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Pinko de Mayo 2012

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

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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 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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Hong

Chris Morrow

This week’s installment of A Tuna Week is an update of ATW#27 – Peace Don’t Come Easy (copyright © 2011 by Marshall Hong):

This recording was performed by Miles Out members Greg Poulos (guitar, vocals), Jeff Mueller (bass, vocals), Hong (keys, vocals), and Todd Ufkes (drums), as my contribution to the 2011 Annual Miles Out recording/reunion.

Jeff & Greg will be joining me (via the internet) on the next Attack Time CD – Counter Attack!

Stay tuned right here at www.HongSongs.com for updates on recording and production progress.

For the original Attack Time CD, please visit Attack Time on CDBaby.com

Work continues on the next Attack Time CD:  Counter-Attack!

The Album will include a number of tracks that developed out of A Tuna Week song ideas.

Today I transferred some basic tracks from HongSongs Studio to LNL Recording, to prepare for drum sessions.

After drums are completed, work will continue on the remaining tracks at HongSongs Studio.

Guest musicians will be making their contributions via the internet – a virtual recording session.  Things won’t get quite so crazy as the Rolling Stones’ Exile on Main Street sessions!

Stay tuned for more!

On November 27, 2011, Katherine Andrick was in-studio to record violin & fiddle parts for several of the Counter-Attack!! tracks.

Katherine did a great job on all of her parts – now I have the difficult task of selecting the best out of a number of great takes to use on the final versions.

Katherine also appeared on He’s Alive! featuring the Bethlehem Ramblers.

Stay tuned for more.

Hong

Counter-Attack!!

Hey, friends!!

Work is well under way for the 2nd Attack Time CD: Counter-Attack!!

Many of the songs for this CD are being developed from A Tuna Week ideas.

I’ll be assembling a stellar line-up of guest musicians, including:

* Miles Out
* Gabriel’s Sound Garage Band
* The Bethlehem Ramblers

& others

Recording at HongSongs Studios & LNL Recording

Planned Release Date is late spring/early summer 2012.

I will be posting updates on my progress between now and then, right here at HongSongs.com

Stay tuned!

Hong

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

This installment of A Tuna Week 2011 is an update of an earlier song idea – ATW#4.  I’ve added some vocal arrangements:

2011 is drawing to a close – I’ll probably have a couple more installments of ATW11.  Then I’ll be concentrating on recording the 2nd Attack Time CD.  Check back often at www.HongSongs.com for updates on the recording progress!

For a complete CD of original HongSongs, check out Attack Time on CDBaby.com

Here’s installment #34 of A Tuna Week 2011 – “Photos of Your Face”:

Copyright © 2011 by Marshall Hong

Anyone who’s been following A Tuna Week 2011 – or even anyone who has a calendar and can count the number of weeks to date – can see that I’ve already fallen short of my goal of one new song idea per week during 2011. However, the year’s not over yet, and while I probably will not get 52 installments, I think I have a few more ideas in the pipeline.

I do believe there are enough ideas to form the basis of my next CD, for which I’ve already started recording basic tracks. This next one will feature a few more guest musicians, and should have more original material than the first Attack Time! CD. My target is to have the CD completed by mid-2012.

In the meantime, keep checking back here for more A Tuna Week 2011, and other original music.

(for a complete CD of original HongSongs, click here to purchase or download a copy of Attack Time!)