Dan Hubbard and the Humadors

Artist Information

Biography

Illinois-based singer-songwriter Dan Hubbard has released six albums and toured extensively through the Midwest and both coasts. In the process, he’s built a strong fan base, become a refined songwriter and earned critical acclaim for his efforts. With its foundation in the classic sounds of Tom Petty, Van Morrison, Neil Young and Jackson Browne, Hubbard’s music incorporates folk, country, blues and even a little funk. With a dynamic and powerful voice, Hubbard carries songs of love, loss and soul searching (and occasionally getting drunk enough to forget it all). Like the influential front-men before him, Hubbard delivers a message that people can relate to in good times and bad.

In 2008, the Humadors joined Hubbard on the road. That fall, they released their self-titled debut- a collection of songs showcasing graceful lyrics, vibrant melodies and innovative sound. The band got its first taste of success when the release of their 2010 album See You Again received national airplay on over 120 radio stations, and climbed to #190 on the AMA charts. Their popularity continued to grow in 2011 with the release of their most accomplished record to date entitled The Love Show. The album appeared on the Top 50 Roots Rock Chart and continues to receive national acclaim and radio play. Dan Hubbard and The Humadors are currently touring the Midwest in support of The Love Show.

Instrumentation

Dan Hubbard
Kevin Yarger
Kyle Yap
Stephen Tassio

Discography

2003 - The Hubbards - "No Worries" (Full length, self released)
2005 - The Hubbards - "I'm Still Here" (Full Length, self released)
2007 - Dan Hubbard - "Life is Sweet" (Full Length, 1410 Records)
2008 - "Dan Hubbard and The Humadors" (Full Length, self-titled)
2010 - Dan Hubbard - "See You Again" (Full Length, self released)
2011 - Dan Hubbard and The Humadors - "The Love Show" (Full Length, self released)

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Audio

• The Last Time You See Me
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• Stay Away
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• This is Your Life
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• Heartbeat
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• Beautiful Bar
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Lyrics

• The Last Time You See Me
• Stay Away
• This Is Your Life
• Heartbeat
• Beautiful Bar

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Press

• Critical praise for Dan Hubbard and The Humadors [+ Show ]
  

  In an alternate universe, all country-rock is this vital and satisfying. - Oklahoma Gazette These...In an alternate universe, all country-rock is this vital and satisfying. - Oklahoma Gazette
  
  These are the songs that make you want to crank the volume and go for a drive. Just don’t set the iPod on repeat or you may never come back. - Twangville.com
  
  Syrup-on-hot-oatmeal nice. If you’re planning a trip to the heartland, keep an eye out for one of their shows – they look to be awfully rejuvenating. – San Diego Entertainer
  
  Don’t let “The Love Show” pass you by. The music is only shown up by the lyrics. – Katie Darby Recommends
  
  Nothing flashy here, just good American rock and roll. - Dagger Zine
  
  The match of light fun music that also describes dark events is completely inappropriate while simultaneously perfect. - Secret Note
  
  This one's (The Love Show) worth seeking out - In Tune Magazine
  
  a no-nonsense group that is a perfect compliment in a time in history that’s full of nonsense. - This is Book's Music
  
  There are several songs about people coping with life’s challenges on The Love Show, the latest collection of well-crafted Midwestern rock from Dan Hubbard & The Humadors. A husband consoles his wife about their economic woes on the acoustic “We’ll Be Fine,” while the guy in the rocking “Beautiful Bar” finds relief in a few beers. “Don’t Take Me Now” and “All I Want Is You” are prime examples of Hubbard’s gift for creating engaging love songs. - Illinois Entertainer
  
  We can identify with his lyrics, we move to his beat, and we’re glad to see that rock music is in good hands with Dan Hubbard and The Humadors! -Frank C. Etier (BlogCritics)
  
  No hyphens or hype, invented categories or inverted genres, just a guy writing good songs with a fine band backing him up. -Illinois Times
  
  I find Hubbard's songs working their way into my subconscious and showing up in my head unexpectedly in bright moments of harmony. This is See You Again's greatest strength — it stays with you. -Annie Weisner (SmilePolitely.com)
  
