Studio Exclusivo Part 1

So Hacienda has just finished round one of recording the new record. It was quite the challenge but I'm excited for everyone to hear it. Its rockin, its pop, its country sometimes, its soul sometimes, its Hacienda I guess. I've been in a bunch of studios by now, and let me tell you, "Nothing comes close to this one!" Its the most comfortable and fun studio I've spent time in. Special thanks to Engeineer Collin, and Studio assistant Danny. You dudes were Aces. Dan Auerbach is producing and I can't say enough about the dude. He's on top of his game in every facet.

I know you'll be able to hear it on this record.

We got one more round of recording at the end of the month and look for the record to come out in stores Early 2012. Something will most likely come out before then too. Not sure what exactly.

Check out these photos taken by Alysse Gafkjen. You'll see the proccess. Basically we listen to demos, jam for a bit, track it, and mix it. It ain't brain surgury, although you wouldn't know it by the ulcers it gives me. Heres the process. Step 1- listen to demos. Step 2- Jam. Step 3- overdubs. Step 4- tweak shit. Step 5 listen back and mix. Step 6- Tweak shit again. Step 7 drink bourbon and listen to play back. Simple enough.
Check out these Hacienda Dates coming up.

08/30/11 New Wilmington, PA Chaseland Barn

08/31/11 Akron, OH Conrad Botzum Farmstead Barn
09/01/11 Dexter, MI Lakeview Farms Barn
09/02/11 Monticello, IL Kalyx Center Barn
09/03/11 Maquoketa, IA Codfish Hallow Barn
09/14/11 Dallas, TX Southside Music Hall
09/15/11 Houston, TX House of Blues
11/03/11 Los Angeles, CA Orpheum Theatre
11/04/11 Pomona, CA The Fox Theater
11/05/11 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
11/08/11 San Diego, CA House of Blues
11/09/11 Tempe, AZ Marquee Theatre
11/11/11 Salt Lake City, UT In The Venue
11/12/11 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre
11/14/11 Lawrence, KS The Granada
11/16/11 St. Louis, MO The Pageant
11/17/11 Nashville, TN Mercy Lounge
11/18/11 Knoxville, TN Bijou Theatre
11/19/11 Cincinnati, OH Bogart’s
11/21/11 Louisville, KY Headliners
11/23/11 Chicago, IL Vic Theatre
11/25/11 Detroit, MI The Fillmore
11/27/11 Cleveland, OH House of Blues
11/30/11 Niagra Falls, NY The Rapids Theatre
12/01/11 South Burlington, VT Higher Ground

12/02/11 Boston, MA House of Blues
12/03/11 Northampton, MA Pearl Street
12/05/11 New Haven, CT Toad’s Place
12/07/11 New York, NY Terminal 5
12/09/11 Philadelphia, PA Trocadero
12/10/11 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
12/11/11 Millvale, PA Mr. Smalls Theatre

T for Texas, T for Tennessee

so finally I am back with some major news to report. I guess I've disappeared for a few months, but in that month, I've written a bunch of tunes, visted just about every relative, seen a bunch of friends, and all but relocated to Nashville, TN. I said "but". I'm still in Texas... for the moment.

Since its been said in articles or whatnot, I figure its safe for me to talk about whats going on with Hacienda. The band is set to record its thrid record. It will be recorded in Nashville, and it begins next week. Dan Auerbach will be wearing the producer's hat once again. Its very exciting to be reuniting again for another record. This time around, I would expect a different sounding record. I would venture to guess it will be a rock 'n roll record. Go figure.

In the last couple of months there have been Hacienda gigs in hotels, solo gigs with my friends CHris and Ken in abandoned wharehouses and bar room floors, and a bunch of demoing. Here are some of the photos. Now its time to get a record done with Hacienda. Next month, I'll be able to talk about a lot more music. This is probably the most excited I've been about music and bands in ages, so I can't wait to share it with everyone.

In the meantime, the songs are written, the demos are done, and its about to get real. For all the gear junkies, I plan on updating as much as I can from the studio next week. Basicall vintage guitars, amps, pedals, and really cool shit. I'll try to keep track of all the gear. Hope everyone's summer has been aces so far.

