Club, Oberlin College
09.14.09 Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Tavern
09.15.09 Pittsburgh, PA @ Your Inner Vagabond
09.16.09 Toronto, Ontario @ The Drake Hotel
09.17.09 Montreal, Quebec @ Il Motore*
09.18.09 Cambridge, MA @ YMCA Theatre*
09.19.09 New York, NY @ Le Poisson Rouge*
09.20.09 Washington, DC @ Rock N’ Roll Hotel*
09.22.09 Chapel Hill, NC @ Nighlight
09.23.09 Asheville, NC @ Grey Eagle Tavern and Music Hall*
09.24.09 Athens, GA @ Melting Point*
09.25.09 Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
09.26.09 Knoxville, TN @ The Pilot Light*
10.03.09 Albuquerque, NM @ Outpost Performance Post
10.06.09 Tucson, AZ @ Solar Culture
10.07.09 San Diego, CA @ The Casbah
10.08.09 Los Angeles, CA @ Spaceland*
10.09.09 San Francisco, CA @ The Independent*
10.10.09 Eureka, CA @ Nocturnum*
10.11.09 Eugene, OR @ Cozmic Pizza*
10.12.09 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir*
10.13.09 Seattle, WA @ The Tractor*
10.15.09 Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge*
10.16.09 Denver, CO @ Hi-Dive*

*with Damon & Naomi