  The professionalism and masterhood of Dan Hubbard is without any doubt present in this new album (See You Again). -Rootstime.be
  This eponymous debut blends folk, country, blues, soul and funk with classic singer/songwriter hooks to startling effect. Heavily indebted to legendary artists Tom Petty, Jackson Browne, Van Morrison and Neil Young, Hubbard ranks alongside the likes of Ryan Adams as one of the finest contemporary country-rock front men. –R2 Magazine
  
  Dan Hubbard and the Humadors is a truly exceptional album that needs to be heard! The atmosphere is right and makes me long for Gruene Hall again, and the many gigs I saw there that sounded just like this album. –Mr. Blue Boogie (5 out of 5 stars)
  
  The music makes me happy, something breathing the Hollies and the Kinks and melodic rock. My walk into this album has only just begun, something in there is calling me. –Frank Ostergren, Rootsy.nu
  
  Dan Hubbard And The Humadors exude a workingman’s sensibility on a self-titled CD filled with easy-going rock songs about finding love and a purpose in life. Hubbard’s expressive vocals are appealing, and having three back-up vocalists results in some impressive harmonies. “You’re All I Need” provides some Buddy Holly-type fun and “Run For Our Lives” has a melodic country & western arrangement. –Illinois Entertainer
  
  As far as vocalists go, my personal voice hero is Gary Louris from the Jayhawks. The hand of God has touched that soul and there are a few times I hear the essence of Gary coming through on the vocal tracks. In terms of singing, this is the highest compliment I know to give. –Openingbands.com
  
  

• Dan Hubbard and the Humadors [+ Show ]
  

  Based in not-so-faraway Normal, Dan and the gang list themselves as an original rock and roll band, ...Based in not-so-faraway Normal, Dan and the gang list themselves as an original rock and roll band, which is pretty cool when you think about it. No hyphens or hype, invented categories or inverted genres, just a guy writing good songs with a fine band backing him up. They claim influences from Tom Petty, Neil Young, Van Morrison and others farther up the music chain doing the same thing. Head honcho Dan Hubbard covers songwriting, lead vocals, guitar, piano and harmonica, while the Humadors play the backing band with Scott McRae on lead guitar and sometimes bass, Kyle Yap on guitar and vocals, Kevin Yarger on drums, percussion and vocals, and Rob Hill on bass. Hubbard lists four CDs to his credit with the most recent in 2008 getting good reviews as a well-produced, nicely played and strongly written recording done with the Humadors. They’ve opened for fellow Bloomington-Normal rockers Backyard Tire Fire and played all over the Midwest. Word has it they’ve even played Springfield before. Were you there?

• Dan Hubbard's "See You Again" [+ Show ]
  

  As many times as I've eaten them, mashed potatoes will never blow my mind. Chicken potpie will never...As many times as I've eaten them, mashed potatoes will never blow my mind. Chicken potpie will never be earth shattering. Biscuits and gravy will never change the world of food as I know it.
  
  Dan Hubbard's fifth album, See You Again, won't redefine genres or reshape the musical landscape. But like the comfort foods we indulge in time after time, See You Again has a satisfying familiarity to it that makes it worth returning to. It's a well-composed, accessible album that is surprising in its staying power. While its light country influences and simplistic lyrics are not typically elements that would draw me in, the whole of Hubbard's work is refined, effortless, and easy to love.
  
  Hubbard is almost a local boy, based in Normal, IL, about an hour from Champaign. See You Again is his fifth full length and was released on August 6th, with Hubbard himself managing the release. Hubbard's first full length, "No Worries", came out in 2003, followed by two more solo albums before he joined up with The Humadors in 2008. The band released their self-titled album together that year, and while See You Again was released this year as a solo album, Scott McRae, Kevin Yarger, and Kyle Yap all supported Hubbard on the album.
  
  See You Again opens boldly, brightly, showcasing Hubbard's strong modern country influences in its simple, steady backbeats and its antithetical themes-to love or hate, to live or die? "In Between" is one of the album's strongest tracks, and roots itself where Hubbard feels most comfortable, with layered guitars and straightforward bass setting the tone.
  
  The second track, "My Name" abandons the country influences for a heavy-handed piece that relies on deep bass and repetitive vocals. It's a strong-armed counterpart to the easy flowing opener, instead becoming loud, demanding, and insistent.
  
