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This Friday at City Arts Fest!

dgh — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 02:46:35 +0000

We’re playing at Nuemos this coming Friday, 10.21.11, as part of City Arts Fest. We play at 9pm, & would love to see you there! Check out the Facebook Event for details, HERE.

City Arts Fest Wristbands!

dgh — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 18:17:55 +0000

Wristbands for CAF are on sale now! Remember, we play on Friday, October 21st at Neumos. Get them here!

Upcoming Shows!

dgh — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 21:53:43 +0000

Hey there! After a hugely successful UK tour, we’re playing a few select shows this summer, then re-emerging in September, with new members, & new surprises… Hope to see you soon!

Help Support Daniel G. Harmann on his UK Tour

dgh — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 00:30:26 +0000

Find out how you can help, HERE. xoxo

Estrella Video

dgh — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 18:48:34 +0000

Check out our brand new video for Estrella, directed by Jeremiah Gibbons, & edited by Parker Bleu. Hit it!

England/Scotland Summer Tour!

dgh — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 23:02:03 +0000

In the midst of booking a solo/acoustic tour of England & Scotland for May & June. Can’t WAIT to get over there & play with I Build Collapsible Mountains, Jimmy Islip, Clockwork Radio, & the Spring Offensive. More details soon… (!!!)

Washed Up Emo – “Risk” Review / BEST NEW BAND

dgh — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 15:59:19 +0000

“If I’m wrong about this then tell me but I declare the ‘scene’ has a new genre. Old Core. Old Core is when you are in your upper 20s and early 30s and done with the hardcore/post shows and purposely closed your eyes during the mid 2000 hell on earth Bamboozle shit show, waiting for it to blow over. Congrats, we made it through. Our reward as we arrive in 2010/2011 is a byproduct of the love of indie/british music as our tastes expand in addition to not forgetting the knowledge of the old days waiting outside Emo’s to see Mineral or Lifetime. The young lads with their newer bands of course are here and studied deep but keep it aggressive and screamy. You are older, wiser and Old Core is the combination of those two worlds. It has moments of complete silence and bounds into surreal soundscapes. It then takes it to another level with notes that still are in your head on your commute home from work. The days of Snow Patrol, Longwave or Doves we didn’t care about during The Get Up Kids reign is now in play. You have been biding your time patiently and combined them into a new genre without even knowing. For some crazy reason, this fits. Old is new again and couldn’t have sounded any more genuine.

One such band that I personally feel takes those two sides with effortless ease is Daniel G. Harmann & The Trouble Starts. I knew absolutely nothing about Daniel before the album Risk hit my inbox but soon after I was scouring the earth for everything. My goal was to figure out how such a simple but unique combination came from. All I figured out was that I love this album and simply it’s an honest album that dares to jump into genres and moods with trust that you do too. The album, entitled Risk, brings in The Trouble Starts to give Daniel’s solo work a few more pieces which succeeds on many levels. Half way through the album we are greeted with our first great rise of emotion with ‘Knob Creek Neat’ and its Sigur Ros guitar work plastering a feeling of complete bliss over the ears. Daniel’s voice knows when to take the lead and carry a song as with ‘Dee’ and then sits back and lets the song takeover for the best ending to a song I have heard all year. Couple other tracks from the album not to miss are ‘Brass Tacks’ and ‘The Horse & The Sistine Chapel.’

Have I given you at least a few reasons by now to be listening along reading this? There is no way I can pigeonhole this album to you but to say, buy it and if you at all relate to these past adventures in sound, you are in for a treat that either side of the Atlantic will enjoy. Old or new.”
- Pierre Wentz, WashedUpEmo.com

KEXP.org – “Risk” Review

dgh — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 01:01:57 +0000

The 6th album from Daniel G. Harmann & co. is a first-rate set of moody indie-pop with rumbling, atmospheric guitar lines that explode into crunchy, rangy solos combined with soft, wispy vocals and a variety of catchy pop hooks.
- Don Yates, KEXP.org

New Record on Burning Building Recordings

dgh — Thu, 13 May 2010 03:17:54 +0000

It’s official. Our new record, “Risk” – which was produced by Eric Corson at Electrokitty Recording in Seattle will be released on October 26th, on Burning Building Recordings (the Lonely Forest, the Oregon Donor, Post Harbor). This release will be followed by a full band tour in November, so look out America.

We couldn’t be more stoked.

Thursday at Neumos!

dgh — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:30:42 +0000

We’re playing this Thursday at Neumos in Seattle. We’re celebrating the release Post Harbor’s new record, “They Can’t Hurt You if You Don’t Believe In Them” – & let me tell you… You don’t want to miss it. Not only is their new record AMAZING, but they are mindblowing live, & this is a killer bill. The Oregon Donor & the Soft Hills are kicking things off for the night.