Kay Hanley
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Dawn
October 3rd 2022
The show was excellent, as it always is for Kay Hanley. A very personal/intimate/“real” show. Service at the venue was pretty good, but food quality was a total let down. It felt as if the business put all the effort into the facility and winery atmosphere but forgot they needed to also put effort into food quality. I could have gotten a better chicken sandwich at a fast food restaurant.
Boston, MA@City Winery Boston
Tim
October 3rd 2022
An entertaining enough evening but a bit of a letdown. An issue with the venue was their insistence on using their app to order and pay for food and beverages, but it was very glitchy (e.g. disparate people ending up on the same tab, the need to re-enter your info multiple times to successfully order, and servers unable to find out who ordered what).
The opening act was The Loyal Seas who had a number of technical issues, though some of that didn't seem to be completely their fault (having to enlist a last-minute replacement on bass due to some family matters that almost prevented them from performing). Their music is pleasant enough, but also fairly low-key, so it was more relaxing than energizing.
It was great to hear Kay Hanley and her band play (most of) her album Cherry Marmalade (excluding one song that, unfortunately, is one of the best on the album in my opinion, so it was a bit of a disappointment not to hear that one). After a run-through of the album, there was a short set of some of her other solo work. The stories behind the making of the album and some of the other songs in the set were interesting, emotional and entertaining.
Since they were both local bands, there were a number of people intimately familiar with the band who had no qualms about conversing with the band (and vice-versa in some instances). We get that you have a history, but it got to the point where it was exclusive to those who just wanted to enjoy the performance. Perhaps an official meet and greet would have prevented those detours.
Boston, MA@City Winery Boston
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About Kay Hanley
Kay Hanley began her career in music as the lead singer of Boston-based alternative rock band Letters to Cleo, releasing 3 acclaimed albums between 1990-2000, and spawning such hits as Awake and Here and Now.
In 2002, Hanley released her first full-length solo album, Cherry Marmalade, produced by longtime Cleo producer, Mike Denneen at Q Division Studios in Boston. The record has recently been remastered for a double album 20th-anniversary vinyl re-release. Subsequent solo releases were The Babydoll EP (2005) and Weaponize (2009)
After a 16-year hiatus, Letters To Cleo reunited in 2016 to release new music and embark on several sold-out US tours. They are currently writing their 4th full-length studio album.
In the late 90’s, Ms. Hanley began expanding her work as a singer and songwriter into the TV and film world, writing songs for WB’s animated series Generation O, providing the singing voice for Rachael Leigh Cook's character Josie in Universal Pictures' feature film Josie and the Pussycats and performing cover versions of Nick Lowe's Cruel to be Kind and Cheap Trick's I Want You To Want Me in Touchstone Pictures' hit film, 10 Things I Hate About You.
Today, Hanley is a Peabody Award-winning songwriter for animated television, penning original songs for shows like Disney Junior's hit series Vampirina and Doc McStuffins, Dreamworks’ Harvey Street Kids, WB/Cartoon Network’s DC Super Hero
Girls and Netflix series, Ada Twist, Scientist and We The People. Her latest project is Disney Junior’s Kindergarten The Musical, where she serves as composer and executive producer.
Ms. Hanley is co-executive director of Songwriters Of North America (SONA), a non-profit advocacy organization that fights for the protection and value of songs and songwriters in the streaming music marketplace. As a result of her advocacy work, Hanley was chosen to represent songwriters on the Mechanical Licensing Collective, serving as vice-chair of the Unclaimed Royalties Oversight Committee.
In 2002, Hanley released her first full-length solo album, Cherry Marmalade, produced by longtime Cleo producer, Mike Denneen at Q Division Studios in Boston. The record has recently been remastered for a double album 20th-anniversary vinyl re-release. Subsequent solo releases were The Babydoll EP (2005) and Weaponize (2009)
After a 16-year hiatus, Letters To Cleo reunited in 2016 to release new music and embark on several sold-out US tours. They are currently writing their 4th full-length studio album.
In the late 90’s, Ms. Hanley began expanding her work as a singer and songwriter into the TV and film world, writing songs for WB’s animated series Generation O, providing the singing voice for Rachael Leigh Cook's character Josie in Universal Pictures' feature film Josie and the Pussycats and performing cover versions of Nick Lowe's Cruel to be Kind and Cheap Trick's I Want You To Want Me in Touchstone Pictures' hit film, 10 Things I Hate About You.
Today, Hanley is a Peabody Award-winning songwriter for animated television, penning original songs for shows like Disney Junior's hit series Vampirina and Doc McStuffins, Dreamworks’ Harvey Street Kids, WB/Cartoon Network’s DC Super Hero
Girls and Netflix series, Ada Twist, Scientist and We The People. Her latest project is Disney Junior’s Kindergarten The Musical, where she serves as composer and executive producer.
Ms. Hanley is co-executive director of Songwriters Of North America (SONA), a non-profit advocacy organization that fights for the protection and value of songs and songwriters in the streaming music marketplace. As a result of her advocacy work, Hanley was chosen to represent songwriters on the Mechanical Licensing Collective, serving as vice-chair of the Unclaimed Royalties Oversight Committee.