  "Years" slows the tempo and catches your ear, starting out as the quintessential soft-spoken country love song, with Hubbard's simple lyricism as the star. It's a welcome quiet moment in the progression of See You Again and layers hand-plucked strings and killer lap steel guitar. It's sweet, soothing, and easy to sink into. Tempo and momentum gather into the third verse, with the steel guitar becoming the star.
  
  The title track is the standout for me, a song full of warm nostalgia sang for an old friend who's been long gone. This is the kind of story Hubbard tells well; honest and uncomplicated, it's captures a shared sense of gentle regret and affection for the past.
  
  Hubbard lets himself cut loose a bit and relax on "New Jam", a song that is exactly what it promises to be: a loose, spirited number chock full of mini guitar solos and supported by a rhythmic beat.
  
  Instead of the better-suited second-to-last song, "The Reason", the album closes with a stalker-sung track made infinitely creepier by its refusal to acknowledge its own insanity. Patient, straightforward acoustic guitar chords underscore blunt, tell-it-like-it-is vocals: "I am scary obsessed/When you get tired of hearing my voice/Just remember that you have no choice." It's an intriguing, possibly misguided note to leave us on-Hubbard telling his trapped listeners that there's no way out.
  
  Despite the dark sendoff, I find Hubbard's songs working their way into my subconscious and showing up in my head unexpectedly in bright moments of harmony. This is See You Again's greatest strength — it stays with you. It gets stuck in your head; on second listen I caught myself already tapping my toes with anticipation to the intro of the title track. After a day together I found myself humming along. In spite of any of my brain's criticisms, my body, at least, had already made up its mind.
  

• Dan Hubbard - See You Again [+ Show ]
  

  The line “I pray to God every night and still wake up in hell” comes from Dan Hubbard’s “Desperate T...The line “I pray to God every night and still wake up in hell” comes from Dan Hubbard’s “Desperate Times” and describes how this reviewer has often felt in an effort to embrace new genres. Followers of my writing will have noted that no genre is absolved from my pen and opinion. Recently, I’ve heard my fair share of hip-hop, rap, opera, Latin, and gypsy jazz. I needed a good dose of rock, and See You Again delivers.
  
  See You Again is the fifth album from Dan Hubbard, an Illinois-based singer-songwriter. Accompanying Hubbard on this project is his band, “The Humadors,” which consists of Scott McRae on bass, Kevin Yarger on drums, and Kyle Yapp and Andy Herald on guitar. Jerry Erickson sits in for one track on lap steel guitar.
  
  The CD begins with the opening bars of “In Between,” which have a driving beat that reminds me of Lynyrd Skynyrd — and that’s fine with me. I’m not from Alabama!
  
  Track four, “Years” begins as a slow-paced, acoustic ballad of innocence, naivete, desire and hope. Gradually the pace quickens, and drums and electric guitars add to a strong typical “rock” beat that segues into “Love’s Comin’” — a Mellencamp-esque narrative ballad. On his website, Hubbard lists influences such as Tom Petty, Van Morrison, Neil Young, and Jackson Browne. These various influences are especially noticeable in the title track and the bluesy “You’re Not Alone” — an emotional reassurance.
  
  Hubbard is credited with having written all 10 tracks (with help from Scott McRae on “Love’s Comin’”), which are well suited to his strong voice and rock-style delivery. When Hubbard sings, “I’ve got an angel up above — showed me how to love,” you believe him. From the video clips, it’s easy to see he has a comfortable yet confident stage presence which can also be heard in his singing. This fifth album combines the experience of the previous efforts (which I haven’t heard) along with extensive touring to deliver a polished production with a punch.
  
  We can identify with his lyrics, we move to his beat, and we’re glad to see that rock music is in good hands with Dan Hubbard and The Humadors!
  