Enjoy these photos taken by Alysse Gafkjen and John Peets.

cheers,

dante

Alysse in Haciendaland

So Alysse is a great photographer from Ohio. Thats her on the left with yours truly and El Padrino, Alejandro Escovedo. She totally killed it for Hacienda over the last few months and documented some great events, including sxsw, a stax celebration in Nashville, (thats former Stax president Al Bell on the right there) and a bunch of Hacienda shows. She rules. You gotta check out her page. Also, you can follow her blog. She works with a ton of bands and is a very versatile photographer. Good friend. Give her a shout too. Thanks Alysse.

Check out these Hacienda photos. Special appearance from Patrick Hallahan!!!

April Foolishness

So I made it home. I'm exhausted, but not because of the 28 gigs in 32 days, not because of the 4-5000 miles of driving, not because of the sleppless nights in lonely hotel rooms. No, probably from laughing my ass off. Touring with the greenhornes is side splitting for me. Craig, and Mark, and Jack, and Patrick, and sound engineer Josh make me laugh harder than almost any other band. I don't know why, the y just do. I guess its mainly dirty jokes and old road stories. After a drunken Brooklyn, New York night, where Jack and Mark and I broke down terminater 2, I knew I had new buds for life. Great band.

This tour had guitar shopping (NY), border crossings (ONT), cajun food (IN), snow (MN), cheese curds (WI), Al Sharpton sitings (D.C.), laundromat motorcycle riding (OH) and a fish omlette and Jerry Lee Lewis (Nashville)

Here are the pictures from my phone to prove it.

thanks to everyone who came out to the the shows. thanks to Amanda and Cheryl for making multiple shows and for the m&m's. Hope to see you all again very soon.

Heres some footage from a Philadelphia dance party. No joke, these kids were dancing the whole show. lots of fun, and a gig at the beachland ballroom.

Hacienda - Live in Philadelphia - 4.7.11 from Jake Krolick on Vimeo.

South By South Best

I say it every year. "I HATE SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST!!!", but I don't know if I even believe myself. There was pretty much a smile on my face the whole week. I'm in a hotel in St. Louis and we met the Greenhornes tonight for a month. BUt first things first.
Me and the dudes played a ridiculous party in Nashville just before sxsw where, get this, we were booker t. and the mg's for the night. Its a wierd story on why this happened, but I'm glad it did.
It was a stax celebration with the Bar Kays. We did a set of mg's classics and rarities. I brought out my trusty esquire, and off we went. It was a treat. It was a thrill to meet Al Bell who ran stax for so long back in the day, and he was so complimentary on our performance. High praise from a man who was on the front lines of that great music.
By the time we got to Austin for sxsw we were riding high. Instead of debuting new matierial we opted for a sponteaneous set of songs from the first two records. Mixed in songs we don't always get to play. Still working on a new record, so the reveal is gonna still be a little slow.
Ran into all of my homies in Austin. Thats the reason sxsw is tollerable. Its so difficult for bands to do, but its like seeing your buddies at camp. Totally worth it. At least this year it was. I"ll say it again though, "I HATE SXSW!" maybe you cant tell.
Here are some pics from Sarah MAspero and Lilly Cazares-Mesquiti. They are my friends. Lilly rules cause she lets me sleep at her house and she makes gourmet breakfast. I"m talking soyrizo, thats right, soy, chorizo, "SOYRIZO!!!"

The pics are of some of my favorite bands, like Generationals, Floating Action and of course footage of a sneak daytripper performance in Austin.

Back to School

So you know that feeling when you were a kid around August something. You're getting your hair cut to look fresh. He have a new shirt that looks cool. Maybe you got taller over the summer. Your pumped cause your gonna see your friends again and get back to school. Thats what I'm feeling at this moment.

After 3 months of hiding in Laredo, I get to play live again and in starts with a bang. South by Southwest followed by a month long tour of the states with the Greenhornes. Some bigger announcements coming soon, but what I can tell you is that this coming tour will be very exciting. Some new sounds from Hacienda, the Greenhornes are at the top of they're game, and we might see a musical friend or two on the road along the way.

My favorite part of touring is making friends with audiences and other musicians. I encourage anyone who comes to the next string of shows to say hi. After our set, I'll be somewhere in the middle of the crowd singing all the greenhornes tunes loud as shit. Here are some friends that I know you're already familiar with. Look for a cameo from your boy at 2:57. Blink and you'll miss it.




Here are the dates, lets do this!