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For the third year in a row, Hong & Friends performed a live acoustic set at Pinko de Mayo (IV), at John Barleycorn in Schaumburg, Illinois. This is an annual event hosted by our long-time friend, Darryl Markette. Here’s a short clip from the show:

This group features Hong on Guitar, Ukulele, & Vocals; Rob Farina on bass guitar; Jody Rech on acoustic guitar & vocals; Shawn Hutchings on acoustic guitar; and Paul Ciszek on cajon.

Set List (featuring 3 tunes from the upcoming Counter-Attack album):

* Valley as Wide (Hong)
* Dear Prudence (Lennon)
* Once . . . Tonight (Hong)
* Rise to Me (Decemberists)
* Painted Skies at Moonrise (Hong)
* They’ve Trapped Us Boys (Jakob Dylan)
* Ramblin’ Man (the Allman Brothers)
* I’ll Fly Away (Albert E. Brumley)

Look for more live appearances by Hong & Friends, as well as Attack Time; including Pinko de Mayo 2013 – an outdoor event!

Hong

Recording for the upcoming album, COUNTER-ATTACK, is proceeding at a furious pace.  The CD will be a follow-up to the debut CD, ATTACK TIME (2010).

This album will feature about an hour worth of original Hong Songs, many of which evolved out of A Tuna Week song ideas.

This time around, Hong enlisted the help of a great cast of musicians, including:

Mike Alwicker (the Sybarites) on electric guitar;

Katherine Andrick on violin/fiddle;

Gabi Bucataru (Gabtone Amplifiers) on electric guitar & keyboards;

Ken Champion on pedal steel guitar;

Aaron Davison (Continuum) on acoustic guitar;

Chris Farina (Heinous Dwayne, RockCovery) on electric guitar;

Rob Farina (Heinous Dwayne, RockCovery) on bass guitar – Rob also appeared on 2 tracks on the original ATTACK TIME CD.

Chris Morrow (Old Shoe) on drums;

Jeff Mueller (Miles Out, Lovey Howell) on acoustic guitar, bass, and vocals;

James O’Keefe (Colombian Monkey Knife Fight) on electric guitar;

John Perrin (the Love Shots) on drums;

Greg Poulos (Miles Out) on electric guitar and vocals;

Chad Sebby on acoustic guitar, mandolin, and vocals;

Brendon Wright on Hammond organ & Cover Artwork.

Watch for it . . . IT’S GONNA BE GOOD!!

On April 28, 2012, Guitarist Chris Farina (of Heinous Dwayne & RockCovery) came out to HongSongs Studios to lay down some electric guitar parts on A Day Like Today.

Unfortunately, I forgot to take any photos (you’ll have to take my word for it!)

Chris laid down some an electric rhythm track, which he doubled with a slightly cleaner tone.

He also wailed out a solo, which he also doubled, and also added a harmony guitar at the end of the solo.

Chris’s parts were added to Hong’s keys, Rob Farina‘s bass guitar, Jeff Mueller‘s acoustic guitar, and Chris Morrow‘s drums.

Watch for this track on the upcoming Counter-Attack album. We are nearing completion of tracking. Next will be mixing and mastering, with an anticipated completion date of August 2012 (hopefully!)

Hong

For more original Hong Songs, please visit www.HongSongs.com

To purchase or download the original Attack Time CD (2010), please go to Attack Time on CDBaby.com

On March 28, 2012, we had Ken Champion in studio to record his pedal steel guitar parts on “Fire Away!” and “Valley as Wide”, both songs to be featured on the upcoming Counter-Attack CD.  Here’s a rough mix of Ken playing on “Valley as Wide”:

For more HongSongs, please visit http://www.HongSongs.com

To purchase or download the original Attack Time CD, please visit Attack Time on CDBaby.com

Working on some Hammond Organ parts for Let’s Live! This song will feature Miles Out members Jeff Mueller (bass guitar & vocals) & Greg Poulos (electric guitar & vocals), along with John Perrin on Drums.

Hammond parts are performed using the Hammond-Suzuki XK-2, with a Yamaha AN-1X controlling the upper manual via MIDI.

Unfortunately I am not playing the Hammond through a “live” Leslie Speaker Cabinet – I have to live with the built-in Leslie/Rotary simulator.  Fortunately, it sounds pretty authentic in the mix!

Hong

XK-2/AN-1X Organ Combo

On January 28, 2012, we had John Perrin in to record drum tracks for the upcoming Counter-Attack! CD.  Recording was done at LNL Recording Studio in Elgin, Illinois.

John played drums on five tracks, including the following songs that originated as A Tuna Week entries:

Check back for more updates on the recording sessions!

For the original Attack Time CD, check out Attack Time on CDBaby.com

Hong

John Perrin @ LNL Studio

John Perrin @ LNL Studio

John Perrin @ LNL Studio

John Perrin @ LNL Studio

Recordings with Aaron Davison

On January 8th, 2011, I sat in on a recording session with former Continuum bandmate, Aaron Davison.  I played piano, and some bass guitar.  Check out Aaron’s site to hear the finished tunes:

Aaron Davison

Hong, Davison, Malone

Stay tuned for sneak peeks at tunes from the upcoming Attack Time CD – Counter Attack!

Hong

On January 15, 2012, we had Chris Morrow from the Chicago band, Old Shoe, at LNL Recording Studio to record drum parts on four tunes from the upcoming Attack Time CD – Counter Attack!

Chris Morrow

Chris Morrow

Tracks included A Tuna Week 2011 songs, “Valley as Wide“, “Only a Dream“, and “A Day Like Today

Cymbal & Kit

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Thanks!

Hong

Chris Morrow

Let Love In – Music Video

This one’s from the original Attack time CD:

Copyright 2010 by Marshall Hong

VIDEO:

Video clips are used under Creative Common Licenses, as follows:

ELEMENTAL FRACTALS: by Grady Shelton – http://www.youtube.com/user/grady1008

SUPRALUMINAL TRAVEL HD: by KyleLillie – http://www.youtube.com/user/kylelillie

RED TUNNEL: by MovieTools.info      http://movietools.info/

To purchase or download Attack Time! please go to Attack Time on CDBaby.com

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