  
  
  

• R2 Magazine [+ Show ]
  

  eponymous debut album blends folk, country, blues, soul and funk with classic singer/songwriter hook...eponymous debut album blends folk, country, blues, soul and funk with classic singer/songwriter hooks to startling effect. Heavily indebted to legendary artists Tom Petty, Jackson Browne, Van Morrison and Neil Yound, Hubbard ranks alongside the likes of Ryan Adams as one of the finest contemporary country-rock frontment.
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• Illinois Entertainer [+ Show ]
  

  Dan Hubbard And The Humadors exude a workingman’s sensibility on a self-titled CD filled with easy-g...Dan Hubbard And The Humadors exude a workingman’s sensibility on a self-titled CD filled with easy-going rock songs about finding love and a purpose in life. Hubbard’s expressive vocals are appealing, and having three back-up vocalists results in some impressive harmonies. “You’re All I Need” provides some Buddy Holly-type fun and “Run For Our Lives” has a melodic country & western arrangement. Appearing: July 25th at Taste Of Lincoln Ave. in Chicago. (www.danhubbard.net)
  – Terrence Flamm
  
  

• Rootstime [+ Show ]
  

  Dan Hubbard sent us his album "Dan Hubbard And The Humadors" together with a biography and a busines...Dan Hubbard sent us his album "Dan Hubbard And The Humadors" together with a biography and a business card on which he mentions he's a singer-songwriter and performs solo as well as with is band. This is his 4th record but the 1st with his new accompanying group 'The Humadors', consisting of Scott McRae and Andy Herald on guitar and bass and Kevin Yarger on drums. The former three albums were Do It Yourself-recordings which he knocked together since he was 16 years old, in het basement and living room of his house in Normal, Illinois. "No Worries" from 2003 and "I'm Still Here" from 2005 together with his brothers as 'The Hubbards' and "Life Is Sweet" from 2007 solo as Dan Hubbard proceeded this new album, but the music on those records was at the most a bit more naked than what we hear on "Dan Hubbard And The Humadors". These are smooth and contemporary popsongs which smoothly rub against the feathery rock'n'roll in the actual hit parades. But also other genres as folk, country, soul and blues are never far off in the songs on this album. The fourteen songs are performed with a broad orchestration of his band and remind us more or less of Ryan Adams and also of Counting Crows, artists of which Dan Hubbard is surely a fan of and has often listended to. Still we would dishonour this young artist if we would only discribe him as an imitator. This he surely is NOT because the songs he writes and performs are to a great extent authentic and splendid. So we are pretty much impressed by "Circles", "Throwing It All Away", "Long Road" and "Poor Life Decisions" in a Jeff Buckley-style. But we're totally crazy about the superb ballads "Where I Belong" and "Bad Dream" where the excellent singing voice of Dan Hubbard shows up well. Towards the end the album babbles a bit too peacefully on with a few tracks we can call quite good but just not yet outstanding. Only the closing track "Two-Chord Rock'n'Roll" can keep our attention for another while because of the emotivity in the voice of Dan Hubbard. What strikes us the most is the honesty and sincerity in all the lyrics which are written straight from the composer's heart. Dan Hubbards' big example is anyhow Tom Petty who, with his Heartbreakers, aims for the same objectives in his lyrics.
  Meanwhile we wish him all the luck to collect, in a few years, a comparable success as his musical idol. This album will surely contribute to it.

• Dan Hubbard & The Humadors : Dan Hubbard & The Humadors – CD [+ Show ]
  

  Style : Americana Rate (1-5) : 5 stars After touring solo for a couple of years and releasing 4 ...Style : Americana
  Rate (1-5) : 5 stars
  
  After touring solo for a couple of years and releasing 4 albums, Dan Hubbard finally took his time to assemble a group to accompany him! Hubbard and The Humadors classify them selves as Rock and Roll but in all truth their music is a mix of blues, soul, a little funk and old time styles.
  
  Leading track “New Love Song” is drenched in blues but on the second tune “circles” Hubbard goes more into folk territory with a song that is clearly influenced by the sound of the counting crows. “Throwing it all away” is a more typical example of the Texas Americana sound as we can find it today. Although Hubbard is not a Texas native he certainly knows how to pick up the sound. “Where I belong” is a more of the same and makes me even think of Micky and the Motorcars. “The One You love” takes us back to the blues. A funky chopping guitar and a distant organ opens the tune and immediately takes you in the right mood. On “Long road” the guitars are rocking once more on the intro but as soon as the song really starts the edges are less sharp and only during the refrain the sharp hooks return.
  “You’re all I need” is the first tune that leans a little bit toward Rock and Roll, but it never comes near the real R&R. However it is certainly one of the better tunes on the album and one that is surely a good live act. “The Good Wind” brings us back to the Americana sound I love so much. A nice gently flowing tune that keeps on running forever with some expressive singing! That’s all I need these days! Also worth your attention is “Sign” and “All This time” where you can hear the Adam Duritz (Counting Crows) influence again.
  