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Genres:
Alternative Rock, Rock
Hometown:
Dorchester, Massachusetts
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Fan Reviews
Dawn
October 3rd 2022
The show was excellent, as it always is for Kay Hanley. A very personal/intimate/“real” show. Service at the venue was pretty good, but food quality was a total let down. It felt as if the business put all the effort into the facility and winery atmosphere but forgot they needed to also put effort into food quality. I could have gotten a better chicken sandwich at a fast food restaurant.
Boston, MA@City Winery Boston
Tim
October 3rd 2022
An entertaining enough evening but a bit of a letdown. An issue with the venue was their insistence on using their app to order and pay for food and beverages, but it was very glitchy (e.g. disparate people ending up on the same tab, the need to re-enter your info multiple times to successfully order, and servers unable to find out who ordered what).
The opening act was The Loyal Seas who had a number of technical issues, though some of that didn't seem to be completely their fault (having to enlist a last-minute replacement on bass due to some family matters that almost prevented them from performing). Their music is pleasant enough, but also fairly low-key, so it was more relaxing than energizing.
It was great to hear Kay Hanley and her band play (most of) her album Cherry Marmalade (excluding one song that, unfortunately, is one of the best on the album in my opinion, so it was a bit of a disappointment not to hear that one). After a run-through of the album, there was a short set of some of her other solo work. The stories behind the making of the album and some of the other songs in the set were interesting, emotional and entertaining.
Since they were both local bands, there were a number of people intimately familiar with the band who had no qualms about conversing with the band (and vice-versa in some instances). We get that you have a history, but it got to the point where it was exclusive to those who just wanted to enjoy the performance. Perhaps an official meet and greet would have prevented those detours.
Boston, MA@City Winery Boston
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About Kay Hanley
Kay Hanley began her career in music as the lead singer of Boston-based alternative rock band Letters to Cleo, releasing 3 acclaimed albums between 1990-2000, and spawning such hits as Awake and Here and Now.
In 2002, Hanley released her first full-length solo album, Cherry Marmalade, produced by longtime Cleo producer, Mike Denneen at Q Division Studios in Boston. The record has recently been remastered for a double album 20th-anniversary vinyl re-release. Subsequent solo releases were The Babydoll EP (2005) and Weaponize (2009)
After a 16-year hiatus, Letters To Cleo reunited in 2016 to release new music and embark on several sold-out US tours. They are currently writing their 4th full-length studio album.
In the late 90’s, Ms. Hanley began expanding her work as a singer and songwriter into the TV and film world, writing songs for WB’s animated series Generation O, providing the singing voice for Rachael Leigh Cook's character Josie in Universal Pictures' feature film Josie and the Pussycats and performing cover versions of Nick Lowe's Cruel to be Kind and Cheap Trick's I Want You To Want Me in Touchstone Pictures' hit film, 10 Things I Hate About You.
Today, Hanley is a Peabody Award-winning songwriter for animated television, penning original songs for shows like Disney Junior's hit series Vampirina and Doc McStuffins, Dreamworks’ Harvey Street Kids, WB/Cartoon Network’s DC Super Hero
Girls and Netflix series, Ada Twist, Scientist and We The People. Her latest project is Disney Junior’s Kindergarten The Musical, where she serves as composer and executive producer.
Ms. Hanley is co-executive director of Songwriters Of North America (SONA), a non-profit advocacy organization that fights for the protection and value of songs and songwriters in the streaming music marketplace. As a result of her advocacy work, Hanley was chosen to represent songwriters on the Mechanical Licensing Collective, serving as vice-chair of the Unclaimed Royalties Oversight Committee.
In 2002, Hanley released her first full-length solo album, Cherry Marmalade, produced by longtime Cleo producer, Mike Denneen at Q Division Studios in Boston. The record has recently been remastered for a double album 20th-anniversary vinyl re-release. Subsequent solo releases were The Babydoll EP (2005) and Weaponize (2009)
After a 16-year hiatus, Letters To Cleo reunited in 2016 to release new music and embark on several sold-out US tours. They are currently writing their 4th full-length studio album.
In the late 90’s, Ms. Hanley began expanding her work as a singer and songwriter into the TV and film world, writing songs for WB’s animated series Generation O, providing the singing voice for Rachael Leigh Cook's character Josie in Universal Pictures' feature film Josie and the Pussycats and performing cover versions of Nick Lowe's Cruel to be Kind and Cheap Trick's I Want You To Want Me in Touchstone Pictures' hit film, 10 Things I Hate About You.
Today, Hanley is a Peabody Award-winning songwriter for animated television, penning original songs for shows like Disney Junior's hit series Vampirina and Doc McStuffins, Dreamworks’ Harvey Street Kids, WB/Cartoon Network’s DC Super Hero
Girls and Netflix series, Ada Twist, Scientist and We The People. Her latest project is Disney Junior’s Kindergarten The Musical, where she serves as composer and executive producer.
Ms. Hanley is co-executive director of Songwriters Of North America (SONA), a non-profit advocacy organization that fights for the protection and value of songs and songwriters in the streaming music marketplace. As a result of her advocacy work, Hanley was chosen to represent songwriters on the Mechanical Licensing Collective, serving as vice-chair of the Unclaimed Royalties Oversight Committee.
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Genres:
Alternative Rock, Rock
Hometown:
Dorchester, Massachusetts
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