  Dan Hubbard and The Humadors is a truly exceptional album that need to be heard for sure! The atmosphere is right and makes me long for Gruene Hall again and the many gigs I saw there that sounded just like this album!
  
  Mr Blue Boogie
  

• Dan Hubbard and The Humadors
  

  "An Album filled with catchy songs"

• Rootsy.nu [+ Show ]
  

  Dan Hubbard & Humadors Dan Hubbard & Humadors I think it's their own label. Nowadays that's h...Dan Hubbard & Humadors Dan Hubbard & Humadors
  
  I think it's their own label. Nowadays that's hard for an old man used to specific names and numbers of record companies. But the music makes me happy, something breathing the Hollies and the Kinks and melodic rock. My walk into this album has only just begun, something in there is calling me. I wonder what it is...
  
  Frank Östergren
  

• The Hubbards - I'm Still Here [+ Show ]
  

  The Hubbards are best served chilled or on ice. Take one part each: Tom Petty, Wilco, Lyle Lovett an...The Hubbards are best served chilled or on ice. Take one part each: Tom Petty, Wilco, Lyle Lovett and garnish with a dash of a Stevie Ray vibe on leads. Serve shaken not stirred. So right now I'm sitting in my Las Vegas hotel in a drunken stupor. I'm not sure that there is going to be any coherent worthwhile thought involved in this review but, I'm going to do my best. About fifteen minutes ago down at the tables I tried to light a cigarette with the wrong end of a match. All night while I'm sitting there pounding away at my white Russians and throwing away my money at the dealers I'm humming the lead lick from "2 Shots of Moving On." This is important to note, it takes a special lick to get stuck rattling around in the old noggin, and The Hubbards, well, they are in my head man.
  
  While I think the song composition on this album is fabulous, the backbone of this album is the lyrical content, which is beautiful, strong, and heartfelt. The vocals of Dan Hubbard are genuine and believable, as I trucked through this album I felt like I got to know The Hubbards, they are my kind of people, sitting right next to me at the bar, with beers in hand and we're talking old times. Almost gives me a tear thinking about it.
  
  As far as vocalists go, my personal vocal hero is Gary Louris from The Jayhawks, the hand of God has touched that soul and there are a few times I hear the essence of Gary coming through on the vocal tracks. In terms of singing, this is the highest compliment I know to give. I totally want to give The Hubbards a high-five.
  
  Song to song there is a coherence that not many bands can pull together on an album, the flow in style and structure, the lyrics push and pull, and the final product is a bowl of Jello post refrigeration that jiggles when you poke it.. The first time or two that I jammed this album out, I was thinking to myself that some of the songs in the middle drag on a little bit too long, and don't have the power that the album starts and ends with. Now after a dozen or so spins, I think that there are beautiful little nuggets in these songs and they don't take away from the album as a whole it only appears to sound weaker because of the strength of the songs on the bookends.
  
  There is a super secret Christmas song on this album that is tacked on to the end of the last song of the album. I racked my brain to try and figure out why they didn't just throw another song on the album, my best guess is because it's a seasonal song. I find it to be a great song and a really touching reflection on the youthful Christmas adoration. I suspect that it might have been thrown in there as an afterthought, or maybe to make someone's mom happy, well I can say that it did make my mom happy. It is a very pretty song, and let me just say, if I was Dan I would totally kick my brother's ass for ripping off the arms of Mossman.
  
  The first couple times I heard "2 Shots of Moving On," I was sitting there thinking, this is the perfect song to listen when the old ball and chain finally throws my ass out. I mean its not that I'm hoping she throws me out or anything, but, if she does, I'm just saying.

• RockTimes [+ Show ]
  

  Da begibt sich ein junger Mann namens Dan Hubbard mit drei weiteren Musikern, plus wenigen Gästen, i...Da begibt sich ein junger Mann namens Dan Hubbard mit drei weiteren Musikern, plus wenigen Gästen, ins Studio der Oxide Lounge Recordings in Bloominton und möchte mit seinen vierzehn »songs from heart«, dass sich der Hörer wohl fühlt.
  Dieses Ziel hat definitiv jeder Künstler, der Vertontes auf den Markt bringt.
  Folglich nichts neues, was Hubbard als Ziel verfolgt.
  Selbst aus Bloominton stammend, hat er mit "No Worries" (2003) und "I'm Still Here" (2006) bereits zwei Alben veröffentlicht. Allerdings unter dem Namen The Hubbards.
  Seine erste CD mit den Humadors heißt "Life Is Sweet" und stammt aus dem Jahr 2007.
  Dan Hubbard schrieb, mit drei Ausnahmen, bei denen ihm Scott McRae unter die Arme griff, alle Songs selber.
  Wäre die CD ein Autoreifen, müsste eine Runderneuerung her. So viele Schleifen hat der Silberling bereits im Player gedreht und nach dieser Rezension wird das ebenfalls der Fall sein.
  Darüber hinaus wird mit diesem Album Lust geweckt… auf ältere und neue Scheiben vom Protagonisten.
  Die Platte hat Stil und transportiert eine tolle Atmosphäre.
  Es macht den Anschein, als seien die Tracks live im Studio eingespielt und Hubbard formt ganz Großes aus seiner Stilvielfalt, die ich, entgegen seiner persönlichen Kategorisierung nicht als Rock'n'Roll einstufe.
  Womit wir es zu tun haben ist klasse Roots Rock, Americana und Singer/Songwriter-Sachen. Schon wird deutlich, dass es der Sänger und Gitarrist geschafft hat, sich nicht einordnen zu lassen.
  Fürwahr, Hubbard, der auch noch eine verdammt gute Stimme hat, schüttet sein Herz aus und serviert grundehrliche Kompositionen.
  Die Lieder sind allesamt stimmungsvolle Statements in unterschiedlicher Geschwindigkeit.
  Mit dem Opener beginnt der Amerikaner damit, seine Duftspur zu legen und der Hubbard bedient im Folgenden tatsächlich vom Feinsten unterschiedliche Stimmungen.
  Mit dem funkig angelegten "The One You Love", ausgestattet sowohl mit tollen Breaks, Rhythmuswechseln als auch einem coolen Chorus rockt der Herr und liefert eine in sich klasse Nummer ab, wobei diese Orgel ihren nicht minderen Anteil hat. Die Gitarrenarbeit, sowohl im Rhythmusbereich, wie auch im Solo, ist famos und Kevin Yarger trommelt sehr differenziert dazu.
  Was dann folgt, nennt er "Bad Dreams". Eine derart luftige und sphärische Ballade, die einem eine Gänsehaut macht. Die Keyboards kommen jetzt flächendeckend und auch die E-Gitarre setzt sehr sparsame Akzente. Das Solo ist mit Hall gespielt und der Track bringt gefrorenes Wasser zum Schmelzen.
  Dann haut man ein Country-infiziertes Ding raus, so als wäre es das Selbstverständlichste auf der Welt ("Run For Your Lives").
  Wer hier welches Instrument spielt, kann man nicht genau angeben. Gleich drei Leute können die E-Gitarre bedienen und beim Bass werden zwei Leute gelistet. Der Protagonist sitzt auch am Piano und Andy Herald spielt neben dem Tieftöner ebenfalls E-Gitarre, einiges, was Tasten hat und die Harp. Also wird auch von der handwerklichen Seite sehr viel geboten.
  "Long Road" ist eine vortreffliche Mischung aus Ballade und Rock-Song, wobei die Gitarren ordentlich Schmackes haben und eine einen herrlichen Zerrfaktor aufweist.
  Harp und Slide-Gitarre sind die würzige Mischung, mit denen man auf den Blues-Zug springt ("You're All I Need") und "The Good Wind" gehört in die relaxt daher kommende Abteilung Hubbard'scher Songs.
  Man vermutete es bereits: Mit "Two-Chord Rock'n Roll" befördert man die Kuh auf das Dach und wird dann doch überrascht, so zu sagen auf dem falschen Fuß der Erwartungen erwischt. Der Rausschmeißer wird ausschließlich mit dem Piano eröffnet, Hubbard singt die ersten Zeilen und dann erst haben wir es mit einem herrlichen Midtempo-Rocker zu tun. Es muss an dieser Stelle abermals geschrieben werden: Der Bandvorsteher ist ein genialer Sänger. Seine Stimme passt so toll zur Musik.
  Überhaupt fügt man alle Einzelteile des musikalischen Puzzles zu einem sehr schönen Gesamtbild in unterschiedlichen Farben zusammen, wovon sich der RockTimes-Leser liebend gerne selbst einen Eindruck verschaffen sollte.
  

• Dan and Dare [+ Show ]
  

  Misschien moeten we het toch eens hebben over het verschil tussen rockartiesten en singer/songwriter...Misschien moeten we het toch eens hebben over het verschil tussen rockartiesten en singer/songwriters. Dat leek altijd heel simpel, want de gemiddelde singer/songwriter zong zijn liedjes met minimale begeleiding, liefst alleen zijn eigen gitaar. Maar sinds het genre Americana is ontstaan kleden steeds meer singer/songwriters hun liedjes aan op een manier die soms tegen de pop en de rock aanliggen. Het grote verschil is de tekst. Bij een singer/songwriter mag je een goede tekst verwachten, een tekst met dubbele bodems, humor, diepgang, literair of poëtisch, maar in ieder geval een goede tekst. Een rockartiest neemt wat sneller genoegen met wat cliché's - bij hem gaat het meer om het lekker muziek maken, terwijl bij de singer/songwriter echt de tekst centraal staat. Twee singer/songwriters nu, die met hun arrangementen dicht bij de rock komen.
  Dan Hubbard and the Humadors
  
  Het laatste nummer op de titelloze cd van Dan Hubbard en de Humadors heet zelfs Two-Chord Rock 'n' Roll, dus dan weet je meteen waar Hubbard van houdt. Toch klinkt zijn muziek niet zo primitief of simpel als die titel doet vrezen. De rock van Hubbard en zijn drie vrienden ligt soms tegen de rockabilly aan, en soms zit er een vleug country of blues door, maar lekker stevig is het allemaal steeds wel. Toch weet Hubbard je aandacht toch ook bij de teksten te houden. We hebben een willekeurige flard uit een van zijn nummers gescheurd, dan kun je zelf even luisteren.
  
  

• Pop Magazine Heaven [+ Show ]
  

  Smakelijk. Dan Hubbard is muzikaal al bijna een veteraan, want tijdens highschool brachten hij, b...Smakelijk.
  
  Dan Hubbard is muzikaal al bijna een veteraan, want tijdens highschool brachten hij, broer Don, een neef en een vriend als the Hubbards al twee cd’s uit. Na zijn schooldiploma volgde zijn solo-cd. Op www.cdbaby.com blijken die drie akoestischer en wat vaker door country beïnvloed dan deze veertien songs. Toch speelde Hubbard daarop ook rootsy Americana met rockaccenten. Hij werd als jongen immers geraakt door Tom Petty’s Wildflowers en rekent plaat en band nog tot zijn favorieten. In een bezetting van drums, bas, gitaren en toetsen mengt de uit Illinois afkomstige zanger/gitarist/toetsenist Hubbard rockriffs met soul, blues en wat country en funk. Zijn solo of met oude vriend Scott McRae geschreven songs zijn vooral langzaam of mediumtempo. Daardoor ademen ze en ontstaat vaak een natuurlijk deinende, statige groove die ondanks de spelfout in de bandnaam lang goed blijft.
  
  
  Ruud Heijjer
  

Setlist

Dan Hubbard and The Humadors are an original rock'n roll band, so their set usually goes like this: three original songs, one cover song, three originals, one cover, etc...
They prefer to play 90 minute shows, but can cover up to 3 hours.
They cover artists such as Tom Petty, Wilco, Van Morrison, The Band, Jackson Brown, The Beatles, Al Green, Hall and Oates, Neil Young, etc...

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